Chapter 881: Curse of the Spiritual Ore, Sword Pointed at Li Chang'an

Cultivation knows no time; in the blink of an eye, over a year had passed.

Outside Changqing Immortal City.

In the Black Market.

Li Chang’an was reviewing the latest information given to him by Luo Qiantong.

The Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower was indeed easier to find than the Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade; news of several Corpse Fragrance Demon Flowers had surfaced consecutively in recent days.

At an auction of the Demonic faction in Yan Country, a Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower appeared and was purchased by Qian Shi True Monarch for one hundred and fifty thousand Top Grade Spirit Stones.

Not long after, a Nether Soul Sect disciple obtained a Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower and offered it to Qian Shi True Monarch, who then took him in as a Direct Disciple.

Furthermore, inside an abandoned mine in the Central Domain of Zhao Country, several Golden Core Cultivators smelled a peculiar odor while Treasure Hunting.

One of them felt it was a refreshing fragrance, while the others found it to be a nauseating stench of corpses, which sparked a dispute.

According to speculation, there was most likely a blooming Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower beneath that abandoned mine.

However, fearing the dangers lurking deep within the abandoned mine, they did not continue their exploration. Instead, they sent out invitations, requesting more Golden Core Cultivators to explore alongside them.

Luo Qiantong had informed him, “Uncle Li, the one with the highest Cultivation among them is named Guo Hao. He is a disciple of the White Tiger Sect’s False Soul True Monarch Cui Ling, and he is currently at a Gambling Stone Workshop in the Central Domain.”

“Alright, thank you for your hard work.”

Li Chang’an nodded slightly and tossed over a bag of Spirit Stones.

A moment later, he left the Black Market and headed to the Central Domain, planning to find Guo Hao and ask about the specific details of that Spiritual Ore.

Within the Central Domain Thousand Mines Cave, the reason some Spiritual Ores were abandoned wasn’t because the minerals had been exhausted, but rather due to the bizarre and inexplicable things that appeared deep within the Spiritual Ores.

Even with his Nascent Soul Cultivation, Li Chang’an still didn’t plan on taking any risks.

That night, he arrived at the Central Domain and entered the Gambling Stone Workshop Luo Qiantong had mentioned.

The atmosphere of the entire Gambling Stone Workshop was exceptionally fiery; countless Cultivators had gambled until their eyes were red.

“Open! Open! Open!”

“One cut to poverty, one cut to wealth, today is the day of my Fugui!”

“No, why is there no Treasure again… The next one, there will definitely be a Treasure in the next stone…”

“…”

Hearing these nearly hoarse voices, Li Chang’an shook his head inwardly.

The stones in the Gambling Stone Workshop had almost all been sifted through by major factions. Many of them had even been inspected by Tier Four Illusion-breaking Treasures. How could there be many opportunities left?

Soon, he spotted Guo Hao, who was in the middle of gambling on stones.

The situation of Guo Hao and the several White Tiger Sect disciples beside him was no better than the others.

As a dignified Nascent Soul Disciple, he should have known that the water here was very deep, yet he had still fallen into the trap.

Li Chang’an walked up and patted Guo Hao’s shoulder.

“Daoist Guo, I have a matter to ask you about.”

“What is it?”

Guo Hao turned his head, looking at Li Chang’an with his red, gambling-crazed eyes.

Li Chang’an didn’t mince his words. “The matter of the Spiritual Ore.”

“Oh?”

Hearing the words “Spiritual Ore,” Guo Hao sobered up significantly.

Not long after, he and the other few people brought Li Chang’an into a secret room.

“May I ask what I should call you, Daoist?”

“I am Wu Yun, a Loose Cultivator of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty.”

Li Chang’an casually offered a fake identity.

This identity was one of his hundreds of fake aliases. He had carefully cultivated it beforehand, so it could withstand investigation.

Guo Hao looked admiring and cupped his hands. “Independent Practitioner Core Formation Cultivators have always been extraordinary; they either possess great karmic luck or exceptional innate talent.”

“My talent is average; I merely stumbled upon some opportunities.”

After exchanging a few simple pleasantries, both sides began discussing the matter of that Spiritual Ore.

That Spiritual Ore, located near the central region of the Thousand Mines Cave, originally produced Spirit Stones. A massive amount of Top Grade Spirit Stones had been mined from its deepest depths.

Later, due to the bizarre deaths of countless Mine Slaves, the extraction of the Spiritual Ore had to be halted.

Many Mine Slaves went mad before they died.

Some felt as if a monster was sealed within their bodies and forcefully tore open their own chests with their bare hands.

Others saw a host of Ghost Soldiers marching through and believed they had become one of the Ghost Soldiers themselves.

“Deep within that Spiritual Ore, there are still many Top Grade Spirit Stones that haven’t been mined; they have just been temporarily sealed away.”

Guo Hao explained their reason for venturing deep into the Spiritual Ore. Naturally, it was for the Spirit Stones!

Because of his addiction to stone gambling, he had racked up a massive debt of Spirit Stones. Completely unable to repay it, he had no choice but to take a desperate risk.

However, the danger inside that Spiritual Ore was far greater than he had imagined.

After they ventured deep inside, all sorts of Illusions emerged endlessly, and someone was nearly tricked by the Illusions into committing suicide.

As for the scent of the Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower, they couldn’t clearly tell if it was real or fake either.

“It might be real.”

“But it’s also possible that it was just a hallucination we experienced.”

Guo Hao and the others spoke up one after another, detailing their experiences.

After listening, Li Chang’an pondered for a moment.

According to their descriptions, even if Golden Core Cultivators entered, they would face unexpected dangers.

If it weren’t for this, the countless Spirit Stones deep inside that Spiritual Ore would have been taken by others long ago.

Guo Hao asked, “Daoist Wu, we plan to go back into the Spiritual Ore tomorrow to give it another try. Do you want to enter the Spiritual Ore together with us?”

“Please allow me to think about it.”

Li Chang’an appeared to be thinking, but in reality, he was waiting for the Divination.

Midnight was not far away.

He first utilized the Tier Four Divination Technique to do a simple calculation and found that the Divination was excellent, with no signs of danger.

“The dangers within that Spiritual Ore shouldn’t pose much of a threat to me,” he thought.

He cast several more divinations consecutively, and none of them showed any ominous signs.

Soon, Midnight arrived.

A flash of golden light appeared before his eyes.

[Divination has been refreshed.]

[Today’s Divination: Auspicious]

[You venture deep into the Spiritual Ore, obtain the Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower, and take away a massive amount of Top Grade Spirit Stones.]

“There really is a Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower!”

Li Chang’an’s eyes lit up.

The Divination was auspicious, which was roughly identical to what he had deduced himself, indicating that he wouldn’t encounter too many accidents.