CHAPTER 123: CHAPTER 123: THIS KING HAS MINES! (THIRD UPDATE)

As Jiang Yuan closed the door of the grocery shop, a group of twenty exhausted young people were crawling on the lifeless black sands, praying devoutly, far away in the vast Great Black Mountain, tens of thousands of miles away.

"Oh, great God who created the world, please guide us in the direction forward and grant us the strength to walk. May your wisdom and power lead us through any challenges..."

They had been walking in this barren mountain for so long that all their food and water had run out. Even uttering a devout prayer had their parched lips cracking open, bleeding.

But no one stopped. Besides praying to their deity, they had no other means. Even if they were to face death next, they wished to purify their souls through prayer, and ascend to the realm where their God resided after death.

"Rustle, rustle!"

As they prayed devoutly, the black sands made a rustling sound.

The next second, a holy light suddenly appeared and vanished in an instant, leaving behind steaming, fragrant white rice wrapped in gentle power!

"A miracle! After the heavenly collapse, we have finally witnessed a miracle with our eyes! God has not forsaken us!" The leader was overjoyed, distributing the rice among everyone in the group, and encouraged them, saying, "God has sent us delicious food. Once satiated, we will surely find the strength to leave this barren land and reach a new world!"

Everyone held the food in their hands and praised the mercy of God before they began to devour the life-saving meal ravenously.

"Where did the system arrangement for this charity order come from as a reward?" Jiang Yuan was utterly puzzled and increasingly unable to grasp the situation.

Why is the Heaven-Burning Flame so effective in the real world? It could not only burn the Yin Fiend’s aura but also increase the experience so much. Yet, when back in the Wilderness World, its attack power was much weaker, far less convenient than the Paperman and Paper Horse Skill.

When the system says to give a reward, it gives it. This thing cannot just be some synthetically generated goods.

There’s still some time until Wilderness Ascension, and the courtyard was quiet. His apprentice, contract pet, and the newly rescued bald eagle were all asleep, so he sat in the courtyard and began to continue making paper figures.

There’s still a new instance hanging there unexplored. Check the situation tomorrow morning.

Currently, the paperman and paper horse are his biggest reliance, so he prepared more, to be ready for any situation.

And as for Lushan, it is entirely doable to consider rectifying "Eagle" and taking back the Spirit Stone Mine for Yun Mo, so after that, we will have our mine!

Initially, he didn’t have any improper thoughts primarily because Yun Mo seemed decent, a Demon Cultivator worth getting along with. Robbing a mine would be too unethical; secondly, the Ice-winged Eagles were large, numerous, and with no effective paperman and paper horse, it was impossible to triumph over many.

Now that Yun Mo had been bullied bald, and he himself had acquired a capable contract pet, as soon as Yun Mo woke up and grasped the situation, he would head to Lushan tomorrow night!

"Achoo!" Eagle Twenty-One sneezed and rubbed his nose, little did he know he was already being targeted.

His uncamouflaged fiery gaze was staring at a secret manual on auction, unwilling to even blink.

Rewind to more than two hours ago, relying on awakened special talent, Eagle Twenty-One had beaten the original leader mercilessly, forcing him to flee in chaos, severely wounded.

Knowing that Yun Mo wouldn’t last much longer and that Eagle Fifty-Third and others, unknowingly transported elsewhere by temporary shifts, posed no threat, he flapped his wings, officially becoming the new leader of Lushan Ice-winged Eagles.

The remaining Ice-winged Eagles, who did not staunchly side with the original leader, felt fortunate. Though they had followed Yun Mo for many years, fundamentally, they were not averse to challenging authority. After Eagle Twenty-One succeeded, they even felt a tinge of excitement—finally, they could have lots of Spirit Stones!

Who in the world does not love money? What cultivator doesn’t love Spirit Stones? With Spirit Stones, comes resources, and with resources, comes the possibility of becoming stronger faster.

They also hoped to achieve Foundation Establishment like Eagle Twenty-One and awaken strong mutant powers to potentially attempt a challenge to become the new king.

So they pledged loyalty to the new leader and honored him as the king.

Eagle Twenty-One finally possessed the entire Spirit Stone Vein. Looking at the realm he had conquered, he delivered a highly motivational inaugural speech, promising not to waste a single Spirit Stone from that day on and to exhaust resources to find ways for his brothers to get stronger.

The jubilant screams of the eagles made him feel carried away. Never before mastering such power over life and death, held in his wings, he ordered all eagles to mine ores with their Sharp Claws, intending to exchange them for Spirit Stones at the market tonight for distribution among everyone!

Mining the hard ores was claw-wearing, and Yun Mo had cherished his subordinates, and even if they erred, was reluctant to let them mine for long as punishment. However, Eagle Twenty-One cared nothing about whether his subordinates’ claws would wear down; all he saw were the glittering Spirit Stone Ores, and all he thought of was the unseen market.

Under the crazy mining by the sharp claws of the Ice-winged Eagles, a small mountain of ores was quickly piled up.

Eagle Twenty-One collected them, ordered them to guard the Vein, and hurriedly headed to the Cyan Fish Mountain Market—this mysterious place where only those in the Foundation Establishment Realm had the right to step in.

Effortlessly defeating Yun Mo gave him somewhat of a blind arrogance, having just achieved Foundation Establishment and already being able to beat someone who had been in Foundation Establishment for years with no defense was enough to show that he was a celestial genius, destined for greatness over time!

So when other demon cultivators accidentally bumped into him at the market, he almost wanted to crush them with his great power. Unfortunately, fighting wasn’t allowed at the market, so he didn’t get to be impressive.

With a storage bag of Spirit Stone Ores, he exchanged them for glittering stones. Eagle Twenty-One should return to distribute them among his subordinates to fulfill his promise, but he was lured by the auctioneer’s shout—a rare fire element technique manual was up for auction tonight!

"The heavens are truly helping me! If I have the boost of a Profound Tier unique cultivation technique, my fire control ability will soar. Then, the power of Ice and Fire Dual Cultivation will be immense and unexpected, as who would expect an Ice-winged Eagle to cultivate fire element techniques?"

He was too moved, and thinking for a second, well, he has the whole Spirit Stone Vein, why worry about not having Spirit Stones to distribute among his subordinates?

Just a little delay, as long as he tells them their king acquired a brand-new secret technique, and after comprehending it, he will teach them to cultivate. It would be much better than everyone just knowing those two shabby moves.

Moreover, the king has total power over the lives of his subordinates; this little matter doesn’t require considering whether they agree or not?

"Tomorrow, tomorrow, after mining more ores, definitely bring them back to distribute!" Eagle Twenty-One made up his mind, entered the auction house, and waited for the cultivation technique manual to appear.

Before long, the auctioneer presented the cultivation technique manual, "Next is the auction of an intermediate-level fire element Profound Tier technique manual—’Black Flame Storm’! It is not a Yellow Tier technique, nor a low-level Profound Tier technique, but truly an intermediate-level Profound Tier!

After cultivating this technique, one can unleash a storm of black flames, incinerating everything in its path. Worried about unsafety walking in the crisis-ridden Wilderness World? Want to become stronger..."

Listening to the auctioneer’s passionate explanation, any demon cultivator related to fire attributes was eager to try it.

"Starting bid: Ten thousand Spirit Stones! The auction begins now!"

"Fifteen thousand, I want it!"

"I bid sixteen thousand!"

"Seventeen thousand..."

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The price soared, exceeding somewhat what Eagle Twenty-One, this newly wealthy chief, could handle. He clenched the storage bag, wherein all the ores collected by his subordinates turned into ten thousand Spirit Stones, only enough for the starting bid.

Seeing the coveted secret technique about to fall into another’s hands, Eagle Twenty-One could no longer sit still, he threw caution to the wind; after all, the king has a mine!