In the dark and damp mine tunnel, Lu Ye walked forward step by step with a mining basket on his back and a mining pick in his hand.
The young man's expression was a little sad, and his eyes were 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 unreal, with lush branches and leaves. The branches 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. Lu Ye still doesn't understand what it is. He only knows that when he concentrates enough, there is a chance that this shadow tree will appear in his field of vision. And others won't notice it at all.
"What a miserable life." The young man sighed.
A year ago, he suddenly woke up in this strange world. Before he could get familiar with the environment, the power he was in was occupied by a group of thieves. Many people were killed. He and some other young men and women became that The prisoners of the gang were then sent to this mine and became a lowly mining slave.
Only later did he learn from scattered conversations with others that the force he was in belonged to the Haotian Alliance, a sect called the Xuantian Sect.
The name of this sect sounds cool and domineering, but in fact it is just a small and unpopular sect.
The one who captured Xuantian Sect was Xie Yue Valley under Ten Thousand Demon Ridge.
Haotian Alliance and Ten Thousand Demon Ridge are the two major faction organizations in this world. They are both formed by countless forces, large and small, fighting each other with the intention of completely annihilating each other. It is said that this has been going on for hundreds of years.
In Lu Ye's view, such a battle is simply a confrontation between the lawful camp and the evil camp. He just accidentally got involved in such a confrontation.
Over the years, the Kyushu Continent has been raging with wars. Every year, small forces like the Xuantian Sect are uprooted, but soon more forces spring up and occupy territory everywhere, making the situation even more chaotic.
Mine slaves are just mine slaves... Lu Ye comforted himself. Compared with those who were killed, he was still alive after all.
The reason why he survived was not because he had any special skills, but because Xieyue Valley needed some handymen to do work. People like Lu Ye, who had no cultivation and were still young, were undoubtedly the best choice.
In fact, the mining slaves in this mine are not only people from the Xuantian Sect, but also disciples from other small families and sects.
Xie Yue Valley is not weak in strength and has conquered many territories over the years. Naturally, the original forces on these territories have been destroyed, and some of the available manpower has been sent to various places for enslavement by Xie Yue Valley.
Without exception, these people all have one characteristic: they have not yet enlightened themselves and have no cultivation skills, so they are easy to control.
There is a saying in Kyushu Continent that it is difficult for a demon to transform into another form without enlightenment, and it is difficult for a person to practice cultivation without enlightenment.
If you want to practice cultivation, you need to open your spiritual orifice. Only when you have your spiritual orifice opened can you be qualified to practice.
Opening a spiritual orifice is not a simple matter. The number of ordinary people who can open a spiritual orifice after systematic training is only about 100. If you are from a cultivating family or sect and have the guidance of elders, this percentage may be higher.
Lu Ye failed to open his spiritual aperture, so he could only make a living by mining in this dim mine tunnel.
However, the mining slave is not without a way out. If he can successfully enlighten himself and find a person in charge to report it, he will have the opportunity to participate in an assessment. If he succeeds in the assessment, he can become a disciple of Xie Yue Valley.
However, there are only a few mine slaves who are able to regain consciousness. They work all day long in this dim environment and don't even have enough to eat. How can they regain consciousness?
So basically 99% of the mining slaves 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, the Xuantian Sect was destroyed just after he came to this world, and he didn't know anyone in the sect.
He doesn't want to become a disciple of Evil Moon Valley. This is not a serious force. Just hearing the name gives people an evil feeling. Sooner or later, he will be in trouble.
But he can't stay here and be a slave in the mines for the rest of his life. How decent would that be? After all, he is also an elite of the new era. If he doesn't have dreams, he is just like a salted fish.
So this year he has been working hard to gain enlightenment. Originally, he thought that the shadow tree that only he could see could provide him with some wonderful help. But until now, the shadow tree is still just a shadow. Don't say anything about help. Sometimes it will also affect his vision.
Lu Ye seriously doubted whether there was something wrong with his eyes.
After turning a corner, a faint light appeared in the distance, which was one of the exits of the mine tunnel.
Today's harvest is good. If you turn in the ore in the mine basket, you should be able to get three points of contribution. Counting the accumulation in the past few days, it will be about twelve points. If you use two points to exchange for two steamed buns, the remaining ten points are just enough. Change to a Qi and Blood Pill.
The Qi and Blood Pill is a very low-level elixir, and it is not an aid to opening one's orifices. However, if one wants to have one's orifices open, one must have sufficient Qi and blood. Although the Qi and Blood Pills are low-level, they are suitable for people like Lu Ye who have not yet had the Qi and Blood.
The reason why Xie Yue Valley is willing to take out the Qi and Blood Pill is not out of kindness, but because they are well versed in the way of people's hearts. This cheapest and low-level pill can make those who are hopeful work harder to mine.
For example, Lu Ye... works very hard every day.
There were still thirty feet away from the exit of the mine tunnel. Lu Ye glanced at a corner on the left side inadvertently, where there was a huge boulder lying across it.
He kept walking and continued walking forward until he was about ten feet away. Then he put down the mining basket behind him, tightened the mining pick in his hand, and took out a medium-sized stone from the mining 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 tunnel, and used the rebound force to swoop down behind the boulder, like a vigorous Cheetah.
Two figures were half-crouching behind the boulder, using the boulder to cover their figures. They had no idea that the visitors would find their traces.
Hearing the noise and seeing Lu Ye again, it was too late to get up.
Under the horrified gazes of the two people, Lu Ye raised his hand and threw out the ore in his hand, hitting one of them on the bridge of the nose. The man immediately let out a scream and fell to the ground on his back, with blood pouring from his face.
Lu Ye used the mining pick in his other hand to take action again, but missed the second person. The person reacted well and turned his head to dodge.
However, Lu Ye had already rushed in front of him and kicked him, hitting him right in the abdomen. The man's face was filled with pain and he fell to the ground. He knelt on the ground and spat out a mouthful of acidic water.
Lu Ye stepped forward, grabbed the other person's hair with one hand, saw the other person's face clearly, and sneered: "Who are you, it turns out to be you two brothers!"
He knew these two people, they were disciples of the Liu family. After the Liu family's territory was captured by Xieyue Valley, some young disciples of the Liu family were sent here to serve as mining slaves.
Strictly speaking, the two brothers Lu Ye and Liu were connected by the same fate.
"Did I ever say, 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 threw it down hard.
This hit was so hard that Liu's second son just snorted and was knocked unconscious.
Lu Ye walked towards Boss Liu who was injured by him before.
Boss Liu's forehead was smashed, and his eyes were blurred with blood. He vaguely saw Lu Ye walking towards him, and he was so scared that he rolled over and said: "Excuse me, my two brothers didn't know it was you coming, they thought it was someone else... Spare your life!"
The two Liu brothers were sneaking into ambush in front of the mine tunnel exit, and naturally they had no good intentions.
Before these two people were captured, they were both pampered people. Even if they became mining slaves, they would not endure hardship. However, the status of mining slaves is low, and the people in Xieyue Valley do not regard mining slaves as human beings at all, and there is no exchange for ore. If you contribute, you won't get food in exchange for it.
Therefore, the two brothers often squatted in front of a certain exit of the mine tunnel and robbed the lone mining slaves. Many people were unlucky because of this. Not only were the ores they worked hard to mine every day stolen, but they were also beaten half to death.
Last time they just wanted to rob Lu Ye, but they were no match for him and were taught a lesson.
Unexpectedly, just a few days later, I would meet these two brothers again.
The same rice feeds all kinds of people. Among the mine slaves, there are those who are lazy and lazy like the Liu brothers, and there are also people like Lu Ye who have dreams.
In the past year, Lu Ye's contribution through ore exchange, in addition to ensuring daily food and clothing, were all exchanged for the consumption of Qi and Blood Pills.
He took no less than thirty Qi and Blood Pills.
This made Lu Ye physically stronger than most mining slaves. Although his body was not strong, the power contained in his body was already better than that of ordinary people.
It's easy to deal with two lazy mine slaves.
Boss Liu was still begging for mercy, but Lu Ye just pretended not to hear him, grabbed his hair, raised the stone with his other hand, and smashed it down hard.
During his more than a year of life as a mining slave, Lu Ye had seen too many tragedies, and he had long understood that in this world where people cannibalize people, any pity and sympathy are useless.
The mining slaves are not in harmony. The mining slaves from different forces are destined to be unable to unite. For a good piece of ore, the mining slaves will often beat their heads to pieces.
People die every day in the mine tunnels, and every time you walk a certain distance, you can see a dead skeleton scattered on the ground.
There are many mining slaves who starve to death because of being robbed.
Boss Liu fell down in response.
Lu Ye picked up his mining pick, put the mining basket back on his back, and walked towards the exit. He did not kill the Liu brothers, not because he was merciful, but because injured mining slaves generally did not survive long here.
After walking only a few steps, a person suddenly rushed in from the exit.
"Go away!" The man shouted and slapped Lu Ye.
At this moment, Lu Ye felt chills all over his body, just because he saw a light blue light flowing through the opponent's palm.
That was the light of spiritual power. In other words, the person who attacked him was a monk!
Only by opening the spiritual aperture can one be qualified to practice and be called a monk.
The spiritual power of monks is an extremely miraculous power. Lu Ye once saw a monk from Xieyue Valley take action. Although it was not very powerful, the man smashed a piece of ore with just a light palm. It was after seeing that magical scene that Lu Ye made up his mind to open his spiritual aperture and become a monk.
He had also secretly assessed that even the lowest cultivator in Evil Moon Valley could easily beat ten of himself.
So when he realized that it was a monk who was attacking him, Lu Ye knew that he was in danger.
At the critical moment of life and death, he stopped abruptly and jumped back suddenly.
His chest went numb and the sound of broken bones was heard. Lu Ye flew backwards and fell to the ground.
The severe pain made him clearer. After realizing that he was still alive, he stood up immediately.
"Hey!" The monk who made the move was a little surprised. Although he didn't use all his strength in the palm just now, he just slapped it casually, but it shouldn't be something that the mine slave can withstand.
Using the dim light to see clearly the appearance of the mine slave, he blurted out: "Lu Ye?"
Lu Ye had already turned around and ran away. He was extremely shocked when he heard the voice: "Manager Yang?"
This monk named Yang was a small steward in the mine. Lu Ye often dealt with him because he got the Qi and Blood Pill from him, so they were quite familiar with each other.
Manager Yang is very optimistic about Lu Ye. After all, there are very few mining slaves like him who can endure hardships and stand hard work.
However, there is no special preferential treatment for those who are optimistic and optimistic. If they don't wake up in one day, there will be an insurmountable gap between a mortal like Lu Ye and a monk.
After recognizing Lu Ye, Manager Yang was relieved that he failed to kill him with one palm. Lu Ye had exchanged a lot of Qi and Blood Pills from him in the past year, and his physical fitness was better than that of ordinary mine slaves. Strong, plus he just struck casually and didn't intend to kill anyone, so it's not surprising that the other party survived.
Opposite Guanshi Yang, Lu Ye's heart was pounding.
The monks in Xieyue Valley generally don't care about the life and death of the mining slaves. They also know that the mining slaves often fight in the mines. Unless they encounter them, they basically ignore them.
Lu Ye just beat the Liu brothers to a bloody head and fell to the ground unconscious. Turning around, Manager Yang slapped him. In Lu Ye's view, this was clearly Manager Yang teaching him a lesson.
But he soon felt that something was wrong, because when Manager Yang rushed in, he looked flustered and did not look like he was standing up for the Liu brothers.
Just when he was thinking wildly, Manager Yang already showed a surprised look. It seemed that meeting Lu Ye here was a good thing. He stepped forward and grabbed Lu Ye's shoulders: "Follow me!"
