You were very clear about your goal. What you most needed to do now was not wait for these long-term gains, but first obtain the supreme strength and Imperial Spirit surpassing Qin Huang, then set your sights on breaking through to the Imperial Realm, so even though the Immortal Fate Stone mine was worth far more than the other mines, you still would not choose it.
According to your survey, mining the next Sixth-ring Dao Grade Immortal Fate Stone from this vein would take tens of millions of years.
Forget several tens of millions of years—even one such span was more than you could wait, because the Barren World would descend within tens of millions of years. You had no way to wait for a second Sixth-ring Immortal Fate Stone to be mined.
What was more, you had been the first to discover these mines, and the two Five-Ring Dao Grade and one Sixth-Ring Dao Grade Immortal Fate Stones most exposed on the surface had already gone into your "pocket."
The Snow Emperor's decision to speak up and contend with Qin Huang had in fact been your instruction. It did not conflict with your own plans; it was merely meant to make the Cold Abyss Divine Palace's actions appear more natural, a move to confuse others.
If you had not done this, Qin Huang would have suspected that you had some other plan.
On the other hand, if your actions appeared normal, Qin Huang, with his strong sense of morality, would instead feel guilty, which would benefit your later moves.
At the very least, Qin Huang, having already obtained his vested gains, would most likely not take part in the struggle for the other six mines.
And Qin Huang indeed did not disappoint you. Even though Qi Zhan at his