I didn't expect that there would be such a large-scale Ore deposit in this fringe area. It seems our luck this time is truly excessively good.
Mo Xing looked at the Ore deposit before him, his face full of excitement. After recovering for a month since his last injury, he had fully recovered. He didn't expect to encounter such a large quantity of Ore deposits as soon as he returned, filling his heart with pleasant surprise.
Saying this, he looked at Gou Donglai, whose face was also full of joy, and spoke.
"Senior Brother Gou, is this Ore deposit truly as much as a million jin?"
"This is just a conservative estimate. And if I'm not mistaken, the age of this Ore deposit is not as simple as 50,000 years; it might be approaching 80,000 years. I didn't expect such an Ore deposit to exist in this Ding Character Area, and Senior Brother Lin even found it. It's simply a stroke of immense luck."
Gou Donglai looked at the partially extracted beast Ore with a hint of obsession in his eyes. This beast Ore was clearly not as simple as 50,000 years old.
Heaven knows the shock in his heart when Lin Sheng brought him here and he saw these Ores.
However, this shock quickly turned into an inexpressible surprise. He immediately abandoned the Ore extraction at the foot of the mountain, called everyone over, and prioritized extraction here.
The value of this beast Ore, less than 80,000 years old, was undoubtedly much greater than the value of the 50,000-year-old beast Ore at the foot of the mountain.
Although there was only a little over a million jin, its value was roughly equivalent to 2 million jin of 50,000-year-old beast Ore.
"Senior Brother Gou, isn't the beast Ore in Yunshui Mountain all 50,000 years old? How can there be such high-aged Ore?"
At this time, Mo Xing seemed to have thought of something and asked with some doubt.
Gou Donglai had already thought about this question, smiled, and spoke.
"Who says that if 50,000-year-old beast Ore is found in one place, it all has to be 50,000-year-old beast Ore?"
"It's also normal to find some individual high-aged or low-aged beast Ore within it. However, this beast Ore approaching 80,000 years is relatively rare. But a reserve of a million jin sounds like a lot, yet it can only be considered a small Ore deposit."
When extracting beast Ore, this situation is indeed considered normal. Anyone who understands beast Ore knows this principle, so although Gou Donglai was a little puzzled about this small Ore deposit nearing 80,000 years, he didn't dwell on it.
After all, it's impossible for there to be a large amount of high-aged beast Ore in Yunshui Mountain. One should know that when the news of beast Ore being discovered in the five peaks of the Yunshui Mountains first broke, all major forces sent specialists to investigate and confirm. Only after confirming it was 50,000-year-old beast Ore did they begin dividing the interests.
"Alright, hurry up and put in more effort. Let's try to extract this Ore deposit completely within a month."
Speaking of this, Gou Donglai had no intention of saying more. After urging them, he was the first to pick up the extraction tools and get busy. The others were also unwilling to fall behind and eagerly began to work hard on the extraction.
Of course, the extraction speed was not fast, and everyone's movements were quite careful. After all, for such high-aged beast Ore, the greater the chance of containing Ore patterns, the better it is to be careful.
While everyone was busy here, Lin Sheng was located within another Ore deposit not far away.
Boom!
A powerful energy shockwave exploded, but before it could fully dissipate, it was directly slapped back by a large hand, only emitting a low muffled sound.
Afterwards, the large black-scaled hand submerged into the beast Ore and had already pulled out a black-red Ore seed from it.
"Got it!"
Lin Sheng smiled, held the Ore seed, and didn't bother going out. He pierced the skin of the Ore seed with his finger and absorbed it without hesitation. Although this Ore seed was also missing a lot, the remaining essence blood still made the activation progress of his third mark grow rapidly.
93%... 94%... 97%... 99%...
At this point, the growth rate had rapidly declined, and there was little essence blood remaining in the Ore seed.
However, when the last trace of essence blood in the Ore seed was also completely absorbed. The activation progress of the third mark finally managed to fill the last bit of emptiness with difficulty.
Instantly, he felt a burning sensation in his chest. As the black scales on his chest retracted into his body, the third ring mark clearly appeared.
"The third mark is finally activated!"
At this moment, his heart was full of joy.
After being busy for so long, his efforts were not in vain; he finally took this step.
He had no intention of staying underground any longer, so everyone headed towards the surface.
After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the ground broke open, and Lin Sheng's figure agilely leaped out, landing steadily on the ground.
Now that the third mark was successfully activated, he couldn't wait to try integrating three different beasts simultaneously.
He glanced around, and the next moment, his figure had disappeared from the spot.
Da Cui Peak edge woodland.
As a strong wind howled past, the ancient trees on both sides were blown and shook continuously.
A giant, fully three meters tall, had appeared within it.
The giant's figure was tall and his Physique was very strong, but he didn't appear bulky. Explosive muscles were intertwined, combined with streamlined bodily lines, giving off an indescribable sense of power.
His shoulders were extremely wide, but his waist was somewhat slender. His arms were remarkably long and hung down by his sides. His entire body was covered in dark red scales, and on the scales were streaks of bluish-white patterns that swayed slowly with his movements.
Bang!
A faint muffled sound echoed from the ground. The giant disappeared from the spot, appearing dozens of zhang away as if teleporting. Then came another muffled sound, and he was already a hundred zhang away. The interval between the two was just a blink of an eye.
The next moment, the giant's figure returned to the original spot.
"At this speed, I'm afraid even Master might not be able to do it."
The giant murmured softly. Looking closely, his features were distinct, and his eyes were deep. It was precisely Lin Sheng.
With a thought, the giant's appearance quickly changed, and within a breath, he had transformed back to his original normal state.
At this moment, he had integrated the Green-Eyed Fierce Eagle, the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey, and the Earth Armor Beast.
With these three stacked, his agility increase had reached a frightening level, and his Physique and strength increases also had significant improvements. It could be said that he currently had no weaknesses.
He only felt himself stronger than ever before.
He had a feeling that if he were to encounter the Yu Mian Ren Kong Qi again now, the opponent probably wouldn't even have a chance to react before being slapped to death by him.
Or rather, even if five Kong Qi ran at full speed in front of him, they wouldn't be able to escape at all.
When he had integrated two different beasts, someone like Gou Donglai, who was in the late Blood Transportation Realm, already had no power to resist him. So now, after integrating three different beasts simultaneously, the gap between them was widened even more.
During his time at Da Cui Peak, the Three Corpse Soul Severing Palm entered the Blood Transportation Realm, and the third mark was now successfully activated. At this moment, his strength had significantly improved compared to before.
He was confident that even if he faced Shi Gu at this moment, even if he couldn't defeat him, protecting himself would definitely not be a problem.
However, there was still a significant Realm gap between him and a Bones Transformation Martial Artist.
Moreover, Martial Artists who could enter the Bone Transformation Realm had quite good Bloodline potential and were completely not on the same level as the Blood Transportation Realm. Without having personally fought against a Martial Artist of this Realm, he couldn't be sure if his strength had reached that level yet.
Relying solely on imagination and speculation is useless; he still needed to verify it himself.
However, now was not the time. His figure changed again, and he began trying out various combinations of integrated beasts.
With the successful activation of the third mark, the cooldown time for him to switch integrations was further shortened. Now the cooldown time was only a few minutes.
This undoubtedly made his switching more flexible. It wasn't until more than an hour had passed that he finally stopped.
Sitting cross-legged on a large bluestone, he switched to integrating the Green-Eyed Fierce Eagle, the Ghost Face Black Sandpiper, and the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey.
Two avian Spirit Beasts plus the mental boost from the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey.
He was very much looking forward to the effect of his cultivation now and what kind of changes it would produce compared to before.
Soon, he closed his eyes and was already immersed in the cultivation of Chasing Star Finger.
This cultivation continued directly until nightfall.
The moonlight in the sky was bright, unlike the previous dim and dark state. Silvery white light sprinkled down onto the earth, and the swaying emerald green leaves reflected points of light.
"Whoosh..."
Accompanied by a heavy exhale, Lin Sheng had already opened his eyes.
"The effect of three points of spirit indeed provides a certain degree of increase to cultivation. This efficiency is roughly equivalent to integrating an avian Pseudo-Spirit Beast and is similar to the Ghost Face Black Sandpiper. It's not bad."
Sensing his cultivation for most of the day, Lin Sheng thought to himself.
"For the time being, I should also focus my energy on cultivation and strive to break through the fifth layer of Chasing Star Finger within a month."
"As for these Ore seeds..."
Thinking of the Ore seeds he had discovered one after another, a contemplative look appeared on his face, and finally, he shook his head slightly.
"These Ore seeds are too severely incomplete; their value is less than one-tenth. Now that the third mark has been successfully activated, there's no rush."
In addition, there was the issue of the beast Ore on Bo Peak.
He was already certain that the age of the beast Ore beneath Bo Peak definitely far exceeded 50,000 years, and most likely had reached 100,000 years. Otherwise, it would be impossible for there to be so many Ore seeds near its direction.
However, this matter after all involved a major force like the Crimson Whale Hall. After thinking about it, he decided to disclose this matter to Xie Qingyun after the garrison mission ended. As for how to proceed, he would leave it to the higher-ups of the Seven Forms Sect.
In his opinion, the matter on Bo Peak could not be hidden for too long. As the extraction progress of the various forces increased, someone would eventually find clues and notice abnormalities. By then, even if the Crimson Whale Hall wanted to continue concealing it, they would be helpless.
As for now, he didn't want to be the first one to stick his neck out. Given the attitude the Crimson Whale Hall showed towards Bo Peak, if the matter were to leak from the Seven Forms Sect, and his Ding Character Area was not far from Bo Peak, it might be exposed.
The beast Ore currently being excavated by Gou Donglai and the others was already at the very edge of the Ding Character Area, only a few li away from the Bo Peak territory. If they were to move closer towards Bo Peak, they might be targeted.
Thinking of this, he had already decided that after excavating this Ore deposit on the edge, he would have Gou Donglai and the others return to the basin to excavate, lest they truly attract any trouble.
Thinking to himself, he had already turned around and leaped towards his dwelling at the foot of the mountain.
At this moment, stars dotted the night sky. A black bird, the size of an adult's palm, flew ten thousand meters high. Its two eyes, like rubies, fell upon Da Cui Peak below, reflecting points of red light under the moonlight.
After circling Da Cui Peak twice, the black bird flapped its wings and flew away into the distance.
And in the direction of Bo Peak, a black bird also swept past from high altitude. The two very similar birds brushed past each other, letting out a faint low chirp.
...
Ghost Cry Peak.
Squeak, squeak, squeak...
A large Smelling Groundhog with golden fur suddenly poked its head out from the ground, and then leaped onto the shoulder of an old man with disheveled hair.
The old man's figure was extremely thin. The large body of the golden Smelling Groundhog rested on his shoulder, making one worry whether it would press the old man to the ground.
Fortunately, although the old man was thin, his steps were quite steady.
He extended his palm, stroking the golden Smelling Groundhog's fur, but his eyes were looking forward.
"How is it, Wang Shu? Any findings?"
Behind the old man was a tall, strong man with dark skin. Seeing the golden Smelling Groundhog come out, he immediately asked.
"Still need to go forward, that direction."
The old man stroked the golden Smelling Groundhog, a hint of hesitation appearing on his face.
"However, Young Master Er seems to be leaving the Ghost Cry Peak territory if he goes further."
Hearing this, Fang Huajie frowned and looked at the two mountains, one large and one small, ahead.
Indeed, as the old man said, moving forward would take them out of the Ghost Cry Peak territory and closer to where Bo Peak and Da Cui Peak were located.
But soon, his brows relaxed, and he said in a deep voice.
"No matter, just keep going. The front is just the boundary; it hasn't reached Da Cui Peak and Bo Peak yet."
"Okay."
Seeing this, the old man said no more. He immediately patted the golden Smelling Groundhog on his shoulder. The Smelling Groundhog seemed to understand what the two had said. It leaped down onto the ground and disappeared into the ground in the blink of an eye.
Besides the old man and Fang Huajie, there were also several Crimson Whale Hall Disciples behind them, all skilled practitioners in the Blood Transportation Realm.
"Follow it! No matter what, we have to find the thing!!"
Fang Huajie urged the old man.
The old man closed his eyes, as if sensing something. Soon, he took steps and walked forward, and the people behind him immediately followed.
Not until an hour had passed did the group leave the Ghost Cry Peak boundary.
At this moment, a series of rapid squeaks and cries came from underground. Immediately after, the golden Smelling Groundhog darted out from the ground with a whoosh, stopping only after darting dozens of zhang away, still shaken.
"Come here!"
Seeing this, the old man's eyes lit up, and he called out to the golden Smelling Groundhog. However, after the golden Smelling Groundhog showed hesitation on its face, it still didn't dare to move forward even half a step.
Seeing this, the old man's face finally showed a smile.
"Found it, it's underground nearby. Next, as long as we find the existence of that Ore deposit in this vicinity, we can determine the location."
"Very good. The rest is up to you, Wang Shu. Don't worry, if this matter is successful, Brother will definitely not forget your benefits."
Fang Huajie also smiled and said with a laugh.
"Don't worry, this old man will definitely do his best. Putting everything else aside, I will definitely find the Ore deposit within two days. However, this place is basically already within the Da Cui Peak territory. Is it appropriate for us to be so ostentatious...?"
Wang Shu glanced at the boundary marker only two li away from their location, a hint of concern appearing on his face.
"Okay, you don't need to worry about this remote place. It's definitely the Ding Character Area, without a doubt. Anyone with a bit of common sense wouldn't come here to extract Ore deposits. Just go ahead and do it."
Fang Huajie also glanced at the boundary marker of Da Cui Peak and said nonchalantly.
If that Smelling Groundhog had gone deep into the Da Cui Peak territory, that would be a bit troublesome. But now it was only at the boundary. Even if it might have encroached upon some of Da Cui Peak, it was only the most remote Ding Character Area. It was even uncertain whether this area was being extracted from at all right now.
