Qingyu was such a person, yet she had only collected one Profound Desolation Stone. Although the one Qin Fengming had chosen was large—slightly larger than these eight combined—it was still possible to estimate the general quantity that a Primordial Spirit cultivator could collect here.
Even if Qin Fengming had not come, the four cultivators before him could collect at most four or five stones.
In this place shrouded in Chaos mist, if the four of them needed to join forces to extract a single stone, then shatter it and collect it bit by bit, they could probably collect only two or three before the Sumeru Space closed.
Inside the Xumi Cave Dwelling, Qingyu had spent twenty or thirty days collecting that Profound Desolation Stone without worrying about the interference of the Chaos mist. For the four of them to collect stones in this perilous environment, the time required would naturally be extended tenfold or more.
The four did not want him interfering with the Profound Desolation Stones mainly because they did not want him staying there and disturbing their spellcasting.
This place was dangerous. With someone else nearby, the four would inevitably be distracted. What Qin Fengming had in mind was no different from what the four of them had in mind.
"What Fellow Daoist Qin said does make sense. We will each rely on our own abilities to collect them, but there must be a condition. That is, the two sides will take turns coming up to collect them. As long as one side is still on the mountain, the other side cannot climb to the mountain's summit. I presume Fellow Daoist has no objection to this condition?"
A flash of sharp light passed through Master Shanyin's eyes. He suddenly agreed to what Qin Fengming had said, but added