213: Chapter 213 Holy crap! Holy crap!

"This is way too useless."

"Master, try digging a couple more times with the hoe."

"If that really doesn't work, let's change locations."

"This isn't the center of the mine."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi struck with his hoe, and the System notification sounded again.

【You dug up eight low-grade immortal stones, experience points + 8.】

"Again."

【You dug up eleven low-grade immortal stones, experience points + 11.】

"As expected, they are all low-grade immortal stones."

"Master, let's change locations quickly."

Approximate became anxious, hurriedly picked up those low-grade immortal stones, and dragged Zhao Yi as they rushed into the mine.

Above their heads, a rumbling sound came; presumably, the Heavenly Tribulation for Guixu and the others had already begun.

"Although this Seal is powerful, after being battered by the resentment and baleful Qi for tens of thousands of years, it is already tottering."

"Now that it's being agitated by the Heavenly Tribulation, it will definitely break."

"When that time comes, the Divine Stone will definitely escape."

"Master, you must hurry."

This was the only time since Zhao Yi started mining that Approximate was more anxious than Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi's original intention was to dig for Immortal Stone right where he was, to dig up as much as possible in the shortest amount of time.

But seeing how anxious Approximate was, he changed his mind and decided to listen to Approximate first.

Two streaks of golden light shuttled through the mine.

But as time passed, Zhao Yi's questions grew more and more.

First, where did this mine come from?

It couldn't have formed naturally, right?

Second, what Rank is this Divine Stone Mine?

Who sealed it?

And also, are there still any Divine Stones in this Divine Stone Mine?

If there are...

Zhao Mo shrank his head. Did he have the ability to dig them out?

"Wait."

Approximate stopped suddenly.

"Master, you really have gained experience from this mining."

"How did you know we arrived?"

"I~"

How would Zhao Yi know they had arrived? He just had too many questions and wanted to ask.

"Approximate," he planted the great sumeru treasure hoe into the ground, and an Immortal Stone was squeezed out from the mountain rocks.

【You dug up one low-grade immortal stone, experience points + 1.】

"Huh?"

Zhao Mo thought he had misheard.

"Holy crap!"

With this kind of resource, why ask anything? Dig first, talk later.

He struck with his hoe.

【You dug up twenty-eight low-grade immortal stones, experience points + 28.】

【You dug up thirty-one low-grade immortal stones, experience points + 31.】

【You dug up twenty-four low-grade immortal stones, experience points + 24.】

...

These were all Immortal Stones, palm-sized, angular, and emitting white light.

Digging up twenty or thirty at a time; Zhao Yi, who had suffered for hundreds of years, had never dug such a rich mine before.

He only hated that he was swinging the hoe too slowly.

"Swinging too slowly?"

Zhao Yi put down the hoe and took out a knife from who knows where.

"Clone Technique!"

He slashed himself with one strike, splitting into two Zhao Yis with one blow.

"One splits into two, two split into four, four become eight, eight become..."

Zhao Yi was suddenly stuck; he couldn't say the words "eight become thousands and millions" no matter what.

"That's fine too, eight is enough."

Eight Zhao Yis spoke in unison.

But soon, Zhao Yi discovered another serious problem; there was only one great sumeru treasure hoe.

"Clone!"

Eight Zhao Yis simultaneously grabbed the great sumeru treasure hoe, attempting to split it into eight as well.

Unfortunately, things rewarded by the System were just as aloof as the System itself.

"Fine!"

"You're awesome!"

Zhao Yi had to give up.

One of them used the great sumeru treasure hoe, while the other seven used ordinary hoes.

"Clang!"

As it turned out, the ordinary hoes shattered upon touching the mountain rocks.

Only then did Zhao Yi deeply understand the sharpness of the great sumeru treasure hoe.

"Cheating failed."

The eight Zhao Yis suddenly merged back into one; the slash he took earlier was in vain.

"Master..."

"You really are..."

"What are you messing around for?"

"Can't we just mine honestly?"

Zhao Yi's series of operations left Approximate dazzled.

"Get lost!"

Zhao Yi's old face flushed red, feeling a little annoyed.

For the rest of the time, Zhao Yi mined honestly and didn't mess around anymore.

【You dug up twenty-six low-grade immortal stones, experience points + 26.】

With every strike of the hoe, twenty or thirty low-grade immortal stones were harvested; Zhao Yi went from shock to numbness.

"System,"

【Miner: Zhao Yi】

【Cultivation: Late-stage Earth Immortal Realm (insufficient experience points, cannot upgrade)】

【experience points: 421 / 1600】

【Reward: None】

Zhao Mo's hoe did not stop; the experience points on the attribute panel had already reached 421.

"This~"

"Wouldn't it be possible to directly accumulate enough experience points to break through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm?"

Zhao Yi was a bit dazed.

Meanwhile, Approximate, while shoveling the low-grade immortal stones into Fuyu Palace and processing the mountain rocks, was still muttering.

"This isn't right!"

"Why are they all low-grade immortal stones?"

"This doesn't live up to the name of a Divine Stone Mine at all."

"Could it be that the Divine Stone Mine has already been mined by someone else?"

Rumble!

Thunder kept coming from above; Approximate was getting a bit anxious.

"Dragon Eye Clairvoyance Technique!"

Two red lights shot out from Approximate's eyes.

But it only lasted for three breaths.

"Ah!"

Approximate let out a scream.

"I saw it."

But his voice was full of excitement.

"Master, 18 degrees diagonally upward, there's big loot there."

Approximate kept his eyes tightly closed, two trails of blood flowing from his eyes; that one glance alone had injured him.

"Good!"

Zhao Yi immediately adjusted his direction.

Before he could even strike with the hoe, the entire mine suddenly shook.

Countless mountain rocks fell from the ceiling of the mine.

"They have gone crazy," Guixu and the other ten people were actually attacking the Seal of the Divine Stone Mine while undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation.

Under these circumstances, Zhao Yi's movements naturally became a few times faster.

However, what he dug up were still low-grade immortal stones.

"Already over 800 experience points."

"You ten masters above, you'd better come down later."

"Or, if the Heavenly Tribulation were a bit stronger, it would just strike those ten beasts to death, screw it."

Zhao Yi couldn't help but feel full of malice; even when digging for Spirit Stones, he had never felt this satisfied.

He wasn't tired, his experience points were skyrocketing, and he even dug up piles of Immortal Stones; this feeling of satisfaction made Zhao Mo's hair stand on end.

Just as Zhao Yi was enjoying the mining, he struck the mountain rock with his hoe, but instead of sinking in like before,

it made a "bang" sound, shaking Zhao Yi's hands numb.

"What's the situation?"

"Bang!"

Another mountain rock fell from the ceiling, crashing down right against Zhao Yi's back.

The ten Hall Masters' attacks were becoming increasingly powerful.

"Why aren't you digging?"

Approximate picked up the last low-grade immortal stone and looked at Zhao Yi in confusion.

Zhao Mo glanced at Approximate; he always felt that Approximate was hiding something. In previous mining sessions, Approximate had never been this proactive.

Of course, now was not the time to dwell on that; the most important thing right now was to dig for Immortal Stones.

Zhao Yi spat into his palms, rubbed his hands together, gripped the hoe handle, and circulated his immortal Qi throughout his body.

"Ya hey!"

"Come out for me!"

Thud!

The sound of this hoe striking the mountain rock was different from usual; it seemed much duller.

Zhao Yi applied a little force, but the great sumeru treasure hoe actually didn't come out.

"Damn it!"

"You come out for me!"

Zhao Yi's face flushed red, blue veins popped out on his arms, and the immortal Qi in his body was circulated to the limit.

Bang, bang, bang!

Zhao Yi retreated three steps in a row, and the Immortal Stone from this strike was finally dug out.

"Holy crap!"

"Holy crap!"

After hearing the System notification, only these two words could represent Zhao Yi's mood at this moment.