132: Chapter 132 Oh, you broke through! What a coincidence, I broke through too.

While Bai Dashi was at his wits' end, the discussions of the Cultivators reached him again.

"This mine can't be dug."

"Yeah, didn't you see that Senior Brother Bai, a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, couldn't dig it either?"

"I reckon it'll take at least a Golden Core cultivation level to make a dent."

"Who says it isn't?"

"It's strange. When this mine first opened, I came to dig here too. Why did it change after the immortal fate was confirmed?"

"Could it be that some of that damn immortal fate Qi leaked out?"

Hearing these words, Bai Dashi finally woke up as if from a dream.

"Right, I was being foolish. If Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators can't dig it, there are still Golden Core and Nascent Soul ones."

But his voice grew quieter and quieter. Where would he find Golden Core or Nascent Soul realm Cultivators to mine?

He probably couldn't find more than a few in the entire Anning Prefecture.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have targeted Mining Envoy Zhao."

Bai Dashi was now starting to feel a bit of regret.

But remembering the grudge between the Bai Family and Zhao Yi, Bai Dashi's anger flared up again.

"Hmph!"

"I refuse to believe it. Without Butcher Zhao, will I really be unable to eat a hairless Yao Beast?"

Outside the mine, Li Yingsi's expression was extremely ugly.

"You handled this whole matter yourself."

"Don't say I'm not helping you. If this isn't resolved within three days, I'll resolve you and the Bai Family."

"You know, I'm not that useless Li Yingtang."

After saying that, Li Yingsi disappeared immediately, ignoring Bai Dashi's reaction.

Bai Dashi remained bowed for a long time without standing up.

The Bai Family seemed powerful now, ranked among the four major families of the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty, but their Foundation had long since rotted.

Now they relied entirely on three Mahayana Cultivators for support. If those three Mahayana Cultivators were to fall, the prestigious Bai Family would likely fall with them.

Thinking of the past, Bai Dashi felt lost.

How did the Bai Family become like this?

...

Great Yin Immortal Capital, Muchan Immortal Garden.

This was the Bai Family's headquarters.

Spiritual Qi swirled within, and immortal cranes danced in the air.

Countless strange Spiritual Plants and immortal medicines grew there; it was a rare blessed land in the Great Yin Immortal Capital.

Compared to it, Li Yingzhen's Green Maple Garden was worlds apart.

Of course, the Muchan Immortal Garden was the heaven, and the Green Maple Garden was the earth.

At this moment, spiritual light flashed within the Muchan Immortal Garden.

Bai Dashi and the other two Mahayana Cultivators sat high upon the cloud platforms.

Below them were all Cultivators with a Golden Core cultivation level or higher.

They were all members of the Bai Family or related to them by marriage.

These Cultivators shared a common trait: most of them hadn't had a Breakthrough in their cultivation for three or four hundred years.

"I have called you here today because there is a matter concerning the life and death of the Bai Family that requires your efforts."

"Life and death of the Bai Family?"

"Grandpa, aren't you being too dramatic?"

Bai Chuanyu said with a laugh. He was Bai Dashi's biological grandson. His promotion to the Golden Core four hundred years ago had caused quite a stir.

But that was it. He had wasted four hundred years in the Golden Core Realm and was now five hundred and twenty years old. If nothing unexpected happened, he would likely die of old age in the Golden Core Realm.

Bai Dashi glared at him.

This grandson had been too pampered, causing him to lose his ambition. After reaching the Golden Core stage, his cultivation hadn't progressed an inch.

"Sigh!"

Bai Dashi let out a sigh.

"I have signed Chuanyu up."

Bai Chuanyu frowned.

"For what?"

"Grandpa, you signed me up just like that?"

Bai Dashi said calmly, "To go mine at the Baiyu Mountain Spirit Stone mine."

Hearing this, Bai Chuanyu exploded. He pointed at his own nose.

"Me?"

"One of the top ten young talents of the Great Yin Immortal Capital, Golden Core True Person Bai Chuanyu, the biological grandson of Mahayana Cultivator Bai Dashi, going to mine? To become a Death Cultivator?"

"Grandpa, you've gone senile, haven't you?"

The Cultivators below the cloud platforms were also whispering among themselves.

"What are the three Elders doing?"

"We are the backbone of the Family. They want us to cut off our own paths to Dao and go mining?"

"These three old fogies, could they have cultivated until their brains went mushy?"

These Bai Family descendants started cursing right in front of the three Mahayana Cultivators, including Bai Dashi; one could imagine how cold-hearted they were.

"Bastards!"

Bai Dashi's brow furrowed, and a void palm descended from the sky, slamming Bai Chuanyu to the ground.

"This is not a discussion, it's a notification."

"You are all Cultivators who haven't had a Breakthrough in four hundred years. Now is the time to make a sacrifice."

"Tch!"

"Like hell we'll listen to you."

As if sharing a single mind, the Cultivators below the cloud platforms transformed into a hundred streaks of light and fled in all directions.

"It's useless."

"Come with me."

Bai Dashi reached out, and all hundred spots of light fell into his palm.

The spots of light dashed left and right within, but they simply couldn't break out.

Bai Chuanyu's voice was among them.

"Bai Dashi, I'm your biological grandson! Even a vicious tiger doesn't eat its cubs. To think you're a Mahayana Cultivator—has ten thousand years of cultivation gone to the dogs?"

"Let me out right now!"

Bai Dashi's face was filled with sorrow, but he didn't say a word.

White clouds drifted; their destination was indeed Baiyu Mountain in Anning Prefecture.

...

Green Maple Garden.

Zhao Yi had been in seclusion for over three years.

In fact, his Breakthrough had been completed long ago.

He was currently staring blankly at the System panel.

【Miner: Zhao Yi】

【Cultivation: Late Integration Stage (Insufficient experience, cannot upgrade)】

【experience points: 0/100】

【Reward: None】

"From now on, I can only dig up Top-Grade Spirit Stones to Breakthrough in cultivation."

"I wonder if all the Spirit Stone mines in the entire Anning Prefecture are enough for me to achieve Immortal Ascension?"

Zhao Yi felt a bit nostalgic for the little Cultivator he used to be, who only knew how to keep his head down and dig for Spirit Stones.

Unlike now, the higher his cultivation, the more anxious he became.

"Late Integration Stage to Early Mahayana Stage requires 100 experience points, Early to Middle Stage requires 200, and Middle Mahayana Stage to Late Stage requires 400. That's a total of 700 experience points."

"Which means I need to dig up 700 Top-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Top-Grade Spirit Stones..."

"700 of them."

Zhao Yi sighed. Adding up all the Spirit Stones he had dug up since becoming a Death Cultivator, could they even be exchanged for 700 Top-Grade Spirit Stones?

Most likely not.

In other words, the Spirit Stones needed to Breakthrough from the Late Integration Stage to the Late stage of Mahayana Realm were more than the total amount needed to go from the Qi Refining Third Layer to the Late Integration Stage.

"Forget it, I won't think about it anymore; it's a waste of brain cells."

"Anyway, I'm already in the Late Integration Stage. With the Immovable Void Technique, I can do whatever the hell I want."

Pushing open the door, Zhao Yi ended his seclusion.

Opposite him, a familiar figure stepped out at the same time.

Zhao Yi and Li Yingzhen just looked at each other like that.

"Holy crap, this guy isn't actually gay, is he?"

Li Yingzhen frowned, her heart also full of questions.

Why was Zhao Yi here? Shouldn't he be at Baiyu Mountain digging for immortal fate?

Before Li Yingzhen could speak, Zhao Yi broke the silence first.

"Oh!"

"You've broken through?"

"What a coincidence, I've broken through too."

Li Yingzhen...

What was the point of saying that? Wasn't it all just nonsense?

"Your cultivation?"

"Late Integration Stage?"

Li Yingzhen was completely speechless. She hadn't even asked about Baiyu Mountain yet, and was first concerned with Zhao Yi's cultivation.

He was already in the Late Integration Stage, just one step away from promoting to Mahayana. No one knew what kind of tribulation he would have to face then.

"You really..."

"...have a real knack for seeking death!"

Li Yingzhen closed her eyes, taking a long while to recover.

"How is Baiyu Mountain now?"

Zhao Yi answered honestly, "I don't know!"

"You don't know?"

"Big brother, you're the Anning Prefecture Mining Envoy. Don't forget the Three-Hundred-Year Agreement."