C5

At the edge of the mine, there's a small mountain range that's 30 meters tall and five miles wide.

This mountain range was the same color as the earth. Not a blade of grass grew, and it was desolate and deathly silent. The entire mine was relatively complete, and only the bottom of one side of the cliff had been mined.

The formation of Spirit Stones mainly came from the earth veins. Spiritual energy seeped into the mountain, and over the years, Spirit Stones were formed. As a result, the closer one got to the surface, the more Spirit Stones there were.

After Xiao Yi arrived, he didn't rush to dig. Instead, he circled around the mountain range to investigate. "It's said that places where wild beasts are active, there will definitely be Spirit Stones. Many wild beasts like the aura of Spirit Stones. There are even wild beasts that feed on Spirit Stones. "

Xiao Yi was on guard as he walked around the mountain range. Occasionally, he would find a hole or two, but he did not have any intention of stopping.

"These tunnels are very old, which means that no underground creatures have been active recently. Even if there are Spirit Stones, I think they should be in an extremely deep place. "

Xiao Yi's desire to become stronger was stronger than ever, and he didn't want to waste too much time. After wandering around for a long time, he finally stopped in front of a brand new tunnel.

The soil around this underground cave was grayish-brown. It was completely different from the yellow soil on the surface. One glance was enough to tell that this cave had only appeared recently.

"It's said that underground creatures often come out to breathe, but they won't be too far away from their nest. There will definitely be one or more Spirit Stones in their active area. " Xiao Yi thought in his heart. He did not hesitate as he clenched his fist and aimed it at the mountain wall.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The dull sound of impact echoed at the foot of the mountain. It sounded especially loud in this quiet place. Not long after, a huge hole appeared on the mountain wall.

"Martial artists are powerful! If it was in the past, it would take at least an hour to dig such a big hole!" Xiao Yi was extremely confident. He continued to punch, one punch after another smashing into the mountain wall.

After a long time, the big hole had already penetrated forty meters deep into the mountain. However, Xiao Yi still did not dig out a single Spirit Stone. Although this was a rich mountain range, it was not filled with Spirit Stones.

Looking at the sky, it was already dusk. The night of the mine was dark, and the stars and moon were dim. The entire ruins would be pitch black, so dark that one couldn't even see their own fingers.

"Let's call it a day. Tomorrow, we will move on to another place. " Seeing that the night was about to fall, Xiao Yi had no choice but to give up. He turned around and was about to leave.

But at this moment, an extremely subtle sound suddenly came from behind him. In a flash of lightning, Xiao Yi did not have time to think and instinctively jumped to the side!

"Swoosh!"

A sharp and hard object cut across Xiao Yi's face, leaving a bloody scar. A numb pain hit Xiao Yi, causing him to break out in cold sweat.

"Good fellow! If I had reacted any slower, my head would have been pierced through!"

Xiao Yi wiped the cold sweat off his forehead with fear lingering in his heart. Only then did he look over. What he saw was an armored beast that was three feet and seven inches long. It was more than half the height of a man. Its body was covered in black scales, with a sharp long tail and a sharp mouth. Its four limbs were short and strong, and it had extremely sharp claws.

It was said that the beast was a common but ferocious carnivorous beast. Its defense was high, and its attack was also very strong. Its speed was even more outstanding. Its overall combat strength was comparable to a human martial arts disciple!

"What a short beast! Yours Truly nearly fell into your hands! Show me your fist!" Xiao Yi faced the beast directly and adjusted his condition as fast as he could. As soon as he finished speaking, his body shot out and attacked!

"Ci!" The eyes of the beast were filled with brutality. It ran towards Xiao Yi with its left and right legs crossed. Its front claws were sharp and filled with a gloomy coldness. Without any hesitation, it aimed at Xiao Yi!

"You want to fight me with your little legs?! Don't you know the principle of 'one inch longer and one inch stronger'?!"

Xiao Yi sneered, but in his heart, he didn't dare to look down on the beast. His eyes stared at the trajectory of the beast. He turned sideways and punched. With a bang, his fist missed the sharp claw. It directly hit the head of the beast!

"Bang!"

Another dull sound was heard. The beast that weighed more than two hundred kilograms was sent flying and fell a hundred meters away. It then scraped along the ground and a lot of black scales fell down.

"Oh! That's right! You're an animal, of course you won't understand. "

Xiao Yi strode forward and took advantage of the moment when the beast had yet to recover. He threw out both fists like a rainstorm. Each punch had the strength of a thousand jin. When they hit the beast, it was like an iron hammer pounding.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

A dull sound of impact echoed in the air. Xiao Yi's fists kept hitting the beast, but the scales of the beast were too hard. When his fists hit the beast's body, it sent back waves of pain.

"Roar!" After being hit continuously, the Penetrating Beast did not feel good either. It roared and counterattacked. A long tail swept out, directly sweeping towards Xiao Yi's abdomen.

"Too naive!" Xiao Yi was already prepared. He leaned his body to the side and easily dodged. Then, he grabbed the beast's tail with both hands and used all of his strength. He spun two and a half circles on the spot and threw it out with all his strength.

With a bang, the beast was smashed into the mountain wall, creating a huge hole. Rocks rolled down and buried the beast.

"Again!"

Xiao Yi was in the middle of fighting and rushed to the big hole. With a few kicks, all the rocks were crushed. However, there was nothing underneath the rocks. There was only a dark hole that extended downwards. However, there was no trace of the Penetrating Beast.

"It ran away?! No way?! He has no backbone!" Xiao Yi looked at the hole and was speechless. Although the hole was big enough, he didn't dare to chase after it. Who knew what the situation below was like? If there was a nest of Penetrating Armored Beasts, wouldn't that be courting death?

Xiao Yi could only shake his head helplessly and planned to leave. But at this moment, his line of sight suddenly paused and saw a touch of pure white.

"It's the Spirit Stone!" Xiao Yi's eyes suddenly lit up. He hurriedly ducked into the big hole and dug open the extra rocks with his bare hands. He took out the Spirit Stone.

"My goodness! I've been busy for a long time, but I didn't get anything. I got a lot from fighting!" Looking at the Spirit Stone in his hand, Xiao Yi felt extremely happy. Even the depression of the beast that was running away disappeared.

But very quickly, Xiao Yi's expression became serious. "According to the introductory foundation, although the Spirit Stone is a cultivation material for martial artists, it is still a cultivation material. The spiritual energy within the Spirit Stone is extremely violent and mottled. Non-martial artists cannot withstand it. Martial disciples like me. . . The meridians are still very fragile, but once they can't withstand it. . . If it's light, then my meridians will rupture. If it's heavy, then my body will explode and I die! "

Martial artists and martial disciples, although there was only a single word difference, the difference was a thousand miles!

Xiao Yi stared at the Spirit Stone in his hand. As time passed, his eyes became more and more determined. "What am I hesitating about? Could it be that I still have a choice?!"

"No! I have already been forced into a corner!"

A crazed look appeared on Xiao Yi's face. He closed his eyes and sat down on the ground. He placed the Spirit Stone on his hands and formed a special seal.

The 'Basic Introduction' stated that refining Spirit Stones required one to circulate their cultivation technique. It was the same as refining the natural spiritual energy.

"Hohohohoho!"

An endless stream of spiritual energy surged out of the Spirit Stone and entered Xiao Yi's body. It then rushed straight into his meridians, like a wild horse that had lost its reins. It ran wildly through his meridians and circulated the Circulatory Cycle Revolution.

The meridians covered the entire body of the human body, connecting in all directions and criss-crossing. They were thin and fragile. When a martial artist absorbed spirit energy from nature, it was slow and gentle. It helped to nourish the meridians and make them continuously tough.

But at this moment, before the meridians were tough, Xiao Yi directly absorbed the violent and mottled spiritual energy from the Spirit Stone. It was no different from risking his life and taking a huge risk!

Cold sweat appeared on Xiao Yi's forehead, and his face was twisted. In just a moment, his entire body was soaked in sweat. All of this indicated that Xiao Yi was suffering from inhuman pain!

"Argh!"

The pain in his meridians was like thousands of ants eating away at him. It made Xiao Yi feel like his whole body was being torn apart, but he did not give up! All this time, he had forged a tenacious heart, making him never give up easily. He gritted his teeth and endured the tearing pain.

As time passed, Xiao Yi's entire body turned into water. The thick puddle of water on the ground dyed the yellow sand with a new color.

Night had unknowingly descended. It was pitch black like ink, and everything was silent.

Xiao Yi sat cross-legged at the foot of the mountain. His body merged into the darkness, and his eyes were tightly shut. He endured the pain, and the night passed just like that.

The next day, when the dawn broke and the darkness returned to the ancient battlefield, Xiao Yi finally opened his eyes. A red light flashed past his eyes.

"Seventy-nine strands! This Spirit Stone actually allowed me to refine 68 strands of spirit energy, which is equivalent to me cultivating for two days!"

"One more! With another, I can become a true martial artist!"

"Martial artist! My dream! My dream is finally coming true! Hahaha -!"

Xiao Yi looked up at the sky and laughed, venting the excitement in his heart. Although he knew that it was very difficult to form a cyclone, and many of the weaker martial artists could not form it in their entire lives, he was confident that he would recognize him!

Xiao Yi never underestimated himself. He had always thought that he was just missing an opportunity, an opportunity to make a grand plan. But now, this opportunity was right in front of him!

"One hundred streams! As long as I can refine one hundred strands of spirit energy, I can try to break through to become a martial artist! Soon! Almost there!"

Xiao Yi was extremely excited. He did not care about his body that was soaked in sweat. He got up and started digging at the mountain wall. He threw out punches one after another. His strength had doubled compared to yesterday. If he fought the beast again, he was confident that he could take it down!

"Bang! Bang! Bang. "

A dull sound echoed at the foot of the mountain again. Xiao Yi waved his fists tirelessly, as if he wanted to vent the joy in his heart.

Xiao Yi enjoyed this powerful force and was obsessed with it. No matter how many times he tried, he would never find it boring. However, when he threw out the 173rd punch, he had no choice but to stop.

In the distance. . . A figure was rushing over, but he hadn't arrived yet. The voice arrived first: "Little bastard, so you're hiding here! It's so easy for me to find you! "

The newcomer had a face of a monkey, and his body was also as thin as a monkey. He was given a nickname, Shouhou.

Xiao Yi turned around and saw a person like this. He could not help but frown. He said coldly, "Who are you? If you have nothing else to say, please get lost. "

Shouhou suddenly stopped running and rushed towards Xiao Yi at an even faster speed. His expression became extremely dark and stern.

"Asking me to get lost? Haha! How many years has it been, how many years has it been since I've heard such a ridiculous joke! " Shouhou was so angry that he laughed out loud. He rushed towards Xiao Yi and stopped ten steps away from him.

"Little bastard, I have to say, your courage is really extraordinary. Not only did you kill Boss Jiu's men, you even dare to ask me to get lost now? Do you know who I am?!"

"Who are you? Don't you know who you are?! You want to ask me? How stupid are you to not know who you are? "

A cold smile appeared on Xiao Yi's face. He looked straight at Shouhou and said word by word," Besides, Dao Ba deserves to die. So what if I kill him? "

"What a sharp mouth trash!"

Shouhou had never been humiliated like this. His tone became cold. "Dao Ba is Boss Jiu's man. It is only right and proper for him to kill you, but who do you think you are? What right do you have to kill him? Killing him is equivalent to offending Boss Jiu. It is a capital offense. No one in the world can save you!"

"What a joke!"

Xiao Yi's bottom line had been crossed. The things he hated the most in his life were qualification, identity, and status. Humans were humans, and there was no nobility! There was no lowly! As long as it was people, they were all equal!