Chapter 185: Spirit Essence Mining Point

Lin Chen gently covered the star pendant and slowly probed it with her Divine Sense. An entire Elf Race kingdom immediately appeared before her eyes.

Warm light, like a surging river of life, nourished every inch of the land, and even the air was filled with vitality.

Aileen and Luna's eyes were full of hope; they gently reached out to stroke the flowing radiance, as if touching the hope of rebirth.

"Your Majesty!" their voices were filled with joy.

"The environment inside the star pendant is so much better than where we were before. It is full of the power of life, and our sisters can gradually repair their forms and recover their strength here. This is wonderful!"

Lin Chen smiled gently and nodded, saying, "Mm, you all stay here. We are still too weak right now and cannot expose ourselves."

"We will, Your Majesty," the two elves replied in unison.

Lin Chen withdrew her Divine Sense and turned her gaze to the surroundings. The sky was filled with broken stars, their incomplete starlight flickering, forming a silent ruin of stars.

This was the Star Shattered Belt, drifting outside the Dao, abandoned beyond time and space.

There was no life in the surroundings; the broken celestial bodies emitted a faint light and no longer nurtured any life.

It was in this desolate Star Domain that the Star Sea Zither Saint had once chosen to complete her Dao Integration.

Her Dao Integration failed, and her physical form should have completely dissipated, but she was saved by the Elf Race wandering here.

The elves used their weak vitality to guard her Soul, allowing her to exist temporarily.

Lin Chen looked at the endless Star Shattered Belt, lost in thought.

She took out the nano cube and looked at the holographic display screen above.

On the screen, the indicator bar for Spirit Essence capacity was constantly in the red zone, showing that it was nearing its limit.

Since the nano cube had advanced to Level 4 civilization forging technology, the Spirit Essence capacity had increased from the original 100 to 10,000.

However, the stock of Spirit Essence was only 192, so it had been in a state of red emergency.

Spirit Essence and spirit dew were both the main products of the Fluorescent Forest.

spirit dew could be simply understood as a concentrated version of Spiritual Qi, and it was rich in unique nutrients that could keep one forever young.

Spirit Essence was the unit of measurement for nano units, simply meaning how much material the substance had.

Lin Chen gently turned the nano cube, and a mechanical voice came from it.

"Resource scanning enabled. Beep, beep, beep—"

The nano cube then slowly floated up, its edges emitting red beams, scanning the surrounding space like a detector.

The beams shuttled back and forth among the star debris, scanning every possible energy source.

A moment later, the mechanical voice sounded again:

"Scan complete. Current location is an unknown Universe graveyard. Spirit Essence capacity is extremely rich. Mining is recommended immediately."

Lin Chen locked her gaze on the mining button on the virtual light screen and gently pressed it with her slender finger.

"Consuming 100 Spirit Essence to construct a Spirit Essence mining core."

As the mechanical voice fell, the Vincent intelligent chip inside the nano cube immediately began to operate at full speed, and the power quickly climbed to 100%.

Countless nano units quickly spliced together amidst the starlight, interlocking like tiny mechanical gears.

Under precise control, the nano units rapidly combined into a deep crystal structure.

The entire Spirit Essence mining core looked like a precise mechanical sphere, like a miniature Universe with its own system, slowly rotating.

As it rotated, the surrounding broken star debris gathered and was continuously absorbed and converted into Spirit Essence.

In just a single breath, this glowing mechanical sphere quickly expanded by a circle.

The gravity increased accordingly, quickly pulling in the surrounding star debris and continuously converting it into Spirit Essence.

Through the holographic display screen, Lin Chen saw the Spirit Essence mining speed rapidly climbing, with the value growing steadily.

At this rate, it would not take long to accumulate enough Spirit Essence for the upgrade of the vincent battle armor.

Just then, a strange ray of light flickered amidst the star debris, quickly attracting Lin Chen's attention.

The light carried an ancient and mysterious aura, like a broken fragment of a rune, floating not far away.

It flickered with a faint cyan-gold light, vaguely revealing complex symbols and incomplete ancient characters, carrying a trace of indescribable pressure.

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed, although she did not understand the true purpose of the object before her.

But this thing seemed particularly abrupt in the shattered star belt, and its aura was deep and strange; it clearly did not belong here.

She vaguely guessed in her heart that this might be related to her Master, the Star Sea Zither Saint, failing her Breakthrough.

Lin Chen cautiously stepped forward, reached out her hand toward the fragment, and carefully put it away.

Lin Chen looked around, her light green eyes shining, as if reflecting little stars, revealing the mysterious radiance unique to the Elf Race.

In the quiet deep space, only endless broken stars remained surrounding her, like a tranquil Universe ruin.

There was nothing left here worth lingering over; it was time to return.

She slowly held up the star pendant on her chest, and the starlight flowed slightly.

A towering stone gate slowly appeared before her, gray and white in its entirety, covered with ancient patterns, exuding an eternal pressure and endless starlight.

Lin Chen did not hesitate and stepped lightly into the stone gate.

The towering stone gate also slowly faded away behind her, merging into the endless deep space, as if it had never appeared.

The Ultimate Trial Ground for cultivators, the Ascension Platform.

The stone gate deep in the Peach Blossom Spring slowly opened, and Lin Chen's figure quietly appeared.

Her white clothes fluttered lightly, she stood gracefully, her face as beautiful as early spring peach blossoms, with a touch of determination between her brows.

"Girl, you came out so soon. I thought you would be meditating inside for a long time. Do you want to play chess with me?"

The old man's mouth curled into a playful smile, and his eyes twinkled with a mischievous light.

Lin Chen brushed her forehead slightly and responded with a chuckle, "I suppose I can, but let's get this straight: if I lose again, I am not playing."

"Alright, alright, come quickly!"

The old man eagerly set up the chessboard, seemingly unable to wait to play against Lin Chen.

The chess game gradually unfolded, and whenever Lin Chen faced a difficult situation, the old man would intentionally give up a piece, opening a path of survival for her.

Lin Chen won every time, her heart full of joy, and the smile on her face was as bright as the spring sunshine.

"You little girl, you are really getting better and better!" the old man couldn't help but sigh, his eyes revealing a look of appreciation. "This old man really needs to ask for your guidance."

Lin Chen excitedly slapped the table. "You clearly let me win, but I feel like I'm almost learning! Again, again."

"Girl, keep working hard, the future is promising!"

The old man's eyes were full of anticipation, and just as he was about to set up a new chess game, suddenly, a foot appeared from who knows where and kicked over the chessboard fiercely.

"You old thing, I told you to guard the gate, and here you are playing chess with a little girl. You really know how to enjoy yourself!"