145: Chapter 145 Coercion

"Ah~"

Shi Honghong let out a miserable scream.

Her head was smashed to pieces as well.

"Bah!"

Zhao Yi spat. This was also just an Incarnation.

"Are you all Incarnations?"

Looking at the Mahayana Spirit Clan members surrounding him, Zhao Yi showed disdain.

How could such cowards, who fear death, accomplish anything major?

"That's right, we are all Incarnations. The Human Race is despicable; when it comes to being sinister and cunning, we are far inferior."

The reappearing Shi Honghong was still an Incarnation.

Zhao Yi was speechless. A snake demon lecturing him on being sinister and cunning—this conversation was impossible.

Calmly putting away the snake body on the ground, Zhao Yi looked at Shi Honghong. He had a question he couldn't hold back.

"This Fellow Daoist Shi, I have heard that the ancient snake clan all have snake tails and human bodies. You, however..."

Zhao Yi gestured.

"Why do you have a snake head and a human body?"

"You don't know, I was almost scared to death by you just now."

Zhao Yi's words caused a burst of laughter. Clearly, the Spirit Clan often mocked Shi Honghong internally.

"Ah!"

"I'm going to kill you~"

This matter was Shi Honghong's only sore spot. Now that Zhao Yi had brought it up, she was truly burning with rage, lost her rationality, and lunged at Zhao Yi.

This was exactly what Zhao Yi wanted. He swung his hoe at the charging Shi Honghong.

Although Shi Honghong was an Incarnation, she possessed Mahayana cultivation. Seeing the hoe smash down, she was unable to dodge, as if frozen in place, and lost another Incarnation.

"Damn, shoddy goods!"

Zhao Yi looked at the snake skin under the hoe and was speechless.

Using snake skin to make an Incarnation—Zhao Yi had lived long enough to see everything.

"Alright."

"Old Ancestor Zhao, stop messing around."

"I admit you are very capable in a fight, and you are worthy of the title Old Ancestor."

"If we were to fight to the death, we wouldn't be your match."

"However..."

"Just take a look~"

Niu Changchang stepped aside.

Li Yingzhen had been captured alive. Missing half his body, he was trapped in a transparent light shield, his life hanging in the balance.

Further away, countless human Cultivators were imprisoned in iron cages.

Releasing his Divine Sense, from Baiyu Mountain to Anning Prefecture, and even half of Hezhou Prefecture, humanoid monsters were everywhere, burning, killing, and looting, like a living hell.

"Old Ancestor Zhao, we came specifically for you."

Zhao Yi...

Hearing this, he wanted to run. What did it mean to come for him?

"Don't think about running. We have already inquired clearly and know that the Old Ancestor has unfathomable methods and the ability to run."

"But we guarantee that as long as you, Old Ancestor Zhao, run..."

"Him~"

Niu Changchang pointed at Li Yingzhen.

"They~"

He pointed at the human Cultivators in the cages.

"And even the ants in half of Hezhou Prefecture,"

"I can guarantee you, Old Ancestor Zhao, not a single one will survive."

Zhao Yi...

"Are you threatening me?"

Niu Changchang laughed.

"Yes, I am threatening you."

Zhao Yi...

Must say, this Niu Changchang was a terrible judge of character.

If these people from the Human Race died, they died. Zhao Yi's parents weren't among them anyway, so threats were useless.

As for Li Yingzhen, Zhao Yi hesitated, but only for a moment.

He was the Fourth Prince; his Immortal Lord father would naturally come to save him. It wasn't Zhao Yi's turn to save him.

With a thought, his hands were empty.

Zhao Yi's expression changed.

Crap. The Spirit Stones in Fuyu Palace, including those for the Spirit Stone Traverse Art, had all melted in the Heavenly Fire Tribulation. He couldn't use the Spirit Stone Traverse Art now even if he wanted to.

"What did you say just now?"

"You came for me?"

"I don't know what you want me to do?"

"If there's something, we can talk about it harmoniously. Isn't all this fighting and killing bad?"

Unable to use the Spirit Stone Traverse Art, relying only on Fuyu Palace, Zhao Yi's sense of security was halved, so his tone naturally improved.

Niu Changchang smiled scornfully. Zhao Yi's current performance fully met his expectations.

"See that mountain?"

Zhao Yi nodded.

That was a waste of words. Baiyu Mountain was so close, how could he not see it?

Then he realized.

"You are here for the immortal fate?"

Niu Changchang nodded.

"Correct, we are here for the immortal fate."

"Moreover, I also know that the only one who can dig out the immortal fate in this Great Yin Immortal Dynasty is Old Ancestor Zhao."

Hearing this, Zhao Yi felt relieved. If they needed something from him, things would be easy to handle.

At the same time, he understood why these Mahayana Cultivators were all Incarnations.

It wasn't that their true bodies weren't here, but they never intended to fight Zhao Yi to the death.

Looking up at the flying boat in mid-air, the true bodies of these Mahayana Spirit Clan members were likely on it.

It just so happened that Zhao Yi was also reluctant to give up the immortal fate. Who knew how many experience points the System would reward?

Seeing that Zhao Yi was tempted, Niu Changchang added, "As long as Old Ancestor Zhao digs out the immortal fate, the Spirit Clan guarantees that from now on, we will not harm a single member of the Human Race."

"And all the Spirit Stones dug from the Spirit Stone mine will belong to the Old Ancestor."

Zhao Yi was stunned.

There was such a good deal?

Whether to save people or not was secondary. The most important things were the experience points and Spirit Stones.

"Deal!"

"However, I need him to help me."

Zhao Yi pointed at Li Yingzhen in the transparent shield.

"Fine!"

Niu Changchang agreed without even thinking.

In the Baiyu Mountain mine cave.

Li Yingzhen woke up from the darkness.

Looking at Zhao Yi.

"Where is this?"

"The Spirit Stone mine."

"Oh!"

"Ah?"

"Has the immortal fate been dug out?"

Zhao Yi pointed at the mine cave.

"Just waiting for you."

Li Yingzhen...

Behind them stood Mou Wuwang, Niu Changchang, and other Mahayana Spirit Clan members.

Was this coerced?

"Then, then let's begin."

Li Yingzhen inadvertently gave Zhao Yi a look.

Zhao Yi understood again.

Dig slowly, stall for time.

Zhao Yi sighed inwardly. He wanted to be fast, but he didn't have the strength.

Even if he had reached the Mahayana Realm, he would still have to "sing" in this mine.

Hard!

After digging out three supreme grade heavenly spirit stones, the mountain rocks in this mine seemed to have been blessed, their hardness upgraded again.

With a Mahayana Stage Physical Body, wielding the great sumeru treasure hoe,

A "clang" sound came.

Those with weak cultivation had their eardrums pierced on the spot by this sound.

Zhao Yi blushed.

Shaking his sore arms.

That one hoe strike had only chipped off a few pieces of rock.

"Again!"

Boom!

This time Zhao Yi used all his strength. With Dharma power infused, the great sumeru treasure hoe turned greenish-blue.

【You dug up a Top-Grade Spirit Stone, experience points +1.】

As the rocks fell, the System prompt sounded in Zhao Yi's ears simultaneously.

Li Yingzhen reached out and took a Top-Grade Spirit Stone from the rocks, moving even faster than Approximate.

Behind them, Mou Wuwang and other Mahayana Spirit Clan members were whispering.

This was a Top-Grade Spirit Stone.

According to what Niu Changchang said, it was now Zhao Yi's. How could they be balanced?

"Hmm?"

Mou Wuwang gave a cold snort, suppressing the discussion behind him.

Thirty-plus Mahayana Spirit Clan members were right there in the mine cave, watching Zhao Yi and Li Yingzhen mine.

That day, even though Zhao Yi was a Mahayana Cultivator, he only managed to strike thirty-plus times. Every two to three strikes would yield one Top-Grade Spirit Stone.

So that day, Zhao Yi got eight Top-Grade Spirit Stones and eight experience points.

Seeing Zhao Yi and Li Yingzhen using Top-Grade Spirit Stones to recover their cultivation, Niu Batian couldn't help it.

"Old Ancestor Zhao, there are twenty-four hours in a day, yet you only dig for eight hours, and spend the rest recovering your cultivation."

"Zhao Yi, you are stalling for time."