Chapter 375: Spirit Realm Smugglers, Reduced to Mine Slaves

The Old Jìjiǔ then turned around and flew into the sky above Jixia Academy.

"Great Array of Absolute Heaven and Earth—Activate!"

A terrifying power from the Formation erupted, enveloping the entire Jixia Academy.

The Small World where Jixia Academy was located began to peel away from the Tianxuan Continent.

Old Ancestor Huntian and the others sneered at the sight.

"Decisive enough, I'll give them that."

"Unfortunately, they don't know how to adapt to the times."

"Since they choose to isolate themselves from the world, let them be."

"Anyway, after ten thousand years, they will perish on their own."

The four academies retreated, turning their focus to attack other forces.

The Tianxuan Continent fell completely into a state of chaos.

Spirit Realm, the Desolate Lands.

An ancient teleportation array suddenly lit up with a brilliant light.

As the light dissipated, the figures of Zhou Chen and the other three thousand and one people appeared on the teleportation array.

"This is the Spirit Realm?"

Zhou Chen looked around, his brows furrowed tightly.

The scene before him was completely different from what he had imagined.

He had originally thought the Spirit Realm would be a cultivation Holy Land shrouded in Immortal Qi, with Heaven And Earth Treasures everywhere.

But the scene before him was incredibly desolate.

Surrounding the teleportation array was a desert where not a single blade of grass grew.

The sky was a murky gray, with no sun, only a dark red blood moon.

An oppressive atmosphere filled the air.

Furthermore, Zhou Chen could clearly feel that the concentration of Spiritual Qi here was actually even thinner than on the Tianxuan Continent.

"What's going on?"

The other Disciples also noticed the abnormality.

"Shouldn't the Spirit Realm be a cultivation Holy Land?"

"Why is the Spiritual Qi so thin?"

"And it looks so… desolate here…"

Just as everyone was puzzled, a sound of breaking air suddenly came from the distance.

Over a dozen figures flew from the horizon at extreme speed.

Leading them was a middle-aged man in black robes with cold eyes and a playful smile on his lips.

"Oh, another batch of high-quality piglets."

He licked his lips. "Looking at the quality, they're really not bad."

"And there's quite a lot of them, a full three thousand people."

"We've hit the jackpot this time!"

The black-robed Cultivators behind him also began to laugh.

"The Manager is right."

"This batch of goods is indeed good; they'll fetch a good price at least."

"Especially those women, they're quite fair and delicate. They'll definitely be worth a lot if sent to the brothels."

Their conversation caused the faces of Zhou Chen and the others to change drastically.

"Who are you people?"

A Jixia Academy Elder said in a deep voice, "We have ascended from the Lower Realm; we are not people you can dispose of at will!"

"Ascension?"

The middle-aged man burst into laughter. "You hicks, you really think you're ascenders?"

"Let me tell you, true ascenders are those who have crossed the Immortal Tribulation and gained the recognition of the Spirit Realm."

"People like you who smuggled yourselves up using a Flying Immortal Command are called Smugglers!"

"In the Spirit Realm, Smugglers have no rights whatsoever."

"You'll either be captured as Mine Slaves to dig for the rest of your lives,"

"Or you'll be sent to the arena to fight until you die."

"If you're lucky, you might be picked by a great Family to be a servant."

A glint of greed flashed in his eyes. "But don't worry, our Black Stone Mine is powerful; we'll guarantee you have something to eat."

"As long as you dig up a hundred thousand Immortal Crystals, you can redeem yourselves and regain your freedom."

A hundred thousand Immortal Crystals?

Zhou Chen's heart sank.

Although he didn't know the value of Immortal Crystals, judging by the other's tone, it was definitely an astronomical figure.

Zhou Chen secretly opened the middle-aged man's opportunity panel.

[Name: Mian Kang]

[Fate: Quasi-Immortal Realm First Layer, one of the managers of the Black Stone Mine, ultimately stops at the quasi-immortal realm third layer.]

[Recent Opportunity: None.]

"Everyone, hand over your Storage Rings and all the treasures on your person!"

The middle-aged man said coldly, "Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"

The three thousand-plus people looked at each other.

Just then, a Dao Child at the Venerable Realm Seventh Layer suddenly lashed out.

"This is too much!"

"We are Venerable Realm Cultivators after all, how can we let you slaughter us as you please?!"

He mobilized all his spiritual power and struck a palm toward the middle-aged man.

The palm print transformed into a giant fire Phoenix, emitting a terrifying pressure.

This was his strongest strike, its power reaching the eighth layer of the Venerable Realm.

But the middle-aged man only gave a cold laugh.

"Seeking death."

He raised his hand and gave a light wave.

Slap!

That fire Phoenix palm print instantly shattered, turning into a sky full of flames.

Then, a terrifying pressure enveloped that Dao Child.

The Dao Child's body was instantly crushed into meat paste.

He didn't even have time to let out a scream.

The entire field fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone's eyes widened, filled with fear.

A Dao Child of the Venerable Realm Seventh Layer was actually killed in a single move?

And the opponent had only casually waved his hand?

"Do you see?"

The middle-aged man sneered. "In the Spirit Realm, the Venerable Realm is just the lowest level of Cultivators."

"Someone like me is nothing more than a small manager at the Black Stone Mine."

"You hicks from the Lower Realm aren't even worth as much as ants in the Spirit Realm."

"Now, hand over everything!"

"Otherwise, that will be your end!"

He pointed to the meat paste on the ground.

No longer daring to resist, the crowd took out their Storage Rings one after another.

Countless treasures were looted clean.

Emperor Rank Magic Treasures, Venerable Rank Medicinal Pills, Top-Grade Spirit Stones…

These treasures, which were worth a fortune on the Tianxuan Continent, could only buy a single life in the Spirit Realm.

When it was Zhou Chen's turn, his mind stirred.

His treasures were basically all in the System space.

So, he only symbolically took out one Storage Ring.

Inside were only some ordinary Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills.

"Just this?"

The middle-aged man took the Storage Ring, his Divine Sense swept through it, and he frowned.

"What a pauper."

He dismissively threw the Storage Ring back to Zhou Chen. "Forget it, I don't even care for this junk of yours."

Zhou Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he had managed to bluff his way through.

Han Li was also very clever.

His treasures were all inside the heaven-holding bottle.

The heaven-holding bottle was an extremely special treasure that outsiders simply could not detect.

So he also only took out one Storage Ring to bluff his way through.

Others were not so lucky.

Including Gu Jifeng, all their treasures were looted clean.

When some female Disciples were being searched, they were even taken advantage of by those black-robed Cultivators, their eyes filling with tears.

But they didn't dare to resist.

Because resistance meant death.

"Very good."

The middle-aged man nodded with satisfaction. "This harvest is not bad."

"Just Top-Grade Spirit Stones alone, there are several million."

"There are also rare herbs and Medicinal Pills; altogether they're worth at least ten million Immortal Crystals."

"We've struck it rich!"

He turned to look at the crowd. "Now, you are officially Mine Slaves of the Black Stone Mine."

"From this day forth, your task is to mine."

"Each person must hand over a hundred Low Grade Immortal Crystals every month."

"Those who fail to complete the task will have their rations deducted."

"Those who fail to complete the task for three consecutive months…"

A hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. "Will be killed without mercy."

Everyone's faces turned pale.

A hundred Low Grade Immortal Crystals?

They hadn't even seen what an Immortal Crystal looked like, how were they supposed to mine them?

"Oh, I forgot to tell you."