Fellow Daoist, I gladly accept this heaven-defying opportunity.

Xu Mofeng looked up and saw a red line of opportunity hanging straight down toward an ancient well in the distance. There were four or five guards standing by the well, whose cultivation was much higher than that of the patrols outside. They were all Foundation Establishment Realm martial artists.

"In a few days it'll be our brothers' turn to take a break. I've been so bored these past two weeks, how about we go into town together and find some pretty girls to have some fun?"

"Of course! We've been guarding this dilapidated well every day, and we haven't gotten a single bit of the treasure we dug out. The Wu family is so stingy..."

"Shh! Keep your voice down, if Second Master hears you like that, you'll lose your head!"

"Second Master is having a good time in the city right now. He's played with all the girls in Suyab. Who knows when he'll be back."

Xu Mofeng overheard every word of the guards' idle chatter, which suggested that the Wu family was the local tyrant who dominated the area.

Xu Mofeng's expression shifted.

Are they digging for treasure in the well?

What treasure?

Moreover, the second master, the manager of the manor, was not there.

If he's not here, why is he still hiding it?

This opportunity was destined for Bai Jingyuan. He, a Foundation Establishment Level 6 cultivator, deserved it. Why shouldn't I, an Foundation Establishment Level 8 cultivator, take it?

With a change of heart, Xu Mofeng stopped hiding and swaggered out from the shadows.

"Who goes there?!"

Several guards quickly spotted him, drew their swords, and shouted angrily.

Without uttering a single wasted word, Xu Mofeng drew his high-grade human-rank longsword with a clang.

Sa—

The flash of the blade was fleeting.

The guards, who were at the third or fourth level of Foundation Establishment, widened their eyes, clutched their necks, and slowly collapsed to the ground, each with a thin line of blood appearing on their neck.

A clean and swift strike to the throat.

After dealing with the guards, Xu Mofeng jumped into the well without hesitation, following the path of opportunity.

Upon reaching the bottom, they discovered that the well was actually a hidden world.

There was no water in the well, but a huge underground space was dug out by someone.

As soon as Xu Mofeng landed, he sensed that the concentration of spiritual energy around him was several times higher than that of the outside world, and the distribution was extremely uneven. The deeper he went, the more mellow the spiritual energy became, which meant that something deep inside was continuously emitting a thick spiritual energy.

Curious, he walked inside, gradually hearing the crisp clanging sounds of hammering and the foreman's stern reprimands: "Be careful! If any of these things are damaged even slightly, you couldn't afford to pay for them even if you sold all of you!"

Xu Mofeng darted inside and saw a bustling scene unfold before him: dozens of adult men dressed as miners were digging into the stone wall with pickaxes, and pieces of white jade-like stones rolled down the wall with each strike of the pickaxe.

Xu Mofeng's pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart skipped a beat.

This is... a spirit stone!

There is actually a spirit stone vein hidden in the well of the Wu family's manor!

In martial arts cultivation, resources are paramount, and spirit stones are the true hard currency for cultivation.

Even the smallest spirit stone mine, once released, could unleash a bloodbath in the Jin-Liang Kingdom.

If this news gets out, not only will the Wu family be wiped out the next day, but even the Biyou Sect will probably personally intervene to fight for it.

No wonder this mountain villa is so heavily guarded.

At this moment, the Wu family overseer, who was holding a leather whip in the mine, also spotted Xu Mofeng and shouted in surprise, "Who goes there? How dare you trespass on my Wu family property..."

Swah——

A flash of light appeared.

Before they could finish speaking, their heads had already rolled to the ground.

Killing these ordinary martial artists who were only at the Foundation Establishment stage was no more difficult for Xu Mofeng than eating and drinking.

When blood was seen in the mine, the miners froze on the spot. Then someone screamed, "Murder! The foreman is dead!" The entire mine instantly descended into chaos, and everyone scattered in panic.

Xu Mofeng ignored these ordinary people and coldly shouted, "Get lost!"

In just a short while, all of the dozens of miners had fled.

Xu Mofeng walked to the side of the mine, picked up a scattered spirit stone, sensed it for a moment, and then frowned.

"The primordial spirit stones are all low-grade, so it seems the quality of this mine is not very high."

Xu Mofeng was slightly disappointed.

Even if it's just the basic spirit stones, the quantity is still quite considerable if an entire vein is mined.

Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Or several hundred thousand?

The closer you get to the core of the mine, the higher the quality of the spirit stones will be. There might even be mid-grade or high-grade spirit stones hidden inside.

If one could truly acquire the entire mineral vein, it would be an unimaginable fortune.

Unfortunately, he couldn't take it with him.

"Now I finally understand why this was just a lucky break."

The reason is simple: he simply cannot move an entire spirit stone mine. Even if he emptied his storage ring, he still wouldn't be able to fit much in it.

Xu Mofeng couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Since we can't take everything, we'll just take the best!"

Xu Mofeng immediately made up his mind.

He threw away the Primal Spirit Stone in his hand and stepped into the mine tunnel that the miners had dug into the rock wall.

The mine tunnel, which is more than half a person high, is covered with snow-white spirit stones, each of which is of basic quality.

In the secular world, a single Primordial Spirit Stone would be worth a fortune.

Xu Mofeng pressed onward into the depths of the mine, and before long he spotted a mid-grade spirit stone on the stone wall.

He reached forward with his five fingers interlocked, and the rock, as hard as iron, was as tender as tofu in his hands. With the slightest pressure from his fingertips, it crumbled into pieces. The powerful physique of his spiritual body proved surprisingly effective in mining.

He gathered his true energy in both hands and began to dig vigorously towards the direction where the spiritual energy was most abundant.

One piece, two pieces, three pieces...

Any mid-grade spirit stones that caught his eye were pried off one by one like candy, and casually tossed into his storage ring. His movements were fluid and efficient, without the slightest hesitation.

As he dug, Xu Mofeng's fingertips suddenly stopped, and he stared blankly at the spirit stone he had just pried off.

"High-grade spirit stones?"

A look of joy instantly spread across his face, and he quickly put the spirit stones away.

Further ahead, the density of mid-grade spirit stones increased, and high-grade spirit stones appeared one after another, while the lowest-grade primordial spirit stones gradually disappeared.

In a short while, he had accumulated several hundred mid-grade spirit stones and dozens of high-grade spirit stones, but his hands suddenly stopped moving.

"No, at this snail's pace, even by the time the Wu family arrives, we won't have much of anything good to dig up. Instead of picking up scraps here, we should just head straight for the core of the mine; maybe we can even find some top-grade spirit stones!"

The thought made his breathing quicken.

What are top-grade spirit stones?

Even ordinary Golden Core cultivators might not have the chance to touch it.

The mine tunnel ahead has reached its end; this is the deepest point the miners have dug.

Xu Mofeng didn't waste any words, clenched his fist and punched forward.

"The power of the three dragons!"

The immense force of 300,000 jin slammed solidly onto the stone wall, causing the entire mine to shake violently. Rock fragments rained down, nearly causing half of the mine to collapse.

He smashed his way through the path with each punch, picking up the mid- and high-grade spirit stones that had fallen as he went, making sure not to waste any resources.

boom--

He threw another punch, but his hand suddenly went empty.

Just as Xu Mofeng was wondering what was going on, a wave of spiritual energy, so rich it was almost choking, rushed towards him, making him feel refreshed.

Upon closer inspection, a fist-sized spring was revealed where the stone wall had been broken open, with a glistening spiritual liquid gushing out. Scattered around the spring were several nearly transparent crystals, floating with a faint halo in the darkness.

hiss--

Xu Mofeng gasped, his face filled with shock.

"This is... a top-grade spirit stone? And spirit stone marrow?!"

He had read in ancient books that at the core of every spirit stone vein, a mineral marrow would be formed. This mineral marrow was the source of the entire vein, from which all spirit stones originated.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Mofeng first reached out and pried off all the top-grade spirit stones and put them away. Then he bent down and approached the spring, opening his mouth to swallow the spirit liquid in large gulps.

boom!

A massive influx of spiritual energy entered his body, as if a volcano had exploded within his dantian, causing his cultivation level to surge upwards like a rocket.

Mid-stage of Foundation Establishment (Nine Levels)...

Late stage of Foundation Establishment (Nine Levels)...

Foundation Establishment Ninefold Completed...

The bottleneck shattered instantly!

Foundation Building Stage 10!

"Guard Zhao, the thief is inside the mine!"

Outside the mine, a group of guards escorted a middle-aged man in brocade robes as he hurried over.

The middle-aged man was surrounded by a group of Foundation Establishment Realm guards, his body radiating the pressure of the Golden Core Realm, his face grave.

"A bunch of useless idiots! They couldn't even figure out how the person got into the mine; they only reported it when it was right under their noses!"

Guard Chief Zhao's eyes were icy as he shouted, "If anything goes wrong with the mine, every single one of you will lose your heads!"

The guards were so frightened that they fell silent, not daring to even raise their heads.

"Bring the body up!"

Chief Guard Zhao gave the order in a cold voice.

Soon, the corpses of several guards who had been killed were carried over.

He glanced at the knife wound on his neck, slightly raised his eyelids, and said with disdain, "Your swordsmanship is fast, but you're only at the Foundation Establishment stage."

So it's like a fly that just wandered in.

He waved his hand expressionlessly: "Come down the well with me."

"yes!"

The group entered the mine and immediately saw the messy mine tunnels, the stone walls riddled with holes and the spirit stones completely scraped away.

"You bastard!"

Enraged, Chief Guard Zhao rushed into the depths.

Not far along, the huge hole that had been smashed open in the core of the mine came into view.

The spiritual energy, so dense it was almost tangible, was surging out of the cave entrance, leaving visible white streaks in the air.

"brute!"

Guard Chief Zhao's eyes widened in fury; how could he not guess that something had happened at the core of the mine? He channeled his Golden Core cultivation and roared, "You little bastard, get out here!"

The roar shook the entire mine, causing stone chips to fall in a cascading down.

The guards behind him were all pale, their ears were ringing, and their faces showed pain.

How terrifying is the power of the Golden Core Realm?

Killing a Foundation Establishment cultivator is really no different from slaughtering chickens and dogs.