First Achievement

One month later.

Inside the secret chamber, Cheng Buzheng sat cross-legged on the ground, opening his clear black and white eyes. A glint flashed within them as he stood up.

Instantly.

His bones and muscles rang, crackling non-stop, like firecrackers.

"My injuries have fully healed. Next, I need to find resources to continue cultivating and replenish my spiritual power value!"

As for the eight Spirit Stone Raw Ore storage points, he knew he couldn't think about them for the time being. The Mine Overlords weren't stupid; they would have made preparations in all aspects.

He wasn't a fool who wouldn't turn back until he hit a wall. He'd gather more information after some time.

Right now, he definitely couldn't "pull wool."

Cheng Buzheng muttered to himself, "Now, I can only rely on myself for self-reliance!"

After more than a year, he had a clear understanding of the underground conditions of the Spirit Stone Mines. He knew exactly where the rich ore deposits were and where the barren ore deposits were.

This was all preparation for this very day, for when he couldn't "pull wool." After all, he hadn't stayed in the Spirit Stone Mine Cave for nothing.

In the past, he had disliked Mining because the Spirit Stone Raw Ore obtained was slow, troublesome, and delayed his cultivation, ultimately abandoning the idea of mining himself.

But things were different now; he could only rely on self-reliance.

Not long after.

Cheng Buzheng arrived at an ore deposit. This was the richest deposit he had discovered.

Because it was in a remote location, three zhang underground, no miners had discovered it yet.

He flipped his right hand, and the Purple Crystal Bracelet floated above his palm. Then, he raised his right hand, squeezing out a space one zhang in size.

He put away the Purple Crystal Bracelet and stepped into the space he had just opened up.

Cheng Buzheng glanced at the surrounding rocks and saw a large amount of Spirit Stone Raw Ore embedded in one wall.

Only this Rock Wall Surface shimmered with irregular Spirit Light; the other three walls were pitch black.

Following the example of the many miners, he put his back into it, waist to shoulder, shoulder to elbow, elbow to wrist, wrist to Mining Pick.

"Clang!"

A burst of sparks flew.

The situation was immediately awkward, but thankfully, there were no onlookers.

Cheng Buzheng's face darkened. After scanning his surroundings, he muttered to himself.

"To think a cultivator like me can't dig without magic power! It seems the situation is true... it's really hard to dig. How much magic power can an early Qi Refining stage mortal have?"

Then, he injected a stream of magic power into the mining pick and swung it again, striking the spirit stone raw ore.

"Bang!"

With a loud noise, a large chunk of rock was dug out, containing several pieces of spirit stone raw ore. He then swung the mining pick, slowly extracting all the spirit stone raw ore.

After a period of familiarization, Cheng Buzheng knew how to use the least amount of magic power to achieve the best results.

This was a rich mineral point, completely unlike other miners who had to not only mine but also search for spirit stone raw ore. He only needed to bury his head and swing his mining pick.

After a full half-day, having depleted more than half of his magic power, he stopped. He loaded all the spirit stone raw ore into his back basket and slung it over his shoulder.

Then, with a flash of yellow light, he instantly vanished from the spot.

Returning to the secret chamber, he poured all the spirit ore from his back basket into a corner.

Cheng Buzheng, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, beckoned a piece of freshly baked spirit stone raw ore. He held it in his palm and began to cultivate.

From then on, Cheng Buzheng spent his days mining in the morning and cultivating in the afternoon, storing the remaining spirit stone raw ore in the corner of the secret chamber.

These days repeated over and over. Except for going to the mine entrance once a month to hand over his monthly quota, he spent the rest of his time in pure cultivation.

Despite having sufficient cultivation resources, he sometimes felt restless and lonely.

Cheng Buzheng knew that to continue on the path of cultivation, he had to get used to solitude as his companion and loneliness as his friend.

One day, Cheng Buzheng finished his day's cultivation and was heading to the mineral point.

Just as he was about to step into the space he had opened up, it was no longer appropriate to call it a secret chamber. The original one Zhang sized secret chamber had now become a series of long tunnels.

This was proof of his diligent labor.

At this moment, another living creature appeared in the tunnel, which forced him to take it seriously.

However, being naturally cautious, he did not appear immediately. With a stir of his thought, his aura, magic power fluctuations, spirit pressure, and figure vanished without a trace.

He stealthily extended a wisp of his divine sense and quietly observed from a distance.

If the situation changed, he would escape immediately.

At the end of the tunnel, an Earth Civet Beast, about two feet in size, was extending its sharp claws, which gleamed with a cold light, and digging at the spirit stone raw ore on the rock wall.

This beast resembled a civet but was not. Its appearance was roughly the same as a wild fox, but it had an additional fluffy tail.

Its fur was entirely black, emitting an eerie glow. Its sharp claws on its four feet were firmly gripping the rock wall. Its sharp mouth revealed sharp fangs, and its eyes glowed with green light.

Cheng Buzheng quietly observed the Earth Civet Beast. The spirit energy fluctuations it emitted were only that of a first-order low-grade demonic beast, roughly equivalent to the strength of an early Qi Refining stage mortal.

He knew about the Earth Civet Beast, which naturally possessed the Earth Escape Technique, so its appearance here didn't surprise him. However, a demonic beast appearing so suddenly was beyond his expectations.

Cheng Buzheng had been in the mine cave for over a year, and this was his first encounter with a demonic beast. It seemed the rumors were true; demonic beasts did indeed roam the mine cave.

However, he also breathed a sigh of relief. The situation was still within his control.

If it were a First-order Mid-grade demonic beast, he would have to reluctantly give up this place.

After all, there were other resource-rich mineral points; he still had a few that were quite abundant.

Although this was the richest mineral point, he wasn't prepared to fight a demonic beast to the death without absolute certainty.

Demonic beasts were vengeful, after all. If he couldn't kill it with a Thunderous Strike, and it came back with its family to cause trouble, he wouldn't be able to cultivate so leisurely.

At that time, not only might he be unable to win, but he might also have to flee in a sorry state.

At this moment, the Earth Civet Beast, diligently mining Spirit Stone Raw Ore, was completely unaware of the impending danger. It happily tossed the mined Spirit Stone Raw Ore into its mouth, chewing rapidly with a look of satisfaction.

Seeing this, Cheng Buzheng burrowed back underground, positioning himself one Zhang below the Earth Civet Beast. The mining Earth Civet Beast showed no extra movement, still engrossed in mining Spirit Stone Raw Ore with undivided attention.

Cheng Buzheng was not surprised by this. Everything was under control; he had this situation completely figured out.

He flipped his right hand, and the Purple Crystal Bracelet hovered in his palm.

With a Thought Stirred.

A stream of Purple Spirit Light emerged from underground, spreading out with the Earth Civet Beast at its center. Then, the Purple Crystal Bracelet rapidly broke through the Rock Ground.

"Boom!"

The air exploded, and rings of Air Waves spread out from around the Purple Crystal Bracelet, striking the tunnel walls.

The furiously spinning Purple Crystal Bracelet, carrying a cutting light as deep as the cold, sliced through the seemingly tangible air, creating ripples as it charged towards the Earth Civet Beast.

The moment the Earth Civet Beast sensed the spiritual energy fluctuation and tried to escape, a stream of Purple Spirit Light enveloped it, rendering it immobile.

Its four paws loosened, and as it was about to fall into the tunnel and prepare to use the Earth Escape Technique, the Purple Crystal Bracelet, emitting a Purple Spirit Light, shot towards it with an Air Explosion.

Suddenly, a Dark Black Protective Spirit Light flashed, enveloping the Earth Civet Beast.

"Boom!"

The air exploded, and a ring of Air Waves slammed against the surrounding Rock Wall, causing rocks to fall from it.

Inside the tunnel, the Purple Crystal Bracelet spun like a gear, relentlessly cutting at the Dark Black light barrier in front of it, as if it wouldn't stop until it was cut in half.

A moment later.

"Bang!"

The Dark Black protective shield shattered, followed by Flesh and Blood Flying, with countless Blood Spots scattering throughout the tunnel.

The Earth Civet Beast was cut in half, and a large amount of blood flowed onto the ground, spreading outwards.