Chapter 116: Congenital Spiritual Jade Mine?

  The lotus flowers are fragrant, the green water is rippling, and it seems quite leisurely to take a boat ride on the lake. Lying lazily in a reclining chair, he glanced at the two people playing chess at the table, shook his hand-held fan, and Zhuge Jiyu said with some resentment: "You two still haven't finished? This game has been going on for three days and four nights! If you want to give Ruo brother time to think, just say so. I won't object, but you two are ganging up together and leaving me out, which is a bit too biased!"

  Not in the slightest affected, she continued to move her pieces until three more hours had passed and the game was over. Only then did Zuo Xiao Yao smile and say "I remember, wasn't it Brother Zhuge who said that playing chess is boring and didn't want to play? How come you've changed your tune now? It's as if we abandoned you or something! Isn't that a bit too much of an about-face?"

  Before closing his eyes, what was actually being used to pretend to be elegant was the latest flying artifact, the feather fan. Seeing that they had finally finished a game, he ignored Zuo Xiaoyao's teasing and suddenly became interested, sitting up straight and saying to the two of them who were picking up the chess pieces, "You can't play anymore! The lake surface is too cold, it's better for us to go back to the Wonders Pavilion."

  Qin Xiao Yin smiled and glanced at him "Shall we head back to the Winding Pavilion and continue later?"

  Zhuge Jin heard this, the smile on his face that was enough to capture people's hearts and souls suddenly froze, and he sighed with great depression: "Brother Qin, you always had a calm and restrained appearance in the past, but it really didn't show that you're a chess fanatic. Counting this game, you've played nine games, which is one month and three days, not enough yet!"

  Putting away the last pair of chess pieces, Zuo Xiao Yao glanced at Hai Biao and said to Ying Hu Shan Zhuang "Since Qin brother has become a chess fanatic in your words, if you don't cooperate a bit, wouldn't it seem like you're making arbitrary judgments? What did you gain from this trip to Luo brother's place to investigate the Hua Long Tan?"

  "What was gained most was regret. That good spring of spiritual energy has been wasted here. There is nothing unusual in other aspects."

  When it comes to these, Zhuge Jingyu felt a heartache. Ah, the spiritual spring! The spring water is a treasure for refining elixirs and enhancing the qualifications of cultivators, with a concentration of spiritual energy around it that is not inferior to that of a corresponding quality spiritual vein. Cultivating around it can have an effect of doubling one's efforts. In modern cultivation circles, except for those controlled by certain major powers, such good things have long been lost in historical records and are as rare as they are precious. Ordinary people who drink water containing the original liquid of the spiritual spring not only benefit from longevity but also help martial artists increase their physical strength.

  "No wonder the area around that pond was a killing field in the past, once the scene shifted there. The most common thing was fighting. I suppose they were all fighting for the water there, but this is also an unavoidable thing, let's just say our mood got tempered again. Although the spiritual spring is good, it's useless if we can't enjoy it. Say, are there any other discoveries?"

  A flash of understanding crossed his face, and Qin Xiao sighed, "Where there is benefit, there is struggle. This is the normal state of the world, and it's an inevitability that no one can change."

  Zhuge Jin's face showed a hint of joy as he nodded slightly, "Of course. There's also a small gain - I discovered a Lingyu mine nearby. After a simple survey, I can confirm that it's indeed a Lingyu mine with an area that isn't too large, but the amount of Lingyu stored is considerable, and its quality is quite good, at least four-star or above. And there are no other abnormalities in the surrounding area, so we can almost be certain that although this place belongs to the 'Plain' where spiritual energy often fluctuates, it doesn't have any unusual spiritual energy fluctuations either. Let's go mine it together! Lingyu, especially natural Lingyu like this, is something we can never have too much of."

  It's only natural that no one would complain about having too much money, especially when it comes to circulating currency. Even though the four people, including Rong Hongtian, have been in this strange world for over a decade and have had different experiences, they all have encountered spiritual jade mines because the spiritual resources of this world have never been developed. As a result, each person has accumulated a considerable amount of high-quality spiritual jade.

  Different from them, Zhuge Jinyu, who had opened the Guoye Business Firm in Leiyu Tower, enjoyed a high status and reputation on the Luoyun Continent. Luo Hongtian, who had set up his own sect, had many people under him and obtained far more spiritual jade than the other two without having to personally go mining or work hard to make ends meet.

  Zuo Xiao Yao nodded and thought for a moment, "Let's go inform Rong about it, I wonder if he is willing to come with us."

  "I don't think he needs any more, his spiritual jade is already piled up to the point where it's being used to build the Wandering Dao Pavilion. If there's even more, I think he won't even have a place to store them, let alone that he still hasn't..."

  Up till now, no decision has been made on whether to leave or not. If Luo Hongtian chooses to stay, no matter how much spiritual jade there is, it can only be used as building materials and won't have the chance to truly utilize the spiritual jade. Qin Xiao didn't finish speaking but both of them understood his meaning. If they were to bring this up now, it would seem like they're forcing the other party to make a decision.

  "Since it is so, let's go!"

  Zhuge Jin finished speaking and then used that feather fan to fly away into the air first.

  "I hope that by the time we return here, Hong Tian will have made up his mind!"

  He glanced at the Yinghu Mountain Villa again, Qin Xiao whispered, and then he also followed Zuo Xiaoyao to operate the flying device to escape into the sky, gradually catching up with Zhuge Jinyu who had taken a step ahead. Although they didn't say much, all three of them clearly knew that this was their first time going out together since reuniting with Luo Hongtian, and the deadline is approaching!

  After fleeing for a whole day, the three finally arrived at the Lingyu Mine mentioned by Zhuge Zhan. Although its location was quite remote, due to the proximity of the nearby Lingquan Spring, which was less than ten miles away, it was bustling with people coming and going, just like the flow of people in a prosperous city. However, all the shops were located in the nearby market town, and those who came here were all carrying baskets and jars, only to fetch water from the pool above the Lingquan Spring.

  The ferocious beasts that originally often guarded the area around Lingquan were swept away by Lu Hongtian back then, successfully occupying the pond of Qi Shui, which is more effective than medicine in treating illnesses and nourishing life for ordinary people.

  With a sweep of her spiritual awareness, Ling Xiang took in the surrounding landscape, and this was indeed a picturesque little hill with a serene atmosphere. Ling Xiu sighed, "No wonder it's the location of the Spiritual Spring, the spiritual energy is so abundant, making it an ideal place for cultivation. What a pity! The environment on the ground is already like this, and one can imagine how enticing the Spiritual Spring must be. No wonder Brother Zhuge considered it a great regret!"

  "That's for sure, with my current vision, the things that can be seen are really not worth it, basically they can't be taken away, just thinking about it is depressing!"

  "I believe this, and it must include this strange space too! Thanks for your trouble, Qin!"

  He took out two sets of array flags from his storage bag and replied with a smile, "It's just a small effort!"

  I don't know what Zhuge Jingyu and Qin Xiao thought, but anyway, after leaving that day's performance on the surface of sisterly love, they both had their own thoughts in mind, surrounded by an invisible war. After returning to the Minghu Villa, Zuo Xiaoyao felt much lighter without realizing it.

  Luo Hongtian, who had a special place in her heart, took this step, far beyond her expectations. She felt deeply regretful and although she didn't like his irresponsible attitude of marrying multiple wives, she didn't have much opinion about him as a person. After all, people have different aspirations and perspectives on things. As an observer, she could only take it as a warning to herself, to avoid falling into the trap of romantic entanglements in the future.

  Men are unreliable, and there will be too many variables in the future. So-called "love" is the most troublesome representative. This is the greatest realization that Zuo Xiao Yao got from Rong Hong Tian's current situation, which had a significant impact on her future path of cultivation!

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  Here is the translation:

  "Wishing everyone a happy new year: wishing you all a happy new year!"

  PS: Due to the author's recent inconvenience with broadband usage, all chapters were written and then published by someone else. Please forgive any shortcomings!