C7 Decision

Putting away the spirit stones, the Xiao Mo walked forward. In order to conserve energy, the range of Ling Zhan's divine sense wasn't very large. Only Xiao Mo would be able to find spirit stones thirty meters away from the spirit stone. However, it was still enough. If there was any danger, ten zhang would be enough for Xiao Mo to escape.

With Ling Zhan's help, Xiao Mo quickly found the second spirit stone slag. Perhaps because the mines here were already abandoned, the two pieces that Xiao Mo found were not big and of poor quality. They couldn't even be considered spirit stones, to put it harshly, they were stones that only contained an extremely small amount of spirit energy.

Right at this time, the Xiao Mo heard a soft rustling sound. Hearing that, Xiao Mo immediately took a deep breath. He saw a black scorpion that was half a foot long quickly getting closer. Its tail was pointed high up, and a dim light was flickering on it. Xiao Mo didn't doubt that if he were to be stung like that, he wouldn't even have the chance to live. Fortunately, he had reacted quickly, or else he would have fallen here today. In truth, Ling Zhan had long since discovered this scorpion, but he did not tell Xiao Mo about it for now. If Xiao Mo didn't notice when the scorpion had entered his radius, he would have immediately told him. The Xiao Mo did not let the Ling Zhan down, he discovered it when the scorpion was still fifty meters away from him.

The thing that he lacked the most was a rock. Picking up a rock that weighed about ten kilograms, Xiao Mo threw it over. Then the second piece, the third piece... The dull sound of rocks hitting metal resounded in the cave. Even though Xiao Mo's aim was not accurate, he still managed to hit it a few times. Under the rain of stones from the Xiao Mo, the scorpion was quickly sliced into two. The Xiao Mo carefully walked forward and gently picked the stone off the scorpion's body and removed the scorpion tail.

The tail was the essence of the scorpion, and the needle was half an inch long. Even if the scorpion was dead, it would still be useful. Carefully putting away the scorpion tail, Xiao Mo continued to look for spirit stones. However, he was worried about the danger. He had been wandering around the cave for three miles, so he hadn't been able to find the third spirit stone slags or even the third spirit stone slags.

Xiao Mo searched for six hours, and after eating a steamed bun, he decided to stop. With Ling Zhan completing the mission, it was not troublesome, so there was no need to rush. The most important thing right now was cultivation. Xiao Mo did not plan to become a service disciple. According to the rules of the Astral Reaching Sect, if one could enter the 1st level of Qi Refining, they would be promoted to an outer sect disciple. Upon entering the 3rd level of Refinement, one would become an inner disciple, the 5th level of Refinement would become a core disciple, and the 8th level of Refinement would become an elder. For example, the sect head of the Astral Reaching Sect, Xingzi, was at the peak of the 9th level of Qi Refinement, only one step away from Foundation Establishment.

Xiao Mo found a remote tunnel. It was not very deep, only thirty to forty meters deep. From the looks of it, the tunnel had been abandoned the moment it was opened. Xiao Mo walked into the cave to inspect the cave thoroughly. After confirming that there was no danger in the cave, he carried over a pile of boulders and blocked the entrance of the cave. He pretended to collapse when he reached the deepest part of the cave. Out of caution, he covered himself with the boulder again and sat down cross-legged.

To breathe was to exhale the foul air in one's chest and absorb the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth. It sounded easy, but in reality, it wasn't that simple. The Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth did not exist everywhere. Some places had more Spiritual Qi, and some places had none at all. The Xiao Mo was lucky to be cultivating in a Spirit Stone mine. Even though it was abandoned, there would still be spirit energy remaining.

According to the [Qi Refining Art], Xiao Mo breathed in short and long breaths. The term "short" meant to exhale all the air in one's chest while breathing out, and the term "long" meant to inhale the air in one's chest while breathing out. This kind of strange breathing method made Xiao Mo feel uncomfortable, but he knew that it was not easy to cultivate, so he could only bear with it.

He meditated and trained for four hours, but Xiao Mo still did not feel the Qi feeling Ling Zhan spoke of. Qi sensing was the official sign of entering the Qi Refining stage. Generally speaking, cultivators with spiritual roots would be able to sense Qi in at least two hours. Xiao Mo did not feel any Qi during these four hours, which was enough to prove the difference in his talent. Opening his eyes, Xiao Mo helplessly sighed. With regards to his own aptitude, he really had nothing to say.

"Kid, don't be discouraged. I know a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, do you know his talent? " Ling Zhan knew about his aptitude. In order to prevent him from giving up on cultivating the Dao, he advised him. Xiao Mo asked: "How is it?" Ling Zhan laughed and said: "Four spiritual roots, he has gold, fire, water, and earth spiritual roots, and his spiritual roots are all low grade. Sigh, when I first met him, I was also in the Nascent Soul stage. It is said that he entered a mysterious place to search for opportunities. If he is able to cultivate until now, I'm afraid that he has already reached the Spirit Realm. " There was something called nostalgia in Ling Zhan's tone, as if that was his most beautiful memory.

Hearing this, Xiao Mo nodded his head, he knew that hard work was the only way to make up for his incompetence, and the only reason he sighed was because he had been feeling unsatisfied for a while. After calming himself down, the Xiao Mo quietly moved away the large rocks blocking the entrance of the cave. He was relieved to see that there was no danger outside. Slowly walking towards the cave entrance, Xiao Mo tried his best not to make too much noise, as he wanted to avoid attracting danger.

Fortunately, the Xiao Mo was very cautious and was able to avoid danger along the way. "Exiting the cave, Xiao Mo heaved a long sigh. "It's still better to have the smell outside. The mine is always so eerie, it makes people uncomfortable." After determining the direction, Xiao Mo went back to his own house. It was morning when he entered the mine, and the sky was now bright with stars.

It was not easy to travel at night, so the Xiao Mo walked for almost an hour before returning to the residence of the service disciples. Pushing open the door, Qi Hao was already back on the bed, sleeping soundly. The Xiao Mo did not disturb him and went straight to his bed. Perhaps it was because the commotion caused when Xiao Mo pushed open the door was too loud, Qi Hao immediately sat up from the bed. "You're back!" There was surprise in Qi Hao's words, and there was even more happiness. Although the two of them had only known each other for a day, they had some sort of friendship. Xiao Mo was very happy to be able to be safe and sound.

Feeling a trace of concern from the Qi Hao, the Xiao Mo's heart also warmed. He smiled and said: "I'm back. Fortunately, I've been walking around the cave entrance. Although I haven't gained anything, it's not too dangerous." It was not that the Xiao Mo was deliberately concealing it, but the existence of the Ling Zhan was something that could not be leaked easily.

"Oh, that's good. Even if you didn't complete the mission, you would have been beaten up. It's fine." The Qi Hao said, he did not care about the punishment at all. With that, the Qi Hao yawned and said: "Alright, it's good that you are back. Go to sleep first, we still have to continue with the mission tomorrow. Sigh … "Damned old man Ma." With that, the Qi Hao fell asleep. Xiao Mo was also lying on his bed, but he was not sleeping. After a while, when he heard Qi Hao's snores, he quietly got up and sat cross-legged. He intended to continue cultivating to make up for his poor diligence. He believed that as long as he put in enough effort, he would definitely be able to reach the God Realm as mentioned by Ling Zhan. At that time, the Xiao Mo would be able to help the Ling Zhan reconstruct his body. Furthermore, he felt that this Xing Yun had many secrets that he had yet to discover.

Just as Xiao Mo was meditating, he felt something was wrong. When he was training in the mines, although he did not feel any Qi, he did not feel anything. However, he could still feel the faintly discernible spiritual energy around him, but when he was cultivating in his room, he could not feel the spiritual energy at all. The Xiao Mo did not give up and continued to cultivate. The night passed quickly, the sound of Qi Hao's snores gradually died down, and Xiao Mo also withdrew from his cultivation.

Opening his bloodshot eyes, Xiao Mo laughed bitterly. Having not slept for the entire night, he, who still had the body of a mortal, was naturally exhausted. Of course, this was not the most important thing. Last night, he had spent an entire night cultivating, yet he had no progress at all. The spiritual energy in the house was so thin that it was undetectable. This was the reason why Xiao Mo did not make any progress.

"Could it be that I really can't cultivate while I'm in the house?" Xiao Mo was deep in thought, but at the same time, he woke up to see Xiao Mo sitting on his bed, frowning as though he was thinking about something. Then he asked curiously, "What are you thinking? Say it and see if I can help you. " The Xiao Mo replied, "How did you all cultivate? There's almost no spiritual energy here, how are you going to cultivate? " He really had no other ways, he wanted to ask the Qi Hao if he could find a solution.

Qi Hao laughed when he heard this, "Actually, you can't cultivate in a house like this. Everyone is training outside. Although it's a bit dangerous, it's much better than training in a house. " As he spoke to here, his expression darkened. He had been in the Astral Reaching Sect for more than two months, but he still hadn't cultivated to the point where he could breathe. Without spiritual roots, it would be harder to reach the heavens in the early stages of cultivation. Only when one's cultivation base reached a high level would they be able to break free from the influence of the spiritual root. This was especially true for service disciples like them, who had to complete a large number of sect missions every day. Their cultivation time was almost negligible.

After the Xiao Mo comforted him for a while, they parted ways. He still has to look for spirit stones today and Qi Hao still needs to look at a hundred kilograms of firewood. " "Since you can't cultivate in the house, you should go to the mines." The Xiao Mo planned to stay in the mines for the next month. He was not like the Qi Hao, where he had to submit missions every day, and he did not spend much time cultivating. If he was able to operate properly for a month, he might be able to produce a sense of Qi.

After making up his mind, Xiao Mo felt a lot more relaxed in his heart. As soon as he entered the cave, Xiao Mo called out to him in his heart. In order to preserve his strength, Ling Zhan would always be sleeping when it was safe, and normally would only wake up when Xiao Mo called for him. Old man, help me see if there is any water source around here. " Ling Zhan's eyes rolled up. "Kid, if you call me master voice, you will die. No matter what, I was the one who brought you into the world of cultivation, okay?" Although he said so, he didn't think much of it.

After a quarter of an hour, "Okay, I found a place. There's not only water, there's also the problem of your food. " The weak Ling Zhan said with an evil smile.