Chapter 77: Lower Level Ghost Guard

  PS: Sorry for the delay of this chapter, it's finally written, third update seeking recommendation!

  Turning around, Yuan Xue Mei said to Ling Xiao Xue: "Now take everyone deep inside."

  "Alright." Ling Xiaoxue also knew the importance of spiritual veins, but she didn't have any intention of taking it for herself. With the strength of the Ling family, they couldn't even swallow a single spiritual vein, not even the smallest one. If they were foolish enough to try, there would only be one outcome: death.

  Ye Chen Wang Feng and Yuan Xue Mei led the way, with two other sect disciples bringing up the rear. The group of over fifty people ventured deeper into the mountains.

  Hehehehehehe...

  A sword of air shot out, and a large group of deadly bees had not yet approached, but were already cut in two by the void, falling down in a flurry, as if it were raining.

  Yuan Xue Mei praised: "Brother Ye, this technique of yours should be the pure and true Qi! I've seen a disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect use it before, but that person could only release a faint aura and couldn't reach the level of condensing their Qi into a sword. I wonder how many levels you've cultivated to?"

  Ye Chendi said: "Not yet, I just recently broke through to the seventh rank."

  "Oh!"

  Yuan Xue Mei and Wang Feng both showed a look of surprise, wanting to cultivate a skill to the highest level is not an easy thing, generally speaking, within two years, if someone can cultivate a human-level top-tier skill to the fifth stage, it's considered exceptional talent, cultivating to the sixth stage is genius, and reaching the seventh stage is one in a thousand.

  The deeper you go, the more demonic beasts there are.

  Just killed a batch of killer bees, and now three green iguanas rushed out.

  "Dripping water penetrates the stone!"

  Yuan Xue Mei, as a disciple of Nan Luo Zong's inner sect, had a cultivation level that was in the middle stage of the Condensing Reality Realm. Her strength was naturally not bad. A slender sword appeared in her hand, and with a slight flick of her wrist, three thin rays of sword light floated out, seemingly very fast, yet giving people a slow and peaceful feeling.

  Hehe! Hehe! Hehe!

  The three-headed green iguana didn't have time to launch an attack, each of their foreheads had an additional sword hole, let out a low cry, and fell to the ground.

  "Good swordsmanship. The reputation of Nan Luo Zong's Di Shui Jian Jue is not undeserved." Wang Feng's calm voice rang out, carrying a rare tone of praise.

  Yuan Xue Mei humbly said: "I'm afraid I've made a fool of myself in front of both of you."

  After walking for another few miles, everyone finally arrived at the center of the basin.

  The spiritual energy here is more than twice as dense as outside, and the thin mist of spiritual energy carries a sense of moisture, as if it's about to condense into spiritual energy rain. Unfortunately, due to the impact of the spiritual energy beam, the spiritual energy in the world is chaotic and violent, making it impossible to guide it into the body normally. Forcing it would only make one's true energy float away, a loss rather than a gain. Otherwise, this would be an excellent place for cultivation.

  Looking at the scale of the yuanqi light column, Yuan Xue Mei shook her head and said: "It's actually a fake spiritual vein!"

  "What's a fake pulse? How can you tell?" Ye Chen didn't quite understand.

  On the side, Wang Feng rarely spoke up and said: "Pseudo- Spiritual Pulse is an unformed Spiritual Pulse, it's impossible to have a spiritual stone, if there is one, it can only be a small amount of low-quality spiritual stones. As for how to distinguish, it's simple, just look at the color of the Yuan Qi light column in the center, white with yellow represents a small Spiritual Pulse, white with orange represents a medium-sized Spiritual Pulse, and white with red represents a large Spiritual Pulse. Legend has it that there is also a top-grade Spiritual Pulse with white and purple, I don't know if it's true or false."

  Yuan Xue Mei was knowledgeable and said, "The top-grade spiritual vein indeed exists. Three hundred years ago, the Virtual Emperor found a small section of top-grade spiritual vein from the depths of the ocean floor, which was over 300 miles long and more than 50 miles wide at its widest point. He used his unparalleled cultivation to pull it out of the ocean floor and bring it back to the entrance of his own mountain gate, causing the entire mountain gate to be filled with rich spiritual energy all year round, making the cultivation speed a hundred times faster than outside."

  Three hundred years! Extracting the top-grade spiritual vein! Primordial energy pouring down like rain!

  Ye Chen secretly cursed himself, although he clearly knew that the strong in the mortal world could reverse life and death, live for thousands of years, and each had cultivation that was earth-shattering, but when he got confirmation, he was still extremely shocked, and at the same time, he also felt bitter about his own lack of imagination.

  The primordial energy column erupted for a full minute before slowly weakening, with a massive amount of primordial energy gushing out like a fountain, nourishing the medicinal herbs in all directions.

  At this time, everyone finally understood why the herbs in the basin were so lush and numerous. It was mainly because the fake spiritual vein burst out at intervals, nourishing the rapid growth of the herbs.

  Ling Xiaoxue saw that the herbs in the center of the basin were even more lush and precious, and she couldn't help but smile with joy. She ordered the members of the herbalism team: "Quickly, get to work! Members of the guard team also come and help pick some, be careful of danger."

  "Yes!"

  No need for Ling Xiaoxue to instruct, the eyes of the herb-picking team members had already turned red, they had never seen so many herbs in their lives, lush and dense like grass.

  Ye Chen smiled, the herbs here were quite tempting even to him. However, a gentleman doesn't take away what others like, since he had accepted the task, he shouldn't do anything that went against it. Of course, with so many herbs around, picking some wouldn't be a problem, anyway, they were all over the place within a few li.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

  At some point, three men in black appeared on the outskirts of the basin.

  "The Yuanqi light pillar has weakened, let's go and take a look quickly."

  "Wait a minute, there are many footprints around here, and quite a few people." One of the men in black looked around and stopped his companion from acting rashly.

  A hot-tempered man in black kicked a startled wild boar into the air and angrily shouted, "Damn it, who dares to rush ahead of us!"

  "It should be a nearby city's herbal medicine collection team. Look, all the herbs around us have been picked clean, their technique is very skilled."

  "The medicine collection team shouldn't have any powerful individuals, so there's no need to worry."

  The three of them chatted for a while and then walked into the depths, following the parted grass, at a steady pace, maintaining a constant frequency, silently and quietly.

  Before long, the scene in front of them suddenly became clear and bright, and the three people arrived at the center of the basin.

  "As expected, it's a herb-picking team. Didn't they discover the Yuanqi light pillar? Impossible! That light pillar can be seen for dozens of miles around!"

  "Is it a false pulse, grass, white running around."

  "What a waste of a trip, didn't you see that woman? She's quite good-looking. We've been stuck in Corpse Ghost Mountain for years, not even getting close to women. Now that we've finally become low-ranking ghost guards and have the qualifications to leave the mountain and gain experience, how can we let go of this opportunity to enjoy ourselves?"

  "Hehe!"

  The three of them exchanged a glance, their faces revealing a strange expression.

  Whoosh!

  Suddenly, a sword of air shot from a hundred paces away, swift as a startled swan.

  "Looking for death!" The hot-tempered man in black clothes did not retreat or dodge, and his fist landed squarely on the air sword.

  Bang!

  The air sword exploded and shattered, and the sound shocked the people nearby.

  "Three of you, this is not the place for you to stay, leave quickly." Ye Chen, Xue Mei and Wang Feng walked over, coldly staring at the man in black.

  These three men in black had a good set of hiding their breath, but how could they deceive the powerful soul force of Ye Chen, and were discovered by him as soon as they appeared.