Wielding a Brick to Venture into the Immortal Realm

Chapter 24: Dragon Spirit Vein

Every day, apart from his cultivation, Zhuge Liang would tell his daughter Lin'er various stories he knew from his previous life, such as the tale of the Monkey King's havoc in Heaven, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, the story of The Sword and the Fairy, and The Dragon's Way.

Each time, little Lin'er would rest her chin on her hand, listening attentively, deeply engrossed in Zhuge Liang's stories.

One day, as Zhuge Liang was narrating a passage from The Golden Lotus, "The Story of Ximen Daxian," just as he reached the part where Ximen Qing was pressing Pan Jinlian on the bed, a thunderous rumbling sound echoed from above, as if the entire Yao Hai Sect's island was shaking.

"What's going on?" Zhuge Liang was alarmed.

"I'll check it out!" Lin'er transformed into a streak of light and rushed out, while Zhuge Liang, using his Water-Repelling Pearl, quickly left the pond.

Upon emerging from the pond, Zhuge Liang was stunned to see the world enveloped in a golden hue, with various phenomena manifesting. The entire realm was covered in a golden light screen.

"What is this situation?" Zhuge Liang was astonished. The spiritual energy in the air was surging, several times higher than usual.

Lin'er transformed back into her true form and soared into the sky. At the same time, a deafening dragon roar resonated through the heavens, shaking the entire firmament. Zhuge Liang saw several streaks of light emerging from different floating mountains, likely the elders and the leader of the Yao Hai Sect.

Using a Flying Ascension Talisman, Zhuge Liang ascended into the sky and looked far ahead. He saw a golden dragon shadow above the distant sea, creating monstrous waves that surged towards the heavens, merging with the sky. Amid these swirling waves, the golden dragon shadow rolled the universe, and its resounding roar shook the world.

"A dragon!" Zhuge Liang almost exclaimed. It was his first time seeing such a creature in his life. Although he had only heard of them in legends from his previous life, seeing one in this world, where even immortals existed, was not entirely surprising.

Several streaks of light from the Yao Hai Sect flew towards the golden dragon shadow.

"All disciples of the Yao Hai Sect, do not leave the sect without orders!" The voice of the Yao Hai Sect's leader resonated far and wide, causing the entire island to tremble.

"Roar~~~"

The golden dragon shadow seemed to sense the threat and surged upwards, creating a massive wave of sea water as it fled into the sky. The leader, elders, and Lin'er from the Yao Hai Sect pursued it, vanishing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

After a while, there was a brilliant burst of light in the sky, with celestial light flaring up. Zhuge Liang even saw a divine sword soaring into the heavens.

Zhuge Liang landed beside the pond. After several hours, Lin'er finally returned, followed by the leader and elders of the Yao Hai Sect.

At this moment, Lin'er, who was in the Transformation God stage, had a faint trace of blood at the corner of her mouth, and her delicate face was pale.

"What happened?" Zhuge Liang was startled. To see Lin'er, who was at the Transformation God stage, injured was extremely unexpected. The other members must have been severely wounded as well.

Lin'er said, "I never expected that a Dragon Spirit Vein would appear in this sea area."

"What is a Dragon Spirit Vein?"

"Across the Nine Continents, places with exceptionally abundant spiritual energy can give rise to Spirit Veins. The Dragon Spirit Vein is a type of anomalous Spirit Vein, and it has spiritual intelligence, allowing it to move unpredictably underground. I once heard from Mo Sha Luo that there are a total of nine Dragon Spirit Veins in the Nine Continents, each hiding a great secret." Lin'er wiped the blood from her mouth, her complexion growing even paler than before.

"A secret?" Zhuge Liang was slightly taken aback.

Lin'er said, "The specific secret is unclear to me, but I heard my brother Mo Sha Luo mention it back then."

"What about the Dragon Spirit Vein now?" Zhuge Liang asked, clearly realizing that the Nine Provinces were indeed not a benign place.

"The Dragon Spirit Vein is very powerful and possesses intelligence. Even I nearly couldn't subdue it, but we managed to. It was then taken away by that old man from the Yao Hai Sect," Lin'er said.

Zhuge Liang fell into deep thought. The Yao Hai Sect really did take the Dragon Spirit Vein, which he had seen earlier twisting the universe and changing the colors of heaven and earth. It was an existence that could awe the world and move the gods. What ultimate secret lay within this mysterious Dragon Spirit Vein that made the Yao Hai Sect go to such lengths to recover it?

Seeing Zhuge Liang's curiosity, Lin'er seemed to guess what he was wondering and said, "My brother Mo Sha Luo once said that the Dragon Spirit Vein hides the secret to becoming an immortal."

Zhuge Liang was immediately startled, hearing another legend about immortals.

The path to immortality is elusive, and humans yearn for eternal life. Though Zhuge Liang had come to this world of cultivation, he never truly believed in the existence of "immortals"; perhaps "immortality" was just a concept.

Lin'er, injured, was not to be disturbed. Zhuge Liang went back to the Biluogong alone.

Upon arriving at Biluogong, he saw his senior sisters gathered in front of the palace, with the palace door tightly shut. Yin Mengli's usually calm face showed a hint of worry.

Zhuge Liang guessed what had happened. The Biluogong Elder must have also participated in the battle with the Dragon Spirit Vein. If even the deity-stage Lin'er was injured, the Biluogong Elder would be no exception.

Yin Mengli glanced at Zhuge Liang but remained silent.

After several hours, the palace door finally opened, and the Biluogong Elder emerged, looking weary.

Several young women rushed up to her, asking many questions.

"Master is fine, just needs some rest to recover," the Biluogong Elder said weakly.

"Master, what was that golden dragon shadow?" Yin Mengli clearly saw the dragon shadow in the sky.

"Do not mention this matter again. Remember, it must not be spoken of outside," the Biluogong Elder said with a serious expression.

The young women nodded in agreement, and Zhuge Liang remained silent at the back.

The Biluogong Elder said, "Mengli, I will enter seclusion for a while to heal. The day after tomorrow, go to Elder Ge to collect the spirit stones."

"Yes, Master!" Yin Mengli nodded.

Zhuge Liang was slightly surprised and carefully approached Li Kewai, asking in a low voice, "Senior Sister, what are spirit stones?"

Li Kewai replied, "Spirit stones are special minerals produced in spirit veins, containing rich heavenly and earthly essence. A low-grade spirit stone can be comparable to some low-tier spirit herbs, while a high-grade spirit stone can be compared to spirit pills or divine fruits. They are also a kind of currency in the cultivation world, used for trade and exchange. Even a low-grade spirit stone would be quite valuable in the mundane world."

Zhuge Liang nodded, "It seems spirit stones are quite valuable. I wonder how many grains of salt one high-grade spirit stone could be exchanged for?"

"What salt?" Li Kewai asked with a playful glint in her eye.

"Nothing, just joking," Zhuge Liang said with a wry smile.