Whoosh, whoosh. The three of them crossed an underground river amidst the sound of water. Holy Church
Li Qingshan revealed a surprised expression. He could feel the faint spiritual qi in the river water. He lowered his head and drank a mouthful. His daemon qi had actually grown slightly.
There were many unknown plants growing on both sides of the river filled with spiritual qi. The spiritual qi they contained clearly told Li Qingshan that these were rare spiritual herbs.
Li Qingshan plucked one and placed it in his mouth.
Milliped hurriedly said, "You can't eat it. It tastes terrible!" But it was too late.
An extremely bitter taste spread in Li Qingshan's mouth. His tongue was about to go numb. The spiritual qi contained in the spiritual grass clashed with the daemon qi in his body, and most of it was lost.
Li Qingshan hurriedly gulped down a mouthful of wine and rinsed his mouth.
Milliped looked at Li Qingshan and chuckled. There were still traces of tears on his face, making him look even more foolish. When he smelled the fragrance of the wine, his eyes widened, revealing a look of longing.
Li Qingshan passed the jar to Milliped, and he gulped it all down. He let out a drunken burp, as if he had forgotten all about his sorrows.
Li Qingshan, however, had other thoughts. Most of the spiritual grass in this world could not be eaten directly, but there was no such thing as a useless spiritual grass.
The inconspicuous spiritual grass growing by the river was very likely an ingredient needed to refine a certain type of pill. However, the daemons lacked the skill to refine medicine, so they treated it as useless. But it was also because of this that these spiritual grass had been preserved and not harvested.
As for humans, even powerful Qi Practitioners, they struggled to venture so deep underground. Although he did not run into a single daemon along the way, Li Qingshan sensed seven or eight powerful auras at the very least. They sensed Milliped's arrival and avoided him from afar, afraid to approach him.
If it had been a human, they would have immediately become prey for these ferocious predators. Moreover, Milliped was an overlord-level Daemon General, so he probably wouldn't show any mercy to the foreign species that had invaded his territory. Any Qi Practitioner would be instantly killed if he made a move. (《》)
Of course, demons could not go above ground, and the underground was also a forbidden zone for humans.
As Li Qingshan walked, he felt like he was dead. Suddenly, he raised his head, and a speck of blue light appeared in his vision. It was like a blue star in the night sky, quietly shining with light and forming a beautiful halo. The light was so weak, but in this absolute darkness, when it suddenly fell into the eyes, it actually gave off a beautiful and dazzling feeling.
Only when he got closer did he discover that it was a small azure flower growing quietly in the crevice of a stone. Its butterfly-like petals would curl and unfurl from time to time, as if it was alive.
Little Ann gently touched one of them. The petals immediately shrank and the light disappeared.
Li Qingshan had never seen such a wonderful plant before. He felt that the spiritual energy contained in it was much richer than the spiritual herbs he had seen Just Now.
As he moved forward, the pitch-black cave gradually widened. The number of azure flowers also gradually increased. Three to five of them formed a cluster, looking exceptionally dazzling.
The Spiritual Qi in the air was getting denser and denser. It had long surpassed the Zombie Cave.
Milliped said, "We're almost there!"
There was no need for him to say it. Li Qingshan had already sensed it. A blue light shone from the front, illuminating the path in front of him. It was as if there was a blue moon buried underground, quietly waiting for him to unearth it.
He suddenly saw the end of the long tunnel. Li Qingshan walked forward impatiently, and the light became even more dazzling. When he reached the entrance, he suddenly stopped and widened his eyes, shocked by the scene before him.
In front of him was an open space the size of a football field. Thousands of flowers grew there, emitting blue light in the darkness, illuminating the entire cave. It was a sea of sparkling flowers, and there were many butterflies of blue light dancing on the surface of the sea. It was like a dream.
This was a scene that could only be seen in a deep dream.
Xiao An's sleeve came into contact with an azure flower that had completely bloomed beside her. The blue flower suddenly broke free from its leaves and began to dance about. It turned into a beautiful butterfly of blue light, leaving behind a beautiful trail. (《》)
These butterflies had been born from the spirit herb. They were the spirit of the spirit herb.
Little Ann reached out and grabbed, but the blue butterfly turned into spiritual light and dissipated between her fingers. It reformed not far away and flew away.
Little Ann immediately chased after it, wading through the sea of flowers that was about to drown her. Flower petals danced in the air, turning into countless blue butterflies that circled around her.
Li Qingshan called out, "Little Ann!" This was Milliped's home. It was his first time visiting, so he had to be polite. These spirit herbs might be extremely important to Milliped.
Little Ann suddenly turned around. The blue light illuminated her entire body, making her look like a legendary spirit.
Li Qingshan suddenly didn't know what to say next. He looked at Milliped, who was smiling foolishly beside him, and sighed softly. He smiled and said, "You're living in a pretty nice place!"
It wasn't just beautiful. The spiritual energy here was so thick that he had never seen it before. If he meditated and cultivated here, both his daemon qi and true qi would grow rapidly.
Milliped said, "What's not bad?" He pointed at the blue butterfly. "This can be eaten, but it's not delicious!"
Li Qingshan knocked his bald head. "What else is there in your head other than eating?" Such a beautiful thing … even if it was delicious, he probably couldn't eat it!
Milliped rubbed his head and continued to smile foolishly. He didn't have any of the dignity of a daemon general. When Li Qingshan agreed to go underground with him, he stopped smiling foolishly. He completely forgot about being bullied by other daemon generals.
"Don't smile. Be serious. No wonder you're bullied and can't eat sweet potatoes!" Li Qingshan scolded. Since he was determined to help him reclaim his lost territory, they were no longer just drinking buddies. They were comrades who fought side by side. He still had to rely on Milliped's strength from now on. Seeing how foolish he was, he couldn't help but scold him.
Milliped immediately pursed his lips and said sternly, "You guys stay. It's fine if you don't eat the sweet potatoes!" It was rare that his thoughts were clear and he expressed himself clearly.
Li Qingshan felt his chest heat up. He was very touched. "How can my friend not have sweet potatoes to eat!" Milliped wasn't smart, but he treated him with absolute sincerity. His cultivation level was high, but he wasn't arrogant. He was many times better than those arrogant, pretentious peddlers at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Practitioner.
He was the first friend he acknowledged from the bottom of his heart, and he definitely wouldn't disappoint his friend.
"Friend?" Milliped pondered the word.
Li Qingshan patted his shoulder and smiled. "Good friend!"
"Good friend." Milliped also patted Li Qingshan's shoulder. He seemed to understand something and laughed loudly.
Friends were even better than sweet potatoes.
After walking through the sea of flowers and startling countless butterflies, they arrived at the center of the open ground. There was a huge stone platform without any plants. It was three meters long, six meters wide, and seven or eight feet tall.
Milliped lay down on it and stretched his limbs, forming the Chinese character '大'. A relaxed expression appeared on his wooden face as he exhaled comfortably. He glanced at Li Qingshan and Little Ann, then rolled to the side to make space.
Li Qingshan didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. "You're inviting us to sleep?" Then, he heard snoring. This guy had already fallen asleep!
Li Qingshan and Little Ann looked at each other.
Was this stone bed really that good to sleep on?
Li Qingshan carried Little Ann to the stone platform and then tried to lie down on it. However, he sat up as if he had been struck by lightning. His face was full of shock. In that instant, he didn't feel as if he was lying on a hard rock, but on a turbulent sea of spiritual Qi.
He rubbed the surface of the stone platform with all his might and examined it closely. He saw a faint, resplendent light under the stone platform, as if the most beautiful gems in the world had been melted together. This wasn't the first time Li Qingshan had seen such a beautiful color.
He took out a spirit stone hesitantly and compared it with the stone platform. Finally, he confirmed it. "This … this is a spirit stone bed!"
This feeling was similar to how a normal person would feel when they saw a golden bed. Their first reaction was disbelief. However, he immediately understood why Milliped had chosen this place as his cave in the vast underground world.
All daemons' first instinct was no longer to eat and drink, but to search for places with spiritual Qi so that they could absorb more of it.
However, although the spirit stone bed was large, it couldn't withstand decades or even centuries of absorption by a Daemon General!
A thought that even he didn't quite believe appeared in Li Qingshan's mind. He walked to the side of the bed and pushed away the dirt. His expression instantly became extremely strange. His guess was correct. This wasn't a spirit stone bed, but a spirit stone mine.
This stone platform was just the tip of the iceberg of this mine.
If a spirit stone bed could make cultivators' eyes red with envy, then a spirit stone mine could make two cultivator sects go to war. That spirit stone mine alone was enough to cause two cultivation sects to wage war, causing noble cultivators to die like mortals.
Humans die for wealth, and birds die for food. It was the same in the cultivation world.
Spirit stone mines were crystals formed naturally from the spiritual Qi of the world. They were usually formed on spirit veins.
Most of the spirit stone veins on the surface were controlled by powerful forces and guarded by powerful cultivators. However, spirit stones weren't just equivalent goods. They were also consumables. Over millions of years, many had been excavated by humans. Some had even drained the goose that laid the golden eggs to catch the fish. Even spirit veins had been directly dug out.
However, in the depths of the underground world where spirit veins were the most abundant, daemons didn't have the habit of using spirit stones to trade. They wouldn't use spirit stones on formations, puppets, or artifacts either. These spirit stone mines that weren't excavated could be recycled, constantly absorbing the spiritual Qi of the world and nurturing countless daemons and spirit herbs.
Li Qingshan thought, Fortune truly favors fools. He'd thought that this fellow was poor, which was why he'd come to freeload off him. He hadn't expected him to sleep on a spirit stone mine every day. How extravagant.
Milliped had come to freeload off him. Today, it was his turn to freeload off him. It would be a shameful waste if he didn't make use of such a holy land for cultivation.
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