"boom!"
A tremendous roar resounded as Ye Feng smashed the three-meter-tall crystal beast to pieces with a single punch.
"So this is the mining beast!"
Ye Feng looked at the scattered ore on the ground, a look of interest in his eyes.
Of course, there are more than just raw stones in the mine.
This area is mostly comprised of raw stone mines.
This mining beast was composed entirely of various ores, including dozens of fragments of crystal.
"The world is truly full of wonders... A life form composed entirely of minerals, with strength roughly at the fifth level of the Immortal Realm, would be quite dangerous for miners outside if they encountered it."
No wonder so few people come down here.
The mines dug here in the past were probably created because some people couldn't complete certain tasks and had no way to quickly obtain raw stones, so they had no choice but to take the risk and come down here.
Ye Feng looked at the cave entrance from which the mining beast was approaching, a hint of eagerness in his eyes.
A single mining beast at the fifth level of the Immortal realm contains dozens of crystal fragments; if we find its lair, there will likely be even higher-level fragments.
Defeating monsters and getting equipment is naturally much easier than mining yourself.
The Heart-Eating Worm dug with all its might for more than six days, and only managed to find about 70,000 to 80,000 raw stones.
After absorbing these crystal fragments, Ye Feng finally had another 80 billion trading points.
After converting all his energy into spirit leaves, he is now able to wake up for half an hour every day.
I really miss the days when I earned hundreds of billions a day in the Lingyu Realm.
One person's hard work in mining can never compare to the earnings earned by hundreds of thousands of people helping them.
"It's about time...we should head back."
Ye Feng can only wake up for half an hour each day. If he encounters a powerful mining beast down there, he might suffer a loss.
Let's wait until next time to come and check.
Thinking this, Ye Feng's consciousness withdrew again, leaving the Heart-Eating Worm to control his body and lead him back.
The Heart-Eating Worm still bears Chen Luo's refining mark.
However, under Ye Feng's mental impact, the mark became extremely weak, barely perceptible.
With the addition of Ye Feng's divine eye and the divinity of the evil tree, they acted as natural enemies, preventing it from daring to resist.
Overall, Ye Feng has more control than Chen Luo...
In seven days, Ye Feng submitted twenty raw stones.
On his very first official trip down into the mine, he nearly completed the mission, causing quite a stir in the area.
Everyone says this is a case of a tiger father begetting a dog son.
For ordinary people like them, excavating raw stones is still very difficult.
Each piece of waste rock requires a considerable amount of spiritual energy to dig out, and after digging a few meters each time, one needs to rest for more than half an hour.
If you submit ninety raw stones a month, the mine will issue you two thousand credits.
One thousand credits are roughly equivalent to the purchasing power of one crystal fragment.
In other words, Chen Ping'an's salary was just enough for his family to barely make ends meet.
Then Chen's mother could use her 1,000 credits for other expenses.
The main expense here is the spiritual food needed for the two children's cultivation... One serving of imprisoned beast meat costs 1,000 credits.
With clothes, armor, and other items included, these credits should be enough to keep a family from starving.
If Chen Ping'an hadn't used special methods to hide some crystal fragments, Chen Luo probably wouldn't have been able to eat prison beef every few days.
Ye Feng nearly completed the mission on his first solo mine trip.
Overjoyed, Chen Pingan bought another ten catties of prison beef.
The whole family enjoyed the meal very much.
From now on, Chen Luo will no longer be a burden on his family, and he will be able to earn a lot of credits to supplement the family income.
We can also give Chen Xin more things... If we can save up some credits later, we can use them to treat Chen Ping'an's mineral poisoning!
With life seemingly on the verge of improving and moving in a positive direction, everyone was naturally very excited.
"I never expected you to have such a haul on your first mining trip... Back then, I didn't find this much even after a whole month..."
After the meal, Chen Ping'an, as if he had been drinking, began to ramble on about the past.
With nothing else to do, Ye Feng listened to some of it.
Chen Luo probably hadn't heard of any of these things...
"Later... I'll go to the junkyard... and take a look..."
"Okay! Let's go together!"
"I'm going too!"
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Chen's mother nodded and said...
"Then let's all go! Maybe we can find some items and sell them for a few bucks!"
Seeing that everyone had made a unanimous decision, the Heart-Eating Worm could only nod blankly.
I'm required to visit Chen Luo at least once a month.
Ye Feng had originally planned to go this time so he could stay in the mine longer next time, but now he has to give up and wait for next time.
The family arrived at the landfill in high spirits.
A while later, they found a high-grade iron rod.
A little while later, they found a piece of fabric that could be used to make face masks.
A little while later, they found another magical herb...
Seeing everyone having so much fun, Ye Feng couldn't help but sigh.
This immortal realm is not much different from the mortal realm.
Happiness is always relative, and material possessions don't represent everything.
Ye Feng stood in the garbage heap, lost in thought for only a short while, before Chen Xin spotted him.
She watched her parents walk away, then tiptoed to Ye Feng's side.
"Brother, did you... this time?"
"what?"
Seeing her elder brother's dignified yet not irritable demeanor, Chen Xin immediately knew that her 'elder brother' had returned.
"I...I want to buy a pair of shoes...but I'm too scared to tell my parents..."
Ye Feng looked down and saw that a small hole had been drilled into the toe of Chen Xin's shoe by his thumb.
The lines on the sides are also starting to come undone...
However, apart from Chen Luo, the clothes and shoes of Chen's father and mother were all pretty much the same.
This almost made Ye Feng feel like he had returned to the impoverished mountainous area of his previous life.
Ordinary materials in the celestial realm, though equivalent to spiritual materials in the mortal world...
However, due to the power of the laws governing them, they cannot be created using weapon-refining techniques.
To forge a treasure, you need "spiritual materials" that possess the properties of laws... the spirit of immortals!
"How's your studying going? Show me!"
Ye Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he casually said,
His original intention was to learn about the path to advancement in the Immortal Realm, but he didn't expect Chen Xin to be so overjoyed.
You know, her brother rarely helped her with her homework before.
Even when she asks, she's very impatient.
Unexpectedly, her older brother took the initiative to speak, so she immediately found a flat spot, assumed a boxing stance, and...
"We're learning the basic body-refining method now, the 956th set of teaching materials, which is a bit different from what my brother used back then..."
As Chen Xin spoke, she began to demonstrate in front of Ye Feng.
The set of boxing techniques was performed with great power and force, the wind from the punches sweeping through the air, and even the dust floating around could not get close to him.
As the fist technique was unleashed, the surrounding spiritual energy unknowingly seeped into Chen Xin's body.
This fist technique... is incredibly simple; it's entirely designed to activate the laws of nature and absorb spiritual energy.
Simple and straightforward!
If one has enough spiritual resources, it would be easy to advance to the realm of immortals.
If we consider the realm of mortals, Chen Xin's realm should have reached the Void Returning stage, but it seems that she doesn't possess any extraordinary abilities.
But that's alright.
For most people, supernatural powers become almost entirely useless after reaching the Mahayana stage or even becoming an immortal.
For example, the Five Yangs, or the Black Hole... even at the Immortal Realm, none of them can be stronger than the Chaos Strike.
Only a divine tree, like Ye Feng's, whose auxiliary functions are not very useful in the early stages, eventually becomes the most useful divine skill.
"Big brother...how is it? Is there anything that needs improvement?"
Ye Feng remained silent.
It can definitely be changed, but from my perspective, the priority is on increasing power and establishing a more solid foundation; the traces of the lower realm are too obvious...
It's simpler to just give her the money and let her buy herself a pair of shoes.
Just as Ye Feng was about to take out his money,
Sudden,
A deafening roar echoed across the sky.
A spaceship, hundreds of miles in size, flew past in the sky.
The enormous spaceship dispersed the fierce winds in the sky, even whipping up a hurricane over the junkyard...
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