88: Mica and Mica Minerals

The Spiritual Qi from the earthpulse kept surging up, but Lin Yongmao had no way to take it away.

Originally, Lin Yongmao wanted to move this skeletal frame, so he could at least collect some Earth Pulse Spiritual Liquid.

But seeing the token engraved with the character “Lin,” he still gave up.

This was very likely the Old Ancestor of the Lin Family, possibly his great-grandfather or even his great-great-grandfather.

However, this cave was not entirely useless; it could be used for secluded cultivation during critical periods of Realm Breakthrough.

Afterward, Lin Yongmao searched the cave again, and surprisingly, he really found some valuable things.

“These are…”

At the top of the Immortal Cave, there were some sparkling crystal Ore, and quite a lot of them.

“cloud crystal and Cloud Mica Ore.”

cloud crystal has a miraculous effect on cultivating Cloud Mist Tea Trees, while Cloud Mica Ore, as an associated Ore, can absorb cloud mist.

Both types of Ore were useful.

Lin Yongmao immediately began mining, but unfortunately, he hadn't brought Little Pine, the Gold-Eating Beast, with him.

Otherwise, it would definitely be a great help in mining.

“Hey, Black Slave, you’ve been with Little Pine lately, so you should know how to mine too, right?”

Lin Yongmao set his sights on the Moon Toad Rabbit.

Moon Toad Rabbit: “(#`O′), I don’t know how. Have you ever seen a rabbit mining?”

“You really don’t know how?” Lin Yongmao raised his hand.

“I will! I will! I will!”

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Thus, one person and one rabbit both dedicated themselves to the mining endeavor.

Although there was no Spirit Stone vein here, there were rare cloud crystal and Cloud Mica Ore, so it wasn't a wasted trip.

…

Back at Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, Lin Yongmao let out a sigh of relief; he had returned safely, and his goal had been achieved.

Lin Yongmao planted the seedlings of the Crimson Thorn Vine and the yun gao grass separately, and then harvested another batch of star-patterned rice.

His proficiency as a Second-Order Spiritual Planter also increased to 23.51%.

Now, he just needed to wait for the yun gao grass to mature, and then he could start refining Qi Condensation Pills.

【yun gao grass】:

Grade: First-Order Medium Grade

Current Stage: Seedling Stage

Time until Maturity: 10 days, 5 hours, 22 minutes, 34 seconds

The growth cycle of yun gao grass is about ten days; once mature and its seeds produced, it can be widely planted.

Lin Yongmao then took out several pieces of Cloud Mica Ore and injected a small amount of Spiritual Qi into them.

Immediately, the activity of the Cloud Mica Ore was stimulated.

The Cloud Mica Ore began to devour the surrounding mist, and a large amount of cloud mist from within the All Grass and Trees Are Soldiers Formation at Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff surged into the several pieces of Cloud Mica Ore.

It was truly magical!

In just a short while, all the cloud mist within Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff had disappeared.

Except for the thin spiritual mist lingering around the thousand-year cloud mist tea, there was almost no cloud mist left anywhere else.

With the cloud mist dissipated, the visibility here became wider, and the light became more abundant.

Lin Yongmao didn't like residences with too much cloud mist; they were too damp and always felt gloomy.

Now, with the sunlight shining in, it gave a gentle and comfortable feeling.

As for defense issues, there was no need to worry.

The All Grass and Trees Are Soldiers Formation combined with the Hidden Trace Formation still made Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff appear shrouded in cloud mist from the outside.

Only after breaking through the Formation could one enter Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff and see the situation inside.

…

Qinglan Sect, Qingyun Peak.

Sect Master Yuan Wang had been stationed at the base of Qingyun Peak, operating the Cloud Screen Nine Heavens Formation for over half a month.

However, the beast tide still hadn't stopped.

The beast tide, led by the Barren Forest Wolf King, continuously impacted the Formation.

Although it never broke through the Formation, it caused great trouble for the Qinglan Sect.

Except for a few Qinglan Sect Cultivators who could leave through secret passages, the rest of the Disciples were trapped within the Sect.

This was extremely detrimental to the Sect’s development.

Moreover, there was no sign of the beast tide ending.

Although they continuously killed low-level Yao Beasts, these low-level Yao Beasts seemed inexhaustible; as soon as one group died, another would immediately emerge from the Qingyang Mountain Range.

Endless!

This was the terror of the beast tide: a continuous replenishment, making it impossible to eliminate them completely.

Furthermore, because the Third-Order Yao Beast Barren Forest Wolf King was in command, Sect Master Yuan Wang was simply unable to carry out a beheading operation.

His own cultivation Realm was only at Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection, and he was no match for a Third-Order Yao Beast outside the Formation.

The gap between major Realms was like a chasm; leaving the Cloud Screen Nine Heavens Formation would only result in him suffering a great loss.

In fact, the Barren Forest Wolf King was also in a difficult position.

It pondered: These immortal cultivators, one by one, were not as strong as it, but they possessed a very troublesome Formation.

Trapped inside a “turtle shell,” it simply couldn’t do anything to the Cultivators inside.

But if it just returned like this, wouldn’t it lose Face?

Moreover, the significance of this beast tide was great; it was a complete counterattack by their Yao Beasts against immortal cultivators.

In the past, Yao Beasts were the fish and immortal cultivators were the butchers; now, it was time for that to be reversed.

As long as they broke through the largest Sect force, the Qinglan Sect, there would be no more obstacles.

For this purpose, it continuously summoned Yao Beasts from the Qingyang Mountain Range to emerge and consume the Qinglan Sect’s power.

Wang Bufan was accompanied by Chen Dahao and Shi Lei, their bodies covered in large amounts of Yao Beast blood, much of which had already scabbed over.

They fought in a bloodbath, indeed killing many Yao Beasts.

Wang Bufan returned to Sect Master Yuan Wang’s side: “Revered Master, this group of Yao Beasts is truly too difficult to deal with; they simply cannot be driven back.”

Yuan Wang merely nodded faintly; he knew that it was impossible to drive away the beast tide without killing or repelling the Barren Forest Wolf King.

“Continuing like this is indeed not good.”

Wang Bufan’s eyes darted about, and suddenly he said: “Revered Master, I have an idea, but I don’t know if I should say it.”

“It’s come to this point; if you have any ideas, quickly speak them.” Yuan Wang was somewhat displeased; he disliked people who kept others in suspense the most.

Wang Bufan said in a deep voice: “Among the four great Families, only the Lin Family successfully repelled the beast tide. They must have someone with some ability. Why don’t we…”

Yuan Wang’s eyes lit up, and he said: “This Lin Family is originally an affiliated Family of our Qinglan Sect. They usually receive our Qinglan Sect’s protection, so now they should indeed contribute.”

Yuan Wang looked at Wang Bufan with a hint of admiration; this was the Disciple he had trained.

“Since you proposed this idea, then you go handle it! Go to the Lin Family through the secret passage and have them send two Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators and ten Qi Refining Stage Cultivators over.”

The Qinglan Sect was not short on manpower, but in Yuan Wang’s view, these people should not be sacrificed in vain to deal with the beast tide.

Wang Bufan hesitated for a moment, then still said: “Revered Master, my deterrent power might not be enough. What if they refuse to send people over?”

Yuan Wang’s expression changed slightly, but he quickly took out a jade box from his Storage Pouch and slowly said: “This jade box contains a Talisman Treasure. If they disagree, just use the Talisman Treasure to kill them directly.”

“Hiss~”

It was actually a Talisman Treasure?!