Chapter 196: 196 Spirit Crystal, Them, and the Legend!

As he spoke, Ning Mu reached out and wrapped his arms around the two women's slender, supple waists.

"You bad rogue, I knew you didn't have anything good in mind when you called your Master over. Hmph, do you really want to get rough with your Master in this godforsaken place?"

Liu Qingmei understood his intent immediately.

"Haha, of course I want to get rough; you two little ladies will know soon enough."

"If you don't want to ruin your reputations, little ladies, then obediently lie on top and wait for your husband to favor you. Quickly!"

Ning Mu laughed heartily.

He then glanced at the protruding stone of the structure and gave a look to Liu Qingmei and Tong Yuyue.

The two women understood at once.

How could they not know their husband's character by now?

And then.

"You lecher, why are you lifting my skirt!"

"Hmph, you degenerate, you rebellious disciple, to dare treat your Master like this in front of Ye Bufan's concubine!"

Tong Yuyue and Liu Qingmei let out murmurs one after another.

This scene of Double Phoenix Chasing the Dragon, capable of shaking heaven and earth yet hidden deep within the mountains, naturally stirred up an unknown, overflowing sense of moisture.

It is unknown how much time had passed.

A new figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of this Cave Heaven.

"Young Master, Mistress, Libationer Wei from the Academy has suddenly arrived, saying she has an urgent matter to discuss with the Young Master..."

Liu Xiaoya suddenly appeared at the entrance of the crevice. Seeing the scene inside the cave, her pretty face instantly flushed red, and she clutched her hem with her small hands, unable to speak.

What met her eyes made her blush with shame.

Hearing this, Ning Mu could not help but raise his head, pull out, and then raise an eyebrow, saying: "Let her wait; I, your Young Master, will be there shortly."

As he spoke.

Ning Mu calmly enjoyed the attentive service of Tong Yuyue and Liu Qingmei, who had already been satisfied.

"No need, Young Master Ning, I am already here."

Ning Mu had just finished putting on his clothes, while Liu Qingmei and Tong Yuyue were still barely covered, having not yet had time to tidy their appearances.

Then, a slightly excited voice was heard from behind Liu Xiaoya.

Immediately after.

Wei Youqing was seen appearing behind Liu Xiaoya.

"Young Master Ning, please forgive my presumption, but is there a Teleportation Array here?"

Wei Youqing brushed past Liu Xiaoya and, without waiting for Ning Mu and the others to react, hurried into the Cave Heaven and asked with eyes full of curiosity.

Liu Qingmei and Tong Yuyue were both startled and hurriedly used their clothes to cover their hazy figures.

Hearing Wei Youqing's abrupt question, the three people present were all stunned.

Ning Mu blinked blankly, not quite understanding.

A Teleportation Array?

Does this world still have such magical Teleportation Arrays that only exist in Xianxia worlds?

Liu Qingmei was shocked; she hurriedly turned her head to look at the strange structure behind her that they had just been sweating on, and then looked at Wei Youqing, who was already staring at the strange structure with bright eyes.

"Does Libationer Wei mean that this strange structure is a Teleportation Array, which vanished during the Middle Ancient Great War of Extinction and only exists in legends, capable of teleporting one thousands of miles away in an instant?"

Liu Qingmei asked hurriedly.

She was well-read and had seen a few words about it in some unofficial histories and miscellaneous notes.

In the ancient era, there were cultivators who specialized in the long-lost Dao of Arrays.

Those who achieved mastery in the Dao of Arrays could construct arrays in mid-air, and could even build teleportation arrays that allowed people to travel ten thousand miles in an instant.

But after that Middle Ancient War of Extinction, the cultivation of the Dao of Arrays had long since vanished.

These Teleportation Arrays naturally disappeared along with it.

Wei Youqing walked around the strange structure twice, then looked at Ning Mu and the other two, nodded with a firm gaze, and said: "This does not only exist in legends!"

"In fact, all the major Sacred Lands, and even some sects with deep foundations that have been hidden from the world for thousands of years, still possess Teleportation Arrays today."

"It is just that activating these Teleportation Arrays consumes an extreme amount of Original Qi, so they are rarely used; therefore, the vast majority of people in the world are unaware of the existence of such Spirit Items!"

Wei Youqing explained.

She came from the Sacred Land Jixia Academy and was a Disciple of the Master; although her personality was simple, her knowledge and experience exceeded everyone present!

"How far can this Teleportation Array teleport?"

Ning Mu asked curiously.

Hearing Ning Mu's question, Wei Youqing could not help but hesitate, as if she were weighing whether to share this matter without reservation.

But she looked around.

At this moment, almost everyone in the cave was 'one of their own.'

Wei Youqing no longer hesitated and told everyone directly: "It depends on how many resources are consumed to activate the array; the greater the consumption, the further the teleportation, naturally."

"To tell you the truth, there is a Teleportation Array in Houji Mountain, but since I entered the Academy, I have never seen the array activated."

"I heard from my Master that the Middle Ancient War of Extinction caused the Original Qi of the continent we live on to wither, living beings no longer possess Immortal Roots, the path to immortality is completely severed, and facilities from before the Middle Ancient period like Teleportation Arrays and large amounts of Spirit Items and other cultivation resources also dissipated in that great war."

"My Master once said that to open a Teleportation Array, at least three experts of the Divine Origin Realm must exert their power simultaneously to activate it, and there are many restrictions on the teleportation, so it is somewhat of a white elephant."

"And martial artists who generally cultivate to the Saint-Following Realm or above can almost master the ability to Shrink Ground to an Inch, so the demand for this Teleportation Array is not very high, which is why this Teleportation Array has fallen into disuse."

"I was just bored waiting at the entrance of the crevice and saw a few characters on the stone wall describing the Teleportation Array, so I was curious and hurried over to take a look."

"It seems that this area was definitely the location of some super-large immortal sect in the Middle Ancient or even Ancient era, otherwise a Teleportation Array would not have been left behind!"

"Young Master Ning, to be able to have such a Cave Heaven blessed land as a foundation, you are truly blessed!"

Wei Youqing's expression was filled with envy, as well as a sense of reflected glory.

Since ancient times, powerful sect forces capable of becoming strong sects, or even causing the Imperial Court to feel wary, almost all shared a common characteristic.

The location of their mountain gate was an excellent piece of geomantic land.

"It requires three True Persons?"

Ning Mu could not help but raise an eyebrow.

Wei Youqing thought for a moment, then her eyes brightened slightly as she said, "Besides that, there is another method."

"What is it?" Ning Mu hurriedly asked.

"Martial Crystal!"

Wei Youqing immediately spat out the two words.

At the same time.

She flipped her palm, and in the center of her hand appeared a square, diamond-shaped object about the size of a quail egg, appearing as a shiny black color.

This crystal stone was extremely strange.

At a first glance, it radiated light in all directions.

But looking closely, it was no different from an ordinary stone.

Yet within it, there were hidden, streamlined substances that seemed to be flowing, which was truly beautiful.

"What is this?"

Ning Mu curiously took the crystal stone from Wei Youqing's palm and weighed it in his hand; it was cool throughout, with a refreshing feeling. Seeing the Martial Crystal being weighed in Ning Mu's palm, Liu Qingmei, who was to the side, was dumbfounded.

"Martial Crystal! This thing actually exists?" Liu Qingmei said in immediate shock.

"Husband, be careful. If my guess is correct, the elemental energy contained within this single Martial Crystal likely exceeds the Spirit Items produced by half a mu of Dragon Rhyme Spirit Field!"

Seeing Ning Mu weighing it so casually, Liu Qingmei's heart jumped into her throat.

It was as if she were terrified that if Ning Mu were the least bit careless, he would drop this Martial Crystal to the ground and turn it into waste.

She knew what a Martial Crystal was.

She had learned of it from books, but had never seen one in reality.

"First Madam's knowledge is not bad. This item is indeed a Martial Crystal, mined from mineral veins jointly managed by Jixia Academy and the Great Qi Imperial Court. It only circulates among the high-level officials of the empire and the Sacred Lands, which is why very few people know of it."

Wei Youqing immediately nodded with a smile.

Afterward, she explained the origin and function of the Martial Crystal to Ning Mu.

The so-called Martial Crystal is a type of black mineral ore, generated by underground spirit veins.

It is rumored that in the ancient era, martial artists cultivated to the extreme, and could even open the Heavenly Gate and ascend the Immortal Path.

A large part of this prosperous scene relied on Martial Crystals, which were common everywhere at the time and even served as currency.

Martial Crystals once had many glorious names.

Such as Immortal Stone, Spirit Stone, Spirit Crystal, etc.

But during the Middle Ages, a world-destroying war occurred that devastated all living things. In this battle, heaven and earth were overturned, and many cultivation resources that only existed in the ancient era vanished into the long river of history.

These names for Martial Crystals also disappeared along with them.

It was not until five thousand years ago that the continent discovered the first black gold mineral vein.

People at the time discovered that this ore contained a large amount of elemental energy, which was helpful for martial artists' cultivation, and later it was gradually named Mysterious Crystal or Martial Crystal.

However, the elemental energy in this pure, natural Martial Crystal ore is violent and chaotic, making it difficult for martial artists to absorb directly.

After mining and undergoing a series of standardized refinements, more than half of the elemental energy in the Martial Crystal ore is lost, but the remaining elemental energy becomes docile and can help martial artists absorb it directly.

And this Martial Crystal mineral vein discovered five thousand years ago is now held by the Yantian Spirit Sect, which stands behind the Yantian Commercial Society.

As of today, in the entire Central Plains, besides the Martial Crystal mineral vein held by the Yantian Spirit Sect, there are only three others in total.

They are held by the three countries of Qi, Zhou, and Chu, respectively.

This is a top secret, known only to a very small number of imperial high-level officials and reclusive masters.

Ordinary martial artists have no idea that Martial Crystal mineral veins still exist today! Even many large sects that possess True Persons of the Divine Origin Realm or even experts of the Saint-Following Realm have only heard rumors and dare not be certain.

"And to activate this teleportation array, it requires at least five to ten or more Superior Martial Crystals to be consumed simultaneously; the higher the consumption, the further the teleportation distance."

Wei Youqing looked at the ancient and desolate teleportation array, a look of gravity flashing between her brows.

"With my status in the Academy, my annual quota of Martial Crystals is only ten medium-grade ones. If I wanted to activate the teleportation array once, I would have to consume nothing at all and save up for nearly ten years."

Wei Youqing sighed and said to Ning Mu.

Ning Mu could not help but raise his eyebrows.

According to that logic.

Even if one discovered that a teleportation array existed here, wouldn't it be equivalent to useless?

Ning Mu could not help but shake his head.

But immediately, his eyes brightened, and having thought of something, he opened the System Black Market interface and searched for Martial Crystal.

Sure enough.

Relevant information appeared.

Superior Mysterious Crystal (Martial Crystal): Selling price 5000 Cultivation Points / 700 Heroic Couple Points. It contains a large amount of ownerless elemental energy, which helps cultivating martial artists absorb and convert it for their own use. However, during the absorption process, there will be a large amount of consumption, overflow, and waste; it is not recommended for the Host to purchase this item for cultivation! This item has other uses, such as activating certain arrays, driving certain ancient treasures, being used for currency transactions, etc.

So expensive! 700 Heroic Couple Points.

Currently, among the three sub-systems, the one with the most Heroic Couple Points is Liuli Shitai.

She has almost never used them, but she only has 5150 points, which is only enough to buy seven.

And to activate the teleportation array, it requires consuming five to ten.

It seems this teleportation array is really not something an ordinary person can play with; no wonder I have never heard of the existence of such a thing since I arrived in this world.

This Martial Crystal is also a good thing.

Aren't these the Spirit Stones from those cultivation novels? They serve both as currency for trade and can be used to assist in cultivation.

I didn't expect them to exist in this world as well.

It seems that besides cultivators, I fear there are also immortals in this world.

Ning Mu thought to himself.

"Ning-lang, do you wish to use the Teleportation Array? The Martial Crystals I have saved up over the years can still make up three or four high-grade ones, and if the two wives join their efforts, it should be enough to activate it."

Seeing Ning Mu reveal a thoughtful expression, Wei Youqing thought for a moment and asked in a fawning manner.

Ning Mu thought for a moment, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, there is no need to waste them."

Liu Qingmei and Tong Yuyue also nodded.

And after figuring out that this structure was a Teleportation Array, Ning Mu could not help but look at Wei Youqing, blinked, and asked with a smile, "Ayue, what important matter have you come to find me for?"

When it came to serious business, Wei Youqing was stunned for a moment, and then her face gradually began to flush.

Her eyes, rippling like lake water, flickered with deep shyness; she glanced at Liu Qingmei and Tong Yuyue, who were tidying each other's clothes, and then lowered her head to look at her own toes, murmuring without a word.

"Oh~ I understand. Husband, Ayue and I will leave first, so as not to disturb you and Sister Ayue during this romantic time~"

Liu Qingmei reacted instantly; this Libationer Wei was embarrassed because they were present.

She immediately beamed, gave a teasing smile, and then, taking Liu Xiaoya with her, left this Cave Heaven through the gap along with Tong Yuyue.

And after they had all left.

When only Ning Mu and herself remained in the cave, the unease and restlessness in Wei Youqing's heart grew even more intense.

【Task One: My Daily Three Self-Reflections.】

There were only a few hours left in the time limit.

She had to find Ning Mu quickly.

Otherwise, heaven knows how severe the system's punishment would be if the task were not completed.

Wei Youqing pursed her lips, looked up at Ning Mu, who was staring at her with a full smile, feeling extremely nervous, but she still mustered her courage and took off the small cloth bag she was carrying on her back.

Then.

She was seen kneeling in front of Ning Mu and unfolding the cloth bag.

Afterwards, a scroll of canvas and a Ruler seven feet and six inches long were revealed inside.

Her pretty face was already beet red.

With nervous hands, she picked up the canvas and handed it to Ning Mu, saying, "Ning-lang, I gift this to you!"

Her voice was even trembling slightly.

"What is this?"

Ning Mu feigned ignorance, took it with a smile on his face, and then slowly unfolded it inch by inch before his eyes.

(End of chapter)