Mortal Transformation into Immortal

This is the spirit of the mine in the Blackfish Mine.

After tumbling through the air a few times, the blackfish crashed heavily to the ground.

However, the imagined scene of mountains collapsing and the earth splitting apart did not occur. The black fish, being a spirit, burrowed directly into the ground after landing.

The wailing sounds kept coming from underground.

The blackfish darted through the mine veins, leaping up from another spot, tormented by illness and unable to find peace.

After watching for a while, Yu Ling closed the door and continued cultivating inside the room.

"clang!"

After an unknown amount of time, a deep, resonant bell rang out.

Yu Ling opened her eyes.

The bell rang, signaling it was time to go down into the mine.

"Bang bang bang".

A loud knocking came at the door, followed by an impatient shout: "Kid, what are you doing hiding in the house? Hurry up and come down to the mine with me!"

"Senior Li, I'm coming right now."

Yu Ling quickly grabbed her things and went outside.

It was the female disciple who arranged for him to be trained in the mission.

"You're dawdling," Li San said, clearly dissatisfied.

"Come with me."

He turned and walked into the wilderness ahead.

Yu Ling followed behind him.

Looking around, I saw all the miners emerging from the residential area like ants, each carrying a shovel, heading towards the wilderness.

The entire residential area is located in the middle of the mine, and the surrounding area is the mine area, which is about 20 to 30 miles away.

The crowd included men, women, young and old.

Yu Ling followed closely behind Li San, who remained silent and hurried on.

"You go in from here."

Before long, the two arrived at the entrance of a mine.

"Yes, senior."

Yu Ling followed him inside.

The entrance to the mine is quite large, but it gets narrower and darker as you go further in.

But gradually, soft light began to shine through the mine.

There are some luminous plants growing in the passageway. Although the light is not strong enough, the path is still clearly visible.

"Young man, what kind of menial job do you do at the Ziyang Sect?"

Li San slowed his pace and began to speak to him.

"Senior, I am a herb gatherer," Yu Ling replied.

"The herb-gathering errand boy, I've heard that's the hardest job." Li San turned around and looked at him.

"It was a bit tough, but I learned about many medicinal herbs. This experience will be very useful after I leave the Ziyang Sect."

"That makes sense," Li San agreed.

"Hey kid, how old are you this year?"

Sixteen years old.

"Sixteen years old, not young anymore. Do you have a girl you like?" Li San teased him.

Yu Ling shook her head.

"It's definitely true, but they won't admit it."

"Senior is too kind. The opportunity to become an immortal is rare. It is important to focus on cultivation."

"Your parents are just ordinary people, right?" Li San asked again.

"Um."

"That's right. Don't just focus on cultivation. Be careful not to cultivate yourself into a fool. The world is vast and life is long. You should experience more interesting things. If I were you, after leaving the Ziyang Sect, I would find a small mortal town to live in, marry a few beautiful wives and concubines, and enjoy life happily. Cultivation is too painful. Look at me, I have nothing after all. Kid, listen to your uncle. Enjoying life is the most important thing. There is no future for us ordinary people to cultivate immortality."

Li San spoke to him earnestly.

"You're right, senior," Yu Ling agreed.

"That's right, I regret it so much now."

The two walked deeper into the passage.

Other passages gradually appeared around, like the blood vessels of the mineral vein, leading in all directions.

The cultivators who entered gradually disappeared into the various passages.

"Is this the eerie death aura emanating from the mineral spirits?" The deeper Yu Ling went, the more she sensed strange things in the air, similar to spiritual energy, but exuding a decaying and old aura.

Moreover, this aura can sense living things and specifically seeks to penetrate the body.

"Come on, I'll teach you how to dig out insect buds."

Li San quickened his pace.

"Okay, senior."

Yu Ling followed closely behind him.

"What is that?"

Suddenly, Yu Ling saw a strange creature clinging to the cave wall ahead, resembling a spider, but it disappeared after emitting a wisp of gray smoke upon seeing them.

Then, in the blink of an eye, the creature reappeared behind him, but this time in the form of a gecko.

Li San said dismissively, "That's just a mature parasite from the mine. It's unpredictable, but it has no offensive capabilities. Don't worry about it. The official disciples of the Ziyang Sect will handle it. Our magic power is sealed, so we can't do anything about it."

"Those are things that have undergone budding."

Yu Ling glanced back and saw the parasite clinging to the cave wall, sucking on something.

This kind of thing can only be removed using special methods.

The two continued walking inside.

But as they rounded a corner, Yu Ling suddenly realized that Li San had disappeared.

Where are they?

Yu Ling hurriedly went to check the other entrances, but couldn't find any trace of Li San.

"senior."

"senior..."

He shouted loudly, his voice echoing through the cave, but no one answered.

Where did they go?

Yu Ling frowned, stopped in her tracks, and instantly became alert.

He turned around and walked back the way he came.

"Strange, even the road has changed."

He hadn't walked far when he stopped because the path had changed. He clearly remembered that the passage he had come from was wide enough for two people to walk side by side, but now it could barely accommodate one person.

"What's going on?"

Yu Ling felt a little flustered, with the illusion that she was about to be squeezed by the passage.

"Senior Li."

He continued to shout, but there was still no response.

A feeling of unease lingered in my heart.

"It's back to normal."

When he looked ahead again, the narrow passage had widened a bit.

Yu Ling continued walking forward.

Before long, the view suddenly opened up.

He arrived at a huge cave, surrounded by deep, dark entrances.

"Calm down, calm down."

The place was deserted and eerily silent, which only intensified his unease.

Yu Ling clenched her fists, trying hard not to panic.

"I think I'm lost. My senior sister said that if you get lost, you should keep going uphill."

He gripped the shovel tightly, looked at a passage that seemed to lead upwards, and headed towards it.

I never expected to encounter this situation on my first time going down into the mine.

Something's not right.

After walking uphill for a short while, Yu Ling stopped again because she felt something was wrong with her body.

I'm climbing higher, but I don't feel tired. This doesn't make sense. Even if my physical condition has improved, I shouldn't feel this relaxed. It doesn't feel like I'm going up; it feels like I'm going down.

"What kind of hell is this place?"

A strong sense of unease gradually began to envelop him; he felt as if he were trapped in a maze.

He thought he would go back the way he came, but as he walked, he found that the road had changed again.

There was originally no passage, but as I walked back, I saw different passages appearing on both sides.

"Try this way."

Yu Ling wandered around inside like a headless fly.