Time flies by, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
I still give Song Yu a low-level Nether Pill every month, and work tirelessly to dig low-level Nether Ore every day. Song Yu asked me a few times why, and his reason is that he only needs to dig 500 pieces of low-level Nether Ore every month. That’s it, there’s no need to work so hard. My explanation was that you have to dig early and dig late. Maybe there is a month when you don’t want to dig anymore, and there are still some that can be replenished. He saw that what I said seemed reasonable, so he also saved a lot of low-level ghost ores. I still dare not absorb the power of the netherworld in the ore, but I vaguely feel that I am about to break through to the fourth level of the imp.
Occasionally, an armored beast will appear in the mine and let us fight for the tooth ceremony. During this period, I will also use my sword to make up for it. I will besiege the armored beast with them and try the power of "Tiger Technique". My body and limbs are several times stronger than before. I couldn't be happier.
Another half year passed like this, and my strength was raised to the fourth level of the kid. I faintly touched the threshold of the fifth level, so I stopped absorbing the power of the netherworld in the low-level netherworld ore, so as not to increase my strength too quickly and arouse everyone's suspicion.
Most of the miners have been promoted to the sixth level of the imp, and Song Yu has been promoted to the seventh level of the imp. I looked at the low-level Nether Ore piled up in the storage bag, and I felt a little hesitant in my heart, not knowing what to do.
It has been a year since I left the human world. My parents were so worried when they heard the news that I was missing. How could I return to the human world? Now, let alone returning to the human world, I can't even leave this mine. The Qingming Sect disciples stationed outside the mine are all capable of being ghost soldiers and can kill me instantly with just one finger. I'm sure I won't be able to defeat him, but what if I run away? The ghost soldiers can condense the ghost wings and fly in the air, but they can't escape their grasp even with the strength of their feet. Now I really can't fight or escape. What should I do? I feel infinite despair in my heart. Am I really going to be trapped in this mine forever?
This mine seems to be a prison, and we are slaves, squeezing out the little value left in us. We hand in five hundred low-level Nether Ore every month. Five hundred low-level Nether Ore can be exchanged for fifty low-level Nether Ore outside. Nether Pill. Give us five low-level Nether Pills every month, giving us a glimmer of hope to survive. Only when we reach the ninth level of the Little Ghost can we have a chance to go out, because reaching the ninth level of the Little Ghost can become a disciple of the Netherworld Sect. Every miner relies on this Hold on with a little hope, maybe ten, twenty years, or even your whole life, and finally die in this dark mine. Thinking of this, the despair in my heart deepened. I must get out, even if it means risking my life.
"Brother Song, congratulations on reaching the seventh level of kid. Your goal of leaving this mine is one step closer." I cupped my hands.
"Brother Xiaojiu, don't make fun of me. When I was tricked in, I was not far from the seventh level of the little ghost. I am still far away from reaching the ninth level of the little ghost. The amount of low-level Nether Pills required is quite a lot. Hey, there are still nineteen The years are like a year!" Song Yu said.
"Is there no other way to get out? Maybe we can think of a way." I asked tentatively.
"It is impossible to break in or sneak away. Old Monster Li is guarding outside the mine. Even if he is not here, there are disciples of Qingming Sect guarding outside the valley. They are all strong men in the realm of ghost soldiers. As long as we get close, Baizhang will be sensed by them, and they can kill us with a flip of their hands. Brothers, please don't have any luck." Song Yu said solemnly.
"Brother Song, the roads in this mine extend in all directions, and armored beasts often attack. Do you think that if a miner dies inside, the Qingming Sect will send someone in to investigate?" I asked.
"Pursuing? They don't have the time to spare. If one or two miners are lost, they will send people to fill the vacancies, or simply ignore it, unless it breaks their muscles and bones. I remember when I first came in, one of the miners was killed by an armored beast of the sixth level. He was bitten to death, and you are here to fill his vacancy." Song Yu said.
"Brother Song, I thought of a way to get out, but I might need your help," I said.
"Oh? Brother Xiaojiu, as long as I have a chance to go out, I will be obliged to help you if you need any help. It doesn't matter if you ask." Song Yu said excitedly.
"This mine contains a lot of low-level Nether Ore. Usually everyone mines not far from the entrance of the cave. If we mine it like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to finish it in fifty years, let alone twenty years. I want to go to the mine. Open a path in the depths and keep digging in one direction to see if you can find a way out. Think about it, if you can get out and use the low-level Nether Ore we dug to exchange for low-level Nether Pills, wouldn't it be easy to reach the realm of ghost soldiers? "I said excitedly.
When Song Yu heard what I said, he was also a little moved.
"Brother Xiaojiu, it's too dangerous for you to go alone. In this way, I'll open the way with you. Anyway, we have a lot of low-level Netherworld ore. Even if we don't mine, we can still do business. If there is danger, I can protect you as soon as possible. ." Song Yu said.
The two of us hit it off immediately, and we started digging for three months in a row. Every time it was time to pay for the low-level ghost ore, I would help him pay it, which also saved him the time of running around. Old Monster Li at the entrance of the cave saw that he had handed over all the low-level Nether Ore that was supposed to be handed over, so he didn't ask any more questions. The distance from other miners to the cave entrance only takes a quarter of an hour at my current speed, but the journey from where Song Yu and I dug to the cave entrance now takes three hours.
Another year passed. We thought we had dug deep enough and far enough, but unfortunately we still couldn't find a way out. I felt a little discouraged. Was the original approach wrong? Maybe this approach simply won't work. The distance from where we dug now to the entrance of the cave is getting farther and farther. It has already taken me twelve hours to run back. Even if we were killed by a monster, no one would know. The only good news is that I have been promoted to the fifth level of the Imp. I can finally protect myself in this mine. Song Yu is very happy, but he is not surprised by the speed of my improvement.
"Brother Song, we have dug so deep and haven't found a way out yet. Is there no way out of this mine?" I asked.
"Brother Xiaojiu, don't be impatient. We have only been digging for a year. I don't believe it. I have been digging for ten or eight years and still can't find an exit. Even if I don't find an exit, I will have to dig here for more than ten years." If you have a chance to go out, you won't lose anything anyway." Song Yu comforted.
Hearing Song Yu's comfort, I felt a little relieved, but I was too anxious. Seeing the small mountain of low-level Nether Ore piled up in my storage bag, I was eager to go out and find a deserted place to absorb it and improve my strength. In the process of digging deeper this year, the low-grade ghost ores we dug were no less than those dug near the entrance of the cave. I have my cultivation level stuck at the peak of the fifth level of the little devil. I only need to absorb a trace of the power of the netherworld to improve my level.
