Chapter 329

Chapter 328 Golden Spiritual Root (Part 1)

Although the King of Corrosive Fungi has been captured, no one knows where its nest is.

To everyone’s surprise, the Dragon Queen knew about it and even wanted to take him along.

Such urgency suggests that there must be something or some treasure inside the nest.

Since that was the case, Xu Changqing naturally wouldn’t refuse, and said excitedly, “Lead the way.”

The dragon-transformed insect mother twisted her massive body, instantly changing direction. With a wriggling motion, she arrived at an open area and began digging into the ground.

In an instant, dust flew up and gravel flew everywhere.

To be fair, its speed and efficiency in digging holes are astonishing.

Soon, the massive body burrowed into the soil and continued to descend deeper.

Xu Changqing waited a while before going in. As the man and the insect continued to descend, the depth quickly exceeded 100 meters, then several hundred meters, and finally over a thousand meters.

Fortunately, he possessed the Earth Spiritual Root, otherwise he would have been in great distress.

The rich earth energy, while bringing abundant earth spirit, also brings heavy pressure.

As it continued to fall, the Dragon-Transforming Insect Mother suddenly changed direction and began to move straight to the left.

Its underground movement was even faster than that of Xu Changqing, who possessed the Earth Spirit Root.

It can easily break even the hardest rocks.

And so, I don’t know how much time passed.

Suddenly, a crisp “crack” sound came from ahead.

It sounds like the Dragon-Transforming Insect Mother has broken something open.

Xu Changqing followed behind, and after a while, the view suddenly opened up, and they found themselves in an underground cave.

It wasn’t pitch black here; there was a faint green glow all around.

The only problem is the poor air quality and the strong earthy smell.

The dragon-transformed insect mother chirped a few times: “Chirp chirp!”

Xu Changqing nodded slightly: “It seems that this is the nest of the Corrosive Spirit King. I didn’t expect it to be hidden so deep. No wonder it was so hard to find.”

At this moment, the dragon-transformed insect queen no longer cared about her master and quickly moved to the right side of the nest.

Xu Changqing looked in that direction and saw a spherical object about the size of a human head standing there.

It is grayish-purple in color, with a layer of moist mucus covering the surface, and faint golden patterns can be seen flowing inside.

One can even clearly sense that a large amount of compressed, turbid spiritual energy and pure wood spiritual energy remain inside.

The dragon-shaped insect mother seemed quite excited, and began to suck on it.

The more Xu Changqing looked at it, the more familiar it seemed: “This looks like… a sclerotium?”

The so-called sclerotium.

It can be understood as a “granary”.

In the absence of food, the King of Erosion Fungus can survive for a long time.

Seeing this, Xu Changqing shifted his gaze and looked around, then his attention was drawn to something on the other side.

There, a cluster of bright golden mycelium grows.

It’s important to know that most mycelia are bluish-purple; this difference in color indicates a difference in ability.

Xu Changqing immediately stepped forward to observe them closely and found that they looked as if they were woven from gold, with tiny crystals hanging from the tips of the mycelium.

It seems there’s a gold mine nearby?

Only after the King of Corrosive Fungi absorbs gold will this gold-eating mycelium be born.

If it is picked and nurtured with metal spiritual energy, it can be refined into Geng metal spiritual liquid. The spiritual liquid can purify the metal spiritual energy in the body and improve the quality of the metal spiritual root.

The problem is that Xu Changqing doesn’t have a golden spiritual root, so the collectible value of this thing outweighs its current practical use.

Therefore, instead of rushing to collect the materials, he released his spiritual sense to scan the entire interior of the nest as thoroughly as possible.

Although it can see at night, its vision is still inferior to spiritual awareness.

This scan led him to a new discovery.

Beneath these gold-eating hyphae, there seems to be something else.

Xu Changqing circulated the earth elemental power in his dantian, then waved his hand, and the soil in front of him was moved away layer by layer, quickly revealing the thing hidden underneath.

It turned out to be a huge pile of gold dust.

No, it seems different from ordinary gold dust.

Normal gold dust has a yellowish and shiny overall color.

But these things in front of us look as if they’ve been corrupted, and are generally dark gold in color.

Xu Changqing raised an eyebrow: “Is this gold-corroding sand?”

It is said that this thing is highly corrosive and can easily wear down magical artifacts and magical implements.

However, it can also be refined into spiritual weapons and magical artifacts, which can be used to corrode opponents during battle.

In any case, these gold-eating mycelium and gold-corroding sand are both good things.

Therefore, Xu Changqing carefully collected them.

But as soon as they peeled away a layer of gold-corroded sand, they suddenly discovered that there was something else inside.

In the center, there was a fist-sized piece of gold-corroding sand.

It is golden in color, with a smooth, mirror-like surface, and exudes the pure aura of Geng metal.

Xu Changqing’s breathing became heavy: “The book records that if the gold-corroding sand is repeatedly quenched with red fire, not only can its corrosive properties be removed, but also the top-grade Geng metal essence can be obtained.”

The essence of Geng metal has two effects.

Firstly, it enhances the quality of the metal spiritual root, automatically condensing a layer of sharp metal aura when casting metal-type spells, greatly increasing their power.

Secondly, by refining it into the body, one can directly awaken the Golden Spiritual Root!

Xu Changqing couldn’t help but look at the Dragon Transformation Insect Mother. Seeing that it was still holding the fungal nucleus, he couldn’t help but say, “I never expected that the first day of coexisting with you would bring me such a huge surprise.”

Now, the Red Fire exists.

It also contains the essence of Geng metal.

Even the time is plentiful.

Therefore, Xu Changqing did not hesitate at all. He immediately lifted the Corrosion Sand Mother and made it float in the air. Then he activated the Nine Flames Profound Technique and released the first layer of crimson fire from his palm.

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The Crimson Fire is no ordinary fire; it is formed from the fire elemental power within his Qi Sea.

As soon as it appeared, it scorched and distorted the surrounding air, even making a crackling sound.

From this point on, the tempering process began.

Xu Changqing carefully covered the surface of the gold-corroding sand with the crimson fire. At first, the sand seemed to be extremely resistant to the external high temperature. The golden light on the surface suddenly surged, trying to force the crimson fire back.

The intense collision between the red fire and the metal energy of the sand mother produced a sharp, hissing sound, like metal being scraped by a sharp weapon.

As time passed, fine beads of sweat appeared on Xu Changqing’s forehead, a rare occurrence.

At this moment, he was under quite a bit of pressure.

It is necessary to maintain the stability of the Crimson Fire with all efforts, and at the same time, to dedicate a wisp of spiritual power to slowly seep into the interior of the Sand Mother, guiding the essence of Geng Metal inside to interact with the Crimson Fire.

The whole process was extremely dangerous and exceptionally long.

Fortunately, Xu Changqing’s control over flames had reached the microscopic level, so even though it was his first time tempering, there were no problems.

As time went on, the red fire gradually gained the upper hand and slowly eroded the outer layer of the sand mother.

Fine cracks appeared on the originally smooth, mirror-like surface of the sand mother, from which wisps of dark golden mist escaped.

Upon seeing this, Xu Changqing’s eyes lit up.

He immediately increased the output of his fire elemental power, making the crimson fire burn the sand mother even more fiercely, trying to force out all the corrosive properties.

The dark golden mist, scorched by the crimson flames, turned into wisps of blue smoke that rose into the air, filling it with a pungent odor.

During the continuous refining process, golden light began to emerge from the sand mother material. At first, it was very faint, but as time went on, it became more and more obvious and brighter.

Finally, under the constant impact of the red fire, a crisp “crack” sound came from inside the sand mother, and countless cracks appeared on the surface. Then, a pure Geng metal essence appeared from it!

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