Chapter 166 Black iron veins
“This island is not small, but there is no water source, no vegetation, let alone spiritual veins. No wonder no one occupies this place.”

After exploring the island, Zheng Pingkang reported the basic situation here to Fang Chen.

In fact, they already had a general idea of ​​what it was like in the sky just now. It was just a bare rocky island with nothing on it.

But this is just right for them.

Without any special resources, no one will covet you.

Few people pass by on weekdays.

It's suitable for growing up here.

As for water sources, vegetation and spiritual veins, they are not a problem for Fang Chen and he can use his abilities to solve them.

It’s a little more troublesome without a water source, but it can also be solved by relying on the spiritual rain technique.

Especially in the sea, using the Spirit Rain Technique will have a bonus.

"Thinking about it this way, Spirit Rain Technique can also be considered a seawater desalination technology."

This idea popped up in Fang Chen’s mind, but he couldn’t share it with the people in this world.

At least not now.

Therefore, he could only ask Zheng Pingkang: "Is there any place suitable for building a base?"

The initial stronghold certainly cannot be built directly on the edge of the island, otherwise it will be exposed quickly even if the island is rarely visited.

Especially this kind of stone island with little obstruction.

"It doesn't really make any difference. This place is all uneven stone ground with no shelter. We are in the center of the island, so it's not easy to be discovered."

Zheng Pingkang shook his head. Although there were many rocks on the island, there were not many that were higher than one meter, so the entire island was in full view.

It is located in the center, and due to the large area of ​​the island, it is not easy to be discovered by passers-by.

However, if someone flew over the sky, it would still be easy to spot them.

"Well... this isn't very safe, Lao Lin, what do you think?"

Fang Chen looked at Lin Qingshan, who was calculating the position of the relay space, and wanted to know his opinion.

"If you want to be secretive, why not consider underwater or underground?"

Lin Qingshan did come up with a plan, but it sounded a bit far-fetched.

However, after thinking about it, Fang Chen felt that it was still feasible.

"Underground or underwater?"

If we build a fairy residence like the one in the Moon God Market and then fix it somewhere underground or underwater, it can indeed be very concealed.

"I don't recommend going underwater. This is the Star-Moon Sea. There might be some monsters in the water. It's better to be careful."

Zheng Pingkang rejected the underwater proposal, but he agreed with the underground idea.

So he continued, "I'll go and see if there are any natural holes in the ground. If not, we can dig on the spot."

He is still in the state of gathering his soul. If he wants to create an underground space, although it is a bit difficult, it is not impossible.

However, if there is a ready-made underground cave, this trouble can be avoided.

As he spoke, a part of the ghost cultivators separated from Zheng Pingkang's body and entered the underground with the help of his soul.

"These ghost cultivators should not have reached the Spirit Ghost Stage yet, right? Can they pass on information?"

The Spirit Ghost Stage is equivalent to the fifth level of Qi training. Only ghost cultivators at this level can develop spiritual intelligence. However, Zheng Pingkang is a natural ghost king with inherited memories. He must have his reasons for doing this.

So Fang Chen asked curiously.

"They can't actively explore anything, but they will obey my orders. After they have wandered around underground and I gather their souls, I will know what they have seen."

Zheng Pingkang shook his head. He actually took advantage of the nature of soul gathering.

After the souls are gathered, the memories of all souls will be shared with the main soul, which is Zheng Pingkang.

If these ghost cultivators have reached the Spirit Ghost Stage, they can choose to block their memories and only hand over control of their power.

Of course that's impossible now.

Since they have no intelligence, their memories will be completely open to Zheng Pingkang.

It was like taking advantage of the soul gathering loophole. "I see."

Fang Chen nodded. An auxiliary spell used to improve one's own strength could also be developed for such a purpose. He was truly worthy of being called a natural ghost king.

The understanding is high.

The next step is to wait for information from the ghost cultivator that Zheng Pingkang sent out.

Lin Qingshan was still calculating.

Fang Chen was meditating and practicing, but this time he was practicing the Ghost King Sutra. After all, his incarnation was essentially still the body of a ghost cultivator, and his cultivation level was only at the first level of the Spirit Ghost Stage.

It is obviously impossible for someone with this kind of strength to make a name for himself in the Star-Moon Sea, and he doesn't have many spiritual plants or elixirs that can improve his ghost cultivation.

Fortunately, he still holds a powerful weapon - Soul Gathering.

With this trick, even if he encounters a foundation-building cultivator, his incarnation can deal with it.

As long as one has the strength of the Foundation Establishment Stage, it is very easy to make a name for oneself in the Star-Moon Sea.

Despite this, necessary training should not be neglected.

After all, the strength gained by relying on soul gathering is still weaker than that of cultivators of the same level, and the stronger the external incarnation becomes, the stronger the strength after soul gathering will be.

An hour later, the ghost cultivators released by Zheng Pingkang finally returned to his body.

"How about it?"

Fang Chen also finished his practice and asked about the situation he had discovered.

"There is indeed a natural underground cave under the island, but it is not connected to the outside world. I will find a suitable location to open it up."

Zheng Pingkang said this and ran away.

"Let's follow suit."

Lin Qingshan, who had already finished the calculations, summoned a flying boat and motioned Fang Chen to get in and catch up with Zheng Pingkang together.

"You guys are here too, and it just so happens that I have already dug a passage to the underground cave."

When the flying boat stopped at where Zheng Pingkang was, he had already dug a cave, and the stones he had dug were scattered around.

Fang Chen looked down through the cave curiously and found that there was indeed a large space inside.

Lin Qingshan was attracted by the scattered stones. He picked up a piece and examined it carefully. Then he also uttered a surprised voice: "This is black iron ore!"

"Black iron ore?"

Fang Chen was shocked, this was a spiritual mine.

Black iron is a commonly used material for refining tools in the world of cultivation.

It is said that as long as ordinary iron ore is exposed to spiritual energy for a long time, there is a chance that it will transform into black iron ore, which can be used to refine magical instruments.

After multiple smeltings, it can also be used to refine spiritual weapons for foundation-building monks.

The reason why black iron is commonly used is that it is common, and therefore the price is not high. The price of a pound of black iron ore ranges from two to ten spirit stones depending on its content. If it is purified black iron, a pound only costs fifty spirit stones.

It sounds expensive, but if you use a pound of black iron to refine a magical weapon, the final product can be sold for at least five hundred spirit stones.

This is the case when the refining techniques are extremely poor.

For an outstanding weapon refiner, a pound of black iron is enough to refine a top-grade magic weapon, the price of which can even reach three thousand spirit stones, which is more expensive than an ordinary low-grade spirit weapon.

There is no way. Although lower-grade spiritual weapons are stronger than top-grade magic weapons, the latter can be used by cultivators at the first level of Qi training, and the consumption is not large, which is enough to increase the strength to a higher level.

At the beginning, we faced clients with deep pockets.

They don't care about this little bit of spirit stones.

Ignoring Fang Chen's exclamation, Lin Qingshan went straight to the cave entrance and jumped down.

Soon, his voice came from inside: "There is indeed a black iron vein underneath, and it looks like the reserves are not small."

At the end, he added: "City Lord, now we are rich."

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