Mortal Transformation into Immortal

Yu Ling gripped the pickaxe tightly and smashed it there.

As the surface ore falls, the reaction in weight becomes more intense.

"It seems to be quite a treasure."

Yu Ling suppressed her excitement and slowly cracked the stone open.

A moment later, a fist-sized, blue stone came into view.

"Could it be a Guiyuan Stone?"

Yu Ling looked at the object with surprise, carefully took it off, and examined it closely in her hand.

It feels cool to the touch, but you can feel the amazing spiritual energy fluctuations within.

This blackfish mine produces this kind of Guiyuan stone.

Jinliang couldn't resist any longer. It emerged from the palm of the stone, wrapped its body around the blue stone, and absorbed its spiritual essence.

"What great luck! We actually found a piece of Guiyuan Stone that we had overlooked."

Yu Ling was overjoyed.

The spirit of the Blackfish Mine is old and frail, plagued by diseases, and has long ceased to produce Guiyuan Stones. This stone must have been missed during previous mining operations.

Yu Ling quickly calmed down, looked at the Gui Yuan Stone in her hand, and thought, "This stone has such a strong spiritual energy that I can't take it out. If those immortal sect disciples sense it, they will definitely snatch it away."

Judging from the fluctuations in its spiritual energy, it must be very precious.

Moreover, unlike weights and measures, Guiyuan Stone knows how to conceal its spiritual essence.

"It's hidden in this vein, slowly being digested."

Yu Ling had a plan. Taking things out would be easily discovered, and she didn't have a storage bag to keep her things in.

Such a treasure is only safe to be kept underground.

Having completed his task for the day, he jumped out of the pit with the Guiyuan Stone and found a place to sit down.

"I wonder how long it will take this little guy to finish eating."

Yu Ling thought to herself.

He took off his robe and wrapped the weight and the Guiyuan Stone inside to prevent other cultivators passing by from noticing them.

Among the cultivators who dig out insect buds, some are at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Once I finish eating it, the accumulated spiritual power will definitely help me break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining."

After finishing, Yu Ling began to cultivate on the side.

"Clang clang!"

Two hours later, the bell rang.

Yu Ling put the weight into his palm, dug a hole with his pickaxe to hide the Gui Yuan Stone, and then left.

Having worked at the bottom of the mine for so long, he was already very familiar with these passages and wasn't afraid of getting lost.

They emerged from the mine and took white pills to dispel the deathly aura.

"Ouch, that really hurts."

Even after nearly a hundred times, it still hurts so much that I grit my teeth every time.

Every time I take Bai Dan, it feels like I'm going through torture.

After finishing, Yu Ling went to line up.

"Zhou Kuang, there are seven insect buds, but one is missing. The task is not completed, and you will be fined one Ziyang coin."

The man in front of him hadn't completed his task that day and dejectedly handed over a Purple Sun Coin. Paying the money was a minor matter; what the cultivators feared most was that they would receive one less White Pill. The longer the death energy accumulated in their bodies, the longer the painful process of expelling it would take.

"Yu Ling, four insect buds, mission accomplished."

Yu Ling handed over the insect buds he had dug up that day.

He was a menial disciple, and failing to complete his task would only result in a fine of Ziyang money; Bai Dan would not shortchange him, so he wouldn't suffer any more.

"Go buy Uncle Yang a pot of wine."

Yu Ling weighed the Ziyang coins on his person and thought to himself.

Yang Yun often gave him guidance, and he would often buy wine to express his gratitude.

"Dude, how did you lose that arm?"

"Biten by the mother and child blood puppets."

"What are these Mother-Child Blood Puppets?"

The store was still bustling with activity.

One of the men, a one-armed man, was particularly striking. His right arm and shoulder had completely disappeared, leaving a crescent-shaped area where his shoulder used to be. Even part of his lung had vanished, making him look quite frightening.

The man took a swig of wine and said, "It's a demonic artifact. This thing is very strange. It was made from the blood of a pregnant female cultivator. I was flying in the air when I was ambushed by a rogue cultivator. Who would have thought that he, a cultivator, would create such a demonic thing?"

"Initially, it was just a ball of seemingly harmless red malevolent energy. I was a bit careless because I had a defensive talisman and didn't pay attention to guarding against it. After a few moves, the malevolent energy collided with my defense and condensed into a female demon."

"At this point, I realized something was wrong and tried to knock her away, but the woman's stomach suddenly split open, and a little ghost, still connected by its umbilical cord, crawled out of her stomach. This little ghost passed through my defenses without warning, its mouth was bigger than me, full of sharp teeth, and it bit down. Luckily, I dodged quickly and only had my arm bitten off. If I had been any slower, it would have chewed me up."

"He finally burned his life essence to barely escape, but his internal organs were eroded by the evil energy, causing his cultivation to be greatly damaged, dropping from the Foundation Establishment Realm to the current Qi Refining Ninth Level."

At this point, the man clenched his fists, clearly unwilling to accept the situation.

"This mother and child blood puppet is too bizarre."

"Yes, it can actually penetrate defenses, terrifying, terrifying."

The man gritted his teeth and said, "The mother puppet is a physical entity that provides power to the child puppets, while the child puppets, being formed from undeveloped fetuses, are a kind of strange spiritual entity that ordinary defenses can't touch."

"You're really lucky to have met something like that, buddy."

"Yes, if we were to encounter it, we would only become food for that puppet."

"Mother and child blood puppets."

Yu Ling stood outside listening. As soon as she arrived, she heard the people inside talking about this strange monster.

The people inside were still talking about other things.

Yu Ling went inside and said to the disciple, "Senior brother, buy a bottle of immortal wine."

After paying, he took the wine and left.

As usual, I first found a place to sit outside the store and listened to the people inside talking.

Here, he acquired a great deal of valuable knowledge.

He went back after most of the people had left.

"Fellow Daoist Yu."

On the way back, in an alley, a person happened to walk towards him and greeted him with a cupped hand.

The person who came was a young man in his early twenties.

"Fellow Daoist Shu, it's you."

Yu Ling also cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

Having been at the mine for so long, he had gotten to know a few people.

The person in front of me is named Shu Lou, and he is twenty-four years old, which is very young.

However, unlike other miners, Shu Lou was hired here. He said that he could earn two Ziyang coins for digging up a single insect bud, and he could earn four low-grade spirit stones a month. This was already quite good for him, who was at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Although working in this mine is tiring, there is no danger to one's life, and one can safely earn these four low-grade spirit stones.

The two met while digging for insect buds underground. Yu Ling dug up an insect bud that was almost mature, and ran away as soon as it was exposed. Shu Lou caught it and thought that Shu Lou would put it in his bag, but unexpectedly, he returned it to him.

"What a coincidence! Would you like to come over for a visit?" Shu Lou invited.

"No need, Fellow Daoist Shu, I have other matters to attend to. Let's do it another time."

Yu Ling was in a hurry to go back and cultivate.

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Yu, take care."

"Farewell, fellow Daoist of Shu."

After exchanging a few words with him, Yu Ling bowed and left.

The two lived not far from each other and often saw each other.