The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Chapter 11 Zimu Mountain

Xu Zhiyu traveled alone for about five days in strict accordance with the map issued by his family, and successfully arrived at his destination, Zimu Mountain.

Zimu Mountain is a small mountain, dozens of feet high and only a dozen square kilometers in size. There is a small black earth iron ore vein here, which was accidentally discovered by the Xu clan when they went into the mountains to hunt monsters.

Black earth iron ore is a first-order middle-grade spiritual ore. Even the lowest-quality black earth iron ore can be purified into first-order low-grade black earth iron after being refined, which can be used to refine first-order low-grade magic weapons.

The better-quality black earth iron ore deep in the veins has been refined and can be used as a material for refining first-order mid-grade earth magic weapons, and the market demand is huge.

The best-quality black earth iron ore at the core of the vein has been refined and can be used as a material for refining first-order high-grade earth-based magic weapons, but the proportion is definitely very small and the output is also very small.

You know, even if it is just the worst first-grade low-grade black earth iron ore, the black earth iron extracted from it can be sold for a high price of five spiritual stones per kilogram.

Mineral veins in the world of immortality are generally divided into five columns, from small to large, namely micro, small, medium, large, and extra large.

Micro is not guaranteed. It is possible that the vein only extends one foot or even one inch. As long as the vein is within a hundred feet, it can be called a micro vein.

There are standards for small, medium and large mineral veins. Only when the mineral vein reaches more than 100 feet can it be called a small mineral vein.

In order to develop the Xuantu iron ore in the Xuantu iron veins, the Xu family can only build houses here for the miners to live. At the same time, in order to protect the miners from attacks by low-level monsters, the Xu family must send monks to garrison here.

Just this small black earth iron ore vein, the black earth iron ore mined every year can be processed and sold, which can bring the Xu family a net profit of more than a thousand low-grade spiritual stones. More than fifty years later, the original investment has I have already made money back several times.

And judging from the reserves of the black earth iron ore veins, it can be mined for at least another hundred years.

Zimu Mountain is very small, and most of the area at the foot of the mountain has become a residential area for miners. These miners are all recruited from the mortals of the family. A 100-meter-high hilltop in the center of the mountain range was carved out separately to serve as a residence for the monks stationed there and a warehouse for stacking minerals.

A top-level first-level formation called the "Three Talents Formation" is also arranged on the spiritual veins of Zimu Mountain. The power of the formation makes Zimu Mountain shrouded in clouds and fog all year round, making it difficult for people to see the arrangement clearly.

After a brief handover with the family monk stationed here, the family monk left.

The person originally stationed at Zimu Mountain was Xu Zhengjin, the 20th "zheng" member of the Xu family, who was Xu Zhiyu's uncle.

Before leaving, he took Xu Zhiyu down to the mine to have a look, and explained the mining precautions and the amount of black clay iron required by the family. If the output is more, the family will be rewarded, and if the output is less, there will be punishment.

The standards vary. If you neglect your duties and receive the most severe punishment from the family, your salary in the past few years may be deducted.

However, according to Xu Zhengjin, as long as the miners are not lazy, this output can still be guaranteed. Finally, he demonstrated to Xu Zhiyu how to use the "Three Talents Formation", how to defend and how to attack, everything was explained clearly. It was not until Xu Zhiyu completely understood it that he left with peace of mind.

Of course, when I left, I also took away the minerals I had mined these days in a special storage bag and brought them back to my family.

Originally, the family would send special personnel to collect the minerals at this time, but that was because the family monks who were usually stationed in the mines had to protect the mines and family miners from monsters and enemies, and could not leave their posts without permission. This time is a handover task. The monk who returned to the family took it with him, so there is no need to trouble the family to send someone to pick it up.

Next, he first summoned several managers of the Xu family who were responsible for managing the mining and smelting of ore veins, to get a preliminary understanding of the operation process, and gave them a few transmission notes with his own breath, so that they could respond in time if something happened. Inform yourself.

These people can serve as stewards of the Xu family, and they are all martial arts practitioners in the Xiantian realm. However, these people have no spiritual roots and cannot develop magic power to become immortal cultivators in the Qi training period. They can only stay in the Xiantian realm for their entire lives.

In the following time, Xu Zhiyu's life will be simple.

Every morning, he would meditate for three hours, and then practice the five spells he learned from the Sutra Pavilion for three hours. In the evening, he would allocate half an hour to those who were growing happily in the spiritual field on the mountain. Linggu weeding and pest control.

The spiritual veins in Zimu Mountain are only the first-level mid-grade, and they are artificial spiritual veins. After supplying the daily spiritual energy needed by a mid-stage Qi training monk, only 20 to 30% of the spiritual energy generated every day remains.

Therefore, only about five acres of spiritually cultivated spiritual valleys have been opened here, which are specially used as food fields for the stationed monks and do not need to be turned over to the clan.

The spiritual grain grown in these spiritual fields is called [Purple Jade Spiritual Rice].

This kind of [Purple Jade Spiritual Rice] needs to absorb spiritual energy to survive and mature when it grows in spiritual fields. Therefore, in addition to being rich in nutrients and having an excellent taste, the rice grains also contain trace amounts of spiritual energy, which is very convenient for monks to absorb.

This purple jade spiritual rice contains a lot of spiritual energy. It is effective for monks in the middle stage of Qi training to take it all year round, and it can also satisfy their hunger.

There are a total of 240 kilograms in the rice vat, which is the rice for Xu Zhiyu's salary for the next three years.

Xu Zhiyu made a secret with one hand, summoned a ball of water to fall into the earthen jar, and washed the spiritual rice three times in a row. Xu Zhiyu then closed the lid of the earthen jar.

Next, he threw the earthen jar into the air, summoning a ball of red flame. The fire envelopes the earthen pot and cooks the spiritual rice inside. Not long after, the alluring aroma of rice wafted out, making Xu Zhiyu, who was already hungry and had not eaten anything for a whole day, couldn't help but swallow.

After removing the flame, he summoned a jade bowl and used the magic of object control to open the lid of the hot earthen jar.

A burst of water mist suddenly dispersed, and when the mist dissipated, what came into view was a jar of crystal clear purple corn rice. Each grain of purple corn rice was distinct, as if carved from purple jade, like a work of art.

The two taels of purple jade rice cooked in the earthen pot are just enough to fill two bowls. Xu Zhiyu was already hungry. After one bite, he wanted to take another bite. He ate every bite of rice with great pleasure.

In just a few mouthfuls, he devoured two bowls of fragrant purple jade rice.

"Comfortable!" Xu Zhiyu burped.

After using the secret formula to summon water and clean the jade bowls and cooking pots, Xu Zhiyu immediately closed his eyes and started running his exercises to refine the purple jade rice in his belly and improve his cultivation.

(End of this chapter)