Chapter 762 Tianyuan Great Force, Ore Vein Relocation (5K)_3
A week later, Daisy led the caravan back to Tianyuan City, bringing back the complete set of "mining vein relocation" as well as many materials scarce in the territory.
Mu Yuan was the first to pick up the tome of the mystery skill for earth vein relocation and examined it.
He meticulously went through it to ensure he had fully memorized and understood it.
But this alone was not enough.
He only understood the mystery skill in theory, but did not possess the skill required for it.
Mu Yuan then picked up the spell-engraving steles sealed within boxes. Each of these steles was individually packaged, and upon touching them, he felt the power of the enchantments they contained.
There was also an attached note.
"After opening, please use the stele promptly. The method of use is to infuse spiritual power for comprehension. If not used within three days after opening, the power of the stele will dissipate, leading to failure in awakening skills, for which the Jiuxuan Group assumes no responsibility."
"Remark: The skill awakening rate for the spell-engraving stele at the Legendary Realm is 53%. If multiple steles are used consecutively without awakening a skill, the Jiuxuan Group also assumes no responsibility."
Mu Yuan had received a Skill Stele before.
Skill Steles aid in awakening a certain skill, and they can be used permanently. Although the spell-engraving steles do not compare, being single-use items, they have one advantage: they are somewhat easier to comprehend.
Mu Yuan picked up an engraving stele.
Engraved upon it was a symbol, profound and inscrutable. At first glance, it looked like a nine, at second, a lot, and on the third glance, the character became completely unrecognizable, increasingly arcane and abstruse.
He infused his spiritual power into it, resonating with the incredible force contained within.
Immediately,
"I have comprehended, this Lord has comprehended!"
"Alert: You have comprehended the spell stele, awakening the advanced skill 'Nine Mysteries Earth Vein Transference Skill'."
He opened his eyes.
In front of him, the magical power contained within the stele faded rapidly from the mysterious symbols until they vanished. Soon what he held in his hands was just an ordinary blank stele.
Isloa, Dead Bone, and Duo Lai also each picked up a stele to use.
A certain general did not disappoint, awakening a skill on the first try.
Mu Yuan looked at Dead Bone.
Without a word, Dead Bone understood what he was asking, "No problem, the engraving of the spell requires specific materials as well as cultivation of a certain spell to Great Perfection, Bone can do it, give Bone three days' time."
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Mu Yuan said, "There's no need to rush it."
He then looked at Isloa.
Having cooperated for a long time, Isloa intuitively understood, "No problem, with the Nine Mysteries Mystery Skill and our current team's combat power, it's sufficient to relocate an ordinary resource site. However, limited by our experience, our relocation process might not be perfect, and some loss is inevitable."
"I suggest we start with relocating a small-scale Soul Sand Mine, and if the trial goes well, then we move on to the Six-Color Fruit Grove."
Mu Yuan understood.
It was a test run.
The Soul Sand Mines were not particularly rare; in the Ten Directions Island Domain, more than twenty micro and small-scale Soul Sand Mines had been discovered. Even if one were to be ruined in the process, it wouldn't matter much.
The Six-Color Fruit Grove, on the other hand, was much rarer. The fruits produced there could enhance the eater's affinity for a specific series of elements.
It indeed was a fairly valuable treasure.
...
The next day,
in the North Domain of the Ten Directions Island Domain.
Duo Lai, Isloa, Mu Yuan, and Dead Bone, Lu Liu, along with several others from the Legendary Realm, were all present.
The incarnation of Tree Demon Granny had also arrived.
"This time, we focus on practice while staying alert to any possible attacks from the remnants of the Monster Overlord. If... if the enemy attacks, then eliminating the enemy becomes our top priority."
For this reason, Uta, Sophia, Rakshasa, and Lian Yue, several inconspicuous yet potent Fourth-order Strongmen, also arrived at the scene.
Duo Lai was the main force behind the relocation.
General Duo, wearing the Epic treasure Crown of Sovereignty, with the amplification from this relic, casually grasped and easily controlled the Elements of Heaven and Earth within tens of thousands of miles, enclosing the small-scale Soul Sand Mine firmly within his grasp.
This way, Duo Lai alone possessed the Great Force needed to move the mining vein, and one person being in charge meant less damage to the mining vein compared to a group working together, theoretically a better solution... if one person could handle the energy expenditure.
Isloa split into thirteen forms, quickly arranging the stabilizing formation and auxiliary materials.
After a short while,
"We can start now,"
"Mm."
Duo Lai was serious as he began to lift his hands in a gesture of support.
His body was like a furnace, voraciously consuming the rolling energy of heaven and earth.
"Rise——"
Boom——
The ground trembled, and gravel from the mountain that housed the vein cascaded down. Soon, alarming cracks spidered across the mountain.
Immediately afterwards, the entire mountain crumbled with a thunderous collapse.
Amid the shattered peaks, a vein bound by spells, mystery skills, and the power of heaven and earth shone lightly, slowly rising upwards.
The vein seemed to alternate between tangible and intangible states as it steadily separated from the land.
As it ascended, its glow flickered uncertainly.
It looked as though it could collapse or be damaged at any moment.
Lu Liu and Isloa stepped forward one after another to provide assistance from the side, but this only stabilized the vein slightly.
Nonetheless, loss was difficult to avoid.
At that moment,
Buzz——
Dead Bone made a move.
A vast expanse of mountains, piled with white bones, spanned the sky above as if suppressing the nine heavens and ten earths, simultaneously subduing the unstable vein.
Half an hour later, with assistance from various sources, Duo Lai finally extracted the vein.
"This mystery skill and spell array are very profound. They don't involve concepts directly, yet they ingeniously imprison the very concept of the vein itself in order to preserve the integrity of the vein,"
Dead Bone mused.
If his power was sufficient, could he directly extract the concept of the vein and move it in a few breaths?
He believed it was feasible, but his own power was lacking; he was still too weak.
After extracting the vein, the following work should have been much simpler.
Mu Yuan originally thought so.
The operation manual said as much.
However, this small Soul Sand Mine was just too far from Tianyuan City.
When they had traversed three thousand miles, both Lu Liu and Isloa had already expended more than half their energy.
During this, Duo Lai bore the brunt of the pressure.
Fortunately, Duo Lai not only had an energy reserve tens of times greater than his peers but his recovery rate was unmatched in the Legendary Realm.
He claimed he wasn't even out of breath.
But while he could hold on, the spell array that confined and stabilized the vein was faltering.
The radiance from the vein grew dimmer and was almost certain not to last until Tianyuan City.
Dead Bone intervened once again.
The journey to the site had taken them most of the day, but the return trip took a full two days and nights.
By the time they reached the boundary of Tianyuan City, even Duo Lai admitted he was nearly at his limit.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Duo Lai, who was supporting the vein, seemed like a giant standing between heaven and earth, shaking the very world with his stride.
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A Featherman nation's strongman visiting Tianyuan City gaped, "Such a display of Great Force!"
A Gemstone Duchy legend, having just arrived at Tianyuan City, contemplated from afar, "Is that the migration of a vein? Could the few figures carrying the vein be legends from Tianyuan City?"
"I must take note of these legendary beings of Tianyuan City; the rumors say there are three, but it seems there are far more."
Duke Gold was still lingering in Tianyuan City.
He glanced at the distant legend of the Gemstone family and let out a soft snort, feeling pleased with himself.
"Although you Gemstone Duchy made contact with Tianyuan City earlier, only I, Duke Gold, understand the true extent of Tianyuan City's power. It's much more than just a few legends."