Fairy, don't be afraid, I, Wang Daqi, am truly an honest man.

"Great talent... um..."

The sound, like a cat scratching, made Jiang Xuerou's breathing quicken, and she couldn't help but whisper to herself.

Her hands unconsciously gripped the corner of the blanket, her mind filled with the image of Wang Daqi from that night.

"That nemesis... I must have owed him something in my past life."

She closed her eyes tightly, trying to suppress the heat within her body through cultivation, but the aura seemed to penetrate the screen and envelop her entirely...

Fortunately, Xu Yan and Wang Daqi's encounter ended quickly.

After all, I still have to work tomorrow morning.

While Wang Daqi possessed the purple aura that allowed him to quickly recover from his depletion, Xu Yan could not.

What if you exhaust your partner?

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The next morning, Wang Daqi and Xu Yan got up feeling refreshed.

After each encounter, both of them felt completely refreshed, as if all the acupoints in their bodies had been opened up, and the spiritual energy flowed through their meridians faster.

Good morning, Senior Sister Jiang.

After Wang Daqi went out, he saw Jiang Xuerou in the courtyard and greeted her with a smile.

Jiang Xuerou was leaning against the railing, with dark circles under her eyes, her expression so melancholy it could drip water.

She listened to the noise for half the night, and just when she was about to fall asleep, she dreamed that she was being bullied by Wang Daqi in that dilapidated house.

As a result, after a whole night of this, I was more exhausted than if I had fought a major battle.

Wang Daqi was a careless person and didn't pay any attention to these details on Jiang Xuerou's face.

"Then I'll be going now."

After saying goodbye to the two, Wang Daqi headed to the mine entrance alone.

Xu Yan stayed behind and followed the inner disciples to inspect the array points around the camp.

At the entrance to the mine, the morning mist had not yet dissipated, and the air was already filled with a strong smell of rust and earth.

Several black-faced deacons stood like iron towers at the cave entrance, with piles of black iron pickaxes like small mountains in front of them.

Disciples entering the cave must pass through a blue light barrier called the Spirit Searching Array one by one.

"Remember this, all of you: storage bags are strictly prohibited! If found, not only will your valuables be confiscated, but you will also be sent to the criminal justice hall for punishment!!!"

"The pickaxes you've been given are specially made; they can break through the rock layers outside the Brilliant Gold Mine. Damaging them is strictly prohibited. Damaging one will result in a fine of one spirit stone! Understand? Now line up and go in!"

"Remember it all, 200 kilograms of 'golden' every day, and this is what it looks like..."

A dark-faced deacon roared gruffly, pointing to a pile of brass-colored ore mixed with some black sand and gravel not far away.

After Wang Daqi took the heavy iron pickaxe, he weighed it in his hand. This iron pickaxe weighed fifty pounds!

If it weren't for a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, an ordinary person would probably run out of strength after just a couple of swings.

Wang Daqi was carrying a pickaxe and queuing to enter the cave when someone suddenly patted him gently on the shoulder from behind.

Turning my head, I saw a man with a fair complexion and a rather shrewd appearance.

Behind him followed a tall, thin young man with an honest-looking face.

"What's the matter?" Wang Daqi looked at the other party warily.

"Hey buddy, I see you're all alone. This must be your first time at the Xuan Gold Mine, right?"

The fair-skinned man lowered his voice, sounding very enthusiastic, "This mine is deep and complex; searching for a vein alone is like finding a needle in a haystack. How about... the three of us team up?"

Wang Daqi raised an eyebrow: "How exactly will we cooperate?"

"We'll split up and search for mineral resources in different directions. Whoever finds a high-quality ore deposit first will give a shout, and everyone will work together to mine it. In the end, we'll split the profits equally."

The fair-skinned man rubbed his hands together. "After all, a daily quota of two hundred kilograms is no small task. If we're unlucky and get assigned to an abandoned mine, one person could work themselves to death and still not dig enough. But if the three of us work together, the probability of finding a rich mine is undoubtedly much higher. What do you think?"

Wang Daqi's mind stirred slightly.

When he first came here, he was completely clueless about the distribution of the mines and the mining methods.

Having someone knowledgeable in the field to guide you isn't necessarily a bad thing.

"Okay, my name is Wang Daqi."

"Hehe, I know you. Last night at the dormitory, your 'over-the-shoulder throw' really made you famous. You even took down a tough guy like Yao Wu."

The fair-skinned man smiled even more broadly, pointing to himself and his companions behind him, "My name is Chen Liang, and this bamboo pole is my fellow villager, named Agu. We're disciples of Shenbing Peak. I can't guarantee anything else, but our mining strength is definitely enough!!! We absolutely won't let you suffer."

Agu nodded to Wang Daqi, which was considered a greeting.

As the three of them were talking, they had already entered the huge mine entrance.

The further you go in, the dimmer the light becomes, with only the ever-burning stones lit at intervals emitting a faint glow to illuminate the path.

"Brother Wang, the ore in the outer area has long been mined out, we need to go deeper." Chen Liang led the way with ease.

As Wang Daqi walked, he quietly channeled his spiritual energy into his eyes.

With the blessing of his Azure Eyes, the surrounding dark rock walls instantly became transparent in his eyes.

The originally thick rock layers seemed to have turned into a hazy veil.

To his surprise, he discovered that deep within the abandoned mine tunnels dug by the old miners, there were actually hidden specks of golden light.

"Those...could they be the Xuan Gold Mine?" Wang Daqi was secretly surprised.

He was originally thinking about how to find rich mines!

But now, looking at it, good heavens, his Azure Water Golden Eyes had given him a kind of X-ray vision, allowing him to see everything in his path!

Just then, Chen Liang, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and looked at the three bottomless cave entrances that had branched off ahead. His voice was lower and more serious: "Brother Wang, the 'Maze' area is just ahead. The ore here is of the highest quality, but it's also the most dangerous. Shall we split up here to search? In half an hour, regardless of whether we find anything or not, we'll all meet up here."

Wang Daqi nodded, but he naturally didn't mention that he could see the rich mine.

Instead, they were thinking about how to "take them by surprise" and pretend to be lucky to attract them to mine.

After all, mining together is more efficient, and you can quickly learn mining skills from them.

Just as they were pondering this, Chen Liang and A Gu had already split up and started acting separately.

"Brother Wang, watch closely, mining isn't just about brute force."

Chen Liang patiently demonstrated to Wang Daqi while swinging the pickaxe.

"This molten gold vein is incredibly hard. If you try to hit it head-on, your hundred-pound iron pickaxe will be dulled in less than three days. You have to use a clever technique, channeling your spiritual energy into the pickaxe tip along the cracks between the ore and the rock strata, and then give it a gentle shake..."

A faint white light flashed in Chen Liang's hand as he precisely struck a point on the rock wall.

With a "crack," a large chunk of grayish-brown rock peeled away, revealing a dazzling dark gold beneath.

Wang Daqi humbly accepted the instruction, but secretly activated his Azure Water Golden Eyes to see the stress changes inside the rock strata when Chen Liang exerted his strength.

With these eyes, he learned things incredibly quickly.

Then, Wang Daqi found a secluded corner and pretended to swing his pickaxe.

He didn't rush to dig up the ones with the best quality.

Instead, he first found a few ordinary ores to practice on.

After only a few tries, he mastered the knack of that "tremor" sound and his digging speed increased.

Just then, A-Gu's excited shout suddenly came from deep within:

"We've got it! We've got it! Brother Chen, Brother Wang, come quick! This place is overflowing with gold!!!"

That location was precisely the edge of the rich mining area that Wang Daqi had just scanned with his golden eyes.

He actually knew all along.

He put away his pickaxe and ran over, feigning delight.

A-Gu had already pried open a section of the rock wall.

It was densely inlaid with fist-sized pieces of dazzling gold ore, which shone brightly under the light of the long-lasting stone.

"Hahaha, Brother Wang, our luck is absolutely incredible!!!!"

Chen Liang rushed over laughing, wiping the dust off his face. "I didn't expect to find such a rich mine so soon after arriving! Come on, let's dig here together."

"OK!"

Wang Daqi could tell that these two people were genuinely cooperating with him.

This is extremely rare in the treacherous world of cultivation.

"Brother Wang, actually, these pickaxes we have can be used for even better purposes."

Seeing that Wang Daqi was getting the hang of it very quickly, Chen Liang became interested as well. "Try to unify your breathing with the rhythm of swinging the pickaxe, gather your energy in your dantian, and use the power of your waist and abdomen to swing it out..."

Under Chen Liang's guidance, Wang Daqi's digging movements became smoother and more refined, with each strike of the pickaxe producing precise weight.

His Azure Eyes not only allowed him to see the mine, but also the vein's course. With each pickaxe stroke, he avoided the hard, loose rocks and went straight for the heart of the mine.

However, Wang Daqi did not demonstrate any extraordinary abilities.

He always mined less ore than the other two.

Even so, the two men were still astonished by Wang Daqi's mining speed!

The three people's bamboo baskets grew heavier and heavier.

What was originally thought to be a task that would keep me busy all day has progressed rapidly thanks to highly efficient teamwork.

Until sunset, the last rays of the setting sun slanted in through the mine entrance.

The three men, covered in sweat, stopped what they were doing.

Each of their bamboo baskets was filled with heavy, dazzling gold ore, and each basket was estimated to be far exceeding the assigned 200 kilograms.

"Phew! That felt great!" A-Gu plopped down on the pile of ore and grinned.

"Let's go. We've finished today's work. We won't get extra pay no matter how much we do, so we might as well leave the mine and rest."

Chen Liang patted Wang Daqi on the shoulder and suggested, "Brother Wang, the three of us have worked together quite well. We're so lucky today, how about we go to the camp market for a drink later? I still have two jugs of Shaoxing wine that I've been saving for a long time."