Fairy Eye

Spirit Stone!

At the bottom of the circular pit, there were countless spirit stones.

It was a brilliant blue, radiating dazzling light.

I don't know how many are underneath, but just looking at the surface layer, there are at least three hundred of them.

Han Lin's first thought was to pack up all these spirit stones and take them with him!

But he was quickly brought back to reality; he had no storage space at all. Although Senior Brother He had given him one, the space inside was extremely small, not to mention that he would have to return it to Senior Brother He later.

Since I can't take it with me, I can only use it for cultivation.

But when Han Lin went back to try to close the stone door, he discovered a troublesome problem: the stone door could only be opened and closed from the outside.

There is no mechanism inside to control the stone door; once it's closed, you might not be able to get out.

Adding to the fact that today was the second day of the assessment, and there was a fight going on outside, Han Lin was extremely anxious, like an ant on a hot pan.

With so many spirit stones, I can't take them with me, and I can't cultivate in peace. What should I do?

Hearing the faint sounds of fighting outside, Han Lin paced anxiously back and forth at the edge of the pit, unable to make up his mind.

At this moment, he realized once again how important a spacious storage space was to a cultivator like him.

At the same time, I felt some regret.

To be on the safe side, he simply threw away Zhao Ruiling's storage bag.

Although that storage bag is only three feet square, it can still hold quite a lot of spirit stones.

"I wonder how many spirit stones are down here. Maybe we should just...!" Han Lin suddenly thought of something and his spirits lifted.

It is said that advancing one's Heavenly Eye to the second tier requires 10,000 low-grade spirit stones.

Given the current situation, since we can't take these spirit stones with us anyway, if we have enough, we might as well use them to advance the Eye of Heaven.

In this way, you won't have to worry about storage space anymore.

More importantly, the Eye of Heaven is much safer than other storage spaces; even if an outsider searches the person, they won't be able to find it.

"Let's check it first."

With that thought in mind, Han Lin no longer hesitated and immediately activated the Eye of Heaven, looking down into the pit.

"One layer, two layers, three layers... thirty layers!" Upon closer inspection, Han Lin discovered that there were actually about thirty layers of spirit stones laid out below.

Further down, there were still some, but they were all grayish and covered with cracks, indicating that the spiritual energy inside had been completely drained.

"Thirty layers, at this density, it's probably close to ten thousand, even if it's not quite ten thousand, right?"

Han Lin glanced back at the waterfall outside the passage, then steeled himself and sat down cross-legged on the edge of the pit.

Immediately afterward, he made a hand seal, and a vortex appeared on the vertical line between his eyebrows.

Whoosh—!

A sudden gust of wind arose, and the spirit stones in the pit seemed to be attracted, their spiritual energy surging towards Han Lin's brow as if it were tangible.

At the same time, the luster on the surface of the spirit stone dimmed at a visible speed, eventually developing spiderweb-like cracks.

One floor, two floors, three floors...

The Eye of Heaven absorbs spiritual energy faster than imagined. In just thirty breaths, the spirit stones in the pit were completely drained, layer by layer, until it reached the very bottom.

"Buzz!"

Just as Han Lin was worried about whether these spirit stones would be enough, a dazzling silver light suddenly rippled from between his brows.

The gray vertical stripes turned silver at that moment. Immediately afterward, Han Lin felt his vision suddenly become much clearer.

It wasn't some kind of all-seeing eye, but his own real eyes.

According to the inherited memories, this is a manifestation of the Tongtian Eye's increased compatibility with him after its advancement.

"It's a success."

Receiving this feedback, Han Lin breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it was successful; otherwise, all those spirit stones would have been wasted.

Because the advancement of the Heavenly Eye must be successful in one go.

If unsuccessful, the progress will not be saved and will gradually degrade over time. Once it has completely degraded, you will need to provide another 10,000 spirit stones.

Han Lin stood up, activated his Eye of Heaven again, and looked down. He immediately discovered something that surprised him.

Originally, the Eye of Insight simply splits an object into countless tiny particles, allowing people to see the object that was previously obscured.

But things are completely different now.

This is direct X-ray vision; the surface of the spirit stone becomes completely transparent.

Depending on the level of true energy and spiritual awareness he used, the depth of his vision varied, making it more intuitive than before.

"Huh, there are still some spirit stones left." When Han Lin saw that there were more than a dozen intact spirit stones on the bottom layer, he was overjoyed.

They then removed the surface layer of waste stone and took out the intact spirit stones.

Then, with a thought, the silver vertical line that was originally between his eyebrows immediately moved to his palm. With a grab from a distance, the spirit stone on the ground turned into a string of blue light and disappeared into his palm.

As Han Lin imprinted his thoughts into his palm, an ancient house shrouded in thick fog, resembling a warehouse, came into view.

The plaque above the house is engraved with four large golden characters: "Tongtian Baoku" (meaning "Treasure Trove Reaching Heaven").

Then, shifting his focus to the inside of the treasure vault, he found it to be a warehouse, a space three zhang in diameter, with a dozen spirit stones lying quietly on the ground.

"Truly amazing!"

Han Lin's eyes lit up. "From now on, I'll never have to worry about storage space again."

As far as he knew, this Heavenly Treasure Vault was not as simple as it appeared on the surface; it was a growth-type vault, and its internal size depended entirely on his cultivation level.

As one's cultivation level increases, the distance of one's divine sense expands, and the capacity of the treasure vault also increases accordingly, without end.

"I wonder which senior hid so many spirit stones here. This is truly an unexpected windfall!"

"But I'd better leave quickly. If people find out I ran into this place, it could cause trouble."

Han Lin glanced down at the pit and noticed that the runes on the pit walls had all lost their luster. So he stopped lingering and turned to walk outside.

Once outside the cave, he turned the mechanism and closed the stone door again. It looked just like a normal stone wall, with nothing special about it.

Han Lin looked up at the sky, and whether it was his imagination or not, he felt that the sky was much clearer today than yesterday.

Blue skies, white clouds, and gentle sunshine create a heartwarming and comfortable atmosphere.

"It's time to go out."

Han Lin took out the jade talisman and crushed it. An invisible force enveloped him and flew out of Dragon Snake Valley at an extremely fast speed.

But just as he reached the valley entrance, his power suddenly vanished, and Han Lin was thrown uncontrollably from the sky.

Finally, with a thud, it crashed heavily to the ground, feeling like its bones were about to break.

"Junior Brother Han!"

Senior Brother He looked startled and rushed over to help Han Lin up. "Are you alright?"

"fine."

Han Lin stood up and rubbed his arm. "This life-saving talisman is too unreliable. Luckily, I'm already at the third level of Qi Refining, otherwise, I might have been paralyzed from the waist down after this fall."

Senior Brother He frowned. "This isn't right. When they came out before, they landed gently on the ground. How come you fell straight down from mid-air?"