Chapter 480: Longevity: My Steady Farming-Style Cultivation Chapter 480 — Unexpected Yet Reasonable!

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Protagonist:

Xu Changqing

The second hidden danger is deeper than the first.

From this it can be seen that Rong Long indeed intends to cause trouble, and it is no small matter.

After all, they are all insects that specialize in gnawing spirit veins and mineral veins; just gathering them takes time, let alone cultivating them.

"Hm?"

"There's actually an egg!"

"Could it be that Yang Zhenyue never came here?!"

The location of the second hidden danger is still a mineral vein.

Compared to the first Spirit Iron Vein, the second is a rarer Xuan Iron Vein.

This thing is specifically used for refining Spirit Tools and Magic Tools, and the demand is very high.

Beside the Xuan Iron Vein — that is, the location marked by Yang Zhenyue — there is indeed an object this time, and it is an egg.

It looks quite large, at least comparable to a human head.

Entirely black, without any patterns, appearing ordinary.

However, appearing precisely at the hidden danger's location, it is certainly not simple.

Xu Changqing swept with his Divine Sense and discovered inside an extremely weak Life Aura: "Such a large egg, how big must the insect be?"

But he turned his thoughts and felt something was off.

Perhaps the real hidden danger has already been captured, or has left.

Leaving only this egg, waiting for it to hatch and continue gnawing the Xuan Iron Vein.

Thinking of this, Xu Changqing decisively stepped forward and virtually lifted the egg, then took the opportunity to observe it carefully.

If he remembered correctly, there are about four kinds of spirit insects that specialize in gnawing Xuan Iron Veins.

They are respectively: Iron-Eating Insect, Ore-Eating Insect, Gold-Swallowing Ant, Xuan Iron Earthworm.

Among them the first kind belongs to symbiotic spirit insects, very easily found near mineral veins.

However, the price of this thing is generally not high.

Because its main function is specifically to gnaw material residue, so most buyers are Refiners.

Of course the most important point is that none of these four spirit insects would produce such a large black egg.

From this it can be seen that this is a foreign spirit insect, and very rare.

However, even though Xu Changqing possesses the Ten Thousand Insects Secret Record, he cannot identify it for the moment, so he can only temporarily store it in the Fangcun Ring and speak later after some time.

Next, still the same old way, letting the Treasure-Seeking Chisel search for rare ores in this mineral vein.

Anyway, of the three hidden dangers, only one remains now, so there is no need to be in such a hurry to go.

Walk on, walk on.

Search, search.

After about an incense stick's time, there was finally a harvest.

The Treasure-Seeking Chisel aimed at a position and immediately went "ding ding dang dang".

Xu Changqing saw it and praised: "Very good, you are a qualified mining chisel!"

With this thing, one doesn't even need to personally lift a hand.

Automatic treasure-seeking, automatic excavation.

Judging by the look, Jin Xuanzi's talent in Artifact Refining is also very high.

One can even infer that this senior also likes mining.

Not long after, something different from Xuan Iron Stone appeared ahead.

Cluster by cluster, looking like tree branches.

The diameter of a single cluster is about five inches.

Overall dark gray, interior containing many tiny white bubbles.

Its roots are tightly connected to the mineral vein, looking like they cannot be easily separated.

Xu Changqing realized: "This is Xuan Tie Jing Cui, a kind of basic crystal."

This thing cannot be easily separated, otherwise the Spiritual Energy inside will be lost.

The best method is to first wrap it with Metal Spiritual Energy, then peel it off bit by bit.

Moreover, this thing's growth cycle is the same as the Spirit Iron Crystal just now; the growth cycle is extremely long, one inch of length requires about a hundred years.

The main function can be embedded in Spirit Tools or Magic Tools, then able to automatically absorb Metal Spiritual Energy during daily use or in battle.

Even some cultivators will place this thing at the Shan Zhong Xue position, thereby accelerating the absorption speed of Spiritual Energy.

But once overused, it will cause Meridians to harden.

In summary, this is indeed a Good Thing, and the price is not low.

Xu Changqing did not hesitate, raised his hand and released a wisp of his own weak Magic Power, wrapping the Xuan Tie Jing Cui before him, but not peeling bit by bit, instead separating rapidly.

After all he is a Golden Core True Person, with even finer control over Divine Sense and Magic Power, naturally he does not need that much time.

Then without even looking, he directly tossed it into the Fangcun Ring.

Just like this, exploring while excavating, finally after two hours he arrived at the third hidden danger.

However, to Xu Changqing's surprise, the environment of this place is exceptionally special.

It was a massive underground space.

There were mineral veins, and not just one.

Even a Spiritual Vein lay not far away.

Seeing this scene, Xu Zhangqing shook his head: "If they were ordinary insects, Yang Zhenyue wouldn't care at all, wouldn't even bother with them.

But insects that can affect a Spiritual Vein, he absolutely would have dealt with."

Without surprise, the other party had come here years ago, and more than once.

Now, of the three hidden danger spots, two had only yielded one insect egg each.

This third one, though not yet approached, not even glanced at.

But it was very obvious, the possibility of insects existing was minuscule.

No wonder Yang Zhenyue dared let him come explore alone, clearly knowing the true situation.

Sure enough, when Xu Zhangqing arrived at the third location marked by the other party, also the last hidden danger spot, apart from a pit on the ground, there was nothing else.

There might have been something before, but absolutely nothing could have remained until now.

Xu Zhangqing shook his head, though somewhat regretful, he could understand, then raised the Treasure-Seeking Chisel and laughed: "Hehe, fortunately I also kept a trick up my sleeve."

Since there were no insects, he would search for rare ores and minerals.

Anyway, so far he had already earned nearly a few thousand Middle-grade Spirit Stones.

Following this trend, as long as there were more gains ahead, over ten thousand was absolutely no problem.

Perhaps because the temperature here was higher, apart from the Spiritual Vein, almost all mineral veins were Fire Attribute related.

Just the ones Xu Zhangqing could recognize included: Rong Tie Kuang, Xuan Gang Kuang, Ling Sui Kuang, Sulfur Crystal

Of course, wanting to harvest them all with his ability alone was a bit unrealistic.

Although he was Golden Core Stage, he couldn't do it in a short time either.

What's more, all underground mineral veins belonged to the Spiritual Vein and the Immortal Sect.

Only Earth Spirit Root Disciples had the qualification to excavate and harvest.

Xu Zhangqing could only take advantage of the chance to search for Spirit Insects and resolve hidden dangers, secretly digging a bit in unpopulated places.

Once discovered by anyone, it all had to be handed over.

Unknown if the Treasure-Seeking Chisel perceived its Master's "disappointed" mood, it shuttled back and forth among the various mineral veins at extreme speed.

Initially, it only lit up with yellow light.

As it went deeper and deeper, the number and frequency of vibrations began to increase, and in the end it truly discovered quite a few rare ores and minerals.

Such as: Molten Iron Spirit Crystal, Green Wood Profound Steel, Spirit Marrow Jade Heart, Earth Core Burning Crystal

These things all belonged to rare ores and minerals, therefore in terms of price they were either a few hundred Middle-grade Spirit Stones or over a thousand Middle-grade Spirit Stones.

Not long after, Xu Zhangqing's gains this time smoothly broke ten thousand.

Just as he was considering stopping while ahead, the entire space suddenly began to tremble.

Immediately after, the rock layer on the Left Side abruptly collapsed, and then a wisp of Yellow Qi drifted out!