Both Shi Tianhao and Shi Zhongtian were worried about the whereabouts and safety of Shi Ziling and his wife, but since the matter involved Underworld Hall, it needed to be handled carefully.
According to the information they currently knew, Underworld Hall had been hiding in a medium-class world and the domain channel connecting this medium-class world to the outside world was actually connected to the Outerspace Battlefield.
Ever since the Underworld Hall was born, they had constantly come into contact with the Outer Space Battlefield. Although the Outer Space Battlefield was strange, unpredictable, and extremely chaotic, such that even the Underworld Hall's knowledge of it was limited, there was no doubt that the Underworld Hall was the most familiar with the Outer Space Battlefield in the Heaven Yuan World.
With the other party watching from the sidelines, Shi Tianhao and his grandson had to be careful if they wanted to enter the Outerspace Battlefield to search for their loved ones. Underworld Hall was also secretly watching them.
The two ultimately decided to discuss with Lin Feng before making a decision.
Feng Biji guarded the domain channel leading to the Outerspace Battlefield while Zen Master Dade guarded the domain channel leading to the Divine Land. Next, Shi Tianhao, Zhu Yi and the others continued to explore the internal situation of the Mystic Heaven Realm.
At the same time, Shi Tianhao continued to search for the last bronze Void Cauldron that was lost in this medium-class world.
Shi Zhongtian was already injured before coming out of the Outerspace Battlefield, and the battle with the Underworld Hall envoys had worsened his injuries.
However, he had already reached the Primordial Spirit stage. As long as he recovered from his injuries, he could return to the state of being one with the world. At that time, he could use the surrounding spiritual qi and immediately return to his peak state.
It wasn't easy for him to reunite with his grandson and the old man really couldn't bear to part with him, so he simply followed Shi Tianhao and the others.
Shi Zhongtian carefully sensed the flow of spiritual qi in the Mystic Heaven Realm and immediately discovered something that Shi Tianhao and the others hadn't discovered.
"The spiritual qi in this medium-class world seems to be converging towards one place."
Zhu Yi, Shi Tianhao, Yang Qing and Tuntun were taken aback for a moment, but they immediately discovered the mystery after Shi Zhongtian's reminder.
They landed on the ground in a mountainous area. The spiritual energy in the mountainous area was far more abundant than in other places. They found a cave in the depths of the mountain. After entering the cave, they discovered that it was a huge cave that extended in all directions, like an underground palace.
A stalactite crystal vein was hidden in the depths of the cave.
Condensed Stalactite Crystals. After thousands of years in a karst cave, the stalactites would drip water rich in spiritual energy. After a large amount of it was collected, thousands of kilograms of spiritual water would condense into a crystal the size of a human finger. It was an extremely precious cultivation material.
In the past, when Xuanmen Tianzong opened the mountain gate for the first time outside Sand Continent City, the Great Zhou Dynasty sent congratulatory gifts, including a thousand kilograms of condensed stalactite crystals, which was quite rare.
However, in front of Zhu Yi and the others was an entire stalactite crystal vein. No one knew how many minerals it contained.
Shi Tianhao crushed a little of it and threw it into the air. He opened his mouth to catch it and chewed it directly. He carefully felt the spiritual energy in it and turned his head to say, "The quality is quite high."
Zhu Yi and Yang Qing were speechless at the same time, but Shi Zhongtian laughed heartily. "Brat, your teeth are not bad."
Tuntun, who was beside him, did not stand on ceremony and directly gulped down a huge amount of stalactite crystals. It was grinning from ear to ear as it ate. It was so excited that it was about to show its original form and gorge itself.
Zhu Yi pulled her away and carefully felt the changes in the spiritual energy. His expression changed slightly. "The total amount of spiritual energy in the stalactite crystals is gradually decreasing."
Shi Zhongtian stopped smiling and walked to the vein. He gently tapped his finger and closed his eyes to carefully feel for a moment. Slowly, he nodded. "Indeed. The current speed of spiritual energy accumulation is faster than the speed of spiritual energy loss. Therefore, the mine is still in a state of accumulation and growth.
"However, I can clearly feel that the speed of spiritual energy loss is slow but unstoppable. In one or two years, the change is still very subtle, but in a hundred years, the difference will be very obvious.
"After a little more time, about a thousand years, the speed of spiritual energy loss will even exceed the speed of spiritual energy accumulation. At that time, there will be no need for people to mine. These mines will gradually dry up on their own, and even the existing mines will be exhausted."
Shi Zhongtian's expression became much more solemn. For mortals, a hundred years was a lifetime, but for cultivators who had formed the Golden Elixir, a hundred years was not a long time.
For Yuanying stage cultivators, even a thousand years was just a part of their lives. For Primordial Soul stage cultivators, a single seclusion might last for a thousand years.
Tuntun pursed its lips and muttered, "Then we'll just use up these mines within a thousand years."
Zhu Yi shook his head and frowned. "I'm afraid it's because the existing mines are too large that they can suppress the loss of spiritual energy. If we mine these stalactite crystals in large quantities, it may cause the loss of spiritual energy to accelerate. At that time, the balance here will collapse in less than a thousand years, and a large number of stalactite crystals will be wasted."
Tuntun shouted, "That's still better than letting them dry up for nothing!"
Yang Qing pondered and said, "Let's look at the situation in other places. I remember that the Water Marrow Crystal Vein seemed to be fine."
"It's not like that." Shi Tianhao and Zhu Yi shook their heads at the same time. "Actually, I felt that something was wrong in those places, but I couldn't find the reason. Now that I think about it carefully, I'm afraid it's the same situation here."
Zhu Yi looked at Shi Zhongtian. "Just now, Elder Shi mentioned that the overall flow of spiritual energy in this world is converging in one direction. That's why I suddenly thought of this and found the problem."
"Now it seems that the loss of spiritual energy in these mines is closely related to the overall flow of spiritual energy in this Xuantian Realm."
Shi Tianhao said, "Let's look at other places."
The total amount of spiritual energy in the Xuantian Realm was not particularly abundant, but there were a few places where a large amount of spiritual energy had gathered and many precious treasures had been bred.
Shi Tianhao and the others went to those places and even returned to check the Water Marrow Crystal Vein. As expected, there was the same problem in every mineral deposit.
The same problem also existed in the areas where spiritual herbs and herbs grew. There was enough spiritual energy to promote the growth of spiritual herbs in a short period of time, but as time passed, these areas would become more and more barren until they could no longer provide enough spiritual energy for the growth of spiritual herbs and herbs.
Compared to the mineral veins, it was better here because spiritual herbs and herbs could be transplanted. However, if the mineral deposits were to be excavated and transplanted away from their original environment, they would completely become non-renewable resources. If the mineral veins were kept intact, under normal circumstances, as long as they were not overexploited, they could be restored.
Shi Tianhao, Zhu Yi and Yang Qing looked at each other and could see the seriousness in each other's eyes.
Whether it was Lin Feng or the others, they all hoped to completely occupy this Xuantian Realm and turn it into one of the foundations of Xuanmen Tianzong's future development.
Under such circumstances, the people of Xuanmen Tianzong naturally hoped to develop for a long time and build a lasting foundation, instead of doing business once and then leaving as they did in the Cloudy Forest World.
It would be too easy for them to leave after doing one job. They could just use up all the existing resources. Even if they did not have the ability to do so, Lin Feng himself, Feng Two Poles, Zen Master Dade, Shi Zhongtian, and a few other Primordial Soul realm experts could still do it if they worked together.
However, if they wanted to develop for a long time, the current situation was a bit of a pain in the ass. If the problem of the increasing loss of spiritual energy in the mineral veins was not solved, they would not even dare to excavate the existing mineral deposits. Otherwise, once the balance collapsed, it was likely to lead to the rapid depletion of the mineral veins.
Zhu Yi said in a deep voice, "Since all the spiritual energy is gathering in one direction, that should be the crux of the problem. Find that place and then solve the problem."
Shi Zhongtian carefully analyzed the flow of spiritual energy again and said, "I can cast a spell to bring you all there."
"Thank you, Senior Shi." Zhu Yi and Yang Qing cupped their hands together. Shi Tianhao looked at his grandfather and said, "You are injured now, it's better not to cast a spell."
Shi Zhongtian smiled and said, "Silly boy, your grandfather killed in and out of the Void Battlefield, but he did not do anything to me."
As he spoke, Shi Zhongtian formed a spell with both hands and shouted in a low voice, "Boys, concentrate your spirit and qi and calm your mind."
A white light shone and enveloped everyone. Then, with a roar, the white light flashed and disappeared on the spot.
Zhu Yi, Shi Tianhao, Yang Qing and Tuntun's consciousness were clear at this time and they could clearly feel the changes in the outside world. They could only see the light and shadow in front of them changing rapidly and were unpredictable.
Shi Zhongtian's spell was not to bring them to fly in the void but to integrate into the general trend of the spiritual energy flow in the Xuantian Realm.
It was as if they had turned into a small boat, floating on the river and being sent to the end of the river.
This was something that only Essence Divinity cultivators could do. Shi Zhongtian was injured, so he couldn't merge with the heavens and the earth in his normal state. Therefore, he had to be careful when he used this technique to avoid being repelled by the Spirit Qi in the Mystic Heaven Realm.
Everyone followed the flow of the spiritual energy tide and finally landed on a seemingly ordinary open space. It was impossible to tell that this was the place where the spiritual energy of the entire medium-class world gathered.
The spiritual energy here was not abundant. If Shi Zhongtian had not brought them here, even if Shi Tianhao and the others passed by here, they would not have noticed anything strange.
After Shi Zhongtian landed, he stamped his feet and a huge crack appeared on the ground. The crack spread downward rapidly and formed a big rift valley that looked like an abyss.
Zhu Yi and the others looked down and saw that the rift valley was so deep that they could not see the bottom. It was pitch-black and there was no spiritual energy at all. It was like a dead land.
Shi Zhongtian brought a few people with him and flew downwards, going deeper and deeper.
After a while, Yang Qing raised her head and looked up. She saw that the valley entrance above her head was like a line of sky, leaving only a trace of faint light.
At this time, everyone finally felt a faint suction force coming from below. The deeper they went, the stronger the suction force became.
The sound of water gushing could be heard. The group continued to descend and soon saw a huge pool of water. It was pitch-black and there was no light coming from it. It was like an abyss.
Even the natural light that fell from above was instantly devoured when it came into contact with the pool.
Zhu Yi frowned slightly. He operated the sutra of the Infinite Light Buddha Sutra and produced infinite light that shone on the pool. However, it was instantly devoured and the light could not reach the depths of the pool.
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