I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 117: Spiritual Vein

Without thinking too much, Lin Qing carefully examined the area. The house was uninhabited, and the cultivated fields nearby were overgrown with weeds, lush and green. Lin Qing pulled out a weed and examined its roots. They were abundant, and if crops were planted, it could indeed increase the yield.

He grabbed a handful of soil and squeezed it. Despite the dry air in the surroundings, the soil had a hint of moisture, indicating its fertility.

Lin Qing looked around at the thriving trees. He thought about his previous idea on the flying boat and couldn't help but feel excited.

As for what he was thinking, it was related to the spiritual vein.

If it weren't for this trip, he would have forgotten about the increase in demonic beasts near Qingmu Village. But once he remembered, he couldn't let it go.

Over the years, he had set up formations around Chiyang Immortal City and gained a lot of knowledge about the world of cultivation. Take this spiritual vein, for example. It not only benefited humans but also benefited plant and demonic beasts. It could even be said that in places with spiritual veins, even weeds grew more vigorously than in other places, not to mention demonic beasts.

Thinking back to the increase in demonic beasts near Qingmu Village, Lin Qing immediately thought about whether it was related to the presence of a spiritual vein in the vicinity.

Then he thought about what Lin Xuwen had said to him. Naturally, Lin Qing couldn't let it go. In his opinion, what Lin Xuwen said about increasing crop yields by 40-50% was likely another proof of the existence of a spiritual vein.

After taking a look around the fields, there was no spiritual vein in this area, but there was no doubt that it was different from other places.

Lin Qing was excited. If there really was a spiritual vein, its grade was probably not low.

After all, the increase in demonic beasts near Qingmu Village back then was not insignificant. There were even demonic beasts at the Foundation Building stage. A normal spiritual vein wouldn't cause so many demonic beasts.

Thinking of this, Lin Qing quickly released the Purple Gold Toad. Although he hadn't seen any demonic beasts since he arrived, he still had to be cautious.

After so many years, no one knew what changes had occurred in these mountains.

Standing on the flying boat again, Lin Qing looked down from high above. The Yandang Mountain Range stretched endlessly. It wouldn't be easy to find a spiritual vein among these mountains.

Moreover, Lin Qing didn't have any means to search for a spiritual vein. All he could rely on was his own cultivation to sense it.

But Lin Qing was extremely eager for a spiritual vein. This difficulty couldn't deter him.

From that day on, Lin Qing rode the flying boat with the Purple Gold Toad and searched in circles around the area. With the Purple Gold Toad's presence, no foolish demonic beasts came to disturb them. But after searching for two months in a row, there was no trace of a spiritual vein, only finding some first-grade spiritual herbs.

"Ribbit." The Purple Gold Toad croaked on the flying boat. It had been quite comfortable outside for the past two months.

"This shouldn't be." Compared to the Purple Gold Toad, Lin Qing was quite frustrated.

In his mind, the increase in demonic beasts back then was indeed real, and now the soil was different. The spiritual vein should be nearby, but after searching every inch of the mountains within dozens of miles near Qingmu Village for two consecutive months, he hadn't found anything.

Standing on the flying boat, Lin Qing looked at the vast mountain range. He touched the Purple Gold Toad and felt even more determined.

No matter what, he had to continue searching.

Now, in the Zhao Kingdom, all the spiritual veins were owned by someone else. If he wanted his Lin family to develop further, he could only search for new spiritual veins. As for competing for the spiritual veins of other families, it was not impossible, but the current situation in the Zhao Kingdom was becoming chaotic. If he did so, it would be like lighting a lamp in the middle of the night, only attracting attention.

His family was not weak now, but not strong enough either.

Moreover, it was not easy to seize a spiritual vein from a cultivation family. With their current cultivation level, they would need at least a second-grade lower-quality spiritual vein. And a family that possessed a second-grade lower-quality spiritual vein would have at least a Foundation Building cultivator and unknown background support. Lin Qing didn't have the confidence to easily obtain a second-grade lower-quality spiritual vein. Although his family had some strength, they had no background and were sometimes entangled in trouble.

It was easy to kill a lone cultivator, but difficult to destroy a family. That was why many cultivators established their own families. Most of the time, the family itself was a deterrent.

And now, the mountain range near Qingmu City was the most likely opportunity in front of him. If he could discover a new spiritual vein, it would solve all his problems at once.

With this in mind, Lin Qing continued to search deeper into the Yandang Mountain Range. For ordinary cultivators who hunted demonic beasts, they mostly operated within a range of dozens of miles in the mountains. But Lin Qing directly searched within a radius of nearly a hundred miles. Foundation Building demonic beasts had already started appearing here, but Lin Qing was cautious and daring in his search.

Another month passed, and Lin Qing had marked countless circles on a map in his hands. These were all the places he had searched. Now, Lin Qing focused his attention on a location that was about 150 miles away from Qingmu City and about 100 miles from the nearest mountain foot.

He had already ventured deep into the mountains.

This place was a continuous range of mountains, not very high, about three to four hundred meters. But the mountains were densely connected, like a comb, with one mountain leaning against another. The forest in the mountains was lush, with towering trees everywhere. Even a Qi Refining cultivator would find it extremely difficult to find a place to settle here, let alone an ordinary person. Lin Qing didn't come here when he hunted demonic beasts in the past.

Standing on the flying boat, Lin Qing noticed that the trees here were overly lush.

Descending from the flying boat, Lin Qing navigated through the forest with the help of the Purple Gold Toad. The Purple Gold Toad acted as his pathfinder. However, for the Purple Gold Toad, no amount of dense trees could stop it. Lin Qing was even more surprised to find that the Purple Gold Toad had tremendous strength. Sometimes, when it encountered a large tree blocking the way, it would directly ram into it, causing the tree to collapse, like a reckless wild buffalo. The size of the Purple Gold Toad was now similar to that of a wild buffalo.

"Ribbit."

The Purple Gold Toad became more and more excited as it continued to ram through the dense forest, causing everything in its path to crumble.

Lin Qing even had trouble keeping up with its pace, but the Purple Gold Toad became even more enthusiastic.

Suddenly, after running for an unknown distance, the Purple Gold Toad looked back and realized that its owner, Lin Qing, hadn't followed. It showed a human-like expression of embarrassment and seemed to realize that it had run too fast. It immediately turned around and ran back.

When it returned to Lin Qing's side, the Purple Gold Toad found that its owner, Lin Qing, was motionless, staring at a certain spot.

The Purple Gold Toad looked puzzled.

At this moment, Lin Qing slowly walked forward. It seemed that he had discovered the trace of a spiritual vein.

One day later, Lin Qing stood in a cave and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

After searching for several months, he had finally found it. And the spiritual vein he found was just as he expected, of a high grade. It turned out to be a second-grade upper-quality spiritual vein.

This spiritual vein was hidden in a huge cave. He had followed a first-grade middle-quality branch vein that he had discovered outside.

(End of this chapter)