Chapter 209: 209, Spirit Stone Chapter 209: 209, Spirit Stone At that moment, the prime culprits who had thrown the Hidden Sect into complete chaos were leisurely exploring its depths, and the further they ventured, the denser the Spiritual Energy became, making them eager to delve deeper. Naturally, since they had come, they couldn’t pass up any opportunity.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen soon reached a gorge. Looking around, they saw mountainsides covered in blooming wildflowers and abundant Spirit Grass.
Spotting the Spirit Grass carpeting the ground, Song Yan Ning almost shouted out in excitement, “The Hidden Sect truly is a wonderful place!” It was her first time seeing so much Spirit Grass since being reborn on Earth.
Seeing Song Yan Ning’s face light up with a radiant smile, Qin Yushen’s mood became infected as well, “If you like it, we’ll take them all with us.”
“Okay.” Song Yan Ning nodded happily and rushed toward the Spirit Grass. Having seen it, she naturally intended to take it.
Qin Yushen followed Song Yan Ning, and together they swept up the Spirit Grass into the Storage Ring.
In no time, the Spirit Grass that had covered the hillsides was completely taken by Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen.
“Qin Yushen, do you feel the Spiritual Energy in that deep ice pool? It’s especially dense.” Song Yan Ning noticed a nearby ice pool, recalling the secret realm she had visited with Liu Qingshan, and speculated that perhaps there was a spiritual source beneath this ice pool as well.
Qin Yushen nodded, “Let’s check it out.”
“Mhm!” Song Yan Ning nodded, and side-by-side, they headed toward the ice pool.
The closer they got to the deep pool, the denser the Spiritual Energy felt, confirming Song Yan Ning’s suspicion. Coming to the Hidden Sect had indeed been the right decision, as they not only gathered numerous herbs and materials but also discovered such a natural spiritual source.
“I suspect there’s a spiritual source below, let’s take a look,” said Song Yan Ning, and with that, she leapt into the ice pool.
A bone-chilling cold made Song Yan Ning shiver involuntarily. Given her current level of cultivation, she wouldn’t normally feel cold even in temperatures as low as minus forty degrees, which spoke volumes about the coldness of the pool’s water.
A warm hand grasped hers, and soon she found herself in a warm embrace.
Song Yan Ning turned her head towards Qin Yushen, flashed a smile, and together they dived deeper into the depths of the pool.
“Have you found them yet?” Situ Mingyou asked in a faint voice. Although he had not sent pursuers after the pair, he had kept people searching from the shadows, planning to recruit them into the Lishan Sect. That these two had wreaked such havoc in the Hidden Sect without being caught demonstrated their formidable strength.
“No, but one disciple has reported that the herbs near the ice pool are all gone.”
Situ Mingyou raised an eyebrow. Perhaps he should check out the ice pool.
Knowing the herbs near the ice pool had been harvested, Xu Jiping set off in that direction. If his guess was correct, the pair should still be near the ice pool.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen dove hundreds of meters down, where the Spiritual Energy grew increasingly thicker, and finally, they saw the spiritual source they had been searching for—a pile of white stones.
“Spirit Stones!” Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen immediately recognized those white stones as Spirit Stones. In the Cultivation World, Spirit Stones were not only the universal currency but also assisted cultivators in their cultivation.
Spirit Stones were divided into four grades: low-grade Spiritual Stones, Mid-grade Spirit Stones, high-grade Spirit Stones, and top-grade Spiritual Stones, but top-grade Spiritual Stones were extremely rare in the Cultivation World.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen landed beside the Spirit Stones, their eyes filled with excitement and exhilaration. They had not expected to discover Spirit Stones on Earth; it seemed their previous understanding of Earth was completely wrong. Perhaps there really were cultivators on Earth. It was very likely that those cultivators were hiding within the Emperor Realm. It was just that their current level was not high enough to come into contact with them.
Xu Jiping arrived at the ice pool and was momentarily stunned by the sight of Situ Mingyou, “Greetings, Situ Sect Master!” What was he doing here? Could it also be that he was searching for those two people?
The Lishan Sect was the fastest to recall its disciples, perhaps Situ Mingyou had the same thought and also wanted to keep those two people within his own sect.
“Elder Xu,” Situ Mingyou nodded faintly. He had searched everywhere here, the only place he had not searched was that ice pool.
But he felt it was unlikely they would go to the ice pool; its waters were brutally cold, so much so that even with his mid Earth-level strength, he dared not enter it.
There was once a Sect Leader who had broken through to the Heavenly-level; he believed he could withstand the temperature of the ice pool’s waters. Yet, after he entered the ice pool, he never emerged, which showed just how terrifying the water in the ice pool was.
Situ Mingyou, somewhat disappointed, sighed in his heart and walked towards the mouth of the canyon. They must have already left; it seemed he was not destined to meet them. Of course, he would not investigate the identities of those two people. They could move freely within the Hidden Sect and plunder so many sects’ storerooms without being discovered; their power was not something he could afford to provoke. He certainly was not as foolish as Jiang Donghao.
Xu Jiping withdrew his gaze. He felt that Situ Mingyou had come here searching for two people, and now that he was leaving, it seemed those two people were not here.
After scanning his surroundings, Xu Jiping walked over and sat by the ice pool, thoughtfully staring at the icy waters in front of him. Of course, he did not believe those two had entered the ice pool, since even Heavenly-level experts dared not attempt it.
Suddenly, he felt something was missing in the air, but he could not precisely identify what it was; he just felt that the air was not as fresh as before.
“Whoosh!” A sound of water breaking resounded.
Xu Jiping quickly turned to look and witnessed two people emerging from the ice pool, leaving him stunned. They had actually been beneath the ice pool and came out without any issues; just who were they? How could they be so powerful?
Before emerging, Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen had already known Xu Jiping was there. They had a favorable impression of Xu Jiping, so they did not avoid him.
“Greetings to the two seniors!” Xu Jiping, recovering from his shock, hurriedly bowed to Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen. Although they appeared young, their ability to enter and emerge from the ice pool unscathed clearly demonstrated that their power exceeded the Heavenly-level.
There were only a few Heavenly-level masters in the entire Hidden Sect, and even those few dared not enter this ice pool.
“There’s no need for formalities,” Qin Yushen shook his head lightly. Naturally, they would not let Xu Jiping know that they were the two people he had encountered on the plane.
“Seniors! I am an elder of the Qingfeng Sect, and I hope to have the honor of inviting both seniors to visit the Qingfeng Sect,” not wanting to miss this opportunity after finally meeting them.
“We still have matters to attend to; we’ll visit another time,” Song Yan Ning said and pulled out a string of bracelets, handing them to Xu Jiping, “This is for you.”