Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

The Mountain-Shaking Beast is the size of a small mountain, with limbs as thick as ancient trees reaching the sky.

Yu Luoning stared at the pair of enormous, fan-like ears that were swaying slightly in the wind, and froze.

A mountain-shaking beast? It's basically an enlarged elephant?

No wonder the mouse spoke with such confidence.

At this moment, an overwhelming weight pressed down on the elephant, and it seemed as if a thin layer of mist shrouded its body, but none of this could harm it.

It moved very fast, and with each step it took, the earth seemed to tremble.

Shi Shangxu rode on its back, while the treasure-hunting mouse perched on his shoulder.

One claw pointed in the direction of Yu Luoning and the others, like a general giving orders.

"Go that way, go that way!"

The elephant followed its guidance and soon arrived.

"Come up."

The three exchanged a glance, disregarding everything else, and with their last breath of spiritual energy, they all climbed onto the broad back of the Mountain-Shaking Beast.

Once it landed on my back, it felt as if most of the gravity had disappeared.

Everyone was pleasantly surprised.

"Ah! My goodness, it's finally alive!" Mo Fei lay on the beast's back, looking up at the sky, and took a deep breath.

Yu Luoning didn't speak, but looked up at the red sun on the distant mountain ridge.

There was still time, but not much; they still had at least ten miles to go.

"Mouse, speed up! We don't have much time left."

The mouse patted its chest, "Don't worry, master, I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

The next moment, the Mountain-Shaking Beast roared and charged towards the finish line with its four hooves like wheels of fire.

Along the way, they encountered many cultivators who were suffering greatly. Everyone was dumbfounded, and when the giant beast arrived, they all moved aside.

Soon someone realized what was happening.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait. I am willing to offer thirty high-grade spirit stones to give me a ride."

"Fifty! Take me with you!"

"Your grandfather is immoral."

"You poor wretch, if you can't afford it, don't yell at me."

"Look at me, I have a top-grade spiritual artifact. I beg for your help, fellow Daoist..."

Before long, shouts rose and fell wherever they went, each one more urgent than the last.

Yu Luoning sat on the beast's back, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and clenched her fingers.

Who would turn down money? She really, really wanted to stop.

Shouts of "one hundred high-grade spirit stones!" emerged from the crowd, and Yu Luoning's breathing became even more rapid.

"Is there enough time?" She turned to look at Shi Shangxu.

Shi Shangxu thought for a moment, "If there were no gravity to stop us, we would have made it in time."

He paused, looked at the remaining space on the beast's back, then at the dense crowd lining the roadside, and said, "Leave it to me."

The next moment, the cultivator who had shouted out one hundred high-grade spirit stones was pulled up by Shi Shangxu.

Mo Fei immediately stepped forward, standing guard beside him with his arms crossed. "Hurry up and pay, or I'll kick you off the stage."

The treasure-hunting mouse, hands on its hips, hopped onto his shoulder and chimed in, "Yeah, kick it down!"

The cultivator was speechless and could only grit his teeth and take out one hundred high-grade spirit stones from his Qiankun bag, tears streaming down his face from the pain.

Yu Luoning took it, her lips curving upwards involuntarily, and looked at the treasure-hunting rat: "You've done a great job this time. We'll divide these up later, and you'll get the lion's share."

The treasure-hunting mouse jumped excitedly on her shoulder a few times, then covered its face with its paws, "Thank you, Master! Master is the best, waaaah~"

Shi Shangxu stood at the front of the beast's back and glanced at the dense shouts on both sides of the road.

He would first assess anyone who said they wanted to come up, because some people were not honest at all. They didn't have a penny in their pockets, but they boasted and thought they could come up first to reserve a spot.

When the person actually arrived, his pockets were emptier than his face, and he still wanted to pay on credit.

Without Yu Luoning even lifting a finger, Mo Fei kicked this kind of person down with one kick, saying, "No sincerity, get lost."

Seeing this, Shi Shangxu remained silent, but said to his subordinates, "Bring out everything you can. The highest bidder gets the spot. Don't waste each other's time."

Yu Luoning stood behind him, watching Shi Shangxu's back, and blinked.

She seems to have... corrupted this boy.

Those below, who were being crushed by gravity, didn't care about anything else and started taking things out of their storage bags.

Spirit stones, spirit herbs, pills, magic tools, cultivation techniques, and fragments were all laid out in a chaotic mess.

There was no other way; time was of the essence. If they didn't arrive before sunset, they would all be disqualified.

These external possessions should be relinquished.

Shi Shangxu carefully weighed the offers from each person and selected a group of people to come up. Those who were truly penniless and only wanted to take advantage of others were all eliminated.

He himself was only qualified to stand on the back of the Mountain-Shaking Beast because of Luo Ning.

He was very clear about his own position, and even though he felt sorry for those people, he did not waver in the slightest.

The broad back of the Mountain-Shaking Beast was soon filled with people, and even two people were hanging from its tail.

It snorted and continued walking forward.

Seriously, I'm impressed by this bunch of living dads!

This rat is its nemesis; otherwise, with its Purple Mansion cultivation level, how could it willingly become a coachman?

Dragging a few people along is one thing...

and many more!

The Mountain-Shaking Beast's usually dim-witted brain suddenly started working.

A long, drawn-out roar.

Immediately afterwards, several more family members arrived from the other side of the ridge.

Over here, Shi Shangxu piled all the delivered items in front of Yu Luoning: "This is the most people we can send. Keep all of this safe. Everyone here knows we've made a fortune today; there's no guarantee we won't be robbed tomorrow, so it's best to be careful!"

Yu Luoning nodded.

She put the pile of spirit stones and magical artifacts into her storage bag.

Mo Fei, standing nearby, suddenly joked, "Brother Shi, you're such an upright man, now you're doing business too?"

Shi Shangxu paused for a moment: "An emergency, a temporary measure."

Mo Fei nodded, his face saying, "I don't believe you for a second."

Shi Shangxu had no choice but to remain silent.

With heavy steps, the Mountain-Shaking Beast dragged the person on its back as it continued to rush towards the mountain gate.

Suddenly, a rumbling, shaking sound came from behind.

Everyone turned around, and several more mountain-shaking beasts emerged from behind the ridge, all rushing in this direction.

The struggling cultivators were stunned for a moment, then reacted and rushed forward.

But the mountain-shaking beasts remained motionless beside them, calmly watching the group with their enormous eyes.

Someone discovered something first and quickly handed over their Qiankun bag.

The Mountain-Shaking Beast rolled up the Qiankun Bag with its long nose, hid it in its mouth, and then lowered its head to let the person climb on it.

Now everyone knows that these Mountain-Shaking Beasts are also here to take advantage of the chaos.

Another chaotic scene erupted by the roadside, with some people feeling heartbroken and others cursing and yelling.

In order to arrive at the mountain gate on time, they had no choice but to obediently throw their Qiankun bags over.

Yu Luoning stared blankly at the scene.

She was too kind. Unlike those mountain-shaking beasts who took the entire Qiankun bag without leaving a single spirit stone, she felt her moral standards were too high compared to them.

Mo Fei chuckled and couldn't help but say, "Interesting, those beasts are copying us too. It turns out that the biggest winners of this Shattered Soul Slope trial are these Mountain-Shaking Beasts."

Yu Luoning's lips slowly parted into a smile.

Not only the Mountain-Shaking Beast, but she is too.

Meanwhile, inside the council hall...

The elders of the Three Halls and Seven Departments stared at the scene in the Mystic Mirror, speechless.

Especially as they watched the giant beasts carrying numerous figures bursting out of the gravity field of Shattered Soul Slope.

"When did the Mountain-Shaking Beast become so good-natured?"

Several elders simultaneously raised their eyes and looked down at Sun Yun.

"Sun Yun, you wouldn't be in cahoots with these Mountain-Shaking Beasts, would you?" one of the elders asked meaningfully.

Sun Yun's face paled upon hearing this. "Who doesn't know that these Mountain-Shaking Beasts have the worst tempers? I never expected them to be willing to carry people?"

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Everyone turned their attention back to the Xuan Guang Mirror, trying to find some clues in the image.

Just then, Cheng Min, the sect leader who was seated at the head of the table, suddenly chuckled. His laughter grew louder and louder, and even his beard trembled.

These mountain-shaking beasts defy heaven and earth; who can subdue them?

So that's what it was!

The elders looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Sect Master, what makes you so cheerful?"

Cheng Min waved her hand, her gaze falling on a small pink figure in the mirror. "It's nothing, I just saw a familiar face."

The crowd was still puzzled.

Cheng Min laughed again.

A certain little fellow had been secretly studying in the Dongbao Library for thirty years. After being caught, he still shamelessly asked him for guidance.

Unexpectedly, after all the twists and turns, the little guy has returned here.