Xue Mingzhao nodded in satisfaction, looked down at her lower abdomen, and then slowly raised her hand.
Indeed.
The third petal of the flower in her palm had already been colored.
It was a faint shade of blue.
Xue Mingzhao closed her palm, secretly delighted.
Heaven had treated her well.
As soon as she arrived in this world, she had been arranged five opportunities.
The few treasures she had obtained so far were each more heaven-defying than the last.
If these five petals truly represented five opportunities, then she only had two left to find.
She was already starting to look forward to them.
Xue Mingzhao spread her hand open again, pointing her palm at Baize.
“Baize, do you recognize this flower?”
Baize: “...”
It suddenly felt like crying.
Just what kind of things were surrounding its master?
A spiritual root that possessed self-awareness and talked all day long.
A stone that could hold an entire world—oh, it should be called a bracelet now.
And now, a flower of unknown origin had popped up.
It would never dare to claim it knew all things again.
Could these things have been personally created by her master?
As soon as this thought popped up, Baize froze.
How strange.
Why did it feel like these things were created by its master?
Her master was clearly just a minor disciple who had only recently drawn Qi into her body.
But yesterday, it clearly remembered her master seeming to be—
Baize's mind suddenly went blank.
What it had just thought of vanished completely in an instant.
When it snapped back to its senses, it met Xue Mingzhao's questioning gaze.
Baize shook its head blankly. “I've never seen it.”
How strange.
What happened just now?
It had actually spaced out while answering its master's question.
Xue Mingzhao did not think too much of it, simply reaching out to pat its head.
Her background was special to begin with.
This flower was highly likely related to her arrival in this world, so it was normal that Baize did not recognize it.
Xue Mingzhao raised her hand again to pat Xiao Qian's bun-knots.
“Since you've acknowledged me as your master, you are mine now, and this world belongs to me too?”
Xiao Qian nodded. “Yes.”
Xue Mingzhao's eyes instantly lit up.
“Then can I take the things here out with me?”
“Yes.”
The moment those words left her mouth, Xue Mingzhao immediately turned the Azure Ripple Leaf around and headed straight for the spirit vein she had seen earlier.
“Spirit stones, here I come—”
“Hahahahaha!”
Xiao Qian fell into deep thought as she watched her laugh up at the sky.
Her master did not seem to be quite right in the head.
Just as she was thinking this, Xue Mingzhao suddenly reached out and scooped her into her arms.
The Azure Ripple Leaf transformed into a streak of green light, carrying everyone toward the spirit vein.
Along the way, the Chaos Spiritual Root was incredibly happy.
As expected of a companion sharing the same origin.
The spiritual energy here was both dense and pure, making it comfortable to live in.
Most importantly, Xiao Qian was much better than that quiet cauldron and that talkative, spoiled beast.
The group quickly returned to the spirit vein they had passed earlier.
After getting close, Xue Mingzhao sensed it carefully and almost jumped off the Azure Ripple Leaf in excitement.
A supreme-grade spirit vein!
She had truly struck it rich this time!
Xue Mingzhao could not wait to pull out a spirit rock pickaxe from her storage bag and started digging at the spirit vein.
One swing.
Two swings.
Three swings.
Every single swing was filled with a longing for wealth.
Seeing this, Baize also stepped forward to help.
Strands of snow-white spiritual energy seeped into the soil through the tips of its hooves, and the ground gently vibrated in response.
One after another, smooth spirit stones broke free from the rock and soil, slowly floating to the surface.
Each one was about the same size, with a clean and smooth surface, arranged in neat rows.
Xue Mingzhao's eyes gleamed as she watched.
“Amazing! These spirit stones are exactly the same size, like they were copy-pasted.”
Although Baize did not understand what "copy-pasted" meant, it could tell its master was praising it.
It immediately puffed out its chest and worked even harder to mine.
The Chaos Spiritual Root sneered from the side, “Hehe, no wonder you don't know anything when asked. It turns out all your thoughts are spent on how to curry favor.”
Baize did not even spare it a glance.
This fellow was just jealous.
No need to pay attention to it.
The person and the beast dug with burning enthusiasm, wishing they could empty the entire spirit vein on the spot.
Xiao Qian stood by and watched for a long while before finally raising her hand and giving a gentle wave.
There was no roaring sound, nor was there any violent shaking.
A faint, soft glow slowly emanated from beneath the ground.
One by one, the lustrous spirit stones broke free from the rock and soil on their own, floating up along the light and gathering continuously in the open clearing.
In just a brief moment, they piled up into a small hill.
Shouldering her spirit rock pickaxe, Xue Mingzhao silently looked at the few spirit stones she had just dug up, then at the small hill of spirit stones beside her.
She could not help but click her tongue.
This was way too easy.
The Chaos Spiritual Root finally caught an opportunity and immediately mocked Baize, “See that? Some foreign divine beast can only waste spiritual energy digging rocks.”
“You can't compare to her at all.”
Baize turned and jumped into Xue Mingzhao's arms, pointing its rear at the Chaos Spiritual Root, too lazy to pay attention to it.
Xiao Qian looked at Xue Mingzhao in confusion.
“You've been busy all this time just for these things?”
Xue Mingzhao nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes, yes! Baby Xiao Qian, you're too amazing!”
Embarrassed by the praise, Xiao Qian turned her face away slightly.
“They're just a few stones.”
Xue Mingzhao immediately took out her storage bag and joyfully packed all the spirit stones on the ground inside.
After packing them, she did not leave.
Clutching her storage bag, she looked at Xiao Qian with a face full of anticipation.
Xiao Qian: “...”
She waved her hand again.
A soft light flashed, and dozens of spirit stones broke through the ground again, landing neatly in the clearing.
Xue Mingzhao's eyes lit up. She quickly put the spirit stones into her storage bag, and after finishing, she looked at Xiao Qian eagerly again.
Xiao Qian blinked, as if she had suddenly discovered something fun.
Xue Mingzhao would look at her.
She would wave her hand, sending over a few spirit stones.
Xue Mingzhao would lower her head to collect them, then look up at her again.
Xiao Qian would wave her hand again.
A few more spirit stones would fly over.
The human and the artifact spirit played like this for several rounds.
Xue Mingzhao grinned so wide her smile almost reached her ears.
The Chaos Spiritual Root finally could not watch any longer. “What are you doing? This is my spirit pet! Who said you could play with her like that?”
Xiao Qian stopped her hand and did not speak.
Xue Mingzhao glared fiercely at the Chaos Spiritual Root.
You and your big mouth!
She had finally found a sustainable way to make a fortune, only for it to ruin it.
Xue Mingzhao's eyes darted around. She immediately looked at Xiao Qian and began a stream of flattery.
“My dear baby Xiao Qian, you are simply too amazing!”
“With just a wave of your hand, you can make spirit stones fly out of the ground on their own. In time, wouldn't you be able to move mountains and rivers at will, overturn the seas with a wave of your hand, and change day to night with a snap of your fingers!”
Xiao Qian tilted her head to look at her.
“How did you know?”
Xue Mingzhao: “Ah?”
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