My Fairy Raising Game

"Disciple Shen Yu greets Martial Uncle Gu Hongzi."

Shen Yu bowed respectfully.

This Gu Hongzi is the steward sent by the Jade Toad Palace to guard Qionglao Mountain. His cultivation has reached the Golden Core realm. In terms of seniority, he is equivalent to Shen Yu's aunt Yang Lan, and he also has some friendship with Yang Lan.

"Nephew Shen, there's no need for such formalities."

Upon seeing Shen Yu, Gu Hongzi smiled.

"Junior Sister Yang already wrote to me before, saying that you came here intending to use the Geng metal essence in the mine of Qionglao Mountain to cultivate a spell. This is a small matter. I will have my disciple take you there later."

"Then thank you very much, Uncle-Master."

"You're too kind, junior sister. In this respect, you're quite different from junior sister Yang."

Gu Hongzi smiled, seemingly implying something. Clearly, Shen Yu's quiet waiting outside for half an hour had not escaped his notice.

"My aunt is decisive and efficient in her actions, which is far beyond what I can do as well as she does."

Shen Yu said apologetically, as it involved his elders, he naturally couldn't say much.

However, this time he came to Qionglao Mountain thanks to his aunt Yang Lan. Otherwise, as a mere outer disciple, he wouldn't have had the face to enter the mine to cultivate supernatural powers.

After all, strictly speaking, this is essentially exploiting the sect.

Although there are quite a few people who do this, it is not allowed on the surface.

That's just how some things are.

It weighs less than four ounces without being weighed, but if it is, it can easily weigh a thousand pounds!

Fortunately, for powerful figures, such trivial matters can be resolved with just a word.

Therefore, after Shen Yu sought help from his aunt, the matter was easily resolved.

With the approval and help of Gu Hongzi, a Golden Core cultivator, even if they investigate later, they can only find out that Shen Yu came to Qionglao Mountain specifically to deliver a message for his elder Yang Lan.

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Before long, a young cultivator named Li Mingyang entered the main hall.

The young cultivator was rather serious. After a brief exchange, he led Shen Yu to the mine.

"Junior Brother Shen, come with me."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, senior brother."

Before long, the two arrived at a cave.

Near the cave, some filthy miners carried baskets on their backs, going in and out.

They busied themselves dumping the excavated ore aside, weighing it, and having it registered.

The arrival of Shen Yu and his companion drew the attention of several handyman disciples who were guarding the area. They greeted them with beaming smiles.

"Senior Brother Li, what brings you here?"

"Yes, Senior Brother, if there's anything you need, just let me know. This place is dirty and messy, with too much foul air; it might taint your noble body."

As they spoke, they glanced at Shen Yu and saw that he had the identity token of an outer disciple hanging from his waist, was dressed in luxurious clothes, and had a rather profound aura. They all looked respectful and addressed him as "Senior Brother."

"It's alright, you guys go about your business."

Li Mingyang gave a few perfunctory replies and then led Shen Yu into the cave. "Junior Brother Shen, this cave connects to several nearby mines. It's a maze of passages and contains a lot of copper essence and black iron ore. It should meet your requirements."

"Thank you for your trouble, senior brother."

Shen Yu looked grateful and then stuffed a bulging cloth bag into Li Mingyang's arms: "It's just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you won't refuse, Senior Brother."

"Junior Brother Shen, what you've done..."

Li Mingyang's heart skipped a beat when he weighed the contents; there were indeed quite a few spirit stones inside.

Although he was willing to accept it, he looked somewhat embarrassed: "I can't accept something for nothing, how can I?"

Despite saying that, he held the cloth bag tightly in his hand.

"Senior brother, please accept it!"

Shen Yu smiled, giving the other party a way out: "For the next month or so, I need to focus on my cultivation here, and I'll have to trouble you to take care of me. How can that not be considered accepting a reward without having done anything for me?"

"Oh, junior brother, you're too kind... Fine, then I'll accept it without hesitation."

Li Mingyang, abandoning his previous cold and businesslike attitude, smiled broadly and said, "Junior brother, don't worry. I'll go and give the instructions in a bit. No one will bother you. Just tell them if you need anything."

"Thank you, senior brother. I will certainly offer you more after this matter is over."

"Haha, how could I possibly accept that?"

Li Mingyang couldn't stop smiling, but he felt a little guilty, so he took the initiative to tell Shen Yu about some of the situations in the mine.

"By the way, there are some things you might not know, junior brother. Sometimes you encounter special situations deep inside the mine, such as..."

He told Shen Yu about all the dangerous situations they encountered in the mine.

Poisonous gases underground, or the discovery of terrifying monsters, or even encounters with evil creatures—these situations are not common, but it is still necessary to know how to deal with and avoid them.

After saying this, Li Mingyang took his leave.

"Wealth can move mountains, and these spirit stones can even connect with immortals..."

Shen Yu shook his head and drifted alone into the depths of the mine.

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Ding Ding Ding!Ding Ding Ding!

Deep inside the mine, the sound of picks striking rocks rose and fell, never ceasing.

At this moment, Shen Yu was in a remote mine.

"This must be the copper concentrate."

He ignored the hammering sounds coming from other nearby mines, holding a moonstone in his hand and using its light to examine the stone wall in front of him.

The stone wall is dark gray in color and hard in texture, with several pieces of yellowish-gray ore embedded on it.

Shen Yu flicked his finger, and a wisp of crystal-clear and sharp Ice Soul Blade light flew out, landing on the ore with a crisp "ding" sound. Sparks flew, leaving a shallow white mark on the surface.

"Even my Ice Soul Yuan Blade could only leave a trace, so the purity of this copper ore is quite high."

Shen Yu was quite satisfied.

The higher the purity of these spiritual ores, the more beneficial they will be for his cultivation of supernatural powers.

Next, Shen Yu conjured another Ice Soul Longsword and dug several pieces of copper ore off the stone wall.

These stone walls, having been permeated by spiritual energy and the essence of metals for many years, are as hard as ordinary pig iron, and some are even simply ordinary copper and iron ore. Fortunately, the blade light condensed by Shen Yu's supernatural power can cut through iron like mud, and under the blade light, they are not much stronger than tofu.

Shen Yu sat cross-legged, placed his hand on a piece of copper concentrate, and began to circulate the method recorded in the "Nine Revolutions Gengjin Sword Technique".

He had already studied the early stages of this sword technique many times and knew it by heart.

Before long, wisps of the essence of metal were absorbed into Shen Yu's body from the copper ore.

These strands of metal essence are finer than a strand of hair, pale yellow in color, with a hint of silver, and exude a cold and sharp aura.

Wherever it passed, Shen Yu felt a faint stinging sensation in his meridians and flesh.

However, he had a solid foundation, and his bones and muscles possessed certain innate sword bone characteristics. Therefore, although these metal essences were very harmful to his flesh and blood, once they entered his body, they could only have a negligible effect on him.

As for the damage, there was none whatsoever.

"Looks like I guessed right."

Shen Yu felt somewhat fortunate: "The solid foundation given to me by the Mingyu Spirit Body and the innate sword bone is enough to prevent me from being affected by the flaws of the Nine Revolutions Gengjin Sword Technique."

Next, Shen Yu concentrated and began to cultivate with focused attention.

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