Off to Mine

That day, Luo Feng made a phone call to Xu Qing, Hong, and Thor, asking them to come over.

"Brother-in-law, what's up?" Xu Qing asked as he arrived in the countryside.

Hong and Thor also arrived. "Third brother, what's the matter that you called us all over?"

"I need your help with something," Babata said.

"Help?" Xu Qing and the others became curious.

Then, Babata deactivated his cloaking, revealing a massive black Spaceship.

"Spaceship!" Xu Qing and the others were all surprised when they saw the Spaceship.

This Spaceship looks extraordinary; it even has a black dragon emblem on it.

"This symbol... belongs to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, right?" Hong now knew that the Milky Way belonged to the Silver Yinlan Empire Yinlan Empire, which was a primitive civilization empire in the universe.

Above the elementary civilization empires, there are intermediate civilization empires, namely the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

"That's right, this is a Class C Spaceship from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire," Babata said.

Many things in the universe can be represented by letters like A, B, C, D, E to indicate their level. A represents the Planetary Level level, B represents the Star Level level, and so on.

This Class C Spaceship is Spaceship that only Universe Level powerhouse can pilot.

"Where did they get such a high-level Spaceship?" Thor exclaimed in amazement.

"Let's go inside the Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 12," Luo Feng said to them.

Then, Xu Qing and the others boarded the Spaceship.

"Third brother, what's the matter that requires our help?" Hong asked as they entered the control room.

"It's simple, just mine," Babata said directly.

"Mining?" Upon hearing this word, Hong and Thor were completely bewildered. This was serious business? Had they heard correctly?

Xu Qing immediately remembered something, "Um, brother-in-law, I just remembered I have something to do, I'll go back first."

After saying that, he tried to slip away, but how could Luo Feng let him go? He immediately grabbed him by the back of the collar, "Don't even think about running away, you're the main force in this mining operation."

"Hey, brother-in-law, what are you doing? You don't need us to come and mine," Xu Qing struggled.

"Yeah, third brother, sending us to mine is a bad idea, isn't it?" Hong and Thor thought so too.

Babata crossed his arms and said, "What's wrong with letting you mine? Don't you need to cultivate? Cultivation doesn't require resources! I've almost used up all the Wood Bud Crystal I have."

"At this rate, it won't be enough for all of you to break through to the Star Level. The reason we're having you mine now is so that we can exchange it for cultivation resources later. Do you understand?"

As he spoke, Babata poked Xu Qing's head with his finger.

"This..." Upon hearing Babata's words, Hong and Thor immediately understood.

"Anyway, I'm already at the Star Level, so mining and stuff have nothing to do with me anymore," Xu Qing tried to distance himself from the issue.

Babata glared, "Then give back the Wood Bud Crystal you used before!"

"Why should I pay it back? I've already used it all up," Xu Qing said, pursing his lips.

"Then you'd better go and mine. You're the main force; there are some Star Level metals that only you can mine," Babata said bluntly.

Xu Qing fell silent; it seemed that mining this mine was a must.

"Babata and I have already tested it. From Venus to Pluto, there are abundant mineral deposits, including A-grade, B-grade, and C-grade deposits."

"Of the four of us, only Xiao Qing can dig up B-grade stones; the others can only dig up A-grade stones. But that's okay. As long as the quantity is large, we can still make money," Luo Feng said.

"Won't this greatly delay our cultivation?" Thor worried.

"Idiot, you don't think this is just simple mining, do you? To achieve the purpose of training and cultivation, you're all mining manually this time. It's definitely not easy," Babata chuckled.

Both Hong and Thor sensed that this mining trip was not as simple as it seemed.

"Moreover, simply burying yourself in hard work isn't enough. You need to exchange ideas and engage in discussions to make progress faster. You must seize this opportunity and extract as much useful information as possible from Xu Qing," Babata added.

"Hey, Babata, watch your mouth! What are you 'squeezing' for? Am I a fruit?" Xu Qing rolled her eyes.

They all understood what Babata meant: to learn something from Xu Qing.

"How long will this trip take?" Hong asked.

"It should take at least half a year, then a period of rest, and then we can continue. Unless you all reach the Star Level, then we can pause for now."

"Because by then, we can consider leaving the Milky Way and starting to connect with the universe," Babata said.

"Okay," Hong and Thor replied without hesitation. They had handed over the affairs of the Dojo to their subordinates and were now focused on their own training, so there was nothing to worry about.

"Eldest brother, second brother, and brother-in-law, you all need to reach the Star Level soon. I don't want to keep mining forever," Xu Qing sighed.

All three of them laughed; of course.

"Our first stop is Venus, where we've detected more than one of each of the A, B, and C levels of metals," Babata said, activating the Spaceship.

Venus.

Boom!

An explosion rang out, creating a large crater, followed by a series of explosions that continued downwards, extending into the earth.

Outside the pit, Luo Feng and the other two watched as Xu Qing, holding the Azure Cloud Bow, shot arrow after arrow into the ground; the power of the arrows was simply terrifying.

"Wow, Fourth Brother is amazing!" Thor was shocked, seeing Xu Qing display his strength for the first time.

"Hehe, it was definitely the right decision to bring him here. At this rate, we'll be able to start mining very soon," Babata laughed.

Then, it looked at Luo Feng and the other two, "What are you all standing there for? Xu Qing has already started, you should hurry up too."

The three exchanged a glance, then separated and began to blast into the ground from several directions.

Soon, Xu Qing arrived at a depth of over 100 meters underground and finally saw the metal ore.

"Start digging, start digging!" Xu Qing didn't bother with any more words and fired arrow after arrow.

Bang!

The metal ore veins vibrated, cracked, and collapsed continuously. Xu Qing didn't need to consider the arrangement of these metal mines; he only needed to keep excavating.

At that time, Babata will take away all the mined metal ore.

After a long day, only Xu Qing seemed to be doing alright; the other three were exhausted and crawled out to rest.

"These metal ores are really hard," Thor complained. Even with his swordsmanship and Lightning Domain combined, digging them was still so slow.

Hong didn't speak, but nodded. He was about the same; his marksmanship combined with his Light Domain meant he wasn't much faster.

"There's nothing we can do, our levels aren't high enough yet, it's normal," Luo Feng smiled.

"That's not how it works. You're mining A6-grade metal. Mining Planetary Level Six metal might be a bit difficult, but your levels are all quite high, and you also possess domains."

"In other words, you didn't perform well enough. Otherwise, you might not have been fast at mining this level of metal, but you certainly wouldn't have struggled. Xu Qing is mining B3 grade metal, and he's much faster than you," Babata said.

Upon hearing Babata's words, all three realized what was going on.

"So don't think this is just simple mining; it's also a form of spiritual practice for you," Babata smiled.

"No, I'm not convinced. I'm going to keep going, consider it training," Thor got up and continued digging.

Hong and Luo Feng exchanged a glance and continued.

When Xu Qing came out to get a drink of water, she asked, "Babata, didn't they just stop?"

"Once you've rested enough, you can continue. You're a miner, after all," Babata said, shrugging.

"Tch, then go and collect those metal ores now, they're blocking the way," Xu Qing said while drinking water.

"Okay, okay," Babata readily agreed.

Six months later, underground on Venus, a White Tiger a hundred meters long swung its claws at a metal vein, as if wielding two swords, cutting off large chunks of metal ore.

Inside the golden White Tiger, Xu Qing sat cross-legged, cultivating with his eyes closed, multitasking.

"Wow, no wonder he's the strongest gold miner," Babata said, looking at the pieces of metal ore. Although they were of different sizes, the cut surfaces were neat and they didn't look rough at all.

It should be said that cutting it to this size is the most suitable.

"That's about it. In the past six months, we've mined billions of tons of Grade B metal, several times more than Luo Feng and the other two combined. Luo Feng's Earthling clone is currently at the eighth level of the planetary level, and his mental power is at the peak of the ninth level of the planetary level. He'll soon break through to the stellar level."

"And then there's Hong and Thor, one at the Planetary Level Nine and the other at the peak of the eighth level of the Planetary Level. Their progress in half a year is quite remarkable," Babata thought to himself. It was definitely the right decision to bring them here to mine.

"Especially Xu Qing, who is already at the second level of the Star Level, almost catching up with Luo Feng's Golden Horned Behemoth body. The Golden Horned Behemoth has eaten so much metal, and it has only just broken through to the Star Level 4. It will have to eat even more metal next," Babata pondered.

There are still plenty of metal mines on those planets in the Solar System, enough to ensure that Luo Feng's Golden Horned Behemoth body can break through from the Star Level to the Universe Level.

It just takes time. The metal ore needs to be mined; otherwise, if we let the Golden Horned Behemoth devour it on its own, it won't be fast enough.

Time quickly passed, and it became the year 2061.

"That's enough. Let's call it a day and go back to rest. Besides, Luo Feng and Xu Xin are due to give birth in a month," Babata told Xu Qing and the others to stop.

"Half a year has passed so quickly?" Thor looked surprised. He was so engrossed in mining and training that he hadn't even noticed the passage of time.

"Congratulations, third brother," Hong said to Luo Feng with a smile.

Luo Feng smiled and nodded. It was impossible not to be excited about the baby's imminent arrival.

"Let's go, let's go home. If we don't go back soon, we'll get scolded," Xu Qing muttered. He only mentioned it to Qin Lin and Zhao Ruo before he left.

A few days ago, the two of them sent him messages urging him to come home.

Upon hearing this, everyone else laughed. "Fourth Brother, we didn't expect you to be henpecked!"

"Nonsense, I'm not, my brother-in-law is," Xu Qing said, pursing her lips.

Luo Feng's eye twitched. So you're determined to drag him out, aren't you?

"Alright, alright, aren't we going back? Let's go. This time, we should get some rest and try to break through to the Star Level as soon as possible. Then we can set off for space," Babata interrupted them.

"Let's head to space!" Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

The universe is mysterious to them and has a great attraction. Although they know that the universe is cruel and that the strong prey on the weak, they still yearn for it.

"Those who haven't broken through to the Star Level shouldn't even think about going. You can go when you've broken through to the Star Level," Babata chuckled.

This made Hong and Thor's hearts tighten; it seemed they needed to break through to the Star Level as soon as possible.

"Sigh, being invincible is so lonely," Xu Qing said smugly, brushing a strand of hair from his forehead.

The three shook their heads at this; this little Fourth Brother was truly narcissistic when he wanted to be.

Soon, the Spaceship started up and quickly drove away from Venus.

In no time, Xu Qing and his group returned to Earth and landed in the wilderness.

"Third brother, your wife is about to give birth, you have to be with her. Don't think about cultivation," Hong and Thor, both experienced in this, advised.

Luo Feng smiled and nodded. "Don't worry, I understand."

"That's good. We'll head back now and try to break through to the Star Level as soon as possible," Hong and Thor departed in their respective Smart Fighter Jet.

"Brother-in-law, I'm going home first, then I'll go to the hospital," Xu Qing said, leaving as well, needing to make an appearance at home first.

Luo Feng said to Babata, "Babata, put the Spaceship away and go to the hospital."

"Okay," Babata put the Spaceship away.

"I'm back! Aren't you going to come out and greet me?" Xu Qing shouted as he returned home.

As a result, Qin Lin and Zhao Ruo gave him a good beating, asking, "Where have you been all this time? Why haven't you come home?"

"Can't you talk properly? You start hitting me right away, that's so rude," Xu Qing rubbed his buttocks, noticing that the two of them were increasingly enjoying spanking him.

"Huh?" Qin Lin and Zhao Ruo stared wide-eyed.

Xu Qing quickly corrected himself, "I went outside of Earth, to Venus, and mined for half a year."

"Mining? Going all the way to Venus to mine?" Qin Lin and Zhao Ruo looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Xu Qing knew exactly what they were thinking, so he explained.

After listening to Xu Qing's explanation, Qin Lin and Zhao Ruo finally understood.

"Xiao Qing, we certainly don't understand your cultivation matters, but your sister is already in the hospital and will give birth in a month. You need to go and be with her," Qin Lin said.

"I know, I know, that's why I came back. I was just going to say hello before I left, but what happened? You guys came up and beat me up," Xu Qing said, pouting.

Qin Lin and Zhao Ruo gave an awkward laugh. "Alright, alright, go ahead."

"You have to give me an explanation for what happened today when I get back, or this isn't over. You might even spank me," Xu Qing grumbled as he left, clearly very unhappy.

After Xu Qing left, Qin Lin and Zhao Ruo exchanged a glance and shrugged.

"It's alright, Xiao Qing is easy to coax," the two of them said, both knowing the unspoken agreement.

When Xu Qing arrived at the hospital, Luo Feng was already there, along with his parents, his younger brother Luo Hua, and his girlfriend Nannan. The Xu Family family members had just left.

"Sister Xin, congratulations! You're about to give birth, and you're having twins at once!" Xu Qing said with a grin.

Xu Xin lay on the bed and smiled, "I thought you'd forgotten about me."