Jiang Tai, who was at Fallen Star Mountain, was looking forward to the stars and the moon, hoping that the sect would quickly send people to solve the problem here. Ever since he came here to supervise the mine five years ago, the situation was good at first. However, after the miners were attacked by the Blue Eyed Ore Spiders, the miners no longer dared to go too deep into the mine.
Every time they went down the mine, it was always a few people working together, so they didn't get much ore. As time passed, the news of the Demonic Beasts in the mine spread. Fewer and fewer miners dared to go down the mine, causing the production of Star Iron to drop to forty percent.
The amount of Star Iron produced was directly related to Jiang Tai's mission evaluation. If the situation remained the same every year, he would be given an excellent grade. After the mission was completed, he would receive an additional thirty percent contribution points.
Now that something like this had happened, he would lose half of his contribution points by the time he turned in the mission.
He had contacted the sect before, but the sect had been short on manpower for the past two years. This mission originally required a mid Foundation Establishment cultivator to complete, but now an early Foundation Establishment cultivator had come.
Jiang Tai had a belly full of anger, but he couldn't question the sect's decision. He could only smile and invite Yi Tian into his personal room.
After the two of them sat down, Yi Tian saw Jiang Tai's worried expression and knew that this was a huge blow to him. He could only kindly console him.
Currently, there were two Foundation Establishment cultivators and three Qi Condensation cultivators guarding the mine. The miners wouldn't cause any trouble.
The most important thing was to investigate the mines. Many of the workers in the mines were criminals. For example, after the Tao Clan's secret relationship with the White Bone Sect was eradicated, those cultivators and disciples were sent to the mines to atone for their crimes.
There were nearly a hundred people in the mine. Three outer sect disciples weren't enough. If it weren't for Jiang Tai, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the miners would've already started a riot.
Looking at Jiang Tai's listless appearance, Yi Tian didn't waste any more time. He immediately agreed to meet the Deacon Disciple at the mine and find some time to go down to the mine to take a look. If he found the Blue-Eyed Ore Spider, he would kill it.
Jiang Tai was overjoyed when he heard this. He even reminded Yi Tian that the Blue Eyed Ore Spiders were Demonic Beasts that lived in groups. Although they were only Rank 3, if they encountered too many Blue Eyed Ore Spiders, they should not fight them head-on.
After listening, Yi Tian nodded in agreement. As for what to do, it was up to him.
Not long after, three outer sect disciples arrived at Jiang Tai's place. All three of them were at the seventh level of Qi Refining and were over thirty years old. They belonged to the category of disciples who had exhausted their potential.
The leader was called Shen Laosan. He was a middle-aged man with a face full of pockmarks. He wasn't very tall and looked half a head shorter than Yi Tian. Yi Tian talked to the three of them separately, but he couldn't find any loopholes.
According to Jiang Tai, the three of them were very diligent in their work. For the first few years, they would occasionally go down to the mine to take a look. Under the supervision of the three of them, the Star Iron output of the mine had been steadily increasing. It was only after the appearance of the Blue-Eyed Ore Spider that they could no longer go down to the mine. The three outer disciples could only take turns to watch the mine day and night to prevent the miners from escaping.
After hearing this, Yi Tian praised the three for their efforts. He also hoped that they would be able to temporarily overcome their difficulties. Once the nest of Demonic Beasts was exterminated, the mine would be able to resume production.
Finally, he asked Shen Laosan for a map of the mine. After looking at it, he decided to go down and take a look.
Shen Laosan suggested that Yi Tian go down the next day. There were still some people in the mine. After they all came up tonight, the mine wouldn't send anyone down the next day. After Yi Tian exterminated the Demonic Beasts, he would organize the miners to go down with him.
Jiang Tai agreed with Shen Laosan's opinion. Thus, Yi Tian could only wait until the next day.
After the three outer sect disciples left, Jiang Tai explained the situation of the three outer sect disciples to Yi Tian. In the past few years, Jiang Tai had spent a lot of time cultivating in his room, so most of the matters in the mine were left to Shen Laosan and the other two. Only when there were important decisions that needed to be made would the three of them come and report. In fact, Jiang Tai had never gone down the mine to take a look.
The matter of the Blue-Eyed Ore Spiders was discovered by the miners. Moreover, they had killed a few of them. He only found out after they took the bodies out of the mine.
Seeing Jiang Tai's natural expression, Yi Tian cursed in his heart. He really cultivated until his brain became rusty. Everything in the mine was left to the outer sect disciples. When there was a situation, he didn't even go and investigate. Why did the sect send such a cultivator to guard the mine?
When the three outer sect disciples heard that he was going to go down the mine, their expressions were a bit unnatural. There was definitely a trap here.
After Jiang Tai sent him to his room to rest, Yi Tian said that he liked the peace and quiet, so he rested in the room until the next morning. He would go down the mine first thing in the morning. When there was no one around, Yi Tian quietly used the Wind Escape Technique to escape through the window. A gust of wind blew past and he arrived at the mine.
The three outer sect disciples' room was at the outermost part of the mine. Inside were shacks for the miners.
After patrolling the three deacon disciples, Yi Tian didn't find anything special. He looked at the pitch-black mine and directly went in.
The Star Iron Mine was connected in all directions and had many forks. If the miners didn't have a map, it would be easy for them to get lost.
Before going down the mine, Yi Tian had already memorized the map of the mine, especially the tunnels where the Blue-Eyed Ore Spiders had appeared.
After investigating for a while, he found that the marked tunnels were deep in the mine. Moreover, those were the places where the Star Iron was produced.
Throughout the first half of the mine, the sound of miners digging could be heard from time to time. Wherever people passed by, there would be some light. Yi Tian dodged all the way, avoiding the eyes and ears of the miners.
When he reached the tunnels where the Demonic Beasts had appeared, there was no light. Yi Tian quickly raised a fireball in his hand, illuminating the surrounding three feet. He quickly found the tunnel where the Demonic Beasts had first appeared and went in.
After walking for the time it took for an incense stick to burn, he heard some sounds ahead. He slowed down his pace and followed the sound. In the darkness, he saw a pair of blue flashes.
Yi Tian was delighted. He had found it. He prepared a fireball in his hand. When he saw a few Demonic Beasts in front of him, he greeted them with a few fireballs. After the flames flashed, the ground was littered with the charred corpses of the Mine Spiders. However, these corpses still emitted the light of the Star Sand.
The Star Sand was a product of the Star Iron. Since it appeared in the bodies of the Demonic Beasts, there must be a large amount of minerals inside.
Yi Tian used his Spirit Fire to burn the corpses of the Demonic Beasts. After burning them, he collected the Star Sand Beads that were left behind.
Continuing to go deeper, he encountered more and more Mine Spiders along the way. The Demonic Beasts slowly changed from rank 2 to rank 3. Yi Tian knew that he was about to reach the end. There should be a Broodmother in front of him, but it did not look very powerful.
At the end of the tunnel, Yi Tian saw a Blue Eyed Broodmother the size of a washbasin lying on a millstone sized Star Iron Ore. Its pair of blue eyes were looking at Yi Tian, an uninvited guest.
Although a rank 3 Demonic Beast was not a threat to Foundation Establishment Cultivators, but to the miners and deacons, it was indeed a threat. No wonder there were fewer and fewer miners who dared to go into the mine.
Looking at the Broodmother's body, it was shining with a silver light. This was the result of eating a certain amount of Star Iron Ore.
Yi Tian was not long-winded. He directly greeted it with a spell. Dealing with this kind of top rank 3 Demonic Beast, Yi Tian was not interested in it. He wanted to quickly deal with it.
What really attracted Yi Tian was the Star Iron Ore below. After refining it, there was at least a jin of Star Iron. This was Yi Tian's biggest harvest in the mine.
Five Repeating Fireballs hit the target and directly roasted the Broodmother. The surrounding group of rank 3 Mine Spiders were also cleaned up. Yi Tian directly put the Broodmother and the spiders' corpses into a spare storage bag.
Then he went to the Star Iron Ore and looked at it. The whole ore was about the size of a millstone and about six inches thick. This time, he had really picked up a treasure.
Calculating the time in the mine, there were still a few hours before dawn. Yi Tian simply sat on the ground and stretched out his right hand. After a thin layer of Profound Sun True Fire wrapped around his hand, he grabbed the whole Star Iron Ore and began to smelt it.
The entire end of the tunnel was suddenly roasted by the high temperature. The Demonic Beast corpses that were not collected in time first emitted bursts of barbecued meat fragrance under the roasting of the flames, then turned into a foul stench.
Every day, the Star Iron Ore of Falling Star Mountain would be mined at seven o 'clock in the morning. But today, the three deacons of the mine were guarding the entrance of the mine, not allowing a single miner to go down.
The hundred or so miners gathered at the entrance of the mine were discussing spiritedly. If they were not allowed to enter the mine, then there would be no harvest. Those cultivators who relied on mining to atone for their sins were even more anxious. Their harvest was directly related to the time they would have to serve here.
Fortunately, there was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator like Jiang Tai keeping watch, so these miners became a little more well-behaved. If he also went down the mine, the three outer sect disciples would not be able to cope with so many people. Not to mention, some of the miners had been here for a long time and their own strength had increased. They might not necessarily lose to the three deacons in a one on one.
Therefore, Jiang Tai was also suffering from the fact that he could not split himself to ask for help from the sect. When he reported the situation, he also made the situation more serious.
Seeing that the sun had risen in the east, but Yi Tian still had not appeared, his heart was also anxious. Just as he was about to send someone to call Yi Tian, he heard a commotion at the entrance of the mine.
Jiang Tai turned around and saw a figure walking out of the entrance of the mine. It was Yi Tian who should have been resting in the room.
A storage pouch was thrown out. Yi Tian ordered Shen Laosan to take out the items inside. After the miners saw it, they cheered. Jiang Tai also hurriedly walked forward. He only saw a washbasin-sized blue-eyed broodmother and several rank three male spiders' corpses on the ground.
Now that the matter of the mine had been resolved, he hurriedly ordered the three outer sect disciples to arrange for the miners to start work. Calculating the time, if they worked overtime, they would be able to make it in time.
Seeing that the matter had been settled, Yi Tian did not waste time. He went to find Jiang Tai and explained that he had secretly gone down the mine because he was pressed for time. Jiang Tai also expressed his understanding. As long as the matter of the mine was resolved, it would be fine.
Following that, Yi Tian handed the mission jade slip to Jiang Tai and had him stamp on it. After marking it, he would send a message to the sect and it would be considered completed.
Looking at the time, Yi Tian took back the jade slip and bid farewell to Jiang Tai. He still had plans to go to Xuan Ling Sect's Cheng Clan Bazaar to buy some goods.
Jiang Tai was also wholeheartedly focused on the mine. After exchanging a few words with Yi Tian, he went to keep an eye on it.
On the other hand, Shen Laosan came over and asked Yi Tian if he could leave the demonic beast corpses behind. He could still extract some Star Iron from them. After looking at it, Yi Tian pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement. He then flew towards the Cheng Clan Bazaar.
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