Thirty hours?!

Qi Ye felt as if the sky had collapsed in that instant. If you asked him to fight for thirty hours without him even blinking, he would lose. But to fight for 30 hours straight was truly going to kill him! That was pushing himself to his limits for a full thirty hours!

Ye Feng patted Qi Ye on the shoulder and said, "Relax, just bear with it and it will pass."

With a mournful face, Qi Ye said, "Junior Uncle, I don't think I can handle this heavy responsibility alone. How about I work for fifteen hours and let Junior Brother Jue Ming work for fifteen hours as well?"

Ye Feng nodded and said, "Good brothers will walk together for life. I think it's fine. Then you two can each work fifteen hours."

Jue Ming's usually expressionless face turned noticeably paler, and he clenched his fists tightly, glaring fiercely at Qi Ye. What a damn good brother!

Ye Feng laughed and said, "This work won't be for nothing. If you persevere, you'll be rewarded with two Super Sharpening Stones plus Gold Rank 3 equipment."

Jue Ming, who had been wearing a bitter expression, and Qi Ye, who had been somewhat gloating, instantly switched to different expressions, saying to Ye Feng with fervent enthusiasm, "Thank you, Junior Uncle! We both guarantee to complete the mission. And we guarantee to complete it perfectly!"

That's a super whetstone plus gold-plated third generation!

The natal flying sword is becoming increasingly intelligent. Ever since it ate the third-generation gold-plated weapon prepared by its junior uncle, the natal flying sword has clearly developed emotions when using the previous sword-sharpening stone. However, the production of that thing is really low, and it has not yet become a standard item. Getting one is already a dream come true, and this is two whole swords!

Suddenly, Qi Ye seemed to have thought of something and paused, then asked Ye Feng uncertainly, "Junior Uncle, if, I mean if, I hadn't brought Junior Brother Jue Ming in just now, and I had completed the thirty hours by myself, would I have been able to get four Super Sharpening Stones plus Gold-grade 3rd Generation?"

When Ye Feng shook his head, Qi Ye breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that he... Before he could finish his breath, Ye Feng continued, "The difficulty is reduced a lot for two people, so I'm giving you two coins each. If you had finished it by yourself, I would have given you six coins."

Blanch!

Why didn't you say so sooner?!

If you had told me earlier that there were six super whetstones plus gold-grade third-generation equipment as a reward, I would have been willing to work myself to death here today!

Ignoring Qi Ye's face, which looked like he had eaten a toad, Ye Feng clapped his hands and said, "Alright, let's get to work. Qi Ye will set an example first, and Jue Ming will take over for the next fifteen hours."

After assigning tasks, Qi Ye and Jue Ming sat down under the large clay pot. Jue Ming said with a teasing expression, "I am truly grateful for my senior brother's introduction!"

Qi Ye, looking constipated, said, "Good brothers should know how to share."

After speaking, he began to channel his spiritual power to ignite the spiritual fire.

Ye Feng's requirement for a flame was definitely not just a tiny bit on his finger. If it were that small, the difficulty of controlling it wouldn't be that high. The real problem was that Ye Feng required a flame the size of the bottom of a pot, while keeping the temperature below 100 degrees Celsius. A fireball with a diameter of fifty meters also needed to be kept at 100 degrees Celsius, which exponentially increased the demands on his control.

However, tempted by the Super Sharpening Stone Plus Gold 3rd Generation, I must persevere until the moment of handing over to Jue Ming, even if it kills me!

In the first hour, Qi Ye's expression remained relatively calm. In the second hour, beads of sweat appeared on Qi Ye's forehead. In the third hour, Qi Ye's body was trembling slightly. In the fourth hour, it seemed as if he might faint at any moment.

"Do you think Senior Brother Qiye will be able to hold out until he can switch shifts with Senior Brother Jueming?"

"I think it's going to be tough. Junior Uncle is making things too difficult for me. That's a full fifteen hours of extremely low and extremely high spiritual energy control. I can only last for 15 minutes at most, no more than that."

"I think it's pretty difficult. Even with a super whetstone as a reward, it would be hard to achieve. Why don't you two senior brothers each take three hours and then switch to the other? That way, you'd have a break, which would make it much easier."

"Do you think the two senior brothers didn't think of this method? The two senior brothers are challenging their own limits and their own weaknesses. If they hadn't done so, the junior uncle's reward wouldn't have been so generous."

Qi Ye and Jue Ming exchanged a furtive glance. It seemed, maybe, possibly, probably... that they really hadn't thought of this method?

But now that things have come to this, it seems even more inappropriate to do it this way?

Gritting his teeth, Qi Ye once again pushed his control to the limit. Today, he was determined to complete the fifteen-hour challenge! With those two super whetstones, his natal flying sword might very well surpass Ning Yue's!

Five hours... six hours... seven hours...

Time passed second by second. Qi Ye's face was now deathly pale and his eyes were lifeless, but his resilient nerves held him and the spiritual fire in his hands. The whispering kitchen helpers were now all silent, watching Qi Ye control the spiritual fire with unwavering eyes.

Seeing Qi Ye working so hard, these kitchen helpers couldn't help but ask themselves: Having access to the best resources in the cultivation world, have they become complacent? How much of their strength improvement is due to their own efforts? Qi Ye is far stronger than them, yet he's still working so hard to improve; have they been too lazy?

Eight hours...nine hours...ten hours...fifteen hours!

"boom!"

At the fifteenth hour, Qi Ye collapsed straight down. Jue Ming ignored him and immediately covered the bottom of the large casserole with his spiritual fire. Senior Brother Qi Ye had set a good example, and he couldn't let things fall apart at this time!

Ye Feng waved his hand and pulled Qi Ye out. With a gentle clench of his fist, he drew a large ball of water from the Heavenly Spring Pool. The water then enveloped Qi Ye and began to repair his tense body.

Jue Ming's condition was similar to Qi Ye's, except that Jue Ming was only on the verge of collapse in the sixth hour.

This has refreshed everyone's understanding of Jue Ming. This usually stern and cold-faced senior brother has not shown his strength, but unexpectedly, his endurance in controlling spiritual power is even higher than that of senior brother Qi Ye!

The moment Jue Ming collapsed, Ye Feng's soup base was finally completed.

With such demanding spiritual fire burning it, this soup base will surely not disappoint.