Asura Emperor Venerable

With Shi Hao's abilities, locating the Immortal Stone Mine was incredibly easy.

All he had to do was expand his Little Star Universe, and he could easily sense the concentration of Immortal-level rules, which naturally indicated the location of the Immortal Stone Mine.

However, there were patrols here to ensure the safety of the mine veins, so no matter where Shi Hao dug a hole, it was difficult not to be discovered.

What to do?

In such a short time, how many Immortal Stones could he take?

"Little Stone, want to make a big play?" the Purple Gold Rat asked.

"How big?" Shi Hao replied.

The Purple Gold Rat chuckled, "I can set up a Formation to extract the energy and rules of the entire mine vein, concentrate them at one point, and then with just a gentle collision, cause a terrifying explosion."

"How terrifying?" Shi Hao asked again.

"It depends on the size and grade of the mine vein," the Purple Gold Rat said. "Let me measure it first."

They circled the mountain, and with Shi Hao's help, they easily determined the size of the mine vein.

However, the grade of the mine vein couldn't be determined this way; it had to be actually mined, and determined by the quality of several Immortal Stones.

— For example, if a large number of Immortal Stones contain Jade Immortal-level rules, then the mine vein is of Jade Immortal grade, and so on.

"Judging by the size of the mine vein, it can unleash the power to annihilate Golden Immortals," the Purple Gold Rat finally concluded. Although the grade of the mine vein was not yet determined, it shouldn't be far off.

Could a mere Golden Immortal force occupy a mine vein of Jade Immortal quality?

Ridiculous.

"Alright, set it up," Shi Hao smiled. "Let's make a big play."

The Purple Gold Rat happily obliged.

They began to set up, but this was only setting up a Formation, not mining, so the traces left were extremely subtle. Although patrols passed by, they didn't detect anything unusual at all.

Once everything was set up, Shi Hao returned to Xuanbai City.

By this time, he was well aware that the entire Taibai Sect was hunting him.

Regardless of whether they had a grudge against him, knew him, or not, the fact that Shi Hao dared to act on Floating Water Mountain was an affront to the dignity of Taibai Sect, so the entire sect saw him as an enemy to be caught and eliminated.

Is that so?

Fine!

Shi Hao spread the news, issuing an ultimatum to Taibai Sect.

First, the Taibai Sect must compensate him to make amends for his Spirit loss.

Second, the Qian Family and Zhao Family must apologize.

Third, the Qian Family was maddeningly insane, using living people to feed the Immortal Elixirs, so the relevant personnel of the Qian Family must die.

This ultimatum was naturally seen by Taibai Sect as a huge joke.

A mere Copper Armored Immortal dared to threaten a Golden Immortal force?

Too arrogant!

The high-ranking members of the Taibai Sect had no intention of responding and just let the Qian Family spread the word, demanding Shi Hao come out to face execution. Otherwise, once the Golden Immortal of the Taibai Sect was out, he wouldn't be able to escape.

Shi Hao still communicated via the crowd, stating that since Taibai Sect did not accept his terms, he would strike against the entire Taibai Sect, making them regret it when the time came.

Of course, the Taibai Sect was not frightened by such words and continued to convey through the crowd, telling Shi Hao not to resist in vain and to surrender quickly, or he would face extremely cruel torture once captured.

These distance dialogues continued, and soon, the entire Taibai Sect became furious.

Fighting with Shi Hao verbally, wasn't this asking for trouble?

This successfully enraged the entire Taibai Sect, elevating his priority continuously.

This man must die.

Moreover, the Silver Spirit Immortal from the Qian Family also said that Shi Hao possessed the Godspeed Talisman, which was likely crafted by a Jade Immortal and could give him speed close to that of a Golden Immortal, so the Taibai Sect had to dispatch Golden Immortals to capture him.

At this time, Shi Hao suddenly exposed his whereabouts.

Upon receiving the news, the Taibai Sect immediately sent Golden Immortals to capture him, but Shi Hao successfully escaped.

— Shi Hao didn't use the Godspeed Talisman; instead, he used Immortal Abode, but the Golden Immortal of Taibai Sect thought Shi Hao still had an Instant Teleportation Talisman and naturally fell for it.

They couldn't help it; they were led to think so.

This Golden Immortal returned and said, making the high-ranking members of Taibai Sect believe that to capture this audacious little character, more Golden Immortals were needed.

Completely blocking each area, making sure Shi Hao couldn't escape even with Instantaneous Movement.

...

"The bait is almost set, time to close the net." Shi Hao murmured.

Setting up such a big scheme, he certainly wouldn't be satisfied with just killing one or two Golden Immortals, but wanted Taibai Sect to truly feel the pain.

"Push a little further."

Shi Hao then used the Teleportation Arrays to go to different cities, spreading the news that he was going to challenge Taibai Sect, causing an uproar.

Many forces sent people to Xuanbai City to watch the battle.

In the eyes of Taibai Sect, this was nothing but a farce. Yet, as long as Shi Hao was not eliminated, the dignity of Taibai Sect would be at risk, so they decided to use a swift strike to quickly kill Shi Hao and demonstrate the strength of Taibai Sect.

With Shi Hao stirring it up like this, Taibai Sect was already a bow fully drawn, ready to unleash.

Now, the entire Xuanbai City was abuzz with this topic.

A mere Copper Armored Immortal dared to provoke a Golden Immortal force and even managed to stir the organization into a frenzy.

— The theft from the Qian Family's treasury and the raid on their Medicine Garden weren't secrets.

How did he manage it?

Because of this understanding, people began to believe that he wasn't just a Madman, but somehow, how was Shi Hao going to battle such a behemoth as Taibai Sect?

Amidst such public anticipation, Shi Hao officially issued a challenge, declaring a reckoning with Taibai Sect at the Universe Mountain Range in three days.

The news spread, causing a sensation in the entire Xuanbai City.

The moment had finally arrived.

They all set off, heading towards the Universe Mountain Range.

If the situation hadn't escalated, even if Taibai Sect knew that Shi Hao was hard to kill, they would at most send out four or five Golden Immortals, and it would certainly be impossible for Shi Hao to escape. However, now Taibai Sect had to make a big show of force to uphold their dignity.

So, they dispatched more than half of their Golden Immortals, along with a considerable number of Silver Spirit Immortals and Copper Armored Immortals, launching a grand campaign.

This time, it was just a display of muscle, to intimidate the surrounding forces, letting everyone know that Taibai Sect was at the height of its power and must not be provoked.

It only took a day for most to arrive at the Universe Mountain Range, and the Taibai Sect clearly knew there was one of their Immortal Stone Mines here.

What kind of plot did this "Master Sanshi" have by choosing this place for the showdown?

Impossible. With Taibai Sect's strength, even if others knew there was a mine vein of theirs here, who would dare to entertain any ideas?

Could it be that they had set up a trap?

But given the size of this mountain range, thoroughly investigating it would take at least a month.

In a blink of an eye, it was already the day of the duel.