Chapter 37: Long Xuans Decision

One of the rogue cultivators immediately suggested selling the mineral vein to make some quick money.

This fossil mine would take them a hundred lifetimes to fully excavate, and it wasn't originally theirs. Instead of wasting cultivation time here, it would be better to sell it off.

However, his suggestion was met with immediate opposition from the other rogue cultivators.

They were all terrified of poverty. This place was a gold mine they could never exhaust. How could they bear to sell it?

If the total value of this fossil mine was a billion spirit stones, selling it for ten million would already be good. No force could come up with that many spirit stones all at once.

From a long-term perspective, it would definitely be a huge loss.Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

But the cultivator who proposed selling the mine wasn't wrong. After all, what use were the fossils if they couldn't be extracted?

Making quick money would allow them to grow rapidly. Once they were powerful, what wealth couldn't they obtain?

Clinging to wealth they couldn't use was irrational.

Their opinions diverged greatly, and they quickly began to argue, which eventually turned into a violent brawl.

In the end, only one of the four survived the internal conflict, dragging his heavily injured body out.

Perhaps some accident occurred, or maybe he succumbed to his injuries. He left behind a map of the area before passing away.

As for why a large part of the map was burned, it might be because the person who obtained it was being robbed and, before dying, tried to destroy the treasure map to keep it from falling into enemy hands.

The fire burned slowly, and only a tenth of the map was destroyed before the enemy extinguished it.

This partially burned map changed hands several times before ending up in the hands of a young medicine boy.

At this moment, Long Xuan was also contemplating the same dilemma as the rogue cultivators: Should he keep this gold mine or sell it for quick cash? He found himself in a bind.

However, his dilemma didn't last long. He was here to find treasure because he needed spirit stones to buy materials for the divine ice flame. He urgently needed a large sum of spirit stones.

Having witnessed these incidents in Great stone Village, Long Xuan was cautious.

Therefore, he didn't venture deep into the labyrinth. Instead, he ordered his clones to excavate the surface fossils while he supervised, enjoying fine wine.

Until he accidentally spotted a fossil deep inside with a progress percentage of [38.17903%]. He couldn't sit still any longer and rushed over, wielding a pickaxe, his eyes like searchlights.

A progress percentage to five decimal places indicated a high probability of a peak-grade spirit insect over ten thousand years old.

peak-grade spirit insects were incredibly precious. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that not even ten thousand high-quality spirit insects could match one peak-grade spirit insect.

The base price for a peak-grade spirit insect was ten million spirit stones, but in reality, they were priceless and mostly acquired through bartering.

Long Xuan had encountered countless treasures in the market but had only seen one peak-grade spirit insect—the Stone Eye he found in the Stone King.

After refining it into a peak-grade Gu insect, its power was unparalleled. Not to mention its overpowered abilities, its Origin realm was already ridiculously strong, making it an invincible force.

peak-grade Gu insects versus high-quality Gu insects was a complete mismatch—a higher-dimensional attack with no comparison.

Seeing the essential material for refining a peak-grade Gu insect, how could Long Xuan not be excited?

He always started by collecting the rarest materials before creating his unique Gu recipes.

Now, with a peak-grade spirit insect in his sight, he could attempt to create another peak-grade Gu recipe. His second peak-grade Gu insect was within reach.

Since this peak-grade spirit insect was buried deep, Long Xuan and his four external clones spent two whole days excavating it.

This was just a surface fossil. Digging deeper would take who knows how long. The deeper fossils were beyond his capability, with no oxygen and increased danger.

Now, Long Xuan clutched the enormous fossil, elated. This treasure made his arduous journey worthwhile...

(End of Chapter)