Chapter 169 Excavation and Exploration

Changqing Mountain.

Clan leader Li Cunliu learned about the news that Li Xingsheng had discovered a metal spirit mine.

"It was discovered so quickly..."

Li Cunliu was definitely happy to hear the news, but he was still a little worried. The number of cultivators in the Li family was relatively small compared to the resources occupied by the Li family.

If this metal spirit mine was real, they would at least have to send a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining to guard it.

The good thing is that the cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining in the Li family are currently the most suitable for the situation of their three foundation-building immortal families, and there are already 22 of them.

The cultivator of the Li family sent by Li Qianqing told Li Cunliu the news and also conveyed Li Qianqing's intention that Changqing Mountain needed to send a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining who practiced earth-attributed exercises.

Li Cunliu was happy and quickly made arrangements.

At the same time, he also brought this news to Li Lilong.

If this metal spirit mine was real, the annual income of spirit stones of their Li family would increase again, and they would be able to train more cultivators in the future, but it would be a little harder now.

Then if the metal spiritual mine discovered is only a micro-sized one, all the profits belong to their Li family. If it is a small spiritual mine, the situation is different. At this time, they must report to Qingfeng Valley, and Qingfeng Valley will intervene.

This is the underlying rule.

If the Li family's affiliated Qi-refining and immortal cultivation forces discover a micro-spiritual mine, they must report to them, and then decide how much mining share their Li family will occupy. This is the same as their reporting to Qingfeng Valley.

This is how the foundation-building immortal cultivation family should do it. If they are a Jindan immortal cultivation family, they may be able to swallow up the entire small spiritual mine.

After Qingfeng Valley intervenes, the mining income of the metal spiritual mine is distributed according to the comprehensive strength of the Li family. The stronger the Li family is, the more it can get.

Li Cunliu quickly found Li Lilong and roughly told him about the situation in Changqing Mountain. It is very likely that a metal spiritual mine has been discovered.

After listening, Li Lilong was happy and immediately found suitable clansmen to send to Changqing Mountain, and then made some adjustments to the affairs. After sending a clan member, Changqing Mountain will have one less person to do the work, so the affairs he originally had on hand will be assigned to other family monks.

The distribution of family affairs should be adjusted continuously according to the family's situation, and strive to maintain it in the most reasonable and optimal state.

Shortly after Li Lilong made the arrangements, two family monks in Changqing Mountain formed a team and set off for Changqing Mountain.

One was a monk of the Qian generation who originally came from Changqing Mountain, and the other was a monk of the Li generation of the Li family.

Li Liqing ranked 25th among the Li generation, with three spiritual roots of earth, water and gold. He had just entered the eighth level of Qi Refining and was two years older than Li Qianqing.

He mainly practiced earth attribute skills and also had gold spiritual roots, which was very suitable for the excavation work required for the discovery of metal spiritual mines this time. When Li Lilong was considering candidates, he chose him at once.

After Li Liqing arrived at Changqing Mountain, Li Qianqing was not surprised. He thought that the fourth uncle would probably send the twenty-fifth uncle over.

Under his arrangement, Li Liqing quickly arrived at the designated location and began his exploration and excavation.

According to Li Qianqing, the metal spirit mine is probably below here. As long as you keep digging down, you can know whether there is a metal spirit mine.

The time came to mid-April.

It has been half a month since Li Liqing started his excavation mission, but he has not found anything yet.

In this situation, the most anxious person is Li Xingsheng who has been paying attention to this matter.

Li Xingsheng believes in Shushu very much. There must be a good metal spirit mine below.

He has emphasized this many times, but except for Thirteenth Uncle, other tribesmen have more or less no confidence in his judgment. He can't tell everyone what Thirteenth Uncle said to him, saying that this is also Thirteenth Uncle's judgment.

Although many of Thirteenth Uncle's words are quite accurate, this cannot be his reason unless Thirteenth Uncle personally explains the situation to everyone.

This day.

Li Liqing returned to Changqing Mountain to find Li Qianqing.

At this time, Li Qianqing had just finished refining forty furnaces of second-level lower-grade spirit-raising pills.

"Qianqing, is there really a metal spiritual mine down there? I have already dug down 75 feet." Li Liqing explained the situation immediately after seeing Li Qianqing.

At the beginning, he was still very confident, thinking that after the family discovered a metal spiritual mine, the development speed would be faster, but as the digging went deeper, he became less and less confident, and if he continued like this, he might get nothing.

"Twenty-five uncle, it's not even a hundred feet, you can't have such an idea." Li Qianqing smiled slightly, "There are spiritual mines underground, let alone 75 feet, even 750 feet may have spiritual mines."

The deeper the spiritual mine is underground, the harder it is to be found. Therefore, the deeper the spiritual mine is underground, the larger it is usually. For example, many medium-sized metal spiritual mines are located hundreds of feet underground, and some are in the sparsely populated monster territory. These are usually located in shallow locations and lack the discovery of cultivators.

"I understand what you said, but can the gold-eating rat of Xingsheng really find such a deep metal spiritual mine?" Li Liqing felt that the mutant gold-eating rat was not that powerful.

He also knew about monsters like the gold-eating rat. It was already amazing that a mid-stage first-stage gold-eating rat could find a metal spiritual mine forty feet underground. Most of them were around thirty feet underground.

Li Liqing also asked Li Xingsheng about the situation. He learned that Li Xingsheng's gold-eating rat had only entered the middle stage of the first stage not long ago. Even if such a gold-eating rat mutated, could it discover the metal spirit mine that existed 70 or 80 feet underground?

Li Liqing had a big question mark in his mind.

In his opinion, there was no point in digging and searching, otherwise he would not have come back to find Li Qianqing, and he could just report the current situation.

"To what extent has the mutated gold-eating rat in Xingsheng's hands mutated, and what is its ability? No one can judge this at present."

Li Qianqing knew it in his mind, but he could not express it simply and directly.

At present, the rat has no record of detecting metal spirit mines, and no one dares to guarantee it.

"You are planning to give up before you reach a hundred feet? It's not too late to give up after digging and exploring a hundred feet."

Li Liqing heard this, thought about it, and finally nodded.

"Okay."

He also believed in Qianqing's judgment. Since Qianqing said so, he couldn't say anything else.

Anyway, Li Qianqing's judgments have never disappointed them so far, and for this reason, Li Liqing decided to dig and explore another 25 meters.

After a simple adjustment on Changqing Mountain, Li Liqing, who had no problem, returned to the top of the metal spirit mine again.

While adjusting and resting on Changqing Mountain, he went to see Li Xingsheng again.

Li Xingsheng emphasized to him again that he believed in the judgment of his mutant gold-eating rat very much, and there must be a metal spirit mine below, and asked him to believe it.

At this moment, where the rat found the problem.

A large area of ​​the woods here fell down, and they were all sorted aside by Li Liqing. There was a large pile of soil next to the woods that did not fall down, and there was a smooth pit in the center.

The distance of the pit is about ten meters, and it is normal for pedestrians. In the area below, only monks can walk, and even mortal warriors have difficulty moving inside.

Li Liqing has not found any metal spiritual mines yet, so he will just do it simply. If there are metal spiritual mines below, he will make corresponding modifications and arrangements from the metal spiritual mines to the ground, so that mortal warriors can move more lightly when mining spiritual mines, so that the mining efficiency will be high.

Two days later.

Li Liqing's excavation and exploration has reached 85 feet underground.

At this time, he felt something unusual.

"Is there really something?"

With a gold spiritual root, he also has a little vague perception of metal spiritual mines, but this is far worse than the most common first-level initial gold-eating rats.

Now he feels that there is something below, but it seems that there is nothing.

He was a little tired, but now he is full of energy!

It is terrible to see no hope. Now there is hope, Li Liqing's mental state is different.

He doesn't plan to rest today!

He pressed his palm on the soil below, and his own earth spiritual power began to penetrate downwards, wrapping a part of the soil. As time goes by, this part of the soil begins to disappear.

The top excavation is easier, and the soil can be moved directly with spiritual power. The deeper it goes, the harder it is to move. It will be easier to gradually assimilate the soil with the spiritual power.

At the moment, there is basically no light in the place where he is, and it is dark. It is still very torturous to excavate and explore in this place, but Li Liqing does not feel this way at all.

At sunrise.

Li Liqing's voice came from underground. From above, the voice was very vague, but very exciting.

Last night, as he continued to go deeper, especially when he reached about 88 feet, Li Liqing was 80% sure that there was really a metal spiritual mine underneath.

But when he continued to dig and explore to 89 feet, he was 100% sure that there was definitely something underneath.

Now he finally got the answer.

"This is a first-grade inferior blue rock..." Li Liqing looked at the blue rock that showed a corner and was very excited.

He wanted to tell Li Qianqing the news as soon as possible.

In Changqing Mountain.

After letting Li Liqing continue to dig and explore a few days ago, he did not continue to refine the elixir.

Calculating the time, Li Liqing should be at Changqing Mountain now to tell him the good news.

There was a hurried knock on the door.

Even without using his spiritual sense to check, Li Qianqing knew that it was Li Liqing outside.

"Come in."

As soon as Li Qianqing finished speaking, the stone door slowly opened.

Li Liqing outside almost rushed in.

"Qianqing has a result!"

"What kind of metal spirit mine was found? Tell me quickly!" Looking at Li Liqing's appearance, Li Qianqing was very happy, and there was a hint of excitement inside.