The third-stage Martial Emperor old man was puzzled, but he fully obeyed Lin Xiao’s orders. He carefully scanned those stone blocks several times before answering: “No discoveries on the other stone blocks.”
“Giant boneless fear the cold, so they should all be gathered together.” The third-stage Martial Emperor old man added.
Hearing this, Lin Xiao understood. Then he made a decision and transmitted to the third-stage Martial Emperor old man: “Take this pill, approach the giant boneless, crush it. Wait for the effect to take hold, then make some noise. See if the giant boneless react. If no reaction, carefully take out the surrounding stone blocks that might contain purple fire crystal stones.”
As he spoke, Lin Xiao took out the seventh-grade intermediate slumber pill from Wu Dong and handed it to the third-stage Martial Emperor old man.
The third-stage Martial Emperor old man’s heart trembled. Fear showed in his eyes.
He had to go to the giant boneless nest to take those crystal stones?
The third-stage Martial Emperor old man’s face twitched. However, he could not refuse Lin Xiao’s order.
“When I disappear, then start. If successful, find me a thousand li to the rear!” With that, Lin Xiao ordered the purple corpse puppet and himself to retreat carefully outwards.
Not long after, Lin Xiao had retreated a thousand li away. He stored the purple corpse puppet in the storage ring, prepared the Void Heaven Phoenix Wings, and lurked in the forest, ready to flee at any moment.
He did not dare to take risks at the giant boneless nest, but those stone blocks might contain purple fire crystal stones, and in considerable numbers.
He was reluctant to give up completely, so he had to do this.
Retreating a thousand li meant that even if he provoked the giant boneless nest, there would be time to escape.
He could also see any disturbance from afar. If farther, he would not detect if the giant boneless acted.
In theory, the giant boneless were still sleeping, plus the slumber pill, they should sleep soundly.
But it could not be ruled out that some giant boneless were strong, with high alertness, unaffected by the pill.
As for whether the third-stage Martial Emperor could survive, that depended on his luck.
After a full incense stick’s time passed, Lin Xiao saw no abnormalities or disturbances in the sky ahead.
A trace of expectation showed on Lin Xiao’s face. He muttered to himself: “Could it have succeeded?”
Indeed, not long after, the third-stage Martial Emperor old man’s figure suddenly flew over from the void ahead.
Lin Xiao sent an order. The old man then flew down below.
“Succeeded?” Lin Xiao could not help asking.
The third-stage Martial Emperor old man nodded: “Succeeded. In total, collected over a hundred stone layers.”
As he spoke, the third-stage Martial Emperor old man handed over several storage rings.
Those stone blocks were each very large. The space in one storage ring was not enough to hold them.
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After a rough check, Lin Xiao took out one of the stone blocks. This stone block was a full zhang in size and faintly emitted purple glow.
Lin Xiao took out the Flickering Light Severing Sword in his hand and shaved off layers. Finally, in the innermost layer, there was a fist-sized purple crystal stone.
“It really is purple fire crystal stone!” Lin Xiao was overjoyed in his heart. He quickly stored the purple fire crystal stone in the storage ring.
Then he collected all the several storage rings full of stone blocks.
Over a hundred such stones. If each contained purple fire crystal stones, could he not refine over a hundred seventh-grade initial-level explosive pills?
“Master, the giant boneless are sleeping soundly. But it cannot be ruled out they might wake. We should leave quickly.” The third-stage Martial Emperor reported.
“Correct.” Lin Xiao nodded and was about to prepare to leave. However, his eyes suddenly brightened. He said: “When you took those stone blocks, the giant boneless had no reaction at all?”
The third-stage Martial Emperor was puzzled but still nodded: “Seems they slept very deeply, no reaction.”
“How long do giant boneless generally sleep in normal conditions?” Lin Xiao asked again.
“Sleeping is a cultivation method for giant boneless. If undisturbed, they start hibernating from autumn and only act in spring. They are most irritable in summer.” The third-stage Martial Emperor old man answered.
“Wait here for me!” Lin Xiao activated the Void Heaven Phoenix Wings and shot diagonally into the sky. Then he quickly flew towards that low hill area.
The third-stage Martial Emperor’s body trembled. His master would not go to collect those giant boneless, would he?
Not long after, Lin Xiao flew back to the low hill area, to the place where the giant boneless were.
At this time, in the hundred-zhang depression below, the purple glow had already diminished. The surrounding stone blocks that could emit purple glow had all been cut away with a knife.
The stone blocks below were all extremely ordinary stone layers.
Only in the middle, a very large stone layer emitted purple glow. On the stone layer, in the central position, there was a protrusion half an inch high over two palm widths.
Clearly, those were the giant boneless squeezed together.
Lin Xiao flew down cautiously. When approaching within hundreds of zhang of the giant boneless, he probed with divine sense and found the giant boneless emitted no aura at all, like dead objects. Only then did Lin Xiao fully make his decision.
“Wealth and honour are sought in danger!” Gritting his teeth, Lin Xiao held the Flickering Light Severing Sword and flew down to the side of the stone block. He slowly cut the rock layer below the huge stone block. Spiritual power attached to the entire stone block, so it did not shake. It only transmitted bit by bit like a gentle breeze.
Gazing close at those thumb-sized, stone-like giant boneless, Lin Xiao felt a chill in his heart.
If not for the previous experience, he would never have imagined that such small spirit insects could turn into enormous things the size of a hill.
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It did not take much effort. Lin Xiao cut open all the connections below this huge stone block.
Taking out a brand new storage ring, Lin Xiao directly stored the entire stone block into the storage ring.
Done, Lin Xiao let out a long breath of relief.
Finally, he had safely collected these giant boneless. The space in a storage ring could only hold dead objects or lives that completely shielded all vital signs.
The space inside was relatively stable. No matter how the storage ring was shaken outside or impacted, it would not affect it at all.
Unless the entire storage ring was destroyed by external force.
Because the giant boneless also completely shielded all auras, this was why Lin Xiao dared to collect the giant boneless.
Otherwise, he absolutely would not dare to carry such a dangerous thing on him.
However, even stored in the storage ring, it was very dangerous. Once any one giant boneless woke, it would explode the storage ring and detonate the whole nest of giant boneless.
Lin Xiao’s action was equivalent to carrying an extremely dangerous thing on him, liable to take his life at any time.
This was even more terrifying than when he carried the Beauty Heavenly Demon on him back then. At least, the Beauty Heavenly Demon had been under his control.
Moreover, this thing could not be taken out on the spot.
If taken out on the spot, even if the opponent died, he would follow and perish.
He could only use it in another way.
Taking a long breath, Lin Xiao scanned the hundred-zhang radius depression. Seeing no other things, he flew out of this position.
After some time, Lin Xiao returned again to where the third-stage Martial Emperor old man was.
“Master!” Seeing Lin Xiao, the third-stage Martial Emperor old man respectfully greeted.
From Lin Xiao’s appearance, he could roughly guess that Lin Xiao had definitely collected the giant boneless.
Thinking of this, the third-stage Martial Emperor old man felt a shiver. His master was truly too terrifying, too bold.
“Do you know a safe route from here in the Qiulu Mountains to Zhou Family Slope?” Lin Xiao immediately asked. This was also the reason he kept this third-stage Martial Emperor.
The news of Wu Dong’s death, although concealed, would probably be discovered sooner or later.
Even, Spirit Phoenix Valley might have life plaques or the like. It was possible they had already discovered.
In any case, the fall of a seventh-grade intermediate spirit controller would absolutely enrage Spirit Phoenix Valley.
Plus, the disciples of the three valleys, and a large number of people, had died in that deployed valley. The experts of Spirit Phoenix Valley and the other three valleys would probably all come.
At that time, the Qiulu Mountains would become very dangerous.
He had to quickly go to a teleportation array that could directly leave this area. The teleportation array at Zhou Family Slope, to quickly leave the range reachable by Spirit Phoenix Valley.
