#2326 - Taikoo Mine
Upon arriving inside the Eight-Nine Profound Palace, Jun Wuxie swiftly constructed three double time-array formations, one for each person, to prevent interference during cultivation.
He gave Chu Yudie and Chu Moli several Reincarnation Fruits each.
Currently, cultivating the Reincarnation Eternal God domain yields the greatest benefits.
As for the Half-Step Legend realm, there's no rush; it can be cultivated at any time.
After all, even upon reaching the Half-Step Legend realm, there won't be an increase in strength.
A First Lifetime Eternal God is not weaker than a Half-Step Legend, and a Second Lifetime Eternal God will only be stronger.
Cultivating the Half-Step Legend realm is merely to gain a preliminary understanding of the Legend realm and accumulate some progress towards the next breakthrough.
When the Reincarnation Eternal God reaches the Ninth Lifetime of perfection, one can directly冲击 the Legend realm.
After entering the time-array formation himself, he sat down cross-legged and took out that top-grade variant Tianyuan Immortal Jade.
This quality is typically used by Nine Heavens Sacred Immortals to cultivate to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
That is to say, it is a resource used from the Legend realm to the Eternal Life realm.
The special essence contained within, for his current realm, can be described as extremely vast.
Under normal circumstances, let alone a Divine Emperor realm Great Celestial, even cultivators in the Primordial Chaos Divine realm would not dare to refine top-grade variant Tianyuan Immortal Jade.
The Immortal Source Liquid inside, even a single drop, would generate an essence that could cause the physical body of a Primordial Chaos God to explode.
The physical body is a vessel for bearing power.
Therefore, Jun Wuxie is an exception.
His physical body strength is extremely high, so even top-grade variant Tianyuan Immortal Jade can be directly refined and used.
Of course, he was very cautious when refining it, only extracting a drop of Immortal Jade Source Liquid each time, afraid of not being able to withstand more.
A drop of Immortal Jade Source Liquid entered his body and dissolved, instantly generating an extremely vast special essence that surged along his meridians towards his limbs and bones, almost bursting his meridians to their limits.
His entire physical body suddenly became slightly swollen at this moment, and his entire person became two sizes larger.
Essence surged within his body, erupting with great momentum, like roaring oceans.
Jun Wuxie activated the Primordial Gold Body Art, began to refine the essence derived from the Immortal Jade Source Liquid, devoured it with his Fate Star into the World-Grinding Wheel, and finally transformed it into Life Blood Qi.
This resource is naturally not as good as a Realm-Breaking Divine Pill, nor is it as good as the special essence rewarded from killing邪魔 in the Secret Realm.
However, compared to conventional resources, its effect is much stronger, which can greatly shorten the cultivation process.
A Realm-Breaking Divine Pill only takes several dozen days to complete the accumulation of Blood Qi for one Celestial, and then break through the realm and step onto a new stage.
The speed of the Immortal Jade Source Liquid is several times slower, but it is also quite amazing.
It can complete the accumulation of one stage in over a hundred days.
Of course, this is also related to the body's ability to withstand and the speed of refinement.
People with weak physical bodies do not dare to refine so quickly, and it will take longer.
Even so, for cultivators in the world, this kind of thing is a rare treasure, a resource that cultivators dream of.
Furthermore, there are natural Dao patterns in the Immortal Source Liquid, which can enable cultivators to better comprehend the laws of the Great Dao and increase the success rate of breaking through realms.
For example, from Nine Heavens Sacred Immortal to Grand Luo Golden Immortal, it is not only the accumulation of True Qi, but also the breakthrough of Law comprehension, otherwise there is no way to break through the realm.
And these natural Dao patterns, it can increase the probability of success when breaking through Law comprehension.
It is precisely because of this that Tianyuan Immortal Jade makes people in the Positive Sun Immortal Realm unable to resist its temptation.
Some people may have been stagnant in their current realm for a very long time.
Originally, there was no hope of breaking through.
Now that they have Tianyuan Immortal Jade, they have hope of breaking through, how can it not make people crazy?
… …
While Jun Wuxie and the others were cultivating, the powerhouses of various forces were searching everywhere.
Many forces had already arrived on this island, standing for a long time in the places he had stayed, searching the entire island, but ultimately found nothing.
And in that city, the owner of the Treasure Stone Shop was reporting the situation to several seemingly young people.
The few people seemed young, but their eyes were deep, and the depths of their eyes seemed to be沉淀 with the passage of time.
Obviously, they were not young in age, but their bodies were already difficult to be affected by the years.
This is a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, equivalent to a powerhouse in the Eternal Life realm.
"So, that Dao Wufa is not a散修?"
"Reporting to Elder, very likely.
However, we do not know of such a person from any of the major forces.
He may come from some hidden, reclusive mysterious force.
Otherwise, how could he have such abilities?
His jade appraisal skills can simply be called a miracle. The two women beside him, although only in the Origin Immortal realm, have powerful physical bodies, and their bloodlines must be extremely terrifying.
Two Origin Immortals fighting more than a dozen Nine Heavens Sacred Immortals, killing most of them, with only a few managing to escape, is truly unbelievable!"
"Our Supreme Elder also died at the hands of those two women?"
A Grand Luo Golden Immortal powerhouse asked.
He had received news when he came that their Li family had a Supreme Elder participating in the pursuit of Dao Wufa.
"This… indeed, he failed to escape and was killed on the spot…"
The Treasure Stone Shop owner's expression was somewhat guilty when he spoke of this matter.
After all, he was also a Supreme Elder of the Li family, but his main responsibility in this secret land was to operate the stone shop.
He had gone at the time, but did not join the pursuit, but followed from a distance and witnessed the whole process.
His own family's Supreme Elder had died, but he did not take action to rescue him. Speaking of this matter in front of the Elders, he was worried that he would be blamed by them.
"You don't need to be uneasy. We don't mean to blame you.
That Dao Wufa's origins are mysterious, and his jade appraisal skills are superb.
This kind of person is of great use to us!
If we can win him over, the loss of a Supreme Elder is also worth it.
After all, everything must be based on利益.
If this person can work for us, then our Immortal Ancient Family, the Li family, will surely obtain immeasurable high-quality Tianyuan Immortal Jade, and the family's strength will advance by leaps and bounds in the coming period!
Hmm, you have been in contact with him, do you think you have the confidence to win him over?"
The Treasure Stone Shop owner shook his head upon hearing this, and said: "According to my observation, it is extremely difficult to win over this person.
He is definitely not someone who is willing to be subservient to others.
At the stone selection event, he confronted the Supreme Elder of the Xuanmen Immortal Sect, not giving him any face at all.
As for helping the Ziwei Daotu and Ziyun Immortal Palace select stones, it was because the Supreme Elders of the Ziwei Daotu and Ziyun Immortal Palace paid the Immortal Coins for him during the second round of stone selection.
He did this to repay a favor.
This person can only be befriended at most, and he may give some feedback.
But wanting him to come here and help us appraise Immortal Primal Stones, I am afraid it will be very difficult to do."
"It is also necessary to try if it is difficult, if it is really impossible at the end, then we can only use other means to make him submit!
This person, no matter what, must be obtained!
If you can't get it, you must destroy it!
Otherwise, once he helps the Ziwei Daotu and Ziyun Immortal Palace, it will be a huge trouble for us in the future!
If those two forces get a huge improvement in their upper-level combat power, we will inevitably be suppressed by them in the future, and the distribution of various resources will be reshuffled.
With the消长 of this, they will become stronger and stronger, and we will decline due to resource problems, which will have a profound impact!"
"Understood. It's just that it's too difficult to find him now.
If we can't meet him, how can we try to win him over?"
"Can't you think of a way?
If you don't know where Dao Wufa is, go find Ji Yuan or Yun Qingyang, and try to get Dao Wufa's news from them!
If they refuse to speak, secretly follow them!
With Dao Wufa's jade appraisal skills, Ji Yuan and Yun Qingyang will definitely meet him again.
They will definitely maintain a friendship with such a person, and will never be satisfied with a fleeting encounter!"
"Then this Treasure Stone Shop…"
"Close the stone shop, suspend business!
From now on, all the Immortal Primal Stones will be kept, otherwise, I don't know when another flawless or even perfect quality Tianyuan Immortal Jade will be sold!
When that Dao Wufa is willing to work for us, the Immortal Primal Stones with Tianyuan Immortal Jade
All will be selected, and the remaining waste stones will be taken out for sale!"
"Elder is wise, I will go and handle it."
… …
At the same time, in a certain mansion in the city, this is the stronghold of Ziwei Daotu in the city.
In the inner courtyard hall of the mansion, six men and women were sitting, all wearing purple Dao robes, and looked very young, but in their twenties.
At this time, a woman among the few people was blaming Ji Yuan, "How do you do things, how can you separate from him?
Now, all forces are looking for him.
Once he falls into the hands of those forces, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Out of personal affection, he selected stones for you, opening a flawless quality Tianyuan Immortal Jade, which is an favor to my Ziwei Daotu; in terms of overall interests, if he falls into the hands of other forces, he will inevitably help them to advance rapidly in strength in the coming period!
At that time, we will fall into a passive situation!
The Dao Lord asked us six to come here, just to make up our minds to protect him.
Such a genius must be befriended.
When he faces difficulties, we must never abandon him, and help him to the end, in order to establish a deep friendship with him, and the benefits to my Ziwei Daotu in the future will be unimaginable!"
"Elder, don't be angry first.
Little friend should have means to hide, and it is not so easy for people from various forces to find him.
A person like him, with such jade appraisal skills, it should not be impossible to escape the pursuit of various forces.
Elder, rest assured, he has our jade talisman on him.
Little friend said that he will contact me in the future."
Ji Yuan did not tell the truth, such as he did not say that Dao Wufa's physical body was strong enough to subvert his understanding, and did not say that Dao Wufa was going to the Ancient Mine Pit.
As for the jade talisman, he turned it around and said that Dao Wufa would contact him, rather than he would主动 contact him.
He worried that the elders would be too impatient and try to contact Dao Wufa directly.
By saying this, he was essentially telling the elders that his little friend didn't want to be disturbed and would contact him if needed, implying that they shouldn't actively reach out.
“Very well,”
the female elder sighed and said, “In this era, the frequency of rare resources appearing is much higher than in the past.
It's almost predictable that the struggles between forces will gradually shift from the shadows to the open.
Whether our Ziwei Dao Earth can maintain prosperity in this era, or even reach unprecedented heights, depends heavily on that little friend Dao Wufa.
With his help, everything will become much smoother and simpler, otherwise this path will be very difficult…”
“Elder speaks wisely,”
Ji Yuan said with a smile, but he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
The sect wanted little friend Dao Wufa's help, but what was the extent of that help?
If it was too much and little friend Dao Wufa refused, would the sect do something excessive?
Although the sect's style of doing things suggested they wouldn't, this matter concerned the sect's future prosperity, so everything became uncertain.
… …
Time passed day by day.
Various forces continued to search for Jun Wuxie's whereabouts, but they couldn't find a trace.
In the past few days, the owner of the Treasure Stone Workshop had repeatedly visited the Ziwei Dao Earth and Ziyun Immortal Palace's strongholds in the city.
But each time, he returned empty-handed.
How could Ji Yuan and Yun Qingyang not know what he was there for?
So, each time, they had people send him away, saying they were not in the residence.
The owner of the Treasure Stone Workshop was helpless and couldn't see anyone.
After several attempts, he realized that Ji Yuan and Yun Qingyang were deliberately avoiding him, having guessed his purpose.
It seemed this path was impassable.
Therefore, he stopped openly looking for Ji Yuan and instead hid in the shadows, constantly watching the Ziwei Dao Earth's residence.
“The Li family is truly persistent, actually plotting to monitor me in secret!”
Ji Yuan sneered.
He hadn't discovered the owner of the Treasure Stone Workshop, but several Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm elders of the sect had noticed it and told him.
… …
Deep in the mountains, within the valley on the lake island.
The Eight-Nine Profound Palace, transformed into a pebble, lay at the bottom of the stream, the clear water flowing gently, fish swimming around in schools, searching for food.
Inside the Eight-Nine Profound Palace, Jun Wuxie had been cultivating within the Time Rune Formation for over two hundred days.
During these two hundred days, he successfully broke through his realm using the special Immortal Essence Qi of the top-grade alien Heavenly Source Immortal Peridot.
From his previous Divine Sovereign Great Heavenly position, he stepped into the Extreme Heavenly position after a hundred days.
Yesterday, he had just broken through to the Absolute Heavenly position.
He was now accumulating power to step into the Divine Sovereign Extreme realm.
Chu Moli, this time using the Reincarnation Fruit, successfully comprehended a cycle of reincarnation and annihilation, finally breaking through the shackles and stepping into the Three Lifetimes Eternal God realm, greatly increasing her strength.
The improvement in the Reincarnation Eternal God domain raised the upper limit of her physical body, allowing her to consume the Vajra Divine Bone Supreme Pill again.
Chu Yudie herself had obtained the Reincarnation Dao Fruit of the Sand King, coupled with the effects of the Reincarnation Fruit, she also stepped into the Two Lifetimes Eternal God realm.
After seeing her breakthrough, Chu Moli gave her some of the Vajra Divine Bone Supreme Pills she had.
She had always been very fond of Chu Yudie.
Those few times, Chu Yudie had offended her because of Jun Shen, and although she was angry, she couldn't bear to truly discipline her.
They spent dozens of days more in the Time Rune Formation.
The Primal Chaos Incarnation hidden in the valley received a message from Ji Yuan.
Jun Wuxie sensed it, opened his eyes, and withdrew from cultivation.
Currently, he was still in the process of accumulating power for the Extreme realm, not yet at the critical point of impacting the Extreme realm.
Time was running out, he had to rush to the location Ji Yuan mentioned to meet up.
The matter of the Primordial Mine was currently more important than cultivation.
Otherwise, missing this opportunity would mean waiting another month.
Resolving the Primordial Mine matter as soon as possible would allow him to find the palace and obtain the Taiyin True Gold inside.
He walked out of the Time Rune Formation.
Chu Moli and Chu Yudie were still in cultivation.
He didn't wake them up and left the Eight-Nine Profound Palace alone.
This time, he had to blend into the Ziwei Dao Earth's mining team, so it was inconvenient to bring them out.
It wouldn't be too late to let them out once they entered the mine.
He collected the Primal Chaos Incarnation and the Eight-Nine Profound Palace, used the Minor Void Art to conceal himself, and quickly headed towards the location Ji Yuan mentioned.
It was a place called the Immortal Fate Mountain Range.
According to Ji Yuan, the Primordial Mine was inside the Immortal Fate Mountain Range.
The Immortal Fate Mountain Range was very far from here, requiring several days of travel.
After Jun Wuxie arrived here, he waited for about a day before Ji Yuan arrived with over a hundred disciples of the Ziwei Dao Earth.
These disciples of the Ziwei Dao Earth, both male and female, had anticipation and longing in their eyes, as well as apprehension.
Obviously, for them, this journey had an unknown fate, it was a gamble.
Winning would mean obtaining good resources and breaking through cultivation bottlenecks, losing would mean leaving their lives in the Primordial Mine.
“I didn't expect you to arrive before us,”
Ji Yuan greeted with a smile.
“I just arrived not long ago,”
Jun Wuxie had already transformed himself into an ordinary-looking person, with none of Dao Wufa's features.
“Supreme Elder, who is this?”
The disciples of the Ziwei Dao Earth were all very curious.
Who was this person, why did it seem like he had arranged to meet the Supreme Elder here?
“Let me introduce you, this is a Rune Master, haven't you met Master Wu yet?
When you get to the Primordial Mine, you must listen to Master Wu's arrangements on how to mine, so you might reduce your chances of being infected by the Fallen Immortal Curse!”
“Ah!”
The disciples of the Ziwei Dao Earth exclaimed in surprise, then their faces filled with joy.
They didn't expect the Supreme Elder to be able to find such a person.
Although it sounded a bit unbelievable, since the Supreme Elder had said so.
It seemed that this Master Wu, who looked very young, must have extraordinary abilities!
“Greetings, Master Wu!”
They stepped forward to pay their respects, this person was likely their savior, they had to maintain awe and not neglect him.
A person that the Supreme Elder valued so much, how could they, these small disciples, usually meet him?
“No need to be so polite.
Supreme Elder Ji Yuan, let's go.”
“Okay, but during the handover, in order not to attract the Li family's attention and cause trouble, please Master Wu change into our Ziwei Dao Earth's clothing, I'm sorry to trouble you to pretend to be an ordinary disciple of our Dao Earth.”
After Ji Yuan finished speaking, he handed over a set of clothes.
Jun Wuxie nodded and immediately changed into the clothes.
Afterwards, under Ji Yuan's leadership, they headed towards the interior of the Immortal Fate Mountain Range.
After traversing countless mountains, they gradually approached the depths of the mountain range.
Along the way, the environment within the mountain range was somewhat strange.
It was too quiet, without any sound.
The vegetation in the mountains was lush, but there was no sign of birds or beasts.
This place was like a land where life had disappeared, walking in the mountains and forests, one couldn't help but feel a sense of inexplicable eeriness.
The Primordial Mine was located in a basin deep within the mountains.
Here, it was surrounded by large mountain ranges.
The entrance to the mine was located under a large mountain range, at the base of the mountain.
Near the mine entrance, there were piles of earth and rocks that had been transported out from the inside when mining Immortal Origin Stones, covering a large area.
When they arrived here, the Li family had already come out of the mine and were standing at the mine entrance waiting for the handover.
The disciples of the Li family were all dirty, covered in dust, and looked very embarrassed.
Each force would send more than a hundred disciples into the mine, but the Li family had only thirty or so disciples left.
It could be imagined that most of the others had died in the process of mining Immortal Origin Stones.
When the disciples of the Ziwei Dao Earth saw this scene, their hearts sank, and they became even more apprehensive.
“Fellow Daoist has arrived, the mining rights for this mine for the next month will be handed over to your Ziwei Dao Earth.
Well, we have marked some places inside where the power of the Dormant Immortal Curse is lurking.”
A Nine Heavens Holy Immortal realm expert from the Li family stepped forward to exchange mine information with Ji Yuan and transfer the mining rights.
