Mortal: Li Feiyu, who came from the realm of a supreme being

Xuan Le was caught in a dilemma and had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead the way, while her mind raced with calculations.

The opponent is powerful and has a clear objective; it was clearly not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

How much does he actually know?

After winding their way through the area, the group arrived at a spacious cave that had clearly been reinforced by an array.

In the center of the cave, there was a small mountain of various spirit stones, mainly mid-grade spirit stones, interspersed with many low-grade spirit stones. They shone with spiritual light, making the entire cave look like a dream.

However, all the spirit stones had a layer of dark red, complex light patterns that faintly flowed across their surfaces, clearly indicating that a special restriction had been placed on them.

"This is the place." Xuan Le stopped and pointed to the mountain of spirit stones, her tone complicated. "These spirit stones have been placed under special restrictions by the demonic thieves, so they cannot be directly put into storage bags and taken away."

Li Feiyu glanced at the restriction, then turned to a disciple of the Hidden Moon Sect and said, "Go and invite Junior Brother Han and my junior sister in."

Before long, Han Li and Xin Ruyin entered the cave.

Han Li saw Lü Tianmeng's corpse on the ground and the Spirit Beast Mountain disciples who were silent beside him. His eyes flickered slightly, but he did not ask any questions.

Xin Ruyin walked straight to Li Feiyu's side.

"Take a look at the restrictions on these spirit stones. Is it possible to break them?" Li Feiyu asked.

Xin Ruyin nodded slightly, took a few steps forward, and with a light lift of her hand, snatched several spirit stones in different locations, shimmering with dark red patterns.

She held the spirit stone in front of her, her eyes slightly closed, her divine sense carefully scanning the patterns of the restriction. Occasionally, a barely perceptible ray of spiritual light would flick from her fingertips to test the restriction's reaction.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, her clear, cold voice echoing in the cave: "Young master, this restriction itself is not of extremely high grade, but the method is quite complex and insidious, with each part interconnected and covering a wide area. If we were to break it piece by piece, it would take too long and could easily trigger a chain reaction."

When there were outsiders present, she still addressed Li Feiyu as "Young Master" rather than "Husband" with a certain reserve.

She paused, looked at the mountain of spirit stones, and continued, "However, I can temporarily set up a 'Minor Five Elements Restriction-Breaking Array' here, using the power of the array to simultaneously attack the core nodes of all the restrictions. As long as the calculations are correct and the energy supply is sufficient, these restrictions can be weakened and stripped away as a whole within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

Xuan Le and the other disciples were shocked upon hearing this.

They only knew that the restriction was troublesome, but they did not expect that this female cultivator, who had always been taciturn and seemed to be just Li Feiyu's follower, would have such mastery of array formations and dare to say that she could break the restriction by setting up the entire array!

"Then it's up to you," Li Feiyu said directly.

Xin Ruyin took out the complete array materials from Li Feiyu's storage bag.

Without caring about others, she moved quickly inside the cave, her fair hands waving, and array flags, spirit stones, and ores were thrown into the ground, walls, or suspended in the air by her in a specific pattern and technique.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a five-colored array covering most of the spirit stone pile and shimmering with spiritual light had already taken shape.

Xin Ruyin stood at the center of the formation, her hands forming a hand seal, and uttered a low shout: "Rise!"

Om-!

The five-colored spiritual light suddenly shone, transforming into countless fine spiritual threads that precisely connected to each spirit stone encased in the restriction. The dark red patterns on the surface of the spirit stones immediately flickered and twisted violently as if stimulated, eroding and canceling each other out with the five-colored spiritual light, emitting a faint "sizzling" sound.

Xuan Le looked at the scene before her, and her breathing quickened.

Although he was initially interested in the huge sum of spirit stones, he knew he couldn't take too many with him, so he wasn't very interested.

But if the restrictions are completely lifted... this mountain of spirit stones would probably amount to millions! No cultivator could remain unmoved by such wealth!

Just then, he heard Li Feiyu sigh softly beside him.

Xuan Le's heart skipped a beat. Suppressing her desire for spirit stones, she turned her head and forced a smile: "Junior Brother Mo, why do you sigh?"

Li Feiyu's gaze seemed to pierce through the mine walls, looking towards an unknown distance, his tone carrying a strange sense of emotion: "Senior Brother Xuan, what's the point of the seven sects and six factions fighting to the death and vying for power in this corner of the south? All we seek in our cultivation so far is longevity and freedom, and to see a wider world."

"Have you ever wondered what lies beyond this world? Are the beasts there even more wondrous? Are the cultivation techniques more profound? Is the spiritual energy of heaven and earth more abundant?"

Xuan Le's heart skipped a beat! These words struck a chord with him!

His obsession with that ancient teleportation array, his constant pondering of it day and night, wasn't it precisely because he was weary of the strife in Tiannan and yearned to travel to the unknown, wider world of cultivation? Could it be that this Junior Brother Mo also...

In his excitement, he suddenly realized something was wrong! The other person was saying it on purpose for him to hear!

He...he knew about the teleportation array!

Xuan Le suddenly looked up at Li Feiyu, meeting his deep, calm eyes that seemed to know everything, and the faint, knowing smile at the corner of his mouth.

He understood! The other party's appearance here was no coincidence at all!

His goal from the very beginning was that ancient teleportation array!

The so-called spirit stones might just be a side effect!

Just as Xuan Le's mind raced with doubt and surprise, the five-colored spiritual light inside the cave gradually receded.

Xin Ruyin let out a soft breath, her forehead glistening with sweat, but her voice remained steady: "Young Master, the restriction has been broken."

As everyone looked over, they saw that the dark red patterns on the pile of spirit stones had disappeared, leaving only pure and dazzling spiritual light. The abundant spiritual energy spread out, making people feel refreshed and relaxed.

Li Feiyu said no more. With a wave of his hand, several large storage bags that had been prepared beforehand flew out, their mouths opening to generate a powerful suction force.

Like a whale sucking in water, the mountain of spirit stones disappeared at a visible rate, all being poured into the storage bag.

In a short while, the place where spirit stones had been piled up was almost empty. It was roughly estimated that at least 80% or 90% of the spirit stones had been taken away by Li Feiyu.

The other disciples, including Xuan Le, watched the spirit stones disappear rapidly, their facial muscles twitching uncontrollably, their eyes filled with heartache and resentment, yet none of them dared to utter a word to stop them.

Li Feiyu put away his bulging storage bag, and then, as if just remembering the others, said to Xuan Le, "Senior Brother Xuan, the demonic cultivators may arrive at any moment. Let all the disciples outside come in, fill them with as many spirit stones as they can, and then quickly disperse and flee for their lives."

Xuan Le looked at the mostly empty space in front of her, and then at Li Feiyu, who had a calm expression. She felt a mix of emotions.

Finally, he nodded, his voice a little hoarse: "...Okay."

Li Feiyu had never seriously considered or delved into the differences between the Yan Family Fortress and the mine storylines.

Looking back now, the key clues were actually clearly indicated long ago.

For example, since Zhongwu has already betrayed the Blood Forbidden Land, the scene of guarding the mines from the original work will never appear again in the mining area.

In the original story, Zhong Wu was one of the nine Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed in the mine, and he eventually perished in the mouth of the Blood Jade Spider.

Just as Xuan Le turned to greet the other disciples, Han Li's voice quietly rang in Li Feiyu's ear, using a telepathic technique:

"Feiyu, deep within this mine... besides these spirit stones, are there any other 'treasures' hidden?"

"Of course, there's a big treasure inside."