CHAPTER 286: SPIRIT STONES MOUNTAIN

On the seventeenth day after leaving the underwater volcano, the ship finally arrived on land.

"It feels good to stand on solid ground." Shen Xu said, leisurely walking along the shore.

"Is there a particular place you want to go?" Zhen Yuan asked but Shen Xu shook his head.

"Our secret realm map doesn’t show this area. Also, we have accomplished pretty much what we set out to do."

"In that case, let’s walk around. Maybe we will find a monster mountain or treasure land."

"Okay." The double agreed.

The original book mentioned many treasures and blessed places.

However, the Yunshan secret realm was too big and the couple didn’t encounter most of what was mentioned in the book.

"My only..." Shen Xu started but suddenly stopped.

Subconsciously, his eyes widened and his expression became dazed.

"What’s wrong?’ Zhen Yuan questioned with a concerned expression.

"Ayuan, look..." The double said, pointing to the West.

Seeing this, Zhen Yuan turned around and when he saw what Shen Xu was pointing at, his expression softened and he unconsciously smiled.

"It’s the spirit stones mountain." He said and Shen Xu vigorously nodded.

"I can’t believe we found it.’

"What’s there not to believe?" Zhen Yuan asked and quickly continued.

"Our luck is ridiculously good."

"I just didn’t expect to see it, right when I was thinking about it." Shen Xu said and soon continued.

"Let’s call the others. We need to hurry before the spirit stones mountain disappears."

After saying that, Shen Xu rushed to where the others were waiting.

"The spirit stones mountain has appeared. Let’s hurry before it flies away." He urged.

"Spirit Stones Mountain? Is there such a thing?" Dongfang Jing asked and Shen Xu nodded before pointing.

"It’s right over there." He said.

Looking over, the others saw a majestic mountain in the distance.

At a glance, the mountain looked like a lone peak but after looking closer, everyone saw other peaks behind the front peak.

"It’s a mountain range. A mountain range of spirit stones." Shen Xu exclaimed, grabbed Zhen Yuan’s hand and began heading to the mountain.

The others were also excited.

Although they got spirit stones from selling goods on the island, the amount was not large.

After all, it had been many years since the secret realm opened and most cultivators had already exhausted their spirit stones.

At this time, seeing a mountain of spirit stones, no one could remain indifferent.

"We are going to be miners for the next ninety or so years." Shen Xu excitedly declared.

"I have always been good at mining." Yang Shi echoed but Shen Xu sneered.

"When have you ever mined?" He questioned through gritted teeth.

Although many years had passed, he still remembered how many spirit stones were ’harmed’ from raising Yang Shi.

When he thought of that, he maliciously wanted to throw Yang Shi into the mines to finally earn his keep.

Less than a day later, the seven arrived at the entrance of the spirit stones mountain.

The entrance was a gap in the natural formation that surrounded the mountain.

After walking through the gap, the seven saw dozens of mountains.

At a glance, some were wide but short, others were tall but narrow, and another looked like it was flattened at the top...

Basically, each mountain was unique and revealed no hint of the spirit stones hidden inside it.

[Ayuan, where should we start?] Shen Xu transmitted.

[Third mountain on the left.] Zhen Yuan answered and the double turned to look at the specified mountain.

The mountain was short and narrow but its slope was steep.

Normally, he would shudder at climbing such a mountain but since Zhen Yuan had selected it, Shen Xu could only accept his fate.

After sighing in resignation, he turned to Chen Yi and Dongfang Jing.

"Do you want to come with us or choose a mountain of your own?" He asked.

"Jing’er is about to advance. We will choose a mountain so that he can retreat on the spirit vein." Chen Yi answered and Shen Xu nodded.

"In that case, let’s separate." Shen Xu said and quickly continued.

"We will likely meet again before the secret realm closes but just in case, let’s set a time and date."

At one point, while travelling, they decided to go to the Tianxuan continent together.

However, this required a lot of planning and preparation.

After all, they did not enter the Yunshan secret realm from the same place.

Considering that, they needed to make arrangements for when they exited the secret realm.

"The eight-towers teleportation formation will open two hundred and fifty years after the secret realm closes. How about meeting fifty years before then?" Chen Yi suggested.

Hearing this, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu exchanged a glance and nodded.

"Fifty years is fine but where should we meet?" Shen Xu asked.

"Martial Tower City." Zhen Yuan said.

"Martial Tower City is a good choice." Chen Yi nodded and continued.

"It’s closest to the forbidden zone and has a teleportation formation leading there."

After that, the group exchanged communication pendants before separating.

Shen Xu and the others went to the mountain Zhen Yuan selected.

Seeing this, Dongfang Jing and Chen Yi selected the next mountain on the right.

[How is their mountain?] Shen Xu asked.

[Not as good as ours but not bad.]

[What makes ours special?]

Zhen Yuan smiled when he heard the question.

Their mountain wasn’t majestic.

However, it had the most complete and complex laws.

If Zhen Yuan had to guess, he expected the mountain to have the most high-grade spirit stones and if they were lucky, some peak grade ones.

Thinking of this, he chuckled and rubbed Shen Xu’s hair.

"You will see." He said.

Originally, Shen Xu thought they would need to arrange a defensive and other formations around the mountain.

However, before they could, a natural barrier surrounded the short mountain as soon as their group entered.

Seeing this, Shen Xu suddenly remembered the book and nodded.

’I forgot the spirit stones mountain was like this.’ He thought.

From what he recalled, the spirit stones mountain was very instinctual.

After a group chose a mountain, a barrier would appear and it wouldn’t disappear until the spirit stones mine was exhausted.