However, its eyes couldn’t help but wander.
If these two humans could drive away the creatures that had taken over its lair, it wouldn’t be such a loss.
The Crystal-Eyed Mink quickly nodded its head in agreement and then grabbed the three high-quality spiritual stones.
One Dragon’s Breath Fern wasn’t enough to fill its stomach.
Amalia waited for it to finish eating and then instructed it to lead the way.
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"Senior Brother, we’ve been waiting here for so long. Why hasn’t the Crystal-Eyed Mink shown up yet?"
They had placed several Dragon’s Breath Fernes in an obvious location to lure out the Crystal-Eyed Mink.
However, after waiting for a long time, there was still no sign of it.
The young man with the surname Wan furrowed his brows tightly, "Could it be that the Crystal-Eyed Mink has another food preference now and isn’t interested in Dragon’s Breath Fern anymore? In the end, we might still have to use that thing."
"What thing?" a junior asked quickly.
"A hundred-year-old jade marrow. It’s the Crystal-Eyed Mink’s favorite food."
"Wow, Senior Brother, you even have a hundred-year-old jade marrow?"
The young man with the surname Wan replied calmly, "The Master only gave me a few drops. If this still doesn’t attract the Crystal-Eyed Mink, things will become troublesome."
The young man with the surname Wan immediately took out a jade bottle.
Inside the transparent bottle were three drops of jade marrow, aged for several centuries.
Fortunately, the hundred-year-old jade marrow did not disappoint them.
Within less than half an hour of opening it, a larger Crystal-Eyed Mink was attracted by the scent of the jade marrow.
The captured Crystal-Eyed Mink was forcibly bound by a slave contract and had no choice but to follow their commands.
It quickly led them to their destination, shrouded in mist and resembling another world.
As soon as they stepped into this area, the spiritual energy in the air increased dramatically.
"We found it! We found it!"
The two disciples from Artifact Refining Valley exclaimed with excitement.
The young man with the surname Wan also finally showed a hint of joy.
It was a relief that the hundred-year-old jade marrow given by his Master was not get wasted.
This item was extremely precious and an excellent material for alchemy.
If it had been squandered without any return, he would have had difficulty explaining it after they left.
"The spiritual energy here is so dense, it’s almost turned into mist. There must be a spiritual vein inside."
The faint mist surrounding them was actually the vaporized spiritual energy.
The fact that it had reached this level indicated that the spiritual vein inside was not small and had not been claimed by anyone before.
The three disciples immediately stepped into the mist.
This level of mist was inconsequential to cultivators and did not obstruct them in the slightest.
Following the most obvious direction of the vaporized spiritual energy, they soon came across a pool of water.
The surface of the water emitted a white, ethereal aura, like swirling smoke and clouds, resembling a celestial realm.
The pool was not large, measuring less than two meters in both length and width, and the water surface was very calm.
The three disciples from Artifact Refining Valley immediately held their breath, "We found it, we finally found the spiritual vein! With such a large spiritual pool, this vein must be over five thousand years old."
"The Double Cavern Secret Realm has been lost in the devil battlefield for tens of thousands of years. It’s not surprising that the spiritual vein is over five thousand years old," the young man with the surname Wan said, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Quickly, before anyone notices, let’s collect the spiritual liquid from the pool."
The two disciples eagerly rushed over, with one of them pulling out a jug to gather some of the spiritual liquid.
"Wait."
The young man with the surname Wan urgently called out to them, but he was a moment too late.
As one of the disciples reached out with the jug to the surface of the spiritual pool, a roar suddenly came from above.
A Golden Core Demonic Beast, at the peak of the Golden Core stage, leaped down from the air, causing the ground to shake.
This demonic beast was furious that humans dared to steal its spiritual liquid and deemed it unforgivable.
The enraged demonic beast lashed out with its tail, moving faster than the eye could see.
The disciple with the jug couldn’t dodge in time and was instantly struck by it, and severely injured.
The remaining two were also panicked, realizing that a Golden Core demonic beast was guarding this place.
Among them, the most powerful, Senior Brother Wan, was only at the late Golden Core stage.
"It’s actually a Black Star Beast."
The young man with the surname Wan’s face turned slightly pale.
He had considered many possibilities but never expected it to be a Black Star Beast.
With its formidable combat power, the Black Star Beast was nearly invincible at its level, which explained why it could guard this spiritual vein and prevent other powerful demonic beasts from seizing it.
Amalia and Kenny Lin arrived and saw the three Artifact Refining Valley disciples being beaten back step by step by the Black Star Beast.
"There are even people who discovered it before us," Kenny Lin said with a hint of amusement, "but defeat was only a matter of time."
"That Golden Core stage youth might have a killer move."
Kenny Lin didn’t say anything further, but his eyes glinted with an unreadable light.
"Fight to the death!"
The young man with the surname Wan, already injured and seeing that they might die at the hands of the Black Star Beast, was filled with intense frustration.
Having used three drops of century-old jade marrow and finally found the spiritual vein, how could they die at the hands of this demonic beast before even reaching the spiritual vein?
The Black Star Beast’s imposing presence prompted the young man to immediately order the Crystal-Eyed Mink to resist the attack.