Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 71 Luoshan Mine
Upon entering Luoshan, Gu Shihan sensed something different; the spiritual energy here seemed very active.

Xingbai emerged from the space, looked around, and said, "There should be a spirit stone vein!"

"No way! The spiritual energy here is so active, why hasn't anyone noticed anything unusual? This doesn't make sense!" Gu Shihan muttered.

"Sister, what is science?"

"Hey, Yutong, don't interrupt. Hanhan, others can't detect it because they can't sense the abnormality of the spiritual energy. Luoshan is a barren mountain, with no natural treasures or monsters, so ordinary people wouldn't come in to investigate. You see, the residents nearby are all ordinary people."

"Huh? Do I have some special ability? Do I have the potential to become a spirit finder?" Gu Shihan teased.

"Hanhan, have you forgotten your physique? The Chaos Purification Physique means you are naturally sensitive to spiritual energy and can cultivate on your own. Otherwise, your cultivation level wouldn't have improved so quickly."

"There really is a mineral vein? This place doesn't belong to our Wuhua Sect's territory, it seems like we're losing out!" Gu Shihan said.

"What's the loss? We'll see if we can put it into the Moon Bracelet later. Anyway, we still have the Ice Spirit Pearl. With the spiritual vein and the Ice Spirit Pearl, we should be able to upgrade the Moon Bracelet."

"By then, my cultivation will be even higher, at least reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, and perhaps even taking human form." Xingbai's eyes were filled with hope.

Gu Shihan's heart sank. So Xingbai also had something on his mind. She hadn't cared about him enough.

Yu Tong has transformed into human form. He, who also has the bloodline of a divine beast, must also yearn to transform into human form!

Gu Shihan smiled and said, "Xingbai, you're right. Let's go and find the spiritual vein!"

Xingbai walked in front, while Gu Shihan and Yutong wore invisibility talismans to avoid arousing suspicion.

"Hmm, something's fishy here!" Xingbai stopped and looked around at a valley below.

The valley is not large, but the vegetation here seems more vibrant and lively than in other places.

As they continued downwards, Xingbai stopped at a rock crevice in the valley, where the spiritual energy was noticeably stronger.

"Hanhan, I think this is where a trace of spiritual energy is leaking out. Let me search again. It would be best to find a more hidden entry point to dig down, as this place is too exposed."

"Alright, go ahead and look. I'll search around here too. Yu Tong, you said there's clearly spiritual energy here, so why are there no spiritual herbs? No demonic beasts? Could it be that there are no spiritual herb seeds?"
This doesn't make sense! We haven't seen a single useful spiritual plant along the way. It's really hard to explain. How strange!

Gu Shihan muttered to herself as she checked, while Yu Tong couldn't explain why.

Half an hour later, Gu Shihan followed Xingbai to a cliff at the edge of the valley.

"Hanhan, let's dig a hole down from here. It doesn't need to be big, just big enough for us to come and go freely. Then we can set up an array, and I'll use my binding power to protect it, and we'll be absolutely safe."

Gu Shihan took out tools from her spatial storage. In order to prevent the sound from being heard, Xingbai deliberately restricted the area within a radius of ten zhang.

Gu Shihan unleashed his Golden Core stage cultivation, and his tools moved rapidly, quickly digging a pit no less than ten feet deep.

The deeper we went, the denser the spiritual energy became; we had definitely found the right place.

Gu Shihan dug for another ten or so feet, and a huge and rich spiritual energy surged out.

Back on the ground, Gu Shihan set up an isolation array to prevent spiritual energy from leaking out.

They set up defensive arrays, concealment arrays, and illusion arrays, and after thinking for a moment, added an isolation array. From the outside, everything would appear normal. Gu Shih-han became a miner, and Yu-Tong and Xing-Bai weren't idle either.

Three days passed, and the pit grew larger and larger, with more and more spirit stones appearing. Gu Shihan took a look, waved her hand, and released all the puppets to mine.

Several puppets, each occupying a corner, issued the order to mine spirit stones, and the sound of clanging echoed through the mine.

Gu Shihan stopped. The spiritual energy here is so rich; it would be a waste not to cultivate.

Yu Tong also found a nest of spirit stones, transformed back into her original form, and went to cultivate.

As for Xing Bai, Gu Shihan couldn't control him. He was a spatial spirit, and his cultivation level was closely related to the space. He couldn't improve it by cultivating on his own.

While Gu Shihan was cultivating, Xing Bai was not idle either. He was looking for a spot where he could collect spiritual vein ore into the Moonflower Bracelet.

This transformation became his obsession. He also knew that as long as the Moon Bracelet recovered to a certain extent, he could leave the space and walk outside in human form.

Now that the Moon Bracelet is slowly recovering, he has more memories and vaguely knows that he once had a human form.

Six months later, Gu Shihan broke through to the fourth level of the Golden Core stage. She entered the space and began to learn and practice everything she needed to learn.

With her Silk Sound Sword, she can now unleash twenty-eight sword strikes at once, greatly enhancing its destructive power. She can freely switch between sword energy and sword intent without any hindrance, truly cultivating herself into a sword cultivator.

His alchemy skills have broken through to the sixth rank, making him a master alchemist with a success rate of 80%.

The production of top-grade pills has increased significantly. Almost every batch of pills can be guaranteed to be of high-grade quality, with some even being top-grade.

Grades below the highest level will only appear in newly made pills, meaning they will only appear when refining pills that have never been refined before, because of the lack of skill in refining them.

Talisman making is Gu Shihan's forte. He can easily make sixth and seventh grade talismans, with a success rate of up to 90% and a top-grade rate of no less than 50%, which shows that he has an extraordinary talent for talisman making.

Another aspect is formations, which are indeed a difficult aspect.

However, Gu Shihan did not fall behind; she is now a fifth-grade array master.

In the Spirit Realm, the best array masters at the Golden Core stage are at most fourth-rank. Even the array genius Mo Yu is only fourth-rank now.

Having cultivated Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens to the intermediate level, his ability to control fire is probably unique in the entire Spirit Realm. Who can blame them when they don't have the Heaven-rank cultivation technique, Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens?!
Gu Shihan is still training her body and cultivating her spiritual sense techniques. Who told her to be so rich and powerful, with no shortage of resources or time?

After the Moon Bracelet was upgraded again, the speed also changed. One day outside is equivalent to ten days inside. What kind of opportunity is this?
Gu Shihan has always been very self-disciplined, a habit from her previous life. She demands that she learn everything to her satisfaction.

Gu Shihan stepped out of the space and her eyes lit up when she saw the storage treasures laid out on the ground.

"Hanhan, you've been in seclusion for a year, you must have gained a lot! Our gains aren't bad either. Hurry up and put them away. We're going to collect the spiritual veins," Xingbai said excitedly.

"Wait! Xingbai, you're too impatient. Didn't you say that collecting spiritual veins might trigger a spatial upgrade? But a spatial upgrade doesn't mean you have to shut down the space, right? And the timing is uncertain!" Yu Tong quickly grabbed Xingbai and said.

"Oh right, I forgot in my excitement. Hanhan, move some things out. Take out more spiritual food, spiritual fruit, and spiritual wine. Take out anything else you might need. Anyway, your hand bead has a lot of space."

Gu Shihan smiled and agreed, quickly bringing out a lot of supplies before stopping.

(End of this chapter)