Each core of the Mid Grade Spirit Stone mine was a treasure trove. It was because the core was the place where the spiritual energy was dense, and it was the place where the vein converged.

This mine was also the same, as with one glance, Zhiran could already see a small pond behind the Elemental, surrounded by a thin white mist.

'Vein Core Crystal, Spirit Stone Marrow, and Spirit Stone Dew. There are even so many herbs with rich vitality. Damn, those things alone are enough to enter the Foundation building realm and even further.'

Zhiran couldn't deny that he was tempted. Maybe because the guardian was a fire elemental, the thing here didn't seem to be touched.

"How about it? Do you want to make a deal or…"

Zhiran knew that he didn't have much time. So without giving the Elemental a chance to think, he lightly raised his finger, stirring the Yin Soul Bead slightly.

Blackmailing a mid-grade foundation realm being was really brave. But because he had already killed someone at a late stage before, he didn't feel much.

Zhiran was just thankful that an Elemental wasn't someone who was great at using its divine sense to attack.

"Wait… Human, don't make mistakes."

Sure enough, the Elemental immediately stopped Zhiran's reckless behavior in anxiety, although Zhiran didn't know if it could feel it.

Regardless, it was definitely afraid of ruining the promotion.

"Then… give me those things fast. I know they aren't useful to you anyway. I will leave the moment you hand me those."

Zhiran asked again, urging him to be fast. He had a hunch that Tianyu might already be near this place. So he had to hurry.

"Human… you are too greedy, how about I give you-"

"Boom!"

"Ugk… YOU!"

The Elemental seemed reluctant to get blackmailed by such a weakling and wanted to waste time, but Zhiran didn't let him do so.

The moment it tried to haggle, he directly detonated a Yin Soul Bead at one of the small nodes without mercy.

Although the node was small and wasn't important to the vein as a whole, it still managed to have an impact on the Elemental as the wisp visibly trembled a lot, releasing its essence uncontrollably.

In an instant, the air was filled with a rich fire-type essence that could be seen with visible eyes.

"So? Do you still want to haggle and waste my time?"

Zhiran asked again while ignoring the change in environment and the strange reaction he felt from his Dantian.

Right now, he was absolutely focused on the being in front, far stronger than him, whom he dared to blackmail and attack.

To be honest, he was ready to run for his life if things went south.

"Human, you will regret this."

The Elemental was furious at the explosion and the impact it had on its soul. Although it didn't do any serious damage, it still managed to lengthen the time for its promotion, which was the last stage.

Fueled by the anger, its murderous aura couldn't help but spread towards Zhiran unconsciously.

But in the end, it could do nothing when it saw another bead trembling continuously, this time quite close.

"You will regret this."

The cold voice once again echoed in the chamber with intense hatred. But Zhiran didn't care in the slightest as he saw the Elemental finally throwing all the things from the pond directly in his direction.

"Haha… Nice, nice. You should have done this from the beginning."

Zhiran laughed and carefully stored everything. He even poured all the spirit stone dew floating in front into a large calabash, sucking everything and not leaving a drop.

He was really greedy.

"Now that you got what you want, LEAVE!"

Elemental didn't like his smile as it once again gave the eviction order. This time, it decided to kill this guy by risking everything if he dared to blackmail once more.

"Haha… thank you for your patronage."

Surprisingly, this time Zhiran really agreed. True to his words, he first directly exited the chamber and then recalled all of those floating Yin Soul Beads away from the nodes he had placed before.

Then, without looking at the Elemental even a bit, he left swiftly. He didn't even care about the Sun Essence stirring in his dantian.

"Damn human…you better run. Otherwise…"

Elemental was also a little surprised, but remembering the humiliation, it roared loudly in anger.

"Forget it…it seems this place is already teeming with humans. I cannot risk my promotion anymore."

After calming down, it finally focused on its promotion, this time risking even more and trying to complete its promotion within a few minutes. It was quite close.

**

"Master, is there really a fire elemental here? How is this possible?"

In one of the tunnels of the spirit stone mine, Tianyu asked his master with a flushed face teeming with excitement.

Just now, while heading towards the core with the guidance of his master, Tianyu felt an overwhelming and fiery aura.

Even if he was so far away, he felt suffocated. But rather than being cautious, Tianyu was instead excited and rightfully so.

"Yeah, that aura is of a fire elemental, no doubt. And I can feel that it is nearing its promotion."

Master Xueyin replied slightly.

"Tianyu, you are really lucky. With the essence of this Elemental, you might be able to form a perfect foundation."

Master Xueyin said again, already thinking about its essence. She didn't seem to care about its strength.

"Hehe…master, you are right. With my Sun Body and the essence of an elemental, forming a perfect foundation isn't hard anymore. It is just…"

Tianyu frowned all of a sudden and said,

"...it seems condensing a Divine Sense before foundation is hard."

This was the sole regret Tianyu had now that he couldn't condense Divine Sense in Qi Condensation.

Without it, the perfect foundation didn't seem so perfect anymore.

"Tianyu, you need to learn to be content. Your physique isn't related to soul, and condensing Divine Sense before foundation requires rare treasures that you cannot find in this place."

Master Xueyin frowned and reprimanded lightly.

"Don't focus too much on perfection. You can condense Divine Sense after promotion. It is no big deal."

Now she began to feel like she shouldn't have told him about the three perfections before foundation: body, energy, and mind.

Getting fixated on those things could have dire consequences in a cultivator's mind.

"Haha…master, don't worry. I am just a little regretful. I am not fixated on that."

Tianyu could feel his master's concern. So, he immediately laughed and lightened the mood.

"Hope so. Anyway, for now, let's rush to the core. We need to kill that Elemental before its promotion. Otherwise, it will be too troublesome."

**

"Who are you? Who let you enter this mine?"

As Zhiran left the central chamber, he used a tunnel to ascend the mine rapidly. He looked as if he was really trying to leave.

Unfortunately, though, before he could go far, he suddenly met someone in the tunnel he chose, blocking his passage.

"Damn, why are you ignoring us? Do you want to die?"

Surprisingly, the people he met this time were the three core members he saw at the banquet before, including the one with the shifty eyes and the burly body.

They were the members of the three clans, the Zhao, He, and Lin families, he had eavesdropped on before.

"Hey, don't you think this guy looks familiar? Isn't he the one who entered the mine way before us?"

Just as the burly guy was getting angry and looking at Zhiran with murderous intent, the guy with shifty eyes asked with a strange look. He even looked at the way Zhiran came from with a mischievous look.

Although Zhiran was disguised and in a dark robe and mask, precisely because of them, they recognized who he was.

"Yeah, he is…"

Sure enough, the other two also realized who he was and the hidden meaning of their companion.

They suddenly felt that they were quite lucky. If what they thought was true, they might not even need to go to that center to complete the mission, risking their lives.

After all, they also felt that overwhelming aura just now, causing them to halt their footsteps.

"Hehe…kid, it seems you are really unlucky."

The tall, burly guy even laughed a little while releasing his Peak Qi Condensation aura, pressing against Zhiran.

The other two did the same with no questions asked. They felt that Zhiran was a treasure trove that came running directly to their location.

How could they let him leave?

The tunnel was already so thick with murderous intent that Zhiran didn't need to think twice to know their motives.

'Tch…tch…just when I was thinking about gathering souls.'

Unfortunately for the trio, though, Zhiran's thoughts matched exactly with theirs. Poor souls didn't know that they weren't as lucky as they thought.

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