Chapter 76: Spiritual Pulse Emerges

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  As Yuan Xue Mei had expected, there were indeed some ferocious beasts hidden in the basin, including deadly bees as big as fists, a chameleon-like dragon that could change its skin color at will, a golden bird that usually slept in tree trunks, and a rock-armored boar that would charge recklessly when enraged.

  Fortunately, these monsters were not of a high level and there were very few of them, so that although several were injured, none were killed.

  At this time, the pure yuan true energy played its due role, and with a hundred steps apart, it could attack with a sword, with a power similar to that of an ordinary condensed true realm warrior's full-strength strike. It was easy to save people from danger, and at the same time, it would occasionally issue multiple swords to help members of the medicine collection team and the escort team in various directions.

  Hehe!

  As the last two killer bees were knocked down by the air sword, Ye Chen's face was thoughtful.

  It seems that the closer to the center of the basin, the higher the probability of encountering a monster. The group of killer bees just now were drilled out from the beehive in the depths of the basin, each one is about three times larger than ordinary killer bees, flying speed comparable to birds in the sky, very difficult to dodge.

  "Everyone, first pick the herbs around the outer edge of the basin. When you're almost done, then go to the deeper areas." Zhen Qi's voice carried far and wide, clearly ringing in their ears as if right beside them.

  Ling Xiaoxue followed with a smile: "Ye Shaoye is right, everyone should first pick the herbs on the periphery and then gather here."

  Actually, there was no need for Ye Chen to remind them. The members of the herb-picking team already knew that going deep into the forest wasn't very safe, but knowing and doing are two different things. Sometimes, when they saw precious herbs not far away, they would unconsciously walk over, getting deeper and deeper, completely forgetting about the danger.

  Yuan Xue Mei's patrol route was adjacent to Ye Chen's, and every now and then, the two would briefly run into each other. At this moment, Yuan Xue Mei suddenly spoke up: "Don't you think the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy in the Basin is too dense?"

  "There is a point, perhaps the herbs and this basin have formed a cycle of yuanqi, nourishing and strengthening each other, resulting in the heavenly yuanqi being many times denser than elsewhere." Yexin thought for a moment, but couldn't find any other reason.

  Yuan Xue Mei shook her head, "It's not the same, places with medicinal herbs indeed have a rich atmosphere, but I've seen larger medicine gardens before, yet they can't compare to this place."

  Ye Chen stared at him, "You're saying there's another Xuan Xu."

  "I suppose so! When we get deeper later, we can take a look around."

  Ye Dust nodded, if it was true as the other party said, it was necessary to investigate and might discover something valuable.

  Time flies quickly, when the herbs on the outskirts are almost picked, the sky is already near noon.

  Ling Xiaoxue packed a basket of herbs into her storage ring and took out the prepared dry rations, distributing them one by one.

  "Miss, how's the harvest?" The deputy leader of the medicinal herb collection team couldn't help but ask.

  Ling Xiaoxue smiled and said, "Preliminary estimates show that the batch of herbs we just obtained is worth over 300,000 taels of silver. If we refine them into medicinal pills, we can make a profit of three to four million taels of silver without any problem."

  "That's great!"

  The Ling family's main development route is based on refining medicine, the more herbs they have, the more money they get, if they lose money, they will also be implicated and their lives will become difficult.

  Shared honor, shared shame.

  Upon arriving at the location where Ye Chen and others were, Ling Xiao Xue expressed her gratitude: "Thank you all for protecting us along the way. In the future, if you need any medicinal pellets, you can buy them from my family's store at a basic price." These were just polite words, as disciples of the sect had never lacked money; what they might lack was only large sums of money. However, these were not important; what mattered most was being able to get along well with the disciples of the sect, which would be very beneficial for the future development of the Ling family.

  Wang Feng said calmly: "Since we've accepted the task, we'll strive to do our best. There's no need for thanks."

  Ling Xiaoxue looked slightly embarrassed. As a woman, she would eventually have to get married. She didn't think highly of those rich family sons who seemed to be full of themselves but actually relied on their family's influence. Without their family, they were nothing. It was better to marry someone from a prestigious clan, like Wang Feng or Ye Chen. They had the right temperament and looks, and were definitely from a good family background, not lacking in wealth, and had strong abilities themselves. They were the ideal marriage partners for most girls. However, as she got to know them, she found that Wang Feng was very aloof, keeping people at arm's length, while Ye Chen seemed gentle but actually had a deeper indifference, maintaining a certain distance from everyone, neither too close nor too distant.

  Yuan Xue Mei's thoughts were clear and she was a woman, so it was easy for her to understand Ling Xiao Xue's actions, but she still shook her head in her heart.

  Warriors and ordinary people will not have much common language, it is difficult to become a couple.

  In her opinion, Ling Xiaoxue was just a Qi Refining Realm martial artist after all. Without any unexpected events, she would likely stop at the Condensing Reality Realm and wouldn't have much development in this lifetime.

  To reach the level of Wang Feng and Ye Chen, the ultimate goal in life is to become stronger, everything else is secondary. Even when they reach a certain age and have that kind of need, they usually find a woman who is not much different from themselves, rarely choosing ordinary people.

  Sympathizing with each other, Yuan Xue Mei also wouldn't look down on ordinary people.

  If Wang Feng and Ye Chen knew Yuan Xue Mei's thoughts, they would probably nod in agreement.

  No matter how beautiful Ling Xiaoxue is to them, she's just an ordinary person and won't have any connection with their future. Rather than being in a relationship where they'll eventually drift apart, why bother starting it at all?

  Rumble!

  Just then, the earth suddenly shook violently, as if something was about to emerge from underground.

  Next moment!

  A column of milky white light shot out from the center of the basin, about several feet in diameter, straight up to the sky, blowing open a large hole in the white clouds above.

  The extremely dense heavenly and earthly Yuan Qi above the basin became even more concentrated, producing clusters of Yuan Qi mist. It was hazy and intangible, drifting in without a shape. Taking a breath into the body made the true Qi seem to expand by a fraction.

  "Essence forms the pillar, and below lies the spiritual pulse."

  Upon hearing this, Ye Chen and Wang Feng revealed a look of surprise. They did not expect that there would be a spiritual vein under the pot. It's worth noting that places with spiritual veins usually have spiritual stones, which are essential for warriors and cannot be lacking. The only question is how large this spiritual vein is. If it's just a small one, then it's fine, but if it's a large one, the high-ranking officials of the various major sects in Tianfeng Country will all gather to contend for ownership of the spiritual vein.

  A dozen miles away from the basin, three men in black simultaneously lifted their heads.

  "The vital energy has formed into a pillar, and the spiritual pulse has emerged."

  "Shouldn't we go back and report to Ghost General? After all, this spiritual vein has emerged, and the higher-ups of other major sects will soon find out about it."

  "No need, let's first use a secret method to conceal the spiritual pulse, otherwise even if we report to the ghost general, it will be too late."

  "You're right, no time to lose, let's go."

  Whoosh!

  Three people transformed into strange black shadows, darting through the dark and lush forest at an incredible speed, disappearing in the blink of an eye without a trace.