Aspiring to the Immortal Path

After the negotiation, Tang Jie followed Naxi Remnant into the mine. As for Qiu Shuyu and the others, due to the rules, they did not follow.

In the mine, some miners are still walking around with their ore baskets on their backs, but the long and narrow mine tunnel leads to the unpredictable dark depths.

It is said that for this Spirit Stone Ore Vein, Shi Sect almost dug the mine tunnel deep into the belly of the mountain. Now the periphery of the mine has been hollowed out, and it looks like a great hall in the mountains. If miners want to dig enough Spirit Stone, they often have to walk up a section of the road first.

The walls all around the pit are all reinforced with Earth Element spell by repairmen. After confirming that the mines in this area have been dug up, the repairer will use the Earth Element spell to seal it to prevent it from collapsing. However, according to the rules, there will be a certain gap in each forbidden reinforcement point for the Spirit Master to check. Explore.

At this moment, following the Xiuhen walking a few steps in the great hall, Tang Jie came to a rock wall, put his hand in the gap, and activated the Spiritual Qi. Sisi Spiritual Qi penetrates through the gap, and there can be energy fluctuations after feeling the barrier.

After exploring for a while, Tang Jie only felt a little bit of extremely faint energy fluctuations, knowing that it was just some residue that was not worth digging, and this piece of rock had indeed been hollowed out.

This is not surprising. This is the entrance of the mine. It is the most impossible missed place. Tang Jie is investigating here, mainly to feel the soil quality and Spiritual Qi feedback here.

After trying, Tang Jie took out the map of the mine, wrote a few notes on it, and said to Xi’s residual mark: "Let’s go."

The map of the mine is an early map. Later, the mine was dug in all directions, and the map gradually couldn't keep up. Therefore, even if there is a map, Tang Jie still needs to find a guide to move forward accordingly.

He is not afraid of getting lost, but if he faints, he doesn’t even know where he’s been or where he’s not. It is a loss for Moonwash Sect.

Tang Jie's instruction to Xi Canhen is: use the shortest route to walk every mine lane.

At this moment, the two of them continue to move forward. Every time they walk through a section of the road, Tang Jie will stop and search each mine wall carefully, without missing any one.

Under the dim light, the two of them walked step by step like this.

The more you go in, the more rugged and difficult the road is. As the number of forks increases, the number of people you encounter decreases. At first, some miners could still be seen squatting in front of the broken stones and rummaging for the source stone. They watched carefully everyone approaching them. Gradually, there are fewer and fewer miners, but occasionally the sound of distant mining picks hitting rocks can be heard.

"Doesn’t it mean that the more you go deeper, the more you mine? Why are the miners concentrated in the middle and later stages, and no one goes deeper?" Tang Jie asked.

The boy replied without looking back: "Because there are monsters in the deepest part."

"Youkai?" Tang Jie was surprised: "You said there are monsters in the mine? Why don’t you find the Spirit Master of Shi Sect to kill the monsters?"

"I have been here." Xi Canhen replied, "Unfortunately, it's useless. When they came, the monsters were gone, and they didn't appear at all. It's as if you can find them."

As Xi Canhen said, Tang Jie understood.

The mine is about two years ago.

That day, the miners were digging in various mine tunnels in the depths, and suddenly they heard a scream. When the miners followed the calls, they found only a pool of blood on the ground, but one miner completely disappeared.

Shortly after that, three more miners went missing in succession.

Shi Sect sent people to investigate at that time, and this was their first visit.

But after investigation, Shi Sect's people found nothing.

However, with the departure of the stone gate dísciple, the demon event reappeared and appeared more fierce.

This time it was directly revealed-someone saw the monster with their own eyes.

Tang Jie asked: "You said someone saw the monster with their own eyes and didn't die?"

"En." The young man nodded: "And there is more than one person, there are about a dozen people before and after. I saw it. It is said to have thick long hairs, about three meters high, extremely powerful, with a sharp claw, and it can make a big hole in the rock wall at once. It can drill into the ground, yes, it can also swallow the raw ore. "

"Long hair, three meters, sharp claw, strong, burrowing, devouring raw ore...What kind of monster is this?" Tang Jie thought repeatedly, but didn't expect what kind of monsters are Such. However, there is no lack of strange things, the source stone of plants and trees can be refined, even if there is something that I have not seen before, it is not uncommon for me to say myself, even if I am able to wash the moon, I dare not say that I am used to Rare. Item is out.

"Then afterwards?" Tang Jie asked.

The boy shrugged: "What else? Tell Sect again. But the monster is really cunning. As long as the people of Sect come, he can't get out of it. This is the mountain, and it is again. If it can burrow into the ground, if it can't come out, unless the whole Yongsui Mountain is lifted, Shi Sect can't help it. Later Shi Sect simply sent dísciple to pretend to be a miner, restraining aura, and waited for the monster in secret. The result was really waited until. Once, a stone gate dísciple fought against a monster, but unfortunately he failed to kill the monster and was strayed by the monster before the stone gate reinforcements arrived. However, the dísciple also knew something about it, saying that the monster should have something This ability can be self-determined, and all the lives that enter its territory can be discovered by it. For this reason, it is very difficult to encircle this demon. In addition, the method of impersonation has already been used, and the demon has suffered a loss, presumably I won’t be fooled easily anymore, it’s almost impossible to catch it. But as long as the monster is outside of that monster’s territory, the monster will not be easily dispatched."

"So the miners no longer dig deep inside. "

"Yes. Fortunately, when the monster came out late, all the mines that were easy to dig in the depths had been dug, and its territory was not large, so although it would miss some ore, it would be lost. It’s not too big. In addition, sometimes bold miners sneak in and knock out some raw ore. As long as the movement is not too big, the monster will ignore it."

Looking back at Tang Jie at Xizhanhen: "The reason why I can get the most raw ore is because I steal the most. It may be because of my small size. Every time I go in, the monsters do not eat me."

"So it's like this..." Tang Jie made a long tail sound, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

After walking for a while, Tang Jie and Xi Remnant have reached the deepest point.

At the end of the mine tunnel is a Bottomless Abyss. Looking down from the top, the abyss is completely dark and nothing can be seen.

"Here is the end point." Xi Canhen said: "This is the end of the mineral vein. There are still some raw ore on the rock wall, but the monster is underground, and the miners dare not come easily. If not, With you here, I don’t dare to stand here. I usually stay on the edge of its territory. I collect some and run.”

The mine walls in this area are not blocked, Tang Jie extend the hand at will After probing it, it was found that there were huge energy fluctuations on the rock wall, confirming that there are indeed many raw ore here.

This is also the last surplus of this vein.

According to Shi Sect, after the ore in other places is mined, Shi Sect will send dísciple to guard this place and dig out the remaining ore. What Tang Jie has to do is to report the amount of remaining ore, When the time comes Moonwash Sect levied his share, I don't need to bother about this vein anymore.

It is simple to confirm the remaining ore, and to find out the specific quantity of the remaining ore, it is necessary for the repairer to bother and fully explore. However, Tang Jie understands the wisdom of the palm of insight, for him prospecting is just a small matter, so just a little bit of attention, the original ore behind the rock wall is roughly clear.

After counting the number, Tang Jie took out a black stone: "What about this one?"

This black stone is what Xizhan gave him before, and this boy can The key to opening the core of Jade Gate is also the key to moving Tang Jie.

Xi Zhenhen pointed to a rock wall not far away and said: "It's right here. I came to steal the mining stone that day, and just saw a bare ore in front of me. For the miners, it's bare. The raw ore is like gold on the ground, so I went over in spite of the danger and mined the raw ore, and finally brought out the stone. I thought the stone was a bit weird, so I took it back. I didn’t expect to be all over that night. It was hot, and there seemed to be something rushing in the body, and then I felt a lot stronger..."

"It really is." Tang Jie muttered.

"Do you know what this is?" Xi Canhen asked. Ever since he got the black stone, he felt that his body had changed significantly, and he was also curious about what it was, but he knew that he had no ability to keep a secret, so he didn't dare to disclose it until Tang Jie saw his secret. , Was forced to speak out. Now that Tang Jie knows about it, I naturally want to ask.

Tang Jie didn't lie to him: "This is the crystallized sandworm."

"The sandworm? You mean this is not a stone, but an animal?" Xi Canhen was surprised. Ask.

"En." Tang Jie nodded: "To be precise, it is the sandworm that has been turned into stone. It is a rare material in the monastic world."

The exact name of the sandworm is actually It is called the Spirit Eater Sandworm, which is an extremely rare Monster Insect. The biggest feature of this Monster Insect is the addiction to Spirit Stone. The lifespan of a sandworm is generally about 500 days. During these 500 days, it desperately devours Spirit Stone at a rate of two catties per day, and it can consume about one in its lifetime. The Spirit Stone ore of about a thousand catties, converted into Spirit Stone, is 100 Spirit Stone.

With such a terrifying appetite, the sandworm does not waste a single bit of Spiritual Qi. Except for those meaningless residues, every bit of Spiritual Qi is in its body. The reason for this is that the sandworm possesses a special ability, that is, Spiritual Qi crystallization. However, as the sandworm swallowed more and more, the spiritual Qi crystallized more and more fiercely. Eventually, the entire body of the sandworm would completely crystallize, forming the black stone in Tang Jie's hands.

For the repairer, it is Supreme's treasure.

Because it is an important material that can increase the reserves of Spiritual Qi.

For the repairer, due to Innate restrictions, the repairer can only liquefy Spiritual Qi.

For example, Spirit Sea Peak, spiritual liquid million drops, is the performance of Spiritual Qi liquefaction. Even the practitioners after Shedding Mortality can only mobilize Spirit of Heaven and Earth with the spirit of the body, but their spiritual reserves are actually the same as the Spirit Sea Peak students, because this is the limit of the human body.

If Spiritual Qi can be crystallized, then the mana of the practitioner will undoubtedly be greatly increased. Unfortunately, the limitations of the human body make it almost impossible for the practitioner to crystallize spirit transformation liquid.

The crystallized sandworm is a treasure that can make up for this regret. It can help the repairer to form a structure that can crystallize the spirit transformation liquid in the body, crystallize part of the spiritual liquid, and increase the reserves of Spiritual Qi .

Of course, the cultivator cannot crystallize all spiritual liquid. It will only make the cultivator swallow gold like a mortal. As an aid, it is like an iceberg in the sea, which is a limited improvement.

Although it is a limited increase, it is the total amount of Spiritual Qi that has been increased after all, and its value can be imagined!

For this reason, the crystallized sandworm is a hundred times rarer than the spirit mine, and almost every piece can be sold at a sky-high price in the market.

Like the crystallized sandworm in Tang Jie's hand, if used properly, it can help Tang Jie to form a spiritual Qi crystal structure of about 300 points. The spirit transformation energy that a cultivator can hold is about 30% of the upper limit, which means that ten crystallized sandworms can increase Tang Jie's total mana by 30%, which is quite amazing.

Such a terrifying Spiritual Qi content and quality, it's normal to help Xi's mark break through the Jade Gate, but it is also good luck for this kid. Although the crystallized sandworm can help break through the Jade Gate, the danger is not low at all. He is not dead because of his life. It is rare that this little fellow even reached Jade Gate 6 Layers without any guidance. Tang Jie asked, only to realize that this kid was stubborn in nature. Although his whole body was in pain at the time, he did not say a word under no one's guidance. He didn't waste his innate talent at all. Tang Jie had to admire him. .

Now that I know the meaning of this sandworm, Xi Canhen is also dumbfounded: "Then this thing is very valuable?"

The first thought that came up in his mind was this.

"Yes, in Xiujie, a piece of crystallized silkworm can sell for at least 100,000 yuan, but there is still no market." Tang Jie replied: "But your piece has been improperly maintained because of your improper maintenance. You absorb it day and night, and the value has decreased a lot...Using crystallized sandworms to flush the Jade Gate is a luxury, but it is not useless, at least this body is strong."

Hen has never learned the immortal cultivation technique, the extra Spiritual Qi has nowhere to go, so he spontaneously moisturizes his body, making this kid's bones quite strong, otherwise it is impossible to defeat the four brawny man.

"One hundred thousand spirit coin." The boy's eyes looked at Black Stone almost bursting into flames.

"Why? Regret it?" Tang Jie asked with a smile.

The young man thought about it for a while and wanted to answer: "It's just a pity, but it's nothing. You don't know if you don't tell me, it will only spoil the good things."

"It's still a good thing. Sensible." Tang Jie was satisfied with nodded, and suddenly waved his hand and gave the crystallized sandworm to Xi Remnant.

Xi residualhen looked at Tang Jie incomprehensibly. Tang Jie already said: "As long as life is not alone, there will always be one or two. So if there is a piece of crystallized sandworm, it will be There are the second piece, the third piece... what I want is only the place where they exist, as for this piece, I will give it back to you, so that you don’t think I dignified the cultivator to cheat things from your little boy."

Xi Canhen shouted: "I'm not a little boy!"

The crystalline sand silkworm was collected very quickly with his hands and feet, and his eyes showed a hint of gratitude. .

Tang Jie then continued to explore the mine wall, looking for crystalline sandworms.

No matter how hard Tang Jie worked, he couldn't find a piece.

This made Tang Jie very puzzled. Although the crystallized silkworm rarely escapes energy due to crystallization, and there are Spirit Stones everywhere behind the rock wall, its energy fluctuations are more likely to be disturbed. But Tang Jie is a person who understands insight, and he is confident that if there are sandworms in this area, he has no reason to find out.

Is there really only one sandworm?

This is not impossible. The sandworm is good at escaping from the earth, and it is normal to live in the mines for hundreds of miles a day. If only a foreign sandworm finds the veins here to eat, although The odds are smaller, but there are precedents to follow.

Or has it been exploited by the people before?

This is not impossible.

In fact, supervisors must steal themselves. This is commonplace in the repair world. Even Moonwash Sect does not think that stone Sect will be clean, but everything needs a degree. As long as you don’t overdo it, Moonwash Sect usually opens his eyes and closes his eyes, just like Shi Sect opens his eyes and closes his eyes to Wu Xiucai.

But the sandworm is a major event. If this is the case, it will be stolen. Once it is spread, it will be a sect-destroying disaster.

And this kind of thing is difficult to keep secret. After all, after the crystallized silkworm comes out, it is either for personal use or for sale. No matter which option, it will be big news. As long as there is no definite source, the Great Sect will track its source, and it is difficult for Sect to conceal it.

However, there are no miners to mine the rock wall since the incident, and the rock wall is intact. If someone secretly mines, the rock wall is impossible to keep it so intact, and the miners are even more impossible. knowledge.

Then or... Actually, this is not the nest of sandworms?

Tang Jie turned his head and looked towards the abyss at the end of the mine.

He walked slowly to the abyss and shot his right hand. In his palm, an eyeball was formed for no reason, which was the Divine Vision.

The eyeballs rise to the top of the abyss and observe carefully, but the bright Divine Vision can observe from a full perspective, but there is no penetration. Everywhere in the field of vision, the surrounding is dark and dark, and there are solid rock walls everywhere. But no clue was found.

Tang Jie frowned deeply, standing still thinking for a long time.

Finally, a little rays of light lighted up in his eyebrows, and a vertical eye gradually appeared.

As soon as this vertical eye appeared, a beam of light shot out from the vertical eye, shining on the opposite rock wall, and then swayed around like a searchlight.

Unfortunately, even with the celestial eye inspection, there was still no discovery. Tang Jie couldn't help but think again. Maybe he had made a mistake. This sandworm was just walking alone.

At this moment, a scream suddenly came from behind.

Even residual mark!

The vertical eyes disappeared, Tang Jie turned his head abruptly, and saw Xi Canhen flying towards him.

As soon as Tang Jie stretched out his hand to grab the residual mark of Xi, he heard a roar, and a huge black shadow rushed towards Tang Jie.

Long hair!

Tall!

sharp claw!

In the dim light, Tang Jie saw the vague appearance of the black shadow leaping towards him, which was exactly the monster Xi Canhen said.

It actually appeared.

At this moment, Tang Jie was holding the residual mark of Xi, and his hands were controlled. He could have lifted the residual mark of Xi and using him as a shield to resist the claw, but at that moment, Tang Jie still held the residual mark of Xi. Let go, so that Xi Canhen will not be hit.

At the same time, the monster sharp claw has been photographed fiercely at Tang Jie, hitting Tang Jie's chest. With one blow, Tang Jie smashed into the air and fell towards the depths of the cliff.