Longevity Fairy: Sister, Please Wait A Little Longer

Chapter 22 022: Chu Changge, did you send the miscellaneous disciples to steal the mine?

On the second day of Chu Bai becoming the temporary supervisor of Mine No. 17, the hundred miscellaneous disciples arrived in front of him at least an hour earlier than yesterday, and the team was much more organized than yesterday.

Another set of martial arts jade slips, with a test question about a 1000-jin Spirit Vein ore.

Among the miscellaneous disciples, Wang Yong was the only one who possessed the method of cultivation, and he might even be the only one among the hundred thousand miscellaneous disciples who had embarked on the path of cultivation.

Senior Brother Bai said that the martial arts were for him, so Wang Yong naturally didn't dare to spread the word, and no one dared to ask such a life-threatening question.

Today, Wang Yong stood in the front row.

Coincidentally, he not only obtained the "Heavenly Wolf Art" jade slip, but also walked at the forefront in reporting Zhou Boran, and received a reward of ten Low Grade spirit stones.

After practicing overnight, Wang Yong consumed five whole spirit stones. Although the process was painful and unbearable, after enduring it, Wang Yong felt energetic and felt that his strength had increased significantly compared to before cultivation.

Around him, there were no shortage of flattering and envious gazes. But when Chu Bai walked in front of everyone, all the gazes quickly turned into fanaticism.

Chu Bai shouted to start, and the crowd responded with loud howls, like wolves roaming the world.

Unfortunately, someone cheated and dug up over two hundred jin of ore a few hours earlier, so today's first place undoubtedly became Er Gou Kong Xiu.

Today, the first place was rewarded with the introductory martial art "Heavenly Wolf Art", the second place with ten spirit stones, the third place with five, and the fourth to tenth places with two Low Grade spirit stones each.

The top ten were very pleased, especially Kong Xiu, who came in first, and Wang Yong, who came in second.

Back at the foot of the mountain, everyone ate together, and the gazes of the cultivators among the hundred people were even more envious.

However, it was unknown who spread the rumor that Wang Yong had cheated, and Kong Xiu had also cheated.

Someone saw Kong Xiu sneak up the mountain last night and only returned in the middle of the night.

There was something fishy going on, and even Wang Yong, who had received the reward twice, was becoming the target of everyone's criticism.

However, in the face of everyone's doubts, Wang Yong openly said that he had hidden a small rich ore area to avoid hard work. Before the first test began, he had asked Senior Brother Bai if he could go to that area to mine, and Senior Brother Bai agreed.

And the next day, Er Gou Kong Xiu, who came in first, straightforwardly said that he did not cheat.

Rumors were just rumors, and no substantial evidence could be found, so no one could do anything to them.

As for going up the mountain to question Senior Brother Bai, only a fool would do that. Did they want to shorten their own lives?

Then, more and more people gradually figured out something else.

Senior Brother Bai's test was clearly placed there. If their strength was insufficient but they still wanted to get first place, they had to use their brains to come up with a solution.

So on that night, when the wind was high and there were many disciples going up the mountain, eight people sneaked away, avoiding Senior Brother Bai who was cultivating, and sneaked into the mine to accumulate "capital" for the next day's test.

On the third day, who would believe that a 1000-jin Spirit Vein ore could be completed in less than three hours!

In order to reward everyone, Senior Brother Bai took out two martial arts jade slips to reward the first and second places respectively. The third to tenth places were still rewarded with spirit stones. And that's not all, Chu Bai said that starting from today, ten Low Grade spirit stones could be exchanged for the "Heavenly Wolf Art" jade slip from him.

On the third night, the number of miscellaneous disciples who sneaked up the mountain increased to thirty!

Due to the birth of a new record, these thirty people ran out before the lights were blown out. Chu Bai, who was cultivating, thought that the new record shouldn't be too outrageous, so he shouted at them to get lost after two hours.

"Ah, I really want to practice swordsmanship. I'll go inside the cave to practice. Swords and knives have no eyes. Fortunately, there's no one inside at night."

Chu Bai lingered at the entrance of the cave for a few moments, yawned, "I'll take a nap for fifteen minutes, and then I'll go in to practice swordsmanship."

On the fourth day, the assessment project changed, no longer based on a 1000-jin standard.

"Within five hours, whoever digs out the most Spirit Vein ore will receive today's 'Heavenly Wolf Art'. Not only that, I brought three jade slips today, which means that three junior disciples will also embark on the path of cultivation."

"In addition, within the five-hour time limit, as long as the weight of the ore handed over to me exceeds 1000 jin, you will receive a reward of spirit stones, ranging from ten to two, based on weight."

The assessment criteria changed.

For a while, the miscellaneous disciples looked at each other in confusion.

Especially for the disciples who stayed up late mining last night, it seems like the new rules are specifically targeting them.

"No, we mined in advance, so we still have some advantage over others. It's just that the advantage is not as big as it was a few days ago."

Chu Bai announced the start of the assessment, and it was another scene of wolves entering the mine.

On this day, a new record appeared. A disciple named Liu San, who was a miscellaneous disciple, mined 1500 catties of Spirit Vein ore within five hours.

The second place mined 1230 catties, and the third place mined 1170 catties.

All three of them were cheaters, but starting from the second place, the difference between them was not that big. More than half of the disciples who cheated were too tired and exhausted to continue, and they couldn't even reach the bottom line of 1000 catties.

However, as these people realized, there was still a certain advantage in going up the mountain at night. The number of disciples going up the mountain at night continued to increase and reached 45.

Amidst the sound of mining, someone was confused.

"1500 catties, how did Liu San do it? Don't tell me he asked someone for help. Senior Bai explicitly forbids forming cliques, and anyone who violates this rule will be expelled from the sect."

"Liu San, that guy is too cunning. The ore he handed in for the first three days didn't exceed 700 catties. Just think about it yourself!"

"Damn, how can someone come up with such shameless methods?"

"That's why Senior Bai added a reward of 1000 catties. And didn't you hear what Senior Bai just said? He will inspect the mine later, so Liu San won't have another chance."

On the fifth day, the sixth day, and the seventh day, 15 miscellaneous disciples who had learned the "Heavenly Wolf Technique" emerged.

This made the remaining 85 miscellaneous disciples even more anxious.

Cultivation is slow, step by step. Even if they don't go up the mountain at night, they can still guarantee a daily mining output of 1000 catties.

With the guarantee, they have the technique, and they have the spiritual stones needed for daily cultivation. It will become increasingly difficult for those who come later to catch up with their progress. How can they not be anxious?

On the tenth day, after work, Chu Bai ordered someone to install a stone door and seal it with a seal on Mine No. 17.

The road of going up the mountain at night was directly blocked, making the miscellaneous disciples who hadn't obtained the technique even more anxious.

Yes, Chu Bai wanted them to be anxious.

Ten consecutive days of "generous rewards" were enough to awaken these people's awareness of crisis and self-motivation.

The spiral of competition is not driven by whips and sticks, but by people's consciousness.

Chu Bai sat in the Innate Cave Mansion and practiced, feeling contented. "My mission is already complete. Now it depends on these junior brothers."

"Competition is just the first step. Some people have started to show signs of unity, and that's what I'm most pleased to see."

When personal strength reaches its peak, further progress can only be achieved through teamwork.

Miscellaneous disciples... what can they do?

The human race is a race with infinite possibilities. Otherwise, how did cultivators and immortals come about?

Chu Bai's ultimate goal is to ignite the entire Azure Cloud Sect through these one hundred people!

...

On the eleventh day,

From today onwards, everyone was brought to the same starting line, and they all looked at Mine No. 17 like hungry wolves seeing a lamb.

On the thirteenth day, everyone completed 1000 catties.

Chu Bai rewarded them with over two hundred pieces of Low Grade spiritual stones that day.

On the fifteenth day, Aunt Nan sent a voice transmission, sounding displeased. "Chu Tiange, did you make the miscellaneous disciples of Mine No. 17 steal ore?"

Chu Bai: ???

(End of this chapter)