Chapter 341: Returning

"That is true; we plan to do that in the future. Well, for now, follow me," MingYue replied.Her finger made a few gestures that activated the surrounding array, showing the entrance to the cavern system. Before, it just showed a huge mountain blocking their path.

MingYue walked carefully, slipping through the gap between the huge vines.

Luca and the others followed, passing through the dark cavern. Emily took out her awe cube, sending out a wisp of light.

"What is that, Emily?" Luca asked.

She knew it was some kind of monster, but seeing her daughter send it out from the cube and then order it around triggered her curiosity.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, Mom, this is Alex's creation. Although he is the only one that could capture monsters."

In reality, MingYue could also do it, but she chose to keep silent, not clarifying the information.

"Capturing monsters?" Luca quickly realized the potential of Alex's invention. "Did anyone else know about this?"

"It's Brother, Mom. Do you think he will make that mistake? Only us here know about this information. The other guild members don't know anything."

Luca then turned her gaze to the wisp of light. "Is there a risk for them to rebel?"

"No, I am sure of it. You should have seen how many monsters Brother has captured. This is one of the main reasons we dare to try to rescue Dad."

"How many does your brother have now?"

"Honestly, I also don't know the exact number. But more than a hundred for sure."

"Alex should have more than enough to flatten a city, so you don't need to worry about him, Aunt," MingYue said as she walked in the front, leading the group deeper into the cavern.

Luca sighed, feeling proud of Alex's achievement. But this also made her feel old.

'The new generation will always surpass the old generation. Hubby, just look at what your son has achieved. If only you were here, we should be able to retire in peace now.'

As they went deeper, Luca and the others started seeing some activity. The cavern started being lit by electricity-fueled lamps they were familiar with.

People could be seen using specialized drills, digging through the cavern walls. This was done to expand the tunnel to increase security. MinYue had planned not to move the sect even if she found a better Qi mine.

In her eyes, this place was already perfect to hide Bai Yue sect in case something happened. Even if it's attacked, with the only possible entrance from the cavern, it makes it easier to defend.

The worst possible scenario is if their enemy collapses the whole cavern, but even this will not be a problem since their real sect is located in the secret realm. Adding Vesa's ability on top of it will make it easy for them to quickly escape to any area.

'It would be better if we could find multiple places like this linked with a teleportation array,' MingYue thought.

An idea started forming in her mind to make her own teleportation network all around the planet, allowing members of her sect to move anywhere in a matter of seconds.

It didn't take long for the group to reach the entrance to the secret realm.

They still needed to swim through the lake, seeing many monster fish swimming around. However, since all of the animals had already been taken control of by MingYue, they had no problem.

Seeing the vast space covered in Qi crystals made Luca realize the depth of operations her son was doing.

'The monster, multiple bases across the world, Alex, you really have already surpassed me and your father.'

"Is this the source of the Qi crystals we usually use for cultivation?" Emily asked.

"Yes, all crystals are acquired from here.

Except for the high-quality ones, we need to buy them from the merchants. This mine could be said to be the backbone for the Bai Yue sect and Suzaku guild for now."

"Suzaku guild?" Emily asked, feeling confused about how it was related.

"Where do you think the material to make those storage cubes come from? The core for storage space was made utilizing Qi crystals."

"I see," Emily replied as she looked around the vast space. She could spot many areas already completely excavated, leaving only holes in the wall.

"How long could this mine last with our current consumption?"

"Don't worry. A Qi crystal mine is different from your usual mineral mine. It takes some time, but the resource here is renewable.

I am not talking about hundreds of years; it will only take a full year without any excavation to restore this mine to its full capacity."

"A full year? Isn't that too fast? Does every Qi mine in this world work like this?" Luca asked. Searᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

If the Qi mine could quickly regenerate, this means the Qi crystal won't be hard to get.

Hearing the word cultivation from Emily's lips, MingYue could already guess that the Qi energy condensed inside all these orange crystals was the source of their new strength.

Alex often told her stories about novels he read in the past. This made her familiar with some of the terms. But Luca didn't feel surprised that novels in her world could portray another world.

People's imagination runs wild without any limit. With how many are written, statistically speaking, it's not weird that one of them is correct.

Just like how monsters and magic only existed in stories before, but after the dungeon break, it all became reality.

"Of course not, Aunt, it's only for this mine. Do you see the tree-like structure in the middle?

It's the Qi vein of this mine. It works by absorbing the qi in the atmosphere, absorbing what it needs while purifying the rest.

The result is this crystal. Alex has used runes to amplify its ability, fastening the process many times."

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