Han Yu felt a bit embarrassed, thinking to himself.

If you had mentioned luck earlier, I'd have backed out swiftly.

You Li furrowed his thick eyebrows, resembling two caterpillars, his expression somewhat helpless, then dejected.

"Forget it, I don't want to search anymore. In over two hundred years, only three pieces have been found. Some even speculate that Dragon Blood Stone might never appear here again, but too many people hold on to fantasies."

Isn't she also placing her fantasies on Qingzhou Prefecture!

Without Dragon Blood Stone, she could only halt at the Divine Gaze Realm, unable to progress any further in this life.

Pride hasn't even lived half a life, and the rest is just wasted time.

"Doesn't she really have any other way?"

Han Yu privately asked the Artifact Spirit.

Glass cupped her cheeks and shook her bun-tied head.

"How could the world have every good thing wrapped around one person? She benefited from her talent, breezing through the first ten years, and naturally, she must suffer its consequences, unable to advance from the Divine Gaze Realm."

"Without external help, she probably can't even achieve Great Perfection, let alone Breaking Realm."

Han Yu honestly didn't know what to say for a moment.

This talent for multitasking is indeed strong, seeing how she easily pummeled Huangfu Liang, who was of the same realm, proves it.

But it's just too unfair.

Her upper limit is directly nailed at this realm.

"How about you keep searching? I'll wander off for a bit."

Han Yu pointed towards the left, thinking the best help was to run far away himself right now.

——

"Have we walked far enough?"

Ou Mingdong looked helpless. The vast Qingzhou Prefecture indeed had its cultivators arranged perfectly.

Each, despite having a thousand methods, still had to search diligently on the ground.

The passing cultivators hurried by, their tools varied and strange.

Huangfu Liang glanced sideways and spoke.

"They're here looking for Blood Ganoderma, nothing strange about that. It's thankless work, finding Reishi among weeds and without special means, can only use the dumbest way."

What is the dumbest method? Ou Mingdong soon saw it.

A group of junior cultivators in the distance, working in clear divisions, probing the grass with their tools like ordinary people.

Occasionally encountering odd spots on the ground, they rushed up in a heap, and after digging out a fungus, they scattered like birds.

"It's been so many years, even a large Qingzhou Prefecture should've been turned upside down by now."

Ou Mingdong said mildly, yet even back when Blood Ganoderma and Dragon Blood Stone first appeared, Qingzhou Prefecture endured several waves of cultivator influx.

The subsequent appearances of Dragon Blood Stone twice more spurred on a few more waves.

Essentially, every inch of the State Prefecture has been dug deep.

Now those still coming for Blood Ganoderma are mostly cultivators from small to middle-sized sects hoping to try their luck.

Those in Divine Gaze Realm, like Huangfu Liang, mostly aspired for underground searches.

If there's also no Dragon Blood Stone underground, Qingzhou Prefecture's remaining worth would also be gone, likely leaving no cultivators setting foot, ultimately turning back into a dead land.

Huangfu Liang indeed has some skills; he...

Ou Mingdong couldn't make it up anymore, this guy just carried a broadsword, thrust it east and west, inserted the broadsword into the ground, then poured in True Essence, causing a tremor in the broadsword.

"Isn't this the Vein-Seeking Technique?"

Ou Mingdong remarked in astonishment.

"You know it?"

Huangfu Liang turned back surprised.

Although the Vein-Seeking Technique isn't a unique Secret Technique, it has always been strictly forbidden from being passed around outside. Besides a few sects, no one else learns it.

Ou Mingdong's expression was peculiar.

Most of Unparalleled Tower's resources stem from Spirit Stone Veins; it's safe to say that a portion of Spirit Stones in the Cultivator Realm is controlled by Unparalleled Tower.

And as a disciple of Unparalleled Tower, learning the Vein-Seeking Technique is mandatory. Sect disciples often go out to train and sometimes even help locate veins as a task.

So it would be strange if Ou Mingdong didn't know it.

He quietly formed a decision, after gradually immersing True Essence into the ground underfoot, he quickly retracted it.

This is the method for finding Spirit Stones, as soon as the underground Spirit Stone is touched by True Essence, it immediately responds.

But... who was so genius to think of using the Vein-Seeking Technique to find Dragon Blood Stone?

"Dragon Blood Stone certainly counts as a type of spiritual object; using this method can't be wrong."

Huangfu Liang declared confidently.

Ou Mingdong's expression was complex; after some thought, he spoke up.

"Dragon Blood Stone isn't a Spirit Stone, after all. If your idea is mistaken, all efforts might be for naught."

If this method worked, Qingzhou Prefecture wouldn't have a single Dragon Blood Stone left.

If this method was wrong or useless, then no matter how hard you search, not half a Dragon Blood Stone would be found.

"Anything on the surface, if there ever was any over these hundreds of years, couldn't be left anymore; only the underground still holds some hope. Without this method, I can't just scrape with a broadsword here and randomly pry off this millstone-sized red piece and say it's Dragon Blood..."

Ou Mingdong's expression was completely dazed as he watched Huangfu Liang dejectedly stab the towering broadsword deep into the ground by a full two feet, then pull out a blindingly red object.

It was as large as a millstone, entirely translucent like coagulated fat, and it appeared extremely hard, glowing blood-red.

Huangfu Liang gripped the broadsword with trembling hands, his lips quivering as he asked Ou Mingdong.

"Brother Ou, the poison from recent drinking has harmed my eyes, can you help me check what color this is?"

Ou Mingdong's face twitched as he suppressed the frantic beating in his heart and spoke.

"Destiny Red!"

"Damn!"

"Damn!"

The two cursed in unison, finding it incredibly absurd.

With just one shovel, they had unearthed a Dragon Blood Stone?

The crystal-like boulder glistened under the sunlight, and the two were still in shock, failing to notice the figure of a cultivator in the distance silently departing by sword control.

——

Han Yu had just left for less than half a tea's time when a series of piercing sounds swept overhead.

Upon looking up, he saw twelve Divine Gaze Realm cultivators flying past in succession.

"Han Yu."

A delicate call came from behind, You Li hurriedly flying over at low altitude.

"Aren't you going to search?"

Han Yu asked in surprise.

You Li was exhilarated, pointing ahead, and said excitedly.

"What's there left to find? Up ahead, some guy whose ancestors' grave smoked just dug up a millstone-sized Dragon Blood Stone. He's likely to turn unlucky any moment, so let's hurry and take advantage."

Having said that, he was too busy to speak more and flew off breaking through the air.

Damn!

Are there Qi Fortune Children here?

Did someone really dig this thing up?

Curiosity piqued, Han Yu extended his fiery wings filled with blazing flames, stepping forward like an arrow leaving the string and vanished from the spot in an instant.

——

"Those junior cultivators weren't lying, someone really dug up a Dragon Blood Stone!"

Four figures suddenly descended in front of Huangfu Liang and Ou Mingdong, their faces full of shock, followed by a look of intense greed.

"Damn it!"

Ou Mingdong was the first to react.

And those four Divine Gaze Realm cultivators had already surrounded the two in a complete encirclement.

"Damn, I should have taken out those small fry immediately."

Huangfu Liang was so angry that his chest heaved, having heard that those few junior cultivators digging grass had tricked him.

He pulled up the broadsword, stood in front of it, his expression turning cold, and said icily.

"I am Huangfu Liang from the Middle Three Sects, Langya Mountain. If you dare, come and seize it."

Ou Mingdong took out the Carefree Fan, took a step forward, and shouted coldly.

"Ou Mingdong from the Lower Three Sects, Unparalleled Tower, advises you to cherish your lives."

Unexpectedly, their threats didn't work at all, instead provoking a burst of laughter.

"Do you know who I am?"

Someone sarcastically sneered.

"We are nobodies, naturally such high-born disciples of major sects wouldn't recognize us these fallen cultivators," another voice loudly echoed.

"So wouldn't killing the two of you mean no one would come looking for us?" The last two laughed joyfully.

While the four were feeling smug, twelve figures flashed in amidst a series of whooshing sounds.

The newcomers burst out in laughter as they spoke.

"Quite right, so naturally you wouldn't know us either, which means this Dragon Blood Stone will be ours."

"Didn't expect those junior cultivators weren't lying after all."

Upon hearing this, the four Divine Gaze Realm cultivators' faces immediately darkened.

Dammit, those cultivators deserved to die, and they had spread the word not only to them. If only we had wiped out those informants at the very first moment.

Now, with a total of sixteen Divine Gaze Realm cultivators coveting this stone, both men wore grim expressions, fearing that they wouldn't get out of this unscathed.

Ou Mingdong shed his previous cultured air, his expression stern.

This isn't some grand opportunity; it's probably a death trap instead.

The matter of keeping the stone is already irrelevant. Even if they give up the Dragon Blood Stone, this group wouldn't dare take the stone and let them leave unharmed.

They are sure to kill witnesses!

Huangfu Liang's face was ashen. Just as he had dug out a perfectly round and large opportunity, a group of damned rogue cultivators appeared.

If I had known, this stone might as well have stayed buried underground.

If someone else takes advantage of this, it would hurt more than dying.

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