Arctic, Land of Extreme Night.
With Linglong’s transmission, members of the Lingxiao Sect gathered toward her location.
Seeing the jade token in Linglong’s hand emitting a strong blue light, everyone was delighted. The senior brother excitedly said from a distance, "Did we find the spirit vein?"
Linglong replied, "It seems so. The spirit testing plate is reacting strongly here."
The senior brother quickly arrived beside Linglong, glanced at the blue jade token in her hand, and nodded, "It should be here. Even through the thick ice layer, the spirit testing plate reacts so strongly, indicating a strong spiritual energy leak beneath this ice layer."
At this moment, Yun Zong also flew over and said, "Senior brother’s analysis is correct. Based on our observations during this period, the spiritual energy on this planet is too scarce. The spirit testing plate’s strong reaction indicates that beneath the ground here, it is definitely the planet’s spirit vein."
The other sect disciples arrived one after another, each holding a spirit testing plate emitting strong light, all filled with joy.
"Senior Brother Wu Ya, what should we do?" A young disciple asked the senior brother.
The senior brother, named Ye Wuya, saw everyone looking at him and pondered for a moment before saying, "The treasured talisman given to us by the sect can only be used once, so don’t use it lightly. We should ensure that this is the main vein of the planet’s spirit vein before taking action."
Yun Zong nodded, "Senior Brother Wu Ya is right; we must prioritize caution. Although the ground here is filled with spiritual energy, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the main vein of the spirit vein. It might just be a place where spiritual energy has dispersed."
"Break through the ice layer first and make sure," Linglong suggested.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Little junior sister, step aside and let senior brother handle it." A burly, slightly chubby young man said.
Although he appeared young, his deep eyes and aged appearance indicated his actual age wasn’t small. He probably was quite old when establishing the foundation, and his body returned to youthful vigor after that.
Linglong smiled at him, "Then I’ll trouble Senior Brother Du to take action."
Everyone backed away, leaving Du Hui alone there.
Once everyone was far enough, Du Hui smiled slightly, formed a spell with his hands, and chanted, "Qiankun Borrowing Technique, Heavenly Hammer, break!"
He raised his right hand high over his head and slammed it down onto the ice layer below.
Invisibly, a grand and majestic force condensed from the void, resembling a massive iron hammer, smashed down onto the thick ice layer in front of Du Hui.
The thick ice layer instantly cracked.
Centered around where Du Hui stood, cracks rapidly spider-webbed in all directions.
From a high vantage point, one could see clearly that after Du Hui’s strike, a vast area of the ice the size of a football field suddenly split open.
Du Hui suddenly squatted down, touched the ice layer with his right hand, and breathed, "Golden Crow Technique, melt ice!"
A dazzling golden light spread from his palm in all directions. Upon closer inspection, terrifying flames seemed to be frantically dancing within that golden light.
As the golden light spread, the cracked ice layer melted at an astounding speed.
Like carrying a terrifying searing temperature, the golden light melted millennia-old ice instantly.
The seawater previously compressed under the thick ice burst forth under immense pressure as the entire ice layer melted. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novel✶fire.net
At that moment, the vast area of the football field-sized region burst into dozens of fountains, with columns of water shooting skyward.
Du Hui stood on the water’s surface, his body surrounded by an invisible layer of Gang Qi, immune to water and fire, not sinking.
He slowly stood up, but sweat covered his forehead, and his expression showed some fatigue.
Ye Wuya, Yun Zong, Linglong, and others quickly rushed over.
Seeing the huge ice layer around them split open in an instant, everyone showed some admiration on their faces.
Linglong sincerely said, "Senior Brother Du is incredible, this Golden Crow Technique has improved a lot."
"Senior Brother Du is naturally gifted with a Fire Spirit Root. Even barely entering the Golden Crow Technique can produce such power, truly enviable."
Ye Wuya also approvingly said, "Among our generation in the Lingxiao Sect, only Junior Brother Du can unleash the power of the Golden Crow Technique to this level."
Du Hui inwardly felt proud but displayed a humble expression, modestly saying, "The seniors overpraise me; my meager cultivation means little."
Ye Wuya laughed heartily, "Junior Brother Du, no need to be modest with us."
After a few light-hearted exchanges, Yun Zong, observing the blue light remaining intense in his hand without becoming more radiant due to the large ice being broken, frowned, "Everyone, something seems off."
Everyone snapped back to reality, looking at their spirit testing plates.
Linglong frowned, "It doesn’t seem much stronger. Did we find the wrong place?"
Ye Wuya said, "Could it be just a worthless lower ninth-grade spirit vein?"
This statement caused a deep disappointment on everyone’s faces.
Yun Zong said, "The senior brother’s guess might be right. According to our observations, even though this planet’s spiritual energy is recovering, the total spiritual energy covering the planet is still extremely weak. Most likely, the planet’s main spirit vein is a defective product too."
Another person said, "Even if it’s defective, if we find it, we can at least harvest a lot of spirit stones. Our trip wouldn’t be for nothing. The worst part is, what if there aren’t even any spirit stones?"
Everyone’s hearts sank.
In the cultivation world, cultivation resources are the most important.
Spiritual energy is the foundation of cultivation, but relying solely on spiritual energy, reaching only the Foundation Establishment Stage is the limit.
Beyond that, without plenty of spirit stones and heavenly materials and treasures for assistance, it is challenging to reach a higher realm.
Therefore, for any cultivator, sect, or aristocratic family, cultivation resources are the most important thing.
Since discovering this suddenly appearing interstellar portal, the Lingxiao Sect has been ecstatic.
Because, based on past experiences, this is a portal to some star system. If they go through, they can obtain many cultivation resources on another planet.
As Foundation Establishment disciples of the Lingxiao Sect, they originally were not qualified to come. However, after several tests, they discovered that this portal seemed to exist before, but somehow the connection with the Central Great World was severed, now reopening. The space law within the portal was extremely unstable, only allowing Foundation Establishment cultivators to enter.
This discovery brought both surprise and joy to the Lingxiao Sect.
According to past experiences, such a situation means that the newly discovered world was once connected with the Central Great World, but was claimed by a great power as a private Cave Heaven Blessed Land, breaking the connection between the two worlds.
Usually, when these places reopen, it indicates that the great power has fallen, and the barriers between the two worlds dissolve.
These places, favored by a great power, must have something special, often places where heavenly materials and treasures gather.
At the very least, it would be a location of a top-grade spiritual vein.
Thus this time, the disciples from the Lingxiao Sect came with high expectations from their sect.
They aimed to bring back a top-grade spiritual vein, a large amount of cultivation resources for their sect.
Such rewards could not only benefit them, but they might also gain a legacy left by a great power, which is crucial on the path of cultivation.
However, after searching for over a month, they failed to find a place rich in spiritual energy.
The place they discovered now, although the spiritual energy concentration was decent, remained too weak compared to the Central Great World.
The most critical point was that beneath the thick ice layer lay unfathomable seawater, and the spiritual energy leaking was not as dense as they had hoped.
Based on experience, it was clear there might be a spirit vein beneath the water, but the grade of the vein was likely so low that even these Foundation Establishment cultivators had little interest in mining it.
Linglong, after a brief moment of disappointment, gritted her teeth and said, "Senior brothers, please wait, I will go take a look."
She discovered this place, and everyone being disappointed made her uncomfortable. Hence, she decided to explore the seabed herself.
Having said that, she plunged into the cold, dark depths of the sea.