80: Chapter 80 Bai Yucheng Has Fallen

There was no System prompt, exactly as Zhao Yi had guessed.

Holding that Mid-Grade Spirit Stone in his hand, Zhao Yi remained silent for a long time.

"Dig away, dig away, one dig and not a peep."

Zhao Yi felt helpless.

But what else could he do?

If he continued digging for Spirit Stones, there was still a possibility of a Breakthrough in his cultivation; if he relied on his own cultivation, well, he could just forget about it.

After a moment, Zhao Yi adjusted his mood.

In truth, if not for Ah Da constantly pressuring him, Zhao Yi probably wouldn't have been so anxious. Just think, how long had it been since he broke through from the Qi Refining Third Layer to his current Middle Stage of Nascent Soul?

Those so-called "Geniuses" of the same age as him had long since been left in his dust, becoming people of two different worlds.

"I was too impatient."

Zhao Yi shook his head, his mood gradually calming down.

"Approximation Technique"

"Within twenty meters,"

"The Great Dao is Simple... the fixed numbers of the universe."

Numerous golden characters transformed into a golden dog.

"Silly Dog, you were playing and then you just disappeared. Where did you run off to?"

Approximate looked aggrieved; he had clearly been in Lu Mountain the whole time; it was Zhao Yi who had forgotten about him while in seclusion, alright?

Fortunately, he had already learned to dig for Spirit Stones, so he could barely maintain his form. Just a moment ago, his vision went black, and when he appeared again, he was already in front of Zhao Yi.

What is this?

Ignoring him when not needed, and forcibly summoning him when he is?

Zhao Yi seemed to feel he was in the wrong, so he casually tossed the Mid-Grade Spirit Stone he had just been holding to Approximate.

"Alright, alright, I promise there won't be a next time."

"Woof~"

Approximate let out a bark, lowered his head to eat the Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, and then looked pitifully at Zhao Mo.

Zhao Mo...

He was also... why did he call this ancestor back?

Is this even a dog? He is clearly a four-legged gold-swallowing beast.

"Fine, fine, fine."

"I owe you."

"Take it!"

Zhao Yi tossed a High-Grade Spirit Stone to Approximate, then hurriedly turned back to dig for Spirit Stones.

His heart ached.

With two crunching bites, he swallowed the High-Grade Spirit Stone, and the fur on Approximate's body became much brighter.

He wagged his tail frantically, expressing his loyalty to Zhao Yi.

"Damn! Silly Dog!"

"Do you have nowhere to use your energy?"

"Hurry up and sniff out where the most Spirit Stones are nearby!"

Approximate seemed to understand Zhao Yi's words; he circled the mine, stopped in the southwest,

"Woof woof woof~"

"Here?"

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

Bang.

With one swing of the hoe, the System prompt sounded in Zhao Yi's ear.

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

Hearing this sound, Zhao Yi felt a bit dazed. Ten years ago, who could have imagined that digging up a High-Grade Spirit Stone would only earn one experience point?

But then he thought, as long as he dug up 99 more High-Grade Spirit Stones, he could reach the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul.

Or, more extremely, he only needed to dig up one Top-Grade Spirit Stone.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yi couldn't help but laugh.

In a large Spirit Stone mine, being able to dig up one Top-Grade Spirit Stone was Heaven-Defying luck; to dig up a second one, even the immortals wouldn't dare think of it.

"Come, come, doggy, let's work hard together."

"I'll be responsible for digging, and you be responsible for picking up the Spirit Stones; don't miss any."

The sound of "bang bang" echoed throughout the entire mine.

...

Lingran Realm.

For the first time in a thousand years, it had changed owners.

Bai Yucan looked at Bai Yucheng with an expression of disgust.

"Yucheng, you've been stationed in this treasure land of Anning Prefecture for a thousand years, how is your cultivation still at the Nascent Soul Initial Stage?"

Bai Yucheng remained silent and did not respond to Bai Yucan's words.

Seeing this, Bai Yucan asked again: "I heard you used the Soul Search Technique on a Death Cultivator and instead had your Primordial Spirit injured?"

"And because of that, your Dao Heart was shattered?"

Bai Yucheng still did not answer; he simply bowed and saluted, holding up three jade plaques with both hands. These three jade plaques were the Formation Plate for the Lingran Realm and the two treasure vaults.

Bai Yucan took the three jade plaques. Seeing that Bai Yucheng was unwilling to communicate with him, he couldn't be bothered to grovel and say anything more.

After checking the Lingran Realm and the two treasure vaults, Bai Yucan placed his mark on the jade plaques. This signified that the two had completed the handover, and he officially became the agent for the Bai Family in Anning Prefecture.

"Farewell!"

After the handover was finished, Bai Yucheng finally spoke two words.

Subsequently, a white cloud rose into the air.

Outside the city of Anning Prefecture, Bai Yucheng breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally escaped the great cage that was Anning Prefecture.

Touching the Storage Ring on his finger and the storage belt at his waist—these were all his gains from a thousand years in Anning Prefecture, enough for his descendants to use for three generations.

Channeling his Soul Transformation power, Bai Yucheng accelerated; he wanted to leave Anning Prefecture before dark.

"Elder Bai, leaving just like that?"

"I'm afraid that's not appropriate, is it?"

Not far away, at a cloud table and cloud chair, a person was pouring and drinking by themselves.

Seeing that person, Bai Yucheng's face turned deathly pale.

"Ah Da..."

"Ninth Master has ordered that without his permission, not a single Spirit Stone may be taken out of Anning Prefecture."

"You are not following the rules."

Bai Yucheng was extremely nervous, and he had pulled out a precious sword from somewhere.

"What do you want?"

Ah Da drained the wine in his cup.

"Leave the Storage Ring and the storage belt."

"You may leave."

Bai Yucheng said excitedly: "Impossible?"

This was his accumulation over a thousand years; how could he possibly give it up?

"Then stay behind as well."

Before his words had faded, Ah Da tossed the wine pot from the cloud table.

The wine pot left Ah Da's hand and grew as it met the wind.

In a moment, it grew to ten meters high and smashed down directly onto Bai Yucheng's head.

Poor Bai Yucheng, despite using all sorts of methods, could not escape the fate of being smashed into a pulp of flesh.

"I said leave everything behind, so leave everything behind; why must you try to run?"

Ah Da pinched his thumb and index finger together, pulling a translucent Bai Yucheng out of the Void Realm.

This was Bai Yucheng's Primordial Spirit.

"Senior Ah Da, spare my life."

"I am willing to hand over all my possessions, please spare my life."

"It's too late, far too late."

Ah Da shook his head and said,

"I was cultivating my mind and nature, preparing to undergo the Mahayana tribulation; why did you have to force my hand?"

"No, no!"

"I am a Bai Family Cultivator, from the Bai Family that stands on equal footing with the Li Imperial Clan; you cannot kill me!!!"

However, Ah Da closed his eyes, as if he hadn't heard Bai Yucheng speaking at all. He muttered words, his thumb and index finger, which were pinching Bai Yucheng, moving rapidly.

Bai Yucheng soon lost his voice, turning into specks of white light that fell into the wine cup in front of Ah Da.

Ah Da drained the Spirit wine in his cup, let out an "ah," and picked up the Storage Ring and storage belt floating in mid-air.

In the sky, the cloud table and cloud chair had disappeared at some point.

It was bare, as if nothing had ever happened.

By the time Bai Yucan received the news, it was already the third day.

"What? Bai Yucheng has fallen?"

"Where did he fall?"

"Anning Prefecture?"

He frowned and summoned the Cultivator of the Lingran Realm.

In Anning Prefecture, who could kill Bai Yucheng? And who had a grudge against Bai Yucheng?

All the deductions pointed to Zhao Yi.

Meanwhile, Zhao Yi was speechless as he looked at Approximate, who had a colorful hoop around his neck.

"Silly Dog, where did you pick up a dog collar?"

"You look so silly, what's up? Do you want to tie yourself up?"

"What, you say it fell from the sky?"

"Alright, come here, let me take it off for you."

"You don't want to? You like it?"

"I give up, do whatever you want."

Zhao Yi shook his head. He had dug up quite a lot of Spirit Stones recently, but not a single High-Grade Spirit Stone.