218: Chapter 218 The Divine Messenger Descends, Master Zhao?

[You have mined seventeen Medium Grade Immortal Stones, experience points +1700.]

"Damn it..."

"It has to be a Divine Stone Mine after all."

Zhao Yi needed 6400 experience points for a Breakthrough to the Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal Realm, and this one swing of the hoe mined 1700.

This meant that with just three swings, Zhao Yi's experience points would be enough again.

Just as Zhao Yi was taking his second swing,

"Stop!"

A thunderous roar suddenly erupted.

Even though Zhao Yi was at the Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal Realm, he was left dazed and lightheaded by the shock.

There was no way Zhao Yi would stop; enduring his dizziness, he swung the hoe down anyway.

Circulating his Immortal Qi, the Immortal Stones from this swing were also unearthed.

[You have mined nine low-grade immortal stones and twenty-one Medium Grade Immortal Stones, experience points +2109.]

The System's notification tone accurately informed Zhao Yi how many Immortal Stones he had mined.

"Just one more swing..."

"...and I'll have enough experience points for a Breakthrough to the Late Stage Heavenly Immortal Realm."

Zhao Yi's eyes were bloodshot, a golden light flashing within them as if he could pierce through the Void Realm and look directly outside the Great Awakening Spirit Realm.

Those figures had not yet entered the Great Awakening Spirit Realm; he still had a chance.

Raising the great sumeru treasure hoe, he prepared to strike.

But Zhao Yi's actions clearly enraged those visitors from beyond the heavens.

"Are you seeking death?"

These five words were like heavenly dao laws, constantly circling Zhao Yi's ears and even preventing the great sumeru treasure hoe from falling.

"Go to hell!"

Zhao Yi was naturally unwilling to give up; he strained his arms, the Immortal Qi within him boiling. He used all his strength, but the great sumeru treasure hoe simply would not descend.

At the critical moment, Zhao Yi's thumb glowed.

The voice outside the Great Awakening Spirit Realm gasped in surprise.

"Taiyi Purple Extreme Thunder?"

Zhao Yi felt the hoe suddenly lighten, and the great sumeru treasure hoe slammed fiercely into the mountain rock.

[You have mined three low-grade immortal stones and twenty-eight Medium Grade Immortal Stones, experience points +2803.]

[Accumulated experience points have reached the maximum value and will be recorded accordingly.]

Zhao Yi was somewhat dazed.

"Reached the maximum again?"

"From now on, low-grade immortal stones won't provide experience points."

[Miner: Zhao Yi]

[Cultivation: Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal Realm (Upgradeable)]

[experience points: 6400/6400]

[Reward: good luck card (nine heavens)]

Looking at the status panel, Zhao Yi's drive instantly dissipated.

With that dissipation, he was pinned down onto the mineral vein by a massive pressure, unable to move.

As early as when the voice from beyond first appeared, Approximate had already scurried into the space between Zhao Yi's brows.

At this moment,

From within Zhao Yi's brow, he said cautiously,

"Master, the leader is a Golden Immortal."

Zhao Yi's heart skipped a beat.

After the Heavenly Immortal Realm comes the True Immortal Realm, then the Profound Immortal Realm, and after that is the Golden Immortal Realm.

It was a full three major Realms higher than Zhao Yi; even Fuyu Palace wouldn't be able to hide him.

"Damn,"

"If I had known, I wouldn't have been so stubborn just now."

Although those three swings had gathered enough experience points for a Breakthrough, in the long run, opposing a Golden Immortal for a bit of experience didn't seem like a wise choice.

However, Zhao Yi had already done it; regret was useless.

Now he could only wait to see how that Golden Immortal would handle things,

And as far as Zhao Yi could imagine, it probably wouldn't end well.

"Sigh!"

"In such a short time, I'll have to use the Substance of Eternity twice."

Amidst Zhao Yi's stray thoughts,

The Golden Immortal from outside the Great Awakening Spirit Realm descended with a group of people.

A golden rift split the sky, and ten thousand rays of auspicious light poured down like a waterfall; where they fell, withered trees met spring and a hundred herbs condensed fragrance.

Ethereal Immortal music echoed in the air, neither string nor bamboo, sounding like a Phoenix's cry in the Nine Heavens or spring water washing over jade.

Where the golden light flowed, specks of spiritual sand fell from the sky, turning into a rain of light like fireflies; where it touched, mountains and rivers smiled, grass and trees hummed, and heaven and earth rejoiced together.

Golden clouds billowed, rosy clouds weaving Dragon and Phoenix totems. Amidst the swirling auspicious Qi, a figure came treading through the air.

With every step, a lotus bloomed and then vanished; golden light flowed around her whole body as if she were draped in a galaxy.

Her gaze was gentle; with one look, all was silent, the hearts of all living beings became clear as a mirror, and all worries vanished.

The wind ceased, the clouds stopped, and heaven and earth held their breath,

Only the golden light rolled and auspicious clouds cleared the way as a Golden Immortal stepped slowly down from the Nine Heavens, as if the Great Dao itself had manifested; all spirits bowed their heads, waiting for the heavenly voice.

A gentle voice sounded in front of Zhao Yi, completely different from the overbearing tone earlier,

"Second Master Zhao?"

Zhao Yi was sprawled on the ground.

Second Master Zhao?

Such an unfamiliar form of address; ever since he had achieved success in his Cultivation, only one person had ever called him that.

"Xuanpin Spirit Fox?"

Forcing his head up, he looked at the female Immortal before him.

She wore a cloud-patterned dress and a rosy cape, her black hair like a waterfall, her skin like congealed fat, and her eyes containing the galaxy.

Surrounded by Immortal Qi, she was elegant and ethereal, as if an Immortal Fairy had stepped out of a painting; every frown and smile held peerless grace.

Fortunately, there was still a hint of a familiar aura that allowed Zhao Yi to confirm she was the Xuanpin Spirit Fox.

"You are the divine envoy?"

Zhao Yi's mind was a mess.

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox was Li Yingzhen's mount; how could she be linked to the female Immortal in front of him?

This was a divine envoy of the Golden Immortal Realm; could they be the same person?

"This humble one is not a divine envoy,"

"but rather the messenger of the Divine Son,"

"I don't know how it happened, but as the word spread, it became 'divine envoy'."

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox showed no intention of letting Zhao Yi stand up.

Zhao Yi simply rolled over and lay on his back, looking at the Xuanpin Spirit Fox.

Having not seen each other for hundreds of years, relying on the System's cheat-like help, Zhao Yi's Cultivation was only at the Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal Realm.

Yet the Xuanpin Spirit Fox, a mere mount, had actually reached the Mid-stage Golden Immortal Realm; where was the logic in that?

"Is your master well?"

"No need for Second Master Zhao to worry; my master is doing very well."

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox's words were laced with distance.

Perhaps feeling she had asserted enough dominance, the Xuanpin Spirit Fox finally withdrew the pressure she had exerted on Zhao Yi and the others.

"Since it's Second Master Zhao, I will give you a pass for the sake of my master's Face."

Zhao Yi lay on the ground without moving, not because he didn't want to,

But because his bones felt as if they had been crushed and then pieced back together.

His Immortal Qi was stagnant, and his whole body was stinging with pain.

The pressure from that moment just now had almost crushed him.

This was the consequence of him insisting on taking two more swings at the Immortal Stones.

"Give me a pass?"

"I'm so grateful to you."

In a few hundred years, everything had changed.

Even the Xuanpin Spirit Fox had become a Golden Immortal, let alone Li Yingzhen.

"Approximate, come out and take me away."

Approximate was large enough, and since he had been hiding in Zhao Yi's brow earlier, he wasn't injured.

He now became the only means of transport.

Carrying all the Cultivators from the mineral vein on his back, Approximate and the others completely disappeared from the Divine Stone Mine.

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox watched Approximate's movements and originally intended to stop him, but when she saw Zhao Yi, she gave up.

Without Zhao Yi, Li Yingzhen wouldn't have become an Immortal or comprehended the Reincarnation Law.

Ultimately, Zhao Yi had been a benefactor to Li Yingzhen.

"Forget it, forget it..."

"Presumably, if my master finds out, she won't blame me."

Then, with a wave of her fair hand,

"Alright, hurry up and get to work,"

"mine the Divine Stones, and we'll head back immediately."

"Yes!"

The clanging sounds rang out across the entire Divine Stone Mine.

Lower Profound Sect.

Miao Hua had already circled Zhao Yi several times.

"You know this new divine envoy?"

Zhao Yi nodded.

"Tell me about it,"

"how do you know her?"

Miao Hua's eyes were burning with the fire of gossip.

"Hmm?"

Zhao Yi looked up at Miao Hua.

"You are an Immortal of the Heavenly Immortal Realm after all; how can you have such a hobby?"