Day After Day

Huang Gong paced back and forth, then said gravely, "Back then, there was a Celestial Immortal with an astonishing physique. Like you, he went deep into the Sunken Sea Zone to mine Spirit Crystal veins and suffered the erosion of that chill year-round. His state of mind underwent some terrifying changes as well.

"I heard it caused quite a major disaster."

"You mean that the chill seeping up from below contains some sort of aura capable of clouding one's mind?"

Huang Gong shrugged. "I'm not too sure about that. After all, across all of Hanging Mountain, your physique is second to none. You single-handedly slaughtered every Celestial Immortal-level ferocious beast in the Sunken Sea Zone, fighting every one of them in close combat.

"You alone can mine as you please ten thousand miles underground."

As he spoke, Huang Gong was inwardly envious. He even felt that if Lu Ren were to release all his Spirit Crystals, prices throughout Hanging Mountain might multiply several times over. Yet it had never occurred to him that Lu Ren could turn Spirit Crystals into a star.

Had he known, wealth might have stirred his heart. Huang Gong might well have had other ideas. After spending so many years on Hanging Mountain, he might truly have gathered a group to surround Lu Ren.

Why did Celestial Immortals stand above all others? Because no heavenly treasure or earthly resource in the world could tempt them any longer. But on the Path to Ascension, Spirit Crystals were indispensable cultivation resources. Naturally, the more of such things one had, the better. No one would ever complain about having too many.

Still, Huang Gong understood that against a Celestial Immortal like Lu Ren, who excelled in battle and slaughter, three to five ordinary Celestial Immortals would be unable to