Mortal: Joining the Star Palace at the Start

The spiritual energy inside the cave is very strong, and the path is winding and twisting.

Ji Qing and the others walked along the stone path for a while and finally found the place of the spiritual vein.

"Holy crap, this is a huge windfall!" Zhang Xiao exclaimed excitedly.

Before him lay piles of scattered spirit stones.

The spirit stone shimmered with blue light, and was quite dazzling to behold.

To be honest, Zhang Xiao is still alive today.

This was the first time he had ever seen so many spirit stones.

"Let's split it evenly, fellow Daoists, what do you think of this suggestion?" Zhang Xiao said in a low, deep voice.

"this……."

Tang Hong frowned slightly, considering the pros and cons.

Given his personality, he would absolutely not agree to this proposal.

However, the previous act of collecting Earth Fire Crystals had already caused displeasure among everyone.

If we were to repeat the previous approach, it might backfire.

After thinking about it, Tang Hong had no choice but to do as Zhang Xiao suggested.

"Alright, since Fellow Daoist Zhang has said so, let's divide these spirit stones equally among us."

We need to hurry; the benefits are yet to come.

"Alright, I understand. Then I won't stand on ceremony." Zhang Xiao laughed loudly.

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the storage bag at his waist immediately flew out and landed above his head.

Then Zhang Xiao pointed his finger, and the spirit stones seemed to be guided, turning into spiritual light and falling into the storage bag.

Others followed suit and began collecting spirit stones.

Half an incense stick later, all the spirit stones in the area were collected, leaving the place completely empty.

"Let's go, fellow Daoists. We'll reach the secret chamber in three more miles."

Tang Hong said in a calm tone, and was about to walk forward when Ji Qing called him back.

"Fellow Daoist Tang, please wait a moment. I have a question."

"Oh?"

Tang Hong stopped, turned around to look at Ji Qing, stroked his beard, and asked:

"Fellow Daoist, please feel free to speak your mind. I am all ears."

"it is good."

Ji Qing took a few steps forward and asked:

"I noticed it on the way here."

Fellow Daoist Tang seemed very familiar with this place, as if he were at home.

Then may I ask, if we go another three miles, there shouldn't be any danger, right?

If there is any danger, please inform us so that we can prepare accordingly.

Ji Qing had always had a question in his mind: if it was an ancient cultivator's cave, why was Tang Hong so familiar with it?

There are specialized methods to break the formation, which saves most of the time.

An ordinary-looking mountain range turned out to be a place with spiritual energy.

Logically speaking, since this mountain has been sealed off for so long, no one should know about these things.

Unless he has been here before.

Or rather, he already knew about this place.

Ji Qing arrived here like a blind man, following Tang Hong the whole time without any independent thought.

This displeased him greatly.

Or rather, extremely uneasy.

He was a cautious man and would never put himself in danger.

Even if the probability is only 0.01%.

Tang Hong's face instantly turned gloomy, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

After a long pause, he finally smiled and replied:

"Fellow Daoist Li, please calm down."

Originally, I intended to discuss this matter while we were walking.

But since Fellow Daoist Li has asked, I'll just answer it here.

As you might have guessed, the secret room was indeed dangerous.

If I remember correctly, a swarm of Celestial Crystal Ants remained in the secret chamber.

"What!?"

"Celestial Crystal Ants!?"

Ji Qing exclaimed in surprise, clearly taken aback.

He never expected that there would be crystal ants here.

The Tianjing Ant ranks very high on the list of unusual insects, at number nine.

The crystal ant has a blue body, is hard, and contains potent poison.

If a Core Formation cultivator were to encounter this ant, they would run as far away as possible and would not dare to confront it head-on.

At the same time, Ji Qing understood why Tang Hong had summoned so many cultivators here.

The reason for this is actually here.

Crystal Ants are difficult to deal with.

If this ant were to grow up, even Nascent Soul cultivators would have to give it a wide berth.

"Crystal Ants, I didn't expect to encounter them here," Ji Qing thought to himself, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

The Sky Crystal Ant is unlike the Iron Fire Ant.

Crystal ants can recognize a master.

If he could obtain the insect eggs and cultivate them, the Sky Crystal Ants would definitely become one of his top combat forces.

As long as this insect grows up.

Who knows, it might even be able to put up a fight with the Gold-Eating Insects.

Thinking of this, Ji Qing began to feel excited.

"Fellow Daoist Li, now that things have come to this, I will not hide anything from you."

Although this cave dwelling is an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling, it was found by my ancestor hundreds of years ago.

At that time, my ancestor had already reached the False Infant Realm, only one step away from the Nascent Soul Realm.

When he first came to this cave, he had to leave because of the Heavenly Crystal Ants.

My ancestor was cautious by nature. After collecting some spirit stones and opportunities, he reopened the formation here and then went into seclusion to form his Nascent Soul.

He had originally planned to return here after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, but who would have thought he would fail to break through?

Tang Hong's face turned sorrowful, seemingly as if he had touched upon a painful topic.

"My ancestor was depressed and listless after failing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

After he passed away.

He was thinking of us younger generations.

Then he revealed the location of the cave.

Tang Hong raised his head, his face filled with grief and indignation, and said coldly:

"As you have seen, after years of planning, I have finally arrived at this place."

"this……."

Ji Qing was speechless for a long time.

Tang Hong continued, "I have already made myself clear, so does Fellow Daoist Li have any further questions?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Qing shook his head:

"I already know most of it, and I have nothing more to ask."

"Hmph, it'd better not be," Tang Hong thought to himself, his face showing great displeasure.

It's really unpleasant to have your plans interrupted.

He originally planned to have Ji Qing go first, so that when the secret chamber door was broken open, Ji Qing could neutralize most of the attacks from the Heavenly Crystal Ants.

This way, he can relax a bit.

But who could have imagined it?

We haven't even entered the secret room yet, and this guy is already asking questions.

If he didn't answer, he really couldn't find a way to appease Ji Qing.

"Tsk, this is getting a bit tricky."

Tang Hong had a headache.

Now that they've brought this matter up, they have no choice but to work together.

You should know that the Crystal Ants are not easy to deal with.

Now, over a hundred years have passed.

If the Celestial Crystal Ant advances again as time goes on...

He is absolutely a huge problem.

"Let's go, fellow Daoists. I have said everything I needed to say. Now you should have no more concerns, right?"

If you have any further questions, then…”

Tang Hong was interrupted by Zhang Xiao before he could finish speaking. Zhang Xiao said impatiently:

"Hurry up and lead the way, stop wasting time with all this rambling."

Since we're already here, what does it matter if there are Heavenly Crystal Ants in front of us?

"As long as the five of us work together, the Sky Crystal Ants aren't necessarily that powerful."