16: Chapter 16 System, Improve Your Cultivation!

The ten purple gold coins had already been crushed into a ball by Bai Jiatong.

With a "pop," he threw them onto the ground, leaving behind a hole the size of a fist.

"To humiliate me like this, today, either you die or I die."

Zhao Yi...

"Fellow Daoist Bai, isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

"If it's that big a deal, I'll just get you some Low-Grade Spirit Stones tomorrow."

It would have been better if Zhao Yi hadn't spoken, but the moment he did, Bai Jiatong completely lost his composure.

"daye sword."

He brandished his sword, not even using a sword technique, and hacked directly at Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi hurriedly pulled out his hoe.

The sword and hoe clashed, making a clanging sound.

"What are you all still standing there for?"

"Hurry up and attack together, kill this evil person."

After dozens of moves, Bai Jiatong was even angrier and began calling for Bai Da and the other three. Either way, he wanted Zhao Yi dead tonight!

Hearing this, Bai Da and the others hurriedly took out their respective weapons and surrounded Zhao Yi. A great battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Around them, the area was already packed with Cultivators.

It was unclear whether they were drawn there by the battle or because Zhao Yi had dug up ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

As more and more Cultivators gathered, it finally attracted the attention of the higher-ups at the Lesser Strange Spirit Stone Mine.

Bai Chuanfeng, who had originally been watching the show, was nodding continuously, his expression becoming increasingly grave. Needless to say, someone must have been transmitting a voice message to him.

Meanwhile, over there, Zhao Yi and the others had already started fighting.

"Body Protection Technique!"

"Lightness Spell!"

"Hardening Spell!"

...

Zhao Yi's hands were moving so fast they were a blur, casting various basic Spells as if they were free, sometimes on himself, sometimes on his hoe, and of course, some were thrown at Bai Jiatong and the other four.

Just kidding, he, Zhao Yi, had been hanging around the Cultivation Academy for thirty years. If nothing else, there wasn't a single basic Five Elements Spell he couldn't perform.

Bai Chuanfeng and the other four were caught in a flurry by the sudden appearance of the Spells, but they soon discovered that although Zhao Yi's Spells were dazzling, their power was generally not very great.

They could injure people but were not fatal. After discovering this weakness, Bai Chuanfeng, as the one with the highest cultivation, steeled his heart and held his daye sword vertically in front of him.

"Seven-Star Sword Light Body Protection!"

The daye sword emitted a white light, and braving Zhao Yi's myriad of Spell attacks, he walked straight toward Zhao Yi.

"Pfft!" The Spells struck the sword light, and the immense vibration caused Bai Chuanfeng to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Seven-Star Sword Technique."

"Break for me!"

Seeing that he was not far from Zhao Yi, Bai Chuanfeng finally used the Seven-Star Sword Technique. Seven points of sword light broke Zhao Yi's casting rhythm.

At the same time as Zhao Yi's rhythm was disrupted, the attacks from Bai Da and the other three also arrived.

"Bewildering Phantom!"

"Watch out!" Bai Chuanfeng shouted at the same time.

But it was too late. Behind Bai Da and the other three, a Zhao Yi appeared, raising his hoe and smashing it toward the back of their heads.

Just as Bai Da and the others were about to have their brains smashed, a loud shout suddenly rang out, "Stop!"

But how could Zhao Yi possibly stop his hand?

"Hmph, you arrogant junior!"

Bai Chuanfeng waved his hand and shot out four rays of light, hitting Zhao Yi in mid-air. Crack, the handle of the hoe in Zhao Yi's hand broke.

Thud! Zhao Yi was knocked to the ground.

After landing, Zhao Yi opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. His entire chest felt as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer, making it difficult for him to breathe.

With just one light strike, Bai Chuanfeng had caused Zhao Yi to be injured.

"This is just a small punishment as a warning. Next time, death!"

"You..." Zhao Yi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, glaring fiercely at Bai Chuanfeng.

He hadn't intervened at the beginning, but chose to act precisely when Zhao Yi was using his ultimate move and couldn't stop. This was clearly taking sides.

"You are not convinced?" Bai Chuanfeng walked up to Zhao Yi, helped him up, and brushed the dirt off his body.

"Did I not tell you to stop?"

"Since you didn't stop, don't blame this manager for bullying the small."

"Fighting is not allowed in front of the mine entrance, do you understand?"

Bai Chuanfeng's words were very calm, so calm that they made the hair on Zhao Yi's arms stand up.

"Yes, yes, yes, Manager Bai is right to teach me a lesson."

Zhao Yi hid the hatred in his heart and put on an expression that was uglier than crying. Now, the situation was stronger than the person; he was forced to compromise.

A conflict ended with Bai Chuanfeng's forced intervention. But one could tell from Bai Jiatong's expression that this matter was not over.

From the main entrance of the Spirit Stone Mine to the cultivation room that Zhao Yi rented was less than two li away. With Zhao Yi's speed at the Qi Condensation Ninth Layer, it was only a matter of a dozen breaths.

In such a short time, even if Bai Jiatong wanted to intercept him, he didn't have enough time.

"Young Master Tong, what should we do now?"

"Block him. I don't believe he can stay in the cultivation room forever."

"Go and call Bai Xiong and the others over. When he comes out, I want a one-hit kill. I cannot give him another chance to attack."

Bai Jiatong was now completely enraged. He didn't care about any mining secret techniques; all he wanted was for Zhao Yi to die!

Inside the cultivation room, Zhou Yan had not yet returned. Zhao Yi collapsed onto the floor as soon as he entered, and it took him a long time to crawl up.

Tearing open his clothes, a pitch-black palm print appeared on his chest. This wasn't Bai Chuanfeng trying to break up a fight; he clearly wanted his life.

If Zhao Yi had only been at the Qi Refining Third Layer, he probably wouldn't have lasted more than a short while before kicking the bucket.

"Old bastard, I will remember this grudge."

Crawling to the bedside, Zhao Yi dug out a Medicinal Pill for healing from a crack in the bed. This had been left behind by Zhou Yan, who had said something about being prepared for a rainy day. He hadn't expected those words to come true.

Healing took Zhao Yi a full three days.

"The Spiritual Qi is circulating without obstruction. There are only a few minor surface wounds left. I should be able to make a Breakthrough in my cultivation now."

Ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones had earned Zhao Yi one thousand experience points. If he hadn't been injured by Bai Chuanfeng, Zhao Yi would already be a Foundation Establishment Cultivator by now.

"System!"

[Miner: Zhao Yi]

[Cultivation: Qi Condensation Ninth Layer (Can be increased)]

[experience points: 1005 / 640]

[Reward: None]

"System, increase..."

Before he could say the words "cultivation," Zhao Yi stopped. A Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage required a foundation establishment pill, which he didn't have.

A foundation establishment pill, depending on its quality, cost anywhere from ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones to over a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. Yes, you read that right; even the worst and cheapest foundation establishment pill cost ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, which was simply not something Zhao Yi could afford.

"What can be done about this?"

Zhao Yi had one Mid-Grade Spirit Stone in his hand and fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones deposited in the bank; this was his entire fortune.

With this amount of Spirit Stones, let alone buying a foundation establishment pill, he couldn't even smell the scent of one.

"I'll go to the Baowei Pavilion and see if there are any cheap Medicinal Pills."

Regardless, Zhao Yi felt a bit guilty about using the System to directly Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

As a result, just as Zhao Yi poked his head out, before he had even walked out of the cultivation room, he felt a monstrous murderous intent.

He took a glance and saw Bai Jiatong leading a group of Cultivators, blocking the way not far off.

"They really want my life now."

Zhao Yi's face was as cold as frost. Heaven is his witness, he just wanted to simply mine.

"Heh..."

"Blocking me is good. Instead, you've helped me make up my mind."

Returning to the cultivation room, Zhao Yi no longer hesitated and said directly, "System, increase cultivation!"

A few breaths later, the Spiritual Qi inside Zhao Yi's body began to increase slowly. This Spiritual Qi appeared in Zhao Yi's Meridians and Dantian, causing his already full Dantian to become crowded.

The cultivation mantra for the Azure Spirit Scripture · Foundation Establishment Stage is: Calm the spirit and stabilize the soul, the heart is like the great void; guide the Qi to return to the origin, gather the Qi into liquid. Once the True Essence is formed, the Dao Foundation begins to solidify.

The core idea is "compression." Compressing the Spiritual Qi in the body into liquefied True Essence.

Zhao Yi, with his eyes tightly closed, had already begun to compress it.

But compressing the Spiritual Qi was far more difficult than he had imagined. Feeling the Spiritual Qi constantly vibrating inside his body, Zhao Yi felt uneasy. It wouldn't explode, would it?