"Uh, by the way, this meat is good meat, fresh, can't waste it," Wang Xiaoqiang said as he sent a thought, and the Patterned Beast flew off his back, materialized, and landed on the ground to devour the two chunks of the Fat Demon King's flesh.

Seeing this, all the Demon Cultivators present felt their scalps tingle, followed by a chill of fear in their hearts.

They had seen cruelty, but never this cruel!

Lingchi execution was not terrifying; what's terrifying is watching one's own flesh being devoured by a beast piece by piece. That kind of feeling was not only physical pain but also mental torment...

Watching his own flesh being devoured by the Patterned Beast, the Fat Demon King broke down, falling to his knees and hysterically screaming, "I submit, I submit..."

"Haha, it's good that you submit, behave... I won't kill you, and I'll even give you great benefits..."

Wang Xiaoqiang said as he extended two fingers, aiming at the wounds on the Fat Demon King's shoulders. Two streams of green Wood Element Spiritual Qi overflowed from his fingertips, shooting at the two wounds and quickly healing them.

Watching Wang Xiaoqiang transform from a God of Killing into a benevolent healer, not only did the Fat Demon King yield, but all the Demon Cultivators fixed by the Spirit Fixing Disk yielded as well, kneeling down and shouting, "We are willing to submit! Help in mining the Spirit Mine."

Although Wang Xiaoqiang's tactics were somewhat cruel, they were indeed effective, immediately subduing the one thousand Demon Cultivators. Leng Qingqiu cast a sidelong glance at Wang Xiaoqiang and softly said, "You really have a way, but your methods are a bit harsh. Not everyone could do it."

"That's how you deal with Demon Cultivators," Wang Xiaoqiang also quietly said calmly.

After speaking, he spread out his Divine Sense, probing into the underground. While Divine Sense can be infinitely extended on the surface, it encountered many obstacles underground. At nearly a hundred meters deep, he finally sensed a majestic spirit energy below... Metal Element Spiritual Energy.

This place was indeed a Spirit Mine.

Wang Xiaoqiang withdrew his Divine Sense from underground and commanded the Demon Cultivators under the Spirit Fixing Disk, "Beneath where you stand is a large Spirit Mine. If you can extract the Spirit Mine for me, I will not kill you. By then, I will also reward each of you with a Spirit Stone."

Demon Cultivators were no strangers to Spirit Stones. When they heard that Wang Xiaoqiang not only wouldn't kill them but also had Spirit Stones to give, they immediately became excited, took out their Demon Artifacts, and began mining the ground.

Although Demon Artifacts are not as convenient as shovels, they are much more powerful. The Demon Cultivators controlled their Demon Artifacts, striking the ground one by one. Each strike was like a detonated charge, blowing out a large pit with a boom...

Over a thousand Demon Artifacts crashing together, like a cluster bomb explosion.

The explosions were dense and continuous, echoing in the ear. The speed was like a thousand excavators working together. Soon, a large pit had been dug out on the ground.

The Demon Cultivators jumped into the large pit to continue digging.

After about an incense stick of time, finally, there was an excited shout from the pit, "We've found it, found the Spirit Stone!!"

"Haha, that's pretty quick!" Wang Xiaoqiang turned to Leng Qingqiu and laughed.

"And we didn't even have to lift a finger," Leng Qingqiu couldn't help but smile, feeling very satisfied.

Leng Qingqiu's perpetually icy face suddenly broke into a smile, like a rainbow after rain, or a flower just blooming after the rain, with a touch of allure in its clarity, breathtakingly beautiful.

Wang Xiaoqiang was momentarily stunned, realizing that a favor in exchange for a smile wasn't a loss at all. No wonder Leng Qingqiu didn't agree; perhaps not many in this world have seen her smile, and he, Wang Xiaoqiang, was one of them.

Seeing Leng Qingqiu's smile, Wang Xiaoqiang was dazed for quite a while.

When he noticed Wang Xiaoqiang staring at her, Leng Qingqiu's beautiful face flushed, like the sunlight gently scattered over a freshly bloomed Snow Lotus, adding to her beauty.

After seeing Leng Qingqiu's smile, Wang Xiaoqiang felt a wave of satisfaction in his heart, only recovering from his daze after a long time. Using force to amplify his voice, he loudly instructed the Demon Cultivators, "Bring up the Spirit Stones."

Soon after.

The Demon Cultivators flew up one by one with large pieces of Spirit Stone on their backs. After putting them down, they flew back down to continue transporting them.

"Let's go, take a look!" Leng Qingqiu suggested to cover her embarrassment.

Wang Xiaoqiang nodded and walked forward with Leng Qingqiu, heading towards the piled-up Spirit Stones. Even before reaching them, he could feel a majestic spiritual power emanating from the Spirit Stones.

Sensing this spiritual power, all the more than one billion Five Elements Spirit Springs within Wang Xiaoqiang moved, like cats catching the scent of fish. So, he released 10 Spirit Springs, attaching them to a small Spirit Stone to absorb.

At that moment, he clearly felt that the Spirit Stone contained, as rumored, pure Metal Element Spiritual Qi, incredibly dense.

After 10 Spirit Springs were sated, only a small portion of the spirit from the egg-sized Spirit Stone had been consumed, with more than half of the spirit remaining. This showed how concentrated the spirit within the Stone was.

While Wang Xiaoqiang was examining the Spirit Stones, a large number of Spirit Stones were being transported up, piling up like a small mountain.

Wang Xiaoqiang sent his Divine Sense into the mine and found there was still a small half of the Stones left unearthed, so he instructed the Demon Cultivators below to stop transporting them.

Upon hearing the order, the Demon Cultivators stopped, flew up from the mine, stood with hands tied, each trembling, fearing Wang Xiaoqiang would change his mind and kill them.

After all, Wang Xiaoqiang was a Human Cultivator, and they were Demon Cultivators; the two sides were as incompatible as water and fire. Such cases of betrayal were not uncommon.

At this moment, Wang Xiaoqiang glanced over the Demon Cultivators, a cold smile of murderous intent flickering on his face. He spoke, "Alright, well done, you have helped me greatly. Tell me, how should I reward you?"

Seeing the cold smile on Wang Xiaoqiang's face, all the Demon Cultivators shivered involuntarily, waving their hands and saying, "We dare not, we dare not, just begging the Lord to spare our lives..."

"Lord, we have elders and children; if we die, they won't survive..."

Wang Xiaoqiang said, "You also know well that in such situations, I should now unload the donkey after it has pulled the mill. But seeing that you are quite perceptive, I'll spare your lives. Don't let me see you again in the future, or it won't be so easy."

"Thank you, Lord, for sparing our lives, we cannot be more grateful,"

"Yes, yes, we will remember,"

Seeing that Wang Xiaoqiang truly wouldn't kill them, the Demon Cultivators were deeply grateful, continually expressing their thanks.

Wang Xiaoqiang waved his hand, removing the Spirit Fixing Disk. Then he commanded decisively, "Leave!"

The Demon Cultivators, as if granted amnesty, excitedly scattered in all directions. They dared not ask for Spirit Stones, actually, Wang Xiaoqiang never intended to truly give them, using them only as bait.

"Hey? Why don't you let them transport the remaining Spirit Mine up?" Leng Qingqiu, seeing many Spirit Stones still in the pit, couldn't help but feel curious.

"I'll keep these for my use."

Having said that, he collected the Spirit Fixing Disk, and with a thought, stored all the Spirit Stones piled high on the ground into the Sumeru Ring, then sat cross-legged at the entrance of the Spirit Mine, releasing 50,000,000 Spirit Springs into the mine to absorb the remaining Spirit Stones in the pit. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote your recommendation and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)

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