62: Chapter 62 The Mysterious Sky Shield and the Heart-Piercing Halberd

Gao Ling, who had just returned from Wentian Pavilion, heard immediately upon her return that the Great White Spirit Stone Mine was locked down, allowing only exit and no entry.

She grew anxious.

"On what grounds?"

"The Great White Spirit Stone Mine belongs to the Cultivation Academy and is not under the control of Ninth Master."

"Hmph!"

"We have set up a Formation here. If you want to get in, you will have to fight your way in yourself."

"You..."

Gao Ling was furious. A Formation set up by eight Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators—how could she, a Middle Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, possibly get in?

She wanted to go in and tip off Zhao Yi, but she hadn't expected that these Nascent Soul Cultivators wouldn't give her any chance at all.

"Sigh! I suppose Zhao Yi will be killed as soon as he comes out."

"What a pity for such a good hand at mining Spirit Stones."

Gao Ling was filled with regret.

...

Zhao Yi, inside the Spirit Stone mine, did not know that a Formation had been set up at the mine exit. He was looking at Approximate in speechlessness.

"Doggy, are there really no Spirit Stones here?"

Approximate drooped its head, tucked its tail, and turned to leave.

"Damn it!"

"We have already changed to eight branch mine tunnels. Is there really no Spirit Stone, or are you faking it?"

"Damn you, is it just because I didn't let you eat a Spirit Stone?"

"Why are you so petty?"

"Come on, I will let you eat."

Zhao Yi painfully took out a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone and placed it in front of Approximate.

Unexpectedly, it didn't even look at it and went to find a corner to lie down.

"Damn it!"

"This is outrageous!"

"I do not believe that without you, this Silly Dog, I cannot dig up Spirit Stones."

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Zhao Yi swung the great sumeru treasure hoe against the mine wall as if in a fit of pique.

That day, he dug up eighteen Low-Grade Spirit Stones, not a single Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, and the System experience points were zero.

The second day, fourteen Low-Grade Spirit Stones, experience points + 0.

The third day, the number of Low-Grade Spirit Stones doubled; he dug up thirty-three, but the experience points remained + 0.

Just when Zhao Yi thought things were about to improve, on the fourth day, Zhao Yi didn't even dig up a single Low-Grade Spirit Stone; he came up completely empty-handed.

"Damn it!"

"You are really something."

"Approximation Technique"

"Within twenty meters, The Great Dao is Simple, Approximate and naturally formed, numbers arise from the heart, all things take shape. Once a thought arises, the world becomes hazy; rounding off, the universe is determined."

Approximate in the corner gradually became translucent. Golden characters formed a new Approximate, with the same expression—drooping its head, tail tucked.

It even returned to the same corner; not even its position had changed.

"Damn it, you win."

Zhao Yi threw a High-Grade Spirit Stone and tossed it in front of Approximate.

Only then did Approximate get up, sniff the Spirit Stone, and with a crunch, devoured it.

"Woof~"

Then it barked at Zhao Yi's back.

"There are Spirit Stones here?"

Zhao Yi felt a bit of heartache. He had dug here for a day yesterday. If he had just persisted a little longer, he wouldn't have had to suck up to this Silly Dog, right?

"System, why don't you take back the Spell?"

"I don't want to use this Spell that has gained sentience."

The only answer to Zhao Yi was the sound of banging in the distance.

That was the sound of other Cultivators digging for Spirit Stones.

"Damn it!"

Zhao Yi swung his hoe. With one swing, the System prompt sounded in his ear.

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

He swung the hoe again.

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

"Dead Dog, you are amazing!"

Zhao Yi was convinced.

That day, Zhao Yi dug up twelve Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and eighty-six Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Dog food cost one Mid-Grade Spirit Stone.

"Eat, eat. You cannot throw such a tantrum next time; it wastes so much time!"

"Woof~"

Zhao Yi...

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

"System."

【Miner: Zhao Yi】

【Cultivation: Mid Nascent Soul Stage (Insufficient experience, cannot be promoted)】

【experience points: 1056 / 1600】

【Rewards: None】

This month, the experience points rose from 717 to 1056, meaning Zhao Yi had dug up 339 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, averaging 11 per day.

Regarding this, Zhao Yi could not say he was very satisfied, only a little regretful. In thirty days of non-stop work, he hadn't even dug up a single High-Grade Spirit Stone.

Useless!

"Doggy, we must work hard."

"You cannot eat these Spirit Stones for free."

"Hurry up and look over here, where are there more Spirit Stones?"

"Woof~"

"In this direction?"

"Come, come, come, you move aside, lest the rocks hit you later."

"Let us work hard. If we maintain this month's harvest, in just two months, we will have enough experience points to Breakthrough to Late Stage Nascent Soul."

"By then, you will be the coolest kid in this Spirit Stone mine~"

"Woof~"

Zhao Yi took Approximate and dug frantically in the mine tunnel, but in the Chaotian Spirit Realm, the atmosphere was grave.

"What are you doing?"

"Are you forcing the palace?"

At this moment in the Chaotian Spirit Realm, a crowd of people was kneeling on the ground, and the leader was none other than the Spirit Transformation Cultivator, Bai Yucheng.

"Ninth Master, Mi Yao was harmed by someone. Does this not mean you are bullying my Bai Family because there is no one left?"

Li Yingtang...

"You are also a Spirit Transformation Cultivator. That Zhao Yi has already been blocked by me in the mine tunnel. If you all truly want revenge, you should go to the Spirit Stone mine, not come to my Chaotian Spirit Realm."

Bai Yucheng stood up and said: "Ninth Master, that Great White Spirit Stone Mine belongs to the Cultivation Academy. Rashly entering might cause trouble."

"Nonsense, of course I know it will cause trouble, so I am only blocking the entrance to the mine,"

"However..."

Li Yingtang looked at the many Bai Family Cultivators.

"I remember the Bai family seems to have three Golden Core True Persons who once mined Spirit Stones in the Spirit Stone mine. Can they go down into the mine and force that Zhao Yi to come out?"

The three Golden Core True Persons, Bai Yuzhong, immediately stepped out, trembling: "Ninth Master, the three of us old men do not have much Lifespan left. Logically, we should not shirk, but we only have Golden Core cultivation,"

"And the mine is a place where Spells are forbidden; I fear we are no match for that Zhao Yi."

"Oh~"

Li Yingtang sat cross-legged on the white cloud, his fingers tapping on the cloud table beside him. The atmosphere suddenly froze.

The entire Chaotian Spirit Realm was so quiet one could hear heartbeats.

"You are right."

"Golden Core True Persons are indeed no match for a Nascent Soul True Monarch."

"In that case, I will give you two Spiritual Artifacts."

"The first is called: xuanqiong shield. Even with Golden Core cultivation, you can use it to withstand a strike from a Spirit Transformation Cultivator to protect yourselves."

"The second is called: heart-piercing halberd. After simple refining by a Golden Core Cultivator, it can unleash its full power, and it will be no problem to kill an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator with it."

Two rays of spiritual light flew from Li Yingtang and landed in front of Bai Yuzhong.

Bai Yuzhong was overjoyed and hurriedly collected the small shield and halberd floating in front of him.

"Many thanks, Ninth Master!"

"Ninth Master, rest assured, we will go down into the mine and lure that Zhao Yi out."

"We will definitely not let Ninth Master down."

Seeing that Bai Yuzhong had obtained two Spiritual Artifacts, the other Bai Family Cultivators tried their best to hide it, but the uncontrollable corners of their mouths exposed their true thoughts.

Even Bai Yucheng, the Spirit Transformation Cultivator, was the same.

These were Spiritual Artifacts, Magical Artifacts that had developed consciousness, worth thousands or tens of thousands of times more than ordinary Magical Artifacts.

Even though the Bai family of Anning Prefecture was wealthy and powerful, they did not have a single Spiritual Artifact.

Now, never mind the death of a Bai Miyao, even if Bai Yucheng were asked to die, as long as he could exchange for a Spiritual Artifact, he would not hesitate.

"Ninth Master, we will go to help those Nascent Soul True Monarchs and will surely surround the Great White Spirit Stone Mine so tightly that not a drop of water can pass through. We will avenge Bai Miyao and let Zhao Yi know that Ninth Master cannot be insulted~"

A group of Bai Family Cultivators raised their hands indignantly, looking as if they were about to kill Zhao Yi immediately.