Chapter 998 - 966: Investigating the Ore Vein

Song Minghui and Zhang Nianchuan exchanged a glance, both seeing the gravity on each other’s faces.

"The appearance of Ice Flood Dragon Stone here is no trivial matter."

Song Minghui spoke, explaining the origins of the Ice Flood Dragon Stone.

With the character ’Flood Dragon’ in its name, it is naturally related to the Flood Dragon.

This is a Tier Two Spiritual Ore, transformed into a spiritual ore by the contamination of Flood Dragon’s essence blood, which can be used for refining magical artifacts, participating in array creations, crafting puppets, among other things, and has very versatile uses.

The Ice Flood Dragon Stone is named for its cold aura, one of several types of Flood Dragon essence blood stones.

For example, there are similar types like Fire Flood Dragon Stone and Water Flood Dragon Stone, all having similar effects.

However, they all share a common point: the appearance of Flood Dragons in the area before their birth, nurtured by Flood Dragons.

The appearance of the Ice Flood Dragon Stone is at least related to an Ice Flood Dragon.

In other words, there has definitely been an Ice Flood Dragon living in this snake nest at some point in the past.

Whether that Ice Flood Dragon is still present now, that is hard to say.

Upon hearing Song Minghui’s account, Zhang Renmo and Zhang Renyi both instinctively broke out in a cold sweat, feeling a shiver of fear.

No wonder so many Demon Snakes gathered here, and even Tier Three Demon Snakes were born.

Indeed, such a thing as the Ice Flood Dragon Stone holds a great attraction to snakes; they can constantly absorb the remaining traces of Flood Dragon’s essence blood to optimize their bloodline, constantly growing.

No wonder this Snake Demon gathering is so large, with two reaching Tier Three levels.

If not for the continuous heavy rain this time, collapsing this snake cave and exposing it to everyone, who knows if more Tier Three Demon Snakes, or even Tier Four Demon Snakes would have been born had it continued to exist unchecked.

More frightening to Zhang Renmo and others is that this snake nest is only more than a hundred miles away from the Zhang Family territory, Red Mist Mountain.

Their family has coexisted with this group of Demon Snakes for two or three hundred years since its establishment, yet it is still uncertain whether there is an Ice Flood Dragon living underground.

Being unaware before, naturally, there were no concerns.

Now, knowing the existence of the Ice Flood Dragon Stone, Zhang Renmo and others feel a sense of fear, genuinely worrying that deep within the snake nest, there is an Ice Flood Dragon, a Tier Four Demon Beast, this is beyond what the Zhang Family can contend with.

This is also why Song Minghui and Zhang Nianchuan immediately called for everyone to retreat upon discovering the Ice Flood Dragon Stone.

Everyone felt fortunate that in the previous counter-action, they didn’t encounter an Ice Flood Dragon attack; otherwise, even Crystallization Stage cultivators would be unable to deal with a Tier Four Flood Dragon.

Discovering the Ice Flood Dragon Stone, this matter could be minor or major; on the minor side, just a snake nest hazard being eliminated, not necessarily with an Ice Flood Dragon active nearby.

On the major side, if an Ice Flood Dragon is indeed prowling, not just one Zhang Family, cultivators and mortals within a thousand miles could be threatened by demon beasts, at risk of being devoured at any time.

Realizing this matter can’t be treated lightly, Song Minghui and Zhang Nianchuan wouldn’t dare to make rash decisions, so they first transmitted the message back to the sect, reporting the matter truthfully.

In the Cyan Mountain Sect, within the sect hall, Lu Yuanshan received Song Minghui’s transmission, and summoned Lu Changfeng, Lu Zhiwei, Xuu Yi, and other elders.

Once everyone gathered in the hall, totaling six people, Lu Yuanshan straightforwardly said, "Several days ago, after heavy rainfall, a snake cave hazard appeared more than a hundred miles away from Red Mist Mountain, near the Zhang Family territory, with tens of thousands of demon snakes emerging. The Zhang Family Patriarch Zhang Renmo sought our assistance, Ming Hui and Nian Chuan, two elders, led fifty disciples to aid the Zhang Family, quickly eliminating the snake threat."

"However, during this snake threat, there was another discovery: the appearance of Ice Flood Dragon Stone."

Lu Yuanshan then thoroughly explained the origins of the Ice Flood Dragon Stone.

Everyone realized that around Red Mist Mountain, there might truly be one or more Ice Flood Dragons prowling. Within the Cyan Mountain Sect’s jurisdiction, the appearance of Tier Four demon beasts is absolutely not something that can be left unchecked.

Everyone present realized this matter can’t be ignored, it must be investigated thoroughly, to check whether an Ice Flood Dragon is hidden within ten thousand miles of Red Mist Mountain.

It would be best to dispatch one or two Golden Core cultivators to investigate.

Moreover, the appearance of Ice Flood Dragon Stone signifies the existence of an Ice Flood Dragon Stone vein.

This is a mineral resource, with the Zhang Family’s strength alone they can’t handle such a Tier Two ore vein, nor can they guard it well; the Cyan Mountain Sect must assist.

"Whether investigating the Ice Flood Dragon tracks or engaging in the mining of the Ice Flood Dragon Stone vein, this needs to be our focus, this matter cannot be taken lightly; who among you is willing to descend the mountain and undertake this task?"

As Lu Yuanshan finished speaking, Lu Zhiwei was the first to speak, "I’ll go, I’ll handle this."

Lu Zhiwei’s cultivation has now reached the Ninth-Layer Golden Core, making her one of the few Golden Core cultivators within Cyan Mountain Sect, already ready to condense the Nascent Soul.

"Good."

Lu Yuanshan nodded, then looked at the others, saying, "The size of this Ice Flood Dragon Stone vein still needs to be investigated, it’s best to send an array master to assist. Who among you is willing to descend the mountain and assist Zhiwei together?"

In the cultivation realm, examining the size of the ore vein, the spirit charm conditions, among other things, all require the assistance of array masters in order to accurately determine the value of the ore vein, and roughly how many years it can be mined.

An ordinary cultivator can’t match an array master’s ability to survey terrain and evaluate ore veins.

Among those present, there are several array masters, though their array accomplishments are not high, all at Tier One levels.

"Big Brother, I’m precisely an array master, I’ll go."

Lu Changfeng said.

Lu Changfeng’s strength has now reached the Eighth-Layer Golden Core; he himself is also an array master within Cyan Mountain Sect, with his array expertise advancing rapidly over the years, reaching Tier Three Top-Grade.

Having him survey the ore vein is more than sufficient.

With Lu Changfeng and Lu Zhiwei’s proactive involvement, after discussing the details further, the meeting soon concluded.

Time is precious, allowing for no delay, so that very day, the two descended Cyan Lotus Mountain and headed towards Red Mist Mountain.

Song Minghui and Zhang Nianchuan, knowing someone from the sect was coming, welcomed them early; upon seeing it was Lu Changfeng and Lu Zhiwei, they immediately came out to greet them.

After Lu Changfeng explained the purpose of their visit, they rushed to survey the Ice Flood Dragon Stone vein, calling on Zhang Renmo and other Zhang Family high-ranking members, headed straight to the Snake Cave.

Inside the Snake Cave, Lu Changfeng and Lu Zhiwei led the way; they soon reached the end of the cave and saw the Ice Flood Dragon Stones.

The exposed Ice Flood Dragon Stones here total sixteen pieces, with the rest hidden underground needing excavation.

Lu Changfeng directly summoned the Flying Sword to excavate, relying on his Golden Core Stage strength; with a few slashes, he instantly excavated an area over thirty square meters, uncovering several Ice Flood Dragon Stones.