"This way, this Xiao only had two paths to take." Xiao Hua stood before a Qi Stone mine, gazing at the crystal-clear Qi Stones before him as he pinched his chin in thought. "The first path was to strip this Qi Stone mine completely bare before the nations of Cangxian Continent received the news. But the three kingdoms have mined this Qi Stone mine for so long without exhausting it. Naturally, they held back the pace, afraid that Qi Stones would become worthless if there were too many. Yet this also showed that the reserves of this Qi Stone mine were immense. With Black Wind Ridge's strength, it would be absolutely impossible to mine it all in a short time. Then only the second path remained: hold fast to Black Cloud Ridge and use Black Cloud Ridge's strength to resist the various nations. But in that case, Qin Xiaoyao, the Black Bear Spirit, and the others were still too weak! It seemed this Xiao had to rescue that Nascent Soul cultivator named Li Xiang and have him lend this Xiao a hand here. And on top of that, the Duotian Star Array this Xiao had considered before would need to be expanded further, enough to protect this entire Qi Stone mine."
"Right, just how large is this Qi Stone mine? This Xiao's divine sense is already extraordinarily powerful, yet it still cannot penetrate the entire mine!" Xiao Hua frowned and released Xiaohuang, Xiaohei, and Xiaoyin.
"Daddy..." Xiaohei wagged his tail as he flitted about before Xiao Hua's head. He seemed to have grown somewhat. Xiaoyin still sniffed all around, looking thoroughly pleased as he followed beside Xiaohuang. Xiaohuang, meanwhile, had become far more steady. Only after Xiaohei finished calling out did he call Xiao Hua "Mother," then stood silently to