Sun Mo was very happy. This trip to the Darkness Continent was simply a windfall for him.
After digging out these spirit crystals, the price they could sell them for would be an astronomical figure. Of course, Sun Mo wouldn't sell them. He wanted to use them to nurture his disciples.
"Zhiruo, ask that loach why the spirit qi here is so dense."
Li Ziqi was curious.
"Alright!"
The papaya girl mumbled for a while and then reported, "It said that the spirit qi gushes up from below, but because it's too dangerous, it didn't go down before."
"Teacher?"
Li Ziqi glanced at Sun Mo. Her meaning was very simple. Should he go down and take a look? If they wanted to use this place as a base, they had to ensure that the surroundings were safe.
"No rush!"
Sun Mo planned to go by himself. It was too dangerous to bring the girls along.
The spirit qi roaming dragon knew that its secret had been exposed and couldn't be bothered to hide it. It swung its tail and swam in the air, entering a crack.
Not long later, little loachie came out. It swam before Lu Zhiruo and spat out five cherry-sized spirit diamonds. Each of them was shining with a dense blue light.
"Spirit diamonds!"
Li Ziqi exclaimed.
Spirit diamonds, as the name implied, were spirit qi diamonds. They were the most precious part of a spirit stone mine. The spirit qi contained within was the best nourishment. Not only could it be used for cultivation, but it could also cleanse the impurities in the body, increasing the absorption rate of spirit qi.
If the limit of spiritual energy that a cultivator's body could hold was five, then after being flushed and expanded by the Spiritual Energy Diamond, this limit could be increased to at least ten. If the cultivator's aptitude was good enough, it could even be tripled or more.
"Little loachie, thank you!"
Lu Zhiruo patted the head of the spirit qi roaming dragon. After that, she picked up the spirit diamonds and ran to Sun Mo, passing them to him with both hands.
"This is for you. Keep it for yourself."
Sun Mo didn't take it.
Lu Zhiruo looked at little loachie. Seeing that it didn't object, she persisted, "Teacher, this is a gift from me to you!"
Jiji!
The spirit qi roaming dragon also called out to Sun Mo, indicating for him to take it. Weren't they just a few stones with a higher amount of spirit qi? If he went to the upper level of the Darkness Continent, he would be able to find a lot of them.
Of course, the upper levels were also more dangerous.
Sun Mo was still hesitating. The spirit qi roaming dragon couldn't bear to watch on anymore and dove into another crack. Not long later, it flew back and spat out another five spirit diamonds.
Jiji!
The spirit qi roaming dragon coiled its body and sat firmly on Lu Zhiruo's head.
"Eldest Senior Sister, Little Junior Sister, here, this is for you!"
Lu Zhiruo took up two spirit diamonds and passed them to the two girls.
"I can't take it. It's too expensive!"
Ying Baiwu rejected. Ever since Sun Mo had a heart-to-heart talk with her, she had changed a lot. She did her best to control her little impulse of wanting money.
"Keep it. You can use it later."
Li Ziqi also rejected.
"Ahhh, are you treating me like an outsider?"
The papaya girl pouted and looked at the three of them with tears in her eyes. (Teacher doesn't want it, my martial sisters and martial sisters don't want it either. You guys definitely don't treat me as family.)
From the papaya girl's point of view, good things should be shared with one's family. Only then would there be meaning.
"Don't cry!"
Sun Mo rubbed Lu Zhiruo's head. "I'll accept it."
"Hehe!"
Lu Zhiruo's tears turned into laughter as she looked at Li Ziqi.
"Thank you for your gift!"
Li Ziqi also learned from Sun Mo and patted Lu Zhiruo's head.
"Then what are you waiting for? Quickly use it! "
Lu Zhiruo urged. If they used spirit diamonds in such a place, they'd definitely be able to level up steadily.
"You guys go ahead and try to break through. I'll guard the gate for you guys."
After Ying Baiwu spoke, she walked to the door and guarded the hole. Because she had just leveled up a few days ago, it was best for her to stabilize her realm before trying to break through to the next level.
Since this was a personal disciple's act of filial piety, Sun Mo didn't plan to be polite either. Moreover, after coming to the Darkness Continent and facing the strange and ever-changing environment, it was naturally better to have a higher combat strength.
Leaving aside other things, if someone recognized the spirit qi roaming dragon and wanted to snatch it, as Lu Zhiruo's teacher, he'd have to help her no matter what, right?
"Speaking of which, does this count as killing people to get their pets?"
Sun Mo shook his head and tossed away his distracting thoughts. After that, he found a remote location in the great hall and sat down. After wiping the spirit diamond, he tossed it into his mouth.
He circulated his cultivation art and absorbed the spirit qi.
BOOM!
The spirit qi essence that had been accumulated for an unknown number of years immediately exploded in his mouth and invaded his body. It was like the great waves of the Yangtze River, gushing forth and taking away the impurities in his body.
Because of the ancient massaging technique, Sun Mo's familiarity with the human body could be compared to a butcher dismembering an ox. Hence, he immediately experienced the benefits of spirit diamonds.
It was a pity that the effect was the best the first time he used it. The more he used it, the worse the effect would be. After all, there was a limit to the improvement they could bring.
Sun Mo did his best to control the massive amount of spirit qi, allowing it to flow through his energy channels and form a cycle. It was a pity that if someone could perform the ancient massaging technique on him, the absorption effect would be even better.
About three minutes later, the spirit qi in Sun Mo's body suddenly erupted.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Wave after wave of air spread out, even shattering the crystal clusters in the vicinity.
Spirit diamond cleansing, fifth level of blood-ignition, completed!
After leveling up, Sun Mo's eyes and hearing were much clearer. The entire world he saw seemed to be clearer.
"Congratulations, Teacher!"
The three girls immediately congratulated him.
"Which one of you wants to go first?"
After Sun Mo asked, he told Li Ziqi and Lu Zhiruo about his experience in using spirit diamonds to prevent them from taking the wrong path.
"Senior martial sister will go first!"
Lu Zhiruo modestly declined. Among these junior martial brothers and sisters, the one who respected the little sunny egg the most was the papaya girl.
"I'll have to trouble Teacher then."
Li Ziqi sat down cross-legged and placed the spirit diamond into her mouth.
When the spirit qi essence flowed out and started to surge in her body, Li Ziqi directly cried out in pain.
There was no solution to it. Compared to the others, she exercised too little, causing her body's constitution to be too weak. Such a massive spirit qi cleansing was like a type of torture.
Sun Mo immediately performed the ancient massaging technique.
BOOM!
The genie appeared and its hands rapidly kneaded various parts of Li Ziqi's body, creating countless afterimages.
Ada! Ada!
The genie even let out strange cries of unknown meaning.
However, Li Ziqi immediately felt much better.
Lu Zhiruo was watching from afar. All of a sudden, her ears twitched and she looked toward the 3 o 'clock direction.
"What's wrong?"
Ying Baiwu asked, clenching the hilt of her sword tightly.
"The feeling of being peeped on is back again!"
Lu Zhiruo's brows furrowed slightly.
Li Ziqi's breakthrough was a perfect one without any surprises or dangers.
She had top-grade spirit diamonds, Sun Mo's protection, and the little sunny egg's aptitude wasn't bad either. If she still failed under such circumstances, it could only mean that her luck was extremely bad.
"Zhiruo, it's your turn!"
Sun Mo didn't rest and made good use of his time.
"Oh!"
Lu Zhiruo was worried. "I keep feeling that something is peeping on us."
"Is it the same as the previous times?"
Li Ziqi asked. Before this, she had also considered the possibility that the spirit qi roaming dragon was spying on them. But now that the little loachie was guarding Lu Zhiruo, what else could it be?
(Wait a minute, it can't be that eight-gate cloud, right?)
"Teacher, Zhiruo, wait a while!"
Li Ziqi stopped the two of them and racked her brains to think. Regardless of whether it was the eight-gate cloud or not, why did it keep peeping on Lu Zhiruo?
(No, it's also possible that she wasn't the one peeping on us. It's just that her perception was better and she was the only one who discovered it.)
Also, since the other party kept following them, it meant that there was something on their side that attracted it. Then from the place and time it appeared...
Li Ziqi thought of it. Every time Lu Zhiruo said that she felt like she was being peeped on, it was when her teacher was giving everyone a massage. Could that fellow hiding in the dark be curious about the Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands?
"Teacher, when you are giving Zhiruo a massage this time around, do a full set and perfectly display the charm of the Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands."
Li Ziqi suggested.
Sun Mo didn't understand, but it was fine. In any case, the genie would be the one doing the main work. Other than exhausting some spirit qi, he wasn't tired.
Lu Zhiruo started to break through.
Li Ziqi focused her attention and observed the surroundings, but she didn't discover anything.
"Could it be that I guessed wrongly?"
The little sunny egg was puzzled.
The commotion caused by Lu Zhiruo's breakthrough was simply world-shaking.
Logically speaking, the spirit qi essence contained in spirit diamonds should be enough to support a cultivator at the blood-ignition realm, let alone a cultivator at the body-refinement realm.
However, this theory didn't apply to Lu Zhiruo. The moment she started to break through, all the spirit crystals in the hall were affected. The spirit qi contained in them seemed to be engulfed by a vortex, overflowing and channeling into the papaya girl's body.
Sun Mo was so nervous that his forehead was drenched in sweat.
If it was an ordinary person who absorbed so much spirit qi, they would have burst like a balloon. However, Lu Zhiruo was fine.
After a full ten minutes, she still hadn't recovered.
The papaya girl, who was originally focused, also started to get distracted. "Teacher, that thing is still there!"
"Don't bother about it!"
Sun Mo felt a headache. What was going on with the papaya girl's body? This couldn't do. After returning, he had to inform An Xinhui and head to his grandfather's private library to search for information.
Even if he couldn't solve Lu Zhiruo's problem, he had to at least understand the reason why she was absorbing so much spirit qi.
Luckily, other than absorbing a large amount of spirit qi, no other uncontrollable accidents happened to Lu Zhiruo's body. After another five minutes, she successfully broke through.
Sun Mo heaved a solid sigh of relief.
"Teacher, are we going to explore?"
The papaya girl was in high spirits, feeling that she had become stronger. Even if she encountered danger, she would be able to handle it.
Sun Mo hesitated.
"Teacher, let's go. Let's check out the surroundings first and get a rough idea of the terrain. If our luck is good, we might even be able to pick up some battle spoils!"
When Li Ziqi said this, she cast a glance at Lu Zhiruo. As long as she followed the papaya girl, her luck definitely wouldn't be bad.
"Teacher!"
Ying Baiwu looked at Sun Mo anxiously. Who wouldn't want to go treasure hunting?
"Alright then!"
Sun Mo also wanted to take a look. This was like playing a game. When one arrived at a new map, they would have to check it out, right? Otherwise, what fun would there be?
"Zhiruo, ask little loachie if there are any places worth exploring."
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