Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

At night, Zhang Zhiwei sat alone on the mountaintop opposite the construction site, adjusting his breathing to absorb the essence of heaven and earth around him, while gazing at the busy construction scene below.

In the past, he would only breathe in the purest essence of heaven and earth, the three elements of Qi. No matter how rich or pleasant the other Qi was to absorb, he would not touch it.

Because those impurities are of no benefit to him, absorbing them is like a person who has already eaten a nutritious meal but still insists on eating a bunch of junk food.

These foods taste great and can indeed make you gain weight, but they mainly produce low-density cholesterol, also known as bad cholesterol, which is very harmful to the human body.

Zhang Zhiwei still possessed this level of self-control, so even though he had been cultivating the path of the sage for many years, he had never touched these things.

However, this time he broke with his usual practice and began to absorb the essence of heaven and earth on a large scale, accepting whatever it came his way.

With Zhang Zhiwei's current strength, when he inhales and exhales the essence of heaven and earth, it's like a whale sucking in water. A large amount of the essence of heaven and earth is drawn in, swallowed into his mouth, and then exhaled. Between inhaling and exhaling, it looks like he is practicing Qi cultivation.

In reality, he only absorbed the energy without refining it. The whole process was like smoking a fake cigarette, just swirling it in his mouth without passing through his lungs. He was merely a transporter of the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

The sound of his breathing was actually quite loud; in a quiet place, it would have been noticed long ago. But in the midst of the clanging and banging and the clamor of the construction site, his little breathing noise was nothing, and most people didn't pay any attention.

However, among the Unloading Ridge Warriors who were meditating and recovering, a few noticed something amiss:

"Have you noticed? The air's acting a bit strange," someone said.

“What’s strange? Hmm! Something seems a bit off, this air…” He paused for a while, then described it: “This air has power, it feels so strong when I breathe it in.”

"Now that you mention it, I can feel it too. The air feels so high-quality. With every breath, I can feel the energy pumping from my lungs into my limbs. After a few more breaths, it feels like my fatigue has lessened considerably," another person said, looking completely captivated.

The leader of the Unloading Warriors, nicknamed "Dili Beng," also took a few deep breaths and described it as follows:
“You’re right, that’s exactly right. Even I feel refreshed after taking a few deep breaths. The Qi power from the Mountain-Opening and Ridge-Unloading Flower is recovering rapidly.”

At this moment, a short, strongman nicknamed "Monkey King" had his eyes light up and excitedly guessed, "Something's not right here! Could we have unearthed some rare treasure? Is this energy emanating from it?"

This sparked a huge discussion, and the Unloading Ridge Warriors immediately got into the swing of things, engaging in a heated debate.

“Where in the world are there so many rare and precious treasures? Especially underground ones? I think we might have stumbled upon a huge tomb by accident, and this Qi energy is leaking from inside the tomb,” someone said with a wild imagination.

Someone chimed in, "I also think it's possible. Some important figures, unable to achieve immortality while alive, might try to become some kind of immortal after death, so they fill their tombs with all sorts of rare treasures, making them look like a paradise. Could it be that we dug too hard during the day and broke through the tomb, causing the precious energy inside to leak out and resulting in the current situation?"

"Hey! What you're saying makes sense, it actually seems quite plausible."

"Doesn't that mean we're going to make a fortune?" someone exclaimed, getting more and more excited.

“I think so too. There must be something good in this mountain. Think about it carefully. It took Zhang Dafoye several days to find this place. Zhang Dafoye is a tomb raider. As we all know, among the four major tomb raiding schools, the tomb raiders are best at this. Could this be his intention?”

“Now that you mention it, it’s very possible,” Saihuohou said. “The foreman is outside directing the demolition team to carry out the demolition. He probably hasn’t noticed this. I’ll go report to the foreman.”

After saying that, he rushed out. There was no wrong nickname, only wrong name. "Super Monkey" was a strongman, but he moved as nimbly as a monkey. He quickly arrived at the mountainside and explained the matter to Chen Yulou, who was directing the demolition team to secure the explosives.

Chen Yulou looked at Sai Huohou with a difficult expression and said:
"Monkey, do you think this situation means we've unearthed a huge tomb?"

With his innate divine eyes and ears, how could he not notice such a great disturbance in the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy), which was almost forming a 元气 tide?
He could even faintly hear the incredibly heavy breathing sounds coming from the opposite mountaintop.

The sound startled him, and he was even afraid to turn around, lest he disturb the celestial beings behind him.

"Isn't that right?" Saihuo Monkey was stunned. He only sensed the change in the amount of vital energy in the air, but knew nothing else.

Ignorance is bliss. He simply couldn't understand Chen Yulou's feelings at that moment. Perhaps only Zhang Qishan could empathize with him, but Zhang Qishan was busy casting spells at the foot of the mountain to move the mountain of waste soil and had no time to communicate with him.

Before excavation, their plan was to build a tunnel inside the mountain to transport the waste soil out.

However, the excavation has only just begun and has not yet penetrated into the mountain, so the passage has not been built yet. In order to avoid a large amount of waste soil blocking the construction passage, we can only trouble Zhang Dafoye.

Chen Yulou looked at Sai Huohou's face, which was brimming with intelligence and cleverness, and said earnestly:

"Monkey, thinking about everything in terms of tomb raiding will only get you into trouble!"

"So... it's not a large tomb..." Sai Huohou scratched his head and continued, "Then it's a rare and precious treasure?"

Chen Yulou: "…………"

He has a clever face, but he can only speak openly with people who aren't smart.

He explained, "No, don't make wild guesses. This is actually the Little Celestial Master using his supernatural powers. He probably saw that the brothers were working too hard, so he used his profound skills to gather the essence of heaven and earth for everyone to absorb, hoping that the brothers could recover faster."

"So it was because of the Little Celestial Master!" Saihuohou suddenly realized, but then felt a little disappointed, after all, the great tomb and the rare treasures were gone.

"You should go back and rest. This kind of pure spiritual energy is very rare. We don't know how long it will last, so don't waste it. You still have things to do tomorrow!" Chen Yulou said.

"And what about you, boss?" Saihuohou asked.

"The demolition is about to begin. I'll go back after I'm done." Chen Yulou waved his hand, always taking Zhang Zhiwei's instructions very seriously.

Sai Huohou glanced over there and saw that the excavation was nearing its end and the demolition team members were gradually withdrawing. He immediately realized that a major event was about to take place, so he quickly retreated far away.

The demolition team leader came to report: "Boss, everything is ready, the brothers have all evacuated, we can light the fuse!"

Chen Yulou nodded, listened intently for a while, and after confirming that no one was lingering in the mountains, he shouted loudly:

"Ignite! Ignite!"

At his command, a fire blazed up high above, signaling the ignition.

The demolition crew threw torches into the pile of giant logs, igniting dozens of fuses that burned rapidly.

Tens of thousands of people had gathered here, but when the fuse was lit, there was absolute silence. The air was incredibly heavy, with only the hissing sound of the burning fuse clearly audible to everyone. On the opposite mountaintop, Zhang Zhiwei also opened his eyes and looked across. From his current position and vantage point, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was the best spot for a view.

The instant the fuse detonated the explosive, a deafening roar swept across the ground.

Wherever it goes, the wind begins to reverse, the sound of the wind carrying a roar, like a deep and powerful thunderclap, continuous and growing stronger.

Zhang Zhiwei watched this scene calmly, the blazing flames reflected in his pupils.

His gaze pierced through the gaps in the flames and focused on the situation of the mountain behind. He saw that the hard rock in the hole where the explosives were buried was cracking inch by inch under the impact of the terrifying energy, turning into countless fragments of stone powder, which were finally ejected by the shock wave!

Chen Yulou, the leader of the Unloading Ridge faction, who was facing the explosion, had his eyes closed and thick earplugs plugged into his ears.

His divine eyes and ears endowed him with insight far exceeding that of superhumans, but at the same time, the shock he experienced in such situations was far greater than that of ordinary people.

The deafening explosion and intense flames temporarily blinded and deafened his divine eyes and ears, and his heart pounded wildly.

However, as a respectable person, even so, his expression did not change at all. He wore sunglasses late at night, stood straight, with his hands behind his back, facing away from everyone and towards the direction of the explosion.

The wind whipped his robes around, but he stood tall and straight, completely unaffected.

Upon seeing this scene, the other members of the Gelaohui couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this the leader of the Unloading Ridge? His demeanor is truly extraordinary."

Even Liu Mang couldn't help but say, "To remain unfazed even when a mountain collapses before him, this guy is no ordinary person!"

"General, what kind of rake are you? These are our brothers from the Gelaohui. You can't bully them like those who dig for corn!" Fan Pengju laughed.

“That makes sense!” Liu Mang laughed.

Liu Mang had been there since the opening ceremony in the morning and stayed until late at night.

The reason I stayed for so long was not to watch everyone clear mountains and unload ridges.

He usually only attends one groundbreaking ceremony for this kind of project, but there are two reasons why he stayed this time.

Firstly, they wanted to see Zhang Zhiwei display his supernatural abilities.

Previously, Fan Pengju had told him about how Zhang Zhiwei had moved the hill behind the Gelaohui (a secret society) on a whim.

He was shocked for a long time. Although it was just a hill, not a mountain, it was still dozens of meters high. How could human beings move it?

He wanted to see such an unbelievable scene once.

Since the project started today, he thought Zhang Zhiwei might make a move, so he came early and waited for Zhang Zhiwei to make his move.

The second reason is that during the waiting period, he discovered that the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) had increased significantly.

To rise from a lowly soldier to the position of commander-in-chief, Liu Mang was certainly no ordinary person.

He was also an extraordinary person, keenly sensing the energy contained in the air.

These energies even contain primordial Qi.

Although this innate Qi cannot be directly absorbed by people, as the saying goes, "one is influenced by one's surroundings," staying in a place rich in innate Qi will subtly nourish one's own innate Qi, thereby achieving the goal of prolonging life.

He had already decided that if the Little Celestial Master could generate this much spiritual energy every day, he would come to watch the construction every day and try to absorb some of that spiritual energy.

Soon, the smoke and dust from the explosion subsided, and Liu Mang looked at the mountain in front of him. The explosion had blasted out a large section of rock, as if a large chunk of flesh had been ripped away from the mountain, revealing the pale bones underneath.

It turned out to be a large area of ​​extremely hard, bluish-black rock. Even when a steel rod was driven into it, it could only leave white spots. The earth-shattering explosion had only shattered the surface layer and failed to shake its foundation.

Chen Yulou stepped forward to examine it, his brows furrowed: "It's so hard. If we use powerful explosives, it might cause a large-scale landslide. If we use the Unloading Warriors to dig it out, it will be difficult unless each of them carries a pickaxe that can cut through iron like mud."

"This situation is quite rare!" Even though Liu Mang was an outsider, he understood that things were going to get complicated.

"What do you mean, Chief Chen?" At this moment, Zhang Qishan walked over.

He crouched down, gently stroked the rock surface with his hand, listened intently for a moment, and said:

"Chief Chen, this is called 'Iron Gall Rock,' it's extremely tough and difficult to break by brute force. No matter what kind of project it is, if this thing appears, it will seriously hinder the construction progress."

"Does Master have any brilliant ideas?" Chen Yulou asked.

“If it were me,” Zhang Qishan pondered for a moment, then said, “I would measure the size of this rock, then increase the explosive force to separate it from the mountain, then drive steel wedges into its veins and crevices to isolate it from the mountain, and then use a transport technique to move it away.”

Chen Yulou said, "It sounds easy."

“But it’s difficult to do,” Zhang Qishan said. “The most crucial thing is that we are digging an air-raid shelter, not moving a rock. This rock is too big. If it is not handled properly, it will damage the overall structure of the mountain and cause a lot of trouble later. There is even a possibility of an immediate landslide.”

After thinking carefully for a moment, Chen Yulou said, "This is indeed a problem. In my opinion, we should discuss it with the Little Celestial Master."

“With the Little Celestial Master backing us up, we don’t need to take any extreme measures to deal with this problem. Let’s ask for his advice first…” Zhang Qishan said.

Chen Yulou nodded, about to speak. A calm voice sounded from behind them:

"It's alright, just leave this to me."

Zhang Zhiwei had quietly appeared behind the two of them at some point, his gaze sweeping over the layer of blue-green rock.

The two people who were talking were startled; they hadn't noticed Zhang Zhiwei's approach at all. (End of Chapter)