"Brother Yi, you are in deep trouble. I can't help you even if I wanted to. I don't have enough Chaos Gems either."
"It's fine. Thanks."
Yi Yun knew that Tie Mu was in trouble. Furthermore, he had only just gotten to know Tie Mu. He needed to quickly recover his strength, even if it was just a tiny bit. If not, he might really die while mining.
"How far are we from the next mineral vein?" asked Yi Yun.
"Not far. We'll arrive in about ten days at most."
"What about the Chaos Heavens?" asked Yi Yun again.
"The Chaos Heavens is far. It will take more than half a year to fly there. Why? Are you thinking of returning? "
"It's nothing …" Yi Yun replied nonchalantly. More than half a year was the cruiser's speed. If he were to fly by himself, the time would be doubled. Thankfully, he did not insist on flying. If not, the Nine Transformations Celestial Silkworm would not be able to last much longer even if he managed to reach the Chaos Heavens with one last breath.
"I underestimated the dangers of the multiverse barrier," said Bai Yueyin in Yi Yun's soul sea. Bai Yueyin said in Yi Yun's soul sea. Too much time had passed and space itself had changed. Many things were unpredictable.
Yi Yun said, "Practicing martial arts is a fight against the heavens to begin with. Furthermore, there's the Ancestor God hanging over my head. If I stay in the Sinkhole, I'll definitely die. There's no chance of survival. What's most important now is to recover my strength."
Without strength, Yi Yun did not even dare make a transaction with others. In fact, Yi Yun had used up all the natural treasures he had on his trip to the Chaos Heavens. As for other items that could be exchanged for Chaos Gems, such as the two Godly Monarch Royal Seals he had given Lin Xintong, they were still with him. However, he did not dare take them out. In his present state, he would immediately invite trouble.
…
Most of the rooms in Purple Light Hall were empty. Yi Yun randomly chose one to stay in.
The room was very simple. It only had a living room and a cultivation chamber.
He sat cross-legged in the cultivation chamber and took out the wooden box from his interspatial ring.
He gently pushed open the wooden box and a few crude Chaos Ores appeared in front of Yi Yun.
Yi Yun picked up the Chaos Ores and casually smacked them.
"Pa!"
The Chaos Ores exploded into powder, and in the powder, there was a crystalline luster. In the dark cultivation chamber, they were like stars that slowly flew towards Yi Yun and entered his dantian.
At that instant, Yi Yun understood what Tie Mu was feeling. It was no wonder he had an intoxicated look when he recalled the time when he used Chaos Ores to cultivate. The feeling was indeed refreshing. It was as though all the pores on his body had opened up, allowing him to receive a baptism.
Unfortunately, the duration of the baptism was too short. In less than a breath's time, it was over. It was like a dirty traveler who had just had a chance to take a bath, only to find that there was no water left.
"I haven't even replenished a thousandth of my Primal Qi." Yi Yun looked at the Chaos Ores that had been reduced to gray powder and shook his head. He needed to think of a way to obtain more Chaos Crystals.
"Brother Yi." At this moment, Tie Mu's voice sounded from outside the house, "Brother Yi, why don't you come with us to refine the ores? Although the income is meager, it's still better than staying here. "
Refine ores?
Yi Yun was slightly taken aback. That was not entirely out of the question. He had just arrived in the Chaos Heavens, so there were many things he needed to understand, especially regarding Chaos Crystals. Furthermore, he had his own ideas regarding ores refinement.
"Alright." Yi Yun agreed immediately.
"Alright. If you are up to it, we can set off for the ores now," said Tie Mu in high spirits. Tie Mu said in high spirits. Yi Yun was somewhat impressed by his attitude. Tie Mu was still able to be so optimistic despite living in such a narrow space.
Yi Yun walked out the house. Apart from Tie Mu, there were three other people. Tie Mu introduced them one by one.
One of them was a brawny man whose muscles were covered in black patterns. His name was Taishan.
The other was an exquisitely dressed girl with a voluptuous figure named Songyue.
The last one was a youth who looked lethargic. He was a man of few words and his name was only one word — Chuan.
"This is Yi Yun. He will be a member of our team in the future."
Tie Mu introduced Yi Yun to everyone in a very cordial manner. Taishan even came forward to greet him. The beauty named Songyue only gave Yi Yun a nonchalant glance before turning to leave.
"Haha, don't mind her. Songyue treats everyone the same way. She's a girl after all. It's even harder to survive in such an environment. Over time, she will become very wary …" Tie Mu said meaningfully.
Yi Yun nodded. On the mining spirit cruiser, there were a lot more men than women. Although they were martial artists, they still had desires. For a girl to be surrounded by men, she would have to face men who were stronger and more powerful than her. It was obvious how difficult it would be for her to protect her body.
Furthermore, the Chaos Heavens was a world where the strong preyed on the weak. There were no morals or laws to protect them.
"Don't underestimate Songyue. She's not what you think. She has the ability to protect herself. Even Cang Gu would not dare touch her."
"Oh?" Yi Yun was taken aback.
"Among us, the one who has the best days is Songyue." Tie Mu kept them guessing.
Yi Yun was somewhat puzzled. If Songyue was extraordinary, she would naturally be worth a lot. If that was the case, why would she join them in the dirty work of extracting ores?
Yi Yun followed Tie Mu and arrived in an underground palace. After passing through a long passageway, Yi Yun passed through a huge door and his vision suddenly opened up.
Inside the underground palace was another pocket world. And this pocket world was even bigger than the pocket world above ground!
The pocket world was divided into twelve zones. Each zone had rows of black pagodas that resembled stalagmites!
There were hundreds of them, and they varied in size. The larger ones were several stories tall, while the smaller ones were only half the height of a person.
Tie Mu led Yi Yun in front of one of the black pagodas. There was a pile of Chaos Ores placed around it. These Chaos Ores were enveloped in an array formation.
"This pagoda is the furnace used to refine ores?" asked Yi Yun.
"Oh? Is this your first time seeing it? It's called a Crystal Refining Furnace. Every furnace is shockingly expensive. There are more than a thousand furnaces here. At its peak, tens of thousands of people would gather here to refine ores. "
Tie Mu looked at Yi Yun in surprise. Following that, he guessed that Yi Yun might have just come to the Chaos Heavens from a particular Great World and did not know anything. And under normal circumstances, such people would die the fastest.
"Oh?"
When Yi Yun cast his perception on the pile of Chaos Ores, he suddenly sensed that the pile of Chaos Ores had been locked onto by a psyche force.
This is …
Yi Yun looked up abruptly. He saw that high above the pocket world, there was an immortal palace the size of a palm.
However, Yi Yun sensed a terrifying suppressive might from the immortal palace. The psyche force that had locked onto the Chaos Ores came from the immortal palace.
Could it be … a Godly Monarch!?
Yi Yun's heart palpitated. Only a Godly Monarch could have such a suppressive might!
This pocket world actually had a Godly Monarch!
He split his psyche force into thousands of wisps, each locking onto a pile of Chaos Ores.
So that's how it is …
Yi Yun shook his head secretly. He was still hoping to take advantage of the situation and secretly absorb some Chaos Yuan Qi from the ore refinery, but he never expected the Taixia Ancient Mining to have a Godly Monarch presiding over it. With a Godly Monarch's perception, he would probably know immediately if a pile of Chaos Ores had its energy absorbed.
"Indeed, there's no such thing in this world. The Taixia Ancient Mining has been established for so many years, so it naturally has its means. How can it be so easily exploited …"
Although Yi Yun had the Purple Crystal, preventing him from being discovered during the absorption process, there was no way to hide the fact that the energy contained in the Chaos Ores would vanish for no reason. It was impossible to fool a Godly Monarch.
"Brother Yi, don't look at that immortal palace. Looking at it for too long will damage your psyche." Tie Mu noticed Yi Yun's gaze. "That immortal palace has a godly Crystal Refinement Master of our Taixia Ancient Mining. Even Steward Zhou has to be reverent in front of the palace."
"Crystal Refinement Master?"
"You don't know about Crystal Refinement Masters? From the looks of it, you have indeed just arrived in the Chaos Heavens. Most of the Chaos Ores mined in the Chaos Heavens are crude ores. In our line of work, mining ores is difficult, but refining ores is even more difficult. If a Crystal Refinement Master refines the ores, the crude ores can be turned into refined ores, and the refined ores into Chaos Crystals. That would increase their value by several times. "
"Ignoring Chaos Crystals, just refined ores are of a much higher energy quality than crude ores. Geniuses from truly large factions think nothing of crude ores. They use refined ores for cultivation. Of course, it's already pretty good for bumpkins like us to have crude ores. The reason why we are given crude ores as our salary is because Crystal Refinement Masters are rare. There's no way to refine crude ores."
As Tie Mu spoke, he gestured for Yi Yun to look at Songyue with his eyes.
"Remember when I mentioned that Songyue is different from us? Songyue is a beginner Crystal Refinement Master. She can refine refined ores! That's why no one dares touch her. Her usual salary is also much higher than ours. It's all paid in refined ores. "
"I see …"
Yi Yun was enlightened. It was no wonder Songyue had come down to refine ores. That was her line of work.
Yi Yun glanced at Songyue and saw that she was already standing in front of the Crystal Refining Furnace. As for Tie Mu and company, Yi Yun originally believed that they would participate in the ores extraction. But it turned out that they were there to assist Songyue.
Apart from filling the ores and dumping the slag, they spent most of their time standing in the Crystal Refining Furnace's array formation, providing it with energy. Songyue's realm was limited. She alone was insufficient to support the Crystal Refining Furnace's operations.
"Why are you still standing there in a daze? Hurry up and get to work! "
Songyue looked at Yi Yun, her voice cold.
At that moment, Tie Mu and company had already begun injecting Yuan Qi into the array formation. Only Yi Yun remained idle.
"Senior Sister Songyue, Brother Yi is new. He doesn't know how to operate it. Besides, he's injured. Even if he stands in the array formation, the amount of Yuan Qi he can provide is limited."
Upon hearing Tie Mu's words, Songyue frowned. Clearly, she was very displeased with Yi Yun, who did miscellaneous chores.
"Then, stay here and watch. Learn from Tie Mu and company."
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