#97 - Unexpected spiritual crystal

The spirit boat traveled very fast, traversing thousands of mountains and rivers along the Yun River.

However, South Mountain was too far away, not within the borders of Great Zhou, but located in an area not under the jurisdiction of any country.

The spirit boat's destination was South Mountain Ancient Town, at the foot of South Mountain, only a hundred miles away from South Mountain itself.

As evening approached, the sunset glowed brilliantly, the clouds on the horizon a golden red.

The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled onto the Yun River, forming a golden-red dance of light.

When night fell, Jun Wuxie and Qin Keqing returned to their respective rooms.

He took out three spatial rings, forcibly erasing the original owners' marks with his blood energy, and began to take stock of the spoils.

"Were these two guys too poor? They were still young masters and young sect leaders."

There wasn't anything good inside Murong Qi and Bu Yunfei's spatial rings.

Jun Wuxie was very disdainful. Besides a three-star low-grade spiritual sword, the most useful resource in Murong Qi's spatial ring was the Great Spirit Pill used by powerhouses in the Cave Heaven Realm for cultivation.

The quantity wasn't much, only a hundred or so pills.

For him, a hundred or so pills were really too few, but perhaps not for Murong Qi.

These hundred or so Great Spirit Pills would be enough for ordinary martial artists to cultivate for a long time, more than enough to break through two or three minor realms.

Inside Bu Yunfei's spatial ring, there was a spiritual sword, but it was only a two-star top-grade, and a hundred or so middle-grade Spirit Pills.

Jun Wuxie immediately felt bored.

These things held no appeal for him.

"Let's see what's in Chu Zhongtian's spatial ring."

He opened the last spatial ring, and immediately, dazzling light filled his vision, a dazzling array of items.

Spiritual weapons, pills, spiritual essence, and even a light green crystal the size of a chicken egg.

"Three three-star middle-grade spiritual weapons, all attack-type weapons, not bad, not bad. Hmm, this is the Extreme Spirit Pill, a cultivation resource for the Star Chen Realm? There are actually hundreds of them..."

Jun Wuxie immediately smiled so wide that his mouth almost couldn't close.

It had to be said that Chu Zhongtian was really a fat sheep. The resources in his spatial ring were far beyond what Murong Qi and Bu Yunfei could compare to, a difference of ten or a hundred times!

"Hmm, there are also a few ginseng-type spiritual essences, three-star low-grade. Although the grade isn't high, they are very useful for my current realm..."

After Jun Wuxie finished taking stock of these items, he finally fixed his gaze on the light green crystal. He picked it up and looked at it carefully, feeling puzzled.

"This isn't a forging material?"

He observed carefully, looking at it again and again.

At first, he thought it was a material used for refining weapons, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't.

This crystal contained very pure spiritual energy inside. The purity of this spiritual energy was the highest he had ever seen.

He placed an Extreme Spirit Pill next to the crystal for comparison.

As a result, the amount of spiritual energy contained in the crystal was at least dozens of times more than an Extreme Spirit Pill, and the purity was several times higher!

"No... No..."

He pondered for a moment, and a look of surprise gradually appeared in his eyes!

"Could this be the true high-level resource of the cultivation world, a Spirit Crystal Stone?"

He thought of the information he had learned after arriving in the capital these past few days.

The status of the Spirit Crystal Stone was like spirit coins in currency, a high-level resource sought after by high-realm martial artists.

Thinking of this, he looked at the crystal again carefully, and the more he looked, the more he felt that his guess was correct.

Could this really be a Spirit Crystal Stone?

"Chu Zhongtian, ah, Chu Zhongtian, you are so adorable, actually carrying a Spirit Crystal Stone with you!"

He almost laughed out loud. It seemed that Chu Zhongtian hadn't had time to absorb the spiritual energy of this crystal, and as a result, it was now making a wedding dress for him.

"I'll keep it and use it when I break through to the Cave Heaven Realm, or when I'm impacting the Qi Condensation Extreme Realm. I can't waste such a good thing now."

Calming his joyful mood, Jun Wuxie entered the Eternal Life Shrine, took out Murong Qi's three-star low-grade spiritual weapon, and used the Weapon Fire to melt it down, absorbing the energy to cultivate his physical body.

For two whole days, he didn't go out.

On the third day, as the spirit boat was about to arrive at South Mountain Ancient Town, he withdrew from his cultivation state.

By melting down a three-star low-grade spiritual weapon, he successfully broke through a small realm.

He was now at the peak of the sixth transformation of the Qi Condensation Realm, and his blood energy was even more abundant and vigorous than before.

"Keqing, take a look, is this a Spirit Crystal Stone?"

In Qin Keqing's room, he took out the crystal for her to identify.

"That's right, this is a low-grade Spirit Crystal Stone..." Qin Keqing was very surprised, and said, "How do you have a Spirit Crystal Stone?"

She knew very well that in a place like the Great Zhou Capital, it was impossible to obtain Spirit Crystal Stones. One needed to go to a city of the level of South Region Ancient City.

"It really is a Spirit Crystal Stone!" Jun Wuxie was completely relieved after receiving Qin Keqing's confirmation, and said, "Of course, Chu Zhongtian delivered it to my door."

Qin Keqing was slightly stunned, and smiled, "Are you saying you found it in Chu Zhongtian's spatial ring?"

Jun Wuxie nodded and said, "Are Spirit Crystal Stones not divided into star grades? How many grades are there in total?"

"Spirit Crystal Stones do not have star grades, there are five grades: low-grade, middle-grade, high-grade, top-grade, and exquisite-grade!" Qin Keqing pointed to the crystal in Jun Wuxie's hand and said, "This Spirit Crystal Stone is light green, which is low-grade. Tender green is middle-grade, emerald green is high-grade, deep green is top-grade, and crystalline green is exquisite-grade!"

"So mine is the lowest low-grade."

Seeing that he seemed a little disappointed, Qin Keqing was speechless, and said, "As long as it's a Spirit Crystal Stone, it's a resource that martial artists below the Star River Realm can hardly come into contact with. Besides, you can't use a higher grade at all."

"Why?"

"Do you know why Chu Zhongtian kept this Spirit Crystal Stone?" Qin Keqing explained, "With his physical body strength, he can't withstand the impact of the spiritual energy of this Spirit Crystal Stone yet, which could lead to damage to his meridians. He probably hasn't found an auxiliary spiritual medicine that can neutralize the spiritual energy and make it gentle!"

"Generally, only martial artists in the Star River Realm can withstand such pure spiritual energy. But if a martial artist in the Star Chen Realm, with the help of auxiliary spiritual medicines, absorbs all the spiritual energy of this Spirit Crystal Stone, they can break through more than one small realm within a month!"

"The effect of Spirit Crystal Stones is so strong?"

Jun Wuxie was very shocked, it was just a low-grade Spirit Crystal Stone!

It could actually allow a martial artist in the Star Chen Realm to break through a realm?

One must know that on the path of cultivation, the higher the realm, the slower the cultivation becomes.

"Of course, Spirit Crystal Stones are known as the essence of earth's spirit. They are crystals formed by the earth's spiritual energy condensing over a long period of time."

Jun Wuxie's mood was really too cheerful.

The effect of Spirit Crystal Stones was far stronger than he imagined.

It seemed that he couldn't waste the Spirit Crystal Stone when cultivating the Qi Condensation Extreme Realm, waiting until the Cave Heaven Realm to use it would be the best choice.

...

The spirit boat slowly reduced its speed.

An ancient town appeared at the end of the world.

Jun Wuxie and Qin Keqing felt the spirit boat decelerating and knew that the final stop was approaching.

When they came out, they saw the golden and brilliant city under the rising sun at a glance.

South Mountain Ancient Town.

Its scale was very inconsistent with its name.

Although it was called an ancient town, it was as majestic as a city, very large, and estimated to be comparable in scale to Fengtian City.

Before long, the spirit boat entered the port of South Mountain Ancient Town and slowly docked.

At this time, they saw old acquaintances again.

Mu Yang Qingya and Si Nan and others.

Seeing Jun Wuxie and Qin Keqing, Si Nan and Mu Yang Qingya were obviously a little surprised.

"I didn't expect you to be going to South Mountain Ancient Town as well. Could it be that you're going to South Mountain?" Si Nan walked over, looking down at Jun Wuxie condescendingly, and said, "If you're going to South Mountain, prepare a coffin in advance in the town. This young master will send you on your way."

"So you still have this last wish. Coffins are too expensive, you don't deserve one. When the time comes, I'll buy a few feet of shroud, which can be considered a proper burial for you."

"Boy, your mouth is very hard." Si Nan wasn't angry, but smiled coldly and said, "This young master will wait for you in South Mountain. Come if you have the guts."

After he finished speaking, he laughed and left.

"A rogue cultivator from a small city, who obtained some fortuitous encounters and achieved some success, has forgotten his humble and lowly status. If you really go to South Mountain, you will know that compared to the true outstanding talents of your generation, you don't even have the qualifications to kneel on the ground and look up to them!"

Mu Yang Qingya ridiculed in this way, and then followed Si Nan off the spirit boat.

"Wuxie, don't pay attention to them. After we get off the spirit boat, let's go to the Hunter's Guild here first, learn about the latest situation in South Mountain, and then make plans."

"Alright."

Jun Wuxie nodded. After staying on the spirit boat for a few days, he didn't know anything about the recent situation in South Mountain. He had to understand it first so that he could have a bottom line in his heart.