Twenty thousand low level spirit stones were enough for a Golden Core Stage cultivator to use.
It was more than enough for a peak Core Formation cultivator to enter the Golden Core Stage.
But Li Mo knew he was no ordinary peak Core Formation cultivator.
Li Mo couldn't help but ask Meng Lin.
"Senior, I want to go to Golden Snake Mountain's mine tomorrow."
The cave of the Golden Snake Mountain had astral winds blowing from the Golden Snake Mountain. Although the astral winds were a little dangerous, they contained spiritual energy.
It was a good place for seclusion.
"Golden Snake Mountain's mine?"
Meng Lin was stunned by Li Mo's words.
In Meng Lin's mind, Li Mo was talented enough.
With these twenty thousand low level spirit stones, it should be enough for Li Mo to enter the Golden Core Stage.
Seeing Meng Lin's confusion, Li Mo grinned.
"I want to enter the Golden Core Stage as soon as possible."
"Got it!"
Meng Lin nodded, then said in a bright voice:
"I will personally take you there tomorrow. There are clansmen mining there. You can get to know them."
Meng Lin, Li Mo, and Chi You drank a few cups.
It was late at night, so Li Mo, Chi You, and Fatty Ball washed up and went to sleep …
The next day, at dawn, the Meng clansmen gathered in front of Meng Lin's room.
Meng Lin had been training the Meng clansmen for the past few days, starting at sunrise.
After lunch, they trained until the moon rose in the evening.
The door opened with a creak.
Meng Lin looked at the Meng clansmen and remembered he didn't just have to bring Li Mo to Golden Snake Mountain.
He also had to train the clansmen.
"I have something to do with your clan leader. Continue your training!
If I come back and find you lazing around … "
Meng Lin took out a branch from his storage bag and whipped it a few times.
The Meng clansmen shuddered at the sight of Meng Lin's swishing branch.
Be it man or woman, young or old, none of the Meng clansmen had ever been whipped by this thing.
"Good morning, senior."
The freshly washed Li Mo yawned as he walked out of his room and shouted at Meng Lin.
Li Mo heard Meng Lin lecturing the Meng clansmen.
Li Mo copied Meng Lin's tone and spoke to Chi You and Fatty Ball.
"I won't supervise you, but don't slack off in your cultivation.
If I come back and see you slacking off … "
Saying this, Li Mo also feigned a fierce expression as he cracked his wrist.
However, looking at Chi You and Fatty Ball's expressions, Chi You was slightly better and nodded seriously.
But Pang Qiu didn't even spare Li Mo a glance as he went to make breakfast.
"Aren't you afraid of me …"
Li Mo's mouth twitched at Pang Qiu's carefree attitude.
Was he usually too gentle with the fat ball, or was the fat ball so thick that it wasn't afraid of being beaten?
"Are you ready?"
After lecturing the Meng clansmen, Meng Lin asked Li Mo.
"Yes."
Li Mo nodded. He wasn't prepared.
It might be difficult for others to break through to the Golden Core realm.
But it wasn't a problem for Li Mo.
"Alright."
Meng Lin nodded. Following which, Meng Lin's voice rang out in all directions.
"Dream Eagle!"
Screech!
With Meng Lin's voice, a soaring eagle waved its arm and hovered above Li Mo and Meng Lin.
Li Mo and Meng Lin jumped on Dream Eagle's broad back without a word.
Meng Lin sat on Meng Ying's head and rubbed Meng Ying's head affectionately.
"To Golden Snake Mountain."
Screech!
Dream Eagle's eyes tightened as he took Li Mo and Meng Lin to Golden Snake Mountain.
Hundreds of people from the village rushed to Golden Snake Mountain, each with varying cultivation levels.
Therefore, the speed of the journey was very slow. Including the rest time, it took a total of three days and two nights to reach Mount Golden Snake.
But things were different now. Dream Eagle was a Golden Core spiritual beast.
Furthermore, it was a flying spirit beast. Its speed was even faster than a normal Nascent Soul Realm human cultivator.
In less than a morning, Meng Lin and Li Mo arrived above Golden Snake Mountain.
It was a cloudy day, with only the sun's sparks visible in the cloudy sky. The air was damp.
Looking down, one could see a lush green mountain forest.
Golden sparks could be seen in the grass and trees.
Needless to say, this was Golden Snake Mountain's' abundant 'golden snake.
Dream Eagle's eyes shined at the sight of the golden snake, as if it was a delicacy.
As a spiritual eagle, Dream Eagle's favorite food was snake spiritual beasts.
"Kid, if you want to eat a golden snake, try to find a Spirit Drawing Stage golden snake.
These golden snakes are poisonous. You can handle a Spirit Drawing Stage golden snake's poison.
A Core Formation golden snake's speed isn't something you can handle with your Golden Core Stage cultivation. "
Meng Lin knew what Dream Eagle was thinking and patted him with a smile.
Li Mo and Meng Lin jumped into Golden Snake Mountain.
Dream Eagle, who could speak, was smart. Meng Lin was assured it wouldn't do anything dangerous.
Li Mo and Meng Lin hadn't even entered the forest when a few golden snakes attacked them.
"Humph!"
Meng Lin snorted and released his immortal aura.
For a moment, a mist of blood exploded in the air.
A golden snake and a bloody mist, a dazzling and beautiful sight.
Meng Lin's aura made the golden snakes in the forest shiver.
The bolder ones were the first to run, while the cowardly ones.
He could only lower his head while trembling, a look of submission on his face.
Meng Lin had no interest in these Spirit Drawing Stage snakes.
Thus, Meng Lin only gave them an indifferent look and went up the mountain with Li Mo.
Golden Snake Mountain was littered with caves, where the Fengluo Mountain Camp's people were digging for spiritual stones.
Meng Lin seemed to be very familiar with these caves. He led Li Mo to the biggest one and went in.
If it were any other cave, it would only be as tall as a person.
Even the smaller ones had to lower their heads or slightly bend their backs to enter.
But this cave was spacious.
It was as tall as two people, yet seven or eight people could walk side by side without feeling cramped.
The cave was pitch black. Even with Li Mo and Meng Lin's eyesight, they needed a torch to enter.
As they went down, Li Mo felt like he was walking into a demon god's gaping maw waiting for him.
Astral winds howled, bringing with them waves of chill.
Just the astral wind that blew past was enough to tear apart any clansmen below the Spirit Drawing Realm or Body Tempering Realm who came in.
The front of the cave seemed deep and unknown.
The cold wind carried the spiritual qi of heaven and earth. It wasn't as rich as the spiritual qi of low level spiritual stones, but it was much richer than outside.
Li Mo and Meng Lin didn't even walk a hundred zhang before they saw a bright light ahead.
The surrounding braziers lit up the pitch-black cave.
A small tent was right in front of him, and he could even see groups of Dusk Mountain Stronghold clansmen pointing at the wooden table in front of them.
And in front of the table was a beast skin map.
"Meng Hai!"
Meng Lin's voice rang out, and the half-naked man in the middle immediately turned around respectfully.
"Patriarch!
Patriarch! "
Meng Hai said respectfully and the rest of the Fengluo Mountain Camp followed suit.
"Patriarch!
Patriarch! "
They spent most of their time mining in Golden Snake Mountain's caves, but they still recognized Li Mo.
Many of them had seen Li Mo's battle from afar.
That was why they trusted Li Mo even more than the Fengluo Mountain Camp's people.
Only now did they realize what kind of talent the new chief of the Dusk Mountain Stronghold possessed.
"Your patriarch needs a cave to enter seclusion. Dahai, pick one with the thickest spiritual qi."
Meng Lin nodded.
Meng Dahai was the person in charge of mining in Golden Snake Mountain Camp. Thus, Meng Dahai had a better understanding of the caves' spiritual qi than Meng Lin.
"Got it."
Meng Dahai nodded then turned to Li Mo.
"Patriarch, of all the man-made caves in the vicinity, only this one leads to the depths of Golden Snake Mountain.
It is the purest one. Patriarch can cultivate here … "
Li Mo shook his head in disappointment before Meng Dahai could finish.
"Are there no caves with thicker spiritual qi?"
This cave did have a lot of spiritual qi. The astral wind could tear apart any cultivator under the Spirit Drawing Stage.
But it was too weak for the current Li Mo.
"This …"
Meng Dahai hesitated, then spoke awkwardly.
"Apart from man-made caves, there are also natural caves.
They aren't big, but they lead to the depths of Golden Snake Mountain.
They lead to places our caves can't go.
But the astral winds there are something only Golden Core realm experts can withstand … "
This was why Meng Dahai and the rest chose the faraway path. They didn't want to use the cave that led to the depths of Golden Snake Mountain. They wanted to dig another one.
After all, Golden Core Stage cultivators were elders of the Fengluo Mountain Camp.
They couldn't send all of them here to mine spirit stones, could they?
The Fengluo Mountain Camp had four mountains with Spiritual Veins. If they did, the number of elders wouldn't be enough.
Thus, Meng Dahai was the only Golden Core Stage cultivator in charge of mining.
Meng Dahai and the others were the higher ups of Golden Snake Mountain, but they were only in late Core Formation Stage.
Thus, the majority of the people mining were in early Core Formation Stage, or even Spirit Drawing Stage.
They couldn't withstand the natural cave's astral wind.
But Li Mo's eyes shone at Meng Dahai's words.
Other Core Formation cultivators might not be able to handle the astral wind, but Li Mo's body was comparable to a Golden Core Stage cultivator's.
Thus, the astral wind was no threat to him. Li Mo spoke with satisfaction.
"Alright, that's the place.
I will go into seclusion. "