Medical Sage

As Chen Fei approached the cave mine, the strange feeling intensified within him.

However, he finally got a clear view of the entire Black Profound Copper Essence Mine Cave.

This was a large cave, with several small passages extending outward. The light inside was dim, and the air was filled with something peculiar and indescribable...

”Huff, huff...” Suddenly, a heavy breathing sound came from Jin Wanchun standing next to him.

Chen Fei was slightly taken aback. Turning around, he saw Jin Wanchun’s face had inexplicably turned an abnormal shade of red, as if he was struggling to breathe.

”Lord Cave Master, please forgive my antics. For some reason, this place is somewhat strange, and I always feel short of breath when I enter,”

Feeling Chen Fei’s slightly stunned gaze, Jin Wanchun awkwardly smiled, looking rather embarrassed.

With his cultivation level, having trouble breathing like this was indeed quite embarrassing.

”Short of breath? You may leave now, I’ll walk around here myself,” Chen Fei nodded thoughtfully and said to Jin Wanchun. Since they’d reached the place, having one more or one less person made no difference.

”Yes, Lord Cave Master.” Jin Wanchun immediately nodded and left.

”Senior, what exactly is going on here? Normally, you wouldn’t hear of such strange phenomena with a Black Profound Copper Essence Vein, right?” After Jin Wanchun left, Chen Fei walked to the wall of the mine cave, knocking on it with his hand, frowning and expressing his doubt.

”I don’t know either. If it were just a simple Black Profound Copper Essence Vein, I’ve never heard of such feelings and phenomena.” Within the sea of consciousness, the Astonishing Formation was still puzzled, unsure of where the problem lay.

Chen Fei said nothing, his brow furrowed as he walked along the wall of the cave, occasionally knocking on it, causing stone skins and flakes to fall off, revealing the Black Profound Copper Essence gleaming with black and gold light...

”It’s indeed just ordinary Black Profound Copper Essence, isn’t it?” Chen Fei murmured in confusion, but then he suddenly stopped in his tracks, gazing intently at an unremarkable corner ahead.

”What’s this?” His expression grew even more puzzled.

In that inconspicuous corner, there were several deep gray vines, sparse in leaves, but each leaf shimmered faintly, crystal clear.

”Darn! How could there be plants growing in such a place? What is this place?” Even the Astonishing Formation was stunned, exclaiming in surprise.

In the depths of such a mine, all spiritual energy should have been drained by the vein, resulting in the formation of such a top-quality mineral vein. Therefore, theoretically, apart from ore, there shouldn’t be other plant growth here, but now...

”Is it actually the Spirit Devouring Vine?”

But at that moment, Chen Fei suddenly became excited, stepped forward quickly, and forcefully tore off a segment of the vine, eyes filled with joy and excitement, saying: ”It really is the Spirit Devouring Vine! Damn, it seems I’ve really hit the jackpot this time. To be treasured by this thing, it should at least be at the Earth Level Spirit Vein or above!?”

”Spirit Devouring Vine? Earth Level Spirit Vein?” Upon hearing this, the Astonishing Formation’s eyelids suddenly twitched and he asked Chen Fei: ”What is the Spirit Devouring Vine? And what do you mean by Earth Level Spirit Vein... what’s going on here, how is this related to the Earth Level Spirit Vein!?”

He didn’t know what the Spirit Devouring Vine was, but he was very well aware of the Earth Level Spirit Vein!

In the Cultivation World, spiritual veins are categorized into three major levels: Heaven, Earth, and Human. Within each major level, there are further detailed subdivisions into Spirit Saint Immortal three minor grades.

If below the lowest Spirit Grade Human Level Spirit Vein, it is Unranked. But even so, it’s Unranked, yet, as long as there is a spiritual vein, it will surely provoke fierce competition among cultivators, even powerful cultivation Sects or Clans!

Because possessing a spiritual vein is too crucial for any cultivator or any power! This is related to the speed of their cultivation!

Take Ghost Wolf City for example; the reason it can become a center of influence within tens of thousands of miles and establish a sect and city is precisely because directly beneath its center, lies a Spirit Grade Human Level spiritual vein!

Just a single Spirit Grade Human Level spiritual vein can fulfill a prosperous city! And now, Chen Fei mentioned Earth Level Spirit Vein, could the Astonishing Formation not be shocked and astonished?

After all, the spiritual vein that his sect relied on back in the day was merely an Earth-level Spirit Vein of Spirit Grade!

”This Spirit Devouring Vine, in most cases, is a completely useless vampire! Because it specializes in devouring the spiritual energy of spiritual veins, given enough time, even a Spirit Saint Heavenly Grade spiritual vein could potentially be consumed by it,” said Chen Fei.

”Hiss! It can even devour Spirit Saint Heavenly Grade spiritual veins?” Astonished, the Astonishing Formation’s eyes widened, inhaling sharply. Such a legendary spiritual vein could be devoured by this ugly and inconspicuous vine?

Is this a joke?

”That’s just theoretically speaking. Unless it’s the kind of undiscovered Spirit Saint Heavenly Grade spiritual vein, who would willingly let it be consumed?”

Chen Fei shook his head with a smile, then his eyes grew excited and he said, ”However, that’s not the main point I want to make. The main point is that if these things exist, there must be a spirit vein present, and its grade can never be lower than Earth-level of Spirit Grade!”

”Earth-level spirit vein of Spirit Grade? Around here?” Upon hearing this, even Zhen Jingkong’s jaw dropped, rendered speechless with shock. His origins made him fully aware of what an Earth-level spirit vein means. It was simply, simply...

You should know that even in the Qiannan Ancient Kingdom Inner Domain, the number of spirit veins of such scale and grade certainly doesn’t exceed the fingers on one hand! And the owners of such top-notch spirit veins aren’t they always the invincible, unchallengeable ancient sects, or the Wang Clan!?

But, but now, this, this...

”Am I dreaming? Are you saying this broken place has an Earth-level spirit vein of Spirit Grade?” Zhen Jingkong finally spoke, his voice tinged with a bit of delightful trembling.

”Why don’t we go look for it?” Chen Fei licked his lips, also speaking with a bit of tremor in his voice.

He also knew what an Earth-level spirit vein meant. If he could obtain it, the Enlightened Deity Cave in his hands would definitely undergo transformation!

Those ancient sects, Wang Clan, the reason they thrive for millennia is it because they achieved Earth-level spirit veins, or the Earth-level spirit veins achieved them? It’s really hard to say who deserves the credit.

Then, he followed the branches of the vine, sneaking into the deepest part of the mine shaft. With no way forward, Chen Fei directly used brute force to carve out a downward path.

Five hundred meters deep, one thousand meters deep, one thousand five hundred meters deep! Two thousand meters deep...

Finally, Chen Fei stopped at a point more than two thousand meters deep, and before him was an enormous gray-black plant, the body of the Spirit Devouring Vine!

The Spirit Devouring Vine’s body had special patterns, exuding an ancient aura, glowing brilliantly! When Chen Fei first saw it, he couldn’t help but squint.

”It has actually grown to such a scale. It seems to have devoured more than one Earth-level spirit vein.” Chen Fei was stunned, somewhat lost as he spoke.

Although in his words, this Spirit Devouring Vine besides devouring spirit veins, was completely harmless to humans or beasts, totally useless!

But he knew, if this Spirit Devouring Vine truly devours enough spirit veins to reach the standard of transformation, then the entire Cultivation World would experience a long-awaited upheaval! It would trigger a world-shaking earthquake.

Because according to historical records, countless years ago, a Spirit Devouring Vine completed its accumulation, successfully transformed, transcended the mundane to become sacred, and at that time, it directly became an invincible existence! Even the same level Saint Emperor was no match for it...

Thinking of this, Chen Fei shuddered violently, as if he had an impulse to leap out of his body.

But then he shook his head in silence, returning to reality, recognizing that the dream he’d had just now seemed a bit over-ambitious.

”Hiss! Truly, it’s a spirit vein, and moreover...” At this moment, the voice of shock emanating from Astonishing Formation Within the Sea of Consciousness trembled straight out.

Because they had already come this far, this close, he could naturally sense that right beneath them at a very close distance, there must be an extremely top-tier spirit vein!

Earth-level! This truly was, at least an Earth-level spirit vein.

”Of course it is.” Chen Fei was also brought back to reality by Zhen Jingkong’s excited voice. His divine sense reached out, penetrating into the ground beneath his feet, and soon he felt a massive, dazzling spiritual energy river leading up to his ’eyes’.

That massive spiritual energy river was the spirit vein, crystalline and clear, ever-flowing, reviving the soul... causing the surrounding air to be filled with an incredibly rich and pure spiritual energy, unable to be transformed!

This thing is truly a great treasure! Priceless.

”It’s a pity, this is an Earth-level spirit vein of Spirit Grade, if it were a bit higher grade, it would be better.”

Yet then Chen Fei clicked his tongue a bit, somewhat ’unsatisfied’, in an annoying manner.

”You’re not satisfied with an Earth-level spirit vein of Spirit Grade? Do you know what this means? Someday, if your sect power can dominate the world, at least seventy percent of the credit will go to this Earth-level spirit vein of Spirit Grade!” Zhen Jingkong said speechlessly.

”Not that much, at most fifty-fifty... but it seems I need to move the Enlightened Deity Cave over as soon as possible. Just right that side has been destroyed, nothing much remains.” Chen Fei chuckled, then said with a solemn expression.

”Not as soon as possible, but immediately! And this confidentiality work must be done well, without letting the outside world catch the slightest hint, otherwise, the entire Ancient Country might be shaken! At that time, you will certainly become the target of public criticism, facing extremely dangerous circumstances.” Zhen Jingkong reminded him.

”I understand.” Upon hearing how serious Zhen Jingkong was, Chen Fei also grew solemn inside.

Because he was very clear, although Zhen Jingkong’s words were serious, they were not spoken recklessly. If this matter is exposed, and the news spreads, his Enlightened Deity Cave would definitely face attacks from all sides! Unable to defend the Spirit Grade Earth-level spirit vein.