The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

The flying boat, a magical artifact specifically designed for travel, was extremely fast and left the territory of the Hidden Moon Sect in just a few days.

After another two days, they arrived at a desolate area in the Yue Kingdom.

Following the coordinates of the ore vein, Lu Yao quickly arrived at a canyon.

As Lu Yao arrived, several streaks of light flew into the canyon, clearly there to welcome them.

"I am Lu Yao of the Hidden Moon Sect. Greetings, fellow Daoists."

Lu Yao took off from the flying boat and arrived in front of the four Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Judging from their clothing, these four people are from Spirit Beast Mountain, Qingxu Sect, Yellow Maple Valley, and Tianque Fortress, respectively.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Giant Sword Sect and the Blade Transformation Dock haven't come out yet, which means they haven't arrived.

"Brother Lu has finally arrived. I am Lü Tianmeng from Spirit Beast Mountain. These three are Fellow Daoist Shui Xuan from Qingxu Sect, Fellow Daoist Yu Kun from Huangfeng Valley, and Fellow Daoist Li Qin from Tianque Fortress."

"Fellow Daoist Lu must be tired from your journey. Please rest in the valley for a while. We can discuss the mineral vein after the other two fellow Daoists arrive."

Lu Tianmeng was dressed in brightly colored clothes embroidered with various birds and beasts, clearly a characteristic of his sect.

Lu Yao then piloted the flying boat into the valley.

After setting down the ten Qi Refining disciples, he sent them to set up temporary cave dwellings while he went to find Lü Tianmeng.

"Fellow Daoist Lü, what is the current status of this mine?"

Lu Yao approached Lü Tianmeng and asked a question.

Lu Tianmeng and his group arrived earlier, so they should know more about the situation here than Lu Yao.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, ever since the news spread that this mine could produce mid-grade spirit stones, it has attracted the covetous eyes of many rogue cultivators.”

“Just a few days ago, three other fellow Daoists and I dealt with a group of rogue cultivators who wanted to sneak in. We even set up a large array to warn them.”

Lu Tianmeng was a burly man with stubble, and he spoke quite boldly, immediately informing Lu Yao of the recent situation.

Are there any Foundation Establishment cultivators?

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask.

Whether or not Foundation Establishment cultivators are involved is another matter. If there are too many Foundation Establishment cultivators attacking, even if they are from major sects, they may not be able to stop them.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Lu, don't worry. So far, they are all minor Qi Refining cultivators and will not amount to anything."

Lu Tianmeng thought that Lu Yao was afraid because of his low cultivation level, and he couldn't help but look down on Lu Yao a little.

Lu Yao's cultivation level was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, while Lu Tianmeng was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, so he naturally looked down on Lu Yao.

If it weren't for Lu Yao's identity as a member of the Hidden Moon Sect, Lü Tianmeng wouldn't have paid any attention to him.

"With Fellow Daoist Lü here, there shouldn't be any problems."

Lu Yao chuckled lightly and gave Lü Tianmeng a flattering remark in a lukewarm manner.

Afterwards, Lu Yao returned to his temporary cave dwelling on the mine and began to think about how to find the ancient teleportation array.

Within a day, the flying boats of the Giant Sword Sect and the Blade Transformation Dock arrived in the canyon, and Lü Tianmeng immediately summoned the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the seven major sects together.

"Fellow Daoists, this is Fellow Daoist Mo Han from the Giant Sword Sect and Fellow Daoist Zhang Qian from the Blade Transformation Dock."

"These four fellow Daoists are Fellow Daoist Lu Yao from the Hidden Moon Sect, and..."

Only Lü Tianmeng is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator here; the other five sects are all mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Lu Yao has the lowest cultivation level, only at the early-stage Foundation Establishment stage.

"Let's not waste any more time. Everyone, let's discuss how to mine this vein."

Lu Tianmeng waved his hand and said to the six people with a smile.

"What's there to say? This vein is so big, we can each choose a direction to mine it."

Mo Han of the Giant Sword Sect, carrying a large sword on his back, spoke in a low, booming voice.

"I think it's a good idea. We can each take charge of our own mine, which will be more convenient."

Shui Xuan of the Qingxu Sect also chimed in in agreement.

"Since no one has any objections, let's do as Fellow Daoist Mo Han said. We will each open our own mines and be responsible for the spirit stones we extract."

"However, there is one condition: if any foreign enemy invades, all of us must go. I'm sure you all understand this, so I won't go into details."

Lu Tianmeng nodded. Opening their own mines was indeed a good idea and could avoid disputes.

After agreeing on the matter of opening the mine, Lu Yao and his group went to the nearby market to recruit freelance miners.

The canyon cannot accommodate too many people, so each faction can only recruit three or four people. Any more than that would make it crowded and reduce mining efficiency.

Soon Lu Yao and his group arrived at the market and began recruiting miners.

Since independent cultivators wouldn't work for free, Lu Yao set a salary of five low-grade spirit stones for half a year.

Since the profits from the first six months belong to him, Lu Yao also wants to recruit as many people as possible.

However, Lu Yao underestimated the desire of rogue cultivators for spirit stones. People came to register in an endless stream, and long queues had already formed.

In less than half a day, Lu Yao had recruited forty Qi Refining rogue cultivators.

After Lu Yao brought the people back to the canyon in a flying boat, he handed them over to the Qi Refining disciples of the sect for management and taught them basic mining knowledge.

That's right, mining isn't just about randomly digging with tools; there are techniques involved.

The pre-job training was naturally handled by the Qi Refining disciples, so Lu Yao didn't need to worry about it. What he needed to think about now was how to find the direction of the ancient teleportation array in the mine.

If you dig in the wrong direction, it will be troublesome to find this ancient teleportation array.

"In the original story, the ancient teleportation array was already built long ago, and there are also monsters in the ancient mine. This means that the ancient teleportation array should be inside the already excavated mine."

Lu Yao pondered to himself, beginning to recall the details of the ancient teleportation array from the original story.

There is a mining tunnel that has already been opened in the canyon, but after a survey by experts, it was estimated that most of the spirit stone production of this tunnel has been mined out, so it is planned to abandon it and open a new tunnel.

Therefore, if Lu Yao wants to find the ancient teleportation array, he must connect to the original mine tunnel.

The original underground mine tunnels were rugged and complex, and there were even monsters lurking around, which was very dangerous for rogue cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, so Lu Yao had to make preparations in advance.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators from the seven major sects met again, each choosing a direction to begin digging.

Lu Yao chose the north direction of the canyon, where there were existing mine shafts, so there was a high chance that he would dig into a mine shaft that had already been mined.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, the output of spirit stones in this direction is not high. It's not too late to change direction now."

Lu Tianmeng approached Lu Yao with a smile, somewhat puzzled by Lu Yao's choice.

"Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Lü. I am new to divination, and this method was carefully calculated by me."

Lu Yao smiled and made up a reason.

"Pfft! What are you, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, doing learning divination techniques? That's hilarious."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qian from Huadaowu couldn't help but laugh out loud, looking at Lu Yao with a mocking expression.

The divination methods of the mortal world are completely beyond the reach of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and even Core Formation cultivators lack this ability. Nascent Soul cultivators, however, might be able to learn a little bit about them.