Chapter 1089 Capture the Vein (1/2)
The entire team stared at the ordinary-looking hill and then exchanged surprised glances with one another. They didn't sense any unusual energy undulations, let alone the so-called ancestral qi.
Mu Youlan, Bian Buji, Han Jinhe and the others displayed some hesitation and then cast a look in Qin Lian’s direction.
Qin Lian pondered for a moment, then said through gritted teeth, “Dig.”
But there was obvious worry in her eyes. If Zhou Yuan was right, he would develop trust in everyone’s hearts, but if he failed, it would undoubtedly affect his prestige.
After all, there were many unaffiliated cultivators in their team, and they all came not to win glory for the Tianyuan Region, but for their own benefits. If Zhou Yuan repeatedly acted wilfully and ordered them to do things without any benefits, the unaffiliated cultivators, who were like employed soldiers, might retreat or even join other forces.
But seeing Zhou Yuan so persistent, Qin Lian didn’t try to persuade him.
Boom!
Following Qin Lian's order, the numerous teams no longer hesitated, and they erupted with bursts of Genesis Qi. Their Genesis Qi transformed into countless swirling drills and burrowed into the ground.
The earth quaked, the ground split apart, and a pit began to expand. After a while, a huge dark pit appeared in front of everyone, but the expected ancestral qi vein did not.
Faint commotions broke out in the team. After a whole day of unfavorable events, many were unable to bear it any longer. Although they didn’t dare to disobey orders, they couldn’t stop themselves from grumbling complaints.
Seeing this, Qin Lian scrunched her brows and was about to scold them. Zhou Yuan waved his hand and stopped her. He stared into the depths of the giant pit as a Saint rune flowed in the depths of his eyes.
”Interesting, the vein is like a living thing and knows how to hide,” he chuckled. No matter how everyone dug madly, there wasn’t a glimpse of the ancestral qi vein. But it wasn’t that nothing was in this area—the vein was just constantly hiding from them.
Generally speaking, in such a situation, one could only cast a wide net to form a containment zone. Although the efficiency of this method wasn't particularly good, as long as they could discover a little flaw, they could detect its whereabouts.
Moreover, the vein seemed to have a strong spiritual intellect.
As Zhou Yuan stretched out his hand, snow-white hair swept out of his palm like a wave and transformed into a python-like torrent.
Swoosh!
Wrapped in mighty power, the white python sped down, breaking through the thick soil and rocks. It madly tunneled into the depths of the earth.
Boom!
However, Zhou Yuan paid no attention to the countless doubtful and puzzled gazes, and he focused on manipulating the torrent into the earth’s depths.
This was because he could see that the ancestral qi vein was constantly avoiding his encirclement as he gazed at it with his Decoder Saint Rune. Fortunately, he had locked the area with the Earth Suppression Pillar. As a result, the ancestral qi vein couldn’t escape and could only hide and evade in the constantly shrinking area.
The ancestral qi vein would be caught sooner or later.
Stronger experts like Qin Lian or those who had some achievements in Spirit finally noticed something strange as Zhou Yuan closed in on the ancestral qi vein. Their eyes widened.
“I finally caught you.” After ten breaths, the corners of Zhou Yuan's lips curved upwards, and he pressed his hands together.
Boom!
The white python-like torrent smashed through the underground boulders, and an indescribable ancient qi erupted like a volcano amidst countless shocked gazes.
In the depths of the earth, a pale yellow current flowed out. The current seemed illusory, but vaguely, it transformed into a long dragon-like silhouette. It was clearly just a current of qi, but many people felt an ancient spiritual nature and intellect. Moreover, everyone felt the Genesis Qi in their body surge when they laid eyes on the pale yellow current, a sign of extreme desire and covetousness.