Sleeping for a second increases my blood energy. I become the strongest sky-swallowing snake

"Go forward, or retreat?"

Xu Chengxian hesitated.

Going forward might be dangerous.

Retreating felt like giving up.

"Squeak squeak! Great King?"

But after searching for several days, this area was the only part he hadn't explored yet.

To retreat just like that would create a sense of unwillingness out of nowhere.

What if there was a superior spiritual vein right ahead?

Since he had already come this far, shouldn't he at least take a look?

Why should I waste a day!

"I'll still go in and take a look!" Xu Chengxian gritted his teeth.

With his current strength, he wouldn't be afraid even if a ninth-order demon beast came. At worst, he could just escape.

Of course, there probably weren't any ninth-order demon beasts ahead.

The ninth-order demon beasts near Luyang Mountain were all cultivating in the high-grade spiritual abodes.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little more at ease.

Since it wasn't a ninth-order demon beast, then there was absolutely no need to worry.

If he encountered an eighth-order demon beast in this area outside the spiritual abodes, it would be perfect for capturing and eating.

So, after a moment of hesitation, he continued to swim forward.

There were still several small mountains ahead that he hadn't checked.

......

To find spiritual veins, one had to follow the mountain's terrain.

Spiritual veins beneath high mountains were a natural law.

It was just that some spiritual veins beneath mountain ranges had not yet been formed.

Or they had long since dissipated due to changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Therefore, not every mountain peak had a spiritual vein beneath it. Moreover, some mountain ranges might have more than one intertwined spiritual vein.

However, the latter was unlikely to occur in the spirit-energy-barren Luyang Mountain.

Spiritual veins had sizes, and like spiritual abodes, they had grades.

Unlike humans, who paid attention to meaning when naming things, and used metaphors and allusions, demons tended to use straightforward and simple descriptions.

So even the concept of classifying good and bad was equally clear.

The size of a spiritual vein was calculated according to the amount of spirit stones distributed within the vein.

The grade was determined by which grade of spirit stones was most abundant.

Luyang Mountain did not have high-grade or top-grade spiritual veins.

It didn't even have mid-grade spiritual veins.

It only had low-grade spiritual veins.

Among the low-grade spiritual veins, there were also upper, middle, and lower tiers.

The best spiritual vein within a region would naturally become the residence of the strongest.

Therefore, the best spiritual vein in Luyang Mountain was beneath General Yu's cave.

Places where the spiritual vein grade was not high, but the reserves were extremely large, barely qualifying as large spiritual veins, would be built into spiritual vein caves for demons to mine and cultivate.

That was where Xu Chengxian and the others were currently living.

The next best spiritual veins would be occupied by the first demons to arrive, and later arrivals would have to rely on their luck and fend for themselves.

General Yu's cave, as well as the residences of the great demons Wolf Qing and Tiger Howl, were all in the northeast direction.

Therefore, Xu Chengxian planned to look west for spiritual veins.

Although it was said that the spiritual veins in the west were not abundant, the area was still relatively wide. If he searched carefully, he might be able to find a good spiritual vein.

Furthermore, the members of his family wanted to stay away from other great demons.

Whether it was training soldiers or refining pills, they didn't want to attract too many eyes.

Moreover, they had to act quickly.

They had stumbled upon a good opportunity by accident.

According to the information Cat Nineteen had gathered, there were currently six ninth-order demon beasts in the Luyang Mountain spiritual abode. Two of them had moved in with them and still had some time before they could transform.

But there were also two who had lived in the spiritual abode for several years and were probably not far from transforming. It was possible that they lacked confidence and had been delaying their tribulation.

The spiritual vein conditions in Luyang Mountain were what they were, and there were definitely not many good spiritual veins.

If they transformed and stayed here, they would also have to find spiritual veins to build caves.

Lingxiao had cut in line and taken the lead.

"If I can find the best spiritual abode first, I'll have an even bigger advantage." Xu Chengxian was very happy when he thought of this.

Even the divine sense he released to find spiritual veins had a bit more joy.

This was the mental boost from gaining an advantage!

......

The best way to find spiritual veins was, of course, to use divine sense to explore.

The power of the divine soul naturally had a very keen sense of spiritual energy fluctuations and the location of spiritual energy.

So the reason Xu Chengxian was sent to find spiritual veins wasn't just because everyone was busy, but also because he was the strongest in this area.

"Tsk, it's just that it's limited, and too tiring!"

Divine sense had strengths and weaknesses. It was almost impossible to delve deep beneath the mountains, so Xu Chengxian had to get close to the mountains and carefully explore along the ground.

If it were the divine sense power of a demon marquis or even a demon king, they could take in the situation of the spiritual veins with just one sweep.

It was said that all the current residences of demon generals were surveyed by demon kings.

Demon generals didn't have this qualification, but there were also specialized geomancy masters in the royal city.

Some great demons would hire these geomancy masters to find spiritual veins.

Or they could borrow magical artifacts.

But the Old Bai family's current wealth was too thin, and they didn't want to run to the royal city to hire someone. Besides, they might not even be able to hire someone.

Fortunately, their family had Xu Chengxian and Dasheng. Even if they couldn't find the best one, they would definitely be able to find a spiritual vein.

But Xu Chengxian himself was still very ambitious.

Since he had already gained this advantage, wouldn't it be a loss if he didn't gain the biggest one?

So, he cheered up and carefully searched and compared.

He had already been to this direction west of Luyang Mountain twice.

The previous two times, he took two other roads.

He also noted the locations of several small spiritual veins.

But none of them met his expectations.

So he had high expectations for this road, which was why he was so unwilling to retreat just now.

But the further he went, the more hesitant Xu Chengxian became.

"Squeak squeak. Great King, there's a powerful monster ahead." As they went deeper, Dasheng also sensed the abnormality and whispered in his ear.

A powerful monster?

Xu Chengxian's heart skipped a beat.

Monster, not demon beast.

Dasheng's perception of aura was very keen, and it wouldn't call a high-level demon beast a monster.

In the human race, monster referred to all demon beasts and demons.

But among demon beasts, it referred to demons above the level of small demons.

So, ahead...

"That great demon who fled over?" Xu Chengxian suddenly remembered the order General Yu had given before Lingxiao's tribulation.

He ordered them to search for a great demon realm two-headed black water poisonous python.

It was just that his family was focused on Lingxiao and didn't take this matter to heart.

Moreover, although this great demon was seriously injured, it was a vicious character, and now it was at the end of its rope.

If they encountered it, and the other party fought to the death, it would probably be very dangerous.

Participate in the pursuit?

There was no need.

Therefore, they didn't even bother to ask what the poisonous python had done or what the specific reward was.

After that, they didn't pay much attention to it, so much so that Xu Chengxian couldn't even remember it just now!

"So, it's very likely that the great demon is ahead?" He really planned to go back now.

Even though he felt that the spiritual energy of the mountain ahead was obviously more concentrated.

But encountering a great demon realm, especially a desperate great demon realm, was still too risky.

Take advantage of the fact that he hadn't alarmed the other party and leave quickly!

【Ding!】

【Host, you have a new mission.】

【Mission content: Kill the great demon Black Water Poisonous Python Wushan. Mission reward: Refinement points * 12, Netherworld Mushroom * 2】

"Damn it!"

Xu Chengxian was about to turn around and leave when he heard this ding sound.

But this sound made him instantly understand that he couldn't leave!

Because at the same time, his constantly spreading divine sense detected the aura of a certain existence.

And seemingly seeing that he was about to run, the other party directly launched a surprise attack.

A foul, fishy stench rushed towards him!