【Beast Name: Mysterious Eyed Golden Centipede (Demon Beast)】
【A thousand feet and a thousand eyes, moving like swift wind, its body contains strange poison that can melt iron and dissolve gold. This is a powerful Demon Beast that has disappeared in the river of time...】
【Ingestion Requirement: Poison Corrosion Buff 4, Depression Buff 4, Cold Poison Buff 4, Red Poison Buff 4, Illusion Poison Buff 4】
【Ingestion Effect: Constitution Increase 10, Agility Increase 10, Strength Buff 6, Hundred Poisons Buff 6】
【Talent: Hundred Poisons Melting Body】
After reading the information feedback on the consciousness panel, Lin Sheng only withdrew his gaze after a long while, letting out a heavy breath.
"Demon Beast, Mysterious Eyed Golden Centipede!"
He tightly gripped the stone in his hand, which felt as soft and delicate as muscle tissue.
A Demon Beast mineral seed actually contained Demon Beast blood!?
He was quite shocked in his heart, and calmed down after a long while.
A hint of complexity and regret appeared in his eyes.
From the moment he got the mineral seed, he had already sensed that the viscous blood contained within was not much, estimated to be less than enough to fill a teacup.
It was impossible for this mineral seed to contain only this much blood; clearly, a large portion of it had already been swallowed by that Earth Armor Beast.
However, even with a complete mineral seed, he knew that the blood contained within would not be enough for him to ingest this Mysterious Eyed Golden Centipede.
Moreover, he had not yet met the ingestion conditions for this Demon Beast.
This was the second Demon Beast he had seen, besides the Phantom Demon Beast.
And unlike the Phantom Demon Beast, this Demon Beast was clearly a complete poison beast.
Not only did it have the never-before-seen Hundred Poisons Buff, even its talent was related to toxicity.
The attribute point increase from this Demon Beast also exceeded 30 points, which was far beyond what a Spirit Beast could compare to.
Putting aside his complicated feelings, he had no intention of dwelling on gains and losses.
He reached his palm into this mineral seed, and with a thought, absorbed all the blood within into his body.
Although there was only a small amount of Spirit Beast blood left, after absorbing it into his body, the blood mist in his consciousness space churned quite actively.
He looked at the panel again, his eyes lighting up, because the activation progress of the third imprint had actually reached 75% at this moment.
Just this small amount of Demon Beast blood increased the activation progress of his third imprint by nearly 10%.
Although he already knew that Demon Beasts were far incomparable to Spirit Beasts, such a large difference still shocked him greatly.
If there had been a little more Demon Beast blood in this mineral seed, perhaps the third imprint could have been completely activated directly.
He sighed inwardly in regret again, then carefully searched the surroundings once more, confirming that there was nothing else worth noting, before turning to leave and returning to his temporary residence with the Earth Armor Beast's corpse.
Except for Mo Xing, who was seriously injured and taken to Da Cui Peak for treatment, everyone else basically rested briefly at the residence.
Seeing Lin Sheng return, Gou Donglai immediately went up to greet him. At this time, his condition was significantly better than before. Although his face was still a bit pale, his Aura was full, and there was no major problem.
"Senior Brother Lin, you're back."
"Yes, process this Earth Armor Beast to use as food for the next period of time."
Lin Sheng said indifferently.
"This... Yes, Senior Brother Lin!"
Gou Donglai was stunned at first, but quickly reacted and immediately nodded in response.
One must know, although this Earth Armor Beast was not yet a Spirit Beast, its value was still higher than ordinary Pseudo-Spirit Beasts.
Selling this body of flesh and blood back in Wanhua City could fetch at least several thousand silver taels.
He didn't expect it to be used as food for them like this.
He didn't act coy and immediately called a few Junior Sisters to process the Earth Armor Beast.
In just half an hour, the rich and enticing aroma of roasted meat had spread out.
Gou Donglai sent a piece of the most plump and tender hind leg meat into Lin Sheng's room.
Just as he was about to leave, he was called by Lin Sheng.
"What is it, Senior Brother Lin?"
"Junior Brother Gou, do you know about something called a mineral seed?"
Lin Sheng picked up a piece of Earth Armor Beast meat and put it in his mouth, chewing it carefully, while asking.
"Mineral seed?"
A hint of confusion appeared on Gou Donglai's face. He frowned and thought for a long while, but finally shook his head.
"To be honest, Senior Brother Lin, I also stayed at the Sect's beast mine for two or three years before, but this is the first time I've heard of this."
"You don't know? Then go down."
Lin Sheng nodded and didn't say anything more.
Something like a Demon Beast mineral seed could preserve some Demon Beast blood. Although he didn't know the reason, he knew without thinking that its value was quite expensive.
It was definitely a low-probability event, rarely seen in normal times, otherwise Gou Donglai wouldn't have never heard of it.
Because of this Mysterious Eyed Golden Centipede mineral seed, he was quite interested in this thing. If he could find one or two more mineral seeds, his third imprint might be activated directly.
The next day.
Da Cui Peak, Area A6.
Unlike the foot of the mountain where the Ding Character Area was located, the A Character Area was basically on the mountainside.
The probability of beast mine formation was highest in the central area of the mountain body, so the entire mountainside area was where the A Character Area was located.
Area A6 was located slightly lower on the left side of the mountainside. Lin Sheng looked at this plot of land, which was clearly much smaller than his Ding Character Area 2, with a hint of emotion.
Putting aside other things, just the rows of wide stone houses in this area, which were clearly newly built, were much better than his broken wooden houses.
He didn't have to wait too long. A figure in plain clothes shot out from a stone house not far away, moving extremely fast, and in a few flashes, had already arrived in front of him.
"Junior Brother Lin, why didn't you say something in advance when you came over? Did something happen?"
The figure stopped, revealing Wei Yun with a smile on her face. One could see that she was in a good mood, clearly having gained a lot during this period.
"Nothing, I just came to see you, Senior Sister Wei."
Lin Sheng also smiled.
Wei Yun and Bai Qing were both on Da Cui Peak, but they were quite busy with beast mine excavation on weekdays. The probability of larger-scale ore deposits containing ore patterns greatly increased, which required experienced miners to identify them in advance and then hand them over to experts like Wei Yun to remove the ore patterns.
So, although he had been on Da Cui Peak for nearly a month, he had only met Wei Yun and Bai Qing once.
Wei Yun led Lin Sheng into her residence and prepared tea and pastries. Because the A Character Area had a larger ore storage capacity, Wei Yun brought many more people than him, totaling over fifty.
The two chatted for a while. Lin Sheng first asked her some knowledge about beast mines. Compared to Gou Donglai, Wei Yun's understanding of beast mines was clearly superior, even by several degrees.
This increased his understanding of beast mines, especially information about high-year beast mines.
"Beast mines reaching 50,000 years are already a threshold. While the price soars, the dangers within cannot be underestimated. I know Junior Brother Lin, you were assigned to the Ding Character Area, but that's also good. The danger in the Ding Character Area is relatively much lower. Since this is your first time excavating a beast mine, it's always right to be careful."
Speaking of this, Wei Yun paused. Seeing that Lin Sheng showed no sign of anger, she felt a little relieved in her heart.
She was really worried that Lin Sheng would have resentment because of this matter.
"Although Master and Yuan Yuan Shou are indeed somewhat at odds, they wouldn't deliberately vent their anger on us juniors. Besides, if Junior Brother, your harvest is not much this time, Senior Sister will share some beast mines with you then."
"I understand what Senior Sister means, but it's not necessary. I didn't have high expectations for beast mine excavation this time anyway. Getting the garrison mission reward is enough."
Lin Sheng said with a smile. He didn't have much resentment about being assigned to the Ding Character Area. And he naturally had something to do when he came this time. At the moment, he changed the subject.
"Senior Sister Wei, I saw the term 'mineral seed' in an ancient book in the Sect's library. What is this so-called mineral seed?"
"Mineral seed? I didn't expect Junior Brother Lin to know about the existence of mineral seeds."
Hearing Lin Sheng's words, a hint of surprise flashed in Wei Yun's eyes. Without doubting anything, she immediately continued to explain.
"Mineral seeds generally only appear in beast mines above 50,000 years. This is a special substance formed when some powerful fierce beasts in ancient times, after death, coincidentally preserved some of their essence energy in a special form."
"To form a mineral seed, it requires at least a Demon Beast level exotic beast to have a slight possibility of forming. Of course, not every Demon Beast can form a mineral seed. Demon Beasts that can form mineral seeds are definitely among the top-notch within the Demon Beast level."
At this point, Wei Yun paused, as if thinking about something, and soon continued to speak.
"However, mineral seeds are extremely rare. Even in a 50,000-year beast mine like ours on Da Cui Mountain, you might not find one or two. But I heard that if a beast mine reaches 100,000 years, the probability of mineral seed formation is much higher, but it is also extremely rare. It can be said that every mineral seed is worth a lot, because the Demon Beast essence blood preserved within is basically from ancient exotic beasts that have long been extinct for countless years."
"Whether it is used for refining pills or assisting in cultivation, it has excellent effects. For example, the Great Yan Imperial Court purchases mineral seeds from the outside. The price of a Demon Beast mineral seed is basically as high as tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand silver taels. Tsk tsk, this price can buy a Spirit Beast..."
Wei Yun clicked her tongue, as if thinking of something.
"I remember three years ago, a small force in the Fu City coincidentally obtained two mineral seeds, which were bought by the Dragon Demon Army for 160,000 silver taels. The leader of that small force even successfully washed his entire skeleton with this money, stepping into the Bone Transformation Realm in one fell swoop, which even became a widely told story..."
"Two mineral seeds actually sold for 160,000 silver taels."
Lin Sheng was also startled by this price. He didn't expect the price of this Demon Beast mineral seed to reach such a level.
"That's right, that's the price, and both the Prefecture Yamen and the Dragon Demon Army have publicly announced that they will purchase mineral seeds long-term without limit."
Wei Yun said with emotion.
"I wonder how many mineral seeds can be extracted from the beast mine on our Da Cui Peak, and which lucky person will dig them up? Although the beast mine on Da Cui Peak belongs to the Sect, the Sect is also quite generous. Whoever can excavate a mineral seed and hand it over to the Sect will also receive a large sum of silver as a reward."
"So that's how it is."
Lin Sheng nodded slightly.
He also understood in his heart why Gou Donglai and the others didn't know about mineral seeds.
After all, this is something that has a very small probability of being born only in beast mines over 50,000 years.
It was normal for ordinary people not to have heard of it.
Having gotten the answer he wanted, he chatted with Wei Yun for a while longer before saying goodbye and leaving.
Returning to Ding Character Area 2, Lin Sheng sat cross-legged on the bed.
He was still thinking about the matter of the mineral seed in his heart.
According to Wei Yun, Demon Beast mineral seeds are extremely rare, and there might not even be one or two in all the beast mines on Da Cui Mountain.
So, was it too much of a coincidence that he just happened to come across one?
He thought this in his heart, but in the end, he still believed it might be due to luck.
Although he thought so, he still decided that in the future, after discovering an ore deposit, he should first carefully inspect it.
Having thought about it, he had already cast aside these Clutter thoughts and began to compose himself and enter into cultivation.
...
Late night.
Ghost Cry Peak, Area A3.
On the mountainside, a large depression had already been excavated.
Clanging sounds echoed continuously from within the depression. Under the illumination of fist-sized luminous pearls artificially embedded, the pit was brightly lit.
Strong men in grey clothes, holding mining tools, were still busy.
Not far from the huge pit, a spacious mansion with brightly lit lamps was located.
Such a mansion was impossible in such dense mountain forests; clearly, it hadn't been completed long ago.
There were also two bright red lanterns hanging in front of the main gate, looking quite impressive.
In the main hall of the mansion, on a finely carved rosewood recliner, lay a feminine-looking man with fair skin like a woman. On either side of him sat a seductive woman, one holding a folding fan and gently fanning, the other holding a fruit plate and occasionally picking up a crystal clear grape to put into the man's mouth.
At this moment, there were hurried footsteps outside the door, and the door outside the main hall was knocked.
"Brother Sheng, it's me, Fang Huajie."
A somewhat anxious voice came from outside the door.
The feminine man on the recliner waved his hand without even raising his head, and the tightly closed door suddenly opened wide, revealing the figure outside.
Looking closely, the figure outside the door bore some resemblance to the feminine man on the recliner, but his skin was darker, and he didn't have that feminine Aura about him.
"You rushed over in such a hurry, speak, what is it?"
Only then did the feminine man open his eyes. He did not get up, looking at his unpromising younger brother with an indifferent gaze.
His name was Fang Huasheng, a direct descendant of the Fang Family, and also one of the few geniuses in the Fang Family of his generation whose Bloodline potential could reach the upper ranks, enough to be ranked among the top three in his generation of the Fang Family.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to occupy Area A3 of this Ghost Cry Peak.
"Brother, after Wang Shu looked at the situation on our Ghost Cry Peak side, he has confirmed the existence of Demon Beast mineral seeds here, and it's not just one or two; moreover, according to the reaction of the scent rats, there is very likely a mineral seed containing the essence blood of a Bone-Piercing Azure Evil Python here, and even if not, there is definitely a Demon Beast level snake exotic beast mineral seed."
Fang Huajie spoke in a hurry, with a hint of excitement in his expression.
"Bone-Piercing Azure Evil Python!?"
Hearing this, Fang Huasheng's eyes narrowed, and he immediately sat up from the recliner, his Aura suddenly becoming sharp.