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Since seeing Lu Wanqiu at Mingyin Temple, Zhao Huai only exchanged pleasantries with her for a while before bidding farewell.

At most, he repeatedly asked Abbot Mingguang for more details of the story.

Although both he and Lu Wanqiu were looking for the Lantern Woman, he didn’t plan to cooperate with her.

It was because he had too many secrets, and spending too much time together would only lead to chaos, so he deliberately chose a different path from Lu Wanqiu.

Moreover, his current strength was at the peak of the mortal world, with the addition of his destiny of Peak Ultimate’s Intension, cultivators in the initiation stage couldn’t match him.

If he learned more magical powers, he might even be able to face old veterans in the initiation stage.

Of course, he could only flee upon seeing a Golden Core Realm cultivator, but Golden Core cultivators rarely showed themselves anyway.

“The spiritual mine field is ahead.”

Following the myna bird, Zhao Huai gradually entered a vast area, with a big mountain behind him. At the entrance of the mountain, there was a cave.

All kinds of transportation facilities were set up, and wooden carts filled with spiritual stones were on display. These were the crudest spiritual mines, not even considered inferior spiritual stones.

They needed to go through a refining process to become spiritual stones.

What could be seen at the moment were civilians pushing carts out of the mine, and the sound of work echoed from inside the cave.

Spiritual crystal debris was scattered all over the ground, which was the impurities found in the spiritual mines.

The grades of spiritual stones were clear: inferior spiritual stones were commonly circulated among mortals and small-to-medium-sized sects.

Well-known large Immortal Cultivation Sect Disciples received medium grade spiritual stones as monthly stipends, making them generous spenders.

Superior spiritual stones, occasionally seen in the hands of elite disciples, true disciples, and sect elders, were mostly used for cultivation, and a single one could make an ordinary person in the mortal world rich for half their lifetime.

The highest grade spiritual stones were extremely rare and not part of trading.

Every interval in the distance, there would be a sect disciple in a white crane-decorated uniform hanging from a tree, with cultivation around the fourth to seventh stages of refining qi – clearly outer sect disciples.

They were responsible for monitoring the spiritual mine fields to prevent theft.

This spiritual mine was the property of the Immortal Yearning Sect, leased to the civilians of Jinzhou. It had been negotiated in advance with the governor of Jinzhou, which is why the disciples of the Immortal Yearning Sect were stationed at Key locations, restricting entry DY ordinary people.

This was not a problem for Zhao Huai. He smiled slightly, concealed his qi, and then disappeared into the darkness.

The gap of cultivation level was evident, even the basic art of containing qi, the outer sect disciples couldn’t find any flaws.

Zhao Huai quickly snuck into the rear mountain of the spiritual mine, reaching the depths without making a sound, standing on a hillside and observing the bustling civilians below.

“One thousand miles a day, one thousand miles a day.”

The myna bird hovered in the sky above the rear mountain, continuously calling. It seemed they had reached their destination.

“Is this the place?”

Zhao Huai frowned. This place was very ordinary, and there was a deep mountain behind the spiritual mine. It didn’t seem to have any special significance, especially regarding the tomb – he couldn’t see it at all.

There were trees everywhere. How could there be a tomb?

What he found most curious was why the myna bird didn’t pick up those rare spiritual stones instead of holding onto a broken bone.

“Whoosh!”

Suddenly, in the quiet surroundings, Zhao Huai heard the sound of flowing water.

Following the gentle sound of the water, he slowly approached and saw a narrow stream flowing through the forest.

Zhao Huai took a step and realized his feet were sticky. When he looked down, he discovered that it was mud mixed with water from the stream.

In that instant, familiar feelings surged in his heart.

Zhao Huai found the place increasingly familiar, as the memories in his mind began to merge with the scene.

He was almost certain by now.

This was the place that he had passed through in his dream, the small river at night.

The only difference was that one was during the day, and the other was at night.

Logically, if he continued walking, he should encounter a wooden house and then the woman with a lantern in a white dress.

Following the impression from his dream, Zhao Huai continued towards the front.

The magical treasured longsword appeared in his hand, emitting a cold and harsh light.

The sleeves filled with thunder talismans were ready to be launched at any moment.

As his hexagram changed back to “Fortune” now, Zhao Huai’s confidence grew, as it meant he was on the right track.

His guess was right – the mining of the spiritual mine awakened the evil spirit sleeping here, causing the Lantern Woman to reappear.

As long as he dealt with her, he could finally sleep peacefully.

However, Zhao Huai walked for a long time and still didn’t see the supposed wooden house.

Let alone the Lantern Woman.

The road ahead became darker and darker, with intersecting branches blocking the sun, plunging the place into darkness. Only a few rays of light pierced through the gaps between the leaves, casting shadows on the ground.

“Rustle!”

There was a movement in the jungle, and a black shadow flashed by swiftly.

Zhao Huai’s eyes narrowed, his True Vigor stirred, and the magical treasured longsword in his hand shot out, directly hitting the target.

Suddenly, the surrounding trees began shaking, with countless vines whipping through the air. Looking around, there were hundreds of them.

In front of Zhao Huai appeared a tree – a massive tree that would take seven or eight people to encircle its trunk.

With a single leap, he dodged the vines’ strikes..