Chapter 37 Big Explosion

Qin Ming was very familiar with this area. He immediately found a pile of rocks in the snow, picked up a very similar long stone, broke it in half, threw it into the same spot, and then quickly disappeared into the dense forest.

He figured that only curious young newcomers like himself would come to take a look; the old folks wouldn’t even stop, since the stone skin of the mysterious artifact was useless.

Most importantly, the thing the woman in green took out was too dazzling to be hidden or concealed; it instantly illuminated the entire night sky, and all the high-level aliens and members of large organizations followed her in pursuit.

Rare treasures are within sight, but who wants these worthless stones?

Even though the woman in green decisively absorbed that mysterious substance, her brow is still glowing, almost like a guiding light.

After some time, sure enough, someone came looking for the abandoned stone skin.

This is the outer area of ​​the mountains, where there are few experts. The old guys and young men all appear in areas with special nodes.

A moment later, six or seven new students started fighting over the broken long strip of stone.

This time, although Qin Ming’s expression was very calm, his heart was somewhat turbulent, after all, the “scraps” he picked up came from the most mysterious kind of product in the mountains.

The spectacle of ten-colored beams of light reaching the sky was unheard of, not even recorded in books, let alone merging with five-colored clouds and mist.

I reckon the major organizations and higher beings who didn’t arrive earlier must be kicking themselves.

There was a consensus among all parties that the light that fell two years ago was the darkest in this area, suggesting that it was not a prosperous place and was destined to be barren.

But now Black and White Mountain has become incredibly popular!

In particular, this likely involves another kind of celestial light that has accumulated over two hundred years, and the high-ranking officials in the capital probably won’t be able to sleep if they know about it.

Back then, they came with a large force, but in the end they gained very little, which angered them so much that they wanted to flatten the mountains in this area.

Clearly, it won’t be long before the name of Black and White Mountain, which has been dormant for many years, resounds once again throughout the many magnificent cities shrouded in night mist.

Qin Ming stood in the dense forest and crushed the unmoving half of the stone; sure enough, there was nothing inside.

He held the other half of the stone, somewhat hesitant, because the commotion caused by the “main material” was too terrifying, and even if the scraps were far inferior, they were unlikely to be ordinary.

Forget about any spectacular sights, even a “flowing fire” here could probably ignite the entire dense forest.

After all, the early night had ended, and in such a deep, inky darkness, any unusual sign would stand out starkly.

Not long after, Qin Ming emerged from the dense forest and, as always, left the half-stone in the mountain.

He wasn’t in a hurry. He calmed himself down and waited for the storm to brew before making any decisions. The most mysterious product of Black and White Mountain was destined to be the talk of the town and shake the world. Everything else would be insignificant.

In fact, the most mysterious product has now set the night sky ablaze, with all sides trying to stop the woman in green, and some high-level aliens have already been killed.

“Faster!” urged the woman in the black fur cloak. She stood on the back of a huge black bird, her tall figure gleaming and shielding her from the wind and snow.

The purple-eyed crow said, “Tang Jin, you’re really talking without understanding the situation. I was almost out of breath flying. That’s a Golden Roc, and few can match its speed. I’m already an anomaly among crows for being able to keep closing the distance!”

“Hiss, that woman is fierce! She made a high-level being quickly spray blood across the night sky!” the purple-eyed raven exclaimed, slowing down slightly.

“Don’t be afraid, take advantage of her being blocked and chase after her immediately!” Tang Jin urged, a seemingly ordinary light yellow hemp rope appearing in his hand.

“You didn’t actually take that rope off your teacher’s roof beam, did you? Wasn’t it tied to a…” the purple-eyed crow exclaimed in surprise.

“Not that one!” Tang Jin urged it to speed up again.

The crows flapped their wings and gradually drew closer.

Ahead, the fastest Red Lightning Bird caught up with the woman in green, but was severely injured in the blink of an eye.

Under the night sky, the snowflakes falling around the woman in green on the golden roc were all dyed gold by her mysterious means, swirling around in the air, but at a speed a thousand times faster.

She stood on the back of the roc, seemingly making no move, but the dazzling golden snowflakes had already drawn many inexplicable trajectories, slashing at the Crimson Lightning Bird from various angles, tearing apart the light outside its body, instantly covering it in blood.

The advanced, alien Red Lightning Bird was fierce, with a high-pitched cry. Its body seemed to be burning, and a large amount of red light burst forth, expanding in all directions. It was like a red sun lying there, illuminating this night sky.

All the golden snowflakes melted instantly, but terrifyingly, they were not completely evaporated. Instead, the golden light suddenly intensified, turning into a continuous drizzle, with all the golden raindrops stretching infinitely and then intertwining there.

A mournful bird cry rang out, and the enormous Crimson Lightning Bird was sliced ​​into dozens or even hundreds of pieces by the dense, fine lines formed from the golden raindrops.

Both its flesh and blood and its spiritually rich feathers were torn apart by fine golden threads, leaving no intact parts, and it fell to the dark earth.

The purple-eyed crow grinned, wanting to turn and flee, but Tang Jin on its back made a move. The ordinary straw rope shone brightly, extending outwards and rushing towards the woman in green in front of it.

“People from Liuguang City?!” The woman in green on Jinpeng’s back immediately recognized Tang Jin’s origin the moment she saw the straw rope.

“Can it work?” the purple-eyed raven asked, lacking confidence.

“Rush over there immediately and smash your head against her. We must find a way to take half of the divine gift!” Tang Jin urged the golden-glowing straw rope with all her might.

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Qin Ming slept well that night. As the saying goes, contentment brings happiness. He was satisfied with even the slightest gain. The most mysterious resources were too far away for him, so he didn’t covet them or even think about them.

The next day, after Qin Ming went into the mountains with Mu Qing, Cao Long, and Wei Zhirou, he heard a lot of incredibly exciting news.

“How terrifying! Last night, the distant night sky was burning, and more than one or two powerful figures from certain large organizations and advanced beings died, yet they still couldn’t stop that woman in green.”

“The main problem is that there are too few extraordinary beings who can fly. If all the truly great masters could fly, then it would be a different story.”

“It is said that Lord Ling was so angry that he almost broke his thigh, regretting that he had not bought a flying mount with great speed. He was so angry that he ran straight back to Chixia City.”

People were talking about it, and all sorts of news came through, making everyone who went into the mountains uneasy, fearing that they would incur the wrath of higher beings.

Because someone saw the usually calm and serene old weasel carrying its donkey and running wildly through the mountains for a long time, shattering large areas of forest.

“I can understand. Anyone would be furious if they were robbed like that,” Cao Long said, sitting upright on the back of the giant ox.

“You’re right, I don’t dare go deep into the mountains anymore,” a creature on the treetop spoke.

Cao Long was stunned. Who was speaking in mid-air? He looked up abruptly and saw the talking sparrow. He immediately lost his composure and threw the large spear in his hand into the tree.

With a crack, the tree canopy above crashed down as the main trunk was broken.

The magpie traced a graceful path in the night and flew away very lightly.

Old Liu advised, “There’s no need to get angry with it. Don’t worry, when early spring arrives and it starts to reproduce, I’ll help you get revenge. If you can’t do anything to it, surely you can catch its offspring?”

Cao Long immediately clapped his hands and said, “Great! I want to raise a few Talking Sparrows, and it would be best if I could catch the one from earlier too.”

Cao Long and Old Man Liu started chatting and hit it off quite well.

Not long after, Old Man Liu casually mentioned, “There are only so many special nodes in the mountains, and they are very difficult to find. But there are other opportunities in the mountains, though they are extremely dangerous. For example, some areas are inhabited by creatures that have mutated three times. Do you dare to touch them?”

Cao Long said, “Are there still places like this left? Some old guys have already started, sweeping the mountains yesterday. I’m afraid there’s not much spiritual matter left in the outer areas of the mountains.”

As for the depths of the mountains, he would never set foot there, not even if he joined forces with Mu Qing and Wei Zhirou; that was not a place they could risk.

Old Liu patted his chest and said, “Yes, I know the mountains so well. There are places that others can’t find at all, but I know them like the back of my hand.”

Upon hearing this, Cao Long’s eyes immediately lit up, and he said, “No problem. If we have a good harvest, I’ll definitely give you a share.”

Mu Qing and Wei Zhirou both nodded in agreement. Rather than searching for uncertain special nodes, it would be better to head straight for the secret place with spiritual matter.

Qin Ming immediately knew where Old Man Liu wanted to take them; he had told him that night while they were drinking.

Fire Bat Cave is located in a cave leading into the interior of the mountains. The path is deep and requires a long walk to reach it. Inside, there is a fire spring, where a large group of fire bats live. The most powerful one has mutated three times.

Fire bats do not possess any spiritual substance, but their droppings, when they fall nearby, help a kind of spiritual, crimson grass to grow, which can help people be reborn.

Qin Ming was originally thinking that when the time was right, he could share the fire snake, which was no longer of much use to him, with Old Man Liu and Lu Ze. He did not expect that Old Man Liu had his own means to obtain it.

Although the trip to Firebat Cave was not without its challenges, with some of the young people in the three teams getting injured, there was little suspense thanks to the presence of Cao Long, Wei Zhirou, and Mu Qing. Apart from leaving behind some grass seeds, all the red grass there was pulled up.

Old Liu was delighted, with a cluster of bright red, glowing plants tucked into his arms. These plants were only three inches tall, but they contained a rich vitality and spirituality.

Before nightfall, Qin Ming hunted a bison and took the opportunity to stuff the half-stone into its belly from its mouth before meeting up with Cao Long, Mu Qing, and the others.

He hasn’t hunted in a long time, so it’s reasonable for him to bring back a game now. Most importantly, he has a very good relationship with this group of people now.

Even if someone was guarding outside the mountain, observing those who came out, they wouldn’t question Qin Ming and Old Man Liu, who were walking with Mu Qing, Cao Long, and the others. They all successfully left the mountain with their respective gains.

That night, Qin Ming didn’t even have time for dinner. After returning home, he began to study the broken stone.

“What’s going on?” His heart sank slightly. He had felt something was wrong when he took the stone out of the mountain today, and he hadn’t sensed that faint fluctuation.

Now, as he calmed his mind and held it in both hands, he still felt nothing special.

Since being eroded and adapted in the crevice, Qin Ming has developed an extraordinary and special perception of the mysterious products nourished by the heavenly light.

But now, he can no longer sense anything inside.

He took a deep breath and began carefully peeling away the outer layer of stone. If he could feel the vibrations again, he might stop and wait a few more days before cutting it open.

However, even after he had crushed most of the stones, nothing unusual happened and there was no movement whatsoever.

Just as his heart sank, he actually grasped some kind of mysterious object, but there were no unusual signs, not even a trace of the remaining light of day could be seen.

“What is this?!” Even Qin Ming, who was usually as calm as he was, was so shocked that he almost jumped up.