In the dark and damp mine tunnel, Lu Ye walked forward step by step with the ore basket on his back and the pickaxe in his hand.
The boy's expression was a little sad, his eyes focused on the empty space in front of him, as if staring at something.
To outsiders, there was nothing in front of Lu Ye, but in fact, in the young man's field of vision, he could see a translucent shadow.
It was like the shadow of a tree, gray and unrecognizable, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and the branches were separated from one-third of the tree body to the left and right, supporting a semicircular crown.
It has been more than a year since he came to this world called Kyushu, and Lu Ye has not yet figured out what it is. He only knows that when his attention is concentrated enough, this shadow tree has a chance to appear in the field of vision. And no one else notices it at all.
"What a sad life." The boy sighed.
A year ago, he suddenly woke up in this unfamiliar world. Before he could get acquainted with the environment, the power he was in was overrun by a group of thieves, and many people were killed. He and some other young men and women became that The captive of the thieves was then sent to this mine and became a lowly miner.
Afterwards, he learned from the scattered conversations of others that the power he was in was affiliated with the Haotian League, a sect called Xuantianzong.
The name of this sect sounds cool and tyrannical, but in fact it is just a small sect.
It was the Xieyue Valley under the command of Wanmoling who captured the Xuantian Sect.
The Haotian Alliance and the Wanmoling are the two major factions in this world. They are all formed by the union of countless forces, big and small. They are fighting each other with the intention of completely destroying each other. It is said that it has lasted for hundreds of years.
In Lu Ye's view, this kind of battle is simply a confrontation between the lawful camp and the evil camp, and he just accidentally got involved in such a confrontation.
Over the years, the Kyushu Continent has been raging with wars. Every year, small forces such as Xuan Tianzong have been uprooted, but soon more forces have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, occupying various territories, making the situation even more chaotic.
Mine slaves are mine slaves... Lu Ye comforted himself, compared to those who were killed, he was still alive anyway.
It's not that he has any special ability to survive, but that Xieyuegu needs some handymen to do things. Someone like Lu Ye who has no cultivation and is still young is undoubtedly the best choice.
In fact, the miners in this vein are not only the people of Xuantian Sect, but also some other small families and disciples of small sects.
The strength of Xieyue Valley is not weak, and it has captured a lot of sites over the years. The original forces on these sites have naturally been destroyed, and some of the available personnel have been sent to various places by Xieyue Valley for enslavement.
Without exception, these people have a characteristic, they have not yet enlightened, and they have no cultivation base, so they are very easy to control.
There is a saying in the continent of Kyushu, it is difficult for a demon to transform into a form without enlightenment, and it is difficult for a person to cultivate without enlightenment.
If you want to practice, you need to open your spiritual orifice. Only when you have opened your spiritual orifice can you be qualified to practice.
Opening the spiritual orifice is not an easy task. Ordinary people can open the spiritual orifice after systematic training. However, if they are from a cultivation family or a sect, the percentage may be higher if they have elders instructed.
Lu Ye couldn't open his spiritual aperture, so he could only make a living by mining in this dim mine.
However, the mine slave is not without a way out. If he succeeds in enlightenment and finds the person in charge to report it, he will have the opportunity to participate in an assessment. If the assessment is successful, he can become a disciple of Xieyuegu.
However, there are very few miners who can open their minds. They work all day in this dim environment, and they can't even eat enough to eat. How can they be enlightened.
So basically 99% of the miners have accepted their fate and work hard every day just for a full meal.
Lu Ye had no sense of belonging to the Xuantian Sect. After all, when he first came to this world, the Xuantian Sect was destroyed, and he did not know who the people in the sect were.
He also doesn't want to be a disciple of Xieyuegu, this is not a serious force, just hearing the name gives people a sense of evil, and it will be cold sooner or later.
But he can't live here as a miner all his life. What kind of formality is that? He is also an elite in the new era. If he has no dreams, what is the difference between salted fish and salted fish.
So this year he has been working hard to enlighten himself. Originally, he thought that only the shadow tree that he could see could provide him with some wonderful help, but until now, the shadow tree is still just a shadow. It also affects his vision.
Lu Ye seriously doubted whether there was something wrong with his eyes.
Turning a corner, a faint light appeared in the distance, which was one of the exits of the mine.
Today's harvest is good. If you turn over the ore in the ore basket, you should be able to contribute three points. Counting the accumulation in the past few days, it is about twelve points. Two points are exchanged for two steamed buns, and the remaining ten points are just enough. Change a Qi and Blood Pill.
Qi and Blood Pill is a very low-level medicinal pill, and it is not an aid to enlightenment. However, in order to open one's orifices, it must be filled with Qi and blood. Although Qi and Blood Pill is low-level, it is suitable for people like Lu Ye who are not enlightened.
The reason why Xieyuegu is willing to take out the Qi and Blood Pill is not because of their kindness, but because they know the way of the heart. This cheapest and low-level pill can make people with hope work harder to mine.
For example, Lu Ye... is very hardworking every day.
Thirty feet away from the exit of the mine tunnel, Lu Ye's eyes inadvertently glanced at a corner in front of the left, where there was a huge boulder.
He kept walking and continued to walk forward until about ten feet before he put down the mining basket behind him, tightened the pickaxe in his hand, and took out a moderately sized stone from the basket and weighed it a little. .
The next moment, he ran towards the boulder, approached the boulder, slid sideways, stepped on the rock wall of the mine, and swooped down towards the back of the boulder with the help of the rebound force, like a vigorous Cheetah.
The two figures were half-squatting behind the boulder, and they used the boulder to cover their figures. They never thought that people would find their traces.
Hearing the movement, it was too late to see Lu Ye want to get up again.
Under the terrified gazes of the two, Lu Ye raised his hand and threw out the ore in his hand, hitting the bridge of one of them's nose.
Lu Ye's mining pick in the other hand shot again, but missed the second person, who responded well and turned his head to avoid it.
However, Lu Ye had already rushed in front of him, kicked him down, and hit the opponent's lower abdomen. The man was suddenly full of pain, fell out, knelt on the ground, and spat out a mouthful of sour water.
Lu Ye stepped forward, grabbed the other's hair with one hand, saw the other's face clearly, and sneered: "Who am I, it turns out to be your brothers!"
The two he knew were disciples of the Liu family. After the site where the Liu family was located was captured by Xieyuegu, some young disciples of the Liu family were sent here to serve as mine slaves.
Strictly speaking, the two brothers Lu Ye and Liu's are also connected by the same fate.
"Have I said, don't let me see you again, or I'll kill you!" As Lu Ye spoke, he picked up a stone from the ground and smashed it down.
The smash was not light, and Liu's second child only snorted and was knocked unconscious.
Lu Ye walked towards Boss Liu who was injured by him before.
Boss Liu's forehead was smashed, blood blurred his eyes, he vaguely saw Lu Ye walking towards him, and he was so frightened that he was crawling: "Forgive me, my brothers didn't know it was you who came here, they thought it was someone else... Forgive my life. what!"
"The Age of Rebirth"
The two Liu brothers were sneaking in ambush in front of the exit of the mine tunnel, naturally they had no good intentions.
Before the two were caught, they were both spoiled and spoiled. Even if they became mine slaves, they were unwilling to endure hardship. However, the status of mine slaves was low, and the people of Xieyue Valley did not regard mine slaves as human beings at all, and there was no ore exchange. If you contribute, you can't get food at all.
Therefore, the two brothers often squatted in front of a certain exit of the mine tunnel and robbed the miners who had been singled out. Many people were unlucky because of this. Not only were the ore mined hard every day robbed, but they were also beaten to death.
Last time they just wanted to rob Lu Ye, but they were not opponents and were taught a lesson.
I never thought that it was only a few days ago that I met these two brothers again.
Just like rice raises hundreds of people, there are miners like the Liu brothers who are lazy and lazy, and there are people who have dreams like Lu Ye.
In the past year, Lu Ye's contributions through ore exchange, in addition to ensuring daily food and clothing, were all exchanged for Qi and Blood Pills.
He took no less than thirty Qi and Blood Pills.
This made Lu Ye stronger than most miners. Although his physique is not strong, the power contained in his body has already surpassed that of ordinary people.
Dealing with two delicious and lazy miners is naturally no problem.
Boss Liu was still begging for mercy, but Lu Ye pretended not to hear him, grabbed his hair, raised the stone in the other hand, and smashed it down.
After more than a year of working as a mining slave, Lu Ye has seen too many tragedies, and he has long understood the truth. In this world of cannibalism, any pity and sympathy are useless.
The miners are not in harmony. The miners from different forces are destined to be unable to unite. For a piece of good ore, the miners often beat their heads and blood.
People die every day in the mine tunnel, and every time you walk a certain distance, you can see a dead bone scattered on the ground.
There are not a few miners who starved to death because of being robbed.
Boss Liu fell in response.
Lu Ye picked up his mining pick, put the mining basket on his back again, and walked towards the exit. He didn't kill the Liu brothers, but he was not merciful, but the injured miners generally didn't survive long here.
After walking a few steps, a person suddenly rushed in in a panic at the exit.
"Go away!" The man drank lowly and swept towards Lu Ye with a slap.
At this moment, Lu Ye felt cold all over his body, because he saw a light blue light flowing through the palm of his hand.
It was the light of spiritual power, in other words, it was a monk who shot him!
Only by opening the spiritual aperture can you be qualified to practice and be called a monk.
The spiritual power of a monk is an extremely magical power. Lu Ye once saw a monk in Xieyue Valley take action. Although he did not have too much power, the man just smashed a piece of ore with a light palm. It was after seeing that magical scene that Lu Ye made up his mind that he must open his spiritual aperture and become a monk.
He had also secretly assessed that even the cultivator with the lowest cultivation base in Xie Yuegu could easily hang ten of himself.
So when he realized that it was a cultivator who attacked him, Lu Ye knew that he was going to be in great trouble.
At the critical juncture of life and death, he abruptly stopped his pace and jumped back suddenly.
His chest went numb, the sound of a broken bone sounded, and Lu Ye flew upside down and fell to the ground.
The severe pain made him clear his mind a lot, and after realizing that he was still alive, he got up immediately.
"Hey!" The cultivator who shot it was a little surprised. Although he didn't use his full strength just now, he just shot it casually, but it shouldn't be something that the miner could bear.
Seeing the miner's face in the dim light, he blurted out, "Lu Ye?"
At this moment, Lu Ye was in a posture of turning around and running away, and he was stunned when he heard the voice: "Steward Yang?"
The cultivator surnamed Yang was a small manager at the mine, and Lu Ye often dealt with him, because the Qi and Blood Pill was exchanged from him, so they were familiar with each other.
Manager Yang is very optimistic about Lu Ye. After all, it is rare to see a mining slave like him who can bear hardships and stand hard work.
However, there is no special preferential treatment, and there is an insurmountable gap between mortals like Lu Ye and monks without enlightenment.
After recognizing Lu Ye, Manager Yang was relieved that he failed to kill the opponent with his palm. Lu Ye has exchanged a lot of Qi and Blood Pills from him over the past year, and his physical quality is better than that of ordinary miners. Strong, plus he just hit him casually and didn't want to kill people deliberately, it's not surprising that the other party can survive.
Opposite Guanshi Yang, Lu Ye was beating a drum in his heart.
The monks in Xieyue Valley generally don't pay attention to the life and death of the miners. They also know that the miners often fight in the mines. Unless they meet, they basically ignore them.
Only then did Lu Ye beat the Liu brothers to the ground, and he passed out. Turning around, Manager Yang slapped him. From Lu Ye's point of view, it was clear that Manager Yang was teaching him a lesson.
However, he soon felt that something was wrong, because Steward Yang looked flustered when he rushed in, as if he was standing up for the Liu brothers.
Just when he was thinking about it, Manager Yang showed a surprised look. It seemed that it was a good thing to meet Lu Ye here. He bullied him and grabbed Lu Ye's shoulder: "Follow me!"