Chapter 393

Chapter 393: Mine Spirit

After observing for a while, Ji Yang quickly noticed that the Red Fire Ants biting the secret silver ore were all heading in a particular direction, clearly toward their destination.

Ji Yang followed the direction the Red Fire Ants were advancing.

As Ji Yang continued forward, he spotted more Red Fire Ants in the tunnel, including several soldier ants.

These soldier ants had a stronger attack power compared to the usual worker ants, and their bodies were a darker color.

However, these soldier ants were not foraging; they stood guard on both sides of the tunnel, carefully examining the passing soldier ants with their antennas.

As Ji Yang’s primordial spirit phantom slipped past several soldier ants, some of their antennas perked up, yet they searched around and found nothing unusual.

Ji Yang was astonished; with the powers he could unleash at his current level, even a Void Refinement stage cultivator might not detect him, yet these soldier ants of a lower realm could.

He could only attribute this to the innate sensitivity of the Red Fire Ants.

After passing through another tunnel, Ji Yang arrived at another open area, where there were significantly fewer Red Fire Ants. The remaining ants were strong soldier ants guarding the sides.

In the center, a gigantic Red Fire Ant appeared before Ji Yang’s eyes.

This ant had a robust abdomen and a dark body, its size far surpassing that of the other Red Fire Ants by several times.

Without a doubt, this was the queen ant of the swarm.

At that moment, the queen ant lay quietly on the ground, enjoying the service of the other Red Fire Ants surrounding her.

Ji Yang glanced past the queen ant and surveyed the area, surprised to find no secret silver mines present.

However, as he watched other Red Fire Ants continuously transport secret silver mines into the area, it was clear that these ores had some special purpose.

Following the routes of the transporting Red Fire Ants, Ji Yang quickly discovered a clue beneath the massive queen ant.

Under her enormous head, a seemingly ordinary piece of secret silver ore lay quietly in place.

This piece of ore was the size of a football, its color deep and dull, appearing to be an ordinary secret silver mine.

But what astonished Ji Yang was the small, light green grass growing above this secret silver ore.

The grass seemed weak and delicate, swaying left and right as if it could be broken at any moment, yet its roots were firmly connected to the secret silver ore, as though it had sprouted directly from it.

This scene made Ji Yang unable to contain his amazement; what kind of spiritual plant was this? How could it take root on hard secret silver ore?

Ji Yang wracked his mind, recalling the knowledge he had read in books, but he had no impression of this peculiar spiritual plant.

Soon, a Red Fire Ant grasping a shard of secret silver ore approached the green grass quickly.

Once it reached a sufficient distance, the Red Fire Ant placed the shard nearby and then turned to leave.

But the next scene left Ji Yang astonished once again.

He watched as the previously dark and dull secret silver ore instantly flickered with bright silver light upon contact with the shard, shining brighter than any other secret silver ore Ji Yang had seen before.

In just a breath, the delivered shard of ore lost its original silver hue and gradually transformed into an ordinary rock, with cracks now appearing on its once solid surface.

As the secret silver shard completely shattered, the football-sized piece of secret silver ore slowly dimmed.

Meanwhile, the green grass growing above it seemed to become more lively.

Watching this scene, Ji Yang pondered deeply.

After a moment, a light ignited in Ji Yang’s eyes.

He realized that this green grass was not some rare spiritual plant but rather the mine spirit produced by the secret silver ore.

It was no wonder he hadn’t recognized it at first; such a wondrous being was something most cultivators had never seen.

As for Ji Yang, he had encountered a mine spirit at the Ziying Mine.

However, the mine spirit he met back then was in the form of a spiritual beast, while the one before him was in the form of a plant.

Although they looked different, their essence was the same.

He never expected that this secret silver mine would also nurture a mine spirit.

The reason the queen ant lingered here was likely because of this mine spirit; to accelerate its growth, she might even make the Red Fire Ants below transport secret silver ore to feed this mine spirit.

No wonder the Red Fire Ants did not treat the secret silver ore as food; it was for this reason.

Now understanding the situation, Ji Yang turned his gaze back to the special piece of secret silver ore, and excitement shone in his eyes.

At that moment, this mine spirit transformed into a golden legend in Ji Yang’s eyes!

So far, he had gained two Golden Light Points!

The first Golden Light Point was obtained from that Ziying Mine spirit, which allowed him to master the Feather Transformation Ascension Skill!

The second Golden Light Point was earned when he used the causal fishing rod at Tianxing Lake to catch Little White, granting him the second Golden Light Point and the teachings of the Huang Ting Dao Jing.

Although he did not use the Huang Ting Dao Jing often, his powerful primordial spirit energy was closely related to it, and now with the support of this technique, his abilities were enhanced even further.

Since the Ziying Mine spirit could yield Golden Light Points, it was logical that this higher-quality secret silver mine spirit could also do so.

In a moment, Ji Yang seemed to see his next Golden Light Point, but he didn’t know what it contained. Perhaps it was a technique? Or a magical ability?

In the mine, Ji Yang withdrew his powers, and his scattered consciousness gradually converged.

Recalling the route he had just recorded, Ji Yang silently estimated the distance to the mine spirit.

If he excavated at full speed, it would probably take about five days.

He could afford to wait that long.

As for the Red Fire Ant swarm guarding the mine spirit, it was not a significant problem for Ji Yang.

If it were other cultivators, even if they knew about the mine spirit’s existence, they might not be able to break through the defenses of these Red Fire Ants. After all, besides the regular worker ants, there were many stronger soldier ants and the queen ant.

Based on Ji Yang’s observations, the queen ant was as strong as a Void Refinement stage cultivator, and her innate abilities made it very difficult even for cultivators of the same level to defeat her.

However, these issues were not major concerns for Ji Yang.

The only difference was whether the sound of the iron pick striking her head would be crisper!

Knowing there were more secret silver mines ahead in the mine, Ji Yang wasted no time and continued to swing the iron pick in his hand.

Driven by the allure of the mine spirit, Ji Yang’s digging speed increased even more.

As the iron pick moved with the power flowing through his body, it left behind trails of shadows in the dimness of the mine.