Chapter 65

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Lin Haoming, after seeing this, suddenly thought of something. He then took out a red silk scarf and wrapped it around himself. Instantly, the original scorching sensation disappeared. Following this, Lin Haoming rummaged through his storage bag and brought out a red umbrella.

Fayuan and Wang Chen, upon seeing Lin Haoming take out two treasures to resist the flames, began to have high hopes for him.

Lin Haoming directly cast a spell on the Huntu Umbrella, which immediately emitted a red glow, and he opened the umbrella. He then inverted the umbrella and held it underneath him, using it to leap into the cave entrance.

The cave entrance was about thirty zhang above the lava below.

Once he reached the bottom, Lin Haoming realized that Fayuan was right; the subterranean fire was indeed intense.

It was still bearable when he was far from the lava lake, but as he approached the surface, Lin Haoming felt that without the two treasures, he would not be able to endure it.

Fortunately, he could still hold on, but maintaining the two magical items was draining his mana. Lin Haoming had to take two qi-recovery pills and quickly moved to the location of the fire-melting crystal, where he swiftly used his magical shovel to dig.

The fire-melting crystal was much easier to extract than spirit stones. After a few strikes, he had a chunk the size of an adult's head. He then looked around to see if there were any other treasures.

To his surprise, the underground area was like a treasure trove. Above his head, there were numerous fire-attribute spirit stones scattered about.

Lin Haoming quickly flew to the top and examined it closely, discovering that many of the spirit stones were of medium quality, and some were even of high quality.

One high-quality spirit stone is equivalent to ten thousand low-quality spirit stones.

The top was far from the lava lake, and with the two magical items protecting him, he continued to dig.

Lin Haoming selectively chose the best ones to dig, ignoring the medium-quality and lower ones. He directly put the extracted spirit stones into the Merit Pearl, clearly intending to keep them for himself.

"Junior Brother Lin, how are you down there?"

Wang Chen's voice echoed in his ear.

Lin Haoming loudly replied, "There are quite a few medium-quality spirit stones here. I'll take some and come up!"

Hearing Lin Haoming's words, Wang Chen did not say anything more.

He also wanted to go down, but without a magical item to resist the subterranean fire, he would not last more than half an hour. So, he decided not to get involved.

Fayuan, seeing Lin Haoming obtain the fire-melting crystal, did not interfere. He was now meditating, as he had been scorched earlier.

Lin Haoming dug for about half an hour, extracting the best spirit stones nearby. Although there were still many spirit stones, his mana was severely drained, and he could not continue, so he returned.

Seeing Lin Haoming return, Fayuan smiled and asked, "Layman Lin, the fire-melting crystal is yours, I won't take it. But could you share some with me? I can offer something in exchange!"

After working with Fayuan for so long, Lin Haoming felt it was good to form a positive connection with the little monk. Since he did not need the fire-melting crystal for the time being and would have enough spirit stones in the future, he directly took out two chunks of fire-melting crystal, each the size of an adult's fist, and threw them to him, saying, "Take this. Consider it a repayment for the Soul-soothing Spell you gave me earlier. Besides, the storage bags are all mine now!"

"Hehe, Brother Lin, you are indeed generous. I like people like you. A little profit is not worth arguing over." Fayuan, seeing Lin Haoming's generosity, found him increasingly likable and started calling him "brother" instead of "layman."

"Are there many fire-attribute spirit stones down there?" Wang Chen, seeing that Lin Haoming had almost exhausted his mana, asked specifically.

Lin Haoming nodded and said, "Indeed, there are quite a few. Unfortunately, we need to use magical items to resist the subterranean fire. Otherwise, we could extract over a hundred medium-quality spirit stones in a day."

Hearing that Lin Haoming could extract so many spirit stones, Wang Chen was somewhat surprised.

Fayuan, also curious, asked, "Layman Lin, do you mean there are many medium-quality spirit stones down there?"

Lin Haoming nodded in response.

Fayuan's eyes lit up and said, "That's interesting. You know, where there are supreme-quality spirit stones, medium-quality spirit stones tend to be very dense!"

"Really? Supreme-quality spirit stones, though occasionally found, contain the equivalent of a hundred high-quality spirit stones in spiritual energy. However, their value is far greater than a hundred high-quality spirit stones," Lin Haoming said, somewhat disbelieving.

"Of course, I know that. But if there's a chance, we can't miss it. If a Golden Core cultivator uses a supreme-quality spirit stone to assist in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, it can increase the chances by at least fifty percent. With other methods, it's almost like saying one supreme-quality spirit stone can create a Nascent Soul cultivator!" Fayuan said seriously.

"Really that powerful?" Wang Chen was also surprised.

Fayuan, with a half-smile, continued, "That's not the most important part. Do you know? My master is also searching for supreme-quality spirit stones. If she can gather five supreme-quality spirit stones of different attributes, she might have a chance to break through to the legendary Spirit Transformation stage!"

Hearing this, Lin Haoming finally understood the true value of supreme-quality spirit stones, which was several times, even tens of times, more valuable than their equivalent in spirit stones.

"Once I recover my mana, let's go down and search together!" Lin Haoming decided.

"I don't have a magical item to protect me, and I'm not a body-cultivation cultivator. I probably won't last long!" Wang Chen worried.

Lin Haoming thought for a moment, then took out his storage bag for magical items. After searching for a while, he found a cloak and threw it to Wang Chen, saying, "See if this can resist the flames!"

Wang Chen, upon receiving the cloak, quickly exclaimed, "Great, this thing really works!"

Seeing Wang Chen's response, Lin Haoming was relieved.

As for Fayuan, his strength was sufficient. As long as he did not get too close to the lava lake, he should be fine.

After resting for about half an hour, the three of them went down again.

At the top of the lava lake, the distance from the lava lake surface was greater, and the threat of the subterranean fire was less.

After descending, Wang Chen was also surprised by the number of fire-attribute spirit stones. A spirit stone mine that produces thirty million spirit stones annually was indeed impressive.

Determining the location of the spirit stone mine's core based on the distribution of spirit stones was a complicated task, especially with many small cores. While it was possible to find a high-quality spirit stone, it also interfered with the chances of finding a supreme-quality spirit stone.

Fayuan was not very skilled at finding the core in a spirit stone mine, so after half a day, they had not found it. Twice, they had to return to the cave entrance to recover their mana due to excessive time spent below.

This time, due to the severe mana drain, they returned to the cave entrance. However, just as the three of them flew out, they suddenly noticed three Blood Refinement Sect inner disciples examining the area below the cave entrance. (My novel *The Defiant Cult of the Demon Gate* will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, along with 100% lottery gifts for everyone! Now, open WeChat, click the "+" in the top right corner, search for the public account "dd" and follow it. Hurry up and do it now!)

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