Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

After staying in Lingxu Sect for seven days, Gu Chi and others were finally sent to Xuanyuan Immortal Palace after being examined over and over again.

From a long distance away, people from Lingxu Sect descended from the clouds and walked forward on foot with hundreds of people.

"Fuck..."

Gu Chi exclaimed in surprise. Just in front of him, there were clouds and mist, and the majestic and towering sacred mountains were not located on the ground, but were suspended in the sky!

Each mountain is majestic, surrounded by fairy clouds and mist, as if it has existed since the beginning of the world, exuding a majestic charm.

"You're just a country bumpkin who's never seen the world." A young cultivator glanced at her and said, "This is just the tip of the iceberg of Xuanyuan Immortal Palace. Deep within, it's even more mysterious and magnificent! It's said there are all kinds of ancient temples and palaces, and even a divine city that stands in the clouds and never falls!"

Hundreds of mortals had never seen such a scene before. They were all stunned and shouted that it was a fairyland. Some of them even knelt down and kowtowed.

In front, light and shadow flashed, and several figures appeared in front of us in an instant.

Led by a middle-aged man, several young men and women followed behind.

The people from Lingxu Sect hurried forward to greet them, but the middle-aged man waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to be so polite.

A dazzling light rose up, completely covering hundreds of people including Gu Chi and the big black dog. They could feel a strange wave sweeping through them like ripples on water. It took a full half a minute for the light to fade away.

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "No problem, there is no cultivation."

Hearing him say this, Gu Chi and the big black dog looked at each other and both breathed a sigh of relief.

She was originally worried that the clues would be discovered, but she didn't expect that the big black dog's restriction seal was so powerful that it could even deceive the great monks in the Jindan stage.

The middle-aged man waved his sleeves, and the world in his sleeves took in hundreds of people.

Many people screamed. It was hard not to be scared by this method.

But soon they saw the light of day again, appearing on a huge island suspended in the clouds, surrounded by mist and rolling clouds.

You can vaguely see many mountains floating in the distance, majestic and beautiful, very magnificent.

"Is this the ancient Taoist tradition passed down from ancient times? We have only seen a small part of it, but it is already so grand and magnificent..." Gu Chi was shocked. Just the tip of the iceberg had already crushed their Heming Sect in all aspects. There was no comparison at all.

She now really wanted to see how magnificent the temples and immortal palaces were in the depths of the Xuanyuan Immortal Palace, and she also wanted to see how majestic the eternal divine city was.

But it was just something she could think about. She was now just a humble "mortal" who would be sent to the northern border to mine spiritual mines.

Suddenly, the ground trembled slightly, and mysterious and complex array patterns quickly intertwined under their feet.

Before everyone could think about it, hundreds of mortals, including Gu Chi and the big black dog, were taken away by the middle-aged man and disappeared on the spot.

When they appeared again, the scenery before them had changed greatly.

"Have you reached the North?"

Everyone was nervous and expectant.

Gu Chi and the big black dog were also observing their surroundings curiously. The scene before them was completely different from what they had imagined.

What meets the eye is a desolate, reddish-brown earth, a bleak and barren scene. Not even a blade of grass can be seen. Only some bare rocky cliffs dot the horizon.

"Is this the Northland? Isn't it said that there is gold and jade everywhere? How can it be like this?"

"Forget about people, there's not even a blade of grass to be seen. What kind of a hellish place is this?"

"You want me to work mining in this godforsaken place for twenty years? What a joke!"

At this moment, everyone realized that they had been deceived. Some were angry and dissatisfied, while others were worried.

The middle-aged man from Xuanyuan Immortal Palace frowned slightly and said, "Didn't the sects that sent you to Xuanyuan Immortal Palace tell you what the Northern Territory is like?"

“Yes, but this place is completely different from what they said!”

"The North is just like this." The middle-aged man said calmly.

The North is full of spiritual mines, but idioms like "a place of great spiritual beauty" and "a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery" have nothing to do with the North. It is not wrong to say that it is a place where no one lives.

Because the North is rich in spiritual stones, the people here don't have to worry about food and clothing. However, it is also because of the spiritual stones that bloody conflicts often occur, causing the people in the North to be fierce and unruly.

Therefore, when major forces dig for spiritual mines, they basically bring people from other places and rarely consider hiring local people.

Spirit stones are as precious to cultivators as gold and silver are to mortals, so they are also called "gold essence copper coins".

In addition to being rich in spirit stones and having tough people, the North is most famous for its bandits.

The Jiuli Dynasty did not have strong control over the northern border, which led to the proliferation of a large number of lawless bandits and robbers in this area, which were difficult to eradicate.

Generally speaking, the North is a chaotic place.

As long as your fist is hard enough and the knife in your hand is sharp enough, you can get everything you want in the North, and no one will care if you become the king.

The middle-aged man from Xuanyuan Immortal Palace walked forward, leaving a trail of footprints on the reddish-brown ground, and the sound of wind and thunder came to his ears.

Suddenly, his figure disappeared in front of him, and the earth shook. The mountains and rivers seemed to be rapidly retreating. Hundreds of people swayed, and many fell to the ground with panic on their faces.

Not long after, the surrounding scenery changed again. Many stone houses made of rocks appeared on the vast land, and there were also many mortals who had no realm of cultivation like them.

Gu Chi keenly noticed that this area was engraved with profound array patterns, condensing the power of mountains, rivers and land.

This must be the spirit stone mining area occupied by Xuanyuan Immortal Palace in the northern border. These array patterns not only protect the mortals responsible for mining here, but also prevent anyone from escaping.

Whether these people like it or not, now that they have arrived in the North, they have no other choice and need to mine here for twenty years before they can leave.

This mining area can accommodate more than thousands of people, but there is no need to worry about accommodation, food and other issues. The people from Xuanyuan Immortal Palace will arrange everything.

As for the middle-aged man, he left directly after sending them here.

Because they had just arrived, Gu Chi and Da Heigou were not assigned to work directly, but were asked to familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment first.

In the process, she also learned more about the North.

In the northern border, there are fourteen most famous thieves, each leading a group of strong men. Even the transcendent forces like Xuanyuan Immortal Palace are wary of them and are unwilling to provoke them easily.