Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

This player is Shen Hua.

He mined for more than twenty days and finally got what he wanted!

At that moment, a small white mouse was squatting at his feet. The white mouse was holding a cookie and crunching it with relish.

"Kid, hand over the stuff now!"

"Hand over the goods if you know what's good for you, and we'll spare your life!"

A piercing sound came from the mine entrance.

"Noisy." The smile on Shen Hua's face vanished instantly, and he glanced coldly outside.

He dug hard for more than 20 days, and these people just wanted to steal it. Did they really think he was easy to bully?

In the distance, three cultivators dressed in the robes of the Yellow Emperor rushed towards them. Judging from their aura, they were all cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining.

Upon seeing the three people, Shen Hua's heart tightened, but he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt a tightness in his chest because these three were incredibly powerful, and he was no match for them; he breathed a sigh of relief because thankfully he had already obtained the treasure.

If the other party had arrived a quarter of an hour earlier, they might have really been the ones to reap the benefits!

But these three cultivators had no idea that Shen Hua had already laid a trap in the passage.

They were completely focused on the radiant stone in Shen Hua's hand, and could tell that it must be a rare treasure.

But they were completely unprepared and paid no attention to their surroundings.

When they were fifteen steps away from Shen Hua, a golden needle suddenly shot out from the crevice in the rock. It was Shen Hua's magic weapon, the Xuanjin Needle.

"Whoosh!"

With a flash of golden light, the Xuanjin Needle went straight for the leading cultivator's chest.

The man was completely unprepared.

Furthermore, the Xuanjin Needle is a specially crafted needle, achieving the ultimate in speed.

A golden shadow flashed by, and the Xuanjin Needle pierced through his chest in an instant!

A scream rang out, and the leading cultivator fell straight to the ground, dying instantly.

The remaining two were immediately terrified and broke out in a cold sweat!

Without hesitation, they immediately activated the spells attached to their Taoist robes.

In an instant, two bluish-green spiritual energy shields formed around their bodies.

After killing one person, the Xuanjin Needle turned and flew towards another.

But with a crisp "ding," the needle struck the light shield hard, failing to break through the defense.

With a single stab, the light shield was covered in dense cracks and was on the verge of shattering.

The cultivator was startled and hurriedly cast the spell again.

Soon, another layer of earth-yellow protective magic was released, superimposed on the cyan shield.

This completely eliminated any chance for the Xuanjin Needle.

"Sigh, what a pity." Shen Hua sighed softly from a distance.

The level of the Xuanjin Needle is still too low.

If the Xuanjin Needle were a high-grade magic weapon, it would easily pierce through the cyan light shield from before, giving this person no chance to release a second layer of defense.

Unfortunately, the Xuanjin Needle was only a low-grade magic weapon and was not enough to penetrate the protective barrier of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

"receive!"

Shen Hua made a hand seal, and the Xuanjin Needle immediately reversed its tip and flew back swiftly.

At the same time, Shen Hua knew he had to get away quickly, as he was no match for the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in front of him.

He patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, and the small white mouse at his feet was immediately put into it.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Hua took out a talisman that was entirely earthen yellow and slapped it onto himself.

The two monks were enraged at the sight.

Their companions died tragically here. If they don't capture Shen Hua, they won't be able to explain themselves to the Foundation Establishment cultivator who led the team when they get back.

"Take them alive, don't kill them!" one of them said coldly.

The other person didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly.

Capturing Shen Hua is the only priority right now. As for the treasure Shen Hua just unearthed, they can deal with that after they catch him; they can't worry about that now.

The two immediately unleashed their magical artifacts: a golden flying sword and a cyan feather fan appeared in the mine tunnel, flying towards Shen Hua from the left and right respectively. Both were high-grade magical artifacts.

But before the magical artifact could even fly over, the two of them were instantly dumbfounded!

With the talisman affixed, Shen Hua's figure swayed, and he seemed to merge with the mine floor, disappearing straight inside.

"Huh? It's an Earth Escape Technique talisman!"

"It really is Earth Escape Technique! Earth Escape Technique is a level two spell. How rich must these extraterrestrials be?"

The two looked at each other, completely incredulous.

Earth Escape Technique is a genuine Level 2 spell, which can only be cast by Foundation Establishment cultivators or made into talismans.

A single Earth Escape Technique talisman is worth at least 50 low-grade spirit stones! This extraterrestrial actually possesses one, and even used it?

"Do you have a way to break the Earth Escape Technique?" one of them asked, frowning.

"No, what about you?"

"I can't either. We're just Qi Refining cultivators; how could we possibly stop an earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a technique that allows one to escape through earth)?"

The two were at a loss and could only stare helplessly.

If a Foundation Establishment stage earth-elemental cultivator were here, they could use the [Earthquake] spell to force Shen Hua to reveal himself. But with just the two of them, they could only watch helplessly as he escaped.

"This..." A cultivator looked distressed and turned to his companion.

The people just ran away like that. How are they going to explain this to their superiors when they get back?

However, at that moment, a hand suddenly emerged from the ground beside their feet.

These are Shen Hua's hands.

Without hesitation, Shen Hua grabbed the storage bag of the dead cultivator and quickly shrunk it back into the ground.

The two cultivators were both shocked and furious, and they unleashed fireballs and wind blades in succession.

But it was too late; before the fireball and wind blades arrived, Shen Hua's hand had already disappeared.

The two exchanged a glance, their faces full of frustration.

But there was nothing they could do.

After looking around at the end of the mine, they could only carry their companion's body back to the surface.

……

Half an hour later, news of what had happened here spread.

The entire area around the Cloud Mine was in an uproar, with players spreading the news far and wide:

"Have you heard? Brother Xia Ye took down an NPC who was at the late stage of Qi Refining!"

"Really? Even a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator can be killed?"

"Wait, isn't it said that a qualitative change occurs when one's strength reaches the late stage of Qi Refining?"

"It's absolutely true. Someone heard it from an NPC. Apparently, it was a successful sneak attack."

"A sneak attack? That's impressive!"

"Is this the first time our players have killed a late-stage Qi Refining NPC?"

"It should be true, apart from Brother Xia Ye, no one else has this ability."

The players were talking about it with great interest, chatting with each other and the other players who had come out of the mining area.

Players participating in the Cloud Mine event also know that Shen Hua is mining here.

Furthermore, they knew that Shen Hua was searching for treasure.

This wasn't something Shen Hua told them; they deduced it themselves.

After all, the spirit beast that Shen Hua carried with him was quite expensive to rent. A little inquiry within the sect revealed that it was a [Treasure-Hunting Rat], and the rental price was 5 low-grade spirit stones per day!

Most players can't afford to rent it.

If you're not looking for treasure and are just looking for spirit stones, then renting this place would be a huge loss!

Therefore, Shen Hua must be searching for treasure.

However, none of the players bothered Shen Hua, nor did anyone try to steal the treasure he was digging.

After all, everyone remembered his kindness in the Spirit Box incident. If they tried to steal his treasure, they would truly become the enemy of the sect.

The conversation continued.

"I also heard that the NPC tried to steal his things, but ended up being killed instead."

"Dare to steal Xia Ye's things? Doesn't that deserve it?"

"I wonder what Brother Xia Ye gained this time?"

"It's definitely going to be good."

"I bet there's at least a sack full of mid-grade spirit stones!" one player joked.