Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1538 713: Low-Rank Immortals

In the mining area, there were still quite a few Immortals who, seeing the suffering before them, thought about the days they had lived over the years, felt something in their hearts, and gathered around the shouting Immortal, looking up to listen to him speak.

At this time, an elder among the Immortals shouted: "What are you gathering here for? Have you mined the ore? Earned money? Have you no regard for your lives! Disperse, all of you! If the Heavenly Court finds out, they'll chop off your heads!"

The crowd gradually dispersed.

But quite a few people still stayed behind, inquiring about the Heavenly Court from the young Immortal.

"We Immortals should have our own Immortal Court, not the Heavenly Court of the Gods!"

The young Immortal was still very excited and said, "The Earth Immortal Realm was developed by Immortals, not by the Gods! We ascended not to eat gruel and swallow wild herbs, not to risk our lives mining for the Heavenly Gods! Joining the Immortal Court, why suffer oppression from the Heavenly Gods?"

Chen Shi passed by and looked at the young Immortal, seeing this person full of enthusiasm, passionately eloquent, with an earnest demeanor.

He must truly want to overthrow the Heavenly Court and change this world.

Such a heart is that of an innocent child but can easily be exploited.

"Throughout the many dynasties of the Ancestral Court, prosperity and transition have often seen noble families become the current Emperor. Today, it is merely the noble families of the Earth Immortal Realm who see the bottom-level Immortals struggling to survive, conflicts erupting like a blazing fire boiling oil."

Chen Shi silently thought in his heart, "Hence, they are inspired to change the dynasty, to add fuel to the flame under the boiling oil, to overthrow the Heavenly Court and become the Heavenly Emperor themselves, becoming the rulers. However, they have not changed this world. Those who control the resources of the Holy Land still control the resources of the Holy Land, Immortals merely pocketing the sacred resources controlled by the Gods for themselves. But how can this era truly be changed?"

Suddenly, a sword light flew past him, piercing the young Immortal with a swish, causing blood to splatter instantly!

A figure like a monkey leapt agilely to the young Immortal's side, catching the Immortal Sword that shot away, grabbing the sword in one hand and the young Immortal's neck in the other, lifting him upward.

"Slash!"

He moved swiftly, beheading the young Immortal, his eyes glittering with excitement, he laughed and said: "This rebel head can be taken to the Government Office for a reward! Another payday! What are you looking at? Are you all planning to become rebels as well?"

The Immortals who were listening earlier weren't frightened away by his words but stared at him, their eyes flashing with hatred.

"Heavenly Court lackey!" a middle-aged Immortal spat coldly.

The monkey-like Immortal was startled, knowing he had angered the crowd, instantly leapt up, fleeing into the depths of the mining area.

A series of Immortal Artifacts closely followed, emitting sharp whooshing sounds as they cut through the air, and the crowd rushed to attack him.

Chen Shi did not pursue; instead, he looked at the headless corpse of the young Immortal, silently speechless.

Guan Qinshuang came up, saying: "Young Master, don't look anymore. Such things are common in the North Sea."

Chen Shi collected his thoughts and asked, "Are these people always fighting like this?"

Guan Qinshuang replied: "I've never been to the mining area, so I don't know. However, the Immortal Court and the Heavenly Court often clash."

After Chen Shi inquired further, he learned that the Immortal Court had numerous operatives in these parts of the North Sea, preaching everywhere, recruiting dissatisfied Immortals, while the Heavenly Court, aware of the Immortal Court's intentions, issued a kill order.

Guan Qinshuang said: "It's common to see the Heavenly Gods in the North Sea capturing Immortal Court Immortals, and fighting duels between the two sides is commonplace. The Heavenly Court has set standard bounties for Immortal Court Immortals' heads. The Immortal Court also offers rewards for the heads of Heavenly Court Gods. The North Sea, adjacent to the Northern Continent, is inherently lawless."

Chen Shi didn't inquire further and proceeded onward.

They soon reached the depths of the mining area, where some Immortals had already begun mining.

Chen Shi stopped to watch, seeing that these Immortals mined at quite a distance from each other, with rarely two or three people mining together.

The mining process first involves site selection, using cultivated Divine Eyes, Immortal Eyes, and similar Spells to observe the mountain for minerals, or using mutant beasts like Treasure Hunting Rats to search, or even using methods like fortune-telling to calculate.

After selecting the location, they must first set up a Killing Array. This Killing Array is not to deal with dangers within the mineral veins, but to guard against outsiders.

Chen Shi saw someone setting up a Sword Array, while others used Demon Blood to refine treasures, making flags inserted at different positions. Some others had strange items like eyes, bugs, mirrors, and altars, with Skills being extremely diverse.

Only then does the actual mining begin.

Mining these open-air mineral veins is different from Penglai West. One must first deal with Earth. When Earth encounters air, it expands rapidly and can crush people to death if not handled carefully.

The Five Elements Strange Stone is also extremely heavy and sometimes unstable. If struck, there's a high risk of losing control of the Five Elements, which is very dangerous.

Interestingly, the rigid Five Elements Strange Stone forms a stable balance with Earth, with Earth enveloping the Five Elements Stone, preventing expansion. Likewise, the Five Elements Strange Stone, wrapped by Earth, prevents the Five Elements from becoming disordered.

Therefore, miners must exercise great caution, ensuring during mining that the Earth does not fall, and not using brute force to mine the Five Elements Stone.

Fourthly, one must distinguish the stones wrapped in Earth, whether they are Five Elements Stones, Treasures, or other strange items. This is also the time when the death rate is highest, as the Immortal Ore contains many other ancient remnants.

Of course, there could also be a release of sealed noxious gases from the mineral veins during mining, which would basically result in a mining disaster.