Wu Shattered Star River

Below the mine, there are many cave dwellings, all inhabited by mine slaves of various races.

The number isn't large, estimated to be around a hundred or so. However, their levels are quite high, with the weakest being at the King Realm and many at the Emperor Realm.

The Xu Clan doesn't have many guards here, only a dozen or so experts, including three at the Heavenly Emperor Realm and the rest at the Emperor Realm.

The second manager exchanged a few words with a tall Heavenly Emperor, then left via the teleportation array.

That Xu Clan Heavenly Emperor led two Emperor Realm experts over. All three of them held black, spiked whips and stared at Jiang Han and the others with grim expressions.

After they approached, they scanned the crowd, finally fixing their gaze on Jiang Han and asking, "Are you their leader?"

Jiang Han nodded, looking at the whip in the Xu Clan Heavenly Emperor's hand that gleamed with a strange light. He didn't want to court trouble.

He said, "They all listen to me. Sir, I have a few questions. If you can answer them for me, I guarantee I'll serve well here and be absolutely obedient!"

The Heavenly Emperor sneered, "You're quite clever. Ask away."

Jiang Han asked, "First question, the condition I agreed upon with your steward was that we would serve the Xu Clan as slaves for a hundred years, and as war slaves, not mine slaves. He allowed us to enter Blue Capital City for refuge. Has he violated the agreement?"

"No!"

The Heavenly Emperor replied, "This place is right under Blue Capital City. Bringing you into the city and giving you shelter doesn't violate the agreement. What's the difference between war slaves and mine slaves anyway? As for the hundred-year service period, if you perform well, we may return your freedom after a hundred years."

"Under the city?"

Jiang Han secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Being under the city meant that the Great Divine Priest shouldn't be able to reach this place, ensuring their safety at least.

Jiang Han was silent for a moment before saying, "Then what do we need to do here?"

"Mine Frostblood Crystals!"

The Heavenly Emperor said, "Each of you at the Emperor Realm needs to mine ten Frostblood Crystals each month, and the number triples for those at the Heavenly Emperor Realm."

"If you fail to complete the task, the amount owed will double the next month. If you fail for three consecutive months, you'll be subjected to whipping. If you fail for a whole year, you'll be executed."

"Also… fighting is not allowed here, nor is it allowed to steal Frostblood Crystals mined by other mine slaves. Otherwise, you'll also be subjected to whipping."

"And… don't even think about escaping. If you escape, the mark in your mind will explode directly. If you have the ability to undo the mark, that's your skill!"

"As long as you complete the task, we won't care what you do with the rest of your time, whether you want to cultivate or do something else. We only want Frostblood Crystals!"

Jiang Han understood. He nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, sir, for answering our questions. One last question… after we complete the task, can we occasionally go to Blue Capital City for a stroll?"

"We don't want to be confined to this dark and sunless place forever. We also need to rest, need to buy spirit herbs… need to vent, and so on!"

This point was most important to Jiang Han, because the reason he was willing to serve the Xu Clan as a slave was that he knew the city lord of Blue Capital City was a member of the Little Thunder Beast's clan.

If they couldn't leave this place and couldn't go to Blue Capital City, they might be trapped here forever.

The Xu Clan Heavenly Emperor hesitated for a moment before saying, "If you complete the task well, I can allow you to go out and play for three days a year, but when you go to Blue Capital City, we must send a member of our clan to accompany you."

"Alright!"

Jiang Han inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they had the chance to go out, that was enough.

It didn't matter if they mined here for a year. He wanted to think of a way to resolve the cold energy in his body.

The Heavenly Emperor waved his hand, and an Emperor Realm expert led Jiang Han and the others to a cave dwelling, settling them in three cave dwellings.

Then, he led them into a mine, teaching them how to mine Frostblood Crystals.

The mine was very deep, and inside, there were countless branches. It was unknown how many mines there were, and it was unknown how many years it had been mined.

Jiang Han and the others walked inside for almost half an hour before finally arriving at the end of a mine.

The Xu Clan Emperor pointed to the blood-red stone wall of the mine and said, "Do you see that? This kind of blood-red stone may contain Frostblood Crystals."

"You need to mine the mine, find this kind of large blood-red stone, and then slowly blast open the large stone to find the crystal inside!"

The Emperor Realm expert took out a blood-red stone that released cold energy. Jiang Han and the others glanced at it and nodded slightly. Red-Hair took out a long saber and slashed at the blood-red stone.

"Boom!"

A dull sound rang out, and something shocking happened. Red-Hair's saber only left a faint mark on the blood-red stone. The blood-red stone was not split in two by the saber.

"Take your time splitting it!"

The Xu Clan Emperor sneered twice and said, "This stone is extremely hard. You can think of any way to blast open the stone and find the Frostblood Crystal."

"We only want the result and don't ask about the process. Of course… you can't kill other mine slaves. Once discovered, you will be executed directly."

The Xu Clan Emperor left directly. Jiang Han and Old Deng looked at each other. At this moment, they finally understood why there were so few mine slaves here, and why the lowest level was King Realm.

This blood-red stone was so hard that Red-Hair could only leave a faint mark with his saber. Those below the King Realm probably couldn't break this stone at all, right?

"Old Deng, go try!"

Jiang Han looked at Old Deng, whose sharp claws flashed with light, and he grabbed the blood-red stone fiercely.

Old Deng's attack was still very sharp. His sharp claws easily grabbed into the blood-red stone, but only grabbed in half an arm's length.

"Boom boom boom!"

Old Deng's sharp claws flashed continuously, shattering the blood-red boulder piece by piece. Jiang Han stood on the side, releasing his soul power, wanting to probe whether there were Frostblood Crystals inside the blood-red boulder.

However, there was a faint red mist inside this blood-red boulder, which blocked Jiang Han's probing. He could only sense a little bit, and he couldn't sense anything inside the blood-red stone.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

Old Deng continuously waved his sharp claws, grabbing the boulder into powder piece by piece. A group of cultivators widened their eyes and looked at the boulder, waiting for Old Deng to shatter all the boulder, waiting for the appearance of the Frostblood Crystal.

What made everyone very depressed was…

Old Deng spent an incense stick of time to shatter this boulder, which was dozens of feet in size, but there was no Frostblood Crystal inside!

"Dig!"

Jiang Han looked at the somewhat frustrated cultivators and waved his hand, giving the order.

A group of cultivators immediately took out their weapons or released magical powers and began to bombard the cave walls.

Under this cave, except for the blood-red boulder, the rest of the place was black stone. This black stone was easier to break, but it was also very hard, and the excavation progress was not fast.

Jiang Han did not excavate, but sat cross-legged in the mine, sensing the cold energy in the immortal seal. After an incense stick of time, his body was frozen by the cold energy again.

Old Deng walked over and helped Jiang Han resolve it.

After Jiang Han was able to move again, he opened his eyes and said, "Old Deng, don't worry about me. I'll be frozen when I'm frozen, but my soul can move."

"I want to think of a way to resolve the cold energy. You guys excavate the Frostblood Crystals first. First, excavate enough Frostblood Crystals for a year, and then go to Blue Capital City to find the city lord after a year!"