SPMT : Chapter 128 – Xiao Jingting appears

Xiao Xiaofan noticed that his brother, Xiao Xiaodong, had been in a much better mood lately, and he seemed to be secretive about something all day long. The spiritual stones they dug up with Lei Xuan would sometimes disappear in the blink of an eye. Previously, his brother wasn’t very proactive about digging spiritual stones, but now he was incredibly enthusiastic, urging him to dig more every day and demanding higher quality ones. Before, he used to think that digging more was just a waste, but now his brother would occasionally conjure up a lot of food, claiming it was obtained through exchanges, but he wouldn’t say where.

Lei Xuan, chewing on jerky, felt a bit conflicted. He had grown accustomed to Xiao Xiaodong occasionally conjuring up food. Being young himself, he also enjoyed meat quite a lot. Lei Xuan noticed that the food Xiao Xiaodong provided was quite special. Originally, there was a strong miasma in the cave, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators would feel uncomfortable and possibly die after staying for a long time. However, the spiritual fruits Xiao Xiaodong provided seemed to have the function of resisting the miasma.

Lei Xuan’s discovery was also noticed by Xiao Xiaodong. Xiao Xiaodong informed Xiao Jingting about the discovery, and Xiao Jingting thought it might be the effect of the spring water. So, he gave Xiao Xiaodong some spiritual spring water to drink, and Xiao Xiaodong indeed felt much better.

After Xiao Jingting arrived, the situation for Xiao Xiaodong’s group improved significantly.

“Two junior brothers, Lei junior brother,” Li Liang’s called from the door.

Lei Xuan moved the large stones blocking the door, which was Xiao Xiaodong’s idea, because he was worried about being discovered while eating.

“Senior Brother Li, why are you here?” Lei Xuan asked.

Li Liang smiled awkwardly and said, “I came to borrow some spiritual stones.”

Lei Xuan sneered inwardly. It seemed like borrowing spiritual stones had become a habit for Li Liang. He would come every few days. Xiao Xiaofan was exceptionally talented, so it wasn’t difficult for them to dig up spiritual stones, and they didn’t pay much attention to it.

Xiao Xiaodong fetched a small basket of spiritual stones for Li Liang. Li Liang frowned and said, “This is so little.”

“Our harvest hasn’t been good lately,” Xiao Xiaodong said calmly.

Their recent harvest had actually been quite good. Under Xiao Xiaodong’s supervision, Xiao Xiaofan found many good places and dug up many spiritual stones, but those stones were all thrown into Xiao Xiaodong’s storage space.

Li Liang raised an eyebrow and said, “Junior brothers, your complexion looks good!”

Xiao Xiaodong frowned. Staying in the mine for a long time would cause discomfort due to the miasma, but with the nourishment of the spiritual spring, their bodies quickly recovered.

Xiao Xiaodong thought to himself: Xiao Xiaofan had originally become quite thin, but in recent days, his face had returned to its round shape, which seemed a bit abrupt to discerning eyes.

“Junior Brother, are there any recent developments in other mining areas? Have there been any more demon corpses?” Xiao Xiaodong changed the subject and asked.

Li Liang shook his head and said, “Not really. After the last siege, the demon corpses seemed to calm down a bit. Recently, I heard that two spies sneaked onto the island.”

Xiao Xiaodong couldn’t help but feel excited. “Spies?”

Li Liang nodded and said, “Yes.”

“Do you know where these spies came from?” Xiao Xiaodong asked.

Li Liang shook his head and said, “Not yet. It might be from other sects. With the way the Blood Sect acts so arrogantly, other sects will get the news sooner or later. Maybe other sects will send people to rescue us soon.”

Xiao Xiaodong secretly rolled his eyes. The Blood Sect was the number one demonic sect. Xiao Xiaodong didn’t think that the Qingyun Immortal Sect would rush over for a few Foundation Establishment cultivators. However, money can move mountains. This large vein of spiritual stones was quite eye-catching. It was said that there were other treasures under this spiritual stone mine. Perhaps other sects would covet it as well.

If spies had infiltrated the island and more spies would come later, the situation on the island would become more chaotic, which would be advantageous for them.

Xu Mu’an looked at the delivered spiritual stones and sighed softly. His son was so sensible, but he could only watch as the two of them suffered. With the help of the storage space, it took Xiao Jingting a month to finally research the formula for the Corrosion Forbidden Spirit Ring. Xiao Jingting continued to research for a few days and finally came up with a safe method to unlock the Forbidden Spirit Ring.

One evening, Xiao Xiaodong called Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan over.

Xiao Xiaofan was amazed to see Xiao Xiaodong releasing spiritual energy. “Brother, you really unlocked the Forbidden Spirit Ring!”

Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, “Yes.”

“But your Forbidden Spirit Ring still looks intact,” Xiao Xiaofan said.

Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, “That’s to deceive others. In fact, the structure inside has been altered, but it still looks intact.”

Xiao Xiaofan nodded, somewhat admiringly. “Brother, you’re so amazing. You’ve researched such potent elixirs.”

Xiao Xiaodong said modestly, “Not really.” The elixir wasn’t actually researched by him, but by their father. He didn’t dare take credit for it.

Xiao Xiaodong unlocked the Forbidden Spirit Rings for Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan.

Feeling the return of their spiritual power, Xiao Xiaofan couldn’t help but feel excited. “Brother, we can use our spiritual power now. We can go deeper.”

Xiao Xiaodong said, “Yes.”

The deeper they went into the mine, the denser the miasma became, and the frequency of demon corpses appearing increased. In relative terms, the quality of the spiritual stones became better. It was said that there were other treasures in the spiritual stone mine.

Originally, Xiao Xiaodong didn’t allow Xiao Xiaofan to go too deep into the spiritual stone mine, but now the situation had changed somewhat.

Lei Xuan, looking at the Forbidden Spirit Ring on his wrist, was filled with amazement. The Forbidden Spirit Ring had been researched for over a thousand years and was truly a bane for cultivators. Xiao Xiaodong didn’t know how he managed to do it, but Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaodong with astonishment.

Lei Xuan, Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong found an abandoned mine and continued to venture deeper.

At Xiao Xiaofan’s signal, the three of them found a vein with many medium-grade spiritual stones and happily started digging.

One early morning, Xiao Xiaofan woke up and found two cultivators in the mine, which startled him at first. But then he realized that the two people looked exactly like the corpses they had found a few days ago, which startled him even more.

“Brother,” Xiao Xiaofan panicked and hid behind Xiao Xiaodong.

Lei Xuan, not as flustered as Xiao Xiaofan, had noticed the two people as soon as they arrived. However, since they were brought by Xiao Xiaodong, Lei Xuan didn’t ask much.

“Don’t worry, they’re Father and Mother,” Xiao Xiaodong said.

Xiao Xiaofan was astonished. “Father, Mother?”

Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, “Yes, but they’re disguised.”

“Xiao Fan,” Xu Mu’an called out somewhat excitedly.

Upon hearing Xu Mu’an’s voice, Xiao Xiaofan felt a surge of emotion and threw himself into Xu Mu’an’s arms, bursting into tears.

Xiao Xiaodong watched his brother cry like a kitten and thought to himself: His brother was really weak, crying like this.

“Father, Mother, how did you come here?” Xiao Xiaofan asked.

Xu Mu’an said calmly, “We sneaked over.”

“What about Little Brother?” Xiao Xiaofan asked.

“He’s being taken care of by someone else,” Xu Mu’an said.

Xiao Xiaodong didn’t hide the matter of the storage space from Xiao Xiaofan, but Xu Mu’an didn’t intend to tell Xiao Xiaofan either. It wasn’t that he didn’t trust his son, but Xiao Xiaofan was simple-minded, and Xu Mu’an was afraid Xiao Xiaofan might accidentally reveal something.

Lei Xuan looked at Xu Mu’an and Xiao Jingting and asked, “Uncles, do you still have storage items on you?”

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “We sneaked over, and our storage items weren’t confiscated.”

Lei Xuan nodded and said, “That’s good. You two should still be careful. They’ve been catching spies outside these past few days.”

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “I know.”

Xiao Xiaofan suddenly thought of something. “Brother, did you already know that Father and Mother were here?”

Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, “Yes.”

“You knew but didn’t tell me,” Xiao Xiaofan said somewhat aggrievedly.

Xiao Xiaodong said helplessly, “Who told you to be silly?”

Xiao Xiaofan: “………”

“I told you, that grilled meat had the taste of Father. Sure enough, it was Father!” Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jingting with joy in his eyes.

“Uncle Xiao, how much do you know about the situation outside?” Lei Xuan asked.

Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly and said, “I only know that there were several Golden Core cultivators on the island before. As for the current situation, I’m not very clear.”

Lei Xuan nodded and said, “I see.”

After leaving the Wang family girl, Xiao Jingting had been staying with Xiao Xiaodong. He didn’t know much more than the three juniors about the news.

Xiao Xiaofan suddenly realized something. “Brother, the elixir for corroding the Forbidden Spirit Ring was researched by Father, right?”

Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, “Yes.”

Xiao Xiaofan suddenly understood. “No wonder you didn’t make any progress after researching for so long, but suddenly a finished product appeared. It turns out Father researched it. I knew you weren’t that smart.”

Xiao Xiaodong, annoyed, said, “What do you mean?”

Xiao Xiaofan smiled awkwardly and said, “Brother, I didn’t say you’re not smart. I just meant not that smart.”

Xiao Xiaodong said, “…”

Xiao Xiaofan thought of something and asked “Brother, the elixir for corroding the Forbidden Spirit Ring was researched by Father,r ight ?,” 

Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, “Yes.”

Xiao Xiaofan said, “I mean , you research for so long, there was no progress, and suddenly the finished product came out. It turned out that our father had researched it, so I said that my brother was not that smart”

Xiao Xiaodong said angrily: “What do you mean?”

Xiao Xiaofan smiled awkwardly and  said: “Brother, I didn’t say you are not smart, but you are not that smart.”

Xiao Xiaodong: “……”

………. 

“Junior brother, long time no see!” Li Liang looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan and said.

Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, “Senior brother, long time no see!”

Li Liang looked at the dirty faces of Xiao Xiaofan and others, feeling a little strange. Although the three people’s clothes were tattered and their faces were dirty, they were in good spirits and much stronger than them (LL’s group).

Li Liang didn’t know that the poison in Xiao Xiaofan and others was cured. With the spiritual spring, the miasma in the mining area was not to be feared. They could practice normally. 

The spiritual energy in the mining area was rich and there was no shortage of spiritual stones. The few people lived a comfortable life.

“Senior brother, is there any news outside?” Xiao Xiaofan asked.

Li Liang nodded and said, “Yes! I heard that the Demon Blood Sect originally had a warehouse of spiritual stones, which were to be transported away, but an accident happened.”

Xiao Xiaofan couldn’t help but asked: “What an accident! ” 

“A group of people fought with the golden elixir masters on the island over the spirit stone. “Li Liang said with some schadenfreude. The life of miners is miserable. Now there is only some bad news about the Demon Blood Sect to relieve his depression.

“A warehouse of spiritual stones! There are so many spiritual stones! “Xiao Xiaofan licked his lips and said with envy.

Li Liang looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said: “Junior brother Xiaofan, you don’t want to steal the spiritual stone in the warehouse, do you? “

Xiao Xiaofan quickly shook his head and said: “How could it be possible? Senior brother, you are overthinking. In this situation, even if you give me a warehouse of spiritual stones, I can’t absorb them!”

Xiao Xiaodong lowered his head and thought to himself: How many spiritual stones are there in a warehouse of spiritual stones! If they get such a batch of spiritual stones, they won’t have to work hard to dig for spiritual stones anymore.

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