After receiving this team of more than fifteen hundred people, Yang Fei and the others guarded the sky above the team as they slowly moved towards White Jade City.

Occasionally, the spirit ships would detach from the team to scout and patrol the surroundings, trying to find traces of Wu You, Zhuo Donglai, and others, but to no avail.

Without any risk, the team returned to the headquarters of White Jade City.

With so many people arriving suddenly, everyone started helping to build houses and residences.

More than a hundred miles straight from White Jade City, on a mountaintop, within a huge underground cave, Wu You and Zhuo Donglai, along with eleven Foundation Establishment Cultivators, temporarily settled here, gathering their strength.

After the last battle, the team went from twelve people to eleven.

Thinking back to when they first arrived on Earth with eighteen people, during their first encounter with Earth cultivators, Chai Xun and Xiang Yuncong, along with six others, were captured by Yang Fei using the Soul Binding Rope. Later, another was killed by Ye Wuya with the Glazed Soul-Seizing Banner, and they were relentlessly pursued by the enemy, barely managing to escape and settle down for some time, leaving everyone extremely frustrated.

This mountain range is connected to the gigantic mountain system near White Jade City's main peak. Although the spiritual energy on the mountain isn't as abundant as White Jade City, it's still relatively rich.

The most important is that a few days ago, someone dug out an egg-sized Mid-grade Spirit Stone inside the cave.

This significant discovery revitalized Wu You and the others, and over the next few days, they frequently continued to excavate the cave, discovering seven or eight Spirit Stones of varying sizes or some Spirit Sand.

Although the grade of these Spirit Stones isn't high, mainly consisting of Low-grade Spirit Stones and Spirit Sand, occasionally Mid-grade Spirit Stones were found.

By reckoning, this already qualifies as a Mid-grade Spirit Ore, considering it's just a small-scale excavation on the mountain range's periphery. Based on their understanding of Spirit Stone veins, fully mining it would definitely achieve the level of a Mid-grade Spirit Vein.

Even a Mid-grade Spirit Stone vein is an extremely valuable cultivation resource for Cultivation Forces above Two-star Sects in the Southern Domain, with various factions vying fiercely for it.

Now, Wu You and the eleven others can enjoy sitting on such a Spiritual Ore Mountain Range.

Zhuo Donglai couldn't help saying, "I finally understand why the people from Lingxiao Sect are willing to mix with Earth cultivators."

Zhou Hao nodded, "Yes, given their Cultivation Realm, if they coexist peacefully with Earth cultivators, the Earth Cultivation World would definitely allocate enormous resources to them. Such abundant cultivation resources would take them years to earn in Lingxiao Sect."

The rest expressed some envy.

Someone from the Zhong Family said, "Why don't we stop trying hard and stay here for cultivation?"

The four people from the Fengtai Feng Family and Qinchuan He Family also nodded one after another.

Among the eleven people now, the members from these three aristocratic families actually form the majority.

During many battles with Yang Fei and the others, because Chai Xun and Xiang Yuncong, the two chief disciples from Great Dao Sect and Flame Moon Sect, were at the forefront and were defeated by Yang Fei, the people from Flame Moon Sect and Great Dao Sect fought most actively. At the start, they were already dealt with five people by Yang Fei.

A few days ago, during the attack on White Jade City, the cultivator named Ma Kui killed by Ye Wuya was from Flame Moon Sect. With Xiang Yuncong and the other two Flame Moon Sect disciples captured by Yang Fei, only two remain from Flame Moon Sect here.

The situation for Great Dao Sect isn't much better either, now only leaving Wu You, Zhuo Donglai, and Zhou Hao.

Originally, the team was led by Flame Moon Sect and Great Dao Sect, but now the members from the three major aristocratic families have a greater number.

Moreover, compared to the disciples from Flame Moon Sect and Great Dao Sect, the disciples coming from the aristocratic families carry much less responsibility for the exploration mission.

If they could expand resources for their families, they would willingly do so, but even if not, gaining immense benefits and opportunities here is also good.

Now, since they couldn't beat the native Earthlings and discovered a place to temporarily settle and mine Spirit Stones, the members from the three aristocratic families intend to lie low here for a while.

After the person from the Zhong Family suggested, the members from Feng Family and He Family immediately expressed their stance. He Yunlong said, "We indeed need to recuperate for a while. After several battles, our talismans and other combat methods have been hugely depleted, and even Spirit Stones are lacking. Comparatively, the enemy's cultivation resources are more abundant. Continuing to tangle with them would just exhaust us slowly."

Feng Baoxu nodded, "That's right, instead of fighting with them, we might as well hide and cultivate, awaiting the reinforcement sent by our family."

Seeing the three families agree, the five from Flame Moon Sect and Great Dao Sect also nodded silently.

They were also quite worn out.

Moreover, as He Yunlong mentioned earlier, after those previous battles, everyone's combat Magic Treasures resources were massively depleted.

And Earth's cultivation has just started; many materials for refining talismans and Magic Treasures are unavailable. Though there were people proficient in talismans among them, without sufficient materials, they couldn't produce many talismans.

Also, even if the team included those who could create talismans, their proficiency in Rune Tao was limited, unable to make the various powerful talismans they brought previously.

Hence, continuing to duel Earth cultivators would only diminish their combat methods.

After some discussion, ultimately Wu You nodded, "Alright, since everyone feels this way, let's rest here for a while. If we can mine enough Spirit Stones, it will replenish our supplies. We have agreed with our family on a month duration, according to the Earth time, which is over forty days before our family sends people here."

He Yunlong said, "It takes at most ten days for us to return to the vicinity of the teleportation passage from here."

"Then let's rest here for a month first."

"It's settled."

...

The team in White Jade City has grown increasingly larger, with a total number now exceeding two thousand three hundred.

If the three hundred and seventy-two from Langya Wang Family hadn't died, the population here could reach two thousand seven hundred.

With continued Spirit Root monitoring among the people, ninety-three individuals were found to possess Spirit Roots, capable of cultivation.

Adding to the previous hundred and seventy-three individuals with Spirit Roots, now the total number who can clearly cultivate in White Jade City reaches two hundred and sixty-six.

Such a number is insignificant for the Southern Domain Cultivation World, but for those who participated in Spirit Root testing after Spiritual Energy Revival, it's already an astonishingly remarkable proportion.

According to the statement from Lingxiao Sect, two hundred and sixty-six cultivators could form a medium-sized aristocratic family in the Southern Domain.

The most shocking thing for the seven from Lingxiao Sect was that among the Martial Artists who originally came as laborers to mine Spirit Stones, who were initially tested to lack cultivation talent, now one was found possessing Spirit Root.

Moreover, it was a Dual Spiritual Roots aptitude.

Although not comparable to Single Spiritual Root cultivation aptitude, if a Dual Spiritual Root cultivation seedling is nurtured well, achieving Foundation Establishment Stage in the future is quite easy. With more effort, good talent, and opportunities, becoming a Core Formation Master is not impossible.

Most crucial is that this person had been tested once before and was not found with cultivation talent.

However, after just a few months, this person now has Spirit Root, which is indeed baffling to the seven from Lingxiao Sect.

"Could it be that during the special period of Spiritual Energy Revival, those without Spirit Roots have a certain chance to develop Spirit Roots?" Linglong murmured in disbelief.

Yun Zong snorted, "There's no such possibility. The reason this person can develop Spirit Root is due to consuming Genetic Liquid Medicine. This thing can really change human genetic structure, thus giving rise to previously non-existent Spirit Root talent."

Ye Wuya, Li Yue, and Du Hui all nodded.

They had long been astonished by the magical effects of Genetic Liquid Medicine, and now, witnessing it can potentially allow those without Spirit Roots to develop Spirit Roots, they were all shocked and awed, completely numb.

If this news spread to the Cultivation World, Genetic Liquid Medicine would certainly become a treasure coveted by all factions.

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