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Chapter 170 Let’s Call It Spirit Stone
"Such a huge and pure power, what is this thing?"

Zhong Lin stared at the jade in his hand with eyes full of shock.

The true Qi circulated, and a trace of pure energy flowed out of the jade. It could be directly absorbed by the true Qi without any refining. In just a short while, all the true Qi consumed in the battle was restored, and even improved slightly.

This is simply a power bank!
After some observation, nothing special was found. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary piece of jade, but the energy contained in it could not be ignored.

"I always feel that this thing is a bit like the spiritual stone in the immortal cultivation novels of my previous life, but this is clearly just a martial arts world, there are no legends of immortal cultivation!"

Zhong Lin now feels more and more unfamiliar with this world. First, something similar to the inner elixir was dug out from the body of the two-headed monster, and now a treasure similar to a spirit stone has come out. If he is not very sure that there is no so-called "immortal" in this world, Zhong Lin would suspect that there is something wrong with his cognition.

"There is another possibility."

Zhong Lin looked down at the black iron ring he had been wearing. There was a remnant soul hidden in the black iron ring, the legendary old grandfather.

"In previous life's immortal cultivation novels, there was a situation where immortal cultivators stayed away from the crowd and were unknown to the world. Only those with great opportunities had the opportunity to come into contact with immortal fate, successfully escape from the mundane world, and embark on the immortal path. So is it possible that the place I am in now is like this?"

"Also, according to some miscellaneous records within the Jian Ding Sect, the land beneath our feet is surrounded by the sea. Although it's vast and enormous, an ordinary person wouldn't even be able to walk around it in their entire lifetime. But if this truly is a world of immortal cultivation, and according to the settings in immortal cultivation novels, wouldn't the land beneath our feet be just an island?"

Zhong Lin's mind was constantly brainstorming. Of course, his daydreams were also based on facts. After all, things similar to inner elixir and spirit stone were too coincidental.

He shook his head vigorously to clear these ridiculous thoughts from his mind.

"If I want to know the answer, I still have to start with the residual soul in this black iron ring. It's almost there, almost there. The Tianyuan Fruit has been picked. After I go back, I can start refining the Barrier Breaking Pill. With the help of the power of this pill, I can break through the first level in one fell swoop and achieve the Grandmaster level. Then I can study the residual soul in the black iron ring." Zhong Lin said to himself.

The Grandmaster Realm is the limit of martial arts. Only by cultivating to the Grandmaster Realm can Zhong Lin have enough confidence to face the unknown thing called the remnant soul.

After searching for a while, Zhong Lin found a total of eleven spirit stones at the bottom of the pool... Well, let's call them spirit stones for now!
These spirit stones are big and small, some are as big as the one in Zhong Lin's hand, and some are as small as a fingernail. The energy contained in them varies according to their size.

He took off the only underwear on his body, wrapped the spirit stones in the underwear, and returned to the shore.

Suddenly, his heart moved and a look of struggle flashed across his face.

These spirit stones are very precious. Zhong Lin is confident that he can use the power contained in the spirit stones to quickly push himself to the peak of the first level, and then use the barrier-breaking pill to break through to the grandmaster level.

Even Master Yin Daoyan could use the power in it to practice, and Zhong Lin was willing to share it. After all, Yin Daoyan was very good to him, even very good.

Zhong Lin's main worry was that his master Yin Daoyan was too realistic, or too loyal to the sect, and would tell the sect about the spirit stone, and then be forced to hand it over by the sect. After all, this thing was too precious.

Zhong Lin's favor came from Yin Daoyan. He currently does not have such a strong sense of belonging to the sect, so such a precious thing will definitely come to him first.

It is impossible to conceal it, these spirit stones are too obvious. After all, Zhong Lin was only wearing a pair of shorts when he came down. No one is blind if he takes out such a large number of things.

Zhong Lin didn't have time to leave it here and come back to get it. Not to mention the several months it would take to go back and forth, just returning to the sect to refine the Barrier Breaking Pill after leaving would take a lot of time. There were many important things to do in the meantime, so it would be too troublesome to come back and get it.

Of course, Zhong Lin could also choose not to tell the truth and just say it was an ordinary jade, and Yin Daoyan probably wouldn't ask any more questions.

but……

"Forget it. Master has been so kind to me, so I still have to say what I need to say. At worst, I can just walk slower on the way back. I'll use these spirit stones to improve my cultivation to the first level of perfection first. After I use the Barrier Breaking Pill to break through to the Grandmaster level, I'll beat the shit out of anyone who dares to take my things."

Thinking of this, Zhong Lin no longer hesitated. He kicked his feet and quickly jumped out of the cold pond like a fish. "Zhong Lin, are you okay?"

Seeing Zhong Lin coming out of the cold pond, Yin Daoyan breathed a sigh of relief. The worry on his face disappeared, and his gaze finally focused on Zhong Lin's naked body, his eyes full of amusement.

"Yes, yes, your capital is quite strong, no less than that of my teacher."

Zhong Lin: “…”

Since when did Master become disrespectful to the elderly?

Ignoring his master's teasing, Zhong Lin threw all the spirit stones to the ground and put on his underwear.

As his true energy circulated, moisture rose from his body, and in an instant everything, including his underwear, became dry. He picked up the clothes next to him and put them on. Only then did Zhong Lin breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the person in front of me is my master, it is still a bit embarrassing to walk my bird in front of a man.

"Master, I found some good stuff under the pond."

"These jades?"

"Ah."

Zhong Lin picked up a piece and handed it to Yin Daoyan, saying, "Master, try to circulate your inner energy."

Although Yin Daoyan was a little confused, he still obeyed and tried it.

The next moment, Yin Daoyan was shocked and said, "This... this jade has such a strong power. What is this thing?"

"Master hasn't seen it either?"

Zhong Lin had thought that Yin Daoyan was knowledgeable and would know something, but now it seems he is disappointed.

"I've never heard of this before. Now I understand. The energy in the jade must have leaked into the pool, which is why it was able to nourish the two Tianyuan Fruits. What a treasure!"

Yin Daoyan's eyes were burning as he stared intently at the jade in his hand.

"Not only that, Master, you haven't discovered that the power within this spirit stone is extremely precise. You can even devour it without refining it. With the power within, you can strengthen your internal energy and improve your cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Yin Daoyan immediately tried it and became even more excited after confirming it.

"Good stuff, you call it a spirit stone? Yes, it really lives up to its name. I didn't expect that there would be such a treasure in the world. It's true that the world is full of wonders!" Yin Daoyan laughed.

Zhong Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Master, can you please not tell the sect about the spirit stone matter yet?"

Yin Daoyan looked up at Zhong Lin, then slapped him on the back of the head, scolding him with a smile, "You little bastard, you're the only one with such a cunning mind. I'm not that pedantic. Of course, such a treasure should be kept for myself first."

(End of this chapter)