Chapter 46: The Work-at-Home Hermit Nangong Wan Forced to Go Out

In the world of immortal cultivation, mineral veins are generally divided into two types; one is the spirit stone vein that coexists with spirit veins, which is an essential necessity for all cultivation sects, cultivation families, and every cultivator.

Spirit stone veins are basically located together with heaven and earth spirit veins, though there are exceptions, such as the location of the spirit stone vein where the Ancient Teleportation Array is situated.

Besides spirit stone veins, there are also material veins, such as iron ore, copper ore, gold ore, silver ore, and Gang Silver Sand veins.

However, for such veins, even after the raw ore is mined, it requires the refinement of cultivators and artifact refiners, which consumes a considerable amount of time and True Essence Magic Power.

For example, Iron Essence, the most common Dharma Treasure material, requires a Golden Core Stage Cultivator to refine it using their own core fire.

Of course, earth vein fire can also be used, but that would require an artifact refiner.

The mineral vein records that Yan Taibai obtained from the "Black Fiend Cult Leader's" Storage Bag detailed the specific locations and relevant information of all spirit stone veins and material veins within the borders of Yue Country.

It is obvious that the Black Fiend Cult Leader, or rather the "Yue Emperor," had been plotting against the Seven Sects' mineral veins for a long time.

Because of this, Yan Taibai could not determine whether the "Yue Emperor" was a cultivator from the Seven Sects.

But this is no longer important now; what is important is that this mineral vein map contains the Metal Attribute Spirit Stone vein that Yan Taibai needs: the Mysterious Gold Mine.

This Mysterious Gold Mine is not an ordinary gold mine, but a type of Mysterious Gold that is even rarer than gold ore.

Whether in terms of value or other functions, it surpasses the "Gold Essence" refined from ordinary gold mines.

If one speaks of grade, materials like "Gold Essence," "Iron Essence," "Silver Essence," and "Copper Essence" can only be considered ordinary Dharma Treasure materials.

Refining them into magic tools might increase their power significantly, but for Dharma Treasures, they can only be considered decent materials.

There are hundreds of such veins within Yue Country, held in the hands of the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom and various large and small cultivation families.

Regarding these ordinary veins, the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom have never been overly demanding, as they already control plenty.

The difficulty lies only in the refinement process, which requires time, energy, and artifact refiners.

As for others like the Mysterious Gold Mine, although there is only one small Mysterious Gold vein, it is jointly managed by the Seven Sects; the Mysterious Gold mined and refined each year is at most a mere half-catty or so, which is gone as soon as the high-level Golden Core Stage cultivators of the Seven Sects divide it up.

Therefore, this Mysterious Gold Mine always has one or two Golden Core Stage cultivators from the Seven Sects stationed there.

Thus, the possibility of Yan Taibai entering the Mysterious Gold Mine to cultivate is not very high.

Therefore, the choice left for Yan Taibai is the Metal Attribute Spirit Stone vein; although it is only a low-grade Metal Attribute Spirit Stone vein, it has the advantage of having no Golden Core Stage cultivators stationed there.

There is still hope to enter it to cultivate the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash."

However, the location of this low-grade Metal Attribute Spirit Stone vein gives Yan Taibai a bit of a headache.

The Giant Sword Sect!

To be precise, this is a vein not far from the heaven and earth spirit vein where the Giant Sword Sect is located.

It could even be said that it is an auxiliary spirit stone vein of the Giant Sword Sect's spirit vein.

Precisely because of this, the metal attribute spirit Qi in the heaven and earth spirit Qi of the Giant Sword Sect is somewhat denser.

Therefore, although this vein is jointly managed by the Seven Sects, it is mainly mined by people sent by the Giant Sword Sect, and they occupy the same share as the Yanyue Sect.

After all, since the Yanyue Sect is the largest of the Seven Sects, the Yanyue Sect occupies the lion's share of most of the spirit stone veins and material veins jointly controlled by the Seven Sects within Yue Country.

Some even exceed forty percent directly; this is the benefit brought by powerful strength.

Of course, it is also because the Yanyue Sect has two or three times as many disciples and elders as any other single sect among the six, so the cultivation resources they need are naturally greater.

Regarding this, the other six sects can only grit their teeth and accept it.

After all, they cannot beat the Yanyue Sect.

As for whether the Yanyue Sect has a Metal Attribute Spirit Stone vein, they truly do not.

There is only this one Metal Attribute Spirit Stone vein in the entire Yue Country, so it naturally must be jointly controlled by the Seven Sects.

And this also gives Yan Taibai a chance to enter it to cultivate.

Although a mere Metal Attribute Spirit Stone vein cannot possibly allow him to successfully cultivate the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash," there should be no problem in converting all the True Essence Magic Power in his dantian into "Geng Metal True Qi."

Otherwise, relying solely on "Slaying Demons and Eliminating Devils" like this, it would be impossible to convert all the True Essence Magic Power in his dantian into "Geng Metal True Qi" even in a lifetime.

Therefore, he must enter this Metal Attribute Spirit Stone vein.

And he now needs to study it carefully while in the Imperial Palace.

Why stay in this Yue Capital Imperial Palace? Because he has already sent a message to his Junior Martial Sister Nangong Wan of the Yanyue Sect, informing her about the Black Fiend Cult.

This matter is of great importance and must be notified to the Yanyue Sect and the other six sects, and then a "Yue Emperor" must be chosen to manage the royal family and the secular world of Yue Country, so that the secular world does not fall into chaos.

This is also the bottom line of the Seven Sects; if the secular world falls into chaos and the people suffer, then the royal family of the Yue Emperor must be replaced.

Such a matter is merely a word from the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom.

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Yanyue Sect

After receiving Yan Taibai's message, Nangong Wan could be said to be quite troubled; she, who always stayed in her cave dwelling to cultivate and rarely went out, told this matter directly to Yan Ruyan's master, Nishang Xianzi.

As for Yan Ruyan, she cannot leave Nishang Xianzi's cave dwelling to meet Yan Taibai until she reaches the tenth level of Qi Refining.

And upon learning that Yan Taibai had already reached Foundation Establishment, Yan Ruyan cultivated even more diligently. This also made Nishang Xianzi quite satisfied.

However, after hearing from Nangong Wan about the matter involving the Yue Country royal family and the Black Fiend Cult, she was shocked while also feeling somewhat speechless.

"This matter, I am afraid it is difficult for this younger sister to handle alone; it still requires Senior Martial Sister to personally go and inform the elders of the other sects to head to the Yue Capital Imperial Palace to discuss this matter together."

Nishang Xianzi did not want to be the only one burdened, so she shook her head slightly and said.

Moreover, what she said was the truth; someone must go to notify the other six sects, and she cannot be expected to do all the work alone.

Nishang Xianzi was unwilling; it was simply too tiring and would require quite a lot of time.

Such matters cannot rely on a Sound Transmission Talisman; one must personally go to explain the situation.

"Fine! However, it is better for Junior Martial Sister to go and inform the fellow daoists of the sects; I will first go to the Yue Capital Imperial Palace to ask Junior Martial Nephew Yan about the specific situation."

After listening to Nishang Xianzi's words, Nangong Wan hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly, seemingly worried that Nishang Xianzi would refuse, and added.

"Junior Martial Sister is more familiar with the fellow daoists of the six sects, so it is better for Junior Martial Sister to go and inform them."

Upon hearing this, Nishang Xianzi seemed to have expected it long ago; she also nodded slightly and agreed with a helpless expression.

"Fine, leave this matter to this younger sister."

She was very clear that it was already good enough to be able to get Nangong Wan to go out and handle matters; she could not ask for too much else.

"Many thanks, Junior Sister."

Hearing this, Nangong Wan, having attained her wish, smiled enchantingly and hurriedly expressed her thanks.

(End of this chapter)