"Elder Zhang, please don't..."

Many Luoshui Sect cultivators tried to stop them in fear.

However, the Obsidian Demon Prince at the head of the table remained seated, merely looking at the other party with disdain in his eyes.

Ultimately, Zhang Ji's flying sword stopped one meter in front of the demon prince.

Even with her eyes bloodshot from all her might, she still couldn't push the sword any further.

This is the power of the soul!

Under the suppression of the Nascent Soul cultivator's divine soul, Zhang Ji's Golden Core divine sense was almost unable to extend outside his body...

A cloud of black mist swept in from outside the hall and instantly pierced Zhang Ji's confidant's heart.

Golden Core shattered,

Zhang Ji's face was filled with hatred, mixed with a hint of relief, as he slowly fell to the ground.

"True Lord Qiutang! This man was planning to assassinate my sect's Demon Prince. I killed him. You don't mind, do you?"

A person slowly walked in through the main gate, speaking calmly as he went.

Following him in was an elderly woman who appeared to be nearly seventy years old.

She glanced at Zhang Ji's corpse and slowly shook her head.

"It was the Luoshui Sect that offended us, Jade Demon True Lord, there's no need to take it to heart!"

Jade Demon True Monarch walked straight to the head of the table, sat down in the seat vacated by Obsidian Demon Prince, and said calmly.

"My sect's Demon Prince represents the sect's honor... To think you can resolve this with such a flippant insult is not the attitude of a sect like ours!"

Jade Demon True Lord spoke of it casually.

But the murderous intent emanating from them sent chills down everyone's spines.

"I agree to everything the True Lord previously mentioned..."

Qiu Tang Zhenjun's voice grew even older, and seeing that Yu Mo Zhenjun in front of her still hadn't responded, she could only continue.

"The Qingluo Mine will be given to His Highness the Obsidian Demon Prince as an apology!"

"good!"

Jade Demon Lord and Obsidian Demon Prince both showed joy at the same time.

In the eyes of the Luoshui Sect, this was a mine worth over 200,000, but it would require hundreds of years of mining.

If sold as a package, its value would only be about one-fifth.

But the Jade Demon True Lord and his son knew the truth.

This is a mine worth millions of top-grade spirit stones!

This is no small gift.

Moreover, this is an apology gift to the Black Obsidian Saint Son; it doesn't need to be given to the sect.

This is such a pleasant surprise!

Then he can order the Luoshui Sect to start mining again, and all he has to do is collect the money!

However, thanks to Chen Gui, that lackey, the Luoshui Sect still doesn't know the true value of the mine.

If I had known, it probably wouldn't have been so easy to get it.

Chen Gui not only helped him discover the Level 3 Iron Essence ahead of time, but also orchestrated a murder.

This directly caused Luo Shuizong to lose his composure and attack the Demon Prince, essentially giving him a priceless mine for free.

This kid... deserves a good reward!

"In that case, please send someone with us, True Lord Qiutang! Let's complete the handover of the mine first."

"Furthermore... I will help you seek justice for the murder of your Foundation Establishment cultivator! As a superior sect, helping you is only right and proper, so there's no need for thanks! Haha..."

Jade Demon True Monarch's maniacal laughter echoed in the main hall of the Luoshui Sect and reverberated throughout the entire main sect mountain range.

Countless female cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages stood at the foot of the mountain, gazing in fear at the summit.

Those with resolute minds all showed expressions of anger.

But many more people couldn't help but shed tears of sorrow.

Xin Zhiruo was one of them in the crowd.

On the very first day the envoy from the Heavenly Demon Sect arrived, she almost lost her virginity. If it weren't for Elder Zhang Ji's desperate protection, she would probably have become a plaything by now.

But you can dodge the first day of the month, but not the fifteenth.

Now the entire Luoshui Sect is bowing down to the other party's tyranny.

My fellow disciples... what should we do now?

———

At the Qingluo Mine, Ye Feng squatted on a rock, watching the dark-skinned miners below sitting on the platform eating rice balls.

Perhaps because he was watching them, the group of more than ten people remained silent, simply eating their food in quiet contemplation.

"Hey, old man, how many spirit stones can you earn in a day of mining ore?"

The old man, at the fifth level of Qi Refining, was startled by Ye Feng suddenly jumping to his side.

Upon hearing the question, he quickly cupped his hands in greeting and answered.

"Reporting to Senior, this old man can earn five spirit stones a day!"

Five yuan isn't a small amount; that's 150 yuan a month, and 1800 yuan a year...

However, it's still a little too little for someone at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

"May I ask your surname, sir?"

Ye Feng beckoned him to sit down and talk.

"Mining must be tough, right?"

"My surname is Li, and my given name is Laifu."

Li Laifu cautiously sat down some distance away.

"Mining is naturally not easy. The mine shafts can be seven or eight miles deep. If you run into a problem, you won't even have time to run away... The worst thing is digging into a water vein. I was once blocked by groundwater and almost died."

The water in this mine contains golden spiritual energy. If we Qi Refining cultivators stay here for even a short time, our magical power will be depleted, and then the golden spiritual energy in the water can kill us..."

The old man still felt lingering fear when he talked about this place.

Seeing Ye Feng nod, the others beside him also spoke up.

Some who have seen the fire veins have burned people to ashes in an instant; others who have dug out iron beetles can clamp people in two with a single pincer movement.

However, these are all special cases.

Normally, disciples with some detection skills from the sect would first scout ahead and eliminate any potential hazards before allowing the miners to go down.

Overall, it is relatively safe.

However, the spiritual energy inside the mine is mixed, making cultivation impossible and causing a decline in cultivation level due to prolonged exposure to such an environment.

This is also why mining requires recruiting independent cultivators...

"Since it's so dangerous, why don't we all learn a skill, like clearing mountains for farming, or selling livestock? Wouldn't that be better?"

As soon as Ye Feng spoke, he was met with strange looks from everyone.

"Senior, you may not know this, but this skill is so precious that it cannot be easily obtained. Even if you manage to acquire it, you may not be able to learn it... and even if you do learn it... you may not be able to make money from it!"

Furthermore, any place with even a slightly richer spiritual energy is already occupied. Even if it's unoccupied... there's no guarantee that no one will ever come. For us rogue cultivators, not only will we lose our treasures, but losing our lives is also a common occurrence..."

Ye Feng pursed his lips and pondered, and it seemed that this really made sense.

The fact that Yang Dan and her group were able to live peacefully and self-sufficiently in Yunxia Mountain was mostly thanks to the level-two formation.

The cultivation resources Ye Feng obtained were also from True Person Black Crow.

For independent cultivators, finding peace of mind to cultivate and even make money is truly not an easy task.

What I just said was more like:

Why not eat meat porridge?

Outside the sect, it's a chaotic world where big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp.

Even those skilled in offense need to stick together for mutual support.

Trustworthy companions are also extremely rare.

It's really difficult! Difficult! Difficult!

Now he finally understood why Yang Dan and the others had received so many people so easily.

Ye Feng looked at the group of simple and honest miners in front of him.

Some thoughts flashed through my mind.

If the entire Tiannan Continent could be free from these feuds and plunders, with each region cultivating its own land and producing its own goods, and then having its own people handle the trade...

How many trading points would that be?

The vastness of Tiannan is ten thousand times greater than that of Earth in my previous life.

The territory occupied by sects is, after all, only a small portion.

Even excluding harsh environments and natural formations... there are still thousands, even trillions, of square kilometers of land suitable for cultivators to live in....

if...

Thinking of this, Ye Feng chuckled to himself. Such a vast territory, and he wanted to establish his own order?

Perhaps an immortal would have to descend to earth...

He was overthinking things as a mere Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, in this world,

The various formations, transportation, and resources consumed were countless.

The transmission from my own shop was completely unaffected.

If it can be done...

Just as Ye Feng was lost in thought, a flying boat sped towards them from the west of the mine.

Li Qinghe's telepathic message rang out at the same time.

Are you planning to go down into the mine?

"Come quickly, Aunt Muxue, Peak Master Qingjian has arrived!"