Chapter 176: Leaps And Bounds (1/2)
Chapter 176: Leaps And Bounds
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When the tall cultivator entered the spirit stone quarry, his face immediately changed.
”What's wrong?” Honest Qi said softly, he had already seen the change of the tall cultivator's expression. It looks like his previous sense of foreboding was not wrong. He had finally found the Celestial Sunflower Gold with much difficulty, but it actually got stolen away? He wanted to cry but no tears could come out.
The tall cultivator had tears all over his face as he said, ”Someone had come, and he even dug away that Celestial Sunflower…”
Honest Qi’s hand instantly formed into a fist, green veins were revealed along his arms, and his arms were slightly trembling. Ostensibly, one can see the rage and frustrations he had in his heart.
It wasn't just Honest Qi, even that veiled woman exhaled softly. She was also clearly very angry.
”Besides the three of you, does anyone else know of this place?” After some time, Honest Qi finally spoke again.
The tall cultivator shook his head, ”No, it's only the three of us.”
If Mo Wuji was here, he would definitely call this fella an idiot. If he was the one to answer the question, he would definitely say that they weren't the only ones who knew of this place. He would even claim that he knew where this other person was. That way, Honest Qi wouldn't immediately kill him, but get him to continue guiding the way.
Honest Qi and the veiled woman gave each other knowing glances; they could tell that this tall cultivator wasn't lying. Honest Qi casually sent two slaps out.
The poor pair had yet to enjoy the fortunes from this spirit stone quarry before they were squashed by Honest Qi.
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Somewhere not more than a thousand miles away from this swamp, Mo Wuji was taking a breather from digging an immortal cave. He had been lugging this huge object on his back for a long time. Even a Spirit Building cultivator like him would get tired.
Fortunately, this place was suitable for hiding; it was a dried up river. In the river, the river bed could get over ten meters deep, or it could even get tens of meters deep. It was like a canyon, but it was clearly not a canyon as the spider weblike scars on the dried river bed were still very clear.
Ostensibly, this river had not been dried up for a long time. Otherwise, these scars would not be present.
Mo Wuji picked a good spot - the middle of the river embankment - and started to dig an immortal cave. It was similar to digging an immortal cave by the side of a cliff; it was safe and sturdy. Furthermore, there were some dried shoots and roots in front of the cave, making it look inconspicuous.
Mo Wuji even moved the newly dug soil far away; he was planning to stay here for a considerable amount of time.
He had a few reasons for saying here. Firstly, he had such a huge thing on his back, he wouldn't be able to run far. Now, he could safely bury it in a secure place in this dried river. Secondly, he had just built his spirit and he had plenty of spirit stones on him. This was the best time to cultivate.
Most importantly, Mo Wuji did not dare return. Even though he had already built his spirit, he might be slaughtered the moment he returns to the Heaven Seeking Palace.
Since his wanted poster could already turn up in the Lost Sky City, it showed that Jin Jiuzhen truly had an expert behind him. Furthermore, this expert suspected his involvement in Jin Jiuzhen's death. If he also had a backer, as long as he kept his guard up, there was no need to fear other's suspicions.
However, he did not have a backer.
There was one more point: this dried river was not very far from that swampy spirit stone quarry. If he had run out of spirit stones, he could return to get more at any time.
This was just Mo Wuji's ideal situation. If he knew that Honest Qi had come looking for him, even if he left a runic imprint outside the spirit stone quarry, he would not dare cultivate at such a close proximity to it.
But this might actually be a blessing in disguise.
Mo Wuji did not know of Honest Qi's arrival, so he dared to stay and cultivate so close to the spirit stone quarry. At the same time, Honest Qi did not expect that the person who took the Celestial Sunflower to not run far away, but cultivate nearby.
Thus, Mo Wuji minded about his cultivation, while Honest Qi and that veiled woman minded about their search.
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Albeit a cultivator or a researcher, time was always the most valuable thing. Since Mo Wuji was both a researcher and a cultivator, he lost all distractions the moment he started cultivating. At this state, he might only awake if someone went into his immortal cave and ransacked everything.
This was also another reason why Mo Wuji didn't dare cultivate at that spirit stone quarry. If he stayed there and cultivate, his corpse would already have dried up.
The spirit stones in Mo Wuji's storage bag had all been poured out; his 100 meridians started on the circulation technique and absorbed spiritual energy at an extremely astounding rate. Moreover, the surrounding spiritual energy was especially dense, Mo Wuji seemed to increase his cultivation at every second.