Mortals ask the immortals

Duan Qing came out of Zhenling Hall and happened to meet someone head-on. This person was Qian Datong.

Qian Datong was still smiling and said hello to Duan Qing first. "Junior Brother Duan, what a coincidence, why are you here to hand over the rough stone?"

Duan Qing suddenly felt something in his heart when he looked at Qian Datong. "Well, it's a pity that no one is here, so the deal didn't happen!"

After speaking, he made a look of regret. Since he happened to meet it, he just pretended not to know and took the opportunity to see if the purpose of the Fang Ding was what he had guessed.

Qian Datong didn't seem to doubt Duan Qing's words, and looked at Duan Qing and laughed. "Haha, junior brother, you made a mistake. No one needs to collect the rough stones. Come with me."

After saying that, he strode into Zhenling Hall.

"Okay, then I'll bother Senior Brother Qian."

Duan Qing continued to act stupid and followed Qian Datong in.

Qian Datong walked straight to Fang Ding and turned to Duan Qing. "Look, Junior Brother Duan, this is called Zhuding. It was placed here specifically by the sect to recover raw stones."

As he spoke, Qian Datong took out a piece of rough stone and threw it into the tripod. Hearing a "click", the first ring rotated.

After throwing it away, Qian Datong proudly said to Duan Qing. "Look, as long as three hundred rough stones are thrown into the cauldron, the stones from the beast's mouth will fall. When the one-year rotation is over, as long as there are twelve stones in the hand, the task will be completed."

Duan Qing had probably guessed the purpose of these tripods before, so he followed Qian Datong on another trip just to be sure. After listening to Qian Datong's explanation, he pretended to be suddenly enlightened. "That's it. Thank you, Senior Brother Qian, for clearing up the confusion."

Qian Datong looked like you're welcome. He took out the rough stones from his storage bag and started throwing them away. After throwing 300 stones and getting the stones, Qian Datong signaled to Duan Qing. "Junior Brother Duan, it's your turn."

At this point, Duan Qing had no choice but to throw 300 rough stones to Zhuding and get another Zhuding stone.

After handing it over, the two of them left the Zhenling Hall together. Qian Datong walked beside Duan Qing and asked suddenly. "How many rough stones does Junior Brother Duan have on hand?"

Duan Qing was wondering where to get the storage bag when Qian Datong suddenly asked him. He was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what Qian Datong meant. He looked at Qian Datong in confusion!

Qian Chase explained. "Junior brother Duan, don't get me wrong. I just want to remind you that it's best not to carry too many rough stones with you."

Duan Qing was shocked. What did Qian Datong mean? Could it be that he knew the secret that he could use the original stone and was he warning himself?

Duan Qing asked doubtfully after suppressing the shock in his heart. "Oh, why?"

Qian Datong showed his signature smile and narrowed his eyes. "Hey, do you still remember what Elder Li said when you first came here?"

The scene at that time flashed through Duan Qing's mind. Elder Li told everyone what they needed to pay attention to, but it was related to the original stone. . . . It seems that they said not to take the rough stones away from the mining area without permission.

Seeing that Duan Qing seemed to have remembered, Qian Datong said again. "Actually, as long as the raw stone is engraved with spirit-binding patterns, it is a spiritual stone. For the sect, the raw stone is also a top priority resource, but why does the sect allow us to dig at will in the spiritual mine? Isn't it afraid that we will escape with a large number of raw stones? You know, even rough stones are valuable.”

Duan Qing didn't expect this. Yes, although the original stone cannot be used for cultivation if it is below the state of mind, if it is taken outside and given to someone with a powerful state of mind, it should be able to exchange for a certain amount of spiritual stones.

Thinking of this, Duan Qing suddenly felt something bad. The sect must have been on guard against this, and he planned to take a large number of rough stones out. . .

Qian Datong didn't seem to notice the change in Duan Qing's expression and continued to explain while walking. "I heard that when the sect was first established, a mining disciple defected from the sect with a huge amount of raw stones. Later, the sect specially built these tripods to prevent such things from happening again."

Speaking of this, Datong pointed to the iron chains on both sides of the deep valley. "Seeing that there are no iron chains, they are the Liangyi spirit avoidance formations arranged by the sect in the spirit mine. In addition to having the effect of protecting against enemies, the cooperation with the tripods can also prevent the rough stones from being taken away from the spirit mine without permission."

Duan Qing was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but ask. "The raw stone can't bring out the spiritual mines and the tripods, so what does the array have to do with it?"

Qian Datong suddenly lowered his voice. "This is a sect secret. I only heard from my master that if someone tries to take the raw stone out of the spiritual mine, it will trigger the two-dimensional spirit avoidance formation, even if it is placed in the storage bag. Likewise, only the raw stones that have been put into the cauldrons can pass through the Liangyi spirit avoidance formation without any problems."

Speaking of this Qian Datong paused, and then continued to speak in a low voice.

"You noticed that there are no rings on the surface of the tripods. They are used by the sect to set the storage limit of the tripods, which is the total amount that we mining disciples must turn in every year. In addition, the tripods can only be opened once a year, so that The elders on duty took out the original stones and brought them back to the sect. This was done to prevent the elders on duty from opening the cauldrons privately!"

Duan Qing's heart was completely cold when he heard this!

When Elder Li said before that he should not try to take away the rough stones privately, he thought he was just talking verbally and thought that he could put them in a storage bag and take them out. Even if he wanted to inspect them then, he could put them in the storage bag in advance. Outside, you can just find an opportunity to come back and pick it up later. Now it seems that you have underestimated the sect!

Think about it, how can such an important resource like rough stones be taken away by others at will? The previous wishful thinking was ruined, but I don’t know why Qian Datong told him this.

"So that's how it is. Thank you, Senior Brother Qian, for reminding me!"

Duan Qing was a little annoyed at this moment. His original plan was disrupted. He had to come up with a new countermeasure. He didn't want to chat with Qian Datong anymore. He said goodbye with a fist and left.

Qian Datong looked at Duan Qing's back as he left, a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and then he also walked away.

After returning to his residence, Duan Qing was still thinking about what Qian Datong had just said. Combined with Elder Li's reminder to everyone, Qian Datong's words were highly credible.

Is there no other way? He was still a little unwilling to give up, thinking about whether to take a raw stone out to try it, but then he rejected this idea. It's better not to do such an uncertain thing!

Qian Datong had said before that taking the raw stone out would trigger the Liangyi Spirit Avoidance Array. Although he didn't know what would happen after it was triggered, since it was used to prevent the raw stone from being taken out, it would definitely not be a good thing. If he tried it rashly, it would probably attract the attention of someone with ulterior motives.

Especially since there is a great master in the Questioning Heart Realm here, Duan Qing doesn't believe that he can't find someone triggering the Liangyi Spirit Avoidance Formation with his ability.

After thinking about it, Duan Qing only thought of a way. Since the raw stones can't be taken out, he should use as many as possible in the spirit mine.

With the Qi Condensation Technique, it shouldn't attract other people's attention. However, the rotation period is only one year. No matter how much he uses, the raw stones he can use are limited, and his cultivation level won't improve much.

I just don't know if he can rotate continuously. If possible, he would like to stay in the spirit mine for a few more years.