119: Chapter 119 Eight Sect Cultivators Enter the Mine

Looking at those three egg-sized Spirit Stones, some Wuxiang Sect Cultivators felt tempted.

"It seems these Spirit Stones aren't impossible to mine after all."

But as soon as this thought appeared, it was crushed. Severing one's own path to immortality—truly, few people could do it.

Not to mention that their original cultivation levels were all at the Golden Core stage or above, and with hundreds of years of lifespan, who knew if they might find another Opportunity for a Breakthrough.

Even now, these Wuxiang Sect Cultivators still thought they were only temporarily residing in the Baiyu Mountain mine, and still held fantasies about leaving the mine.

【You have mined one High-Grade Spirit Stone, experience points +1.】

【You have mined one High-Grade Spirit Stone, experience points +1.】

...

Zhao Yi, meanwhile, was completely immersed in the System's notifications; his mind was filled with experience points +1, +1...

It must be said that even though he was already a Body Integration Early Stage Cultivator, listening to the System's notifications was still intoxicating.

This was miserable for the Wuxiang Sect Cultivators.

At first, they wanted to slack off.

But as time passed, the situation became increasingly wrong.

The rocks piling up in the mine grew more and more numerous, and in the end, even if they used all their strength, they couldn't keep up with Zhao Yi's speed.

"I can't do it, I really can't do it anymore."

"If this goes on, I'm going to die."

Wu Chuan, who was originally a Golden Core True Person, plopped down onto the ground, covered from head to toe in rock dust, looking indescribably disheveled.

Think of him a year ago, ascending to Golden Core True Person, with a lifespan of eight hundred years—how high-spirited he was!

At that time, he couldn't have imagined even in his death that a year later, he would almost be worked to death moving rocks.

Watching Zhao Yi, who was swinging the hoe so fast it flew, Wu Chuan was filled with fear. What kind of freak was this, who could treat these rocks, heavy as black iron, as if they were tofu to be dug through?

Even with his Golden Core-level Physical Body, let alone digging these rocks, he couldn't even keep up with just moving them.

With Wu Chuan as an example, more and more Cultivators in the mine collapsed.

It wasn't that they weren't trying hard; they really couldn't work anymore.

"Hmm?"

As the light grew dimmer, Zhao Yi noticed a problem.

The mine was almost blocked off by the rocks.

Using the great sumeru treasure hoe to carve out a passage, and seeing the 'corpses' strewn everywhere, Zhao Yi laughed out of anger.

"What's wrong?"

"Have you all given up already?"

"You're truly not even as good as a dog?"

"This won't do."

"Mining Envoy Zhao, we really can't do it anymore."

"We are yours to kill or punish as you please."

Zhao Yi looked at the Wuxiang Sect Cultivators, his head covered in black lines. They were just too damn useless.

No wonder they were wiped out in one fell swoop by Li Yingzhen.

He looked back at the pile of High-Grade Spirit Stones; there should be about twenty of them.

"System,"

【Miner: Zhao Yi】

【Cultivation: Body Integration Early Stage (Insufficient experience points, cannot upgrade)】

【experience points: 1592 / 3200】

【Rewards: None】

The System experience points had risen from 1571 to 1592; the 21 experience points matched the actual items.

This was the amount mined in one day. If it weren't for the Wuxiang Sect Cultivators delaying him, Zhao Yi might have mined even more by now.

"What a waste of time."

"And they call themselves one of the Nine Sects. Pah!"

Zhao Yi spat directly.

"What's wrong?"

Currently, Li Yingzhen was stationed at Baiyu Mountain with ten thousand Immortal Army troops and three immortal martial divine cannons. She also descended into the Spirit Stone mine from time to time.

She claimed to be visiting Zhao Yi, but in reality, she was there to swipe Spirit Stones.

Watching Li Yingtang casually stuff a few Low-Grade Spirit Stones into his pockets, Zhao Yi's eyes nearly rolled out of his head.

Did he have even a shred of a prince's demeanor?

"Just take them all."

"You take three today, five tomorrow—you aren't tired of it, but I'm annoyed just watching."

"How could I be so embarrassed?"

Li Yingzhen said she was embarrassed, but her hands didn't stop; the mountain-like pile of Low-Grade Spirit Stones was all packed away by her.

Fortunately, she had some self-awareness and didn't touch those Medium-Grade or High-Grade Spirit Stones.

"What happened?"

The previous few times she entered the mine, Zhao Yi hadn't paid her any mind and just kept his head down mining. Now that he had stopped, something must have happened.

"It's those rocks..."

Zhao Yi pointed to the rocks in front of him; they were almost completely blocking the mine.

"Fourth Master, why don't we build a Teleportation Array? This isn't a sustainable way to go on."

"No!"

Li Yingzhen refused without even thinking.

"A Teleportation Array truly cannot be built."

"You just hold on for a while, I will think of a way to solve it."

After saying this, Li Yingzhen left without looking back.

How to solve it?

Zhao Yi had no ideas; leaving it to Li Yingzhen was fine.

How to hold on?

He did have one idea.

Move the rocks out together with the Wuxiang Sect Cultivators.

After clearing the rocks away, Zhao Yi swung his hoe and continued mining.

"What the f***, he's starting again?"

The Wuxiang Sect Cultivators were going crazy; the thump-thump sound of Zhao Yi mining was a death warrant in their ears.

But in Zhao Yi's ears, it was the most beautiful sound in the world, especially the System's notifications, which made Zhao Yi even more excited.

【You have mined one High-Grade Spirit Stone, experience points +1.】

Listen to this sound, how wonderful and comfortable it is...

"In ten days, I've mined a total of thirty-two High-Grade Spirit Stones and seven hundred and eighty-one Mid-Grade Spirit Stones."

As for the Low-Grade Spirit Stones, they were directly thrown into the Storage Pouch by Zhao Yi; he couldn't even be bothered to count them.

The Wuxiang Sect Cultivators watched numbly as Zhao Yi stuffed piles of Spirit Stones into his Storage Pouch.

The greed in their eyes was visible to the naked eye.

Zhao Yi gripped the great sumeru treasure hoe and sneered.

"Don't say I didn't give you a chance. Starting from tomorrow, as long as you move all the rocks out of the mine every day, I will make the decision to set you free in three years."

"Or, you can also come and mine Spirit Stones; if you mine for three years, you will also be set free."

The originally lifeless Wuxiang Sect Cultivators were in an uproar.

"You are just a mining commissioner, does your word count?"

"His word counts."

"And the same goes for you all."

Li Yingzhen brought another group of Cultivators into the mine.

This group was larger, numbering two hundred and fifty or sixty. Added to the Wuxiang Sect members, the number of Cultivators in the mine was nearly three hundred.

The Wuxiang Sect Cultivators looked at the Cultivators entering the mine.

The sky had fallen.

"Senior Brother Zhuang and Junior Brother Yu from the Star Marrow Pill Mansion, why have you also come in?"

"Senior Brother Dong of the Scarlet Flame Sect, didn't you just make a Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation stage? How come..."

The Cultivators of the Nine Sects often interacted, so they certainly knew each other.

"Could it be..."

Some smart Wuxiang Sect Cultivators turned pale, having already guessed it.

"Could it be that all Nine Sects have been conquered by the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty?"

"Yes, you guessed right."

The Cultivators brought by Li Yingzhen were filled with dejection.

"The Mahayana Cultivators of the Eight Sects were all lured by the Ninth Prince Li Yingtang into the Lightning Tribulation of the Death Cultivator Zhao Yi, and as a result, they all perished in the Lightning Tribulation."

"Without Mahayana Cultivators to hold the fort, how could we be a match for the Immortal Dynasty?"

Zhao Yi...

What is going on?

This rumor has changed versions again?

Looking at Li Yingzhen, who was expressionless but had the corners of her mouth slightly curled up, Zhao Yi understood.

This was Li Yingzhen's doing again.

What on earth does this guy want to do?

Zhao Yi was speechless.

"You all heard what Mining Envoy Zhao said just now, right."

"Just three years."

"Move rocks for three years, and you will be free."

"This promise is not only from Mining Envoy Zhao, but also from me, Li Yingzhen, representing the Li Imperial Clan."

Hearing the words "representing the Li Imperial Clan," the three hundred Cultivators in the mine fell silent.

Because for thousands of years, the reputation of the Li Imperial Clan had never been in question.