"Senior Uncle Xuan Sen!"
Lu Ping saw the person in front of him and greeted in surprise. The person in front of him was Spiritual Master Xuan Sen, who had been heavily injured by the demon race three years ago and had almost lost all of his cultivation. Because of Lu Ping's "Spirit Water Channel Nurturing Pill," Spiritual Master Xuan Sen had been cultivating in seclusion to recover his cultivation. He didn't expect to see him on Frost Island today.
"Senior Uncle's cultivation has recovered?"
Spiritual Master Xuan Sen smiled and said, "This time, it really was a blessing in disguise. Thanks to the Channel Nurturing Pill you made, not only did I recover my cultivation, I even managed to reach the eighth level of the Core Forging Realm after consuming Senior Uncle Fornax's Bell Cauldron Pill."
Xuan Shang and the others also came forward to congratulate him. Spiritual Master Xuan Sen smiled and said, "Come with me. Right now, Frost Island is filled with turbulent undercurrents. I was worried that we wouldn't have enough manpower, so Senior Brother Tianlin sent you over."
Lu Ping and the others followed behind Spiritual Master Xuan Sen and walked towards a camp on the island.
Spiritual Master Xuan Shang and Spiritual Master Xuan Lei were both impatient people. On the way, they asked, "Senior Uncle, how is the situation on the island? Have you found traces of the spirit stone mine?"
Spiritual Master Xuan Sen's expression was slightly grave as he said, "Frost Island is covered in accumulated ice and snow. The thinnest part is five hundred feet from the ground. Also, this ice has accumulated for tens of thousands of years, and its hardness far exceeds imagination. It is extremely difficult to find the spirit stone mine."
When Spiritual Master Xuan Sen finished, he turned to Spiritual Master Xuan Wei and said, "Junior Nephew Xuan Wei is a formation master in our sect who is second only to Junior Sister Xuan Chen. You are also very skilled in surveying earth veins. This time, Junior Nephew Xuan Wei will have to do more work for the search and fight for the spirit stone mine. We will naturally do our best to help."
When he finished, Spiritual Master Xuan Sen looked at the others. Lu Ping and the others said in unison, "That is how it should be!"
Enlightened Master Xuanwei changed his playful personality from before. His expression became somewhat solemn as he pondered. He asked, "Even if it's just a medium-sized spirit stone mine, since all the sects in the North Sea have already come forward and there's even a late stage Core Forging cultivator like Martial Uncle guarding it, I believe that all the sects must have had an exchange agreement in private. Why are they acting so jittery now?"
Spiritual Master Xuan Sen said seriously, "You're right. Just a day ago, a cultivator from the Water Mist Pavilion who is proficient in surveying earth veins discovered a mid-sized spirit vein at the bottom of an ice mountain cliff on Frost Island. The Water Mist Pavilion tried to take it for themselves, but they were discovered by a cultivator from Ling Gu Sect. In a moment of desperation, the Water Mist Pavilion tried to silence them, but Xuan Ling Sect interfered. Right now, the ten great sects are arguing over the ownership of this spirit vein. "
When Lu Ping, Reverend Xuan Shang, and the others heard that a middle-sized spirit vein had actually been discovered on the island, they were all extremely shocked. Only Reverend Xuan Wei's frown deepened. He said, "Senior Uncle, we first discovered the traces of a mine, and now we've discovered a spirit vein. This Frost Island might not be peaceful anymore."
When Reverend Xuan Sen heard this, he could not help but be stunned. He asked, "What do you mean?"
Reverend Xuan Wei said, "It's extremely rare for a spirit vein and a spirit stone mine to be born at the same time in the cultivation world. Usually, there are only two situations. One is that there's only one spirit vein on Frost Island, or there's only one spirit stone mine. Two, if there's really two spirit veins existing at the same time, since there's already a middle-sized spirit vein, then the spirit stone mine on Frost Island is either a small one or a large one!"
Reverend Xuan Wei's words caused Reverend Xuan Sen, Lu Ping, and the others to be greatly shocked. There were only a few middle-sized spirit stone mines in the entire North Sea, and the reason why the North Sea was known as barren in the cultivation world was because there was not a single large spirit stone mine.
If there really was a large spirit stone mine, then everyone could imagine just how big of a wave it would cause in the North Sea.
Reverend Xuan Sen's expression changed, and he suddenly said, "No wonder Lu Xuheng of Xuan Ling Sect stood up for Ling Gu Sect like a madman, and Shui Yan Pavilion and Ocean Flame Sect refused to budge even when they joined hands. So these three sects had already thought of the large spirit stone mine. Fortunately, I was smart and immediately asked for help from my sect when I felt that something was wrong. Otherwise, I would have really been deceived by these sects this time."
Reverend Xuan Wei also said anxiously, "The most important thing now is for Senior Uncle to immediately join hands with Chong Ming Sect, Jade Sword Sect, and Ocean Flame Sect to intervene in the battle between the two sects. It's a middle-sized spirit vein after all. Even though that place might not be where the main vein of the spirit stone mine is located, once the two veins are born at the same time, there should at least be a spirit stone vein there. We must not let Xuan Ling Sect, Shui Yan Pavilion, and Ocean Flame Sect take advantage of us. At the same time, we must try our best to scout out the areas where the spirit stone vein might appear before the other sects, occupy it first, and then slowly excavate it. This way, our sect can first establish an invincible position. "
Reverend Xuan Wei's arrangements were orderly, and Lu Ping and the others were very impressed. Reverend Xuan Sen was even more overjoyed. He said, "We will do as Junior Nephew Xuan Wei said. This time, it's all thanks to Junior Nephew Xuan Wei rushing over. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. This Reverend would no longer have the face to establish a foothold in the sect."
After Reverend Xuan Sen arranged everyone properly, he contacted the cultivators that Chong Ming Sect, Jade Sword Sect, and Ocean Flame Sect had sent to Frost Island. They went to the place where Xuan Ling Sect, Shui Yan Pavilion, and Ocean Flame Sect were meeting, and forcefully intervened. Although this action greatly displeased Xuan Ling Sect, Shui Yan Pavilion, and Ocean Flame Sect, Reverend Xuan Sen simply made the matter clear in front of all the sects. The other sects who didn't know the details were greatly shocked. Even Ling Gu Sect didn't know that Xuan Ling Sect actually had such a scheme to stand up for them in the name of an alliance.
Ling Gu Sect, Soaring Feather Sect, and Ocean Flame Sect had always followed Xuan Ling Sect's lead, but they didn't expect that Xuan Ling Sect would abandon their allies and secretly negotiate with Shui Yan Pavilion and Ocean Flame Sect for their own benefits. After the incident, although Lu Xuheng tried his best to defend himself, and the three allies quickly came to an understanding, Xuan Ling Sect's actions had already planted the seeds of dissension in Ling Gu Sect.
While the sects were beginning a new round of wrangling, Lu Ping and the other four were secretly scouting the areas where spirit stone veins might exist on Frost Island in the name of patrolling the island.
However, the area of Frost Island was equivalent to a medium-sized island, and the island was also covered by solid ice that was hundreds of feet tall. To avoid attracting the attention of other sects, the group was very careful when they helped Reverend Xuan Wei scout the area.
Reverend Xuan Wei had been secretly scouting for most of the day, but he could only confirm that there was a high possibility that there was a spirit stone vein in one of the ice valleys. As for whether it was a main vein or a branch vein, he didn't know. Reverend Xuan Shang volunteered to stay behind and guard this ice valley while the other four searched in other directions.
However, Lu Ping and the others had still underestimated the vigilance of the sects. Once Reverend Xuan Sen made it clear that there might be a large spirit stone vein on the island, the sects had already increased their vigilance in secret. At the same time, they started reporting to their sects and asking for reinforcements. Zhenling's group of four naturally stood out too much when they patrolled the island in this world of ice and snow where there were few people. When they saw that the number of people patrolling the island first increased from five to four, and then from four to three, there was no way the sects would not think that Zhenling had his own wishful thinking. Hence, they all sent cultivators to seize the areas where spirit stone veins might appear on Frost Island.
Xuan Ling Sect, Shui Yan Pavilion, and Ocean Flame Sect were the first to notice that there might be a large spirit stone vein on the island. Then, as if they were on the verge of breaking out into a fight, they sent people from their sects to make preparations to seize the large spirit stone vein that might exist on Frost Island.
However, in order to hide it from the other sects, the three sects did not conduct any large scale surveys after sending their cultivators over. As a result, after Zhenling saw through the three sects' scheme and directly began to survey the spirit stone vein, the three sects' progress in surveying the spirit vein was actually behind Zhenling's.
One day later, nine Core Forging cultivators from Zhenling and his allies, Chong Ming Sect, Jade Sword Sect, and Cang Hai Sect, arrived. Accompanying them were more than a hundred low level cultivators from the four sects. Among the nine Core Forging cultivators, there were three each from Chong Ming, Jade Sword, and Cang Hai. However, Zhenling did not send any more Core Forging cultivators. It was obvious that this was an unspoken rule among the sects of the North Sea. However, Zhenling sent four teams of Blood Condensation Realm disciples and six teams of Blood Refining Realm disciples. The rest of the low level cultivators came from the other three sects.
In the Blood Condensation Realm, Zhenling's teams were usually led by a Late Blood Condensation Realm cultivator, two Mid Blood Condensation Realm cultivators, and three Early Blood Condensation Realm cultivators. The Blood Refining Realm teams, on the other hand, had to be at least at the Late Blood Refining Realm.
After the low level cultivators arrived, Zhenling took the lead and started mining the areas that they had already surveyed. The other three sects also occupied some of the areas that they might be able to mine.
Although the low level cultivators from Xuan Ling Sect, Shui Yan Pavilion, and Hai Yan Sect had not arrived yet, they had already occupied a few areas. However, their manpower was limited, so they could only watch as Zhenling took over the areas that they had their eyes on.
Another day later, the cultivators from the other sects also arrived and joined in the division of the Frost Island. In a short period of time, the Frost Island, which was the size of a medium-sized island, had accommodated forty-six Core Forging Realm cultivators. The other three Blood Condensation and Blood Refining Realm cultivators who were used to mine the ice made up more than three hundred. The Frost Island, which had always been deserted, suddenly became a boiling cauldron of voices.
On the third day, the cultivators from the other sects finally came to a compromise. They divided the medium-sized spirit vein they found at the bottom of the ice cliff into ten small spirit veins. Each sect would share the profits equally. The two small Spirit Gathering Pearls that were found in this medium-sized spirit vein that had been nurtured for an unknown number of years belonged to Shui Yan Pavilion and Ling Gu Sect. The three small Spirit Gathering Pearls went to Zhen Ling Sect, Xuan Ling Sect, and Hai Yan Sect. At the same time, the formation masters from each sect who were surveying the spirit veins worked together to search for the possible main vein of the spirit stone mine.
Daoist Master Xuan Wei had no choice but to end his exploration journey. In this short period of two days, he had already explored three areas that were highly likely to have spirit stone veins. It was just that because of the thick layer of ice and snow on the surface, the low level cultivators who came to mine had yet to excavate the spirit stone veins.
In fact, Lu Ping was also helpless. After hearing about the medium-sized spirit vein at the bottom of the ice cliff, Lu Ping thought of the Spirit Gathering Pearls. The Frost Island was located alone in the Northernmost Sea of the North Sea. This spirit vein had been nurtured for an unknown number of years, so a Spirit Gathering Pearl must have been condensed within it. However, even though Dabao's Earth Escape Technique was unparalleled, he did not know how to use Ice Escape. Thus, he could not pass through the thick ice and reach the spirit vein. In addition, the cultivators guarding the bottom of the ice cliff were all late stage Core Forging cultivators like Spiritual Master Xuan Sen. Thus, Lu Ping did not dare to let Dabao take this risk.
However, after the cultivators from the various sects gathered at the bottom of the ice cliff to survey the spirit stone mine, the surveying of the other areas of the Frost Island slowed down. Although the Frost Island had already been divided up by the various sects, that was only in the areas that might have spirit stone mines. The entire Frost Island had a circumference of more than two hundred kilometers. It was not something that could be completely occupied by a few hundred people.
On the fourth day, a shining sound transmission magic sword flew out from the bottom of the ice cliff. Lu Ping's heart trembled. As expected, a sound transmission talisman from Spiritual Master Xuan Sen arrived in front of him.
Lu Ping reached out his hand to receive it. There was only one sentence on it: "The main vein of a large-scale spirit stone mine has been discovered. Be alert to the various sects. Our sect will send Dharma Form Laozu over."
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