The ten marching ants are far from being a threat to everyone. The ant queen continued to buzz and chirp, controlling the last of the marching ants to escort her escape. However, in front of Zhang Nianchuan and the others, this act of resistance was futile. Two Cyan Bamboo Swords shot out skyward; it was Zhang Nianchuan and Lin Han striking together. The cyan light surged, and the two swords quickly cleared away the marching ants, revealing the ant queen’s form. This time, the ant queen was utterly panicked and attempted to escape between Zhang Nianchuan and Song Minghui. Its body may be small, only the size of two fingers, but its speed was nothing short of swift, running as quickly as a darting wildcat. "Don’t let the cooked duck escape!" Zhang Nianchuan reacted quickly, swinging his sword to intercept. The Cyan Bamboo Sword sliced down, cutting directly in front of the ant queen, causing it to let out a strange cry and immediately altered its course towards another direction. "This little guy may be small, but it runs quite fast!" Song Minghui called out sharply, also taking action, deploying Crimson Silk. Using the binding power of this magical artifact, she launched an attack on the ant queen. Under the combined assault of everyone present, the ant queen had no chance of escape and was quickly bound tightly by Song Minghui’s Crimson Silk. The binding power of this magical artifact was enough to crush the ant queen, but Song Minghui was quite measured, merely wrapping the queen tightly. Zhang Nianchuan seized the opportunity, taking out a kind of intoxicating poison from his storage bag, uncorked the bottle, and administered it to the ant queen. The ant queen struggled only for a few moments before quickly losing its resistance, becoming lethargic, with its mobility severely hindered. The poison released by Zhang Nianchuan wasn’t deadly to the ant queen; the toxicity was low, and the amount used was minimal. Taking out a Spirit Beast Box, Song Minghui placed the dizzy ant queen inside, finally letting out a sigh of relief. The task of assisting the Zhang Family in clearing the marching ant swarm was finally completed successfully. After successfully capturing the ant queen, everyone began to carefully clean the nest, checking to see if there were any remaining threats. Generally speaking, this process cannot be overlooked, one must eradicate any potential risks. It was through this exploration that, in the nest, no surviving marching ants were found. Instead, Song Minghui was the first to make a new discovery. She was somewhat surprised to find the spiritual energy purity in the ant queen’s dwelling to be exceedingly rich. The richness of this spiritual energy was not at all on the same level as when they had first entered the nest. Previously, busy with battles, there was little attention paid to the concentration of spiritual energy, thinking the nest was built on the array spiritual vein of Guangde County, hence the lack of curiosity. A high concentration of spiritual energy was also a normal phenomenon. But with this discovery came interest to Song Minghui, prompting her to conduct a careful investigation to discover the cause. She found that the attributes of this spiritual energy contained Earth Attribute Spiritual Qi. "How can there be such rich Earth Attribute Spiritual Qi here?" This was rather unusual. The array spiritual vein in Guangde County was known to contain only spiritual energy of the Water and Wood attributes, which were commonly known as vital for operating and stabilizing the City Defense Array. Where did this sudden Earth Attribute Spiritual Qi originate from? "Junior Brother Zhang, have you noticed anything unusual?" Song Minghui asked Zhang Nianchuan quietly. Being a Dual Spirit Root Cultivator of Earth and Water attributes, with Earth as her main spirit root, she was very sensitive to Earth Attribute Spiritual Qi, hence she was the first to notice the anomaly. Upon hearing this, Zhang Nianchuan’s face, which was previously relaxed, suddenly showed a serious expression, realizing that Senior Sister Song might have discovered something amiss. Follow current novels on NovelHub(.)net He paid a bit more attention and, under Song Minghui’s prompting, also detected the presence of Earth Attribute Spiritual Qi. Subsequently, Lin Han, Xuu Yi, and Chu Qin were informed of this matter. Zhang Deming and the other cultivators of the Zhang Family naturally also became aware of the situation. "There must be something strange whenever something out of the ordinary occurs." "Is it possible a new spirit vein has formed here due to the abundance of Earth Attribute Spiritual Qi?" Zhang Deming speculated. "There is indeed this possibility." Zhang Nianchuan slightly nodded, having his own conjecture, "Spirit veins are naturally created by nature, but cultivating them artificially requires huge resources and it’s hard to conceal the cultivation process, often requiring large spirit gathering arrays to gather Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to nurture a new spirit vein over time." "This place is outside Guangde County and within the vicinity of the suburbs. If a new spirit vein were artificially cultivated, such actions of cultivating a spirit vein would have spread long ago and wouldn’t be a secret." "But I have yet to hear of anyone cultivating a new spirit vein here, without any bits of news regarding this matter." Speaking of this, Zhang Nianchuan glanced towards Zhang Deming, asking, "Clan Leader Zhang, have you noticed any presence of spirit gathering arrays or anything peculiar, any signs of unfamiliar cultivators or forces?" Zhang Deming shook his head, assuredly saying, "Though my Zhang Family’s strength is weak, being only a Qi Cultivation Clan, if any large-scale Spirit Gathering Pool appeared nearby, we would have certainly been alerted promptly. It’s impossible to cultivate a new spirit vein quietly under our noses." "The nest and its surrounding hundred-mile radius are all within our Zhang Family’s observation range." "So, it seems this spirit vein is naturally born, probably explaining why it went unnoticed until today." "Had it not been for the marching ant swarm nesting here, we might not have discovered this spirit vein so quickly." Zhang Nianchuan concluded, "Let’s conduct a thorough exploration; this matter is quite significant." Everyone nodded repeatedly. After only half an hour of exploration, they finally reached a conclusion. In the central underground location of the nest, a new Tier Two Lower Grade Earth Attribute Spirit Vein unexpectedly emerged! A Tier Two Lower Grade Spirit Vein is sufficient to meet the cultivation needs of Foundation Establishment Cultivators. The emergence of this spirit vein is somewhat related to the array spirit vein of Guangde County. Its formation is partly influenced by the long-term exposure to the array spirit vein. Upon confirming the existence of this spirit vein, both the Cyan Mountain Sect and the Zhang Family expressed a strong interest in it. The current spirit vein level of Cyan Lotus Mountain is at Tier Two Middle Grade, barely meeting the cultivation needs of the Distant Mountain cultivators like Lu Yuanshan. Eventually, it’s necessary to enhance the tier of the spirit vein or to find a new Tier Two High-Grade spirit vein, or even a higher tier spirit vein, to maintain the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment cultivators like the Distant Mountain. Enhancing the spirit vein tier or finding a new spirit vein is urgent and cannot be delayed. For the Zhang Family, their current spirit vein tier is at the Tier One Middle Grade level, very low in tier.