Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

Chapter 63 Mining_1

After arranging the formation and activating it, a nearly transparent light curtain enveloped the entire Stone Forest.

This was a set of First Order Medium Grade array plate and array flags, named the Kui Star Array, specially borrowed from the clan for this monster hunt. It was quite valuable and could be used for trapping enemies and defense. It could even withstand attacks from Foundation Establishment Cultivators for a short period.

Having set up the formation, Lin Shiji clasped his hands and began to mutter incantations.

"Swift."

Once the illusion technique was successfully deployed, the area that had been a Stone Forest transformed quietly into a small valley, indistinguishable from the surrounding hillsides in its ordinariness.

Having arranged two illusion techniques in succession, Lin Shiji was very satisfied. Although they were now close to the inner region of the Luoyun Mountain Range, it was hard to guarantee that no cultivators would pass by and discover something. With the formation and illusion disguising the area, the clan members would be much safer.

After repeatedly ensuring there were no errors, Lin Shiji turned and entered the cave.

Inside the cave, Lin Tianming and the others were all gathered together, discussing.

Upon investigation, the entire Spirit Vein was located beneath the Stone Forest at a depth of over five hundred feet, covering an area of seven to eight hundred mu. The thickness of the Spirit Ore was less than a hundred feet, indeed a small spirit vein.

Although the vein spanned nearly a thousand mu, ninety-nine percent of it was ordinary rock, and very hard at that, making excavation quite difficult.

Seeing Lin Shiji come down, everyone respectfully greeted him.

"Tianming, what are the results of the exploration? How large is the reserve, and what is the difficulty in mining?"

Lin Shiji's string of questions also reflected his anticipation for how much they might actually gain.

"Elder Wu, after exploring, we've found that this is a tiny Spirit Vein, covering more than seven hundred mu. We cannot accurately estimate the total reserves just yet; we can only get the actual amount after mining it all. I suspect the reserves won't be large, otherwise, this place wouldn't be occupied by just a First Order Silver Earth Scorpion!"

Most people agreed with Lin Tianming's speculation; if it were a large vein, the Silver Earth Scorpion colony wouldn't be able to defend it, and cultivators would have already discovered it.

After Lin Tianming's analysis, Lin Shiji's excited expression calmed a bit.

"Alright, since the reserve is not large, let's not report it to the clan just yet. This place is hundreds of miles from our clan territory, and many cultivators come here for trials. If it's discovered, we could have serious trouble. You all start mining as quickly as possible. Whatever Earth Mysterious Crystals you find will be your own. I'll keep watch outside."

"Yes!"

Everyone started mining with full enthusiasm, even those clan members who had initially advised Lin Tianming to give up on the excavation, now vigorously wielded their Spiritual Artifacts and dug hard.

The whole cave was bustling with activity, the ten cultivators working like mortals tilling the fields, except their hoes were replaced by various oddly shaped Spiritual Artifacts.

Lin Tianming was bare-shouldered, his impressive muscles exposed, drenched in sweat as he dug. Being a Body Cultivator, he made use of his strength of over a thousand jin, which allowed him to dig much faster.

In half a day's time, Lin Tianhong nearby was already at the brink of collapse. With his Fifth Level Qi Refinement cultivation, digging through these extremely hard rocks was indeed strenuous, and his speed was nowhere near Lin Tianming's.

The clan members started the excavation around the edge of the Spirit Vein. It took them half a month to make a complete circle, yielding only one or two Earth Mysterious Crystals of small size, but they were already content with this.

Two months flew by, and the land below had completely changed. On top of the former Spirit Vein, ten channels about half a zhang in size appeared, all neatly piercing through beneath the Stone Forest.

For over two months, everyone had barely rested, working day and night at the excavation.

As the last ten or so mu were excavated, everyone was so exhausted they slumped together, gasping for air.

At that moment, all the clan members were ragged, sweaty, and grimy, looking little different from the beggars of the Secular World, perhaps even more pitiful.

As a Body Cultivator, Lin Tianming's overall condition was much better. After sending a message to Lin Shiji, Lin Tianming sat down on the ground to wait for him.

It only took a dozen or so breaths for Lin Shiji to walk in, his face beaming with joy, impatient to ask about their findings.

"Uncle Wu, I dug up eleven pieces!"

A clan member from the Xing generation was visibly excited, grinning broadly as he took eleven Earth Mysterious Crystals out of his storage bag, most of them the size of a fist.

"I dug up thirteen pieces!"

Another clan uncle took out his Earth Mysterious Crystals, piling them together with the rest.

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In the blink of an eye, it was the turn of the three juniors, including Lin Tianming.

Lin Tianfeng took out nine Earth Mysterious Crystals from his storage bag, surprising all the elders.

After all, excavating a single Earth Mysterious Crystal was no easy task. It was still manageable near the fringe areas, but as one went deeper, the rocks became harder. It often required resting for half a day after digging for half, and it was common to find nothing even after digging for more than ten days.

With Lin Tianfeng being only at the Sixth Level of Qi Refinement, his yield could compare with the elders at the Seventh or Eighth Level, which was indeed surprising.

Seeing Lin Tianfeng handing over so many, Lin Tianhong didn't want to fall behind and took out seven Earth Mysterious Crystals, placing them aside.

Lin Tianhong, with the lowest cultivation, also had seven Earth Mysterious Crystals, which was certainly not easy.

Lin Shiji nodded in satisfaction. The harvests of the two juniors were not inferior to those of the Xing Clan Members, which was both unexpected and delightful.

Lin Tianming was the last one, and with his strength and luck, Lin Shiji's expectation grew even stronger.

Without any hesitation, Lin Tianming cheerfully took out twenty-eight Earth Mysterious Crystals from his storage bag and set them aside.

The crowd inhaled sharply in astonishment. Although they had suspected that Lin Tianming's haul would not be small, they had not expected it to be this substantial.

Among the other nine, Lin Xingzhi had the most, with only fifteen pieces. Lin Tianming's harvest was almost double that, truly frightening.

In fact, Lin Tianming had not taken out everything and had kept five larger ones for himself, believing that the others had not fully disclosed their finds either. After all, these were personal gains, and it was reasonable to volunteer some while keeping a few.

By now, the fist-sized Earth Mysterious Crystals had nearly piled into a small hill.

Lin Shiji was very excited, his old face flushed with exhilaration. The family had expended its assets accumulated over decades to refine the Minor Foundation Building Pill and was currently facing financial difficulties.

These hundred-plus Earth Mysterious Crystals were worth at least twenty thousand Spirit Stones. Other than the rewards for the clan members, some profit in Spirit Stones could also lighten the family's financial burden.

All present smiled knowingly, and many clan members started to express their emotions.

They felt fortunate to have joined the Monster Hunting Squad. The profit from selling the materials of the Silver Earth Scorpion and Earth Spirit Ganoderma alone was worth quite a few Spirit Stones.

Everyone had dug up a significant number of Earth Mysterious Crystals; even Lin Tianhong, who had the least, could expect a reward of at least a thousand Spirit Stones.

With such a substantial amount of Spirit Stones, reaching the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage was not far off. If one could save up eight thousand Spirit Stones, exchanging them for a Minor Foundation Building Pill and entering the Foundation Establishment Stage was a possibility.

At that moment, Lin Shiji spoke up, bringing the clan members back from their reveries.

"I will take care of the Earth Mysterious Crystals for now. I have recorded the amount each person has contributed, and when we return to the clan, head to the Hall of Merit to claim your rewards."

"It's still early, and everyone is quite tired. You may cultivate here for two days, and we'll set out again after that for some training nearby."

"Yes!"

After responding in unison, everyone sat down where they were and began their cultivation.