“Man Kui?”
Upon seeing the newcomer clearly, Mo Xingtian’s expression shifted with slight surprise.
The others turned their attention to the several towering, powerfully built figures. Chris seemed to know them; he stepped forward with a smile that did not reach his eyes and offered a greeting.
“So it’s a few friends from the Barbaric Dragon Clan. I didn’t expect we’d end up finding the same place.”
The Barbaric Dragon Clan cultivator at the peak of the Dao Attainment Realm glanced at Chris and gave a slight nod in acknowledgment.
Mo Tianxiao watched the figures—four or five meters tall, their bodies covered in savage golden scales, each looking thoroughly vicious—and his eyelids twitched.
The Barbaric Dragon Clan... did they have some connection to the Dragon Clan?
Mo Tianxiao pondered this inwardly.
“Hahaha! Brother Xingtian, it’s been a long time. I never expected you to be here joining in the fun as well. I heard the Shamo Clan suffered a setback in the lower realms and even lost a terrestrial Dharma treasure. No wonder you’ve come looking for this Devil-Origin Star Ore.”
Man Kui laughed as he greeted Mo Xingtian. The two seemed quite familiar with one another, yet despite being mocked so openly, Mo Xingtian showed no sign of anger.
“This matter is a humiliation to my Shamo Clan. Sooner or later, I will find those cultivators from the Xuanhuang Realm and make them pay the price.”
Mo Xingtian’s expression turned icy. After voicing his displeasure, he looked at Man Kui and said, “Still, Brother Man, what a coincidence. I never thought we would meet here.”
“However, we found this place first. You’re a step too late.”
“Ah, I wouldn’t say that. I merely arrived a step later. Since you haven’t begun mining yet, shouldn’t there be a share for everyone who finds it? Besides, the Feather Spirit Clan is known for its kindness. Surely they wouldn’t mind sharing a portion with us?”
Man Kui looked toward Liya and the others. Though his words contained no overt hostility, they were heavy with mockery.
Everyone knew that the Feather Spirit Clan had a reputation for being exceptionally peace-loving. Yet in the eyes of the Barbaric Dragon Clan—who stood hand in glove with the Shamo Clan and knew only how to conquer other races through violence—such a disposition was something to be scorned.
Liya’s brows furrowed. “We found this place first. If you want Devil-Origin Star Ore, go look somewhere else.”
“Indeed, Brother Man. Don’t let such a trivial matter sour the relationship between us,” Mo Xingtian added.
Although he and Man Kui had some personal friendship, and the Shamo Clan and Barbaric Dragon Clan were on good terms, that did not mean he would give up a portion of the Devil-Origin Star Ore already within his grasp.
If they had discovered this place at the same time, there might have been room for negotiation. But his group had arrived first. No matter what, he would not allow the Barbaric Dragon Clan to interfere and seize a share.
Man Kui’s expression darkened with displeasure. “This location was marked on our map as well. We simply didn’t expect you to beat us here. We’ve spent all this time searching, wasting precious days, only to come away empty-handed. Are you saying we made this trip for nothing?”
“No. No matter what, you have to give us a share.”
Man Kui clearly had no intention of leaving empty-handed. The mine was full of Devil-Origin Star Ore. Although there was not an enormous amount, it was enough to serve as an auxiliary material for forging a terrestrial Dharma treasure.
“You’re being completely unreasonable!”
Liya glared at Man Kui, her delicate face flushing with anger. If not for the Feather Spirit Clan’s image, she would have cursed him outright.
How could there be such an unreasonable race?
“Miss Liya, if I remember correctly, you’re betrothed to Brother Xingtian, aren’t you? Given my friendship with Brother Xingtian, the Barbarian Dragon Clan and the Feather Spirit Clan will be one family in the future. Is it really worth making a fuss over such a small amount of resources?
Brother Xingtian, when you and Miss Liya hold your wedding in the future, I’ll certainly bring a generous gift to offer my congratulations.
The Demonic Origin Star Ore is extremely scarce for the Barbarian Dragon Clan. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have shamelessly asked you for a share.”
Man Kui’s words immediately put a pleased look on Mo Xingtian’s face. “That’s true enough. Liya, when we hold our wedding in the future, the Barbarian Dragon Clan will surely present us with a grand gift. There’s no harm in giving them a share of the Demonic Origin Star Ore here.
“After all, we’re all friends.”
Perhaps Man Kui’s words had struck a chord with Mo Xingtian and caused him to change his previous attitude. Or perhaps the two of them had exchanged glances and reached some sort of deal.
As soon as he said this, Liya nearly exploded with rage. “Who wants to marry you? Who cares about a gift from the Barbarian Dragon Clan? Chris, collect the ore. Don’t give them a single piece!”
At this, Chris’s cheek twitched slightly. He glanced at the members of the Barbarian Dragon Clan, then at Mo Xingtian, and finally nodded toward Liya. “Yes, Miss.”
Chris waved his hand and ordered the other two members of the Feather Spirit Clan, “Collect the ore.”
Seeing Liya’s attitude, Man Kui did not get angry. He merely looked at Mo Xingtian with an amused, mocking smile, as though ridiculing Mo Xingtian’s incompetence. He could not even command the slightest bit of respect in front of his betrothed.
Mo Xingtian’s expression instantly darkened. He had never expected Liya to humiliate him so openly in front of his friend.
“Liya, are you really planning to be with this worthless human? In what way am I inferior to a mere human like him?!”
Not daring to do anything to Liya, Mo Xingtian could only vent all his anger on Mo Tianxiao.
Mo Tianxiao, who had been watching the spectacle, was caught off guard. Is this guy an idiot? How could he be provoked so easily by just a couple of words?
When he heard Man Kui’s name, Mo Tianxiao had assumed that the other man was a crude and reckless brute. As it turned out, his limbs weren’t the only things that were well-developed—his mind was sharp as well. Mo Xingtian, on the other hand, was as thick-headed as a club.
“Brother Mo is better than you in every way, as far as I’m concerned. At the very least, he isn’t stupid enough to give away the Demonic Origin Star Ore after being goaded by just two sentences.”
Liya folded her arms across her chest, showing Mo Xingtian no courtesy whatsoever. To be honest, she had been putting up with him for a long time. He kept bringing up how weak humans were, and it was incredibly irritating.
“Ah, Brother Xingtian, sister-in-law, don’t argue. It’s hardly a big deal. Our Barbarian Dragon Clan won’t take any of the Demonic Origin Star Ore. Thinking it over carefully, I was the one in the wrong. We were simply a step too late.
“I shouldn’t have tried to take a share.”
Man Kui spoke with great magnanimity, as though the overbearing man from earlier had never been him.
“But… what’s the story with this human? He’s actually a human at the Dao Mastery Realm. That’s extremely rare in a place like this.”
Man Kui turned his gaze toward Mo Tianxiao, curiosity rising in his eyes. “I just wonder how strong he is. I’d like to see how he compares with those few humans I’ve trained.”
“Miss Liya, is this human with you? How about selling him to me? You should know that my Barbarian Dragon Clan loves keeping human slaves.”
“Get lost! Brother Mo is my friend, not an object!” Liya had never been this furious before. Her voice turned icy, and a chill even seemed to spread through the air around her.
Mo Tianxiao’s brows furrowed as he narrowed his eyes at Man Kui.
So this big brute just said he liked keeping human slaves, did he...?
“Tianxiao, find a chance to kill him!”
At that moment, a voice entered Mo Tianxiao’s mind, carrying a hint of resolve and fury.
“Elder Yun?”
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
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nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
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