The layout in the middle was clear, and the terrain was spacious. There were also many large trees at the bottom of the sea surrounding it.
The mountains rose and fell, high and low, twisting and turning like they were alive. The dragon's mouth in the center was locked by trees. Mountains and water surrounded it, guarding it. This was definitely a treasure land with Spirit Veins.
There were many Spirit Veins in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. However, most of them were hidden at the bottom of the sea. Unless something strange happened underground and they leaked out, one could only rely on a Geomaster to use the Dragon Seeking Art to find them.
Regular cultivators did not understand the geography of earth veins. Even if one walked past a place with a Spirit Vein, one would not discover anything.
Xiao Chen held the five Dragon Fixing Needles with his right hand. He felt slightly nervous. This was his first time making a move.
If he made a mistake, it would be a huge blow to him.
Whether Xiao Chen had the talent to learn the Dragon Seeking Art or not, this unknown treasure land before him would give him the answer.
Was it right or wrong?
Holding the Dragon Fixing Needles, Xiao Chen leaped out and dove into the sea. Then, he arrived at the "dragon cave" surrounded by many trees.
When Xiao Chen got closer, he discovered that the so-called tree locking the dragon was just something he saw from afar.
When Xiao Chen truly walked at the bottom of the sea, the hundreds of underwater trees were very far apart and sparse. Ordinary people would find it hard to connect them to a dragon cave.
When Xiao Chen got closer, he carefully touched the trunk of the tree. It was not a Spirit Tree, just an ordinary sea tree.
Xiao Chen had already closed his Heavenly Eye. He looked into the distance in the seawater. To the south, there was a continuous chain of mountains, looking like a ferocious beast coiled in the sea.
Then, he looked to the north. There were many low mountains and small mounds surrounding them, heavily guarding them.
As Xiao Chen stood at the dragon cave in the center, he closed his eyes and carefully sensed the undetectable currents in the seawater.
Most of the time, the direction of the currents in the deep sea was quiet.
However, if this was really a dragon cave with a Spirit Vein, the direction of the water would definitely be different from other places.
Invisibly, Xiao Chen sensed that the water one kilometer away was flowing from left to right in an extremely slow and indiscernible manner.
There was no mistake. Trees locking the dragon, flowing water surrounding it. To the north, there were small mounds protecting the dragon, layered over each other.
To the south, there were ferocious beasts with ferocious fangs and bloody jaws.
The ground beneath his feet was definitely a dragon cave, a spirit vein hidden within!
Xiao Chen stomped his foot on the ground. Rumbling sounds could be heard, and cracks appeared in the ground. Countless bubbles rose up.
Kacha kacha!
Xiao Chen's stomp seemed to have broken some sort of balance. The speed at which the crack descended was astonishing. Soon, it was a kilometer deep.
With a bang, the ground split apart in an instant. The water that was originally difficult to detect and was only moving at a weak speed slowly turned into a stream of water.
It spun frantically at an extremely fast speed. A smile appeared on Xiao Chen's tense face.
He was right to win the first battle, but now was not the time to relax.
Seeking dragons and fixing veins was not as simple as that.
Huchi Huchi!
The earth's crust trembled, and the hills in the north were uprooted by the mighty force of nature. One after another, small mountains with the force of a million catties slammed towards Xiao Chen.
This was the Dragon's Guard. Anyone who touched the Dragon's Cave had to pass through it. Otherwise, not only would one not obtain the Spirit Vein, but the Spirit Vein might even devour one's life.
In the fourth segment of the Paradise Secret Canon, Earth Prison, there were all sorts of secret techniques that could use the power of mountains and rivers to easily resolve this tribulation with a wave of one's hand.
Xiao Chen had not reached that level yet, so he could only use force to suppress it.
Looking at the small mountains rushing over in the water, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and blocked one of them.
As the small mountains danced around, they crashed into some of the other small mountains. Rubble flew everywhere. Even with the seawater as a buffer, they still created many large pits at the bottom of the sea.
"Roar!"
A ferocious beast broke out of the ground in the mountains to the south. It was a three-hundred-meter-long snake as thick as a calf.
The snake glared as it charged over with a surging aura. In the end, when it saw Xiao Chen, it trembled in fright and turned to retreat.
This snake was only as strong as a Grandmaster-Level Martial Sage. When Xiao Chen saw this snake's strength, he was already certain.
The Spirit Vein hidden in the dragon cave would not surpass a Superior Grade Spirit Vein.
However, that did not matter. Even if he tried it out, he would not gain anything. He did not have to worry about the Spirit Vein being of low quality.
All he had to do was prove that Xiao Chen had the talent to seek dragons and fix veins. "Buzz!
Buzz! Buzz! "Cracks appeared in the ground, spreading to the north. It seemed like something underground was moving.
Xiao Chen's expression turned cold. "Hiding your head but showing your tail. How long are you going to hide?"
The five Dragon Fixing Needles in Xiao Chen's hand shot out, moving quickly and disappearing in a flash.
Mournful wails came from the bottom of the sea. The seawater surged, and huge waves surged ten thousand meters above.
The small silver boat drifted with the waves. Ao Jiao, who was at the bow, revealed a joyful expression. One did not fear strong winds and waves; one feared nothing.
The cracks stopped spreading. Xiao Chen walked calmly in the water. When he arrived at the end of the crack, he kicked the ground a few more times.
In the end, he was still not skilled enough. If he could learn even half a move of the fourth segment of the Earth Prison, he would not have ended up in such an ugly state.
He could use the power of the mountains and rivers to make the ground rise and crack.
Right now, his cultivation was not there yet, so he could only use brute force. When the bottom of the sea exploded, a green Roaming Dragon was pinned to the ground by the five Dragon Fixing Needles, unable to move.
"My luck is pretty good. A high-ranked Spirit Vein. I can mine Medial Grade Spirit Stones in the surrounding Spirit Stone Mines. There is also a chance of Superior Grade Spirit Stones appearing."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he sized up the Spirit Vein below. In the Sky Dome Realm, it was worth cities. However, in the Kunlun Realm, it was not worth mentioning.
At the very least, at Xiao Chen's level, it was not worth mentioning.
The five Dragon Fixing Needles slowly melted, and the green Roaming Dragon turned into a clump of Spirit Vein's origin. Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and directly absorbed it.
The surging Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth was like a river flowing through his body with great momentum.
However, when the Spiritual Energy reached the dantian and the silhouette of the dragon-shaped Heavenly Seal, it was like a river facing the sea, silently drowning out the Spiritual Energy.
The terrain of the earth vein was destroyed. After Xiao Chen absorbed this Spirit Vein, he sized up his surroundings. Then, he shot out of the sea like an arrow leaving a bow.
Ao Jiao, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly asked, "How was it?"
"One high-ranked Spirit Vein," Xiao Chen said softly when he landed on the warship's bow.
Ao Jiao said excitedly, "Not bad, not bad. Really not bad. In the entire Kunlun Continent, all the Spirit Veins that can be found with one glance are already occupied by the various major factions, not leaving a single one behind.
"Originally, if you wanted to obtain resources, you could only rob those Holy Lands. Now that you have the Dragon Seeking Art, not only do you not need to beg others, but there will probably be people lining up to beg you. "
The importance of Spirit Veins to sects went without saying. Any strong Geomaster would be an honored guest of a Holy Land, receiving the highest treatment.
Ao Jiao was right. However, Xiao Chen was still far from it.
After all, Xiao Chen had just learned this Dao. Compared to some of the veteran Geomaster Clans, there was still a huge gap.
"Oh, right, we have already entered the Northern Sea. Should we go directly to the headquarters of the Northern Sea Alliance?"
The Northern Sea Alliance was a community of interests formed by many factions, somewhat similar to the Bushin Palace.
However, in terms of accumulations and strength, they were much weaker than the Bushin Palace.
The current Alliance Chief of the Northern Sea Alliance was Ye Chen's father. If there were no surprises, Ye Chen should be in the alliance headquarters.
Xiao Chen took out a sea chart and checked it. Then, he said, "Let's go to the Cloud Treasure Sea Market first. That is the largest sea market in the Northern Sea. Let's see if I can buy the materials there to refine the Dragon Subduing Platform and Dragon Revealing Mirror."
These two dragon-seeking Secret Treasures required many divine materials, at least one hundred of them. Each would require at least five tons of each.
Just the materials alone were astronomical. If not for having more than forty million Black Astral Coins and being filthy rich, Xiao Chen would not have been able to bear to refine them.
Ao Jiao nodded obediently and received the sea chart. Then, she smiled and pushed Xiao Chen into the ship's hold, telling him to focus on cultivating the Paradise Secret Canon.
Xiao Chen and Little Yellow Feather could handle the matters of the ship and the ferocious beasts they would meet in the sea.
After traveling for ten days, the silhouette of the Cloud Treasure Sea Market could already be seen in the distance.
It was the same as the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market, built around a gigantic Immortal statue towering in the sea. From a distance, this Immortal looked different from the Immortals in the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market.
However, its expression and hand seals were almost the same. As it looked at the distant starry heavens, there was a trace of heavy helplessness in its rage and sorrow.
With his previous experience, Xiao Chen knew that the peak of this place was naturally the Cloud Treasure City in the palm of that Immortal statue.
Not wanting to attract attention, Xiao Chen withdrew his aura and followed the crowd into the city.
After asking around, Xiao Chen learned that there was a branch of the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association in Cloud Treasure City. Furthermore, it was one of the top three branches. The person in charge was the Third City Lord.
As the largest sea market in the Northern Sea, the prosperity of Cloud Treasure City went without saying.
To be able to enter Cloud Treasure City, one needed to be a Superior Grade Martial Sage at the very least. The threshold was already very high.
The endless stream of people on the streets was the best proof of this bustling city.
According to rumor, all the Immortal statues in the Heavenly Starry Ocean belonged to the mysterious Treasure Master.
As Xiao Chen walked in the city, he entered deep thought.
If the rumor was true, for this Treasure Master to be able to snatch food from the jaws of a tiger and remain standing among the many Immortal Holy Lands, he had to be an incredible person.
Before Xiao Chen knew it, he arrived at the gates of the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association. He strode in, and a pretty maidservant immediately came over to attend to him.
"This Young Master, what instructions do you have?"
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He took out a list that he had prepared long ago and handed it over.
The maidservant took one look and was startled. It was a long, densely packed list of all sorts of peak divine materials. The signature at the end was even more tyrannical — fifty tons of each.
"Young Master, come with me. We will go to the distinguished guest pavilion first and rest for a while," the maidservant said with a smile, suppressing her flustered heart.
In the distinguished guest pavilion, Xiao Chen did not have to wait for long. The person in charge of the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association, a major character with the status of one of the three City Lords, personally appeared.
When this person entered the distinguished guest pavilion and saw Xiao Chen, he was clearly startled. Then, he waved his hand and dismissed his attendants and guards.
Xiao Chen's expression changed slightly. He smiled in surprise and said, "Miss Zi Ying, we meet again."
The two were surprised. Unexpectedly, after parting at the Treasure Master's residence in Ten Thousand Treasure City, they met again in Cloud Treasure City.
Zi Ying walked over leisurely and smiled. "It is truly a small world. Blue Dragon King, should I call you Mo Yun or Xiao Chen?"
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