A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 50 The Heaven-Mending Pill and the Great Teleportation Token

"Oh no! The mine is collapsing!" A scream shattered the chaos, and everyone was instantly terrified. Forget about the scavenged ore and their companions, they fled frantically into the depths of the tunnel. Scrap stones tumbled beneath their feet, and the cracking sound of the rock walls splitting behind them drew ever closer. The shadow of death instantly enveloped the entire cave.

The cave where the monster dwells has been dug into a maze, with crisscrossing paths, each leading to unknown darkness.

The chaotic flow of people was instantly torn into several streams, fleeing in different directions. The piercing screams and the rumble of falling rocks intertwined. No one knew which path would lead to survival, and whether they could escape this desperate situation alive depended entirely on their own fate.

Luo Ming was swept away by the surging crowd for dozens of feet, all he could hear were desperate cries and the deafening crash of rocks hitting each other.

He knew in his heart that such a panicked escape would only lead to his death, so he immediately summoned the Golden Light Shield. A golden spiritual energy shield instantly unfolded, with runes flowing on its surface, blocking all the flying debris.

At the same time, he tapped his toes, and with the help of the Wind Control Technique, his body moved sideways like a willow catkin, nimbly weaving through the gaps between the falling rocks.

Huge boulders weighing tens of thousands of kilograms kept crashing down from above, shaking the entire cave. Luo Ming knew that even with the golden shield protecting him, he couldn't withstand such impacts.

If he were hit head-on, the enormous impact would instantly disrupt his spiritual energy, cause his magical artifacts to malfunction, and if he encountered falling rocks again, he would be shattered to pieces.

His eyes were fixed on his surroundings, using his wind manipulation technique to avoid the deadly threat overhead while searching for a way out. Just then, a narrow fork in the road came into view on the left, just wide enough for one person to pass through, which would allow him to avoid the impact of a large-scale rockfall.

Without the slightest hesitation, Luo Ming dashed inside. Just as he regained his footing, he heard a deafening roar of boulders tumbling down behind him, narrowly escaping disaster.

"Boom—" A violent collapse sounded behind us. The main passage was completely blocked by dust and boulders. The broken stones rolled down and hit the rock wall at the entrance of the side road with a dull sound.

Luo Ming leaned against the cold, damp rock wall. The escape that had just taken less than ten breaths was a life-or-death struggle, where every step he took would have meant being turned into a meat pie.

Only when the cave became completely quiet, with only the faint sound of falling pebbles remaining, did Luo Ming breathe a sigh of relief. With a thought, a small figure darted out of his spirit beast pouch—it was the Wind Fox Beast.

Perhaps because it had been in the spirit beast pouch for too long, the Wind Fox Beast was very excited as soon as it came out. Before it could give it any instructions, it transformed into a shadow and darted out along the passage.

"Great, you're making things easier for me as your master more and more," Luo Ming said with a satisfied smile, then concealed his aura and followed closely behind.

Besides the thick smell of dust, there was also a faint, fishy odor in the air—the ferocious aura unique to demonic beasts, carrying a slightly sweet, bloody scent.

An hour later, the stench from the depths of the passage grew even stronger.

"Looks like we're almost at the monster's lair." Luo Ming frowned, his gaze sweeping over the rock wall beside him, and he treaded even lighter. The rock wall was covered with deep, bone-deep claw marks, crisscrossing and densely packed, some of which still had fresh slime on them, clearly left by the monster's long-term activity.

After traveling for about half an incense stick's time, a deep roar suddenly came from ahead, causing rubble to fall from the inner walls of the passage. Immediately afterward, the wind fox beast that was scouting ahead transmitted information to him through its divine soul, saying that it had encountered a huge spider demon beast.

Luo Ming immediately stopped, realizing that the Wind Fox Beast had accidentally triggered the warning spider silk laid by the demon beast, which had caused the beast to chase after it in a frenzy.

He immediately gave the Wind Fox Beast a command, instructing it to use its speed advantage to lure the monster away. A moment later, the heavy crawling and roaring sounds gradually faded into the distance, and only then did Luo Ming summon the Wind Spirit Veil to cover his body before slowly emerging from his hiding place.

He knew very well that the creature that had been lured away was a Blood Jade Spider at the peak of the fourth level. The Wind Fox Beast had no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation, but it had the advantage of speed and the ability to hide, which allowed it to lead the huge Blood Jade Spider in circles and buy itself time.

"A level four demonic beast..." Luo Ming felt a pang of regret. "If I could subdue and train it, it would definitely be a great help in the future."

He had long harbored the idea of ​​subduing this Blood Jade Spider, intending to use a secret technique from the "Spirit Control Manual" to forcibly subdue it. Although this would significantly reduce the Blood Jade Spider's strength, possibly even dropping it to level three, and further control would require even more divine sense, the potential of a level four demon beast still greatly tempted him.

"Never mind, finding the teleportation array is the priority." Luo Ming suppressed the thought in his mind and thought to himself. He remembered that the teleportation array was hidden near the Blood Jade Spider's nest. Now that he had found traces of the Blood Jade Spider here, it meant that the teleportation array was nearby, and the colorless skeleton he wanted most was right next to the teleportation array.

The wind-blown veil completely concealed his figure and spiritual energy fluctuations, making him appear as a shadow blending into the darkness.

"Found it!" Luo Ming was overjoyed and his gaze suddenly locked onto the front - in the center of the empty stone chamber, a long-distance teleportation array about ten feet square was quietly laid out. The array pattern was outlined by pale golden spiritual light. Although it had been eroded by the years, there was still a faint spiritual power flowing between the patterns. It was obviously not completely destroyed. However, one corner was missing, which made the teleportation array unable to function.

On one side of the teleportation array, a five-colored skeleton sat cross-legged. Its bones were crystal clear, as if carved from jade, yet they exuded a deathly coldness. The skeleton's right hand was clenched into a fist, tightly gripping a blue token. The token was about the size of a palm, and its surface was engraved with complex and ancient runes, clearly indicating that it was an ancient artifact.

"The Great Teleportation Token!" Luo Ming's eyes narrowed, and he instantly recognized the origin of the token.

It is rumored that this token can withstand spatial storms during ultra-long-distance teleportation, and is at least made of magic weapon-grade materials.

Without the slightest hesitation, he reached out and summoned the blue-glowing token into his hand. It felt neither like gold nor wood, and he didn't know what material it was. Without examining it closely, he tossed it into his storage bag.

Then a fireball talisman was released, and flames roared and swept towards the colorless skeleton. The bones turned to ashes upon contact with the fire, leaving behind a few five-colored round beads.

"It seems this is the real Heaven-Mending Pill."

Luo Ming gazed at the eight colorful beads with delight. He remembered that these objects had the miraculous effect of enhancing spiritual root aptitude. With his current three spiritual roots, if he were to completely refine these objects, he might be able to reach the aptitude of two spiritual roots.

He carefully placed it into a jade box, intending to return and put it into the Spirit Gathering Cauldron to see the effect.

After doing all this, Luo Ming carefully erased the traces he had left behind. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly realized a problem. So he put the Great Teleportation Token back next to the teleportation array and then went to a shadowy corner to completely conceal his figure with the Wind Spirit Veil.

A moment later, a shadowy figure appeared from a distance. It was the Wind Fox Beast that had lured away the Blood Jade Spider. Now that it had obtained what it wanted, all that remained was to wait quietly for further developments.