Hearing this, Liu Yuanchen was a little surprised.

There are not many spirit stone veins in the Red Wasteland. Most of them are controlled by the three major forces: Qingdan Sect, Moyun Sect and Tieding Mountain.

Every time a spirit stone vein appears, it will basically lead to a bloody storm.

As early as a year ago, I had speculated that there was a possibility of a war between Qingdan Sect and Moyun Sect.

And, we have already thought of a countermeasure.

That is to return to the Qingdan Sect's mountain gate and show off your alchemy skills to protect yourself.

The Moyun Sect has been mainly harassing them. It seems that they just want to get a share of the pie and add some trouble to the Qingdan Sect, and have no intention of starting a head-on war.

Liu Yuanchen continued to stay in Yujin Mountain, making money while making alchemy, and taking care of the blessed land of Qingshi Mountain.

I thought that a war between the two sects would not break out, but now that the spirit stone veins have been discovered, the risk of a war has greatly increased.

"What's the level of the mineral vein? Is there any news of leakage?"

Zhang Jingcheng smiled bitterly: "If the news hadn't leaked out, how could I be so exhausted?

It was the rogue cultivators who discovered the veins in the first place. By the time we got the news, those rogue cultivators had already dug up a lot of spiritual stones."

"We are short of manpower and cannot kill the casual cultivators. If we just disperse them, the news will inevitably leak out.

The evil cultivators of Moyun Sect are always harassing us, so they must have got the exact information."

"As for the size of the ore vein, it is still difficult to determine.

Our disciples from the Guardian Hall tried digging and were able to dig out three to four hundred low-grade spiritual stones in one day."

Liu Yuanchen was shocked: "How much? Three or four hundred yuan? Are you just trying to dig?"

The annual output of Lingshi mines is less than 10,000 Lingshi, even if it is a small vein.

The annual output of spiritual stones ranges from 10,000 to 100,000, which is considered a medium-sized mineral vein.

With an annual output of more than 100,000 spiritual stones, it is a large-scale mineral vein.

Three to four hundred pieces of low-grade spiritual stones can be dug out in a day, and hundreds of thousands of pieces can be dug out in a year, which is a large-scale mineral vein.

This is not official mining yet, just an attempt to mine.

Once equipped with mining magic tools and recruiting a large number of casual cultivators, it is easy to double the output.

In the entire Red Wasteland, there are only a handful of large spirit stone veins.

Now a large mineral vein has emerged. Even in Wuyun Ridge, covered in black fog at night, it cannot stop the Qingdan Sect from mining.

Not only does Moyun Sect have ideas this time, but even Tieding Mountain in the north may also want a share of the pie.

A war may start at any time. If you don't escape in time, you may become cannon fodder.

"What measures do senior leaders within the sect have to deal with?"

Zhang Jingcheng sighed softly: "What other countermeasures are there, which is to set up a large formation there and send disciples to take turns guarding it.

In addition, they also sent people to spread rumors and muddy the waters in Wuyunling."

Liu Yuanchen couldn't help but laugh: "I said that the rumors in Qinghe Town have become more and more evil recently, and that the ancient sect ruins were discovered in Beacon Mountain, and there are many inheritances of ancient monks in them.

In addition, the remains of the immortal’s ascension were discovered in Immortal Mountain, as well as the inheritance left by the immortal.

On the contrary, this is the first time I have heard about the Jinao Mountain Lingshi Mine.

The commotion has been going on for a long time, and it was the sect that released it."

Zhang Jingcheng looked helpless: "These tricks can fool small forces without intelligence systems, but they are of no use to Moyun Sect.

In the past three days, we have fought more than ten times with the evil cultivators of Moyun Sect.

Without accurate information, how could the evil cultivators of Moyun Sect cross thousands of miles of wasteland and run to Jin'ao Mountain to fight for their lives?"

"I'm afraid this war is unavoidable. Our disciples of the Guard Hall will definitely be the first wave of cannon fodder.

A low-level elixir master like you, Junior Brother Liu, is probably the second batch of cannon fodder.

It won't be long before we can fight side by side."

Liu Yuanchen chuckled lightly: "Old cousin, you are overthinking this. I am not just a first-level mid-level elixir master now."

Zhang Jingcheng was a little confused: "Then what else can you be?"

Liu Yuanchen took out a few high-quality Qi-nourishing pills and said: "I am still a first-class high-quality alchemist.

As far as I know, in the many wars in the history of the sect, alchemists were rarely sent to the battlefield.

Even though the Moyun Sect launched a large-scale invasion three hundred years ago and surrounded the mountain gate, they only allowed first- and lower-level alchemists to fight.

Although the large spirit stone veins are important, they are not qualified to be compared with the siege of Shanmen."

Zhang Jingcheng was stunned: "Alchemist? Still a first-class top grade?"

Liu Yuanchen smiled and said: "Of course, in a poor place like Yujin Mountain, if I don't learn some skills, how can I practice?"

Zhang Jingcheng remembered the purchase of elixirs before: "In the past year, there has been no peace in Wuyun Ridge, and the price of elixirs has doubled.

You, a first-level high-grade alchemist, should have made a lot of money long ago. Why did you just pick out those spiritual stones from me?"

Liu Yuanchen made a sophistry: "The alchemist doesn't have many spiritual stones in his hands.

Don't look at how expensive elixirs are now, and the cost is also high. The elixirs on the market have also increased by 70 to 80%.

There are also expenses for running errands, elixirs needed for cultivation, spiritual stones for purchasing magic weapons, and various spiritual objects needed for body refining. These are all losses.

After excluding costs and losses, I really can’t earn a few spiritual stones.

I lost money on the pills I just sold you."

"Okay, let's not talk about these things.

Let’s start back to the mountain gate early as it’s just past noon.”

Zhang Jingcheng was a little unhappy: "I also plan to take a bath and rest at your place."

Liu Yuanchen looked like he hated iron and said: "Why take a bath? Just go back with this kind of virtue.

The superiors see you as pitiful, and in order to appease people's hearts, they may reward you with some spiritual stones.

It's a pity, I shouldn't have given you the elixir just now.

Only when you look exhausted can you show your hard work and ask for more rewards.

Wait for me for a while, I will clean up the cave first, and then I will accompany you to the mountain gate."

Zhang Jingcheng was puzzled: "Why are you going to the mountain gate?"

"The Chen family has people in the middle level of the sect, and they still have some influence on the higher-ups.

It is estimated that it won’t be long before the sect’s recruitment order comes out.

If I don’t reveal my identity as an alchemist and attract the attention of the higher-ups in the sect, my name will definitely be on the recruitment order.

At that time, even if you throw away your identity as an alchemist, you will still have to go to Jin'ao Mountain to refine alchemy."

Now that I leave, I’m afraid I will never come to Yujin Mountain again.

Naturally, you have to take all your things with you.

After struggling for a while, Liu Yuanchen walked out of the cave.

He patted the storage bag on his waist, and an eagle-shaped boat more than one foot long appeared in the open space in front of the cave gate.

After boarding the boat, he looked at Zhang Jingcheng who was in a daze at the side: "Why are you so stunned? Come on, get on the boat."

Zhang Jingcheng boarded the boat in a daze, and Liu Yuanchen injected spiritual power into the rudder. The boat slowly rose and flew rapidly towards the north.

After a long time, Zhang Jingcheng woke up from the shock: "Cousin, is this a flying magic weapon?"

Liu Yuanchen nodded: "Aren't you already sitting on the flying boat? You still need to ask?"

Zhang Jingcheng lay on the side of the boat, overlooking the mountains below.

"When I grow up, this is the first time I fly into the sky."

After a long time, Zhang Jingcheng asked: "Cousin, your flying boat should be able to fly about three hundred miles in an hour.

Such a fast speed probably costs 500 spiritual stones, right?"

Liu Yuanchen shook his head: "No, this carved feather flying boat is worth eight hundred spirit stones."

Zhang Jingcheng said angrily: "You just said you didn't have many spiritual stones in your hand, and you even took away the few spiritual stones I had left."

Liu Yuanchen looked helpless: "This flying boat is also within the range of damage. I went out to sell elixirs and was besieged by rogue cultivators several times.

I really had no other choice, so I reluctantly bought this carved feather flying boat.

The errand fee I mentioned before is the spiritual stone consumed by this carved feather flying boat."

The two chatted all the way, and two hours later, the mountain gate was in sight.

There are two hills ahead, one east and west, and a Hongqiao flying between the two peaks.

A plaque hangs on the south side of the covered bridge with the three characters "Qingdan Sect" written on it.
To be continued...