77: Chapter 77 What is this?

"System."

【Miner: Zhao Yi】

【Cultivation: Nascent Soul Initial Stage (Insufficient experience points, cannot upgrade)】

【experience points: 387 / 6400】

【Rewards: None】

Looking at the System panel, Zhao Yi calculated that if he kept digging like this, he would only need a month to accumulate enough experience points to break through to the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul.

"Holy crap, this System..."

"It's terrifyingly powerful!"

Zhao Yi felt a chill run down his back.

He was already in the Soul Transformation Realm, yet he could still break through a level of his Realm in just one month; was this not too Heaven-Defying?

But could he choose not to break through just because the process was too fast?

He could not.

Right now, by borrowing Li Yingzhen's influence, Zhao Yi was still able to mine Spirit Stones here.

If Li Yingzhen were to abandon Zhao Yi one day, he would likely face a deadly tribulation immediately.

Zhao Yi did not believe the Bai family and Li Yingtang would easily let him off.

"Dig!"

"If it doesn't kill you, dig until it does."

"Doggy, here's a reward for you."

Zhao Yi casually tossed a Low-Grade Spirit Stone to Approximate.

To his surprise, Approximate took one look at it and walked away with its tail tucked.

This Silly Dog...

Pfft, pfft~

Approximate walked toward the mine cave, its front paws moving like it was swimming, digging up and down. In a moment, a large hole was clawed out of the mine wall.

Approximate stuck its head into the mine cave, wagging its tail leisurely.

This made Zhao Yi find it amusing.

"You Silly Dog, have you actually learned how to dig for Spirit Stones?"

Before he could finish speaking, Approximate picked up a Spirit Stone in its mouth and dropped it at Zhao Yi's feet.

"Damn!"

"A High-Grade Spirit Stone?"

Could he take back what he just said?

Crunch, crunch.

Zhao Yi couldn't believe his eyes; Approximate still had another Spirit Stone in its mouth.

"You Dead Dog, you didn't just dig out two High-Grade Spirit Stones, did you?"

As he said this, Zhao Yi felt a bit of heartache.

That was two hundred experience points; were they just going to fly away like that?

Thinking of this, Zhao Yi was furious.

He grabbed Approximate's tail.

"Big Brother, next time you find a Spirit Stone, let me dig it. If you dare to dig it yourself again, I will..."

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Yi suddenly realized there didn't seem to be anything he could use to threaten Approximate.

So, he changed his tone: "Let me handle this kind of rough work."

"Look at these paws, they're all worn out."

It could only be said that standards were declining; for the sake of experience points, Zhao Yi was actually sucking up to a dog.

"Big Brother, move aside, or the hoe might hit you."

Zhao Yi walked to the spot where Approximate had just dug the Spirit Stones, shamelessly pushed Approximate aside, and swung his hoe down.

With that strike, the System notification sounded.

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

"As expected of something rewarded by the System; it's truly impressive."

Zhao Yi praised it while his hands didn't stop, rocks flying everywhere.

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

As the Spirit Stones were continuously dug out, his experience points were slowly rising.

...

Chaotian Spirit Realm.

Recently, Li Yingtang had been living a shameless and reckless life with Bai Miyao.

These days, his energy and spirit had improved significantly; compared to the past, he was like a different person.

Conversely, Bai Miyao looked haggard, no longer possessing her former radiant charm.

"Ninth Master, this servant truly cannot hold on any longer. Please forgive me and allow me to rest for a few days."

Bai Miyao's shoulders trembled. She had originally thought that by using the Nine Beauties Wedding Garment Art to Cultivate with Li Yingtang, she would be the one to gain an advantage, but she never expected to be the one controlled instead.

Now, she was outmatched in every aspect and was entirely the contributing party.

If this continued for a long time, becoming old and withered would be the best outcome; she was afraid of ending up with no corpse left, or even losing her Divine Soul.

"What are you saying?"

"In this world, there are only oxen that work themselves to death, never fields that are plowed to ruin."

As he said this, he pulled Bai Miyao into his arms, allowing no resistance.

When they walked past a corner, Li Yingtang frowned.

"Where are the things that were stored here?"

"What things?"

Bai Miyao looked confused.

"Ada!"

Li Yingtang's voice was not loud, but it instantly made the Chaotian Spirit Realm turn cold.

"Where did the hoe handle and hoe that were stored here go?"

"Daring to steal my things? You truly don't know how the word 'death' is written."

"Investigate!"

"Investigate now!"

"I want to see who is so bold."

Li Yingtang stood with his hands behind his back, no longer in the mood to Cultivate with Bai Miyao.

A moment later.

All the Cultivators in the entire Chaotian Spirit Realm were gathered.

Including Bai Miyao, all the Cultivators lowered their heads, fearing they would anger Li Yingtang.

"No one admits it?"

"Very well."

"Ada, do it."

Ada waved his sleeve and sat cross-legged in mid-air, forming hand seals. His Mahayana Stage cultivation erupted with full force.

A grand voice resounded throughout the entire Chaotian Spirit Realm,

"Retrospective Art!"

"Heaven and Earth have eyes, time is the pulse. Borrow my magical power and flow upstream. With my eyes, observe that time; let the phenomena of the past appear at this moment!"

A white light shot onto the corner Li Yingtang had pointed at.

A few breaths later, that place seemed to come alive.

People walked back and forth, and the hoe handle and hoe that Li Yingtang had disassembled were still lying there.

But the scene soon changed.

In the scene, there was no one, yet the hoe handle and hoe began to turn ethereal, until finally, they disappeared completely.

"What kind of technique is this?"

If it had been stolen by a person, things would be simple; just catch them and kill them.

But now it was troublesome.

As a Mahayana Stage Cultivator who had always guarded the Chaotian Spirit Realm, he hadn't sensed any fluctuation of Spiritual Qi.

Yet, the disappearance of the hoe handle and hoe was real.

What made Ada feel even worse was that the Retrospective Art had been performed in full view of everyone; all the Cultivators in the Chaotian Spirit Realm had seen the process.

Li Yingtang frowned.

"You may all disperse."

The Cultivators lowered their heads and exited.

"Ada, what is going on here?"

"You aren't going to tell me an Immortal did this, are you?"

"Or is it that you, the guard, are the thief?"

Facing Li Yingtang's angry questioning, Ada replied calmly: "It is just a hoe."

"This old servant will naturally give the Ninth Master an explanation."

"Then I will wait."

Li Yingtang said indifferently, then vanished.

Only leaving behind a relieved-looking Bai Miyao.

"I managed to dodge a bullet today."

"It seems Ada and the Ninth Master are not exactly on the same page..."

"And that hoe, why did it look so familiar?"

"It looked just like the one Zhao Yi has."

It must be said that Bai Miyao was very calculating; in just this short time, her thoughts had already spun several times.

"You scoundrel, why haven't you come in yet? Are you waiting to die?"

Just as she was feeling lucky, Li Yingtang's voice suddenly rang in Bai Miyao's ear.

Her legs went weak, and she actually collapsed.

She wailed: "Ninth Master, I really can't!"

...

In the Lushan Spirit Stone Mine.

Zhao Yi was shirtless.

"Holy crap, holy crap!"

"I'm rich, I'm rich~"

"This new mine cave is truly brutal."

At this moment, the System notifications in his ears were incessant.

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

【You mined four Medium Grade Spirit Stones, experience points +4.】

...

Occasionally, the sound of +100 experience points was mixed in.

This feeling was just like playing a game, and it actually made Zhao Yi somewhat excited.

He was so focused on digging that he didn't notice the rocks behind him were about to block the exit.

"Woof, woof, woof!"

At the critical moment, Approximate made a sound.

"Silly Dog, what's wrong?"

Zhao Yi finally realized the rocks had piled up.

But since the Teleportation Array was right next to him, he wasn't in a hurry.

"Wait a second, let me dig this part flat."

He struck with his hoe.

Specks of spiritual light drifted out.

Combined with the notification in his mind, Zhao Yi could no longer remain calm.

"What is this?"