Silverstar Sand

Under Han Li’s gaze, the flying dagger struck the stone wall, emitting a blinding white light.

Sensing this, Lu Weiying’s expression slightly changed. He waved his hand and immediately withdrew the flying saber.

Han Li focused his gaze and saw that there was a faint knife mark that was about an inch deep where the flying knife had struck. There was a faint silver light emitting from the knife mark.

“This is…” A trace of surprise appeared on the old man’s face. He hastily took a few steps forward and carefully examined the saber mark.

After a short moment of observation, the old man’s voice began to tremble. “Silverstar Sand? There is a Silverstar Sand mine in this stone wall?”

Hearing the words “Silverstar Sand”, Han Li’s expression changed drastically. He also walked forward and reached out a finger to gently touch the saber mark, carefully appraising it.

Han Li had naturally heard of the Silverstar Sand before. It was one of the materials that could be added to artifacts while refining, making magic treasures even sturdier. In terms of effect, it was a rare material second only to “Refined Crystal”.

The material itself was extremely durable, and magic treasures were difficult to destroy it. Both the Scattered Star Seas and the cultivation world of the Heavenly South Region had almost never seen it.

It was no wonder that Lu Weiying’s flying sabers were completely ineffective.

Han Li looked at the saber marks for a while and suddenly raised his hand in silence. More than ten small azure swords flew out from his sleeve, turning into more than ten azure streaks that shot towards various parts of the stone wall.

Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying were initially stunned, but they immediately understood Han Li’s intentions.

With a series of chaotic clanking sounds, over ten several-inch-deep sword holes appeared on the stone wall, each of which also emitted specks of silver light.

A trace of surprise appeared on Han Li’s face as he calmly said, “It’s indeed Silverstar Sand. Furthermore, the entire stone wall is mixed with the Silverstar Sand, but the density is not the same. It seems that it was not caused by humans. Instead, the stone wall itself contains a Silverstar Sand vein.”

Seeing that Han Li’s flying sword was able to pierce a hole several times deeper than his flying knife, Marquis Nanlong’s expressions changed slightly.

However, when Lu Weiying heard this, greed appeared in his eyes as he stared at the stone wall in silence.

Marquis Nanlong also wore a fiery expression, but after a moment of thought, his expression gradually returned to normal.

Marquis Nanlong calmly said, “Let’s go to the inner valley to search for treasures.”

The old man hesitated for a moment before saying with a reluctant expression, “We’re leaving so soon? The Silverstar Sand is a rare treasure. Why don’t we take some first?”

Marquis Nanlong frowned and looked at the old man with a thoughtful expression, “Brother Lu, what are you thinking? Didn’t you see for yourself just now how hard the Silverstar Sand is? Don’t be fooled by the fact that there may be an entire vein of Silverstar Sand here. A fist-sized ore can only be refined into a tiny grain of Silverstar Sand. How long will it take and how much magic power will be expended to cut off the ore? Furthermore, although it is precious, don’t forget that what we are lacking right now is spiritual medicines that can extend our lifespans and rapidly increase our cultivation bases. Otherwise, we would only be a pile of bones when our time comes.”

When Lu Weiying heard Marquis Nanlong say this, he was stunned for a moment before nodding his head in realization.

“You’re absolutely right, Brother Nanlong! I was momentarily blinded by treasures and almost forgot the main purpose of this trip. Thank you for your reminder, Brother Nanlong.” The elderly man was no ordinary cultivator, and he immediately came to his senses upon being reminded by Marquis Nanlong. He cupped his fists toward Marquis Nanlong with a trace of gratitude on his face.

Afterwards, he no longer looked at the stone wall, fearing that he would be tempted again. He quickly walked into the cave.

Only then did Marquis Nanlong’s expression relax. He called out to Han Li and followed him in.

Han Li was also very reluctant to part with the Silverstar Sand mine, and his footsteps could not help but slow down a little.

However, even if his flying swords were infused with Geng Metal, making them far sharper than ordinary flying swords, and he had spirit liquids that could immediately restore magic power, cutting down a sufficient amount of Silverstar Sand would not be an easy task. In fact, it would most likely provoke the jealousy of Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying.

Thinking that it would be difficult to make a move, Han Li could only sigh and follow the two into the cave with a sense of pity.

But at this moment, Monarch Great Development’s voice suddenly sounded in Han Li’s mind.

Monarch Great Development’s voice was filled with excitement as he said, “Hehe! There’s actually so much Silverstar Sand. I searched for a long time back then, but I didn’t find much. As expected of Devilfall Valley! They can be used on my newly developed puppets. Ordinary treasures won’t be able to harm them in the slightest. Let’s claim all this Silverstar Sand.”

“Claim all? Old monster, are you still dreaming? This is a Silverstar Sand Mine, not a Spirit Stone Mine. How can I take it all away? By chopping it up with my flying swords?” Han Li replied unhappily.

Monarch Great Development was already prepared for this, and he said, “Hmph! Since I’ve said so, I naturally have a solution. Youngster Han, don’t you have many Gold Devouring Beetles? I’ll give you a technique that allows you to control the Gold Devouring Beetles to burrow into the stone wall and devour the Silverstar Sand. Then, the insects can spit it out and condense it into Silverstar Sand crystals. This method was obtained from an insect cultivator that was killed in the past. Not only the Gold Devouring Beetles, but there are also several other spirit insects that can do this. They’re just not as convenient as your Gold Devouring Beetles.”

“There’s actually such a technique? Alright, teach it to me. I’ll immediately get these spirit insects to gather the Silverstar Sand.” Han Li was surprised and delighted when he heard this and immediately said. It was unknown if it was for the Silverstar Sand or for the technique.

Monarch Great Development calmly said, “Let me make this clear to you first. Regardless of how much Silverstar Sand you acquire, you must first leave it for me to refine the final puppet. You must not waste it elsewhere, let alone incorporate it into your magic treasures. If there are leftovers after puppet refinement, you can do whatever you want with the rest. I won’t interfere in the slightest.”

“Senior, it seems you still don’t know. My magic treasure doesn’t need to be mixed with Silverstar Sand. I’ve already refined it with Refined Crystals. That material is even more effective than Silverstar Sand.” Han Li couldn’t help but chuckle.

Monarch Great Development seemed to be stunned for a moment before he excitedly shouted, “Refined Crystal? You have such heaven-defying materials? Do you have any left? As long as you have a bit, it will be of great use.”

“You also know that the magic treasure I use is a complete set of flying swords. Although the Refined Crystal I obtained back then was not small, it was barely enough. How could there be any left?” Han Li replied indifferently.

“All gone? What a waste of heavenly treasures!” Monarch Great Development muttered in disappointment.

When Han Li heard this, he could not help but roll his eyes.

How could using Refined Crystals on one’s own magic treasures be considered a waste of heavenly treasures? However, he had a favor to ask of this guy, so he could only feign ignorance and listen to his complaints.

At this moment, Han Li had already followed the two people in front of him into the cave for a distance. He intentionally or unintentionally distanced himself to prevent the two people from discovering his abnormality.

The cave was somewhat dark, but all three of them possessed profound magic power. As long as they injected a bit of spiritual power into their eyes, they would be able to see clearly.

The size of the cave remained the same as the entrance. The two-colored stone walls were still the same pale yellow color.

On the way, Han Li casually used a flying sword to cut the stone wall.

In the end, what was revealed was still a sparkling silver color. Han Li was somewhat shocked, but the thought of occupying these mines in his heart grew even stronger.

As Han Li walked, he listened to Monarch Great Development’s incantation for controlling insects.

Although the incantation was made up of ancient language and was rather difficult to understand, Monarch Great Development’s words of guidance had enlightened Han Li, who was already quite familiar with insect control techniques.

Monarch Great Development’s voice fell silent once more after the incantation was taught.

Han Li lowered his head and thought about the incantation again. After confirming that everything was right, he casually swept his hand across his waist and a spirit beast pouch suddenly disappeared.

Afterwards, Han Li’s walking posture did not change at all. However, from his sleeves, Gold Devouring Beetles silently flew back the way they came.

The two people who were over 100 feet in front of him did not notice Han Li’s little tricks at all.

After the time it took to finish a cup of tea, all of the Gold Devouring Beetles in the pouch had been released.

Han Li’s hands, which were hidden in his sleeves, formed a hand seal, and a low incantation sounded from his spiritual sense. Through his spiritual sense, he returned to the entrance of the cave and saw a large group of Gold Devouring Beetles floating in front of the stone wall.

Brilliant golden light suddenly erupted from the cloud of beetles, following which all of the beetles blurred and swarmed toward the stone wall. As a result, they disappeared into the stone wall without a trace.

The surface of the stone wall didn’t appear to be damaged in the slightest.

Han Li used his divine sense to sense this situation, and only then did he retract his mind with peace of mind, and slightly increase his pace.

After walking for a while more, he turned a corner and the two people in front of him stopped. Han Li’s heart trembled and he hurriedly looked forward.

The path ahead suddenly opened up, and the passageway became several times wider.

In this wide passage, there were strange stalactite-like rocks from top to bottom. They also released threads of silver-white light, illuminating the entire passage.

These silver threads were extremely strange. Although they were clearly intangible, each thread of light was exceptionally clear as if they were concrete.

Marquis Nanlong looked at the silver threads in front of him and took a deep breath before solemnly saying, “This is the Greatnorth Essence Light. Although the two Fellow Daoists should know of it, I must remind you that apart from the Heaven-Earth Ring, you must not use any spiritual power or magic treasures. If the Greatnorth Essence Light detects any spiritual power leaking from your body, the three of us will definitely die.”

Spiritual light flashed on the ring!