The discovery of a Spirit Stone Mine

"Qing'er, has anything major happened on the human side lately?"

The atmosphere was a little awkward, so Yu Ziyu could only helplessly change the subject.

"Anything major?"

Propping up her delicate chin, Qing'er rested her head against the thick trunk, seemingly lost in thought.

A moment later, as though something had occurred to her, her gaze flickered slightly, and she replied:

"A natural Spirit Stone Mine seems to have been discovered in the Northwest Region recently. More than a dozen Spiritual Energy Research Institutes have been fighting fiercely over it."

"Uh..."

Yu Ziyu froze, unable to process what he had heard.

A Spirit Stone Mine??

Seemingly noticing Yu Ziyu's confusion, Qing'er explained:

"Spirit stones are special ores containing large amounts of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy in these ores is extremely pure and apparently can be absorbed directly. They're also among the few substances humans have discovered so far that can accelerate cultivation."

"Some experts have even concluded that the discovery of Spirit Stone Mines will allow humans to catch up with other transcendent creatures' evolution in a short time."

As he listened to Qing'er's explanation, Yu Ziyu's branches trembled uncontrollably.

He vaguely felt as though ten thousand fucking alpacas were stampeding through his heart.

"Ummm, what the fuck? Seriously? They can do that?"

"Doesn't that mean transcendent creatures have lost their greatest advantage?"

Although he had considered that humans would find a way to catch up with other transcendent creatures' evolution, Yu Ziyu was still utterly dumbfounded when he actually heard it.

Wasn't this way too sudden?

It was so sudden that Yu Ziyu was caught somewhat off guard.

He had still been planning to put on a great display of power before humanity after reaching transcendent tier three.

Who could have imagined that Qing'er would suddenly sound an alarm for him-humans had actually found a way to catch up with other transcendent creatures' evolution in a short time.

"Fuck, this is serious."

Swearing inwardly, Yu Ziyu let out a deep breath.

But just then, seemingly noticing Yu Ziyu's tension, Qing'er comforted him. "Master, that's only the experts' analysis. It's not very reliable."

"I feel like it's an ironclad fact."

Replying offhandedly, Yu Ziyu grew increasingly certain.

Even his roots could absorb the underground Spiritual River, so how could humans possibly be unable to absorb the pure spiritual energy contained in a Spirit Stone Mine?

Moreover, this approach could not help reminding Yu Ziyu of some ancient legends about cultivating immortality.

In those legends, humans had also been less gifted than other races, yet ultimately cultivated with Spirit Stone Mines and various other spiritual resources to become the dominant power of their age in one fell swoop.

And now, humanity's situation was exactly the same.

They were likewise less gifted than animals and plants.

They had likewise discovered ores containing spiritual energy.

"Holy shit, the whole situation just fell apart."

Unable to resist grumbling again, Yu Ziyu deliberately suppressed the trace of agitation rising within him.

There were some things that impatience could not help.

And all he could do now was wait.

Of course, while waiting, he also had to begin making preparations.

Remaining unchanged in the face of every change was the best approach.

However, remaining unchanged required being strong enough himself.

Thinking of it that way, he needed to speed up his progress on every front.

At that thought, Yu Ziyu turned his gaze toward the sky.

"Scree, scree, scree..."

With one cry after another, eight distant streaks of light hurtled toward him like arrows loosed from a bow, then all paused high in the sky.

Only upon looking at them now could one discover that these were eight Peregrine Falcons, each only the size of a fist.

A-Da, A-Er, A-San...

The eight pets Yu Ziyu had raised.

However, unlike other Mutated Beasts, whose bodies grew larger as their strength increased...

These eight little fellows actually grew smaller as they grew stronger.

Were the best things concentrated into small packages?

Chuckling inwardly, Yu Ziyu found it amusing.

Of course, even though they had shrunk, their terrifying power could not be ignored.

Now, every one of them had reached entry-level seven.

A slight flap of their gleaming black wings swept aside the flying snow.

Even more astonishingly, when they wanted to dive, they merely tilted their wings and became streaks of black lightning.

"Riiip."

In an instant, they skimmed past the knife-edged ridge, leaving only bottomless grooves behind.

"These fellows really are looking more and more like rulers of the sky."

As he murmured, a sharp gleam flickered in Yu Ziyu's gaze.

The Peregrine Falcons were his eyes and ears in the sky, as well as his only current means of keeping the skies in check.

With the strength of those eight little fellows, supported by the White Crane, which was now entry-level six, they truly dominated the skies over Mist Mountain.

So far, no bird in the mist-shrouded mountains had dared challenge them.

In the past, however, Yu Ziyu would have been satisfied with that.

But now, having suddenly learned that humans could accelerate their cultivation with Spirit Stone Mines, Yu Ziyu could no longer quite sit still.

"Phew..."

Letting out a deep breath, Yu Ziyu watched the eight Peregrine Falcons sweep across the sky, then shifted his gaze.

A moment later, a lake came into view.

This was a lake Yu Ziyu had created earlier, which could effectively accelerate the cultivation of the Mutated Beasts under his command.

And now, at the center of the Spirit Lake, a White Crane lightly touched the water's surface.

It spread its wings, stretched its neck, and raised its head to spray jets of water. The splashes fell onto the tranquil lake, forming little circular ripples, and the White Crane's reflection could also be seen.

This was the most fastidiously clean and aloof pet under Yu Ziyu's command-the White Crane.

[Species: Mutated White Crane.

Rank: Entry-level six.

Innate Talent: Crane cry-a piercing cry powerful enough to pierce metal and split stone, tearing through the sky.

Special ability: White Crane spreads its wings-its wings are like blades, capable of cutting through most substances...]

Another pet with decent combat strength.

In actual combat, however, it could not beat the Peregrine Falcons even if it fought for its life.

As beings standing at the top of the food chain, the Peregrine Falcons had taught the White Crane how to "behave" more than once.

It was also for this reason that the White Crane had obediently submitted to Yu Ziyu, seeking so-called "protection."

"It's time to send them out hunting."

With a thought, Yu Ziyu conveyed some information into their minds through his branches.

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(Event period: June 12 to June 14)

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