Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit Chapter 440 - Dark Nephrite

The number of visitors to Huang Li Island was increasing each day. Due to Jiang Tian-Lin’s presence, Core-Forging Realm cultivators started visiting the island in droves. However, most of these visiting Core-Forging Realm cultivators were from the Zhen Ling Sect or factions related to them.

Hu Lili was inundated with official work. With Lu Ping away from the island most of the time and Jiang Tian-Lin not getting involved, Hu Lili took charge of everything.

When Lu Ping returned to the island, he was met with a lively and bustling environment. Under Hu Lili’s command, the Zheng Ling Sect’s Blood Condensation Realm disciples had organized every material and ingredient properly. They also planted seals and formations all over the island in preparation for Guo Xuan-Shan to expand the island.

Zeng Wu and his companions were also under Hu Lili’s command. They were tasked with planting the seals and formations on one side of the island, which surprised Lu Ping. After all, only Zhen Ling Sect disciples were allowed to take part in the island’s expansion, and Zeng Wu and his companions were not a part of the sect.

A few days ago, Lu Ping extracted another basic spirit vein from Qing Jian’s cave and transferred it to Huang Li Island. With the addition of a new spirit vein, the island reached its maximum capacity. As a result, Lu Ping was in a hurry to get Guo Xuan-Shan to expand the island. The island’s size had become its largest obstacle to its expansion.

Lu Ping returned to his residence and placed the Golden House back into the spirit veins. The lone mountain within the Golden House possessed a unique ability, allowing it to concentrate spiritual energy around it. Even without the continuous supply from the spirit veins, the lone mountain could provide a sufficient supply of spiritual energy within the Golden House for dozens of days.

With the Spirit Gathering Pearl he received from Tian-Xue in his hands, Lu Ping buried it right underneath the spirit veins. With that, the appearance of a fifth basic spirit vein on

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