Something’s Wrong with This Game — I Became a God by Mining!

Half a day passed, and that Quenched-Gold Armor-Piercing Flying Dagger was still circling in the sky.

Occasionally, Lin Caiyi and the others would notice a subtle anomaly, but when they looked up, they couldn't see any trace of the flying dagger.

"My spirit is getting a bit fatigued. Looks like the upper limit for controlling one flying dagger is about twelve hours, roughly half a day."

Yang Ling's eyes lit up. This was the true application of Object Control.

Controlling twenty-eight flying daggers at once was certainly formidable, and looked impressively badass too.

But it wasn't sustainable.

If he only controlled a single flying dagger, even though the spirit drain would be greater during combat, he could still sustain it for at least an hour or two.

"One or two hours, one flying dagger that moves at my whim, with a range of about 280 meters."

"Even if I'm caught in a special encirclement scenario, that's more than enough time to use this method to break the situation."

After consuming them, the Heavenly Will True Scripture's experience points soared from 5,100 to 20,100.

"Only eighty thousand experience points away from breaking through to Skilled. When that happens, it'll also grant me 80 points of Spirit."

Yang Ling felt a hint of delight.

As long as the game didn't adjust the Beginner Skeleton Cavern Dungeon, he could use the same method next time to score another big haul of White Bone Demon Spirit Pills.

"When that happens, breaking through to Skilled with the Heavenly Will True Scripture will be well within reach. All I need to do is wait a month for the dungeon entry count to reset."

Yang Ling glanced at the task timer on his Game Panel.

Less than a day had passed.

He still had twenty-nine days left to cultivate.

"I currently have 280 points of Spirit. Cultivating a martial arts technique for one hour grants me 28 points of Proficiency."

"Training multiple martial arts techniques simultaneously can make effective use of my time, offering great cost-performance."

"However, Ethereal Steps is already Transcendent, and Wind God Vajra Legs is also Transcendent. There's nothing left to train in them."

"Heaven's Will Divine Blade can't be cultivated without a specific scenario either."

"The only martial arts techniques I can train are Boulder Crushing Fist, Dragon-Capturing Saber Technique, and Candle Dragon Seven Star Sword Technique..."

After some thought, Yang Ling decided to start with the Vajra Bright King Technique.

Martial arts techniques could be boosted using Spirit Nurturing Pills, which saved more time.

It only cost silver, and his Green Dragon Ring was packed full of treasures. As long as he liquidated them sensibly, he'd never run out of silver!

"While consuming Foundation Consolidation Pills, I can't be disturbed by external influences..."

Yang Ling surveyed his surroundings.

The players present had either already consumed their Foundation Consolidation Pills and started improving their Internal Techniques, or were training their Internal Techniques after finishing their Spirit Nurturing Pills.

Lin Caiyi and the others had chosen Free Attribute Points as their final reward.

They seemed to be comparing their cultivation progress before and after the Spirit boost.

Yang Ling rose silently, glanced around, and spotted a suitable secluded spot for closed-door cultivation.

He executed Ethereal Steps, his figure drifting up the cliff face like a ghostly shadow, using the protruding rock formations as footholds.

Then he activated Treading Emptiness, landing on a recessed ledge about half a meter deep.

This spot was a good two to three hundred meters above the ground.

Even most Seventh-Rank Martial Artists probably couldn't climb up here, and if they slipped and fell, they'd likely go straight to meet their maker.

Yang Ling was quite satisfied with this secluded cultivation spot.

"I still have 199 Foundation Consolidation Pills. This time, I have enough time to refine 9 of them."

Days passed one by one.

Yang Ling followed his routine, refining one Foundation Consolidation Pill every three days to boost the Vajra Bright King Technique's experience points.

During this time, Lin Caiyi and the others noticed Yang Ling had disappeared. They searched for quite a while before finally catching a glimpse of his silhouette from below the Stone Cavern.

"That's Brother Yang, right? I'm not seeing things, am I?"

Zhang Shendao instinctively looked toward Li Shou and the others.

Li Shou had just finished refining a Foundation Consolidation Pill. He gazed thoughtfully in Yang Ling's direction, then nodded:

"That's Brother Yang. Looks like he's part monkey."

"That spot is two to three hundred meters off the ground. If he slips and falls from there, what then?"

Zhang Shendao muttered to himself.

Lin Caiyi and the others felt a chill run down their spines, thinking to themselves that only the Number One on the Ranking, Yang Ling, had the nerve and skill for such feats.

If it were them, they couldn't even sit still in a place like that, let alone cultivate their Internal Techniques.

Just then, Yang Ling suddenly shouted down below:

"Share some of your rations with me."

Everyone was taken aback for a moment: "Oh!"

......

Day Thirty.

Yang Ling slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a murky breath.

The nine Foundation Consolidation Pills had all been refined.

The Vajra Bright King Technique's experience points had also risen by 4,500.

Going from 21,130 to 25,630.

"Still a bit slow. I'd need rare exotic herbs and flowers like Water Bodhi seeds, or extraordinary pills like the Devour Heaven Great Rejuvenation Pill, to rapidly advance the Vajra Bright King Technique to Skilled."

"Or something similar to the White Bone Demon Spirit Pill would work too, but unfortunately, that kind of pill only grants experience to Spirit-type cultivation techniques."

Yang Ling stood up, then launched himself off the ledge like a great bird swooping downward.

When he was still several dozen meters from the ground, he used Treading Emptiness to surge forward over a hundred meters.

Using that momentum, he landed steadily on his feet.

With his experience riding Little White, he was already quite accustomed to such airborne feats.

Lin Caiyi and the others stared at Yang Ling with wide eyes, expressions full of disbelief.

Just moments ago, they had witnessed Yang Ling descend from several hundred meters in the air and land safely like it was nothing at all!

"Brother Yang, are you secretly wearing a rope?"

Jiang Tian'ai blurted out instinctively.

Everyone else was also looking for a rope behind Yang Ling's back.

If there wasn't one, their understanding of the world simply couldn't comprehend how a person could accomplish such a feat.

"Don't make such a fuss. This is a movement technique."

Yang Ling laughed: "My lightness skill is at a very high level, after all, it's meant for escaping danger.

If you all cultivate a lightness skill in the future, you'll be able to do the same."

"Really?"

Quite a few people were itching to try.

Worried they might fall to their deaths, Yang Ling added a condition:

"You'd at least need Sixth-Rank cultivation, right?"

Lin Caiyi and the others' eyes lit up.

Although advancing to Sixth-Rank was still a long road for them, they were already Seventh-Rank, so reaching Sixth-Rank was within sight.

The other players could only lament their misfortune.

Within three to five years, they probably wouldn't have a chance to reach Sixth-Rank.

Based on their own estimates, they'd need a powerful player to carry them through every Skeleton Cavern run, and they'd have to clear it every time with high ratings.

Only after accumulating that kind of foundation for three to five years would they have a shot at touching the threshold of Sixth-Rank.

"There are five minutes left before the task ends."

"After we get out this time, we need to get our story straight."

Yang Ling said.

"Get our story straight?"

Zhang Wei's eyes sharpened:

"You're worried there are Immortal God Sect believers in our Blazing Gold Mine?"

Lin Caiyi and the others exchanged glances, all seeing the gravity in each other's eyes.

The Immortal God Sect had become the equivalent of rats crossing the street in their minds.

If they ever encountered an Immortal God Sect believer, even if they were fellow players, they'd strike with full force!

"Mm. Based on some information from the outside, since the Divine Realm appeared, the Immortal God Sect has been making a big deal out of the players' 'disappearances,' recruiting a large number of believers in a short time."

"No one can guarantee there aren't Immortal God Sect members among the players here in the Blazing Gold Mine."

Yang Ling said.

Everyone suddenly gasped sharply.

They seemed to have underestimated the Immortal God Sect.

They'd assumed the sect could only slowly accumulate power here in Zhao State.

But the Divine Realm had communication channels, and players could directly send private messages!

Those believers who entered the game could establish contact through private chat!

They'd build momentum in no time!

"When we get out, if anyone asks, just say the task failed and we got stuck on the first stage."

"Understood!"

Soon after, everyone was enveloped by a wave of chill.

In the blink of an eye, they were back at the Blazing Gold Mine.

Outside, less than a second had passed. The few players who hadn't managed to enter the dungeon still wore expressions of confusion.

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