Chapter 1109: Chapter 1109

The people felt the rich spiritual energy, and couldn't help but feel excited.

"Everyone, let's get started. There must be a lot of Spirit Stones here, otherwise there wouldn't be so much spiritual energy."

At this moment, Gao Jian spoke with an air of leadership.

Being cultivators, everyone felt the abundance of spiritual energy and knew this was definitely a good place. Except for Ding Fan, everyone felt very favorable towards Gao Jian.

No one expected him to not only lead them but also find such a good spot. Mines aren't just somewhere you stumble across such favorable locations, and everyone was clear about the route they took to get here. Without someone leading the way, it would have been impossible to reach this place.

"Thank you, Brother Gao. I propose we listen to Brother Gao here and let him be our captain; there can only be advantages, no disadvantages!"

The tall man naturally felt the dense spiritual energy around and couldn't help but admire Gao Jian. He didn't expect his brother to meet such a good cultivator.

The frail man beside the tall cultivator promptly agreed:

"I agree too. Brother Gao is indeed noble-minded and righteous. If he hadn't led us here, we would never have found this place!"

The early Nascent Soul Stage female cultivator looked at Gao Jian with admiration and nodded, clearly moved by him as well.

Another male also nodded slightly, not saying anything, but his gaze at Gao Jian was very friendly.

Now that everyone had expressed their stance, only Ding Fan and Wang Hu were left. Wang Hu glanced at Ding Fan, saw that his expression hadn't changed much, and was puzzled. He didn't understand why Brother Fan wasn't happy about finding such a good place.

But he knew that since Brother Fan hadn't made a statement, he wouldn't say much either.

Everyone looked at Wang Hu with questioning eyes directed at Ding Fan, surprised. They couldn't believe someone with no cultivation could make a late-stage cultivator follow him so faithfully, finding it odd.

However, no one thought too much about it, as they clearly noticed Wang Hu was a man of loyalty. Such a loyal person wouldn't care about his brother's cultivation. After all, there were many such loyal brothers like Wang Hu in the cultivation world.

At this time, Ding Fan glanced around at everyone, squeezing out a slight smile, and calmly said:

"My brother and I are fine with anything."

Hearing Ding Fan's words, Gao Jian looked relieved, as if it was within his plan. But Gao Jian didn't appear too triumphant, knowing his plan was foolproof.

A waste with no cultivation couldn't affect his plan; if they didn't behave, he could simply eliminate them!

Gao Jian then nonchalantly said, "Captain or not, I just happen to know this place. If everyone values me and listens to my command, it's fine. After all, my cultivation might be slightly higher. Let's all get rich together! Let's start digging, there should be plenty of Spirit Stones here!"

"Alright! Let's get to it!"

Hearing Gao Jian's words, the tall man immediately responded happily, clearly a talkative person.

Everyone then began taking out their tools and started digging the mine cave.

Ding Fan and Wang Hu watched as everyone began working and took out their tools to start digging as well.

The sound of striking tools rang out.

When Ding Fan released his Divine Sense, he suddenly felt that one position in the mine cave seemed unusual. Aside from spiritual energy, he also sensed some other presence from it. Those presences felt rather hot, and Ding Fan initially judged it to be a fire attribute ore.

It's known that fire attribute ores are very rare, usually among the best materials for artifact refining, and even more so for formations.

After all, it's a fire attribute ore; most ores are dominated by earth attributes, and such special attributes are very rare.

So Ding Fan called Wang Hu over, and they both started digging at the spot Ding Fan pinpointed.

When Wang Hu was called by Ding Fan to dig in another direction, he was quite surprised. After all, most people were digging in one direction, as most cultivators could sense the spiritual energy was strongest there.

Clearly, there had to be Spirit Stones there.

However, the place Ding Fan directed Wang Hu to dig had noticeably weaker spiritual energy compared to where everyone else was digging. Wang Hu was a bit confused at first, but he didn't say much. Since Brother Fan asked him to dig there, he would dig there; following Brother Fan could never be wrong!

Everyone who saw Ding Fan and Wang Hu couldn't help but find it laughable.

The spiritual energy in that place was so weak; how could there be Spirit Stones?

Only a fool with no cultivation would think to dig there!

Apparently, quite a few cultivators had already regarded Ding Fan as a fool.

Even that tall cultivator felt a twinge of pity for Wang Hu. Why listen to him of all people? Following that worthless person isn't going to uncover anything worth finding; in the end, they might not even dig up any Spirit Stone!

The female cultivator also cast a strange glance at Ding Fan and Wang Hu while digging. She then couldn't help but glance away, thinking that she truly couldn't comprehend the world of useless people!

In no time, the others also stopped paying attention to Ding Fan and Wang Hu. A fool and a simpleton, these two were merely a slight burden on the team and hadn't impacted anyone much. Only, when everyone else hits Spirit Stones, those two can just stand by with wide eyes.

And want to split it equally with them? Dream on!

The cultivators, including Gao Jian, exchanged glances. Their eyes showed growing disdain for Ding Fan, seemingly having reached a silent agreement.

A while later, an exclamation from the female cultivator caught everyone's attention.

"Ah, Spirit Stones? There are so many Spirit Stones here! Haha..."

The female cultivator exclaimed in delight, her face full of surprise.

Everyone, except Ding Fan and Wang Hu, looked over to where the female cultivator was. Indeed, they discovered a lot of Spirit Stones.

Aside from Ding Fan and Wang Hu, the other cultivators were digging in roughly similar areas. Upon seeing the female cultivator hitting Spirit Stones, everyone was thrilled and eagerly dug with even more vigor.

They believed Spirit Stones would soon emerge on their end too!

True enough, in no time, each cultivator began unearthing Spirit Stones one after another, boosting their spirits and efforts remarkably!

After about an hour, there was already a substantial amount of Spirit Stones under their feet.

At this point, everyone was visibly excited. Knowing that even if these Spirit Stones were split equally among everyone, it would still be a considerable amount.

Among everyone's joy, Gao Jian was surely the happiest, though his delight was mostly internal, and he kept a now-ever-present grin.

At this moment, many couldn't help but admire and thank Gao Jian more, as if it weren't for his guidance, they wouldn't have discovered so many Spirit Stones!

Some cultivators occasionally glanced over towards Ding Fan and Wang Hu. Beneath them, there was nothing but wasteland, without the slightest hint of Spirit Stones.

A few cultivators couldn't help but look at Ding Fan and Wang Hu with disdain.

After some time spent digging, a few cultivators started feeling wearied and decided to rest in place.

Seeing this, Gao Jian's eyes brightened. He immediately approached the resting cultivators with a warm demeanor and said:

"Tired? Here, take a Foundation Building Pill, let's try to dig a bit more today and get as many Spirit Stones as possible."

Gao Jian finished speaking, then pulled out several Medicine Pills from his hand and warmly addressed the cultivators still digging:

"Come, everyone, take a Foundation Building Pill, replenish some True Qi, and let's pick up pace to dig more Spirit Stones, so we can have a bountiful harvest today."

Upon hearing Gao Jian, everyone stopped their tools and walked over to Gao Jian, gratefully accepting the Medicine Pills and saying to Gao Jian:

"This Foundation Building Pill is really something. Brother Gao indeed deserves to be at the Nascent Soul Stage, so generous and warm-hearted!"

The taller cultivator gratefully said this, as he was only at the Pregnancy-Breathing Stage, a Foundation Building Pill was quite valuable to him.

Immediately, the tall man swallowed the pill given to him.

The other two Pregnancy-Breathing Stage cultivators also cheerfully consumed the provided Medicine Pills.

Even though the female cultivator was at the Early Nascent Soul Stage and used Foundation Building Pills herself, she couldn't use them consistently; after all, it takes a fair amount of Gold Coins or Spirit Stones to purchase.

Subsequently, she thanked Gao Jian and consumed it directly.

Seeing everyone swallowing the Medicine Pill he dispensed, he was secretly delighted, knowing his plan was nearing completion, and soon he'd sit back and reap the profits!

But just as he revelled in his cunning, he noticed Ding Fan and Wang Hu hadn't stopped digging. Quickly, Gao Jian repressed his smile and with genuine warmth, approached Ding Fan and Wang Hu, saying:

"Brothers, take a break, have a Foundation Building Pill, replenish your True Qi, and then continue working!"

Gao Jian said warmly, showing no disdain towards the duo. Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but find Gao Jian even more admirable.

He's so cordial even to these two simpletons! The rıghtful source is 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖•𝗇𝗲𝘁