ebookland Chapter 523 Understanding the Situation in the Immortal Realm
Chapter 523 Understanding the Situation in the Immortal Realm
The mine was huge and deep, filled with gleaming, cold black stones.
The sounds of hammering and cutting were incessant; everyone was earning their living through blood, sweat, and tears.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, why haven't you made a move yet?"
Zou Meng, being an experienced man, could see that Xu Xiao still carried the burden of being a powerful figure from the lower realms.
He shook his head and smiled, wiping the sweat from his beard, and reminded him, "Fellow Daoist Xu, once you arrive in this Immortal Realm, remember to adjust your mindset and start over."
"For you ascendants, if you cannot produce a thousand low-grade spirit essences each day, you will be confined."
"The patrol team will come to arrest them themselves."
Xu Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Captain Zou. I know what I'm doing."
He then asked, "Captain Zou, what about the disciples of your Yin Yang Immortal Sect? Are they also required to complete a thousand low-grade spirit essences every day?"
Zou Meng laughed and said, "We don't need it. This rule only applies to you newly arrived ascendants."
"We're all here to earn spirit essence, so why would we be afraid of not digging enough? How could we not be able to pay in full?"
"This situation only occurs for newly arrived ascendants like you, which is why this rule was set for you."
Zou Meng put it rather tactfully: once he's confined to his quarters, he'll immediately behave.
Take Li Xiangxiang, for example. She was put in solitary confinement once, and immediately started digging.
Xu Xiao said, "Captain Zou, take your time digging. Let me think things through first."
He didn't take out his spirit hoe, but walked behind the plank road and took out the Immortal Realm Summary that Fan Youtong had sold him to study.
At this stage, clarifying the situation in the Immortal Realm is of paramount importance.
He was confident that he could find a disciple once the elders from both the inner and outer sects of the Yin-Yang Immortal Sect came to inspect the area.
It doesn't matter whether you're an inner or outer disciple, as long as you can get into the sect.
"That's the plan for now."
He was leisurely reading a book, with no thought whatsoever about mining.
As for Li Xiangxiang, there's no rush. Let's find out what kind of sect the Yin Yang Immortal Sect is first.
If he is from an evil faction, it would be risky to rashly use his resources.
He's invincible in the lower realms, but still a newbie in the immortal realms.
Several teammates nearby sneered at Xu Xiao's appearance, their eyes filled with mockery.
"Well, another one going to be put in solitary confinement!"
"Are all these ascendants out of their minds? Mining would earn them more spirit essence, what a waste of this workstation!"
"Alas! I think these young people in the lower realms haven't endured enough hardship! What kind of immortality can they cultivate if they're afraid of hardship? They don't even have resources..."
The crowd inwardly sneered and looked down on these ungrateful cultivators from the lower realm.
Li Xiangxiang wiped the sweat from her forehead and glanced back at the handsome Xu Xiao.
Her cool and pretty face twitched slightly, and a hint of sympathy flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Without saying a word, he raised his slender, fair arms and began digging with all his might.
She didn't want to be locked up again...
As it approached dark, it was time to wrap up work.
"Eh? Fellow Daoist Xu, Elder Fan sold you this booklet, right?"
Zou Meng caught a glimpse of the blue booklet in Xu Xiao's hand, his eyes widened, and his expression became somewhat strange.
Several teammates nearby, seeing this clearly, burst into laughter, exclaiming, "Oh dear! Fellow Daoist Xu, you've been tricked by Elder Fan!"
"These things are given away for free in the sect! Not a penny! That Elder Fan is really outrageous! Selling one book for ten thousand low-grade spirit essences, and he's actually making a fortune from it!"
"They're treating you ascendants like fools!"
"Fellow Daoist Xu, you'd better think this through carefully while you're in solitary confinement, haha!"
Two young men laughed, while three old men wiped their sweat and envied Fan Youtong.
Zou Meng smiled wryly, "Fellow Daoist Xu, these spirit stones have been wasted! Sigh... The first time I was confined, it was only for three days, and it's over in the blink of an eye."
Xu Xiao simply waved his hand and smiled, "It's alright, I have quite a bit of wealth in the lower realm, and I can still afford some spirit essence."
After saying that, he took out a thousand top-grade spirit stones from his spatial storage and threw them into his wooden frame.
This move left everyone in the audience stunned.
"What the hell?!"
"what's the situation???"
"Use your own low-grade spiritual essence as payment??"
Their faces were stunned, unable to believe their eyes.
Even those who have ascended to immortality would rather be confined than hand over their own resources!
Shouldn't low-grade spiritual essences be extremely precious in the lower realms?!
The teammates were heartbroken, it was worth a thousand low-grade spirit essences!
After the transaction, I only have ten yuan left. Even a spendthrift wouldn't waste money like this!
If you had told me earlier, I would have dug it for you. Just give me a hundred low-grade spirit essences when you get out!
Now that I've taken it out, I can't put it back in the storage bag!
Zou Meng's face turned pale as he watched a thousand low-grade spirit essences disappear in an instant, and he silently swallowed his saliva.
He was the first to react, his large face flushed as he stepped forward and immediately said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Xu... if you don't want to dig, that's fine! I'll dig for you! You'll get a thousand low-grade spirit essences to hand over every day! Just give me a hundred low-grade spirit essences when you go out!"
Xu Xiao blinked. "Okay, it's settled then."
"What the hell?!!"
The three old men, two young men, and the middle-aged woman were all shocked.
"Me! Me! Fellow Daoist Xu! I'll dig it for you!!"
"Fellow Daoist Xu!! I'll help you!! I'm fast and skilled at digging!!"
"Fellow Daoist Xu, I'll go! I'm young! Strong and vigorous!!!"
They all rushed to get started, as if they had encountered some incredible opportunity.
An extra hundred low-grade spirit essences every day is at least equivalent to doubling your income!!
Fellow Daoist Xu, I never expected you to be such a tycoon in the lower realms!
Li Xiangxiang and the middle-aged man standing nearby were both dumbfounded.
The realm they ascended to had no top-grade spirit stones at all; they were penniless when they arrived in the Immortal Realm.
Xu Xiao, can he really do this?
In the end, Xu Xiao chose Zou Meng.
Simply put, Zou Meng is more pleasing to the eye.
"Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Xu! Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Xu! Haha!"
Zou Meng's face was beaming with joy. "However, Fellow Daoist Xu, this isn't a long-term solution. You'll have to learn how to mine eventually!"
Although he wanted to keep earning this spirit, he still gave a reminder.
The remaining people were utterly despondent and suddenly found mining no longer appealing.
Damn it, this opportunity was right in front of me and I didn't seize it!
For the next ten days, Xu Xiao had Zou Meng help him dig.
Giving the other party a hundred low-grade spirit essences is a drop in the ocean for someone with over five million.
Xu Xiao sat behind the plank road, reading a book and drinking tea.
In the past few days, he has acquired several more copies of the Immortal Realm Geography in the accommodation area to get a general understanding of the current situation.
The Immortal Realm has many Immortal Domains, and he is currently in the Spirit Treasury Immortal Domain.
Yin Yang Immortal Sect is one of the top sects in the Spirit Realm.
It is a righteous sect, and its main cultivation method is the Yin-Yang Immortal Technique.
Because it includes the secret technique of Yin-Yang cultivation, many disciples of the Yin-Yang Immortal Sect form Daoist couples, as joint cultivation can accelerate cultivation to a certain extent.
It doesn't matter if you don't have a Daoist partner. As a top-level Daoist cultivation technique, the Yin-Yang Immortal Technique only requires joint cultivation as a side effect.
With strong natural talent and abundant resources, whether or not it is suitable for repair has no impact.
"It seems to be a righteous sect that follows the rules. We can start sending them now."
Xu Xiao took a sip of tea and nodded in satisfaction.
With numerous immortal artifacts and top-tier talismans for human immortals in hand, there should be nothing to fear in this mine.
Okay.
Li Xiangxiang is working hard to mine.
Beneath the black dress, her youthful body was fair and delicate, with a slender waist that accentuated her graceful curves.
Beads of sweat glistened on his forehead, and he would occasionally glance back at Xu Xiao, who was leisurely sipping his tea.
Her beautiful eyes held a hint of envy.
"Sigh... They're all ascendants, but the difference is too great."
She felt a pang of sadness. In the lower realm, she too lived a life of luxury and was revered by thousands as a Mahayana cultivator.
I never imagined I'd be mining in my entire life... Xiangxiang, you're really having a tough time!
She had gradually adapted, but with Xu Xiao coming to drink tea every day, she couldn't help but think of her wonderful life in the lower realm.
If only I hadn't ascended... Her pretty eyes gradually reddened.
But she still moved her little hand to tap the black stone; if she didn't dig, she would be locked up again!
"Fellow Daoist Li, come and rest for a while, have a cup of spiritual tea to replenish your spiritual energy."
Xu Xiao's gentle voice came through.