Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

The mine tunnels are blocked by stone and earthen walls, and further disturbed by spirit stone mines.

The range of divine sense detection for ordinary cultivators is greatly reduced.

Zhang Feng, who was digging the mine tunnel, happened to overhear a conversation between several Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"How do you think Captain Qin Man found this spirit stone mine?"

"Why do you care so much? Get back to mining."

"Captain Qin has spoken; take as much as you can!"

"But Captain Qin isn't pursuing the mission objective; instead, he's leading us here to mine. Doesn't that seem suspicious?"

"What do you doubt? Aren't you aware of the fearsome reputation of the two elders of the Wu family?"

"The mission is obviously impossible to complete. If the mission fails, you and I might become some unknown evil demon under their command."

"Captain Qin is leading us to find a way out."

"But I still feel something's not right. There's no such thing as a free lunch. It's better to be careful."

……

Zhang Feng was puzzled when he heard the name Qin Man.

Qin Man went to plunder the outer seas, how did he end up plundering Biling Island?

And how did he find this spirit stone vein?

Could it be that the news that Biling Island had a spirit stone mine in the later stages of the Chaotic Star Sea War came from him?

Suppressing his doubts, Zhang Feng concentrated his spiritual power and quickly opened up a passage connecting to the mine tunnels of the others.

"Watch out, there's a monster!"

"No, it's an enemy attack!"

The noise from Zhang Feng digging the hole caused rocks and soil to fall from the top of the cave, which quickly alerted the Foundation Establishment cultivators who were talking below.

"Go inside and inform Captain Qin immediately!"

One person shouted.

Swish!

Zhang Feng burst through the top and descended, simultaneously casting the Soul-Stabilizing Technique, causing the group to pause.

Zhang Feng then swung his right arm, and the Black Shadow Sword drew a golden sword light.

Several heads flew off!

The Myriad Laws Sword Technique is very effective against low-level cultivators.

"Ah, it's a Core Formation cultivator!"

The fastest-reacting late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator was horrified. He used all his movement techniques to escape, but after only a few hundred steps, his body collapsed with a bang, and a three-finger-wide blood hole appeared in his chest.

Ding!

A slender black shadow flashed by, and the Shadow Needle floated on Zhang Feng's left hand.

For Foundation Establishment cultivators, even Core Formation magic weapons are still too difficult to defend against.

After retrieving his magical artifacts and treasures, Zhang Feng reached out his right hand and took the storage bags from the group.

As his divine sense swept over the area, Zhang Feng's lips curled into a slight smile.

The group's storage bags were filled with tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones, along with a dozen or so mid-grade spirit stones.

Zhang Feng summoned his spiritual fire, burning the corpses of the men and removing their auras in the process.

Qin Man is still deep inside, and he must be careful, but the news that there is a spirit stone mine on Biling Island cannot be revealed for the time being.

Qin Man must be kept here.

Zhang Feng summoned Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong, who perched on his shoulders, and began to advance into the mine tunnel.

There were many low-grade spirit stones scattered along the road, with occasional mid-grade spirit stones appearing. The group of Foundation Establishment cultivators from earlier had come to collect these spirit stones.

Zhang Feng unleashed his divine sense and soul power, extending his perception to the maximum extent along the mine tunnel.

Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong stood on Zhang Feng's left and right shoulders, their tongues sticking out from time to time, specifically picking up mid-grade spirit stones and swallowing them.

bang bang bang!

A tremendous vibration came from deep within the mine.

That noise was clearly the sound of digging and cutting spirit stones with all their might!

Only Qin Man could cause such a commotion.

Zhang Feng, with a serious expression, stopped Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong from consuming the mid-grade spirit stones.

Once Qin Man is dealt with, he can freely extract the spirit stone from this vein.

bang bang bang!

Near a huge spirit stone vein, several puppets were mining the spirit stones, making a loud noise.

Qin Man, standing to the side, had a face full of joy and greed.

"This aura of spirit stones?"

"It's definitely a high-grade spirit stone!"

"Hahaha, with so many high-grade spirit stones, reaching the mid-to-late stage of Core Formation is just around the corner!"

"Even reaching the Nascent Soul stage isn't impossible!"

Overwhelmed by immense joy and greed, Qin Man was driven into a brief state of frenzy.

After a moment, Qin Man suppressed his greed.

This high-grade spirit stone mine must not be known to outsiders; he intends to cultivate secretly using this mine.

Oh, and his men in the mine.

A ruthless glint flashed in Qin Man's eyes. By now, those people should have already collected the low-grade spirit stones outside.

It needs to be cleaned up to prevent future problems.

Whoosh!

Just as Qin Man turned around, a thin black shadow suddenly appeared in his eyes!

A thin black needle, imbued with powerful and sharp spiritual energy, was already piercing towards him.

not good!

Qin Man was terrified; at such close range, he couldn't react in time.

"what!"

Qin Man let out a scream, covering his bloodied and mangled right eye with his right hand.

Just now, Zhang Feng determined Qin Man's location by combining his soul power and divine sense.

Driven by him, the Shadow Needle shot from the furthest point toward the back of Qin Man's head.

So fast was the Shadow Needle already piercing in front of Qin Man the instant his divine sense detected it and he turned around.

Qin Man was unable to dodge in time and suffered this blow.

good chance!

Seeing that his sneak attack had succeeded, Zhang Feng unleashed a golden sword beam, aiming straight for Qin Man's neck.

At the same time, the wind seemed to fly beneath my feet, and my speed quietly increased.

Boom!

Qin Man endured his injuries and erected a spiritual energy shield to block the sword beam.

Whoosh!

Zhang Feng, trailing a light blue shadow tail, moved at a speed far exceeding what the naked eye could detect, and was already in front of Qin Man.

"impossible!"

Qin Man was utterly astonished by Zhang Feng's speed when he saw him appear before him.

Boom boom boom!

A series of collisions and explosions of spiritual energy!

The black shadow sword in Zhang Feng's hand had already left afterimages.

The spiritual energy shield that Qin Man had erected was instantly destroyed.

He immediately summoned a small cyan shield to protect himself.

Zhang Feng did not stop his fierce attack with the Black Shadow Sword. With the support of the Thousand Waves Technique, the speed of his swings increased instead of decreased, becoming faster and faster!

Click!

Under Zhang Feng's powerful attack, combined with his third-stage body refinement and the Thousand Waves Technique, cracks appeared on the small cyan shield.

"Fellow Daoist, please stop. We have no grudge against each other, why fight to the death?"

"You've seen this high-grade spirit stone vein. If you're willing to stop..."

"I'm willing to split the top-grade spirit stones fifty-fifty with you!"

The magic weapon was damaged, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of Qin Man's mouth. He hurriedly tried to persuade him.

Zhang Feng remained unmoved. Although his spiritual energy was rapidly depleting, he could still sustain a strong attack for at least another hour.

"A 40/60 split, I get 40%, you get 60%!"

"Three times seven, I get three, you get seven!"

"Two-eight, two-eight is fine!"

"Do you want to go with the 19th?"

"No problem, 19 is fine too!"

Faced with Zhang Feng's fierce attack, Qin Man, whose vision was damaged, was unable to respond and could only beg for mercy repeatedly, constantly lowering his demands, his desire for peace was evident in his words.

But Zhang Feng continued his relentless attack, giving him no chance to catch his breath.

"Fine, if you want me dead, you won't live either!"

Qin Man roared angrily, his spiritual power suddenly expanded, and cracks appeared all over his body.

Oh no, he's going to self-destruct!

Zhang Feng instantly vanished, summoning the Seven Star Silver Screen for protection.

Seeing Zhang Feng leave, Qin Man forcibly stopped the cracking on his body, threw out the small shield that was protecting him, and turned to run towards the spirit stone mine.

A fake self-destruction?

Zhang Feng instantly understood, and in the blink of an eye, he saw the small blue shield, which was full of violent energy and covered with cracks.

It turns out it's a self-destructing magic weapon, but unfortunately it's too slow!

Zhang Feng exerted force with the soles of his feet, using the Shadow Step technique. With the enhancement of the Thousand Waves Technique, he left several afterimages on the spot.

He moved away from the direction of the explosion and rushed towards Qin Man.

"Halt! If you take another step, I will explode along with this mine."

"You won't be able to escape the power of an explosion from a top-grade spirit stone mine!"

Seeing that his self-destructing magic weapon was ineffective, Qin Man tightly hugged the high-grade spirit stone mine!

Zhang Feng remained unmoved upon hearing this, without pausing his movements, and his figure surged forward once more.

"We're strangers, must we really die together?"

Qin Man let out his last desperate cry.

He didn't understand. They had no grudges against each other, and there were enough high-quality spirit stones here for the two of them to share equally. Why fight to the death?

"Alright, alright, let's die together then!"

Seeing that Zhang Feng remained silent, Qin Man gritted his teeth, and white cracks once again covered his body, causing his spiritual power to surge rapidly.

Soul-fixing technique!

Zhang Feng activated the power of the third-tier Soul Refining Technique and used all his strength to cast the Soul Fixing Technique.

Qin Man's body suddenly froze for a moment.

He looked into the other man's fixed left eye, filled with anger and confusion.

Zhang Feng smiled slightly, and the Blood Demon Slash, which consumed a quarter of his blood, had already struck him.

Pfft!

Qin Man was split in two from head to crotch, and scattered on the ground.

Qin Man never knew until his death that Zhang Feng was actually Li Keng, whom he had encountered decades ago and wanted to shift the blame onto.