Hearing this, Lu Chenxing was slightly startled.
Spirit Stones are one of the cultivation resources for cultivators; they contain highly pure, unaligned energy.
Other professionals can also use them, but their supply is extremely scarce.
Most cultivators still use crystal cores as their cultivation resources.
It is said that for some unknown reason, the supply of Spirit Stones has drastically decreased, but no one knows why.
Upon hearing it was a Spirit Stone, Lu Chenxing observed it carefully.
It indeed resembled a Spirit Stone, but its color was blood-red, unlike ordinary Spirit Stones.
So, he immediately activated the All-Knowing Eye.
The All-Knowing Eye, which recorded knowledge from thousands of books, could now be put to initial use.
As two white light circles lit up in Lu Chenxing's eyes, the target's information appeared in his mind.
“Contaminated Spirit Stone: An unaligned Spirit Stone that has been eroded by a higher-level power.
Given the presence of a dragon corpse here, there is a 90% probability that these Spirit Stones are contaminated by dragon blood.”
“It's a Spirit Stone, and it’s a contaminated one!” Lu Chenxing immediately informed everyone of this news.
Looking at the red light flickering everywhere inside the cave wall, everyone was momentarily astonished.
Such a large Spirit Stone mine, no wonder so many people were needed to dig it!
And to ensure no one hoarded them, they even used the extremely primitive method of basket transport!
“Dragon corpse… Spirit Stones…” At this moment, Yan Pingsha also remembered something and quickly said, “If dragon blood is contaminating the Spirit Stones, then wouldn't the spiritual energy inside the cave be extremely violent?! People staying there for a long time will have problems! Let's go quickly!”
Dragon blood is an extremely vigorous and potent substance, a top-tier resource for body tempering, but it cannot be used directly.
It needs to be harmonized with other materials; otherwise, most people would suffer internal combustion, with minor injuries for some and spontaneous combustion for others!
If the Spirit Stones were all soaked in dragon blood, it would mean that the entire long cave was filled with violent spiritual energy, which could not be used for energy replenishment or general use at all!
People constantly in such an environment, subtly influenced, are bound to have problems!
While sending messages to Bai Yuntian and Long Qifeng, Lu Chenxing said, “Don't rush yet.
We still don't know where they are transporting these blood-red Spirit Stones or what they are doing with them.
Wait a moment; I've already sent messages to Principal Bai and Senior Long; they'll be here soon.
Once they arrive, we'll depart immediately!”
Hearing this, Yan Pingsha could only suppress her anxious feelings and wait.
After all, from her perspective, the reason these people were enduring such hardship was because of their trust in her.
Yun Qiaoqiao, who was beside them, also stared intently at the screen, fearing something might happen to Wang Hu and Lu Hai!
Meanwhile, the two people on screen had already painstakingly chiseled out some blood-red Spirit Stones and were following the team forward.
However, as soon as they exited the cave, Wang Hu was struck by a whip.
“Newcomer, be honest, got it?” The guard standing at the entrance said arrogantly, “If you want to escape, you can weigh your options, or ask the people around you to see what happened to those who tried to escape before.”
Wang Hu didn't say much; he just lowered his head and honestly followed the team forward.
Seeing his obedient demeanor, the guard seemed rather bored and subsequently bothered no longer with him, merely shouting loudly, “Hurry up! Everyone, hurry up!
As long as it doesn't kill you, keep working your ass off!
Otherwise, I'll show you what it means to wish you were dead!”
Although the guard shouted loudly, the people below remained silent, merely transporting the blood-red Spirit Stones in silence.
As the team moved forward, Wang Hu and Lu Hai arrived at a plaza.
There were many guards in the plaza, and some black-robed figures were moving among them, seemingly setting up something.
Wang Hu and Lu Hai, mimicking the others, poured the Spirit Stones there and then followed the team back, remaining quiet and obedient the whole way.
“Black robes again, could it be people from the Church of the Myriad Gods?” Lu Chenxing muttered to himself, looking at the fleeting black-robed figures.
A moment later, Bai Yuntian and Long Qifeng arrived one after another.
Lu Chenxing replayed the scene for them using a projection stone.
Bai Yuntian took just one look and said with certainty, “These are people from the Church of the Myriad Gods.
It seems this Nufeng Guild must have colluded with the Church of the Myriad Gods.
We can act now.”
“We'll split into two groups.
Senior Long and I will head to this secret realm first to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.
You all take the military personnel to the Nufeng Guild's headquarters to apprehend the culprits, then come over.”
Everyone agreed to this arrangement.
Just as they were about to depart, Guan Yang spoke up, “Master, we won't go.
We're afraid we'd only hold you back.
The three of us plan to do our advancement mission together.”
Yun Qiaoqiao and Guo Jiahao also nodded beside him.
They were very self-aware; at their current First Stage Completion, going might only cause trouble and not be much help, so they decided not to go.
“Alright, then you all go,” Lu Chenxing said with a smile, holding Xiao Zhi.
Actually, whether they went or not didn't matter, because with the military personnel and Principal Bai and the others there, it wouldn't be their turn to act anyway.
However, going would only be for show and not achieve much, so it didn't really matter if they didn't want to go.
Afterward, everyone stopped delaying.
Lu Chenxing and Yan Pingsha, with Xiao Zhi, headed towards the Nufeng Guild's headquarters.
Along the way, neither of them spoke much, each contemplating their own thoughts.
As Lu Chenxing was speculating and pondering the origin and purpose of the dragon bones, a sparrow stood on a tree by the roadside, watching the two of them unblinkingly.
The two, lost in thought, didn't notice, but Xiao Zhi did, and she pointed in that direction, exclaiming joyfully, “Daddy, look, there's a little bird watching us.”
Lu Chenxing subconsciously looked in that direction, only to find that the little sparrow had already flown away.
He rubbed Xiao Zhi's head and didn't take the matter to heart.
However, after walking a bit further, Xiao Zhi pointed in another direction and called out again, “Daddy, look, that little bird is back!”
So Lu Chenxing looked again, only to find that the little sparrow had flown away once more.
Through its markings and flight movements, it was clear that it was indeed the same bird as before.
At this point, even he, if he were any duller, would have noticed something amiss.
White light circles quietly appeared in his eyes, the All-Knowing Eye opened, and seeing the faint transparent energy fluctuations on the little sparrow, he understood.
At the same time, the All-Knowing Eye also provided the answer: “Target is a common bird, already controlled by mental energy.”
The moment he got the answer, Lu Chenxing quietly said to Yan Pingsha, “Someone is monitoring us.
This method seems to belong to the Huan Yao Divine Envoy.
To prevent things from changing, we need to get there quickly.
We'll stabilize them first, then wait for the army to get into position!”
“Okay!” Yan Pingsha completely trusted Lu Chenxing's words without a shred of hesitation.
The two immediately increased their speed, rushing together towards the Nufeng Guild.