23: Chapter 23 Soaring Experience Points

Zhao Yi stood on the periphery. He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that this Lesser Strange Demon attacked the female Cultivators with an unusually high frequency.

"Could it be that this is a lecherous demon?"

Zhao Yi had an idea in his mind.

"Senior Sisters and Junior Sisters, please gather together."

"?"

The female Cultivators looked confused, but since someone had spoken up, they gathered together involuntarily.

Once gathered, all the Cultivators could see it: the Lesser Strange Demon was completely focused on the female Cultivators, and apart from that, it was just trying to rush out of the mine.

Now, without Zhao Yi needing to say anything, Zhou Muyu and the others blocked the mine exit.

"Um..."

"Junior Sister Mi, Junior Sister Cai, could you... take off your outer garments?"

These two were the most well-endowed, and they were also the ones attacked most frequently by the Lesser Strange Demon.

"You?!"

Although they were all Cultivators and often cracked dirty jokes in the mine, taking off their clothes was still beyond the mental endurance of the two women.

"You don't have to take them off completely, just exposing a bit will do."

Mi Yao and Cai Qin exchanged glances and unfastened their outer garments.

Upon seeing a flash of white, the Lesser Strange Demon went crazy and flew toward the two of them.

"Watch out!"

"Haha, this is exactly what we were waiting for."

"Everyone, the demon-capturing net..."

Several Cultivators joined forces to cast a golden light, trapping the black shadow that was pouncing on Mi Yao and Cai Qin perfectly.

"Squeak~"

The black shadow thrashed left and right inside the golden net. It was also the first time Zhao Yi saw the so-called Lesser Strange Demon clearly.

It was a monster with a jet-black body, constantly drooling, and possessing a wolf's head and a monkey's body.

"Junior Brother Zhao, please!"

Hu Kun whispered into Zhao Yi's ear, "According to the customs in the mine, every time a Lesser Strange Demon is caught, it is executed by the newcomer."

"If there is no newcomer, then it's beaten to death by the leader; it's not specifically targeting you."

Zhao Yi nodded. He raised his hoe and brought it down on the so-called Lesser Strange Demon, smashing its brains out instantly.

Damn it, wasting my mining time. It's really been spoiled!

"Hiss~"

Zhao Yi's decisive action made many Cultivators gasp.

"What's wrong?"

Hu Kun... "N-nothing, Senior Brother Zhao is the best..."

Hu Kun gave a thumbs up.

Mi Yao and Cai Qin, who had originally planned to cause trouble for Zhao Yi, also fell silent.

However, given Hu Kun's personality, he only lasted ten minutes before he started flattering again.

"It really has to be Senior Brother Zhao."

"Senior Brother, how did you know the Lesser Strange Demon likes to look at female Cultivators?"

"Also, Senior Sister Mi and Senior Sister Cai usually wrap themselves so tightly, Senior Brother Zhao, how did you see that they..."

Hu Kun gestured a circle, "...were that big?"

Zhao Yi... He felt a chill down his back.

"Shut up, hurry up and pick up the Spirit Stones from the rocks."

"There are four Mid-Grade and ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones in total. If even one is missing, Senior Brother Zhou will skin you alive..."

"How do you know there are so many Spirit Stones?"

"I saw them."

"Your eyes are really sharp. No wonder you could see through the two Senior Sisters'..."

Zhao Yi... He lifted his foot and kicked Hu Kun into a pile of rocks. He had no doubt that Hu Kun would die because of that mouth of his in the future.

"Stop messing around. The appearance of a Lesser Strange Demon, don't you know what that means?"

"Except for those who are injured, leave three people to keep watch, and the rest of you, hurry up and dig!"

"Once we finish this haul, we can go up."

Only then did the many Cultivators realize that the place where a Lesser Strange Demon appears implies a large amount of Spirit Stones.

"Senior Brother Zhao, how about I do the digging?"

"Get lost!"

How could Zhao Yi give up such a good spot?

【You mined a Low-Grade Spirit Stone, experience points +1.】

"Only one Low-Grade Spirit Stone? One experience point?"

Zhao Yi was actually a bit disdainful.

"Sigh, I've gotten arrogant. Don't I know that many small amounts add up to a lot?"

"System,"

Zhao Yi was multitasking. While swinging his hoe, he checked the System panel, not knowing exactly how many Spirit Stones he had mined during those crazy sixty seconds.

【Miner: Zhao Yi】

【Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Early Stage (Insufficient experience, cannot upgrade)】

【experience points: 962 / 1280】

【Reward: None】

"962 experience points?"

Zhao Yi's eyes went a bit wide.

Before using the good luck card, his experience points were only 516. That meant sixty seconds of time caught up to the past month.

"Mid-Grade Spirit Stone!"

"Ah! I also mined one..."

The Cultivators who were originally scattered everywhere were now all gathered near Zhao Yi. Exclamations of finding Mid-Grade Spirit Stones rose one after another.

This made Zhao Yi envious. As long as he mined three more Mid-Grade ones, he would be able to reach the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

"I dig!"

He swung his hoe even more vigorously.

【You mined a Low-Grade Spirit Stone, experience points +1.】

...

Listening to the System prompts, Zhao Yi was getting anxious.

Although he had been continuously mining Spirit Stones for this half-day, they were all Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and only one at a time.

"Hey, I don't believe it."

Twenty-three Cultivators were mining Spirit Stones, and seven Cultivators were picking up Spirit Stones and transporting rocks. Overall, picking up Spirit Stones and transporting rocks was a bit easier.

"Senior Brother Zhao, how about you let me dig?"

Hu Kun was always hovering around Zhao Yi.

"Get lost!"

"I love mining Spirit Stones; I can't give this opportunity to you."

Zhao Yi's words made the surrounding Cultivators burst into laughter.

If it weren't for the pressures of life, who the hell would like mining?

【You mined a Medium Grade Spirit Stone, experience points +100.】

Hearing that experience points increased by one hundred, Zhao Yi was delighted. Isn't this where the harvest comes from?

"One Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, hurry up and pick it up."

"Senior Brother Zhao, you are really amazing!"

Mi Yao didn't know when, but she squeezed out the Cultivator next to Zhao Yi and praised him.

Listening to her soft and sweet voice, Zhao Yi was a bit lost.

"This is just the beginning."

"Watch as your Senior Brother digs up another Mid-Grade Spirit Stone."

Zhao Yi put down his hoe, spat on his palms, rubbed his hands together, then raised the hoe and dug down.

【You mined a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, experience points +100.】

"Look~"

Zhao Yi picked up the egg-sized Spirit Stone from the rocks, waved it in front of Mi Yao, and then tossed it to Hu Kun.

"Senior Brother Zhao..."

"Hurry and teach me~"

"Is there any secret to this?"

"Okay, let Junior Brother Hu teach you!"

Mi Yao... Hu Kun... Zhao Yi's sudden turn left them both dumbfounded.

"I forgot to tell you, I have a Dao Companion."

Zhao Yi swung his hoe; he couldn't let Zhou Yan down.

Hmm, no matter how big they are, he couldn't!

"Just one more Mid-Grade Spirit Stone left."

As time passed, the originally excited Cultivators had calmed down, and the Spirit Stones being mined returned to normal levels.

Many Cultivators had already stopped. They were calculating how much they had mined today and how many Spirit Stones they would get.

People are contagious; slowly, everyone stopped, except for Zhao Mo and Mi Yao, who were still banging away with their hoes.

"Damn, is it necessary to work so hard?"

"From this morning until now, he hasn't seemed to have taken a break, right?"

"Also, what's up with Junior Sister Mi? Are these two competing?"

Zhao Mo and Mi Yao didn't stop. The other Cultivators looked at each other and helplessly swung their hoes to dig again.

"Ah!"

"I mined a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone?"

The egg-sized Spirit Stone rolled to Mi Yao's feet, making her jump up in excitement.

That undulation made Zhao Yi's heart undulate as well... It was truly magnificent!

Zhao Mo sighed inwardly, brought his hoe down, and the System prompt came.