Chapter 65: Soul Spirit Stone Mine

  The stone pedestal was three meters high, with moss growing all over it. Yi Chen could clearly feel a suction force emanating from the stone, absorbing the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy.

  "A curious stone that can actually absorb the soul power of heaven and earth." Yi Chen's face showed a strong interest, carefully observing the stone.

  "Could it be that there is a spiritual stone within the rock?" Yi Chen pondered after observing for a while.

  Ling stones are born from the essence of heaven and earth, and can be formed anywhere. Some are found in mountain ranges, while others are hidden within ordinary rocks, making them extremely difficult to find.

  As a spiritual stone appraiser, apart from being able to identify spiritual stones, one must also learn how to find them. In this regard, Yi Chen is also involved.

  "It should be a spiritual stone." After a slight sense of it, Yi Chen's face showed excitement, this was his first time encountering a spiritual stone.

  Identifying spirit stones was something he had done before, but mining one himself was a first. It could be said that Yi Chen was still a rookie.

  However, he soon calmed down and carefully observed the large stone, thinking that the Ling Stone must be inside.

  "Use brute force and see if you can open it."

  Without wasting any time, Yi Chen spoke out these words and started retreating backwards while revolving his soul power to condense it in the center of his palm.

  "Thunder Palm Third Layer!" With a loud shout, Yi Chen quickly jumped up, his right palm carrying the momentum of thunder, slapping towards that large stone.

  "Boom."

  A dull thud sounded, and Yi Chen slapped the stone with one palm. Unfortunately, the stone only trembled slightly and did not shatter.

  "It's so hard." A numb feeling spread through his arm, and Yi Chen looked at the stone with a shocked gaze, this result was beyond his expectation.

  "Heavenly Thunder Palm, Fifth Layer!"

  He clenched his teeth and didn't give up. Yi Chen once again mobilized his soul power, and his right palm brought an even more intense force towards the stone slab.

  "Boom." Another dull sound echoed out, but that stone still only slightly trembled, without being affected in the slightest.

  Astonishment appeared on his face, Yi Chen did not expect that this stone would be so hard.

  "Let's see if using the Heaven-Defying Heavy Sword can cleave it open."

  He said and did it. Yi Chen lightly stroked the ring, took out the Tianyun Heavy Sword, and released a strong killing intent from the three-meter-high heavy sword.

  According to his cultivation in the Realm of Soul, Yi Chen found it quite difficult to wield the Heaven-Defying Heavy Sword, but its power was terrifying when unleashed with thousands of kilograms of weight.

  "Get up!"

  With both hands grasping the thick sword hilt, Yi Chen let out a loud roar, his arms suddenly exerting force, and the green veins like a coiling dragon appeared under his skin.

  "Give me a break!"

  A thick and heavy meteorite sword was raised by Yi Chen, his arms suddenly exerted force, smashing towards that stone.

  "Hum." The heavy sword fell with a terrifying momentum, slamming into the large stone, sending sand and rocks flying everywhere, leaving behind a small indentation.

  Such a strong impact, but it only left a dent, which was completely beyond Yichen's expectations.

  "Give me a break!" Without any effect, Yi Chen raised the Heaven's Fall heavy sword again and slammed it heavily on that stone, but it still didn't shatter, only making the dent bigger.

  "Crack." Raising his sword again, Yi Chen used all his strength to slash out, striking the large stone more than a dozen times, but it still didn't break.

  He swung out more than a dozen swords, which was already the limit of Yi Chen's endurance. His face was covered in hot sweat, and the soul power contained in the beast soul had been completely consumed.

  "It's really hard."

  Panting with exhaustion, Yi Chen took a look at the results of his labor and found that he had only managed to break off a small piece of stone from the edge.

  It won't work if it goes on like this. At this pace, even if I die from exhaustion in the end, I still can't crush it.

  However, for now, apart from using brute force, Yi Chen couldn't think of a way to open it, and was momentarily at a loss.

  "What if there's a pattern on it?" After thinking for a moment, Yi Chen suddenly had an idea.

  The texture is extremely sharp, and Yichen has experimented with it before, finding that the texture can easily pierce through tree trunks and some stones.

  With this idea, Yi Chen quickly took action and retrieved a cloth from his storage ring.

  "It's all up to you now." With a hopeful tone, Yi Chen gripped the chisel tightly and began to carve into the stone.

  "Whoosh." The blade wasn't big, but it was very powerful. All he saw was Yi Chen making one slash downwards, directly stabbing out a small pit!

  Yi Chen had just used all his strength to blast out a small pit, but now one knife had the result of half a day's work, which made Yi Chen overjoyed.

  Without any hesitation, Yi Chen made a few more cuts, directly stabbing out several small holes.

  "Hmm." Yi Chen continued digging at a moderate pace. The process was slow, but it was better than using brute force and exhausting himself to the point of near death.

  About half an hour later, Yi Chen had chiseled away about one-tenth of it. Soon, a dark red stone appeared before his eyes, still wrapped in stone blocks.

  "It's a one-star Soul Spirit Stone!" Finally seeing success, Yi Chen's heart was overjoyed, and the movements of his hands sped up a few more times, carving out that one-star Soul Spirit Stone.

  "That suction force still exists, it seems there is still a Soul Spirit Stone inside."

  Although it was only a one-star Soul Spirit Stone, Yi Chen did not feel disappointed. He turned his head to look at the large stone, his eyes filled with fervor.

  "It would take several days to completely penetrate it, better bring it back and excavate slowly."

  There was a powerful demon beast coming and going in the mountains behind, Yi Chen didn't dare to stay for too long. He glanced around and put that big stone into his storage ring.

  "Peng."

  He looked back in the direction where the man in black had left earlier, and then clenched his fist before turning around and leaving, returning to his own residence.

  "Yi Chen, brother!" Before he even entered the room, Yi Chen heard someone calling out to him from behind. He turned his head to see that it was Jia Xin.

  "How did you end up running here? What's wrong, is something the matter?" The Jia family had also come to visit this year, but Yi Chen was puzzled as to why Jia Xin had returned to look for him.

  "It's inconvenient to talk here, let's go inside." Jia Xin's face was mysterious, he glanced around and then pushed Yi Chen into the house.

  "Go on, what's so mysterious?" Closing the door, Yi Chen shrugged and asked.

  "When Long Yang was fighting for dominance, I and Gu Lin's gang had a fight in the Tian Du Forest, you know?" Jia Xin's face turned cold as he said.

  "You've heard rumors, are you thinking of taking revenge?" Many had successfully escaped from the Tian Du Forest in the past. If Yi Chen said he didn't know, it would be hard to convince others.

  "Revenge is also on my mind, I'm discussing a deal with you, don't know if you're interested." Jia Xin shook his head and said.

  "I won't commit murder or arson." Yi Chen shrugged and said without agreeing or disagreeing.

  "Don't worry, the benefits will definitely not be less." Jia Xin smiled softly and then said very mysteriously: "Do you know why I had a fight with Gu Lin and them?"

  "Except for fighting over goods, I can't think of any reason." Although he knew it, Yi Chen didn't want to reveal his embarrassment. If people found out that the item was finally snatched by him, it would not be good if it got out.