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Chapter 88 Improvement of Spirit Crystal Quality

The Thousand Source Worms were still gnawing on the Crystal Flame Ore.

Xu Ning closed the hidden compartment and closed his eyes to prepare for rest.

He now only hopes that this Thousand Source Bug, which doesn't quite resemble a Thousand Source Bug, can bring him some surprises.

Two days have passed.

Inside the mine, Xu Ning was still diligently digging.

There were supervisors patrolling back and forth nearby.

Xu Ning has basically adapted to the rhythm of this long-term, mechanical state.

Click click click.

Inside the mine, Xu Ning suddenly heard the sound of the wall cracking behind him.

He subconsciously glanced back.

Suddenly, cracks appeared in the wall a dozen meters behind him, accompanied by a rustling sound.

There were several miners in front of that wall.

Upon seeing the crack, their expressions all changed drastically.

"Run!"

At this moment, Jiang Mian suddenly reminded Xu Ning.

He grabbed Xu Ning and pulled him back as fast as he could.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Ning asked.

"It's a monster that lives alongside the Crystal Flame Mine!"

Jiang Mian answered as he ran.

No sooner had Jiang Mian finished speaking than the wall suddenly cracked open completely.

Suddenly, a monster covered in scales and resembling a large lizard emerged from the wall.

It is over five meters long, with its tail accounting for at least half of its body length. Although its body looks relatively slender, its claws are very sharp, and its overall appearance is quite ferocious.

The moment the monster emerged, it swung its tail and pounced on a miner who was slow to react.

With a swipe of its claws and a sweep of its tail, the miner lost his life instantly.

"Quickly, go and call the guards!"

Upon seeing this, the foreman in the mine also changed his expression drastically and fled while shouting.

After killing one man, the monster didn't stop; instead, it continued to hunt down the miners.

Xu Ning and Jiang Mian acted swiftly, and the two had already escaped to the first floor of the mine.

At this moment, fully armed guards arrived swiftly.

Then, Xu Ning heard the roars of monsters and the echoes of fierce battle coming from the second floor of the mine.

"That was really close."

After escaping the mine, there was a dense mass of people.

Especially the miners who were relatively weak were all relieved to have survived the ordeal.

"Stand here and don't move. We'll continue our work after the accompanying demonic beasts below are dealt with!"

At this moment, several overseers came up and surrounded the miners, restricting their freedom.

Xu Ning stood in the center of the crowd, looking towards the direction of the mine.

"Companion beast..."

Xu Ning pondered this in his heart.

Based on his observation, the explosive power displayed by that companion beast should be comparable to his own.

However, Xu Ning was unaware of its durability, and if he were to confront it head-on, he was unsure whether he would be injured.

That companion beast posed a threat to me.

Previously, Xu Ning had only heard that spiritual herbs had accompanying demonic beasts.

The so-called companion beasts of spiritual herbs are those that are attracted by the spiritual herbs themselves and grow by taking advantage of the spiritual energy emanating from the herbs.

Without killing or defeating the companion spirit beast, it's impossible to obtain the elixir.

Of course, any spiritual medicine that has a companion demon beast is basically a top-tier spiritual medicine.

"Since this Crystal Flame Mine has associated demonic beasts, it must contain substances that are beneficial to those beasts..."

Xu Ning pondered, "However, this substance shouldn't be spiritual energy, otherwise I could absorb it directly..."

"We'll encounter this situation frequently in the future."

At this moment, Jiang Mian said to Xu Ning, "This Crystal Flame Mine covers a vast area, and there is more than one associated demonic beast. They even have their own small clans here..."

"If you hear any noise from inside the wall or find any cracks in the wall, remember to escape immediately."

"Okay, thank you."

Xu Ning thanked him.

Although Jiang Mian seems somewhat indifferent, he is actually a decent person.

Not long has passed.

At the entrance to the mine, a dozen guards dressed in armor and covered in blood emerged.

Some of them were injured, but no one was seriously injured.

The guards dragged out the body of the companion monster, which was clearly dead.

"Alright, the problem's solved, everyone get back to work!"

Seeing this, the overseers drove everyone back inside.

……

Two more days have passed.

These past few days, Xu Ning has been quite anxious.

Because his Thousand Source Worm had not released any spiritual energy crystals for four days.

Previously, the Thousand Source Worm would expel spiritual energy crystals within a maximum of three days.

Xu Ning was somewhat worried that after the Thousand Source Worm ate the Crystal Flame Ore, it might be unable to absorb spiritual energy.

It's nighttime again.

Xu Ning secretly opened the hidden compartment of his belt again.

This time, Xu Ning was not disappointed. In the hidden compartment, Xu Ning saw a light red spiritual crystal.

"Finally, the spiritual energy crystal has been expelled!"

Xu Ning finally felt relieved.

This means that after consuming the Crystal Flame Ore, the Thousand Source Worm did not lose its ability to expel spiritual energy crystals.

"The spiritual energy crystals turned pale red because they consumed too much Crystal Flame Ore...?"

At this moment, Xu Ning couldn't wait to see if the new spiritual energy crystal had changed.

Xu Ning used his fingers to pinch out the light red spiritual energy crystal.

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Energy detected: 2 units —

Is it absorbed?

whether

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"yes!"

Two units of energy were absorbed by Xu Ning.

"As expected, this spiritual energy crystal has increased to 2 units!"

Xu Ning felt a surge of joy.

Clearly, this Thousand Source Worm not only absorbed the free spiritual energy in the space, but also the energy in the Crystal Flame Ore that it could not absorb on its own.

At this moment, the Thousand Source Worm was like an energy converter to Xu Ning.

"Originally, the Thousand Source Worm would expel a spiritual energy crystal every two to three days, and I could obtain 1 unit of energy... Over a month, the total energy I could obtain should be around 12 units..."

"Currently, the Thousand Source Worm excretes one spiritual energy crystal with 2 units of energy every four days. Over a month, I can obtain about 15 units of energy..."

Thinking of this, Xu Ning frowned.

The improvement seems a bit small.

"Let's wait a few more days and see... Maybe after some time, the Thousand Source Worms will adapt to the Crystal Flame Ore and the speed at which they expel spiritual energy crystals will increase..."

As the Thousand Source Worm grows, it will accelerate the frequency of expelling spiritual energy crystals.

At the same time, Xu Ning also planned to get some higher quality Crystal Flame Ore for the Thousand Source Worms to consume.

The crystal flame ores inside the mine have varying surface textures, some with dull surfaces and others with bright, clear surfaces, which reflects their differences in quality.

"At this rate, the day I can escape from here is getting closer and closer..."

Although still in dire straits, Xu Ning's hope is becoming more and more real as the Thousand Source Worms grow.

……

Time passed day by day.

Five months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu Ning has been working in the mine for more than 150 days, day after day.

During this period, although Xu Ning did not suffer any substantial harm, he was attacked by his companion monsters several times.

If Xu Ning hadn't reacted quickly, he probably would have died here already.

Xu Ning was somewhat excited today.

Because my energy has accumulated to 133 units!

With just two more units of energy, I will be able to break through to the seventh level of the mortal realm.

At that time, I will be able to break free of my shackles, find an opportunity, and escape from this Crystal Flame Mine.

During this period, just as Xu Ning predicted, as the Thousand Source Worm adapted to the Crystal Flame Ore, as long as it kept feeding on the Crystal Flame Ore, it would regularly expel a spiritual energy crystal with 2 units of energy almost every three days.

In a month, Xu Ning can now harvest 20 units of energy.

Inside the sealed room, Xu Ning waited for the Thousand Source Worm to release its spiritual energy crystals again.

"You seem to be in a good mood these past few days..."

It was quite unusual for Jiang Mian to take the initiative to speak to Xu Ning.

Unlike Xu Ning, Jiang Mian's condition has deteriorated significantly over the past few months.

Besides his disheveled appearance, he also looked much older.

Jiang Mian explained to Xu Ning that he had been poisoned by the toxic gas inside the mine.

Jiang Mian was also at the peak of the Inner Qi Realm, possessing abundant inner strength.

However, three months ago, he was ambushed by his companion monster and injured, and he has never regained his previous condition.

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(End of this chapter)