Transcending the Nine Heavens

Everyone quickly realized that their cultivation levels were on the verge of a breakthrough! Moreover, the vital energy within them surged, ready to burst through at any moment.

The once unbreakable bottleneck seemed to have… developed some mottled cracks?

How could this happen?

Could it be that digging a tunnel underground could actually enhance one’s cultivation?

Everyone was in total confusion.

The most perplexed was naturally Chu Yang: "Wow! Digging a tunnel actually increased my first-rank supreme cultivation? This, this, this…"

Everyone shivered with excitement.

Could it really be true?

Instantly, everyone looked at the dark tunnel and the heavy stones, their eyes glowing with fervor.

Digging a tunnel actually improved cultivation!

Here, of course, one couldn't break through; once a breakthrough was made, it would cause quite a commotion, so everyone could only hold back. But everyone was absolutely confident: the bottleneck had already cracked! As soon as they went out, they would immediately become second-tier supremes!

With excitement in their hearts, everyone was full of energy!

They immediately began digging the tunnel with all their might.

Chu Yang secretly chuckled, but his face was serious.

The surge in power was not without reason!

Chu Yang carefully mixed a small cup of Snow Tear Cold celestial wine into the drinks they had been consuming these days. Even if someone were to savor it meticulously, they wouldn’t be able to taste it, but their cultivation was becoming more and more solid day by day. Almost two months had passed… increasing to first-rank cultivation was nothing unusual.

Especially since… several of them were already on the verge of the critical point.

Chu Yang never expected that later on…

Eventually, these few individuals reached the southeast, where they had no battles for the time being, and their cultivation could not break through. These fellows actually stirred up a fervor for digging tunnels…

This led to the underground of Ping Sha Ridge becoming a vast network, and when Chu Yang returned to Ping Sha Ridge one day, he found that the underground had turned into a labyrinth…

Countless tunnels twisted and turned, crisscrossing like a spider web…

Ahem, that’s a story for later!

The nine little field mice worked diligently underground, unaware of the changes in the world above…

Finally, one day… Wei Wuyan reported: “We have been digging for two and a half months.”

Chu Yang was immediately taken aback: “Based on an average of one hundred and thirty miles per day, how much have we dug?”

“Two and a half months is seventy-five days. At one hundred and thirty miles a day… it should be over seven thousand miles, right?” the man of unparalleled talent said uncertainly.

“Truly… incredibly stupid!” Cheng Duying sneered: “You can’t even calculate such a simple arithmetic problem. It’s obviously eight thousand four hundred miles!”

The man of unparalleled talent suddenly understood: “Oh, oh.”

Xing Yi frowned: “Something doesn’t seem right…”

Bao Buhuan held a small stone in his hand, nervously calculating on the wall, drawing on the stone wall with a scratching sound: one hundred thirty + one hundred thirty + one hundred thirty + one hundred thirty… + one hundred thirty…

As he calculated, Bao Buhuan froze: “Too many one hundred thirties… I’m getting dizzy…”

Chu Yang, of course, was the most knowledgeable of the group. After doing the mental math, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed: “You bunch of idiots! So caught up in excitement; you’ve overdug!”

“Ah?” Everyone stared wide-eyed.

“We calculated from Nine Curves Ridge to the northwest exit, which is only seven thousand seven hundred miles; but currently, according to the count, seventy-five days means we’ve dug out nine thousand six hundred fifty miles! That’s an excess of two thousand eight hundred miles!”

“It’s two thousand nine hundred fifty miles!” Wei Wuyan corrected.

“Shut up!” Chu Yang shouted angrily.