Chapter 352: The Earth Store Celestial Crystal
“Hey everyone~ Ice cream and cold watermelon are here~”
Bai Ming was pushing a cart full of snacks and desserts when she noticed that everyone at the beach was staring off into the distance.
“What’s going on?” She came over to Young Master Sang and peered into the horizon.
“No idea… Looks like the weather’s changing; a storm might be brewing,” Young Master Sang said, looking glum, “What a buzzkill, finally out to have some fun.”
“Well, there’s nothing we can do; this world doesn’t have weather forecasts.”
Bai Ming scooped up a spoon of ice cream and said while licking it, “If it gets bad, we can just go back to the hotel and rest. We’ll come back once the storm passes.”
“Eh~” Hua Jianglian immediately sulked, “We just started playing! My sandcastle isn’t even finished!”
Young Master Sang glanced at that awkward pile of sand that barely resembled anything human-made and couldn’t help but silently roast it.
…Even without a storm, you’d probably take a lifetime to finish that castle.
Gu Yingmian also seemed a bit unfulfilled. She lowered her beautiful eyes, her fingertips glimmering with sword light, casually slicing towards the distance.
But then, the next moment.
“…Huh?” Gu Yingmian softly exclaimed.
The distant dark clouds were briefly parted, only to quickly gather back together.
“How could this be… Is this not just a normal storm?”
Young Master Sang realized something.
These ordinary thunderclouds should be easy to disperse for someone of their level, but the storm before them didn’t budge under Gu Yingmian’s attack; instead, it intensified.
“Doesn’t it feel like…” Meng Qiyan furrowed her brows, “a sign of a treasure appearing in a secret realm?”
“Treasure?”
As soon as he heard that, Young Master Sang was wide awake.
He straightened up and whispered, “Nian Nian.”
“…Sigh.”
Nian Nian sighed, sounding weary, “Looks like you really stumbled upon something.”
“Exactly what you were thinking.”
“Task assignment.” With a light tap of her delicate hand, a line of text appeared before Young Master Sang’s eyes: “Collect the Earth Store Celestial Crystal.”
“It’s right beneath the East Sea, at the center of the whirlpool. Take your time~”
After saying that, Nian Nian laid back on her lounge chair and resumed her leisurely nap.
In response, Young Master Sang shamelessly walked over and pulled her into a princess carry.
“Hey! What are you doing! Put me down!” Nian Nian protested in a fluster as she squirmed in his arms.
“You little schemer! All this trouble is because of your quest that ruined my chance to admire swimsuit beauties, and now you expect me to clean up the mess while you slack off?”
Young Master Sang huffed, “No way. You’re coming with me to retrieve the Earth Store Celestial Crystal.”
“I-I get it… Just put me down!”
With a light push, Young Master Sang leaped into the air, leaving behind a note for Little Ying: “Wait for me a bit, I’ll be right back!”
Then, he vanished from the surface of the sea like a magician.
——
East Sea seabed.
In the dark abyss where even the fish were silent.
Beneath a membrane glowing softly, Young Master Sang landed lightly and examined it, saying, “So this is the barrier sealing the Earth Store Celestial Crystal?”
“To outsiders, it’s a barrier.”
Nian Nian adjusted her glasses, snorting, “But for you, it’s just a box. You could open it anytime you want.”
“So, I just need to go in and collect the Earth Store Celestial Crystal?” Young Master Sang blinked, “Is it really that simple? Even RPGs have elite monsters guarding the treasure chests!”
“…Do you want me to conjure one up for you?”
“Uh, no need for that.”
With a fingertip at his forehead, his mask mode quietly activated. The moment his hand touched the membrane, he was instantly absorbed inside.
The scene before him suddenly shifted from pitch darkness to a bright expanse of light.
“…Whoa.”
Young Master Sang was stunned at the sight.
Before him was a massive underwater cavern, surrounded by an impenetrable barrier of sea water, dark and deep.
In the center of the cavern stood a mountain made of spirit stones.
Yes. “Mountain” was an appropriate description.
Hundreds to thousands of meters high, stretching endlessly, even Young Master Sang felt tiny before this mountain.
No doubt, this was a spiritual vein.
And not just any vein; it was far more extravagant than any he had ever seen.
The glow emanating from this spiritual vein alone was enough to light up the barrier as bright as day, and the spiritual energy was so dense it condensed into droplets, making the entire barrier seem shrouded in a mist of spiritual power.
“How many spirit stones would this vein be worth?” Young Master Sang couldn’t help but swallow, “Couldn’t I pay off all my debts and still have nine-tenths left?”
“…This idiot host must be going out of his mind with debt if he’s thinking like that.”
Nian Nian shot him a disdainful glance, “Can’t you consider why there’s a spiritual vein here?”
Young Master Sang thought for a moment, “…The Earth Store Celestial Crystal?”
“Correct.”
“Opposite effects of the Earth Store Celestial Jade,” Nian Nian explained confidently, “the Earth Store Celestial Crystal absorbs the energy of the universe, converting it into spiritual energy and forming spirit stones.”
“Sealed beneath the East Sea for who knows how many years, even with the barrier shielding it, the Earth Store Celestial Crystal has been subtly absorbing the spiritual power from the entire sea, eventually forming this massive spiritual vein.”
“So that means,” Young Master Sang was thrilled, “once I collect this thing, I can just sleep and the spirit stones will flow into my pockets?”
“…Well, kind of.”
Whoa whoa whoa.
Is this what they call making money while lying down?
Not just that! Since the Earth Store Celestial Jade can convert spiritual energy into cultivation, this means that the combination of the two will allow me to increase my cultivation continuously!
I won’t have to wake up early, fight for resources like other cultivators, I could just stay home, snuggle with my wife, and still level up!
This is too sweet.
“Then, this spiritual vein… doesn’t have an owner, right?”
“Of course not. Once you collect the Earth Store Celestial Crystal, this spiritual vein will be considered your task reward,” Nian Nian said as she gently approached the spiritual vein and effortlessly reached inside.
After a moment, she withdrew her hand, holding a thin crystal sliver as clear as ice.
Young Master Sang stared at the enormous spiritual vein with an infatuated look, nearly drooling.
“With a spiritual vein this big… last time, three hundred million spirit stones were enough to elevate me directly to the Great Consummation realm. If I turn this entire spiritual vein into cultivation using the Earth Store Celestial Jade…”
Suppressing his excitement, Young Master Sang immediately sat cross-legged. In mask mode, the Earth Store Celestial Jade activated automatically, causing the entire mountain of spiritual veins to begin collapsing into an unimaginable whirlpool of spiritual power that surrounded him.
Meanwhile, Nian Nian was amusingly toying with the fresh-out-of-the-box Earth Store Celestial Crystal, her gaze flickering over to Young Master Sang.
Her attention lingered outside the dark waters of the barrier.
In the profound darkness, it felt as if a pair of eyes was peering at Young Master Sang from the shadows.
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