"See? What did I tell you? Why turn down benefits delivered right to your door?"
Yun Che patted Divine Martial on the head, turned, and walked over to the stone box. He picked up the black Star Core, felt the pure immortal power pouring endlessly out of it, and licked his lips with a smile.
"Perfect. With this black Star Core and what I just fleeced from the Mine Foreman, I should have almost enough to break through."
He found a corner and sat down, placed the black Star Core on his knees, and closed his eyes to circulate his cultivation technique. Dense immortal power raced through his meridians, filling his dantian little by little. The immortal power value on his panel shot upward, reaching exactly ten thousand points in no time.
With a boom, Yun Che's entire body jolted violently. A faint glow of immortal light rose within his dantian. He had successfully broken through, reaching the first level of the Immortal Realm!
Yun Che opened his eyes, and a streak of pure white light flashed beneath the black cloth before vanishing. He clenched his fists, clearly feeling that the strength throughout his body had increased considerably.
He put away the black Star Core and all his treasures, brushed the dust off himself, then turned and pushed open the hidden door at the other end of the cavern. It connected directly to a mine passage leading outside. Following this route would take him straight to the exit of the Black Star Mine, and he could enter the Immortal City with his permit.
"Let's go. Next stop, the Immortal City. Let's see what fun treasures they have in there."
Yun Che strode toward the exit. Sunlight spilled through the entrance of the mine passage and fell across him, carrying away