Chapter Thirty-Seven: Into the Vein
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Into the Vein
After Mu Hao and Tong Zhan exchanged the seedlings for spirit stones in the Elixir Palace, they officially set off for the Demon Mountain Range.
The reason why this demon mountain range is named "Dang Demon" is because three hundred years ago, the founder of the mountain, Tianling Zhenren, led the righteous monk and the demon monk in a big battle to discover this vein, with the help of the spirit stone produced by this vein, defeated the demon gate, so after the war named "Demon Mountain Range", hoping that the righteous path can level the demon gate.
In the world of cultivating immortals, after reaching the stage of transforming into a god, they can call themselves "real people".
Before going to the Demon Mountain Range, Mu Hao and Tong Zhan went to the mission hall to hand over fifty lower grade spirit stones to obtain the qualification to go to the Demon Mountain Range for mining.
Mu Hao and Tong Zhan each spent fifty low-grade spirit stones to get a dark green jade plate, which was a pass to enter and exit the spirit mine of the Demon Mountain Range, and the spirit stone vein that was once the main source of spirit stones of the Qianyang Sect also had its own mountain protection array and caretakers, and it was necessary to have a pass token to enter.
Mu Hao's fifty spirit stones are still the forty spirit stones that Mu Hao got by selling the seedlings in his hand and spending 10,000 gold coins to buy spirit stones, so he can make up enough of these fifty spirit stones, it can be said that Mu Hao spent almost a year's income for this palm-sized jade plate.
Because after Mu Ping delivered the purchased spirit stones and demon beast inner pills to Mu Hao, Mu Hao transformed them all into Hongmeng Qi in one go. So naturally, there were no spirit stones left, so I had to spend gold coins to buy them.
After half a day's journey, Mu Hao and Tong Zhan officially arrived at the Demon Range. Standing at the foot of the mountain range, there was a gust of cold wind blowing in his face, looking at the mountain range with an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, Mu Hao felt how small he was.
The mountains at dusk are extremely quiet.
"Let's go inside. Mu Hao said to Tong Zhan. As for Mu Hao, who is the second man, he quickly recovered after a short shock.
The mountain road is winding, the path is not wide, and the grass, wildflowers, and trees on both sides are high and low, and they are scattered. While walking, the rain and fog in the mountains followed closely behind Mu Hao, who was climbing.
chased the cage all the way, and before I knew it, the pine was solemn, the stone was dim, and the shadow was swaying. Standing in the open place on the top of the mountain, not distinguishing the starlight, the rain and fog are thick, enveloping the distant mountains and near the mountains, and the wind gently blows through the pine forest, such as the faint sound of the waves. Autumn insects murmuring at their feet, unknown birds, occasionally whispering something in the woods, and the damp night is as thick as ink.
Tong Zhan followed Mu Hao's footsteps and entered the majestic Demon Mountain Range in turn.
"Show the jade plaque before entering. A man in a white jade robe shouted at Mu Hao and Tong Zhan who were moving forward.
"This senior brother, we all have sect tokens, and we are all disciples of the Preparation Pavilion. After Mu Hao finished speaking, he and Tong Zhan took out the palm-sized token from the storage bag and showed it to the mountain guarding disciple.
"Oh, since you have a sect token, let's go in. After saying that, he looked impatient.
"Isn't this kind of low-level disciple looking for death when he enters the Demon Mountain Range to mine spirit stones, I don't know what the sect thinks, those who build the grassroots may die, not to mention these rookies, I don't know how many low-level disciples this is. The disciple murmured.
"Two junior brothers, but they are here to mine spirit stones. A disciple of the Qianyang Sect, who was also wearing a white jade robe, asked with a smile at Mu Hao and Tong Zhan.
Mu Hao and Tong Zhan both nodded lightly when they heard this.
"Then I have the tools you need. Saying that, the man took out a bunch of items from the storage ring, you see that this is a necessary tool for mining spirit stones, the iron ore hoe, this is made of fine black iron, and it is a necessary weapon for mining. Look at the two junior brothers, buy two black iron ore hoes, and give you the opportunity to read a book for free, this book has a map of the entire ore vein, this is a rare good thing, only three lower grade spirit stones together. ”
Hearing this, Mu Hao said: "We have prepared for the mine hoe, and we don't need to buy my senior brother's anymore, but how to sell the books here." ”
The man's face instantly became impatient when he heard Mu Hao's words, "A piece of lower grade spirit stone, get out of here after reading it." As he spoke, he threw a very shallow book with a white cover at Mu Hao, and Mu Hao gave the man a low-grade spirit stone.
Then Mu Hao and Tong Zhan put the white paper book in their hands and looked at it, and after a while, they threw the book back to the man who sold the goods, and then entered the ore vein with Tong Zhan.
"They are all people who are about to die, and they are still so picky, bringing the spirit stone into the ground. The man cursed while putting the low-grade spirit stone and the items sold by Mu Hao into the storage ring.
In the cave that entered the vein, there were several large stones in the mouth of the cave, in which were placed torches, the top tip was narrow at the bottom, the middle was round, and the tip of the flame seemed to be crooked by the wind. Turn around the dark and deep mine, and it is a dark and deep mine. Mu Hao and Tong Zhan, who stopped, looked around, it was deserted, there was no one, only gravel and stagnant water on the ground, and water droplets kept falling above Mu Hao and Tong Zhan's heads.
"The jade robe issued by the Xin Qi Sect has the effect of separating dust and objects, otherwise we don't know how to face such a harsh environment, but why are there so few people here?" Mu Hao looked around and frowned and said.
"The reason why there are so few people is because firstly, the spiritual stones of this Demon Mountain Range are about to be mined, and secondly, with the extension of the mining depth, it is becoming more and more dangerous, and once it encounters a landslide, even the foundation building period monks will be unable to protect themselves. Even stepping into some dangerous situations, the monks who connected to the Dan period did not dare to pack the tickets to be safe, so naturally there were not many monks coming. Except for those of us low-level disciples who are difficult to have a source of spirit stones, who will do the business of begging for their lives. Tong Zhan replied with a bitter face.
In the face of the great power of nature, people are always insignificant, and even high-level immortal cultivators are just a big ant to the natural world.
"Wealth is in danger. Mu Hao just said in a low voice.
Everything in the world is not something that can be obtained without paying, and waiting for a pie to fall from the sky can only be done by people who eat and wait for death.
"Because this mining of spirit stones is full of dangers, I will invite the pastoral brother to come with me. I hope that we can take care of each other. Tong Zhan smiled kindly at Mu Hao.
After all, mining spirit stones in the Demon Mountain Range is full of dangers, Mu Haoken agreed to come with Tong Zhan, but he gave Tong Zhan a lot of trust, after all, who will carry out dangerous work with whom, this is a matter that can lose his life at any time.
"Let's go. Mu Hao took the black iron hoe made in the refining hall and walked forward.
Mu Hao and Tong Zhan prepared everything before they came to the Demon Mountain Range, and this mine hoe was still built according to Mu Hao's memories in his previous life, and the number of times archaeologists used hoes in archaeological work was no longer a few. Mu Hao knew how to design the hoe that was most suitable for mining, and the two hoes cost a total of two low-grade spirit stones. Although the price is about the same as that of the man who sold the item, it is made of Stellar Steel, which is better than Darksteel, and is the most suitable style for mining.
This is enough to see the treachery of the man who sold the goods, there is no profit and no business, and the same is true for the immortal cultivation world.
Tong Zhan took the same hoe as Mu Hao and followed behind Mu Hao and walked forward slowly.
"Why haven't you seen the shadow of the spirit mine for so long, and if you go deeper, you will reach the danger zone marked on the map. Tong Zhan whispered.
As if he hadn't heard Tong Zhan's words, Mu Hao was still engrossed in staring ahead, paying attention to the situation around him, and continued to walk forward, Tong Zhan still followed behind Mu Hao.
"Go here. Mu Hao pointed in one direction and said.
Feeling the boiling of his mana, Mu Hao vaguely felt that there was a vein in front of him waiting for him to mine.
After a while, he only heard Tong Zhan cheering "Spirit Stone Vein", which was full of joy as if he had discovered a new continent.
"Looking at the size of this spirit stone vein, it should be able to mine thousands of low-grade spirit stones, but I don't know if there will be medium-grade spirit stones or even high-grade spirit stones among them. Mu Hao looked at the ore vein in front of him and said.
"Brother Mu is not greedy, a few thousand low-grade spirit stones are already a large enough wealth, there is no need to expect medium-grade spirit stones, or even high-grade spirit stones, be careful of being damned. Tong Zhan smirked.
"Well, Brother Tong is right, then let's dig it. Mu Hao shouted to Tong Zhan, and after speaking, he smashed it down with his hoe, with a satisfied expression on his face.
Tong Zhan also dug up, and the sound of "dingding, dingding・・・・・・ding" sounded in the silent mine.
According to Tong Zhan, even before, the discovery of such a large spirit mine mountain range was unattainable for the second-generation disciples in the foundation building period, and it can be said that they were lucky.
As for whether it is as Tong Zhan said, "I have gone lucky, only Mu Hao knows it in his heart." ”
Everyone has their own secrets, and for Mu Hao, this is his biggest secret, which he will not and cannot say to anyone.
As time passed, in addition to the number of spirit stones in Mu Hao and Tong Zhan's storage bags, the number of spirit stones in front of them also gradually became smaller.
"I've been digging for a month, and I've only dug a third of it, so I'm so tired. Tong Zhan said to Mu Hao with a smile. If other disciples heard Tong Zhan say this, they would definitely be beaten to death by the group.
Looking at Tong Zhan's unbeaten appearance, Mu Hao said with a smile: "We have agreed, whoever digs belongs to whom, you have worked a lot, you are already a lot behind me." ”
"It's okay, it's just a few hundred lower-grade spirit stones, and I've dug up more than two thousand lower-grade spirit stones, and I'm already satisfied. "It doesn't matter if the child fights.
This harvest was indeed beyond Tong Zhan's expectations, Tong Zhan just wanted to find a remnant spirit vein, and it was enough to mine one or two hundred lower-grade spirit stones, but he never expected that more than two thousand lower-grade spirit stones would be mined in just over a month.