Chapter 2042 - 2032: Too Poor

It seems I can’t use the perspective of my previous life to measure things here!

Looking at Hua Donghuang’s angry face, Lin Tian couldn’t help but sigh.

Originally, he wanted to come to the Ninth Mountain to pick up some treasures.

Who would have thought, it’s so poor!

Seeing the stuff on Hua Donghuang, it’s clear what the situation is with Yisuo and the others.

Their combat techniques, Lin Tian certainly wouldn’t be interested in.

He has countless combat techniques stored in his mind, enough to fill a library!

The combat techniques here on Earth are rather poor, he doesn’t care for them at all.

If it were just after he woke up, getting a half-broken spiritual artifact, Lin Tian naturally wouldn’t mind, as increasing his self-defense capability even a bit is something!

But after crafting demons like Xiaotian, not to mention these broken spiritual artifacts, he wouldn’t even glance at a complete one.

"Calling it junk is already being polite!"

Lin Tian sneered at Hua Donghuang, saying, "Take away these things, I’m not interested! Earlier, you mentioned Spirit Stone Marrow, where is it?"

Thinking of the Spirit Stone Marrow, Lin Tian’s eyes immediately burned with a fiery intensity.

Spirit stones that can improve cultivation are the most important!

Not to mention it’s Spirit Stone Marrow, which is the essence of spirit stones!

Usually, they only appear within a spiritual vein.

Some places that might form spiritual veins might also have them.

But Lin Tian’s Divine Sense probed several times in this place and didn’t sense any spiritual vein aura.

"Spirit Stone Marrow!"

Hua Donghuang’s face changed, with an expression full of unwillingness.

The Spirit Stone Marrow in front of him might have to be handed over to Lin Tian.

He had been lingering at the Ninth Mountain for so many years because of the Spirit Stone Marrow.

It was also because of this that he managed to step into the Fake Core Realm in just a little over a decade!

This speed is truly astonishing!

And having cultivated until now, there’s still a third of the Spirit Stone Marrow left below.

Hua Donghuang was thinking of using the remainder to further consolidate his cultivation, as for breaking through to Nascent Soul Stage, that would depend on his luck!

Stepping into the Nascent Soul Realm is very, very difficult!

"Where is it, lead the way!"

Lin Tian coldly commanded Hua Donghuang.

Alas!

Hua Donghuang sighed, knowing that even with the best treasures, he couldn’t keep them.

"You all wait here!"

Hua Donghuang instructed Yisuo and the others, and staggered as he led Lin Tian towards the depths of the Ninth Mountain.

He had been hit quite hard by Lin Tian with one strike.

But it wasn’t a fatal injury, after all, he was still a False Infant Stage Cultivator, and could hold on.

Walking along the stone steps beside the platform, they reached the very top of the giant mountain.

Above, green trees shroud the surroundings, and many broken pavilions are faintly visible.

Even if the cultivators of the Ninth Mountain were here, few would live in such a place.

On the edge of the cliff, there is a very steep bluestone path winding down along the mountain wall.

On one side is a precipitous cliff, towering high, and on the other side is the abyss below.

The path eventually entered the mountain and led to an entrance amidst a dense cliff forest.

Inside is a dim passage, extending straight into the interior.

Following Hua Donghuang, Lin Tian soon felt the rather dense spiritual energy.

"Is it really Spirit Stone Marrow?"

Lin Tian’s eyes lit up brightly, unable to contain his anticipation.

If it were Spirit Stone Marrow, it might allow his cultivation to rise sharply.

But not for long.

After walking into the passage for a few minutes, a giant pit inside the mountain appeared before them, containing many crystalline stone fragments scattered within.

Among heaps of ordinary stones, those fragments shined with dazzling brilliance.

"You say these are all Spirit Stone Marrows?"

Standing at the edge of the pit, Lin Tian pointed below and questioned Hua Donghuang.

"Fellow Daoist, can’t you see?"

Hua Donghuang, extremely displeased with Lin Tian, retorted angrily, "These Spirit Stone Marrows are incredibly precious! It was by utilizing them that I managed to break through from the Golden Core Middle Stage to the Fake Core Realm in just a dozen years! Fellow Daoist, if you desire something even more precious, I’m afraid I can’t offer more; I only have my life left!"

Hearing this, Lin Tian couldn’t help but hold his forehead, feeling speechless.

Given Hua Donghuang’s aptitude and the resource scarcity on Earth, having such cultivation speed is already quite fierce!

But what’s in front of him isn’t even Spirit Stone Marrows.

They’re clearly Spirit Stone Hearts!

Compared to Spirit Stone Marrows, these are far inferior!

Moreover, these Spirit Stone Hearts are shattered, with ninety percent of the spiritual energy already dissipated.

Apparently, the Ninth Mountain discovering these Spirit Stone Hearts was already too late.

"Even a small mosquito is meat!"

Lin Tian sighed helplessly, stepped into the pit.

Mosquito???

All these Spirit Stone Marrows are still considered mosquitoes?

Hua Donghuang thought he had misheard, almost burst out in anger.

To hand over such precious cultivation resources and still be scorned, just how exasperating is that!

Meanwhile.

Lin Tian stepped into the pit and sat cross-legged, operating the Nine-Turned Three Life Technique.

Hua~

In merely a few breaths, those shimmering Spirit Stone Heart fragments in the pit instantly shattered, transforming into streams of spiritual energy, surging into Lin Tian’s body.

The cultivation technique within his body operated frantically, and his body followed by crazily absorbing them.

The cultivation at the Fake Core Realm Third Transition soared layer by layer.

Unfortunately, by the time all the Spirit Stone Heart fragments inside were absorbed by Lin Tian, his cultivation only advanced to the peak of the Fake Core Realm Third Transition!

Just half a step away from entering the Fourth Transition!

But this thin barrier was hard to break through!

"Just a little more! This spiritual energy is still too little! But at least it wasn’t a wasted trip!"

Lin Tian stood up again, softly talking to himself.

Standing at the edge of the pit, Hua Donghuang was left open-mouthed.

"Hiss... What... What kind of cultivation technique is this?"

Hua Donghuang, with old eyes wide open, looked utterly shocked, face in utter disarray, instinctively drawing sharp intakes of air.

He had been absorbing these things by refining them bit by bit every day, thus tempering out solid foundation and cultivation.

But for Lin Tian, it only took a few minutes to completely absorb what he had accumulated over more than a decade, leaving just a third!

"You all... are too poor!"

Exiting the pit, Lin Tian’s face showed a trace of disappointment.

Previously, at the Xu Family, he had heard Wu Xing boast loudly about the many treasures here, longing to use them to overwhelm him.

Expecting that the Ninth Mountain should have plenty of cultivation resources.

But... just this little!

Too... too poor!

You’ve robbed us completely, and now you say we’re poor!

Hua Donghuang almost burst into tears, nearly laughing out of anger.

"Fellow Daoist, this is all the Ninth Mountain can offer for someone with your cultivation! If you don’t believe, feel free to search the entire mountain gate yourself!"

Seemingly afraid of Lin Tian’s persistence, Hua Donghuang could only helplessly say in the end.

Having painstakingly cultivated to the False Infant Stage, he didn’t want to provoke Lin Tian again, fearing losing his life, which was something he wished to avoid most.

He still hoped to step into the Nascent Soul Stage in this lifetime!

"Forget about searching!"

Lin Tian raised his eyebrows finally, shook his head, and said, "Right now I just want to know, where is the Treasure Mountain they mentioned?"

"Treasure Mountain? The one Yisuo and others talked about, it should be Black Cloud Mountain!"

Hua Donghuang breathed a slight sigh of relief, replied, "That mountain is only a few miles away from the Ninth Mountain, not far! But... the mountain no longer belongs to our Nine Immortals Mountain!"