Infiltrating the world of cultivation

Not long after the dynasty left, a figure in blue appeared here.

If the dynasty were here, it would surely notice that the newcomer and the slain cultivator were wearing the same clothes.

"We finally got to see him travel alone, but someone beat us to it. Who else is eyeing the sword control technique?" Zhang Wan frowned and pondered as he looked at the scorched earth.

This is the work of immortals; how could a mortal possess such flames?

Zhang Wan, a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining, had long coveted the Sword Control Technique. Today, upon learning that the murdered cultivator had gone out on a mission alone, he set his sights on him and followed him. However, he never expected that someone else would beat him to it.

Wang Chao maneuvered the flying wing and sped towards the direction of the golden-armored general. As he approached, he placed the flying wing and all the spoils of war into his storage chip.

The storage chips, which had some gaps before, were suddenly full again.

Before long, a group of Chu soldiers on horseback passed by the place where the dynasty was located. After punching and kicking him, they tied him up.

Wang Chao grimaced in pain. He was only human, so of course it hurt when he was hit, but he endured it for the sake of his undercover mission.

The Nanshan Immortal Mine is a crucial clue; if it's lost, finding it again in the future will be extremely difficult.

Nearly a hundred people were initially sent to mine, but now only about sixty remain. Wang Chao looked around and saw that Li Hu was not in the group; it seemed he had escaped.

After I complete my mission, I will definitely go to Wei to enjoy myself. At that time, Li Hu should also become emperor, right?

The group rested on the spot, and around noon, they escorted nearly a hundred more prisoners of war, bringing the total to 150, who were to be taken to the Nanshan Immortal Mine.

This should not be the first batch of prisoners of war to go to the Nanshan Immortal Mine, so the Nanshan Immortal Mine must be quite large.

After the prisoners of war were brought to their destination, the golden-armored general did not rush to order an advance. After waiting for another hour, an immortal dressed in a blue Taoist robe arrived.

The Taoist robes were identical to those of the cultivator who had been killed, suggesting they belonged to the same sect.

They continued on their journey without any further setbacks, and finally arrived at a cliff edge, where Zhang Wan cast a talisman.

The talisman rose into the air with a whoosh, and the surrounding air began to ripple.

Centered on the talisman, a canyon comes into view. The original cliffs have disappeared, replaced by a huge canyon.

This is a huge canyon, arranged in a grid pattern. At the intersection of the grid are dense clusters of buildings, but only the buildings on the west side are made of brick and stone; the rest are mostly thatched huts, extremely simple.

"Junior Brother Liu, isn't this mine the earliest developed area? Logically speaking, it should be the safest place. How come there are so many missing people? Did you do something reckless?" Zhang Wan lashed out at the green-robed disciple with a full beard.

"Senior Brother Zhang Wan, you are unaware of the truth. Yang the Skinflint from Mine No. 3, for some reason, caused half of the mine to collapse a few days ago, killing many people, including several outer disciples."

He was afraid of being blamed by the sect, so he took some from me and some from Old Li. Now there are still over a hundred vacancies. To be honest, I won't take any of the batch you sent; I'll send them all to Yang the Skinflint."

With a bitter expression, Liu Yang calmly handed a bag to Zhang Wan.

Zhang Wan used his spiritual sense to probe, and wow, there were fifty low-grade spirit stones piled up in his storage bag. This was quite a sum of money for him.

Being a mine supervisor is indeed a lucrative job; no wonder so many outer disciples would fight tooth and nail to come to this miserable place.

"Don't worry, Junior Brother Liu, I'm only responsible for delivering the person. If the higher-ups ask, I'll just say everything is fine." Zhang Wan was overjoyed to receive a sum of spirit stones.

Of the 150 people, 100 were taken to Mine Area No. 3, and Wang Chao was one of those 100.

Mining Area No. 3 is also a large valley, opposite Mining Area No. 1.

The manager of Mine Area No. 3 was very similar to Liu Yang's description of Mine Area No. 1. He had a sharp and mean face, and his eyes were narrowed as he looked everyone up and down.

Seemingly realizing there was nothing of value to be gained from the crowd, he waved his sleeve and conjured a blueprint out of thin air.

"This is a distribution map of the residential areas in the No. 3 mining area. Circles indicate that people live there, and crosses indicate that there are empty rooms that can be lived in."

To choose a house, you need to hand over three low-grade spirit stones, which are the crystal jade stones you mined in the mine.

Since you are unable to hand over the spirit stones now, you can pay on credit for now and make up the difference later.

You must mine three spirit stones daily. If you can't deliver the required amount, ask the old miners here what the consequences will be.

Yang Yuanbao sneered, but he was just trying to scare everyone. A few days ago, the mine collapsed and a large number of experienced miners died. The situation is still unstable and there can be no more losses, otherwise this lucrative job may change hands.

The crowd began scrambling to grab the blueprints. Although they didn't understand the workings of the mine, everyone knew that the closer they were to the mine shaft, the more time they would save.

The areas near the mine shafts were all occupied by veteran miners, but the remaining areas varied in distance. Wang Chao originally wanted to find a good spot, but unfortunately, he was too slow.

Close to the mine shaft were thatched huts, while further away were brick and stone buildings. Only a few thatched huts remained, and they weren't close to the mine shaft, so Wang Chao simply chose a brick and stone building.

The reason for choosing a brick and stone house is twofold: firstly, it offers more space, and secondly, it keeps the house away from crowds, reducing potential troubles. After all, many devices within the Dynasty's storage chip are not convenient to disclose.

When the Slovak expedition arrived at Qiling Star, they caused quite a stir. These lower-level people may not have known the reasons behind it, but those in power, once they discovered the equipment used by the dynasty, would naturally associate it with the Slovaks.

The Slovaks wanted to conquer the people of Qiling Star, and the people of Qiling Star also wanted to conquer the Slovaks. Both were extremely powerful civilizations, and when they discovered civilizations outside of themselves, invasion became an unavoidable choice.

Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts. Letting them grow unchecked will only raise a tiger that will eventually cause trouble.

As for the problem of the distance from his residence being too far and the inconvenience of traveling back and forth, Wang Chao didn't care at all. At worst, he could just sleep in the mine tunnel. He had even slept next to the dry toilet during his previous training trips, so what was the mine tunnel compared to that?

If the old miners here knew about this idea, they would surely laugh at the dynasty's ignorance, and no one would dare to spend the night in the mine tunnels.

You never know when a mine collapse might happen while you're fast asleep. After all, there was a mine collapse a few days ago that killed not only ordinary people, but even immortals.