135: Chapter 135 A clear thought

The words 'that's impossible' echoed in the mine for a long time.

Although Zhao Yi rejected Li Yingzhen's conjecture, they both knew in their hearts that the only person capable of playing Li Yingzhen, Li Yingsi, and Zhao Yi like fiddles was Li Xuanye.

As for the Bai family, Li Yingsi was the target of their attack, and they were merely discarded pawns; so many Golden Core and Nascent Soul Cultivators had fallen in this mine like ordinary people.

Zhao Yi didn't know what to say.

But the history of the Blue Star told him that involvement in such matters generally led to no good end.

Taking out the great sumeru treasure hoe, he raked all the white bones and corpses in the mine into the Teleportation Array. Zhao Yi turned to look at Li Yingzhen.

"Can these Teleportation Arrays be kept?"

Zhao Yi couldn't possibly find another three hundred high-level Cultivators to transport rocks, not to mention his cultivation had already reached the Late Integration Stage, so his speed of digging Spirit Stones would certainly be faster than before.

How many Cultivators would it take to keep up with his speed?

"Keep the Teleportation Arrays?"

Li Yingzhen was somewhat hesitant.

"If the immortal fate escapes..."

Zhao Yi felt a headache coming on.

"Setting aside when the immortal fate can be dug up, I'm asking you what to do with the excavated rocks?"

"Don't expect me to dig Spirit Stones and handle the rocks at the same time."

"I have always been in charge of digging, not processing."

Zhao Yi was truly anxious, even blurting out 'this old man' to refer to himself.

Now, only digging up Top-Grade Spirit Stones counted toward experience points.

An ordinary entire Spirit Stone mine wouldn't yield many Top-Grade Spirit Stones. Without the Teleportation Array,

the speed of digging Spirit Stones would definitely be much slower.

"Who are you calling 'old man'?"

Li Yingzhen was also getting a bit heated.

"If the immortal fate runs away, who will be responsible?"

"I will be responsible!"

"Good, it's a deal."

Zhao Yi...

He looked at Li Yingzhen in disbelief. After this guy's cultivation broke through, he had turned bad.

He had actually learned how to scheme against him.

Li Yingzhen seemed not to notice Zhao Yi's gaze. He was also forced by circumstances. Although his current cultivation was the same as Li Xuanye's, both being at the Late stage of Mahayana Realm,

there was a difference even within the Late Stage of the Mahayana Realm. How could a newly advanced Late Stage Mahayana like him be a match for Li Xuanye?

Therefore, the immortal fate was his final reliance and could not be lost.

From Li Yingzhen's perspective, he would rather Zhao Yi be slower than build a Teleportation Array in the mine.

"Fine, let's just keep one and dismantle all the rest."

Zhao Yi also took a step back. Since he was mining alone, one Teleportation Array was enough. This way, if the immortal fate was dug out, it could be controlled.

"As you wish!"

Li Yingzhen nodded.

Looking at the mine once more,

"A drink?"

This sudden shift...

"Then let's have a drink."

Zhao Yi took out the golden palace floating jade palace.

The two of them stepped inside.

After entering the Fuyu Palace, Zhao Yi was not at all reserved, pouring Spirit Stones into the Formation slots with a clatter.

He only let go once the Formation slots were completely filled.

This made Li Yingzhen's eyelids twitch behind him because Zhao Yi was using nothing but High-Grade Spirit Stones.

"What a spendthrift."

Although Li Yingzhen had become much better off, his Breakthrough had returned him to his previous state.

Seeing Zhao Yi wasting Spirit Stones like this, he naturally had thoughts about it.

Otherwise, why would he have braved the pressure in the Black Tortoise Hall to divide Spirit Stones for Zhao Yi?

But as a prince, he couldn't lose Face, especially right after he had just schemed against Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi found Li Yingzhen's behavior amusing.

Prince or Late Stage Mahayana Cultivator, no one could resist the temptation of Spirit Stones; everyone knelt before them.

"Come, come!"

"Fourth Lord, please—"

Zhao Yi didn't mention the Spirit Stones and pulled Li Yingzhen into the main hall of the Fuyu Palace.

Currently, the Fuyu Palace was inside the mine, suppressed by the heavenly dao law, and couldn't summon white clouds, so the two could only sit on the floor.

"Come, come, try this new wine. It wasn't brewed by that second-rate fellow from the Dukang Immortal Sect, but comes from the Yuan Sect."

Looking at the white jade gourd in Li Yingzhen's hand, Zhao Yi sat up instantly.

"Yuan Sect?"

"Is it real or fake?"

Rumor had it that the Yuan Sect was mysterious and powerful, with a saying that 'Mahayana stages walk the earth everywhere, and Soul Transformations are no better than dogs'.

The Cultivators within the sect had high cultivation, so anything that leaked out was naturally of the finest quality.

Li Yingzhen gave Zhao Yi an annoyed glare.

"Would I bring something fake?"

He was about to open the white jade wine gourd, but halfway through, he stopped.

"No, this wine serves to assist in comprehending the Laws; drinking it in the mine would be too wasteful."

"We'll talk after leaving the mine; we can't waste this spiritual wine."

As he spoke, Li Yingzhen moved to stand up.

"Fourth Lord, don't move!"

"Watch my methods."

Zhao Yi took out a Low-Grade Spirit Stone. This was something he had prepared in advance; the distance wasn't far, just enough to exit Baiyu Mountain.

His right hand formed a seal.

"Spirit Stone connects to the profound, traversing without boundaries."

"Curse-breaking incantation: D!"

In an instant, the world changed.

As a Mahayana Cultivator, how could Li Yingzhen not know they had changed locations? His eyes sparkled as he looked at Zhao Yi.

He grabbed Zhao Yi's hand.

"You used a Spell in the mine?"

"No wonder..."

"Brother Yi, you kept me in the dark so cruelly."

Zhao Yi...

"Who said I could use Spells in the mine?"

"Did you feel magic power fluctuations, or Law fluctuations?"

Li Yingzhen was taken aback.

True, he hadn't felt any fluctuations of magic power or Laws just now.

"This is a secret technique!"

Zhao Yi said leisurely.

"Secret technique? Secret techniques are good! Very good!"

Li Yingzhen looked at Zhao Yi with a beaming smile.

"With this secret technique in hand, I don't have to worry about Brother Yi's safety."

While speaking, his hands didn't stop as he opened the white jade gourd.

"My ability to break through to the Late stage of Mahayana Realm is all thanks to this 'one thought clear tea'."

"Though it is called tea, it is a genuine spiritual wine, carrying the meaning of entering the Dao in a single thought."

Zhao Yi could see that Li Yingzhen cherished this spiritual wine deeply, pouring it with such caution for fear of splashing even a single drop.

But looking at the dark green liquid in the white jade cup, Zhao Yi was speechless.

He really didn't like this color.

"Come, Brother Yi!"

Li Yingzhen personally handed the wine cup to Zhao Yi.

"A toast to the secret technique!"

Zhao Yi...

He couldn't really refuse Li Yingzhen, so he closed his eyes and downed that 'one thought clear tea' in one go.

Once he closed them, Zhao Yi's eyes didn't open again, because he felt a faint power enter his stomach from his mouth,

and then slowly take root and sprout within his body.

"What is this?"

"The heavenly dao law?"

Zhao Yi was completely stunned. He hadn't expected a cup of spiritual wine to actually allow him to touch the heavenly dao law.

"It's just..."

"What kind of heavenly dao law is this? It matches the Azure Spirit Scripture so well."

At this moment, Zhao Yi only felt refreshed. The floating sensation brought by his Breakthrough to the Late Integration Stage had vanished, and he now felt exceptionally grounded.

Slowly opening his eyes, the first thing he saw was Li Yingzhen's anxious Face.

"Holy crap, you're finally awake."

Li Yingzhen's beard was scruffy and his hair was messy, completely lacking his former elegance.

"Big brother, it's been 113 years."

"You're finally awake."

Zhao Yi...

He was still a bit dazed. In the blink of an eye, 113 years had passed?

"What a powerful spiritual wine?"

"What spiritual wine?"

Li Yingzhen immediately reacted, realizing Zhao Yi was talking about that cup of 'one thought clear tea' from 113 years ago.

"Sigh, it's been over a hundred years! What are you still thinking about?"

"Quick, quick, quick, take out some Spirit Stones so I can go to the Immortal Dynasty to put out the fire."

"Mother of mine, if we don't produce Spirit Stones soon, they're going to kick us brothers out of Baiyu Mountain."