That’s right.

The warriors from both realms guessed correctly.

The spirit stone mine vein revealed by the collapse was indeed carried off by a dog, and not a single bit remained.

In fact, the streaming light rising up and the mine vein emerging were inseparable from Jun Changxiao, because the Big Mouth Beast, under frantic pursuit, accidentally crashed through the spirit vein’s barrier, which is why there was the later scene of streaming light piercing the sky.

This was fate.

So then, the question was:

The mine vein was triggered to emerge early by Jun Changxiao chasing the Big Mouth Beast, and he took all the spirit stones inside—was there anything wrong with that?

“Damn it!”

“How can there be no spirit stones!”

The experts from both realms stood in the air, their expressions extremely colorful.

According to past conventions, as long as there was a celestial phenomenon, there would absolutely be a mine vein. In fact, that was indeed the case, only… what remained was an empty mine vein.

After confirming there were no spirit stones, the rough middle-aged man said without good humor: “Let’s go, let’s go.”

“Swoosh!”

“Swoosh!”

Tens of thousands of Imperial Soul Realm warriors flew away from this place.

The Imperial Sky Realm side didn’t try to stop them. After hesitating at the empty mine vein for a while, they dejectedly left.

The two realms were fighting over the mine vein, but the result was there was nothing at all, so naturally they wouldn’t cross blades.

In that case.

Jun Changxiao not only obtained a large amount of spirit stones, but also defused a slaughter, saving countless lives—truly meritorious beyond measure!

…

“Hahaha!”

“Hahahahaha!”

On a certain bald mountain peak, Gou Sheng covered his face and let out doglike laughter, because he wasn’t wearing the wig, his head looked especially shiny.

Laughing this happily, he must have reaped a bountiful harvest.

Although the mining process wasn’t described in detail, in fact, mining a large-scale mine vein yielded billions of first-grade spirit stones, as well as one… spirit stone mother!

Speaking of the spirit stone mother, we have to mention the Profound Stone and Dao Stone mothers.

Before Jun Changxiao left the lower realm, he brought both types of reproducible resources onto the ship, mainly worried about them being stolen if left at the sect.

“Dog-like system!”

After laughing, Jun Changxiao held his head high and chest out: “You tell me—was it worth it or not!”

“…”

The system fell silent.

Just now, for a modified wig, he had frantically bombarded the Big Mouth Beast with artillery. It had mocked him, but the result was unexpectedly obtaining a mine vein. Truly… professionally getting face-slapped, never surpassed.

“Hmph.”

“Just luck!”

“I don’t believe the host can encounter another mine vein!”

“Thanks!”

Jun Changxiao immediately got excited.

The jinx was activating. Who knows, he might find another one!

Although he had settled all the disciples in the warship, beginning the great space age, he definitely still had to develop the sect and had to make them stronger, so the more martial dao resources, the better.

“What is this little guy?”

Jun Changxiao opened his left hand, with a caterpillar in his palm.

This was the Big Mouth Beast that had fled in panic just now. Because of being frightened, its body had shrunk to the size of a peanut.

“…”

At this moment, the little guy was trembling with fear.

Mainly because after eating Gou Sheng’s wig, it had been bombarded and developed psychological trauma.

Jun Changxiao pinched it up, saying: “You should have opened your spiritual intelligence and can understand human speech. This lord gives you three counts to introduce yourself, otherwise…”

“I’m a Spirit-Guarding Beast!”

Before he finished speaking, the little guy proactively confessed, showing quite high awareness.

“Function.”

“Guard spirit veins!”

“Oh?”

Jun Changxiao’s eyes lit up.

Could it be that he was able to find the mine vein so easily and effortlessly precisely because of this reason?

However.

For such a cowardly little guy to actually guard spirit veins was simply a bit absurd.

The Spirit-Guarding Beast said: “My other responsibility is to eat spirit stones.”

Jun Changxiao rolled his eyes, saying: “In my view, you’re only responsible for eating, not for guarding, right?”

“Uh…”

Seemingly hit right on the mark, the little guy was speechless.

Jun Changxiao said: “Can you find spirit veins?”

“I can’t…”

Seeing this human’s eyes suddenly become extremely cold, the Spirit-Guarding Beast hastily said: “I can, I can find them!”

“Very good.”

Jun Changxiao placed him back in his palm, using his index finger to play with him, saying: “Relax your mind and sign a contract with this lord.”

“Ah?”

The little guy was dumbfounded.

“Don’t dawdle.”

“Okay, okay!”

The Spirit-Guarding Beast was truly cowardly. It immediately relaxed its mind and established a contract relationship with him.

Thus, Jun Changxiao’s beast repository added another member. Although it was destined to be a background character in the future, maybe not even getting screen time, the key point was it could be used now!

“Damn!”

The system said: “I’m going to get face-slapped again, aren’t I?”

Heaven-defying good luck wouldn’t come multiple times, but now that he had a Spirit-Guarding Beast that could find spirit veins, it would definitely be easy!

Professionally jinxing for thirty years, never surpassed to this day.

“Are there any spirit stone mine veins nearby?”

“Seems like there aren’t!”

“Either there are or there aren’t—what do you mean ‘seems like’?”

The little guy weakly said: “Only within a hundred zhang of me can I detect spirit vein auras.”

Jun Changxiao pinched it up again, saying: “Then what use does this lord have for you?”

The Independent Battlefield’s area was definitely not small, and spirit stone mine veins existed deep underground. Being able to detect them only within a hundred zhang was completely useless.

“Master!”

The Spirit-Guarding Beast said: “The stronger my power, the wider my detection range will expand.”

“How do you get stronger?”

“Eat spirit stones!”

“Haven’t found any mines yet, and this lord has to support you first?”

“Yeah.”

“Bye bye.”

Jun Changxiao flicked his finger, and the little guy immediately flew out magnificently.

…

That night.

In a cave in the wilderness.

After Hua Meigui finished eating the prepared food, she propped her chin up and looked at Jun Changxiao who was pondering problems, her face showing a sweet smile.

While at the Eternal Sect, she would transform into a capable internal affairs assistant. Now in the outside world, with no high-level members or disciples, she naturally very much enjoyed this kind of two-person world.

Especially.

Husband’s head was so shiny!

“Swish!”

After thinking for a bit, Jun Changxiao produced a spirit stone, saying: “Eat!”

During the day, he had traveled hundreds of thousands of li in the battlefield, confirming this place was vast and boundless, but he simply hadn’t encountered any spirit stone mine veins.

He still had to go to the Imperial Soul Realm and didn’t have time for carpet-style searching, so he could only place his hopes on the Spirit-Guarding Beast that would get stronger from eating spirit stones.

“Thank you, Master!”

The little guy wasn’t polite either. Its body slightly expanded, opened its mouth and swallowed the spirit stone, feeling like it didn’t even chew!

“Finished eating?”

“Finished eating!”

“…”

Jun Changxiao’s facial expression became colorful.

Even cheating himself needed time to absorb spirit stones, but this guy solved it in one gulp—it was a bit too exaggerated!

Normal.

Special demonic beasts naturally all had special abilities.

“Has your strength improved?”

“No!”

“Clang!”

The Supreme Immortal Sword was unsheathed, resting under its mouth.

The little guy stammered: “M-Master, one spirit stone can’t bring me too much energy!”

“Then how many do you need?”

“At least… a hundred thousand!”

“Bang!”

The little guy crashed into the stone wall, then slid down with a sizzle.

Jun Changxiao roared: “With an appetite this big, why don’t you eat shit!”

…

To make the Spirit-Guarding Beast stronger, one or ten spirit stones definitely wouldn’t work. He had to increase the food quantity.

“Sigh!”

After thinking all night, Jun Changxiao still first took out several hundred spirit stones, saying: “Hurry up and eat yourself strong!”

The two had already established a contract relationship. This guy definitely wouldn’t deceive him. To be able to find more spirit veins faster, he had to take a gamble!

“Munch, munch!”

The Spirit-Guarding Beast unceremoniously opened its mouth and started swallowing.

“…” Jun Changxiao watched with heartache, toothache, and nerve-ending ache.

However.

Another problem appeared!

Although the Spirit-Guarding Beast ate spirit stones quickly, it could only swallow ten thousand per day. If it continued eating, it wouldn’t absorb the energy!

“Dammit!”

Jun Changxiao grabbed it up, roaring: “Why didn’t you say so earlier!”

“Husband.”

Hua Meigui said: “Since it can only eat ten thousand per day, why not take it to the Time-Space Secret Realm?”

Jun Changxiao delightedly said: “That’s right!”

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