Mortal: I have a Spirit Gathering Cauldron

After completing the Condensation Mirror, Lin Feng turned his attention to something even more important.

Ancient teleportation array.

He remembered that in the original story, Han Li discovered an ancient teleportation array deep within a spirit stone mine in the Yue Kingdom. Through that teleportation array, one could travel countless miles and directly reach the Chaotic Star Sea.

With the invasion of the demonic path imminent, the seven sects of Yue Kingdom are suffering repeated defeats, and Huangfeng Valley will sooner or later have to "cut its losses to survive".

He didn't want to be cannon fodder, nor did he want to flee to the Nine Kingdoms Alliance with his sect. The Chaotic Star Sea was his next destination, where there were clues to the Yuan Magnetic True Scripture, opportunities from the Void Heaven Palace, and two powerful "power banks"—the Star Palace Twin Saints.

But first, he has to find that teleportation array.

The original text does not specify which spirit stone mine it is, but only describes it as being located in a vast wasteland within the Yue Kingdom, in a deep canyon over a hundred feet deep.

Lin Feng sat cross-legged beside the Spirit Eye Spring, holding a jade slip in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed.

He found this jade slip in the "Tianzhi Pavilion" in Huangfeng Valley. It recorded the distribution of major spirit stone mines within the Yue Kingdom.

Tianzhi Pavilion is the archive of Huangfeng Valley, containing jade slips containing various geographical, historical, and sect secrets. Although it is not a highly confidential place, only Foundation Establishment disciples can borrow and read them at will.

It took him an entire day to find this useful jade slip from the mountain of jade slips.

Within the Yue Kingdom, there are more than a dozen spirit stone mines. Large, medium, and small mines, as well as abandoned ones, are scattered throughout the various prefectures and counties of Yue. Most of the spirit stone mines are located deep in the mountains and forests, in complex terrains and rarely visited by people.

"Wilderness... Grand Canyon... Over a hundred feet deep..." Lin Feng searched for keywords in the jade slip.

He quickly identified his target.

Ancient Wilderness Spirit Mine.

The Desolate Plains are located in Linzhou of the Yue Kingdom, near the territory of Tianque Fortress. It is a vast wasteland, flat in terrain, sparse in vegetation, and uninhabited for thousands of miles around.

In the northwest corner of the wilderness lies a huge canyon, which the locals call "Dragon-Breaking Gorge". The rock walls on both sides of the canyon are steep and sheer, and the deepest part is more than 100 feet deep.

The spirit stone mine is located in that canyon.

According to the jade slip, the ancient spirit mine was initially discovered in the shallow layer of the canyon. The vein was not buried deep and was not difficult to mine.

After more than a hundred years of mining, the shallow veins have been largely depleted, and miners now have to dig deeper underground, with the mine shafts now exceeding 100 zhang (approximately 33 meters) in depth.

"This is it." Lin Feng put away the jade slip, stood up, and paced back and forth in the cultivation room.

Having located the spirit mine, the next question is how to get in.

The Desolate Ancient Spirit Mine is a mine jointly operated by the seven factions of the Yue Kingdom. Located within the territory of the seven factions, it is impossible for any cultivator in the Yue Kingdom to dare to covet the spirit stone mine.

Moreover, the spirit stone mine regularly collects the spirit stones it mines each month and then distributes them to the seven sects according to a certain ratio. There are not many spirit stones readily available in the spirit stone mine. Even if outside cultivators know the location of the spirit stone mine, they will not offend the seven sects of Yue Kingdom for such a small amount of spirit stones.

Therefore, there are usually few cultivators stationed at spirit stone mines. Basically, only one Foundation Establishment cultivator and some Qi Refining cultivators, plus a warning and defense formation, are enough.

If Lin Feng is only searching for a short time, then sneaking in and carefully avoiding the warning formations shouldn't be a big problem.

However, after hundreds of years of mining, the ancient spirit mine had become a complex network of mines. In the original story, Han Li and his group only reached the location of the ancient teleportation array after an extremely deep mine collapsed.

If you go into the mine to search, you'll probably have to dig around and search everywhere, so the chances of finding it in a short time are slim.

Lin Feng stopped, tapping his fingers on the stone table, lost in thought.

He needed to find a legitimate reason to enter the Ancient Spirit Mine and have enough time to search within the mine. Ideally, he could be stationed there openly and legitimately, entering the mine every day without anyone being able to interfere.

"Duty to maintain order..."

Lin Feng thought of the Mission Hall in Yellow Maple Valley, the place where the sect issued various missions. Guarding the mines, patrolling the borders, and clearing out demonic beasts—completing these missions would earn contribution points. If there happened to be a vacancy for a guarding mission at the Desolate Ancient Spirit Mine, he could go there legitimately.

Moreover, this particular time is quite special.

Although news of the demonic invasion has not yet spread among the lower-level disciples, the higher-ups must already know.

The Kingdom of Cheqi has already been annexed by the Demonic Path, and the Kingdom of Yue is now under their blade. The Seven Factions cannot remain indifferent. Strengthening the defenses of key supply points should be of paramount importance.

"Perhaps the Mission Hall already has these missions." Lin Feng made up his mind, left the cave, and flew towards Yellow Maple Valley.

The Wind-Spinning Shuttle transformed into a silver streak of light, passing through the clouds and mist of the Taiyue Mountains, heading straight for the sect's main peak.

The Mission Hall is located in the middle of the main peak. It is a three-story pavilion with blue bricks, gray tiles, and upturned eaves. Usually, people come and go here, mostly Qi Refining stage disciples accepting missions, while Foundation Establishment cultivators rarely appear.

But today is different.

Lin Feng landed in front of the mission hall. Before he even entered, he heard a commotion coming from inside. He pushed open the wooden door and stepped inside.

The hall was more than twice as lively as usual.

The usually sparsely populated mission hall is now packed with people.

The Qi Refining disciples gathered in twos and threes, whispering and discussing amongst themselves. Foundation Establishment cultivators, who were rarely seen in the past, also appeared frequently, each with a solemn expression. They accepted their tasks and left without saying another word.

Lin Feng understood.

The message has already started to spread.

Although the sect has not publicly announced that the demonic path is going to attack, the number of missions has suddenly increased, with more than 80% being garrison or reconnaissance missions. Even a fool would know that something is wrong.

Lin Feng walked to the pillar of light in the center of the mission hall and looked up.

The pillar of light was about two zhang tall, and its entire body was formed from spiritual light. Its surface was covered with dense text, each line of text representing a task.

Lin Feng's divine sense quickly searched through the pillar of light, skimming over the mission information.

"Clear the monster horde in the middle section of the Taiyue Mountains, Foundation Establishment stage, 500 contribution points."

"Escorting a caravan to the Yuanwu Kingdom, Foundation Establishment stage, 600 contribution points."

"Patrol the eastern border of Huangfeng Valley for one month. Foundation Establishment stage, 700 contribution points."

"Stationed at Yunxi Iron Mine, Foundation Establishment Stage, 700 contribution points."

neither.

Lin Feng continued scrolling down.

"Sent to guard the Ancient Wilderness Spirit Mine for one year, Foundation Establishment stage, 800 contribution points. Coordinate with the Hidden Moon Sect and Heavenly Palace Fortress to guard the spirit stone mine. Can summon wandering disciples with the sect leader's requisition order."

found it.

Lin Feng stared at the line of text, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He then reached out and tapped the beam of light to accept the mission.

The text on the beam of light flickered a few times and then turned gray, indicating that the quest had been accepted.

A token flew out of the pillar of light and landed in Lin Feng's hand. The token was bronze in color, with the three characters "Yellow Maple Valley" engraved on the front, and faint spiritual light flowed around it.

"The detailed instructions for the mission are in the token. Take a look for yourself," the steward of the Mission Hall said without looking up.

Lin Feng probed the token with his divine sense, and the mission information unfolded in his mind.

The Ancient Wasteland Spirit Mine is located in Duanlong Gorge of the Ancient Wasteland in Linzhou, about 3,000 li from Huangfeng Valley. The garrison duty is for one year, responsible for the daily guard and defense of the spirit mine, preventing intrusion by outsiders or attacks by demonic beasts. It is necessary to meet with the cultivators of the Hidden Moon Sect beforehand and travel together.

The token also included a map, marking the meeting point and the exact location of the Ancient Spirit Mine.

Lin Feng put the token into his storage bag, turned around and walked out of the mission hall.

Once outside the palace gates, he summoned the Wind-Escape Shuttle, transforming into a streak of silver light as he sped off in the southwest.