Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 490 Strict hierarchy
The Sky-Sounding Thunder Pickaxe is forged from meteorite thunder iron and is a tool specially made for digging this thunder ore vein.

The weapon refiner engraved a thunder-breaking symbol on the head of the pickaxe to ensure that sound waves of a specific frequency would be emitted when the ore was struck, rendering the thunder ore inert.

Prevents ranged thunderstorms from occurring when ore is broken.

Wei Zhong walked into the mine step by step and took off the pickaxe on his shoulder.

The mine is rugged and has many branch veins.

I don’t know if it’s because a large number of people were attracted away by the void tide, but there are not many monks digging here.

Wei Zhong found a place and started working.

With a casual pull, a compass appeared in Wei Zhong's palm.

It is called Leiluo Compass, the size of a palm, based on magnetite, and the pointer is made from the scales of a thunder dragon.

He has a keen sense of lightning power and can detect the direction of lightning veins, and can give Wei Zhong a reminder when encountering high-level veins.

In addition to these two treasures, Wei Zhong also bought a mustard thunder box, because this thunder mine was too close to the void and the space was extremely thin, several times thinner than the living area.

Therefore, ordinary storage devices cannot be used here, including Wei Zhong’s Soul Transporting Tower.

Therefore, this special mustard thunder box is needed to store spiritual ore.

In fact, there are many tools in Yunlai Baiwufang and the entire market that can assist in mining.

For example, there are armors with protective functions, puppets to assist in mining, and so on.

But Wei Zhong did not buy any of them, partly because he was short of money and partly because of his own considerations.

Holding the Lei Luo Compass and injecting immortal energy into it, Wei Zhong followed its guidance and walked back and forth in the mine.

Only after choosing a direction, he started digging by wielding the pickaxe.

The knocking sounds of "clang, clang~~~" kept echoing in the mine.

The broken rocks continued to shatter and fall, accompanied by flashes of lightning.

I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly a gray lightning shot straight towards Wei Zhong’s body.

It did not dodge or evade. Instead, purple-gold lightning energy emerged from its body. It swallowed the gray lightning like a giant crocodile hunting its prey and stored it temporarily in its body.

This is the nourishment for its condensed field of thunder law.

Wei Zhong held the thunder pick in his hand, and his movements gradually became lighter. After a moment, a piece of gray ore fell from the mountain.

Picking it up, Wei Zhong looked at it carefully. The ore was gray in color overall. It was not the so-called meteorite thunder gold, but ordinary meteorite thunder iron ore, the main material for refining the thunder pick in Wei Zhong's hand.

The value is much lower. If the piece in Wei Zhong's hand is fully refined, it can only be exchanged for one hundredth of a fairy jade, which is equivalent to about thirty top-grade spirit stones.

Most of the ore in the entire mine is of this type.

If you are lucky, you can also dig up mid-grade meteorite thunder marrow, which is worth dozens of times more than meteorite thunder iron.

However, there are not many such things in the entire market. Wei Zhong has only heard of them once or twice since he ascended here.

Most of the people who come to dig in this thunder mine are here for the inferior meteorite thunder iron, exchanging time for fairy jade.

Wei Zhong put the first batch of spoils into the mustard mine box.

Then he picked up the thunder compass and confirmed that there was still ore underneath. Then he swung the thunder pick and continued digging.

After digging like this for an unknown period of time, suddenly a violent vibration spread throughout the mine.

A lot of rocks fell, making the mine as chaotic as shaking a sieve.

Fortunately, Wei Zhong had practiced thunder body training and had an extraordinary physique, so he did not suffer serious injuries.

After the situation calmed down, Wei Zhong was full of doubts:
"what happened?"

"Dong dong dong", a sound of footsteps approaching.

Only then did Wei Zhong realize that they were a group of mining monks carrying empty thunder pickaxes.

The cultivation levels of these people vary, some are just at the level of refining emptiness and merging with the Dao, while others have the cultivation level of immortals.

"My fellow Taoist, what happened ahead?"

The other party took off the protective helmet that covered his face, revealing an old face:

“The Void creatures’ fierce attack caused the front of the mine to collapse.

"We are worried that this entire vein will be affected, so we plan to move to other mines for mining."

After saying this, he ignored Wei Zhong and walked out of the room.

The monks around him also followed him and left.

"Mine collapse?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhong followed and continued to ask the immortal:
"Fellow Daoist, have you been working in this mine for a long time?"

The other party shook his head, and the gaps between the armor made a harsh friction sound:

"Not long. It's only been about 8,000 years."

The monks around him looked embarrassed when they heard this, but Wei Zhong understood that for an immortal with an infinite lifespan, this amount of time was not considered long.

"Are mine collapses like this common?"

“It happens every day, but it’s usually not this serious.

"This time it was mainly the influence of the void tide. The attack of the void creatures made the space in the mine particularly fragile. If you are not careful, it will cause a large-scale collapse. If you sense any movement, leave immediately without hesitation.

"Otherwise, if we are covered by this thunder mine, even if we are immortals, it will be difficult to escape."

After hearing this, Wei Zhong slapped the falling ore away, and suddenly heard the man add:
“I heard that ten thousand years before I came here, there was a void tide of unprecedented scale.

"That time, several mines disappeared in it."

"Disappeared? Did it all collapse?"

The latter shook his head:
"No, they truly disappeared, all falling into the void and disappearing. The cultivators also all disappeared, with only a little information coming back, which included many immortals, including a Xuanxian."

Wei Zhong was shocked when he heard this.

With the power of immortals, it is entirely possible to temporarily survive in the void, even in the free void outside the vast world like the immortal world.

"Could it be that they were surrounded and killed by void creatures?"

"Who knows? Anyway, fellow Taoist, just be careful. Don't wait until an accident happens and it is irreversible."

As they were talking, they had already found another mine to dig.

Wei Zhong absorbed the scattered lightning in the mine while digging out the meteorite lightning iron stone. He walked out of the mine with a tired face only after half of the mustard seed lightning box was loaded.

Looking at the colleagues who were "getting off work" next to him, they were like two different people.

It’s not that Wei Zhong is not strong enough, but he is feeling very suffocated by the grey lightning in his body.

There is no immortal energy in the thunder mine, so it is inconvenient to refine it. Therefore, Wei Zhong can only wrap it with immortal energy to prevent it from exploding and hurting his own body.

This lasted for a long time until Wei Zhong reached the critical point and had no choice but to leave the mine and return to his home to begin refining.

Throwing aside the mustard seed thunder box and the empty thunder pick, Wei Zhong sat cross-legged on the cushion with the most concentrated immortal energy, mobilizing the "Mysterious Chapter of the Heavenly Devouring Thunder Pivot" to refine the gray thunder in his body.

These thunders are collected from thunder mines, and contain a large amount of meteorite iron.

These iron evil spirits will corrode the cultivator's body. Even the body of an immortal cannot withstand the erosion of the iron evil spirits for too long.

Therefore, most of the diggers Wei Zhong encountered in the mine were wearing thick protective armor.

However, Wei Zhong abandoned his protection for the sake of the thunder and instead absorbed it into his body. "Using my own purple gold thunder essence to refine it, I can remove the iron evil in it, return to the essence of thunder, fill the gap in my thunder hub, and become the cornerstone of the expansion of the law domain."

As soon as he thought of it, purple-gold lightning elements immediately surged up and wrapped the gray thunder.

The two collided, making a series of explosions, like the sound of gongs and drums beating beside Wei Zhong's ears.

His brows were slightly wrinkled due to pain, but his body did not move at all.

If you can't even endure this little bit of hardship, you won't be able to practice all the way to the realm of immortals.

After more than a few months, the iron evil of thunder in Wei Zhong's body was completely gone.

Correspondingly, Wei Zhong's purple gold thunder element was changed several times.

"The amount of lightning energy consumed is more than I thought. No wonder so few cultivators would practice physical training in this lightning mine."

Without tempering, the damage caused by this thunder must be greater than the improvement.

"Half a year of mining, half a year of refining, this is really time-consuming."

However, even if it takes a lot of time, Wei Zhong has no better way to form his domain.

The power of thunder and lightning in this mine is at least free. If Hua Xianyu were to use it to purchase the power of thunder and lightning, it would truly be a bottomless pit.

"Fortunately, it wasn't all in vain, as we still got some ore."

He turned over the mustard mine box beside him, and all the ore inside fell out, forming a small hill in front of Wei Zhong.

The purple-gold thunder in his hand burst out, enveloping all the ore.

The gray-black rock turned into debris and disappeared, leaving only the gray meteorite iron body.

These meteorite irons are strange in shape and loose and porous.

Because Wei Zhong's means were limited, he could not shape it effectively, and could only do preliminary processing to remove most of the impurities.

"It's about the size of six immortal jades. If you take into account the impurities, it's only a little over five."

Suddenly sighed:
“No wonder Yanxuzi said that if we dig up meteorite thunder gold, we can collect a thousand fairy jades within a hundred years and buy a fairy palace.

"It turns out that you can't make much money from this meteorite."

On average, with Wei Zhong's efficiency, he could only earn five or six hundred fairy jades in a hundred years, which was still half way short.

"If I don't refine the Thunder Iron Evil, the progress can be doubled, but I can't just stay in the mine without practicing, right?"

Wei Zhong shook his head helplessly. For a cultivator, cultivation is the foundation. Immortal jade is an external object and should not be coveted.

Taking the ore, Wei Zhong rushed to the market to sell the goods.

"Five Qingling Immortal Jades, plus two thousand top-grade spirit stones."

"As expected, there are impurities. Fellow Daoist Wang, please help me collect five immortal jades, and I will take the rest of the ore myself."

The latter nodded.

Collect most of the ore on the ground and deliver it to the fairy jade.

Suddenly Wei Zhong asked:

"I wonder if your shop can sell the method of refining immortal tools?"

Wang Xuyao ​​was stunned when he heard this:
"I have heard many requests like Fellow Daoist Wei, but most of those guys spent their immortal jades and got nothing in return. Fellow Daoist Wei..."

"I have some basic knowledge of refining equipment. I have refined several eighth-level magic weapons in the lower realm."

After hearing this, Wang Xuyao's expression eased a bit:
"Yes, there are, but the price is not cheap, usually starting from a dozen fairy jades."

Wei Zhong bared his teeth:

"What about semi-immortal weapons like the Sky-Ringing Thunder Pickaxe?"

"That's a good deal, one immortal jade for each. Does Brother Wei need it?"

Wei Zhong gritted his teeth and nodded, then bought a copy of the recipe for the Kongming Thunder Pick.

Wang Xuyao ​​waved his hand and handed a jade slip to Wei Zhong.

After the fairy jade was delivered, Wei Zhong examined it carefully. The jade slip contained not only the refining technique of the Kongming Leihao, but also the method of repairing it.

The last time Wei Zhong worked in the mine for half a year, the pickaxe in his hand was already full of dents and in urgent need of repair.

After a tentative look, Wei Zhong discovered that although this item was a little difficult to refine, it was easy to repair.

'Perhaps, I can resume my work as a refiner? Even if I just repair this Thunder Pickaxe for others, I can make a lot of money, right?'

Wang Xuyao ​​seemed to see what Wei Zhong was thinking:
"Fellow Daoist Wei wants to pursue the path of weapon refining?"

Wei Zhong nodded and did not deny it.

"Excuse me for being blunt, but this is not an easy path to take."

"Appreciate further details."

"Fellow Daoist has also read the jade slip and knows the difficulty of refining and repairing this thunder pick. As long as you have a good foundation in refining equipment, it is not difficult to repair this thing after studying it for a period of time.

“In the city where we are, there are many groups, most of which focus on mining and hunting animals.

"There is often one or more monks in a group who can repair thunder picks. These people will take on all the work within the group and also seek work outside.

“As for those independent cultivators, they will also look for more famous weapon refiners to repair their Thunder Picks.

"These people have been in this city for at least ten thousand years, and some have even been there for a hundred thousand years. They already have a complex network of connections and have divided up the entire market.

"You are new here, so it is difficult to snatch food from them. Even if you succeed, you will offend them. It is really not worth it."

Wei Zhong frowned when he heard this. In the lower world, cultivators all have a maximum lifespan. There won't be old fellows like those in the fairy world who have lived for ten thousand or even a hundred thousand years.

The profound accumulation of years makes it difficult for later cultivators like Wei Zhong to overturn it.

"But even though we can't repair it, there is still a market for refining it. And my Yunlai Baiwu Shop also buys Kongming Leihao. If Fellow Daoist Wei really has the ability to refine this item, you can sell it to my shop."

"Thank you, Brother Wang."

Wei Zhong then spent some top-grade spirit stones to repair the broken thunder pickaxe and left immediately.

Walking outside the market town, Wei Zhong looked up at the dark sky. The shattered space created a chaos above his head.

This land has not seen the sun for more than 20 years due to the void tides.

'The disparity in the immortal world is even greater than that in the lower world!'

Wei Zhong sighed suddenly.

Even though there are calamities among immortals, there are still too many old immortals in the entire immortal world.

These guys occupy high positions and have the most precious resources in their own hands, including but not limited to spiritual objects for cultivation, rare treasures, and even the status of the Taoist ancestor.

The entire fairyland is a thousand-story tower that is tightly arranged from top to bottom.

The monks at the top enjoy the most valuable resources, while the monks at the bottom can only compete for limited space.

The gap between the two is almost impossible to cross due to the huge gap in realm.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhong felt a deep despair in his heart.

"The business here that is worth less than one fairy jade has been divided up. Extending upwards and spreading outside the Jinhai City, I don't know what the scene will be like."

'Perhaps it is not an isolated case to insert private goods into the thunder tribulation of others' promotion?
'In the entire Immortal Realm, are there many other means to prevent newcomers from snatching the Dao Fruit of the Law?'

(End of this chapter)