There was no trick to cutting Qinggang Stone—nothing more than practice making perfect.
After many attempts, Xu Chunniang and Little White gradually mastered the knack. Though they were still far inferior to Old Man Gong, they no longer ruined Qinggang Stone so easily.
The two worked nonstop for four or five days before finally processing all the Qinggang Stone they had mined on the first day, and both breathed a sigh of relief.
Little White could not help sighing. "No wonder Elder Gong said that building even the smallest stone house would take at least two whole months.
"On our first day, we mined so much Qinggang Stone that I thought he was exaggerating. Who knew he was not exaggerating in the least? Two months is already considered fast!"
"Elder Gong is an Immortal Official. There is no need for him to deceive us over something like this. Let's rest for half a day first. Tomorrow, we'll go back to the mine and continue mining Qinggang Stone."
Little White did not want to rest. "Sister, I'm not tired. I can go mine Qinggang Stone right now. We need to build the stone house sooner."
Xu Chunniang remained unmoved. "You aren't tired today, but what about tomorrow? The day after tomorrow?
"Even immortals do not possess inexhaustible strength. There will always come a day when you grow tired."
"Then I'll rest once I'm tired. It's all the same."
"It isn't the same. Mining and cutting Qinggang Stone both require considerable strength. If you rest well, you can actually do a better job."
After a pause, Xu Chunniang continued, "And don't forget, there are Immortal Beasts in Zhangwei Mountain. Some are mild-tempered, but quite a few are violent by nature.
"If you encounter one of those violent Immortal Beasts when you are