Immortal cultivation starts with copying.

Chapter 274 Black Water Spirit

Chen Yunhao looked at the spirit stone vein marked on the sea chart and found that it was indeed adjacent to the territory of the Black Water Gate, with a difference of only more than ten miles.

It’s really hard to say at this distance in the vast ocean.

"So what countermeasures do you have now?"

Chen Yunhao put down the sea chart, looked at Patriarch Zuo and asked.

It's been a month. If the war had started, the situation would not be like this.

The Black Water Sect was not unaware that the Zuo family was backed by Thunder Mountain, so although they adopted a tougher stance, they did not dare to engage in a violent fight.

"The Blackwater Gate has proposed a solution, and we are just discussing countermeasures."

"Oh, what's the solution?"

"The Black Water Clan wants to challenge our Zuo Clan to a duel. The winner of the Spirit Stone Mine will be determined by a best-of-three match."

"What does Patriarch Zuo think?"

"This spiritual stone mine originally belonged to my Zuo family. Why should we challenge them? Wouldn't it make my Zuo family look weaker? I think we should fight first..."

Without waiting for Patriarch Zuo to speak, a young man behind him spoke angrily.

"Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"Please forgive me, Friend Hu. I don't know the rules..."

Chen Yunhao smiled and waved his hand. He actually admired this young man. Giving in on some things does not mean there will be a good result.

"The Black Water Sect is stronger than my Zuo Family, and the Black Water Monster is in the late Nascent Soul stage. If we really fight, it will not benefit my Zuo Family at all..."

When the Zuo family leader saw Chen Yunhao nodded silently, he continued.

"It's just right that Fellow Daoist Hu has arrived. This is something we didn't expect. Once my Zuo family loses the spiritual stone mine, the spiritual stones we hand over to Thunder Mountain every year will be greatly reduced. So, could Fellow Daoist Hu ask Sect Master Qi for advice..."

How could Chen Yunhao not understand the meaning behind what Patriarch Zuo said?

Strictly speaking, families like the Zuo family pay protection fees every year, and Thunder Mountain has an obligation to protect them.

But Thunder Mountain also has its own difficulties. No matter what, it is still a famous and powerful sect. If they take action personally, they are afraid of being branded as bullying the weak.

However, Chen Yunhao did not respond, but instead asked an irrelevant question.

"Are there any other spirit stone mines in the Black Water Gate area?"

"Of course there is..."

"Master Zuo, can you take me to the spirit stone mine?"

Since the Black Water Sect knew that Thunder Mountain was behind the Zuo family, and they still dared to go against them, it could only mean that the Zuo family's spirit stone mine must be unusual, or at least extremely beneficial to the Black Water Sect.

Chen Yunhao had just arrived, so he couldn't just listen to what others said. He had to look at everything for himself before making any judgment.

Especially because of his status and position, he cannot express his opinions casually. To outsiders, any casual words he says represent Thunder Mountain.

"Uh... well, I'll go with Fellow Daoist Hu."

The other four disciples of Thunder Mountain had never been to the spirit stone mine either. They had been staying at the Zuo family with good food and drink every day for the past month. They had never been to the spirit stone mine that the two sides were disputing.

Finally, the Zuo family head, two younger generations, four disciples from Thunder Mountain, including Chen Yunhao, a total of eight people went to the spirit stone mine.

The head of the Zuo family used a spirit boat to carry everyone all the way west. After more than an hour, they arrived at a sea area full of islands and reefs.

Under this island reef, the Zuo family set up a formation to conceal the spread of spiritual energy within the spirit stone veins.

However, this is a spirit stone mine that has been developed for hundreds of years. Not only the Zuo family knows about this vein, but many outside cultivators also know about it.

The flying boat landed on the reef, and there was a fluctuation of light and shadow on the ground, revealing a passage leading directly to the bottom of the sea.

This is the passage to the spirit stone vein, which is directly dug from the reef to the underground.

Before Chen Yunhao and others entered the mine, a figure walked out of the mine.

"Friend Hu, this is my third brother, who is stationed at the Spirit Stone Mine."

The person who came was the third brother of the Zuo family head, who was at the early stage of Nascent Soul.

"Third brother, this is fellow Daoist Hu Shihua. He has come specially to see the spirit stone mine. Please lead the way."

The group followed the Zuo family into the mine. Because the spirit stone mine was under the sea, the mine was very humid and water was dripping everywhere.

However, the walls of the mine are inlaid with fluorite, so vision is not affected.

The mine tunnel goes straight down, about a thousand feet deep into the seabed, before it can be considered as truly entering the ore vein.

After all, it is a spirit stone mine that has been mined for hundreds of years, with twenty or thirty scattered mine openings spread out in all directions.

"Look, Fellow Daoist Hu, the dozen or so mines here have all been mined out. The remaining dozen or so were mined within the last hundred years..."

Chen Yunhao had been observing the surroundings since he entered the Lingshi Mine. In fact, he didn't have any goals. He always felt that in order to do this well, he had to at least know himself and his enemy.

"Smelly boy, there's the third vein on the left. You go in from there..."

As soon as Patriarch Zuo finished introducing the mine tunnel, Chen Yunhao recalled the words of the weapon spirit.

The third mine tunnel on the left mentioned by the spirit of the weapon is one of the mine tunnels that had long been abandoned as mentioned by the head of the Zuo family.

Anything that can attract the attention of the spirit of the weapon is a good thing. Perhaps it is because the Black Water Sect discovered the secret hidden here that they are trying to act recklessly and forcefully to seize this spirit stone mine.

Even if it means offending Thunder Mountain, they are willing to do it, which is enough to show that the good things in the spirit stone mine are definitely treasures!

"Master Zuo, I've never been to a spirit stone mine since I started cultivating. Do you mind if I take a walk around?"

"No problem, Brother Hu, please do as you please..."

Patriarch Zuo was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't understand what was so interesting about this cold, damp and dark spirit stone mine?

Chen Yunhao didn't say much and walked straight to the third passage on the left.

The others looked at each other, not understanding what Chen Yunhao meant by this, so they could only stand there and wait.

There was no fluorite lighting in the abandoned mine tunnel, and it was pitch black. The only sounds that could be heard were Chen Yunhao's footsteps and the sound of dripping water.

"Senior, what did you discover?"

Chen Yunhao asked the spirit of the weapon as he walked.

"Nothing much, I just found a Black Water Spirit, which is somewhat useful to me."

The spirit of the weapon replied nonchalantly.

When Chen Yunhao heard this, he was extremely surprised. The black water spirit was no ordinary thing.

Black water, as the name suggests, is a kind of black water essence. A drop of black water the size of a fingernail weighs about hundreds of kilograms, so it is also called heavy water.

Black water can swallow everything. In fact, it is extremely corrosive. In this vast ocean, it takes thousands of years to produce just one drop.

The Black Water Spirit is a snake-like entity formed by thousands or tens of thousands of drops of black water.

The spirit of black water has the same spirituality as the spiritual fire, but the spiritual fire generally does not leave the place where it was born.

But the Black Water Spirit is different. It can swim around as long as there is water.

Since the Black Water Sect is called Black Water and practices the Black Water technique, it must have been founded based on the discovery of the source of Black Water.