After the Skyfall

Chapter 668: Suffering from hardship
"Did you make up the story about the divine blood, or is it true?"

Li Yi was walking in the mine tunnel of Chijin Mountain at this moment. Ji Hei, the slave owner, followed him all the way. On the way, he couldn't help but feel curious about the so-called divine blood, so he asked.

Slave owner Ji Hei thought for a moment and said with a smile: "According to ancient legends, red gold is formed by the blood of gods spilled on the earth and condensed. Therefore, red gold is the most expensive. So there are also rumors that in the Red Gold Mountain Mine, if you are lucky, you may be able to dig out the blood of gods that has been sealed for a long time and has not yet condensed in the ore. Moreover, the blood-blooded warriors all believe that if they bathe in the blood of gods, they will have the same physique as gods, and even have the opportunity to live a new bloodline of gods."

“Although there are dual-blood warriors in this world, they were bred by the direct descendants of the two major blood families, and they were not created by bathing in blood.”

"I am just a slave owner with limited knowledge. I cannot tell whether the matter of the divine blood is true or not. However, this legend has been passed down from generation to generation. The Lord of the Red Gold Mountain has also been looking for the divine blood. He once blasted open ten mountains and lost the wealth of ten mountains, but in the end he still could not find the divine blood, so the Lord of the Red Gold Mountain finally gave up."

Li Yi nodded slightly after hearing this: "So that's how it is. In addition to the precious red gold, are there other treasures in this mountain?"

"Once a slave dug out the remains of a Hundred Mountain Lord and discovered a broken piece of an ancient magical weapon. These were major events that caused a sensation in Chijin Mountain. I still remember them clearly." said the slave owner Ji Hei.

"It seems that the Lord of Chijin Mountain is indeed very wealthy." Li Yi said.

The slave owner Ji Hei laughed and said, "This is a powerful warrior of the Thirty Mountain Lord. Naturally, he has the wealth of Thirty Mountains and must be very wealthy. Dayi, you are a direct descendant of the divine bloodline. In the future, you will also become a leader, and even surpass this Red Gold Mountain Lord."

Li Yi was not interested in his flattery. He was just wondering how strong the Lord of Chijin Mountain was and whether Xuan Yuezi, a cultivator at the peak of the Three Flowers Realm, could defeat him.

After all, the highest force he can mobilize is the peak of the Three Flowers Realm.

Although there are people who have achieved enlightenment in the world of cultivation in the Dharma-Ending Age, he has not yet recruited them. The former Canglizi was an enlightened person, but his realm fell after the Dharma-Ending Age, and it is not known whether he has recovered in the Xuanxian World now.

"Dayi, go this way. Your companions are in the deepest mining area. I promised Xiuxiang that I could only let you see your companions. Whether you can bring them out is not something I promised. I hope Dayi, you will not be angry about this." The slave owner Ji Hei continued.

"That's enough." Li Yi nodded slightly.

Shang Xiuxiang has done his best to achieve this. After all, it is obviously impossible for him, a merchant, to face a local lord relying solely on his financial resources and ability to fight against him, and he will not force anyone.

at the same time.

Deep in the red gold mines.

Jiang Mingtian, a slave, is now swinging a hammer and hammering the rocks in front of him as hard as anyone else in the wild world. They want to smash the mountain to reveal the red gold inside.

This is the most primitive and inefficient way of mining, but it cannot withstand the overwhelming strength of the people in this world.

After long hours of mining and enduring the scorching heat of the Red Gold Mountain, Jiang Mingtian, like the other slaves, became dark and thin, with many whip marks on his back. But what made him different from the other slaves was that although his body was tortured, his soul was honed to be exceptionally strong.

Moreover, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Chijinshan Mine contains a special power. This power is like the essence emitted by divine blood. If it is absorbed for a long time, it can change one's own physique.

Ordinary slaves do not know how to practice cultivation, so they will just work themselves to death in the Red Gold Mountain Mine.

But Jiang Mingtian is different, he understands the method of evolution, so even though he looks dark and thin, he is still evolving in his bones.

If not for this, an Earthling would have died long ago if mining here.

boom!
The bronze hammer in his hand smashed the rubble in front of him, revealing several pieces of red gold.

Facing this priceless red gold, Jiang Mingtian's eyes moved slightly. While no one else was paying attention, he opened his mouth, and a piece of red gold immediately flew into his stomach. In his stomach there was a storage magic weapon.

Speaking of this storage magic device, Jiang Mingtian couldn't help but think of Li Yi.

After Li Yi killed Xu Wendao in the Golden Academy, he gave him three storage magic tools. Although he was defeated by a group of barbaric warriors when he first entered this wild world and all his belongings were looted, he was careful and swallowed the second storage magic tool into his stomach.

And the facts have proved that the original choice was right.

Using this storage magic device, Jiang Mingtian secretly collected a lot of red gold in the Red Gold Mountain Mine.

"If I return to Earth, I will use this red gold to make a piece of armor and a sword, and I will definitely be able to dominate the world." Jiang Mingtian thought to himself: "I have seen the warriors guarding the mountain use weapons made of red gold, and they are truly indestructible."

He was very cautious in collecting the red gold, because he knew that if he was exposed, he would definitely die a miserable death, and he could not deal with the Lord of Red Gold Mountain with his current strength.

"Jiang Mingtian, how long are we going to stay here? Don't you want to find a chance to escape?" At this moment, another dark and thin slave came over. His name was Zhao Fangji. Like Jiang Mingtian, he was sold to Chijin Mountain by the slave owner.

Zhao Fangji’s task was to pick up the red gold and send it to the designated place.

So he didn't have much contact with Jiang Mingtian.

"I have to leave, but not now. This is a good place for cultivation. With the help of the strange energy emitted by the Red Gold Mountain, our physical constitution is transforming. The bodies of Earthlings are too weak. After the transformation is complete, I will find a chance to leave." Jiang Mingtian said in a low voice. "In addition, I also want to find the legendary blood of the gods in this Red Gold Mountain?"

Zhao Fangji picked up the red gold on the ground and whispered, "Do you have any idea?"

"After I absorbed the energy of the Red Gold Mountain, my body underwent a transformation and gradually became sensitive to this place."

Jiang Mingtian continued to swing the giant hammer in his hand vigorously, smashing the huge rock in front of him: "In the direction where I hit it, there is an energy that attracts me. I suspect that it is the blood of the gods hidden deep in the mountains."

"I have been working like a slave here for so long. How can I be willing to leave without taking some treasures? Oh, and how is that mountain master-level Qiongqi?"

Zhao Fangji said: "I don't know, I have never seen a Qiongqi at the level of a mountain master."

"Last year, when that mountain master-level Qiongqi was sleeping, my soul left my body and took the opportunity to inject a beast-taming talisman. That was the highest-level beast-taming talisman that I spent a huge amount of money to refine. Although it is impossible to tame a mountain master-level Qiongqi immediately, as time goes by, the Qiongqi should be slowly affected by the beast-taming talisman. After all, the people in this world do not know how to practice cultivation, let alone how to break the beast-taming talisman."

Jiang Mingtian swung the hammer and continued in a low voice.

"You are really crazy, with your level of cultivation, you actually want to tame a mountain master-level Qiongqi, which is a mythical creature with terrifying strength. No wonder Qiongqi went crazy in the mountains those days. It turns out that it was looking for you. Fortunately, you hid in the depths of the Red Gold Mountain and concealed yourself with the breath of red gold, otherwise we would be dead." Zhao Fangji, who was collecting the scattered red gold on the ground, paused.

Jiang Mingtian showed a sneer on his face. "The brave ones will die of overeating, and the timid ones will die of starvation. What are you afraid of? We are all slaves, whipped every day, working like oxen and horses to mine. How can we turn things around if we don't fight? If I find the divine blood and tame that Qiongqi, I will be the boss when I return to Earth. Zhao Fangji, don't say that you are willing to mine here, aren't you also accumulating strength and waiting to turn things around?"

"I have now become a divine blood warrior. My bones have turned silver, my blood has turned silver, and I have mastered the power of silver lightning. That's why I'm in a hurry to leave." Zhao Fangji said.

His features are exactly the same as Li Yi's previous ones.

After all, Zhao Fangji had also eaten silver exotic fruits, but those exotic fruits were not enough to give him bloodline power before. However, in the Red Gold Mountain, he absorbed too much special essence that escaped from the red gold mines. These essences prompted him to become a divine blood warrior.

"Above the Divine Blood Warriors are the direct descendants of the Divine Blood. You should be patient and stay for a while. It will not be too late to leave here after you become a direct descendant of the Divine Blood. If we miss this opportunity, we may not be so lucky next time." Jiang Mingtian said.

Zhao Fangji carried the basket filled with red gold and prepared to leave. He said, "Your physical transformation has not yet reached the level of blood. You won't see anything unusual if you get whipped. But it's different for me. If I get whipped and silver blood bleeds out, my identity as a divine blood warrior will be exposed. I'm worried that I'll get into trouble. Once the warrior leader or the mountain master notices me, I won't have a chance to leave."

"I see."

Jiang Mingtian nodded and said, "In that case, let's wait until I finish digging the mines here before leaving. I feel that we will soon find the area where the blood of the gods may exist. It won't take a few days."

"Then do it as soon as possible. I will try to hand over as much red gold as possible in the next few days so that I can avoid being attacked by the supervisor." After Zhao Fangji finished speaking, he no longer hesitated and left quickly with the red gold on his back like the other slaves.

They don't have many opportunities to meet, and only have a chance to contact each other once every two or three days.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mingtian fell silent again, and at the same time, the power of the hammer in his hand increased a bit.

With his current strength, mining is naturally a piece of cake. He just controlled his strength deliberately to avoid attracting attention. Otherwise, a slave with the strength of a warrior would definitely be noticed, and then he would not have to hide anymore.

"It is indeed time to leave. A slave with little power can only survive in the Red Gold Mountain Mine for two years. I have been here for more than a year. If I don't leave, the supervisor will notice me."

Jiang Mingtian said in his heart.

Most of the slaves in the same batch have died, but he and Zhao Fangji knew how to practice, so they have survived until now in good health.

"I don't know what happened to Hu Fei and Li Yi. Are they still alive?"

Then he sighed again.

The four people who were traveling together at the time met with an accident and were captured together. He, Zhao Fangji and Hu Fei were sold as slaves. Hu Fei was unlucky and was bought by someone along the way, while Li Yi seemed to be left in that mountain village.

shook his head.

Jiang Mingtian continued to mine. He had no way to care about other people now. It was good enough that he was alive. However, if he escaped these days, he would definitely destroy that village and try his best to find the whereabouts of Li Yi and Hu Fei.

I can't just leave the two of them in this wild world, especially Li Yi. If it weren't for the storage magic device he gave me, I would have died long ago.

Although there were no valuables in his storage device, it contained a lot of nutrient solution.

What slaves lack most is food. Without the nutrient solution to help him survive the initial period of serious injuries, he would have died long ago and would not have survived until now.

(End of this chapter)