86: Chapter 86 Water Vein Spirit Crystal

Young Master Li was trembling all over, his face smeared with tears and snot.

The little loli before him looked harmless, but she was the little demon who had just wiped out a group of mercenaries.

"D-don't! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!" He swallowed hard, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

"Th-this is called a water vein spirit crystal... It's a heaven-and-earth spiritual item that can nourish Martial Souls, accelerate Soul Power cultivation, and even delay aging!"

"water vein spirit crystal?"

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow, his fingertips stroking the cold crystal. It felt warm and smooth to the touch, with energy faintly flowing within it.

"Nourish Martial Souls and delay aging? Is it really that magical?"

"It's true! Absolutely true!" Young Master Li nodded hurriedly, as if grasping at the last straw.

Upon hearing the words "delay aging," the eyes of Teacher An Nuolan, Su Xiaoxiao, and the other girls instantly lit up—this was an effect every woman dreamed of, even more appealing than increasing strength.

Although Awakened ones could delay aging after reaching the sixth rank, if their Soul Power stagnated later on, they would still gradually age. Hearing about this benefit, they all began to feel excited.

"Hmm, if it really has these uses, it is indeed worth a lot of money." Lin Mo nodded thoughtfully, then changed the subject.

"However, how are you certain this is called a water vein spirit crystal? I've read my fair share of books, and this is the first time I've heard that name."

He considered himself well-read, yet he had no impression of a "water vein spirit crystal," so he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"Th-this..." Young Master Li began to stammer again, his eyes flickering.

"Are you going to talk or not?"

Lu Mengmeng immediately widened her eyes, shaking her fist wrapped in vines.

"If you don't talk, believe it or not, I'll chop you into pieces and throw you into the lake to feed the fish!"

"Don't, don't, don't! I'll talk! I'll talk!" Young Master Li shuddered in fear and hurriedly confessed.

"My family found an ancient book in a secret realm that recorded the characteristics of the water vein spirit crystal, and the water and environment of Moonlight Lake happened to meet its conditions... That's why we organized people to come here."

"Since you were certain this thing existed, why did you only send so few people?" Lin Mo was even more puzzled. "With such a precious spiritual item, weren't you afraid of accidents?"

"It was to avoid the eyes and ears of the Dragon Country officials..."

Young Master Li said with a bitter face, full of helplessness.

"If we had come with a large force, we would definitely have been targeted. By then, let alone the spirit crystal, we would all have been arrested."

Everyone finally realized.

It turned out they were afraid of attracting official attention, which is why they carried out this sneaky operation.

Lin Mo weighed the water vein spirit crystal in his hand, his gaze turning towards Moonlight Lake, his eyes deep and pensive.

Next, he pried another piece of information from Young Master Li.

The Universe First Group intended to use this water vein spirit crystal to develop anti-aging potions, thereby harvesting the wealth of the world's rich.

Their ambition was truly immense.

Young Master Li shrank his neck, looking at Lin Mo cautiously, his voice trembling: "I've... I've said everything I should. C-can you let me go?"

Lin Mo stood up and said indifferently: "Of course."

He walked behind Young Master Li, seemingly casually reached out to grab his neck, and gave it a light twist.

"Snap—"

The crisp sound of breaking bones was exceptionally clear in the silent night.

A trace of astonishment flashed in Young Master Li's eyes, followed by deep disbelief, which finally settled into a dull gray.

The second young master of the top conglomerate from the Stick Country, just like that, with endless unwillingness, collapsed to the ground.

"Lin Mo, this..."

Teacher An Nuolan, Su Xiaoxiao, and Mu Liuli were all stunned into silence, staring blankly at Lin Mo.

They only felt that this boy's heart was surprisingly decisive.

Only Lu Mengmeng and Da Chun didn't feel anything was amiss.

"You don't need to look at me like that." Lin Mo turned around, his tone calm.

"If we let him go back, we would be the ones to die. You cannot imagine the methods of the Universe First Group."

Teacher An Nuolan was awakened by these words. After pondering for a moment, she nodded: "You're right. Although this conglomerate is from the Stick Country, if they really wanted to target us, with our current strength, we would indeed have no power to fight back."

Everyone then nodded one after another, secretly sighing that Lin Mo was indeed far-sighted, ruthless enough, and clear-headed enough.

"Alright, bring all the bodies over."

As Lin Mo said this, he raised his hand to condense Soul Power, and the phantom of a three-meter-tall alchemy furnace slowly appeared.

The furnace body shimmered with golden light, carrying a scorching aura.

"Boss, what are you doing?" Lu Mengmeng blinked, full of confusion. The others were equally puzzled.

"Of course, to destroy the bodies and erase the traces. Does that even need asking?" Lin Mo raised an eyebrow.

Everyone was shocked again by his ruthlessness, looking at each other in dismay.

Not long after, including Captain Shi Hu who had been blown to pieces, all the bodies were thrown into the alchemy furnace.

Golden flames roared to life, burning everything to ashes, leaving only handfuls of ash in the end.

Lin Mo signaled for everyone to scatter the ashes into Moonlight Lake.

"Eww~ So disgusting!" Lu Mengmeng wrinkled her little face and took two steps back.

"I'm never drinking the water from this lake again! It's too gross."

She felt goosebumps all over her body.

The others also showed expressions of disgust.

"It's fine, anyway, these will be used by the rich in the future." Lin Mo smiled with a dark belly.

After busying themselves for a while longer, the group collected all the supplies in the camp into a storage soul guidance device, and the ground was cleaned up until it was spotless, as if no one had ever been there.

"What should we do next? Find a place to stay for the night and go back tomorrow?" Teacher An Nuolan walked to Lin Mo's side and asked, her voice carrying a hint of fatigue.

But Lin Mo said something surprising: "No, I plan to go down and take a look."

"Go down where?"

Everyone was shocked!

But at this moment, Mu Liuli stood out and said:

"Lin Mo, that idea of yours might not be achievable."

"Oh, how so?"

"I noticed just now that after they came up from diving, that Young Master Li had people destroy all the diving equipment."

"Since that's the case, let's just forget it, we should..." Teacher An Nuolan wanted to persuade Lin Mo not to take the risk.

But Lin Mo shook his head and said: "No need, I have another way, and it's much safer than the diving equipment they used."

Everyone was shocked again.

They thought, could it be that Lin Mo has a diving Soul Skill?

A few minutes later.

Floating by the lake was an alchemy furnace with four tentacles.

It was the appearance of Lin Mo's alchemy furnace after merging with Lu Mengmeng's four-clawed Devil Vine.

Teacher An Nuolan and the others stared blankly at the two heads on the lid of the furnace.

"Wait, Lin Mo, what rank is your Martial Soul exactly?"

Teacher An Nuolan couldn't help but ask, her tone full of suspicion.

"Flying was one thing, but now it can be used as a submarine? What kind of outrageous Martial Soul is this?"

Lin Mo was also somewhat surprised. He had originally just wanted to try it, not expecting it to actually work.

He also had a question mark in his heart.

Is this thing really just C-rank?

"Don't worry about that, everyone get in, let's go down and take a look together."

The space inside the alchemy furnace was large, enough for several people to squeeze in.

Lu Mengmeng poked her head out, her little face flushed as she greeted everyone: "Get on the car... ah no, get on the boat, Mengmeng will take you flying."

Because Lin Mo needed to use Soul Power at all times to maintain the Martial Soul, he would need her Devil Vine as power later.

Da Chun was the first to carefully crawl in.

Then he patted the wall of the alchemy furnace, feeling a bit uneasy.

"Brother Mo, can this thing really dive down? Don't let it leak water later."

"Don't worry, it won't leak."

Lin Mo patted the furnace body, signaling for Teacher An Nuolan and the other two women to come in as well.

After everyone had crawled into the Pill Furnace, Lin Mo closed the lid.

"Da Chun, you and Xiaoxiao take out the flashlights and be responsible for lighting."

"Okay, Brother."

With a thought from Lin Mo, the walls of the alchemy furnace began to become illusory and transparent.

"Ah!"

Several girls immediately screamed in fright.

"Don't worry, with Soul Power supporting it, it won't leak water."

"Alright, Mengmeng, let's start."

"Alrighty."

The four black tentacles gently stirred the lake water, and the furnace sank rapidly.

Then, the four-clawed alchemy furnace, like a squid, pushed the furnace towards the depths with its four claws kicking one by one.

Through the furnace walls, one could vaguely see the water light outside, carrying a slightly deep blue hue.

Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Liuli huddled close together, both nervous and curious.

Teacher An Nuolan stared at Lin Mo, the confusion in her eyes deepening.

The secrets on this boy seemed to be getting more and more numerous.