The barrier vanished. When Tie Mu and company saw Yi Yun again, they clearly sensed that Yi Yun was different again. However, they could not tell what was different.
To be able to kill Cang Gu so easily, they guessed that Yi Yun was at least a Royal Sealed Divine Lord.
A Royal Sealed Divine Lord could be an outer-sect steward in Taixia. Such a status was above that of Purple Succubus.
From the looks of it, Yi Yun's age was a mystery. Songyue previously felt that Yi Yun was young, but her realm was limited. If Yi Yun were to hide his bone age and deliberately give off the feeling that he was a junior, she would not be able to tell.
"How much do you usually harvest from mining in a year?" asked Yi Yun.
"Senior Yi, typically a few hundred kilograms of crude ores. If we're lucky, there might be a kilogram or two of refined ores."
The refined ores that Tie Mu mentioned were crude ores with even purer energy. They were about the same quality and value as the refined ores refined by Moongazer using the Crystal Refining Furnace.
This was not considered a huge harvest.
"Oh? There are no xenogeneic ores? "
Upon hearing Yi Yun's words, Tie Mu revealed a wry smile. "How can we obtain xenogeneic ores? Don't be fooled by the restrictions planted in our bodies. In fact, the higher-ups do not have any hopes of us finding xenogeneic ores. The places where such ores are found are hidden and dangerous. Sometimes, when xenogeneic ores appear, it will attract many experts. A battle at that level is not something we can participate in. In typical years, there are low-ranking disciples who obtain one or two xenogeneic ores, but it's already pretty good that such a thing happens once every century."
"The Taixia Ancient Mining's xenogeneic ores are harvested by stewards and core disciples. Every time there is a mining operation, Taixia will send a few elites. They work alone, and their goal is the xenogeneic ores."
"Got it." Yi Yun nodded. Xenogeneic ores were extremely valuable. Even if it only appeared once every century, the upper echelons of the Taixia Ancient Mining would not give up on this piece of meat. Every time, they would plant restrictions on the miners.
"Senior Yi, you can compete for xenogeneic ores. If you really obtain one and hand it over to the Taixia Ancient Mining, you will receive a huge reward. In addition, Senior Yi is so powerful that you will at least be an outer-sect steward."
Yi Yun smiled and did not answer. He did not bear any ill will towards the Taixia Ancient Mining. Although the Taixia Ancient Mining was only interested in profit and had exploited the miners at the bottom of the hierarchy, it was an unspoken rule of the Chaos Heavens. In such an environment, large factions could only do so if they wanted to strive for the top. However, it was just that he didn't have any ill will towards them. It was naturally impossible for him to hand over half of his harvest to them.
"Songyue, this is for you."
Yi Yun threw out an interspatial ring.
Songyue was taken aback as she subconsciously received it. When she scanned it with her perception, she was immediately alarmed. There were five kilograms of refined ores inside, as well as large amounts of crude ores. It was about the same amount of wealth that Yi Yun had taken from her.
"Senior Yi, this is …"
"When I first entered Taixia Country, I was injured and was in urgent need of Chaos Ores to replenish my vitality. It was impossible for me to borrow them, so I could only rely on you. Now that my strength has almost recovered, I'll compensate you for the ores I took from you."
The corners of Songyue's mouth twitched, but she ultimately did not reject it. Yi Yun taking away her savings was, in fact, a transaction of equivalent value. He did not have to return it. However, she was just too poor. Although she felt a little embarrassed, she bit the bullet and accepted it.
"Thank you, Senior Yi," said Songyue with a bow.
Of course, Songyue also guessed that the ores given to her were nothing to Yi Yun.
Yi Yun did not explain why Songyue and Tie Mu addressed him as senior. All he said was, "Follow me. I can't bring you with me all the time. I'm only giving you a direction. When the time comes, you will have to rely on yourselves."
Yi Yun had his own matters to attend to. It was inconvenient for him to bring these people around, but he could not just abandon them. After all, he had killed Cang Gu. Without Cang Gu, it would be difficult for these people to survive in the Xuanyuan Dune.
"Senior Yi, Cang Gu has a disk array that's specially used to find Chaos Ores. However, one needs to have powerful psyche powers and know how to use the disk array. However, such a technique is a secret of Taixia. We do not know of it either …" Songyue said wistfully.
There was no doubt that Yi Yun was powerful, but searching for ores was not something that could be done with just strength. The Xuanyuan Dune was just too vast. Chaos Ores were scattered throughout, like gold in a desert. To find them, one needed special means.
In the Chaos Heavens, there were specialized ores seekers. They had all sorts of mystic techniques, and learning them relied on perceptivity, experience, intuition, and psyche powers. Strength was not the crux of the matter.
Cang Gu was only a low-level ore seeker. At best, he could find crude ores or refined ores. Finding these ores through a disk array was neither easy nor difficult.
Ores seekers who could find mutated ores were given the title of Earth Qi Grandmasters, or Geomasters. They were targets that all major factions would try to rope in. At times, their statuses were not much lower than Crystal Refinement Masters!
"Is this it?" Yi Yun took out an ancient disk array.
"Yes, this is Cang Gu's disk array." Songyue took a glance and said with a nod.
Yi Yun attempted to use it. The usage of the disk array was not complicated, but there was a method to encrypt psyche powers. If Yi Yun insisted on trying, he could crack it, but he had no interest in doing so.
He destroyed the array disc with a pinch of his hand. This was because he discovered that there was a hidden psyche mark in the disk array. It was not Cang Gu's, but likely left behind by Taixia.
Taixia had left a backdoor in their disk array. Yi Yun still needed to stay in the Chaos Heavens for at least a year. He did not wish to be constantly located by Taixia through the disk array.
Upon seeing Yi Yun destroy the disk array, Songyue was alarmed. She had the intention to stop him, but it was already too late.
Furthermore, on careful thought, Yi Yun had no use for the disk array.
The disk array was worth a fortune. Now that it was destroyed, they had completely lost the means to seek ores. Songyue could not help but feel disappointed.
"Follow me," said Yi Yun.
In the Xuanyuan Dune, the worldly laws were abnormally powerful. A warrior's perception was repressed, preventing it from extending too far. Furthermore, the land was made of special materials. Even with Yi Yun's powerful perception, he could only penetrate a few hundred feet deep.
"I wonder what Dharmic formulations those ores seekers use. Back in the Sun Burial Sandsea, I encountered a similar school of thought that used geomancy to seek out treasures …"
As Yi Yun thought to himself, he activated the Purple Crystal's energy vision.
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