52: Digging the Blood Spirit Stone, Encountering the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron

Amidst the rolling hills and overlapping peaks,

there was a low Thousand Caves Mountain, surrounded entirely by natural caves.

At this time,

Thousand Caves Mountain was surrounded by people, divided into four factions.

The Chang Sheng Sword Sect members were all dressed in white, with Flying Swords on their backs or standing empty-handed.

The Ghost King Sect Disciples were dressed in black, carrying various Magical Artifacts, and each of them exuded a strong Evil Qi.

The Spirit Beast Sect members were dressed differently, their only commonality being the Storage Pouch hanging from each of their waists.

The rest were basically Loose Cultivators, gathered in groups of three or five around the periphery, or hiding in the dense forest, waiting for an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

Qin Feng stood on a small hill not far away, looking towards Thousand Caves Mountain from a distance, a general plan already forming in his mind.

If a fight broke out later, even if he couldn't get the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron, he could take the opportunity to collect some Evil Qi and Yin Qi, and it would be even better if he could pick up a few Storage Pouches.

Although he wasn't short on money, some Storage Pouches could always bring surprises, like those few Disciples from the Spirit Beast Sect…

"Feng Ge, stop looking, I found the place!"

Tiezhu held the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his hand, standing at the entrance of a mountain gorge below.

At this moment, countless Souls were flying back from the gorge, apparently having found the location of the blood spirit stone.

blood spirit stone needs to be nourished by a secret method combined with Qi and blood, and only after the spiritual power inside is successfully converted can it be considered a blood spirit stone.

Now, the Hao Ran Sect's operation failed, not only did they not get the blood spirit stone, but they also destroyed the Spiritual Vein. Except for Qin Feng, other Cultivators were not interested in the Waste Stone.

The light inside the mountain gorge was dim.

Qin Feng and Tiezhu entered one after another. The further they went in, the narrower the passage became. It was pitch black all around, but for Cultivators, it was like broad daylight, without any impact.

After walking about twenty zhang, a cave suddenly appeared ahead. The cave was only three feet deep, filled with dirt at the bottom, and a dark red stone was vaguely visible in the dirt.

This was clearly a semi-finished blood spirit stone.

"Feng Ge, this should be what we're looking for. What do you think we should do?"

Tiezhu sat on a nearby rock, waiting, and seemed bored, so he took out a piece of raw meat and started eating it.

Qin Feng squatted at the edge of the cave, reached out, and dug out the dark red stone to examine it carefully.

[Scrapped blood spirit stone: Ordinary, seems useless, and is actually useless.

Can be synthesized: Inferior blood spirit stone.]

Seeing that the blood spirit stone could be synthesized, Qin Feng immediately became excited.

The quality of the blood spirit stone depends on the quality of the Spirit Stone it's converted from. Even if it's just a Low-Grade Spirit Stone converted into a blood spirit stone, it can extend the lifespan of Cultivators by half a year, not to mention enhancing their Physique.

The effect of a Medium Grade blood spirit stone can be at least ten times greater!

This Spiritual Vein contained many Medium Grade Spirit Stones.

If all of them were excavated, whether for personal use or sale, it would be a huge fortune!

Qin Feng was extremely excited and no longer wanted to go out and snatch the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron; he only wanted to stay here and dig for blood spirit stone!

It was a pity that this cave was too small and inconvenient for excavation. Even using a Flying Sword, the efficiency would be very low, and it would be easy to damage the blood spirit stone.

Sensing Qin Feng's emotional fluctuations, Tiezhu immediately asked, "Feng Ge, how is it?"

"It's somewhat useful. Do you have any way to dig up these discarded blood spirit stones?"

Tiezhu was silent for a moment, unable to think of any way he could dig for Spirit Stones. Finally, he pointed to the Storage Pouch at Qin Feng's waist and said,

"Your Spirit Beast seems to be an Earth Spirit Ape. Why don't you let it try?"

"…"

Qin Feng thought it was unreliable, but he still released the little monkey from the Storage Pouch, intending to let it try.

The man and the monkey had now unilaterally signed a Soul contract, and the monkey could immediately sense what Qin Feng was thinking.

As soon as the little monkey came out of the Storage Pouch, it immediately made whimpering sounds, indicating that it wanted to eat an Spirit Nurturing Pill.

"Then you help me dig out a few red stones first!"

Qin Feng said tentatively, not knowing in his heart if this little guy could do it.

The little monkey's eyes lit up when it heard this, and it immediately jumped in.

The dirt in the pit seemed to give way like water when it encountered the monkey, and in just a blink of an eye, its body completely disappeared from sight.

Through Divine Sense detection, Qin Feng could feel that it was now moving through the underground soil layer, like a fish swimming in water.

"As expected of a Spirit Beast!"

Qin Feng was both happy and envious.

For a Cultivator to move freely through the soil like it did, it would take at least one or two years to cultivate the Earth Evasion Art to the Major Achievement Realm.

But it was a Spirit Beast. Even if it had just gained sentience, it knew evasion techniques, which Cultivators simply couldn't compare to…

"If I had known, I would have contracted one too."

Seeing how formidable the Earth Spirit Ape was, Tiezhu sighed, but there was no hint of envy in his eyes. He turned and walked to a nearby stone slab and fell into a deep sleep.

He walked a different path, a crooked one, unlike Qin Feng. If he lacked something, he would just snatch it. Cultivating his own Spirit Beast was too much trouble…

A moment later,

the Earth Spirit Ape crawled out of the mud pit, shook off the mud on its body, and reached out to place four scrapped blood spirit stones at Qin Feng's feet.

Qin Feng handed it an Spirit Nurturing Pill as a reward, then told it to continue looking for blood spirit stone.

Under the temptation of the Spirit Nurturing Pill, the Earth Spirit Ape was full of energy.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it had piled up a large heap of blood spirit stone, at least two hundred pieces.

"You've done well, keep up the good work."

Qin Feng handed it an Spirit Nurturing Pill as a reward, but this time, the Earth Spirit Ape showed a troubled expression in its eyes, continuously making whimpering sounds, stubbornly refusing to go.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing this, Qin Feng was immediately puzzled. Tiezhu, who was sleeping soundly nearby, also sat up from the stone slab.

"Wuwuwu!"

"…"

Although they had signed a mental contract, it wasn't even considered a first-order Spirit Beast yet and couldn't express itself verbally.

"Could it be that it's been working too long and is hungry?"

"Wuwuwu!"

The Earth Spirit Ape shook its head frantically, a frightened expression on its face, continuously pointing underground with its hand.

Could there be something terrifying underground?

Qin Feng and Tiezhu exchanged glances, excitement shining in their eyes.

"Feng Ge, let this little thing lead the way, and we'll dig down to see what's going on!"

"Wuwuwu!"

The Earth Spirit Ape shook its head frantically, so anxious that it almost spoke human words.

Under the coercion and enticement of both stick and carrot, the Earth Spirit Ape had no choice but to jump into the pit to lead the way. Qin Feng and Tiezhu followed behind, violently digging the cave with their Flying Sword and bone claws.

Magical Artifacts were not good at digging Spirit Stones, but their power in digging holes was excellent.

Half an hour later,

a faint light suddenly appeared from below the cave they were digging.

"We're here!"

Tiezhu's voice was filled with excitement as he directly swung the bone claw in his hand, breaking through the soil layer beneath his feet.

Rumble…

Countless amounts of dirt instantly fell downwards. If Qin Feng hadn't timely used his Flying Sword to pull Tiezhu, both of them would have probably fallen down.

Half of the little monkey's body was embedded in the soil layer. It pointed downwards with its hand. Qin Feng put it back into his Storage Pouch, then controlled his Flying Sword to descend.

This was a huge cave.

The bottom of the cave was filled with bubbling magma.

Golden flames emerged from the vents, forming a fully developed underground Dragon Vein.

In the wider magma nearby,

eight crimson iron chains, inscribed with golden runes, extended from within the magma, tightly coiling around the black giant cauldron above.

The giant cauldron was inscribed with dark red symbols and shrouded in Devilish Qi. It was constantly struggling, seemingly trying to break free from the chains.

Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron?

The moment he saw this large cauldron, Tiezhu's face immediately showed an excited expression.

"I searched high and low, but found nothing. Now, it has come to me effortlessly!"

"Feng Ge, I knew following you would bring good luck!"

Tiezhu grinned, then jumped onto a nearby red-hot stone.

Thick smoke billowed from the soles of his shoes, but he didn't care at all, seemingly not feeling the heat. Qin Feng landed nearby, stepping on his Flying Sword.

Even with spiritual power protecting his body, he still felt the scorching heat of the magma almost cooking him alive.

The Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron was bound by iron chains, and the Devilish Qi emanating from it was not just a little stronger than Evil Qi or Yin Qi.

Just observing it from a close distance made Qin Feng feel uncomfortable all over, yet Tiezhu looked full of enjoyment. He took out two bone claws and began to attack a nearby iron chain.

The Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron suppressed many demonic creatures and evil spirits. These iron chains were specifically for suppressing demonic creatures.

Now, the demonic creatures within the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron seemed to have greatly increased in power due to the nourishment of Qi and blood. Even if the chains weren't cut, it wouldn't be long before they broke free.

Sensing the considerable number of demons inside, Qin Feng couldn't help but feel a little worried. He asked Tiezhu,

"Can you handle it if we release these demons now?"

"Don't worry, my Ten Thousand Souls Banner has now grown into a Yellow Rank top-tier Magical Artifact. The demons inside are at most Core Formation Stage strength. It's no problem at all to collect them!"

"Alright then, hurry up and prepare to collect the demons."

Qin Feng took out the Thorn Moon Flying Sword from his Storage Ring and also held twenty High-level Fire Snake Talismans just in case.

Tiezhu glanced at the Thorn Moon Flying Sword in Qin Feng's hand and, without hesitation, directly used an Aerial Talisman to fly above the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron.

As spiritual power was infused, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner instantly expanded in size, directly covering the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron.

"Feng Ge, it's your turn!"

"Don't worry!"

These iron chains were quite strong, but Qin Feng was equally confident in his Thorn Moon Flying Sword.