Chapter 689: Chapter 689: We Swallowed the Extra Spirit Stones!

"You... know the location of the passage to the Spirit World?"

Lu Chen’s heart quaked; he was aware that Chu Zhongtian had ventured to the Eastern Domain before.

It was during that particular visit that his own parents had been subjugated.

However, the one who acted was not Chu Zhongtian, but the Core Formation official leading the team!

He distinguished clearly between gratitude and resentment, so after Chu Zhongtian undertook a series of actions, Lu Chen dismissed his intent to kill him.

But he had not expected that Chu Zhongtian would bring up the passage to the Spirit World again!

"I stumbled upon a mystical place, but that leading elder was the confidant of another Nascent Soul elder, so I never spoke of it! Based on my guess, that must be the gateway to the Spirit World!"

Chu Zhongtian spoke excitedly.

Lu Chen replied with focus, "You did well. Who else knows of this matter?"

Chu Zhongtian replied earnestly, "Apart from Brother Lu Dao, I have never mentioned it to anyone else!"

"Good," Lu Chen nodded and said, "Do not speak of it to anyone from now on. Continue as usual! By the way, you should also carve out time for cultivation. If you manage to break through to the Core Formation Stage, you’ll have the power to protect yourself once we get to the Eastern Domain!"

"Core Formation, it’s not that easy," Chu Zhongtian sighed. Although he now had the help of the Xuanming Ice Snake, enhancing his mining efficiency, it merely increased his rest time.

Spirit Stone mines are not like mundane iron mines, where wielding a pickaxe with brute strength would suffice to extract ores.

The pickaxe itself is a magic artifact, which requires Spiritual Power to wield; Chu Zhongtian has to sit down and refine Qi to restore the Spiritual Power within his body after fulfilling his daily quota.

"No worries," seeing Chu Zhongtian’s dilemma, Lu Chen said, "I still have some Spiritual Medicines on me, and I can perform Alchemy. I can craft pills for you that restore Spiritual Power!"

Seeing Chu Zhongtian’s face light up with joy, Lu Chen added, "When I’m free, I can also help you mine. We need to free up time for you to attempt a breakthrough as much as possible!"

Reaching the Core Formation Stage would allow one to tread the air and command Spiritual Sense, making it more convenient for Lu Chen to bring him along.

This was his plan.

"Brother Lu Dao, this... will hinder your cultivation. With the help of the Xuanming Ice Snake, I am already satisfied!"

Chu Zhongtian was sincerely anxious.

Lu Chen’s expression was resolute as he said, "Just follow my plan! Today, I will mine, and you take a rest! We don’t have much time; the situation in the Eastern Domain is unclear, and it’s best if we can escape early!"

He didn’t spell it out, but Lu Chen also understood that Chu Zhongtian wanted him to force their way out of the Spirit Vein and then flee to the Eastern Domain, thus the precondition of reaching the Nascent Soul Stage.

And Lu Chen was well aware of his own circumstances.

With the Heaven-Breaking Spiritual Method, his body could continue cultivating.

The prerequisite was that he needed to constantly consume Spiritual Power!

Whether it was performing Alchemy or helping Chu Zhongtian mine, both could consume Spiritual Power.

Having experienced the trials in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain and the Heavenly Abyss, Lu Chen knew the potency of the Heaven-Breaking Spiritual Method.

With each depletion of Spiritual Power and subsequent Qi refinement till full, the Dantian’s Qi Sea would expand slightly.

Hence, for Lu Chen to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage, it was a long and important journey.

Chu Zhongtian needed to cultivate, and wasn’t he the same?

"The grace of Brother Lu Dao will never be forgotten by Chu Zhongtian!"

Chu Zhongtian began to kneel, only to be stopped by Lu Chen.

"Less talk, more action; today, I will be the one to mine. You rest well. We need to make sure that one of us is mining for 24 hours a day!"

"Okay!"

Chu Zhongtian quickly adjusted his emotions and after explaining to Lu Chen the technique of wielding the mining pickaxe, sat down with legs crossed and tightly closed his eyes.

Lu Chen called over the Xuanming Ice Snake and, with its aid, began to mine.

He was at a higher realm than Chu Zhongtian, had more abundant Spiritual Power, and his body could continuously wield the Heaven-Breaking Spiritual Method.

This mining session lasted a full 24 hours, and by the time Chu Zhongtian woke up, the mine was already filled with Spirit Stones.

"Lu... Brother Lu Dao, you... you mined all these?"

Chu Zhongtian was shocked.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "It seems that I might do better mining alone."

"That won’t do," Chu Zhongtian protested urgently, "If you mine alone, not to mention whether you’ll have time for cultivation, turning in too many Spirit Stones would also just be a waste!"

Lu Chen raised an eyebrow and countered, "Why... should we turn in the extra Spirit Stones?"

Chu Zhongtian was stunned.

Yeah, why should the surplus Spirit Stones be handed over?

Why not keep them for one’s own cultivation?

The Chu Zhongtian of the past still saw himself as a disciple of the Xuanyun Sect; the Spirit Stones in the vein belonged to the Sect!

But since he had already decided to leave the Xuanyun Sect,

why should he have such reservations?

"Brother Lu Dao, you’re right! We’ll keep the extra Spirit Stones!"

Chu Zhongtian’s eyes shimmered, and he clenched his fists tightly together.

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