557: The best spiritual stone

In a bottomless deep sea, white coral grew everywhere.

These corals emitted a faint Spirit Light at the bottom of the sea.

Lin Shiming's body also dived from the sea, his body covered by a spiritual shield.

The pressure in this sea area was even greater than that in the Hongye Islands.

Even he, upon arriving here, had to put on a layer of spiritual armor to relieve some of the water pressure.

Lin Shiming glanced at these white corals, then shook his head.

From afar, these corals appeared to possess Spirit Light, but upon closer inspection, they differed somewhat from what he had imagined.

They could be harvested, but at most, they were only comparable to Third-Order Spirit Medicine.

Such Spirit Medicine would not be of much help to the Lin Family.

The Lin Family would be better off searching for more Secret Realms.

"Roar!" While Lin Shiming was lost in thought, the roar of a Jiaolong came from afar.

At the same time, countless waves and undercurrents swept towards this area, accompanied by Spirit Light and other Spiritual Qi.

This was clearly a battle.

Apparently, Wang Jiao and another Yao King had started fighting.

Lin Shiming dared not delay and quickly transformed into a green rainbow, departing.

Soon, in an area of varied seabed reefs.

He saw Wang Jiao, who was currently locked in a fierce battle with that Spirit Beast.

"Master, this crawling insect is truly seeking death, trying to snatch our Spirit Stones! I smell even more fragrant Spirit Stones!" Wang Jiao roared at Lin Shiming.

At this moment, Wang Jiao was clearly at a disadvantage; its opponent was a deep-sea Jiaolong Python.

Its strength had reached the Middle Stage of the Fifth-Order, and it was accustomed to living in the deep sea.

Its Physical Body was extremely powerful.

Its scales were covered in barbs.

The two Jiaolongs were fighting almost fist to fist, foot to foot.

Engaged in close combat.

Wang Jiao's Physical Body was not bad, having undergone a tribulation once, but it still suffered from a lower cultivation level.

"Roar! Human, you've come to the territory of our Deep Sea Jiaolong Clan! You're seeking death!" The Jiaolong Python Yao King's voice was extremely dry and sounded awkward and unpleasant.

Then it unleashed a Spirit Light, seemingly trying to scare Lin Shiming away.

But how could Lin Shiming fall for this Jiaolong Python's trick? Its shifty eyes clearly showed it had never dealt with humans.

How could this guilty demeanor be characteristic of a clan?

His Divine Sense spread out, but he didn't find any other Yao Kings nearby.

The only Yao King, the Mantis Yao King, was already lying in his Storage Pouch, still warm.

Lin Shiming took out the Heaven Trapping Bowl and covered the Jiaolong Python with it.

The Jiaolong Python clearly sensed the extraordinary nature of Lin Shiming's Heaven Trapping Bowl and, bypassing Wang Jiao, actually fled.

"Human, just wait for the retaliation of the Deep Sea Clan!"

"Is that so?" Lin Shiming's figure flickered suddenly, and the next moment, he appeared in front of the Jiaolong Python.

"How is this possible!" The Jiaolong Python was somewhat incredulous.

Looking at Lin Shiming's body, which was filled with starlight, the next moment, it revealed greed.

It actually opened its mouth and bit at Lin Shiming.

The terrifying biting force instantly stirred up a tsunami.

Even Lin Shiming felt a little fearful of that scene.

However, as the Deep Sea Jiaolong Python approached, the next moment, it discovered that the seawater and deep sea it was good at had all disappeared.

Around it was a space it had never seen before.

Terrifying pressure also came from all directions, squeezing it.

Normally, any pressure would not be significant for it.

But very quickly, it realized that was not the case.

This terrifying pressure was a Spiritual Pressure, and even with its extremely strong Physical Body, it couldn't resist it.

Most crucially, Lin Shiming had already raised the Taiyi Sword Grass and slashed with a sword, and the Sword Origin appeared.

The Deep Sea Jiaolong Python hurriedly resisted, but its resistance was completely powerless after the Book of Hidden Paths had elevated the Domain suppression to the second level.

At the same time, Lin Shiming unleashed his Divine Sense Weapon.

Now, with eight Divine Sense Weapons unleashed simultaneously, even a Late Golden Core Stage Yao King would suffer defeat, let alone this Jiaolong Python, whose intelligence was clearly not fully developed.

The Sword Origin's sword light descended, leaving behind a huge corpse.

Lin Shiming put it away, and his body appeared in the sea.

"Roar!" Wang Jiao quickly swam over, its body constantly circling Lin Shiming.

Extremely fawning.

"Master, that crawling insect is just right for me to eat!" Wang Jiao roared excitedly.

Lin Shiming only had one Jiaolong Spirit Beast, so at this moment, it was already fantasizing.

"There's so much down here, go kill it yourself!" Lin Shiming also wanted to give it to Wang Jiao, but the Lin Family had so many Jiaolongs currently waiting for their transformation and ancestral return.

Lin Shiming still refused Wang Jiao.

However, Wang Jiao showed no anger, instead continuing:

"Master, then I want more stones!" Wang Jiao had learned to be slick from somewhere.

It was actually bargaining with Lin Shiming.

And within the Soul Restraining Seal, Wang Jiao's thoughts were completely revealed to Lin Shiming.

Lin Shiming didn't reply, but instead followed Wang Jiao's gaze to a cluster of reefs.

This cluster of reefs was clearly a kind of wondrous stone, greatly restricting Divine Sense, and in some places beneath the wondrous stones, a corner of a Spirit Stone was exposed.

The unmined Spirit Stones appeared exceptionally colorful.

Spirit Light was abundant.

Lin Shiming walked closer, and the next moment, he was pleasantly surprised to find that this was also a High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine.

And this High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine seemed to be quite large.

Lin Shiming's Divine Sense continuously expanded outwards, and finally, he came to a conclusion.

This was a small High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine.

This was much richer than the miniature High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine the Lin Family had at the bottom of Jiuyue Island. If the former could only yield three hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones annually.

Then this place could definitely reach seven hundred, and it was a sustainable excavation.

This showed the richness of this Spirit Stone Mine.

"Master, roar!" Wang Jiao saw that Lin Shiming didn't answer and became a little anxious.

Lin Shiming still ignored him. In front of him, his master, Wang Jiao still had something to hide. He hadn't even reprimanded the latter, which was already considered a achievement for Wang Jiao.

"Master, there are better stones here, bigger and brighter!" Wang Jiao gestured vigorously.

However, its huge claws didn't make for very clear gestures.

But Lin Shiming's eyes widened.

"Where!" Lin Shiming was extremely anxious.

He looked at Wang Jiao, even considering using the Soul Restraining Seal.

"Over there, it smells really good!" Wang Jiao said.

At this moment, he was also a little afraid of Lin Shiming.

After not responding for so long, would he not want the Jiaolong anymore?

Facing Wang Jiao's guidance, Lin Shiming took out the Rising Sun Sword and began to clear a path.

The stones below were even sturdier; even with Lin Shiming's Fifth-Order Magic Treasure Flying Sword, it seemed a bit strenuous.

During the excavation, he also dug up three Spirit Stones.

Two of them were High-Grade Spirit Stones, and one was a slightly inferior Mid-Grade Spirit Stone.

But it was enough to show that the Spirit Stones in this Spiritual Vein were extremely abundant.

Lin Shiming continued to wield the Rising Sun Sword, and the next moment, a bright light appeared.

At the same time, an astonishingly pure Spiritual Qi rushed towards Lin Shiming, causing his body to tremble involuntarily.

What lay before his eyes was a huge, palm-sized, rhomboid Spirit Stone.

The Spirit Stone was exquisite and beautiful, and its Spiritual Qi was refined to the extreme.

"Top-Grade Spirit Stone?" Lin Shiming hesitated at this moment.

Top-Grade Spirit Stones were even more precious than High-Grade Spirit Stones; one Top-Grade Spirit Stone could be worth a hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones.

But in the current South Sea, let alone a hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones, if there were Top-Grade Spirit Stones, someone might even trade a thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones for them.

The purity of the Spiritual Qi in Top-Grade Spirit Stones was already comparable to that of a Nascent Soul True Lord.

Therefore, ordinary Cultivators who possessed Top-Grade Spirit Stones would have several more chances of Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage.

This was also true for advancing from the Middle Golden Core Stage to the Late Golden Core Stage, and even from the Late Golden Core Stage to a True Lord.

This was why Top-Grade Spirit Stones were so sought after.

Lin Shiming quickly took out a jade box, which he fitted with a Spirit-Isolating Talisman.

Besides that, Lin Shiming still felt it wasn't secure enough, so he took out another jade box and packaged the Top-Grade Spirit Stone with three inner and three outer layers.

"Roar, Master..." Wang Jiao showed an extremely eager gaze, but seeing that Lin Shiming had already put away the Top-Grade Spirit Stone, he was filled with regret.

Things that ended up in Lin Shiming's hands would certainly not come out again.

And as for this mine, Lin Shiming's eyes also shot out Spirit Light.

If there was a first Top-Grade Spirit Stone, there would be a second, and a third.

"Wang Jiao, keep searching!" Lin Shiming ordered. After giving the order, he released Jin Chi, Thunder Child, and Star Spirit Shell, instructing them to search for new Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

He himself took out Formation Flags, one after another, and began to set up a Formation.

Top-Grade Spirit Stones were of immense importance.

Even he had to set up a Formation.

To hide this mine.

Otherwise, if an Immortal Master saw it and investigated, it would be much more troublesome then.

The preciousness of these Top-Grade Spirit Stones was such that even True Lord Xueshan, upon seeing them, would probably go back on her word and not allow the Lin Family to continue controlling Lanling Island.

Then she would casually find another inner island for Lin Shiming.

Top-Grade Spirit Stones were of immense importance, not to mention that it might be a Spiritual Vein.

These Top-Grade Spirit Stones, not many, just ten pieces, would be enough to cause a complete transformation among the Lin Family's high-ranking members.

This was the allure of Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

Fortunately, the Lanling Archipelago was already remote, and there were few Immortal Masters. Whether they could reach this deep area was an unknown, not to mention that this was already outside the Lanling Archipelago's range and had instead reached the territory of the Yao Beast Clan.

However, judging by Wang Jiao's demeanor, it was estimated that there weren't many Top-Grade Spirit Stones here.

Perhaps only these few pieces.

If that were the case, the Lin Family might not be able to mine this Spiritual Vein yet.

After all, Spiritual Veins are among the most miraculous Formations in the world. If they are not mined or destroyed, this Formation will continuously form Spirit Stones.

Naturally, it will also produce Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

It would just take a relatively long time, but the Lin Family could afford to wait now.

This point still required Lin Shiming to investigate several more times.

Along the outer perimeter of the underground sea, Lin Shiming set up ten Formations in one go.

These included three Fifth-Order Formations and seven Fourth-Order Formations.

If it weren't for the fact that Third-Order Formations were useless at the bottom of the sea.

They would even be crushed, and he would have set up Third-Order Formations as well.

Only then could he feel at ease.

Once everything was done, Lin Shiming returned to Wang Jiao's side.

However, at this moment, Wang Jiao seemed a bit dejected.

Apparently, because he hadn't found a second Top-Grade Spirit Stone.

"Master, I haven't smelled any new, more fragrant stones!" Wang Jiao shook his head. He had an obsession with Spirit Stones, especially those above High Grade.

High-Grade Spirit Stones were fine; he had quite a few himself.

But Top-Grade Spirit Stones? The Lin Family only had that one just now.

"You search here; there must be more inside!" Lin Shiming said.

Ordinary stones in the deep sea were difficult to detect with Divine Sense, let alone Top-Grade Spirit Stones hidden deep within the mine.

Lin Shiming could only judge by the strength of the Spiritual Qi emitted.

But after several attempts, he couldn't find any new ones.

Lin Shiming could only wait for the System to refresh its prompts.

As soon as Lin Shiming said this, Wang Jiao immediately flipped and swam out, continuing his search.

His search was quite peculiar; he looked here and there.

Sometimes he even breathed out Qi.

But after half a day, Wang Jiao became even more dejected.

He hadn't found any Top-Grade Spirit Stones. In the past, even if he hadn't seen Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

But this High-Grade Spirit Stone mine would have been enough to make him happy.

But today, after witnessing a Top-Grade Spirit Stone, he was different... Deep within the sea, one couldn't see the sunrise, and it was even extremely difficult to distinguish between day and night.

The light here came from some glowing corals and special Spirit Stones at the bottom of the sea.

Combined with some bioluminescent fish, they formed a magnificent underwater world.

Lin Shiming watched, somewhat in a daze; it was also his first time spending a full day and night underwater.

【Please dig three zhang north; you will acquire a wood-attribute Top-Grade Spirit Stone!】

As soon as the System's prompt appeared, Lin Shiming was overjoyed.

Indeed, there was a second Top-Grade Spirit Stone within this Spiritual Vein.

And it was a wood-attribute Top-Grade Spirit Stone.

Spirit Stone Mines and Spiritual Veins were similar; some were pure Spirit Stone Mines, while others were not.

This one was clearly not a pure Spirit Stone Mine.

His first Top-Grade Spirit Stone was water-attribute, and this one was wood-attribute, which was most helpful to him.

So the System prompt refreshed immediately.

Lin Shiming said nothing, taking out the Rising Sun Sword.

In the past, this sword gathered dust in his Storage Pouch, but now it was comfortable to use for digging.

As chunks of broken rock flew up, Lin Shiming had dug over ten zhang. At this depth, his Divine Sense could no longer probe.

The next moment, with the appearance of brilliant green light, an astonishingly pure wood-attribute Spirit Stone appeared before Lin Shiming, which he once again took out a jade box to store.

This wood-attribute Top-Grade Spirit Stone was extremely important to Lin Shiming.

Even when breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage, using this Spirit Stone along with a Gathering Immortal Talisman, his chances of Breakthrough could be maximized.

At this moment, Wang Jiao also rubbed his huge Jiaolong head, looking this way.

Seeing Lin Shiming acquire another Top-Grade Spirit Stone, his disappointed expression changed.

Then he continued to find a place with rich Spiritual Qi on his own and, mimicking Lin Shiming, started digging a hole.

And he dug extremely deep, as if he thought he had found the secret.

Lin Shiming didn't discourage Wang Jiao, mainly because he believed there was more below.

While watching Wang Jiao dig, he took out the Ten Thousand Li Jade and sent a message to the Family.

This time, there was no need to arrange for people to come and excavate.

But Lin Houshou needed to come and connect the Formations, forming a Formation within a Formation.

Besides that, it was time for the Lin Family to take over the Lanling Archipelago.

The proposal to rename the Lanling Archipelago and the process of relocating Lin Family Mortals could also be put on the agenda.

Of course, he didn't need to be responsible for these things.

After contacting them, Lin Shiming found a spot and began to wait quietly.