If the beast tried to rebel, then Su Kang would kill him. If Su Kang broke his oath, then he would fail to break through the next realm.
"Is there anyone else here, except you?"
"Rest assured, there is no one else here."
Su Kang confirmed his doubts and then immediately left for Bai Yunxi. When he arrived at the cave in the mountain, Bai Yunxi was sitting there with a worried face.
He didn't conceal his presence, and she smiled to see him back. She hugged him immediately, and he hugged her back.
"Haha, Xi'er. You are really my lucky charm." He kissed her forehead and chuckled.
He grasped her waist as he took her with him. He explained the situation to her in the way
He covered her body with qi before going into the river. Soon Bai Yunxi saw a huge underwater cave tunnel.
A few minutes later, the tunnel ended, and she left the water. She saw a big, spacious chamber lit with some luminous rocks and crystals.
Su Kang took out a token and took her with him as she was observing the sleeping lizard beast.
She followed Su Kang and saw a giant butterfly with blue and silver wings. She could feel this beast was beautiful and dangerous as well.
Su Kang squeezed her palm to reassure her. He ordered the beast,
"Take us there."
The moonlight butterfly nodded and moved ahead. They followed him. Soon they were traveling through the tunnel again.
Bai Yunxi saw the tunnel going deeper into the earth. She could feel the spiritual energy as dense as mist.
Inside, they were met with an expansive chamber, walls glimmering with luminescent crystals that pulsed with spiritual energy.
At the center of the cave, they found a third-level spiritual vein, its essence swirling like a vortex of power. The air vibrated with potential, and both Su Kang and Bai Yunxi felt invigorated just standing before it.
"This… this is incredible!" Bai Yunxi exclaimed, her eyes wide with wonder. The spiritual vein was a treasure beyond her wildest dreams.
This was a third-level low-grade spiritual vein. He looked around the surrounding rocks and structure.
He could guess it was created by humans but ages ago. This was the biggest jackpot that the lizard beast informed him.
He thought it would be a second-level spiritual vein, but he was surprised again.
"Who is the person behind all this? Explain to me." He inquired.
A third-level array formation, this chamber was created around the spiritual vein, and later it was joined with the cave.
This whole area is covered by the array; it couldn't be done by these two beasts.
"It was created by a human cultivator centuries ago. A poisonous green lizard was the master of this place."
"Later a human cultivator found this vein and fought with the lizard. Their fight damaged this vein to some extent."
"After defeating the lizard, he arranged this array to hide this vein. He left this place under the monitor of my mother." The Moonlight Butterfly explained the whole story.
"But he didn't return for some reason. Later this place was handed down to me after my mother's death."
"Hundreds of years later, this vein was promoted again to third level. Before I could advance to the third level..." The butterfly didn't speak anymore.
Su Kang understood everything. This moonlight butterfly is the child of the spiritual pet of the human cultivator.
"Now all of my doubts are cleared." Su Kang thought. He wanted to capture the moonlight butterfly because he wanted the answers.
He was afraid that the people behind all of this were from major sects or families. But it turned out that this spiritual vein was ownerless.
Since the human cultivator could arrange a third-level array formation, then either he was a core formation cultivator or a peak foundation building cultivator.
This story is matching with the legend of the Rift Valley that Bai Yunxi told him.
Bai Yunxi is looking at him with excited eyes. The Rift Valley city was founded by two human cultivators centuries ago.
Later they fought each other for some reason, and one was killed. The other person left towards the north.
Some stories speak of that they found a treasure in the north and fought for that treasure.
While some stories say that they fought each other after one person returned from the north but refused to share the secret map of a treasure.
Many cultivators later searched for the secret treasures in the north of the Rift Valley, but they didn't find anything.
Since the spiritual energy of the vein was sealed, they didn't sense anything. Even if some energy somehow leaked from this array, then they flowed in the river.
Looking at her emerald eyes shining with excitement, he felt bitter for some reason. He had risked his life many times to get some spiritual items or treasures.
This time he got a third-level spiritual vein without sweating even a drop. The lizard is equal to mid-stage foundation building, and the moonlight butterfly is at the peak of the second level.
He could kill both of them together.This was extremely easy for him.
Su Kang couldn't help but ponder the future implications of their discovery. A third-level spiritual vein was a rare find.
"Should we report this to the Su family?" Bai Yunxi whispered, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
Su Kang nodded thoughtfully, his eyes never leaving the retreating figure of the moonlight butterfly.
"You're right, Xi'er," he replied.
"This spiritual vein could be a significant asset for our clan. It would surely strengthen our position."
However, Su Kang knew that the path to prosperity was not without its perils. Building a city around the vein would be a declaration of their possession, but they were not yet ready to face the challenges that would come with such a claim.
The Su family doesn't have enough members now. They have to collaborate with other families or sects to build a city around this place.
Spiritual veins can't be removed from their place because it will damage the flow of spiritual energy under the earth.
It will damage the spiritual vein and nearby spiritual veins as well. This can only be done by someone who has practiced and studied techniques related to Earth veins.
This kind of technique is not found in the Jiang State, so Su Kang has no other option.
"Can you give this spiritual vein to me?"
When Su Kang was contemplating what to do, Fate asked this.
He instantly understood Fate's intention. Spiritual veins are considered an accumulation of blessing and luck, since they are formed slowly over the years.
Nobody destroys spiritual veins, including beasts and humans. Since destroying it means damaging the luck and blessing given by the heavens.
They will have to face repercussions or backlash from the heavenly dao. They might not be able to advance to the next realm forever, or they might perish in heavenly tribulations during the breakthrough.
If Fate ended up destroying it, then Su Kang is afraid of the consequences. Even enemies don't destroy the spiritual veins of each other.
But Su Kang doesn't want to lose a spiritual vein. With this treasure, his family can easily cultivate a few more core formation cultivators in the future.
This vein is essential to the continuation and expansion of his family in the future.
"Fate, this thing is essential to my family." He refused.
"You will get more opportunities related to your family in the future. Now you should focus on gaining strength."
"If you are powerful enough, then your family is untouchable."
"Remember, spiritual items and resources are for your use; use them to get stronger."
"This world bows to the strong people, and that should be your aim."
Fate tried to convince Su Kang with his words after his refusal. Fate believes he can find another spiritual vein for his family that will be even better than this.