Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Time passed second by second, and I had no idea exactly how much time had gone by.

The iron-blue scales in Ah Long's hand slowly transformed into a ball of blue light, gradually disappearing into Ah Long's dantian!

Upon seeing this, Ye Chen slowly loosened his clenched fists!

These dragon scales actually seem to be able to be used for underground foundation building!

Wow, no wonder it's a legendary creature, every part of it is valuable!

In that case, the next step is a normal breakthrough!

Ye Chen took out the remaining eight spirit stones and placed them around A Long.

Then, he quickly set up a spirit-gathering array around the area!

As the seal was broken, Ye Chen also sensed a considerable amount of spiritual energy remaining beneath the West Peak, possibly left behind by the legendary creature.

In addition, Ah Long still has residual dragon blood pearl energy in his body, so using it to break through shouldn't be a problem!

Now all we have to do is wait patiently.

Since there was nothing else to do, Ye Chen decided to leave Xiao Jin to guard the place and prepare to go to the top of the mountain to take a look!

The mountaintop was now a scene of devastation, and the original pavilion was gone.

A huge pit, more than ten meters wide, lies in the middle.

Ye Chen went closer and looked inside; it was pitch black and bottomless.

He extended his divine sense downwards to investigate, and found that the pit extended downwards for nearly 1000 meters, which was quite deep.

If an ordinary person fell in, they would probably be instantly killed.

Apart from the denser spiritual energy, there was nothing else inside the pit.

The bottom of the pit has accumulated quite a bit of water; it seems he'll have to fill it in.

Just as Ye Chen was about to withdraw his divine sense, he was slightly taken aback and began to examine the bottom of the pit again.

hiss--

This feeling is like that of a spatial stone!

Ye Chen's eyes lit up, and he plunged his divine sense into the water to probe the bottom of the cave. It was indeed the feeling of a spatial stone.

After looking around to make sure it was safe, he took a deep breath and jumped.

A chilling cold swept over us; it was quite cold inside the cave.

Ye Chen quickly dived into the water and found a large rock.

This large rock is nearly one meter long, wide, and high. It is irregularly shaped and is embedded directly in the ground.

Ordinary people really can't do anything about it.

It weighs several tons.

Even if a piece of gold or stone were placed in front of an ordinary person, no one could carry it away!

Let alone ordinary people, even Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn't carry it away.

For others, how to take it would be a problem, but this was no problem for Ye Chen, as he had a storage ring.

Ye Chen used his flying sword to loosen the boulder, then put it directly into his storage ring.

Clean, efficient, and without any unnecessary delays!

Ye Chen searched around again, and only after confirming that there was nothing there did he leave nonchalantly.

After flying out of the pit, Ye Chen was only soaked to the bone, and was not seriously injured!

Ye Chen changed into dry clothes again and began to work on the large stone he had retrieved.

We've struck it rich! We've struck it rich! This time we've definitely struck it rich!

This space stone is so huge, how many jade plaques could be made from it!

Ye Chen rubbed his hands together like a little money-grubber!

He's trying to single-handedly drive down the price of storage space!

Oh no, storage space doesn't have a price; nobody would put this thing out there to sell.

Even if they exist, they are only in the hands of a few people.

Ye Chen felt that such a large piece of space stone could be made into at least ten or twenty thousand jade tablets!

What does that even mean...?

Perhaps every cultivator could make one!

Besides, it's hard to say whether there are even that many cultivators on Blue Star!

Okay, the mystique and perceived value of storage space have instantly dropped several notches...

Although each storage space is only about 1 cubic meter, it is more than enough for a cultivator to store personal clothing and weapons.

We've made a fortune! We've made a fortune!

Ye Chen took out the Seven Star Sword, cut off a small piece, and began making the spatial jade tablet!

Having learned from his previous experience, Ye Chen was even more adept at this task, finishing a piece in less than an hour!

That's pretty fast, isn't it? It's practically comparable to a mass-produced storage space machine!

As long as you're careful, there's no way you'll make a mistake or break it.

Ye Chen played with the space jade tablet for a while and was quite satisfied with his work!

The internal space of the spatial jade plaque is about 1 cubic meter, roughly the same size as Zhang Qian's jade plaque.

Looking at his finished product, Ye Chen couldn't help but smile...

"Awesome!"

Ye Chen gave himself a thumbs up and exclaimed in admiration!

Effective immediately, he announced that he had achieved freedom of space and jade pendant.

Of course, Ye Chen couldn't keep making them forever. Even if he worked day and night for one or two years, it would still take him a year or two to make ten or twenty thousand...

By then, it will truly become a mass-production machine.

However, it would be nice to make a few and share them with your friends!

Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh, "As expected, being associated with legendary creatures makes it easier to obtain good things. No wonder there are so many treasure hunting legends; the ancients were right!"

Ye Chen put the things away for the time being; this huge pit needed to be dealt with first!

Otherwise, this would cause a major scandal in the secular world.

This is where the power of earth comes in very handy!

And so, a late-stage Foundation Establishment expert got involved in civil engineering and started filling in the pits.

About an hour later, Ye Chen finished the civil engineering work, looking disheveled.

Meanwhile, Ah Long hasn't completed his breakthrough yet.

Ye Chen looked around before returning to Ah Long's side.

Ye Chen could sense that A Long's aura was rising steadily, and he guessed that A Long was nearing the end of his breakthrough.

Thinking that a Foundation Establishment cultivator had appeared beside him so quickly, Ye Chen felt very gratified and full of a sense of accomplishment.

His little team has finally started to do well!

About half an hour later, Ah Long suddenly opened his eyes and let out a howl!

"ha--"

The sound was rolling and incredibly deep, seemingly carrying a faint dragon's roar!

After he finished yelling, Ye Chen finally spoke with a dark face: "Damn, you scared me! How did it feel?"

Ah Long quickly concealed his aura, grinned at Ye Chen, and said, "Uh, hehehe, Brother Ye, I've broken through!"

"I can tell, your breakthrough is practically written all over your face!" Ye Chen glanced at him sideways.

Ah Long scratched his head: "Thanks, Brother Ye!"

Ye Chen waved his hand: "Clean up and get ready to go back. The reporters from the county town are already outside!"

Ah Long looked at his disheveled appearance and nodded sheepishly.

Ye Chen tossed him a set of clean clothes: "Wear my clothes first, but don't lend me your underwear, figure it out yourself!"

After saying that, Ye Chen went to get some fresh air, leaving Ah Long alone.

A moment later, Ah Long cleaned himself up and flew directly to find Ye Chen!

Now that he has reached the Foundation Establishment stage, short-distance flights are no problem for him.

Young people, after all, sometimes get itchy fingers and unconsciously want to show off their skills.

Before, I was too afraid to fly when I was at the Lesser Qi Refining stage, but now that I've reached the Foundation Establishment stage, I can finally let loose a bit.

Ye Chen smiled slightly: "Great, you've become much more handsome. Zhang Qian must be completely smitten!"

Ah Long scratched his head and grinned foolishly.

"Let's go home!"

Ye Chen summoned the Xuan Tian Boat and, with A Long in tow, sped away through the night!

The trip to Xunlong Mountain was a very fruitful one!

The area around Xunlong Mountain has been cordoned off with police tape, and many people have gathered outside the cordon to watch the commotion.

The series of strange phenomena in a single day were so numerous that even a science documentary would need to film several episodes, which naturally attracted the attention of local law enforcement.