Yuanxiao took out a sample of the miscellaneous spirit stone from the cloth bag and compared it, confirming that it had exactly the same appearance and aura as the gray miscellaneous spirit stone on the ground, except for the size.
Yuanxiao began collecting miscellaneous spirit stones, dropping them into the storage space after picking them up, placing them close to the Apocalypse Pearl. The last time I tested the purification pills, I knew that the closer the distance, the better the purification effect, and the closer the distance, the faster the purification speed!
After picking up all the miscellaneous spirit stones on this platform, Yuanxiao continued to move forward. When he came across the next platform, he picked up all the miscellaneous spirit stones he saw.
After picking up more than a dozen platforms in a row, he had obtained a large pile of miscellaneous spirit stones, which had completely surrounded the Apocalypse Pearl in the storage ring.
Based on the distance he had traveled, Yuanxiao estimated that he was almost reaching the top of the mountain, or at least the upper half of the mountain.
Continuing to move forward, I suddenly discovered a new platform, which was different from all the previous platforms.
This platform is not wide, and there are no miscellaneous spirit stones to be seen, but the ground here is very flat and cleaner than other platforms. It is obvious that after the mine was abandoned, someone came here to repair and clean it.
Yuanxiao walked towards the edge of the platform, carefully observing the surrounding walls, tapping them as he walked, but found nothing unusual. That was until he saw a few stones piled in front of one of the walls, with traces of cutting and polishing on them.
Yuanxiao moved the stone away from the wall and gently tapped the wall here. When he tapped a certain position, he suddenly heard a hollow echo, which was completely different from the echoes of other walls. This meant that there was space behind this wall.
Yuanxiao pushed with both hands, and the stone door slowly swung, revealing a passageway wide enough for one person to pass through. There were no night-shining pearls on this platform, and the light was dim. It was likely no one had been here since the mine was abandoned. If Yuanxiao hadn't been deliberately searching for a secluded spot, he wouldn't have noticed someone had built another space here.
Yuanxiao walked deeper behind the door. After taking dozens of steps, he suddenly found a hole on each of his left and right sides.
Entering the first cave on the left, it was about five meters deep and two meters wide, resembling a large house. Inside was a crude stone table and stone bench, clearly made from local materials. In the corner lay a few bottles and jars, all still sealed. The stone table and the bottles and jars were covered in dust, clearly no one had been there for a long time.
On the stone wall of the room stood a row of night-shining pearls, also covered in dust, though a few still emitted a dim glow. Yuanxiao pulled a piece of cotton cloth from her ring and gently wiped away the light-blocking dust. The entire room immediately became brighter.
Turning to the right, he entered another cavern. This room was larger, containing a rough stone bed covered with hay. Next to it was a lower stone platform, about ten feet square, with a cushion on it. It looked like it was used for meditation, suggesting someone had perhaps practiced there.
Small spaces had been carved out of the adjacent wall, and several wooden boxes were placed inside. This room didn't contain any night-shining pearls, but a bright light filtered in because there was a palm-sized window on one of the walls. This place was close to the outer surface of the mountain.
Through the small window, one could see the mountain wall was about half a foot thick. Just outside the window, a few weeds grew, somewhat concealing the small opening. Through the gaps in the weeds, one could see several other mountains in the distance, part of the former Yunhai Gate site.
Looking down, I can just see a spiritual medicine garden not far in front of the mountain. The three big words "Spiritual Medicine Garden" are very eye-catching. It is an area enclosed by a yard, which is full of lush spiritual medicines.
If you turn your head slightly, you can see the circular platform in front of the mine gate, where the flying boat landed when you came in. The flying boat is still on the platform, but no one knows where Manager Mo has gone.
Yuanxiao cleaned the stone platform and placed the night-shining pearl on the stone platform for meditation. Then he found a stone and temporarily blocked the window. Because it was almost dusk outside, if it was completely dark, the light of the night-shining pearl might shine through this window.
Although there were only a few people at the old mountain gate site, there was still a chance that someone down the mountain would discover it. The upcoming purification experiment for the miscellaneous spirit stones couldn't be disturbed, so Yuan Xiao was extremely cautious.
It turns out that the reason why the owner of this room did not install a night-shining pearl in this room was probably to hide it and prevent people outside or below the mountain from discovering this room.
Yuanxiao returned to the secret door, closed it, and returned to the main room, sitting on the futon in the middle of the stone platform. If the former owner of this place was still alive, he would borrow this place and would definitely thank him when he met him again in the future.
Yuan Xiao opened the storage ring, intending to take out all the miscellaneous spirit stones and apocalypse beads he had collected earlier. However, as soon as his mind probed into the space inside the ring, he was stunned by the spirit stones piled on the ground!
There are changes!
The miscellaneous spirit stones were almost completely covered in dirt, their color turning dark gray. Only a few of them, found on the edge, were found by Yuanxiao on the last platform, less than half an incense stick of time ago, and were placed far from the Apocalypse Pearl. Aside from these few minor changes, the rest of the miscellaneous spirit stones had changed color.
With a wave of his hand, he took out all the miscellaneous spirit stones and the Revelation Pearl, and the whole room was immediately filled with a comfortable spiritual energy. Yuan Xiao picked up one of the dark gray miscellaneous spirit stones and wiped off the dirt on the outside, revealing the pure white spirit stone inside. It had changed from a gray miscellaneous spirit stone to its current white color.
Yuanxiao stood up, took out the low-grade spirit stone sample given by Yunhaimen from the cloth bag with his left hand, and held the white spirit stone purified by the Apocalypse Pearl in his right hand, and put them together for careful comparison.
The shapes are different because the samples are cut into small cubes, and the white spirit stones purified by the Apocalypse Pearl are actually irregular mixed spirit stones from before, so the shapes and sizes are not the same.
The color is white, but the white spirit stone purified by the Apocalypse Pearl is whiter. The sample has a light luster, while the white spirit stone purified by the Apocalypse Pearl has a more obvious luster.
In terms of aura, the lower-grade spirit stone sample exudes a relatively lighter aura. The white spirit stone purified by the Apocalypse Pearl has a stronger aura and gives people a more comfortable feeling.
These purified white spirit stones were undoubtedly low-grade spirit stones! Their quality was far superior to the samples. This also meant that the low-grade spirit stones Yuan Xiao held were of a higher quality than the low-grade spirit stones currently used in the world of immortal cultivation!
The feeling of getting rich overnight is here!
Cultivating immortals requires wealth, companions, methods and land, with wealth being the most important.
In the world of immortal cultivation, wealth includes not only the universal currency, spirit stones, but also various spiritual instruments, magical treasures, and immortal artifacts, as well as rare materials, top-grade medicinal herbs, and elixirs... These can all be classified as property. Because they can be converted into each other, spirit stones can be used to purchase various treasures, and various treasures can be sold in exchange for spirit stones.
Of course, cultivating immortals also requires personal qualifications and opportunities, whether there is a famous teacher to guide, and personal diligence and understanding, all of which are related to the achievements of cultivating immortals.
But if there is no shortage of spirit stones, a person's level of cultivation may not increase, but the speed of cultivation will definitely increase a lot.
Yuanxiao suddenly missed Brother Sikong Zhaiyue very much. He didn't know where the old man was now. This precious Apocalypse Pearl was actually given by the old man!