The next day, early morning.
In each of the two major mining areas, hundreds of mining slaves lined up in a long queue, slowly moving towards the edge of the black jade mining area.
Their magic weapons had been taken away long ago, and their mana was always in a state of depletion. They looked numb and haggard, worse than some mortals.
"Hurry up! Hurry up!"
"What are you doing here? Do you want to be whipped?"
"Remember to keep quiet and don't make any noise. If it offends the real person's ears, you will suffer a lot!"
Dozens of supervisors, holding special long whip instruments, controlled the escaping light and cruised on both sides, scolding and whipping them from time to time.
"ah!"
An older miner, because he was weak and walked slowly, was immediately hit with a whip, which made him scream in agony, leaving his skin torn and bloody.
"Uncle Wu!"
A young man rushed over, helped him up, and asked nervously:
"Are you OK?"
"...Phew, it's okay."
The old miner gasped and was helped forward by the young man, with a hint of resentment in his eyes:
"These lackeys of the GCC know how to torment us, but they don't know what they are going to do today..."
As he spoke, he looked at the young man beside him and said with some distress:
"Hey, I'm already in my seventies or eighty, so it doesn't matter if I die in a mine."
"But Xiao Wu, you are only a teenager. Just a few years after you entered the path, your entire clan was wiped out and sent to this hellish place..."
The young man was silent for a moment, shook his head and said:
"Time is also fate. If I die in this mine, this is also my fate."
"Bullshit life!"
The old miner took half a step closer and said in a weak voice like a mosquito:
"They summoned us this time, and it's definitely not good. I can't live for a few days, and the only person I can trust is you."
"You remember the next time you go to the mines, go to Ding Sanjiu Mine. The secret code is 'Above and above board, it belongs to me alone'."
"this!"
Wu Sijian was suddenly startled and realized something immediately.
He has lived in the mining area for several years, and has always heard that in addition to people in the mining area who are organizing riots, there are also people who are secretly planning to contact the robbers and cooperate with each other to escape from the mining area.
He never paid much attention to these rumors.
But now...
"……I see."
Wu Sijian's heart was beating loudly and he solemnly agreed.
More than half an hour later:
Thousands of mine slaves gathered in one place, standing densely together and guarded by dozens of supervisors. The leaders were Lao Zhou and Lao Chen.
"Aren't those Zhou Papi and Chen Heixin?"
"Yes, both of them are here. Could it be that Master Ji Zhu really wants to come to inspect?"
"I'm afraid it's true. Look at their dog-legged manner. They are waiting here respectfully. How can they be as arrogant and domineering as usual?"
Many mine slaves gathered together to discuss and whisper, with various thoughts running through their minds.
"Master Ji Zhu..."
A complex emotion arose in Wu Sigong's mind:
"I have never seen Master Ji Zhu in my life."
"If our Wu family also has a foundation-building master, maybe we won't end up being exterminated..."
Just as he was thinking this:
"boom!"
A brilliant blue light flew from the sky and fell straight down.
After the light dissipated, a young Taoist with extraordinary grace was revealed, wearing a Taoist robe, accompanied by a young girl who was as beautiful as a flower.
"Meet the real person!"
Lao Chen and Lao Zhou took the lead in saluting. Dozens of supervisors on both sides also looked excited and bowed in unison:
"Meet the real person!"
Seeing this scene, thousands of mine slaves started to stir slightly. Wu Sijian in the crowd held his breath subconsciously, with a trace of awe and fascination in his eyes.
"Um."
Zhang Yao nodded slightly and gestured:
"No need to be polite, just get up."
After everyone stood up, he used his powerful spiritual will to sweep through thousands of mine slaves, deliberately emitting his own spiritual pressure.
Thousands of mine slaves were already in poor condition. When stimulated by his powerful spiritual pressure, they suddenly felt chest tightness and suffocation. Some of the weak ones even collapsed on the ground.
"Calling you together today is also a good thing for you."
Zhang Yao spoke calmly, and the voice transmitted through his spiritual thoughts sounded in the ears of every mine slave at the same time:
"I will use you to sacrifice a treasure. This will cause very little harm to you and will save you the pain of labor."
"Remember, don't resist, otherwise you will suffer the consequences!"
After hearing his words, thousands of mining slaves broke out into a commotion, but in the end no one dared to resist.
Resisting in front of a Foundation Establishment Master is simply boring. With their current state, it will not be difficult for the other party to kill them all by themselves.
"Buzz!"
Zhang Yao threw out the soul rosary, and the tyrannical mana flowed into it. The soul rosary fired in response, and the light suddenly exploded, releasing a burst of thick mist.
The white mist expanded rapidly, spreading to a width of tens of feet in a few breaths, like a cloud, enveloping thousands of closely gathered mining slaves.
"What's this……"
The young Wu Sijian looked a little nervous. Just as this thought came to his mind, his vision suddenly went dark and he fell unconscious.
"Plop!" "Plop!"...
Continuous sounds of falling to the ground came from the mist. In just two or three breaths, thousands of mining slaves were piled on top of each other in a mess, and they all fell to the ground.
"Real person! This..."
Lao Zhou and Lao Chen suddenly looked a little nervous and couldn't help but look at Zhang Yao.
"It doesn't matter."
Zhang Yao waved his hand and continued to pour mana into the soul rosary.
After the soul rosary was supported by mana, it started to operate automatically without his control, giving Zhang Yao the opportunity to observe carefully.
"……Well."
"ah……"
"no, do not want……"
In the white mist, the thousands of mine slaves trapped in the illusion seemed to have been stimulated by some kind of nightmare. Their expressions changed dramatically, accompanied by murmurs and murmurs.
"Sure enough, it is the foundation of the three major illusory formations and soul-stirring techniques..."
After Zhang Yao observed for a moment, he confirmed his previous judgment in his mind.
The "Wanhuadu Tianzhen Jing" records the method of collecting the soul energy, including setting up the corresponding three major illusion arrays and an evil secret method called "soul-taking".
The soul rosary in his hand is based on the three major illusion formations and soul-catching techniques, and is mixed with extremely exquisite refining techniques.
An hour later:
Zhang Yao suddenly raised his hand and withdrew his magic power. The soul rosary buzzed and automatically flew back into his palm.
The white mist gradually dissipated, and the ground was filled with people lying on the ground. Their faces became a little paler, especially their breath weakened a little.
Zhang Yao didn't lie. The harm done to people by collecting soul energy is very small.
But no matter how small the damage to the soul is accumulated, it will cause huge damage.
Not to mention that these mining slaves are precious assets of the GCC and will continue to mine in the future. With Zhang Yao's mentality, of course he will not fish in the lake unless necessary.
"Continue for an hour every day, and if you collect it for two months, you can almost fill up this soul rosary."
"Anyway, the time limit given by Master Haihe is three months, which is more than enough..."
Zhang Yao thought of this and ordered:
"After they regain consciousness, they will be sent back to their respective rest areas and placed under strict supervision."
"Bring them here tomorrow morning."
"yes."
Lao Zhou and Lao Chen immediately bowed and said respectfully:
"Congratulations to the real person."
Amidst the greetings from everyone, Zhang Yao drove the escape light and flew away with Li Shuixian.
After returning to his cave, Zhang Yao sent Li Shuixian to practice while he went to the quiet room and took out a shining golden talisman.
If you look closely, you will see that this golden talisman is several times wider than the normal talisman. It is engraved with an incomplete image of a golden-armored god general.
"Buzz buzz..."
He skillfully cast a few spells, activated the talisman, then took out the corresponding materials and continued to refine the structure.
For seven years, he focused on Huangfu Taoism and refined materials worth tens of thousands of spirit stones before finally advancing it to the second level, which initially met his requirements.
After working for several hours:
"call!"
Zhang Yao let out a long breath and put away the half-finished golden armor talisman.
"In another half month, it will almost be completed."
This is the second second-level talisman he has refined. The main material used is precious Taibai fine gold.
In the past seven years, like the real person who was in charge of Suiyu Mountain before, he would misappropriate some black jade ore and taibai fine gold ore every year, and the accumulated amount was quite a sum.
As for the several second-level spiritual objects he purchased on Xianmen Island, they were all used up long ago when he was refining the first second-level golden armor talisman.
"After this golden armor talisman is successfully refined, it should be more powerful than the first one."
Zhang Yao thought to himself:
"Coupled with the support of my powerful magic power, these two second-level golden armor talismans should be comparable to a monk in the early stage of foundation building."
Such combat power is of considerable value even to Zhang Yao.
And ordinary foundation-building monks, even if they have practiced the Huangfu Taoist method to the second level, cannot exert such power.
…………
The next day, early morning.
Thousands of mining slaves from the two major mining areas gathered again. Zhang Yao came in the light of escape. After completing the collection of soul energy, he hurriedly turned back.
After more than half a month, many of the mine slaves have adapted and are actually grateful for this relaxed life.
But at the same time:
Thanks to the rare free time, some secret activities are also being carried out in full swing.
"Real person!"
In the evening of this day, Lao Zhou came to the cave and took the initiative to meet Zhang Yao.
"Sir, in two days, this year's batch of mine slaves will be delivered. I came here specifically to inform you."
"oh?"
When Zhang Yao heard this, his heart suddenly moved.
He still remembered what Lao Zhou said that among this group of mining slaves, there were several demon cultivators who were captured from Leizhou and seemed to have a master-disciple relationship.
"The bloodline of the demon cultivators inherited from master and apprentice should be stronger than those gathered by the family..."
Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly when he thought of this, and said:
"Then I'll leave this matter to you."
"Remember, don't cause any trouble..."
Lao Zhou saluted respectfully and said:
"Don't worry, real person."
(End of chapter)
