Ch422 - Gale Stone

Edited by Zaki

As soon as Jiang Xu and his party stepped into the area near Gale Ridge, they felt a completely different wind from the outside. The wind here was not very strong, but it carried a different kind of strength, like a knife that couldn’t wait to scrape a piece of flesh off of you, and the sensation of it blowing across your cheeks was exceptionally painful.

Lying on Jiang Xu’s shoulder, Jin Xiao shrank uncomfortably. “Did the Boss really ask us to train our bodies here, or was he asking us to die?”

“Yes, there are five areas. This area is the weakest. However, this weakest area is already very uncomfortable.” Lying on Liu Xuan’s shoulder, the little fox said in a depressed manner.

“En, the wind here is indeed different. The wind here is mixed with the power of divine punishment. It is much stronger than the ordinary wind. I think that with our strength and physical skills, we can at most make it to the third area, and definitely not the fifth.” Nodding, the Black Panther also gave such a conclusion.

“Mufeng said that the fifth area is called the Death Area. So far, no one has been able to come out of the Death Area alive. Let’s stay in this Proximate Area for the time being. Let’s find a secluded place a little further in, take out the cave, and stay here tonight, from tomorrow onwards, I’ll teach you the Storm Body Refining Technique. Using this technique, everyone here can improve their physical skills and stabilize their strength.” Looking at everyone, Jiang Xu explain,

“Do we still need to find a secluded place? I see that everything here is secluded. There is not even a blade of grass, let alone people.” Looking at the open space with only dirt and stones on the ground, Pangpang exclaimed.

“En, it’s so strange. This place is so suitable for body training, but there isn’t even a single ancient cultivator at all. Quite strange indeed.” Before he came, Jiang Xu thought that there would definitely be a lot of ancient cultivators in a place like this. But when he actually arrived, Jiang Xu discovered that there was not a single cultivator here. It was weird and gloomy, and it didn’t look like a holy land for body refining at all.

“The ideas of the ancient cultivators are different from those of the human cultivators. The ancient cultivators are very territorial. Most of them like to stay in their own territory and are unwilling to leave. Unlike the human cultivators who like to look for opportunities and experiences everywhere, most of the ancient cultivators don’t like to go out.” Liu Xuan replied to his Father.

“Is that so? How do you know?” Jiang Xu asked suspiciously, looking at his Son.

“I don’t know much about it, but Father said that it was like this. Father said that most of the cultivators of the ancient races don’t like to leave their own communities.” Liu Xuan felt that since his Father knew the words of multiple races, he thought that he should have some knowledge about the cultivators of the Ancient Race.

“Oh, if Mufeng said that then it would be correct.”

Hearing this, the little fox rolled his eyes. “Jiang Xu, what’s your demeanor? What my Xuanxuan says is not right, what your family’s Liu Mufeng says must be rightah?” The little fox complained on behalf of his partner.

“I’m telling the truth. Mufeng was not wrong in the first place?” Jiang Xu said this confidently.

“Yes, Father knows the scripts of many races, and he knows more about the ancient cultivators in the North.” Nodding, Liu Xuan immediately agreed. He also felt that his Father was the most powerful person and has never made any mistakes.

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“Hire someone to transport it? Is it safe?” Jiang Xu asked worriedly.

“Don’t worry, Dad, it’s very safe. You have to sign an agreement before transportation. It’s just a little bit expensive.” Liu Xuan frowned.

“How many spirit stones?” Jiang Xu raised his eyebrows and asked.

“They collect spirit stones based on the value of the goods, and take 10% of the value of the goods.”

Jiang Xu nodded. “It is indeed not cheap, but it is still very convenient. These three heads have to be sent to three different places. If we send them by ourselves, it will waste a lot of time. Moreover, we cannot be separated. If we are separated, it’ll be troublesome if we meet another opponent like Bai Linglong. Just get them to help with the transportation.”

“Yes, Daddy.” Liu Xuan responded.

“What kind of place is this,huh? Not bad.” Flying out of Jiang Xu’s arms, Shi Lian looked at the bare mountains and showed a joyful smile.

At those words, Jin Xiao rolled his eyes. “Master, where is this nice? It’s just a barren land without an inch of grass.”

“No, there are a lot of old stones here, a lot.” Shi Lian was extremely excited.

“Senior Shi, are you serious?” Jiang Xu asked in an uncertain manner.

“Of course, when have I ever lied to you?” Smiling, Shi Lian said with conviction.

“It should be the Gale Stone, right? I heard from Mufeng that this place is called Gale Ridge and it is the former site of the Ghoul Clan.” The Black Panther said as he looked at Shi Lian.

“Yes, it’s the Gale Stone, good stuff.”

“The Gale Stone? What is the Gale Stone?” Jiang Xu asked curiously as he stretched out his hand to hold the Golden Lantern.

“The Gale Stone is the stone formed by the drying of the bodies of the cultivators of the Ghoul Clan after they die. The cultivators of the Ghoul Clan were uniquely endowed. They were born with extraordinary talents and had a very special energy in their bodies. This ability could be used for both to strengthen themselves, and to attack their enemies, causing them to be infected with the plague and die. Therefore, they used this energy to kill many people, and then used the corpses of other cultivators to practice heretical forbidden techniques, thus offending the heavens and were punished. Overnight, the entire Ghoul Clan of over 30,000 cultivators were all torn to pieces by the strong gale. This area had since then become a barren Gale Ridge. However, with the changes of the times, the corpses of the Ghoul Clan cultivators also changed. The corpse slowly transformed and turned into the current Gale Stones.” At the end of the sentence, Shi Lian sighed softly.

“Oh, so that’s how it is.” Liu Xuan nodded, expressing understanding.

“They are dead people’s bones?” Jiang Xu had a strange look on his face.

“XiaoXu, these are not bones of dead people, but fossils, very old fossils. We can collect more fossils. Then use the secret method to refine them into Gypsum and Stone Milk for everyone to use in cultivation.” Shi Lian said as she looked at Jiang Xu.

“En, okay, we will listen to Senior Shi. Let’s start tomorrow and pick up stones while practicing.” As he said that, Jiang Xu took out his Treasure Compass and looked at it, and found that his Compass had no reaction at all. “It’s strange, why is there no response?”

“XiaoXu, don’t worry, I know which pieces are the Gale Stones.” Shi Lian responded.

“Oh.” Jiang Xu nodded and fiddled with the Compass for a while, but it still didn’t respond.

“Dad, the environment in this place is quite special. Maybe these strong winds interfere with the Compass’s judgement?”

Jiang Xu nodded, “En, that’s possible.”

“The strong wind here carries a bit of the aura of divine punishment. If you often train here, it will be very helpful for you to improve your physique. Moreover, it can also greatly improve your endurance, which will help you when you face the Lightning Tribulation for the Spiritual Venerable Realm.” Shi Lian told everyone.

“Understood.” Everyone nodded, expressing their understanding.

“Actually, I also think this place is good. People from the Ancient Clans actually call this place one of the top ten dangerous places and don’t dare to come. It’s really a waste of resources.” At this point, Jiang Xu sighed.

“Most of the cultivators from the Ancient Clans like to stay in their corner of the world. In the past, our Stone Clan was like that too. Unless there was any big war, or it was necessary to leave, our cultivators would not leave the Clan.” Shi Lian understood the mentality of the Ancient cultivators very well.

“So that’s how it is.” Jiang Xu nodded and said nothing more.

“The ancient cultivators often looked down on the Human Race. In fact, if you think about it carefully, the Human Race also has their own advantages. For example, you Human Race know how to look for opportunities from all over the world instead of sticking to one side. Or your Human Race cultivators will go on adventures and refine their bodies when they reach a certain cultivation level, and think of improving themselves in different ways. These are all very good virtues.” Shi Lian smiled when talking about these things.

“Yes, the Human Race has many advantages. The Boss has the most advantages. He is knowledgeable, can make alchemy, and earns many, many spirit stones.” Xiaoxiao had a face full of admiration.

“Yes, the Boss is the most powerful and the best at earning spirit stones. Those ancient cultivators all admire him.” Nodding, Jin Xiao said the same thing.

“Actually, Xuanxuan is not bad either. His alchemy, medical and poison skills are not bad for his young age, and he earns no less spirit stones than Mufeng.” As he said this, the Black Panther looked at Liu Xuan.

“Uncle Bai, you are overpraising.” Liu Xuan said modestly, lowering his head.

“En, I also thinkXiaoXuanxuan is very powerful. He knows a lot of things and is very good at earning spirit stones.” Nodding, Pangpang also agreed.

“Our Xuanxuan is naturally the best.” Speaking of this, Xiaoyue rubbed his partner’s face with his big fluffy tail.

“You! ” Laughing, Liu Xuan reached out and took Xiaoyue, who was on his shoulder, into his arms.

“There is an open space in front, let’s stay here tonight.” After looking at everyone, Jiang Xu went there and released his cave.

Seeing his Father release the cave, Liu Xuan also released his cave.

Taking out a protective array disk, Jiang Xu directly activated it and covered the cave of the two people with a protective shield.

Walking into the protective shield, Jin Xiao immediately stood up. “That’s right. If there is a protective cover, the Gale will not be able to blow in.”

“Yeah, it’s better to be in a protective shield.” Nodding, Xiaoxiao agreed.

“Xuanxuan and Xiaoyue can live in the same cave, and the others live with me.” Jiang Xu said after looking at everyone.

“Got it.” Everyone nodded and expressed their understanding.