As he walked, Shi Jiu passed by a bulletin board, and at this time there was already a circle of people in front of the bulletin board.

"The factions have begun to recruit people to the Soul Cave again."

"Well, there are quite a few people to be recruited by various factions this year."

"Every year, a large number of people are recruited, but there are more people who go, and fewer people can come back alive."

"Who says it's not, I heard that only 30% of the people who were recruited by the major factions last year were the usual, and less than 10% came back alive."

"My neighbor's eldest son was recruited last year and never came back, most likely dying inside." The people before the proclamation were gossiping.

Hearing the discussion of the crowd on the side, Shi Jiu also walked in curiously.

Shi Jiu read the entire notice, and it was all the information that various sects and factions were recruiting people to go to the Soul Cave to mine the Immortal Yuan Stone, and the more people, the better.

At this time, someone next to him asked, "But why do the various factions want to recruit more people this year?" ”

"That's because last year, someone found a huge gathering area of Immortal Yuan Stone in the Soul Cave, which not only has a large number of Immortal Element Stones, but also occasionally produces Crystal Element and Meteorite Copper." Someone explained.

Shi Jiu, who was still reading the posting, was stunned when he heard this.

"There's meteorite in the Soul Cave?"

Previously, Shi Jiu bought two ancient books about the formation at the trade fair, among which when introducing the Big Dipper Seven Star Array, it was mentioned that this array needed to use meteorite copper.

Shi Jiu was a little moved, although he didn't have a detailed layout plan of the Big Dipper Seven Star Array, but if he could get one of the raw materials, he could also prepare for the future.

Although he was intended, he didn't think about blindly applying for the job, and just now he heard that there were very few people who could come back alive.

Next, Shi Jiu no longer paid attention to the notice, but continued to relax his day.

In the evening, after a day of relaxation, Shi Jiu felt refreshed physically and mentally.

After returning to the room, he instructed the shopkeeper to bring dinner to the room.

After a while, the shopkeeper brought dinner over, but was stopped by Shi Jiu just as he was about to leave.

Afterwards, the shopkeeper asked, "Guest officer, do you have any other orders?" ”

"It's nothing, today I saw a notice on the street, it said that I was looking for someone to go to the Soul Cave."

Hearing Shi Jiu's inquiry, the shopkeeper was also slightly stunned, "Guest officer, do you want to go to the Soul Cave?" ”

"No, I just wanted to ask why many sects are looking for people to go there." As he spoke, Shi Jiu took out the money and handed it to the shopkeeper.

After receiving the money, the shopkeeper immediately changed his expression, and then said enthusiastically: "It seems that the guest officer is not a local and doesn't know about this Soul Cave." ”

"The place where this Soul Cave is located was originally an ancient battlefield, and there were a large number of bones buried in it, but later someone found the Immortal Yuan Stone in it, which attracted a large number of people to excavate it, but it was soon occupied by various major sects, especially the Dark Sky Pavilion and the Cangtian Sword Sect."

"In the beginning, each sect dug on its own, but soon there was an accident in the cave." The shopkeeper paused for a moment, and then whispered: "Just when the various factions were digging, a demonic wind suddenly appeared in the cave, and after the demonic wind, those who excavated were either dead or crazy. At this point, the various factions began to recruit people to excavate. ”

"Demon Wind?"

"That's right, this demonic wind is very evil, I heard that that demonic wind is likely to be incarnated by the souls of the dead in that ancient battlefield, punishing those who disturb their sleep."

"Guest officer, I don't think you're an ordinary person, it's better not to go there, so as not to lose your life in vain." After speaking, the shopkeeper withdrew from the door.

After listening to the narration of the shopkeeper, Shi Jiu also sighed in his heart, as long as the benefits are big enough, no matter how big the risk is, someone will do it.

On the morning of the second day, Shi Jiu came to a trading house, which was engaged in ore and underworld business, but it had the support of the Iron Blood Gang behind it, so it was also recruiting people to dig the Immortal Yuan Stone in the Soul Cave.

After a night of thinking, Shi Jiu decided to go to the Soul Cave, and he had some thoughts about the Xinghui Stone. In the recruitment information of each family, Shi Jiu can accept the conditions given by this family, although the price is not high, but it is relatively free compared to other families, except for the dug up Stygian Stone, etc., which must be offered, there is basically no restriction on personal freedom.

After signing up, the person in charge of the commercial bank briefly introduced the situation of the Xiajian Soul Cave, but also deliberately downplayed the danger.

Jian Soul Cave is located in the north of Tianyou City five hundred miles, the cave is rich in the Stygian Yuan Stone, but the cave is perennial demon wind, every year only during this time will stop blowing wind, people can go in to mine, the duration is about eight to ten days, although these days are relatively stable, but there are still occasional gusts of demon wind, the situation of the dead is to appear on this occasional hanging out of the demon wind.

On the third day, Shi Jiu came to the north gate of the city to gather as agreed.

At this time, a large number of people had gathered here, and all the teams were lined up in turn, and the first two teams were the two strongest forces in Tianyou City, the Dark Heaven Pavilion and the Cangtian Sword Sect, and at this time, the people gathered in their teams were also the most.

After a little observation, Shi Jiu came to the team of the Iron Blood Gang, and the team of the Iron Blood Gang was quite high, ranking fifth.

Half an hour later, after the people were almost there, all the teams set off and drove to the Soul Cave.

In the evening, the team finally came to the Soul Cave.

Although it was far away, Shi Jiu could still hear the whirring wind in front of him.

At this time, there was a whisper in the team in front of them.

"The wind in the cave hasn't stopped yet, and it is estimated that we will have to wait a few days."

"Tonight, we're going to camp here."

"At least not today, alas, I don't know how many people will die after going in."

"Alright, don't complain, since you're here, who isn't ready?"

"Also, I really hope that the demon wind in this cave will not stop!"

Shi Jiu didn't care about the whispers of other people, he had his own plans, as long as he could get the star glow stone, he would come out immediately, and he wouldn't stay in it for ten days.

……

On the second day, the wind in the cave did not stop, and it was not until noon on the third day that the wind finally stopped, and then the teams entered the cave one by one, led by the leader.

In order to prevent the various factions from snatching, there has been an agreement between each other for a long time, and each team has its own fixed area, among which the area of the Dark Sky Pavilion and the Sky Sword Sect is the best, and the area is also the largest.

The cave is large, and although it is illuminated by torches, the darkness in the distance is still deep.

Shi Jiu felt a chill, this chill did not come from the cold in the cave, but something else unknown.

"Could it be that this chill is coming from the demonic wind in the cave?" Shi Jiu looked to the place where the torches could shine, except for the digging pits, which were scattered around with rubble and rotten bones.

It didn't take long for Shi Jiu and the others to come to the area of the Iron Blood Gang.

"That's it, let's start digging." The lead steward pointed to the large area ahead, then sat down in the tent he had just set up and began to supervise.

After the steward spoke, the others began to dig with shovels and other tools.

Shi Jiu didn't dig immediately, and began to observe the area in front of him.

The area is also home to pits of various sizes, and even the rock walls are covered with traces of excavation, but on one side of the area there is a long canyon that is bottomless against the dark background.

"It seems that there is really no other exit from the cave, and if you want to get out, you can only walk the way you came."

After getting a general understanding of the situation in the cave, Shi Jiu also began to dig with a shovel, but his speed was much slower than others.

After a while, someone shouted, "I dug it." ”

Immediately after, more digging voices rang out.

At this time, the steward who supervised on the side shouted: "All the Immortal Yuan stones dug up are put into the basket in the middle position, okay, hurry up for me!" ”

Ten minutes later, Shi Jiu finally dug up the first Immortal Yuan Stone.

The moment he held the Immortal Element, Shi Jiu felt a wisp of Immortal Yuan contained in it, but this Immortal Element was not only small in quantity, but also mixed in purity, and it could not be compared with the Crystal Yuan at all.

Shi Jiu estimated that the content of the Immortal Yuan in the Immortal Yuan Stone was only one percent of the ordinary Crystal Element at most, or even inferior. However, as long as you dig enough, you can also extract a considerable amount of Immortal Yuan, which is one of the reasons why each faction recruits people to excavate.

Shi Jiu didn't hide it, but threw it into the basket on the side, after all, the purpose of this trip was meteorite.