A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

And so, the whole night passed.

Zhou An numbly followed behind the two, collecting ore.

Suddenly, a crisp sound rang out.

Splash!

Then came the sound of something falling into the water.

The benevolent and malevolent entities stopped mining.

"Old Ben, come quick, something's happened! We think we've unearthed an underground river!" the evil entity hurriedly called to Zhou An.

Zhou An immediately became interested and hurried to the front.

A hole about ten feet in size was opened in the rock wall ahead.

Blue fluorescence emanated from the cave.

Zhou An stood in front of the cave, looking out.

It was a large cavern space.

The top of the cave is about fifty meters above the water surface.

The stalactites above extend downwards in an irregular pattern.

Some stalactites have even sunk to the bottom of the water.

Looking at the water's surface, the shimmering blue light emanates from beneath the water.

They were standing about twenty meters above the water.

Zhou An could clearly see that there were even some transparent fish swimming in the water.

These fish are completely transparent, revealing some of their internal organs and bone spurs, making them appear extremely strange.

"Wow, this place is really beautiful," the evil entity clicked its tongue in amazement.

"That fish... doesn't it look like something strange?" the benevolent entity asked.

“Yes, it seems that all we see in the strange world are strange things, even strange beasts. Why don’t the fish in the water look like that?” The evil entity frowned.

"If you want to know what it is, just go down and you'll find out." Zhou An smiled slightly, then jumped down.

"Splash! Splash!"

A huge splash of water erupted.

Upon seeing this, the malevolent and benevolent entities exchanged a glance, threw their power pickaxes aside, and shouted as they jumped down.

"We're here."

"Perfect timing to take a shower."

"Splash! Splash!"

Two more loud splashes of water.

However, after a long while, none of the three people appeared.

At this moment, Zhou An sank to the bottom of the water.

The moment Zhou An entered the water, he could feel how cold it was, as if he were in the icy wilderness of Antarctica.

However, Zhou An also sensed that the water contained an extremely strong yin energy.

Not only did it not make Zhou An feel uncomfortable, it actually made him feel extremely comfortable.

Their bodies were involuntarily absorbing the ghostly energy in the water.

However, these are not the main points; the main point is underwater.

The bottom of the water was covered with layers upon layers of stones that emitted a blue fluorescent glow.

These stones vary in size, from as small as a cup lid to as large as a washbasin.

Zhou An could sense a rich energy emanating from these stones.

This energy is somewhat similar to ghostly energy, but also different; it seems to be a higher level of energy than ghostly energy.

"These stones... I feel so comfortable," the benevolent being murmured to itself.

Zhou An didn't say anything, but sank to the bottom of the water and then reached out and grabbed a fist-sized stone.

It didn't feel cold at all when I touched it; on the contrary, it felt warm.

At the same time, Zhou An felt a surge of energy, and his mind became clear and refreshed. He felt that even his soul had been strengthened.

【Soul Stone】: It contains extremely rich soul power. It is a companion spiritual mineral to Soul Iron Ore. It absorbs the power of spiritual milk, making its soul power far exceed that of ordinary Soul Stones.

Zhou An was slightly taken aback, somewhat puzzled.

Soul Stones, Soul Power—what are these things? He had never heard of them before.

But Zhou An was soon overjoyed.

Although he didn't know what a Soul Stone was, he could sense the powerful soul energy contained within it.

Zhou An already knew what the use of soul power was.

It is definitely a spiritual material that can enhance the power of the soul.

It is highly likely to be equivalent to a spirit stone in the world of cultivation.

The only difference is that spirit stones contain spiritual energy and can be used by cultivators for cultivation.

Soul stones contain soul power, which can enhance the power of the soul.

"Soul Stones? Good heavens, these can enhance soul power, right?"

"We're rich! We're rich! Hurry, hurry, hurry up and collect it!"

The malevolent entity immediately urged Zhou An to collect these soul stones.

They don't have an inventory, so you can only look at them helplessly.

Zhou An nodded and immediately put the soul stones into his inventory.

Like Soul Stones and Soul Iron Ore, Soul Stones can also be stacked and placed in one inventory slot.

The malevolent and benevolent entities were not idle either; they went to a distant place, found those very large soul stones, and then had Zhou An collect them.

About ten minutes later, Zhou An had collected all the soul stones over this short distance.

Just as Zhou An was preparing to go to a more distant place to collect soul stones, he heard the evil spirit cry out in alarm.

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!"

"Quick, Ben, look at the riverbed! Underneath all that silt and sand are soul stones!" The malevolent entity, lying on the riverbed, shouted loudly using the mind translator.

Zhou An's eyes narrowed, and he quickly landed, then pushed away all the mud and sand under his feet.

The surrounding water surface instantly became a chaotic mess.

However, it quickly returned to calm, and the soft blue light shone brightly.

Below, on the solid riverbed, was actually a Soul Stone radiating a deep blue light.

Zhou An reached out and pressed his hand on it to check its attributes.

[Companion Soul Stone Ore]: It contains extremely rich soul power and is a companion spirit ore to Soul Iron Ore.

The properties of these soul stones are much simpler than those that were previously exposed underwater.

It also lacks the attribute of absorbing spiritual milk.

"Why bother mining Soul Iron Ore? Let's mine Soul Stone Ore!" The malevolent entity exclaimed excitedly.

"Dig!" Zhou An was also extremely excited.

Zhou An immediately took out three iron pickaxes and handed one to each of the two men.

The three of them then dug directly into the soul stone ore with a pickaxe.

With a gentle effort, the three of them dug out a soul stone the size of a washbasin.

Zhou An collected it immediately.

But the next second, a terrifying aura rose up.

The three were immediately submerged underwater and unable to move at all.

A sense of fear rose from the bottom of their hearts.

It wasn't that Zhou An and the other two were afraid; it was a tremor that ran deep in their blood.

It's like the sense of oppression felt when a lower organism encounters a much higher organism.

"Turn into a fish." Zhou An immediately activated the power of the monkey talisman, transforming himself into a transparent fish found in water.

Both the malevolent and benevolent entities immediately transformed into transparent fish.

In the time it takes to breathe, a powerful consciousness descended upon this section of the river.

A terrifying aura swept across the area, leaving no inch untouched.

They didn't let any cargo or fish go undetected.

Even Zhou An and the other two were scanned by his consciousness.

However, this terrifying consciousness did not linger on the three of them for even a second.

The last vestige of consciousness landed inside the hole that Zhou An and the others had dug.

Immediately afterwards, consciousness disappeared into the cave, extending upwards until it finally arrived at the mine plaza.

However, this terrifying consciousness no longer emitted any further aura.

No one in the entire mine noticed anything.

After a long while, the terrifying consciousness subsided.

"Mining of the associated spirit ore is not allowed, but you can take the soul stones from the riverbed yourself."

A deep voice echoed in the area.

Then it disappeared without a trace.