Chapter 387

Chapter 387: I Will Give Sixty Percent

As many cultivators agreed, those who were still hesitating had no choice but to comply. Even the highest-ranking Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators had already entered the mine.

What waves could they still make on their own?

When most cultivators had agreed and prepared to enter the mine, a Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator from Qianji Gate turned his gaze to Ji Yang and coldly said,

“Kid, so it was you who spoke recklessly just now? Everyone else can enter, but not you. Get lost…”

Before he could finish, Ji Yang slowly interjected,

“Sixty percent!”

“What?”

“I’m willing to give sixty percent of the mined stones. How about that?”

This statement interrupted the Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator mid-sentence. Before he could speak again, the nearby Void Refinement stage cultivator nodded in satisfaction,

“Good, I agree!”

“Go ahead!”

Seeing his older brother agree, the Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator had nothing more to say.

Ji Yang smiled and casually walked into the mine with his iron pick on his shoulder.

The other cultivators were speechless upon hearing Ji Yang’s offer of sixty percent. They thought five percent was already high; how could anyone offer sixty?

This was simply outrageous!

No wonder this person had moved the fastest and spoken with such strong conviction about righteousness; he must have had this thought in mind all along.

Ji Yang was unaware of what the others were thinking. His goal was to mine, and upon hearing about someone monopolizing the mine, he was indeed furious.

However, as events unfolded, Ji Yang decided not to take action.

If other cultivators had firmly opposed this unreasonable demand, he might have stepped in to help.

But seeing many have already agreed, Ji Yang chose to ignore it.

Moreover, he wasn’t well-acquainted with these cultivators, and since his need for the stones was minimal—he only wanted cultivation points—there was no reason for him to intervene.

Furthermore, with the Void Refinement stage cultivator present, he figured he could mine more safely.

Since that was the case, why not go for it?

Soon, Ji Yang had entered the mine.

The Ancient Realm of Yuan Kong had been opened before, and this was not the first group to arrive at this mine; previous cultivators from various sects had already explored it.

After high-level cultivators arrived, they would only record their findings and improve the maps of the secret realm, while cultivators with lower realms who couldn’t find other opportunities would stay here.

Because of this, the mine already had several tunnels.

However, this secret silver mine was sizable, and they were not the last group to arrive.

Once inside the mine, many cultivators took out their iron picks from their storage bags, clearly having prepared in advance.

Perhaps, like Ji Yang, they had come to the secret realm specifically to mine.

It seems there are still many like-minded individuals.

Ji Yang did not waste any more time and quickly entered a secret silver mine tunnel.

Although his main goal was to mine, he also planned to explore the upper levels of the secret realm.

He felt it was necessary to get in touch with the essence of the Dao required for a cultivator to reach Unity with the Dao and consider which essence he should choose. The upper levels of the secret realm were the easiest place to encounter such Dao essence.

While Ji Yang’s cultivation level was still only at the Late Spirit Transformation stage, he was far from the realm of those at the late Void Refinement stage.

However, he believed that after a month of studying here, he would certainly gain enough cultivation points to elevate his level, making it safer to venture to the upper levels of the secret realm.

This was Ji Yang’s current thought.

But first, he needed to ensure his strength was sufficient, so he needed to see what this secret silver mine had to offer.

“Clang!”

At the end of the mine, the sound of his iron pick striking the secret silver ore echoed.

With a swing of his iron pick, Ji Yang quickly unearthed a silver secret silver ore.

Cultivation +1

After absorbing the Blue Light Points attached to it, a satisfied smile appeared on Ji Yang’s face.

Good quality.

Strength +1

Agility +1

Constitution +1

Spirit +1

Superior flying sword +1

…

The long-awaited Superior flying sword was once again replenished in this secret silver mine.

Apart from occasionally needing to take one out to nurture in the acupoints, he used it mainly as an energy supply for his fixed-point object.

The fixed-point object was quite useful, and to unleash its full power, just having magic power was not enough; it also required sufficient magic tool spiritual energy.

The Superior flying sword could contribute enough spiritual energy for magic tools.

The more Superior flying swords he had, the more powerful this item would be, just like when it directly stabilized the collapsed Xuan Iron Mine.

Subsequent uses did not reach that level; at most, they could stabilize a few cultivators.

Just as Ji Yang was happily mining, shouts suddenly erupted from other mine tunnels:

“Damn it! What is that?”

After the shout, the sounds of a cultivator battling echoed from one of the mine tunnels.

Upon hearing the unusual situation, other cultivators headed in the direction of the noise to see what was happening.

While mining, Ji Yang extended his primordial spirit energy to investigate.

Once many cultivators reached the tunnel where the noise came from, they beheld the scene before them.

A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator was entangled with a creature radiating red light.

That creature moved quickly, and for a moment, no one could discern what it was. But when it fell to the ground and revealed its form, a cultivator exclaimed,

“This is a Red Fire Ant! It has venom that can damage a cultivator’s magic tools!”

Hearing the explanation, others showed signs of alarm.

When they looked down, they saw that the iron pick on the ground of the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator had already corroded, seemingly due to contact with its venom.

Such venom capable of destroying a cultivator’s magic tools was truly malicious!

The crowd stepped back in unison.

At this moment, the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator engaged with the Red Fire Ant heard the comments and looked at his magic tool, which was gradually corroding and losing its effectiveness. This Nascent Soul Stage cultivator felt a pang of pain as he had no other treasures; it was a pity for his only high-grade magic tool!

“Use water attribute spells!”

The cultivator who had identified the creature called out as a reminder.

As a few Water Arrow Techniques struck the Red Fire Ant, it gradually lost its previous speed and was then struck down by a sword.

“How strange, why would there be Red Fire Ants here? Could it be because of the secret silver mine?”

One cultivator wondered aloud.

But soon, everyone discovered the tunnels that the Red Fire Ants had dug within the mine, causing many cultivators to frown.

“I remember that Red Fire Ants are supposed to be social creatures, right?”

Someone in the crowd said.

“Not good.”

“Oh no, my iron pick!”

Many cultivators hurriedly backed away, and before long, the sounds of battle echoed from other mine tunnels as well.