Mortal Transformation into Immortal

"Thank you, Uncle Yang."

Yu Ling did not continue to refuse. After thanking him, she put the insect sprout into the bag.

The two didn't talk much for the rest of the time.

One person was digging in front, while the other was responsible for moving the stones to the back.

Half an hour later.

The passage was cleared, and they found themselves in a wide passageway outside.

"Finally out."

Yu Ling breathed a long sigh of relief.

Recalling that feeling of being trapped inside and unable to get out, I still feel lingering fear.

"The passages in the mine are interconnected and very dense. To get out, just keep going up. This blackfish mine has thousands of entrances and exits. It usually takes no more than fifteen minutes to get to the surface." Yang Yun walked out of the cave carrying an iron pickaxe.

"Uncle Yang, thank you so much."

Yu Ling expressed his gratitude.

Be careful.

Yang Yun didn't say much and walked deeper into the mine.

Why would he help me?

Yu Ling watched his retreating figure, muttering to herself, unable to understand.

"Go find the worm buds."

Yu Ling turned around and walked into another passage.

The veins of the mine have many channels, like blood vessels. These are the pathways for the flow of spiritual energy. The spirit of the mine absorbs the spiritual energy and nurtures special ores. The Ziyang Sect uses these ores to assist its disciples in cultivation, alchemy, weapon crafting, and talisman making.

After leaving that illusory land, the clanging sound of cultivators digging stones could be heard in every passage.

"Although I was tricked, it's better this way than to be taught a lesson here than after leaving Ziyang Sect."

Yu Ling thought to herself that Li San had deliberately led her to the Illusionary Land.

Through this experience, he gained a profound understanding of the virtues of independent practitioners.

He searched through the various passageways.

I also encountered many other miners during that time, and everyone was focused on their work.

"There should be insect buds here."

An hour later, Yu Ling stopped and noticed that the light emanating from the plants growing in front of him was very dim.

So they cleared them away with a pickaxe, and then dug hard.

As the surface of the stone cracks, root-like patterns become visible underneath.

"There really is!"

Yu Ling was overjoyed and quickened his pace to dig deeper.

This time, the worm bud was very deep. He dug a large hole in the ground and it took him two full hours to dig it out.

"It's much bigger than that."

At the bottom of the pit, Yu Ling took out the insect bud, which was only the size of a fist.

The ore surrounding it, which was half a meter wide, had all turned into ordinary rock, and it took a lot of effort to dig it out.

The insect bud was still struggling when I held it in my hand; it was white and tender.

Yu Ling put it in the bag and went to look for it elsewhere.

The miners don't need to worry about the pits they dig; the mine spirit will repair itself. They are essentially digging out worm buds from inside the mine spirit's body.

"I'm so tired."

Yu Ling wiped his sweat and said, "This job is much more tiring than collecting herbs."

Fortunately, there is no need to worry about encountering life-threatening dangers.

Time passed slowly.

"Clang clang..."

The sound of bells in the wilderness pierced through the mine veins.

"It's time to go out."

The cricket, which was searching for insect buds, stopped, a signal to rest.

They were rummaging through the ore veins, and the mine spirit needed time to recover.

He glanced at the animal skin pouch at his waist; he had collected five today, exceeding his target.

Yu Ling started walking upwards.

It is winding and circuitous.

Everyone was going up, and Yu Ling saw more and more cultivators in the passage.

Since he did not go deep into the mine, he came out of the mine shaft in just half an hour.

Looking out from the outside, I saw many people emerging from the wilderness.

They marched in a large group towards the residential area in the middle of the mine.

Everyone's waist pockets were bulging.

This blackfish mine is over forty miles wide and two thousand feet deep, with a very wide range of activity.

Seeing that they were all taking the white pills, Yu Ling also took out the pills he had on him and swallowed them.

"hiss..."

As the pill entered his stomach, a mysterious power spread out within him, dispelling the eerie death energy that had seeped into his body.

However, this process is like scraping flesh and bones, and it is extremely painful.

Fortunately, the pain only lasted for less than ten breaths before it began to subside.

Although it didn't last long, Yu Ling's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

"Ouch, that really hurts."

Yu Ling took a deep breath, then walked forward with the others to hand in today's task.

The group arrived at the square outside the residential area, where about ten outer disciples were already waiting, sitting evenly outside the residential area.

Yu Ling approached the disciple who was closest to him.

There are already about twenty people queuing here.

"Wang Tianxiao, you have harvested twelve insect buds, exceeding the target by three, and have been awarded three Ziyang coins."

"Zhou Lan, you have harvested eight insect buds, exceeding the target by one. You will receive one Ziyang coin."

"Lin Yang..."

The disciple tallied everyone's earnings and distributed the reward Ziyang coins.

With money to spend, these cultivators all had happy faces.

Soon it was Yu Ling's turn.

"Senior brother, here you go."

Yu Ling handed over his waist tag and bag.

Each monk here has his own identification badge.

"They are menial disciples who were punished for making mistakes and sent here."

The disciple looked at his waist tag and murmured, "Yu Ling is a menial disciple, and he's still using that menial disciple's waist tag."

"Yes, senior brother."

Yu Ling answered with a smile.

The disciple said, "Yu Ling, five insect buds, exceeding the quota by one, you will receive one Ziyang coin."

The disciple then put the insect sprouts from his bag into his storage bag and gave him a Ziyang coin.

He took his things and turned to leave.

"One insect-infested bud is worth one low-grade Ziyang coin."

Yu Ling looked at the object in her hand; it was a low-grade Ziyang coin.

"Brother He, you had a good harvest today, didn't you?"

"The harvest was alright, two coins."

"Me too! Come on, shall we go buy some drinks?"

"Haha, that's exactly what I was thinking."

After entering the residential area, the surroundings became lively.

The monks who had received the money began to frequent the food and wine shops. Having been captured and brought here, they had already resigned themselves to their fate and were just taking it one day at a time as they could.

The residential area has all kinds of places to eat, drink, and have fun.

"Buy Uncle Yang a bottle of wine."

Looking at the money in his hand, Yu Ling thought to himself, "Yang Yun not only rescued me from the illusion today, but also told me a lot about digging for insect buds. I'll bring a pot of wine to express my gratitude."

Yu Ling walked into a restaurant.

Many people were already seated here, where monks entertained themselves and boasted.

"Senior brother, I want to buy a pot of wine. How did you manage to buy it?"

Yu Ling spoke to the outer disciple inside.

The young man said, "Ordinary wine costs one Ziyang coin per pot, while immortal wine costs five Ziyang coins."

"Let's have a pot of Immortal Wine," Yu Ling replied.

The Immortal Wine is brewed with celestial ingredients, making it taste even better than ordinary wine.

"Give."

The young man gently ran his hand across the counter, and a small blue bottle appeared. The bottle was about three inches tall and didn't look very big.

Yu Ling opened the bottle, and a refreshing aroma of wine wafted out.

"I have even better ones here, would you like to take a look?" the young man asked.

"Let's choose this one."

Yu Ling took out a medium-grade Ziyang coin.

The young man accepted it and gave him five coins.