Chapter 71 Mining

The Seventh Level of Qi Refining Cultivator inside the Spirit Trapping Formation was already trembling, completely dumbfounded!

Damn it, they were both Foundation Establishment Cultivators, but the feeling Chen Li gave him was too terrifying; it felt like he could take on ten of his own Clan Head!

And for someone so strong, he still used so many Spirit Trapping Formations to ambush the two of them. Who doesn't follow the code of martial virtue!

This, damn it, is what you call "cautious and thorough!"

Chen Li didn't waste any words; with a single spear strike, he took the Storage Pouch, used the True Fire Burning Heaven Art, and finished the operation.

The mountain returned to silence, once again leaving only the sound of shovels digging into the earth.

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Chen Li scanned the two Storage Pouches and gained some fourth-grade Cultivation Techniques and Magical Artifacts, as well as some Spirit Stones, scattered Medicinal Pills, and other low-grade spiritual items. However, there were quite a few self-written secret manuals on Artifact Refining from their Family, which were barely acceptable.

After examining the Storage Pouches, Chen Li learned their identities: they were from the Li Family, a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan in Ningjing County of the Nanwu Kingdom. It was said they had two Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and this must have been one of them.

Chen Li also went to a spot three hundred meters away, looked at the Spirit Locking Formation that had been set up, chuckled, and effortlessly dismantled it.

After finishing everything, Chen Li returned to the mountain and went to mine with Chen Songxiao.

Chen Songxiao watched Chen Li return looking completely relaxed. Chen Li told him about the situation with the two men. Upon learning that one of them was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he once again had a real-time experience of his father's strength. So strong!

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Inside Concentric Heart Hall on Black Magpie Mountain, over twenty days had passed. Chen Songli looked at the message on her father's sound transmission stone, beaming with joy.

Chen Songxuan arrived at Concentric Heart Hall at this moment, bringing freshly cooked chicken soup, chicken meat, spiritual rice, and spiritual vegetables. Smelling the aroma, Chen Songmei ran out from another room.

"Third Brother, it smells so good!"

"Yay! It's my favorite chicken! Long live Third Brother!"

"Haha, Songmei, go wash your hands!"

Chen Songmei began to feast, her mouth glistening with oil. Chen Songli laughed and scolded, "Fifth Sister, no one is going to steal it from you. Can't you eat a little slower?"

"Eldest Sister, Third Brother's soup is too good, I can't help myself!"

"You little glutton, you should just cultivate the Dao of Eating in the future!"

Chen Songxuan laughed from the side, "Haha, that works too! In the future, Fifth Sister can cultivate the Dao of Eating, haha!"

Chen Songmei's eyes lit up, "If I can cultivate just by eating, then I'll cultivate the Dao of Eating!"

Chen Songli flicked Chen Songmei on the forehead, "Cultivate what Dao of Eating? Eldest Sister will lead you to cultivate the Great Dao of Formations!"

"I don't want to!"

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The two returned to the topic at hand, and Chen Songli shared the information Chen Li had sent back with Chen Songxuan.

"Fourth Brother went out Pulse Seeking for the first time and found such a fifth-grade multi-type mine. He really is amazing!" Chen Songxuan praised.

"Fourth Brother is a blessed person; he will definitely succeed."

"By the way, Song Xuan, is everything going smoothly on Li Chun's side?"

"Eldest Sister, don't worry, both of them understand the rules well!"

Chen Songli nodded and said, "We took in two more little friends yesterday. Now, including Li Chun and the others, there are nine people in total. Father said before that we need to carefully screen who is smarter and who is more loyal. Third Brother, you should observe them too!"

"Mm, I've noted that!"

"By the way, Eldest Sister, you've cultivated your Qi Concealment Art to Major Achievement, haven't you? I can't even see your true cultivation level anymore!"

"Mm, I've reached Major Achievement. I keep the Qi Concealment Art active daily, haha!"

Chen Songxuan laughed, "Eldest Sister is still just like Father, too cautious!"

The two chatted about this and that for a long time when suddenly, a voice came from the doorway.

"Where are Father and Fourth Brother?"

Chen Songyan had come out of seclusion. After looking around, he found his mother was in seclusion, and Uncle Niu was in his Immortal Cave studying Alchemy. Aside from that, most of the remaining Cultivators on Black Magpie Mountain were in Concentric Heart Hall.

Chen Songli replied, "Father took Fourth Brother to the Boundless Forest for Pulse Seeking!"

Chen Songyan felt like he had missed out on a hundred thousand Spirit Stones and was greatly shocked!

"Ah!" "Father actually took Fourth Brother out first!"

"I wanted to go out too!"

"Haha, Father didn't tell you because he was afraid you'd go over to join in the fun! Pulse Seeking is a serious matter, not a trip for fun!"

Chen Songyan looked aggrieved, "Am I that kind of person?"

Chen Songli rolled her eyes at Chen Songyan, walked over, and kicked his butt, saying, "Father said that for future mining, he will rotate taking two people out. You will have a chance to go!"

"Ah! Really? Fourth Brother found a vein?"

Chen Songli couldn't be bothered to say more and gave Chen Songxuan a look. Chen Songxuan then explained the situation to Chen Songyan.

"That's great! Next time I want to go to the Boundless Forest. I heard the Boundless Forest is as vast as the sea, boundless and endless!"

At this moment, Chen Songmei abruptly interjected, "Second Brother, I want to go too!"

"Go where? Stay honestly on the mountain!" Chen Songyan nearly lost his composure when he heard this.

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In the Boundless Forest, inside a mountain, Chen Li and Chen Songxiao had already been mining for over ten days.

Looking at the piles of excavated Ore, there was quite a lot of Refined Iron Ore, which accounted for the largest portion. The second was space anchor stone, and the third was Sun Essence Gold, Soul Nourishing Stone, Cold Iron, and so on.

The two had been digging for over ten days and were feeling a bit mentally exhausted. Chen Li said to Chen Songxiao, "Songxiao, let's stop digging for now. It's about time we head back!"

Chen Songxiao nodded, "Alright, Father."

These Ores, combined with the gained knowledge of the Dao of Artifact Refining, could be used to forge many high-grade Magical Artifacts, and could even be used to forge one's own exclusive Magical Artifacts.

Chen Songxiao took out the star fixing plate and used another of its functions to mark the location information so they wouldn't have to fly around aimlessly next time.

Chen Li also set up a simple second-grade isolation Formation to block the aura of the Pulse Seeking.

After doing everything, Chen Li took out five or six Storage Pouches and packed these items into categories; if they kept digging, the Storage Pouches wouldn't be able to hold any more.

"Songxiao, can you detect how much reserve this mountain still has?"

Chen Li had been digging for many days as well and realized it was impossible to dig it all up, so he asked.

Chen Songxiao took out the star fixing plate again, carefully investigated it once more, and said to Chen Li, "Father, there is still at least one hundred thousand catties of reserves!"

Chen Li let out a breath and said, "Alright, let's cover up some of the traces and head back first!"

Chen Li immediately cast some techniques, covering some of the excavated earth pits with leaves, and others with a layer of netting made of gray stones.

After both of them checked that there were no issues, Chen Li flew on his sword, bringing Chen Songxiao home.

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In the Nanwu Kingdom, Yuanjing County, inside a building on a high mountain of the Li Family, an old man watched a Ninth Layer of Qi Refining clansman report.

"Old Ancestor, the Clan Head has lost contact!"

"Ah! Didn't they say the Yao Beasts in the Boundless Forest aren't active right now? How so?"

"Old Ancestor, logically that shouldn't happen! The Clan Head has Foundation Establishment cultivation, and they went for Pulse Seeking, so they shouldn't have provoked any trouble! Moreover, they said before departing that they wouldn't go deeper than two thousand kilometers."

This Old Ancestor remained silent for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking, as if he had aged another dozen years. "Sigh! This is all fate! The Boundless Forest, oh the Boundless Forest. If they are dead, there is nothing to be done; one cannot blame anyone else!"

"Wait a few more days. If they really met with misfortune, do not make it public yet."

Seeing the Old Ancestor like this, the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining clansman could only sigh to himself, "Alright, it's a pity for that young junior of the clan, he was at the Seventh Level of Qi Refining!"