Demon Emperor
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The new Cultivators were escorted to a spiritual stone quarry a considerable distance away. The mine is located in a cave and outside there is a guard camp that watches. It is located far from the residential area. They continued to walk and finally until after 3 hours of walking.

"You take care of them! You explain the rules here to them!" The leader orders the guards outside the mine.

"Ouh, they're new miners. All right, leave it to me." replied the guard.

Then, the leader and the ushering cultivators left from there. While the guard directly brought the new cultivators into the mine.

"Come in, this is your temporary home in the Immortal World!" The guard used a rope to force anyone who didn't hear his orders.

Cprats! Cprats!

Once inside the mine, they first line up before starting to mine.

"Your job here is to mine the spiritual stone inside that cave. There are no written rules here. You will get your food rations and sleep freely anywhere. You will be released after mining 1 ton of high-tier spiritual stones." The guard explained while dividing the mining equipment on them.

"Now start mining!" The guard whipped the cultivators into rushing to mine.

With the chains still binding, the cultivators dashed towards the cave. Once inside, they were startled by the vastness of the mine as well as the many other cultivators who were mining.

"Damn it, it's been hard to climb into this world even enslaved by them!" Of course, many are upset by the fate they get. However, they could not fight back because their previous strength was meaningless.

"That's it, let's mine and get out of here. We need to find information about this world. Look, they are also cultivators who are forced to mine here." They resigned and began to mine.

Meanwhile, Yueyin went into the mine with Han Shu who had fainted. He preferred to find a quiet place to mine because he had to take care of Han Shu.

"They said there's no written rule here, so there's a possibility of murder. I must always be vigilant. What else here are many cultivators that I cannot fight."

After a day has passed. at night...

Finally Han Shu woke up from his stupor with Yueyin sleeping beside him. After he woke up, he immediately knew the circumstances that were going on.

"This mine is still the same as it used to be. The number of spiritual stones here was like nothing less. If the old rules still apply, it should be that 1 ton of high-tier spiritual stones is enough to get out of here."

However, Han Shu knew that mining high-tier spiritual stones was extremely difficult. It took decades for new cultivators to gather them.

"There is no easy choice to be free from this place. However, the choice is not small. Usurps... There's no ban on that."

"I could've just walked out of here, but it would have made it difficult for me to become a fugitive. I have someone I need to protect so I'll find a safe way."

"The first day they were mining would definitely get into trouble from cultivators who had been mining here for decades."

"Now I will practice and adapt to the qi of this world. I will also increase my spiritual power in this place. It is time for me to enter the early cultivation level of the Immortal realm... The Earth Immortal."

Han Shu was cultivating until sunrise. He opened his eyes and Yueyin woke up from her sleep. He was ready for manambang.

"Good morning, sir."

Han Shu nodded in response. He then stood up and prepared to look around the mine.

"Yesterday where did you mine?" ask Han Shu.

"There." Yueyin replied while pointing to her place.

"Do you know what you're mining?"

"High level spiritual stones. We have to collect 1 ton to get out of here. That's what the guards said. Mining is very difficult. I only got 3 Kg of spiritual stones yesterday." Yueyin explained.

"If you consistently get that much, at least you'll be free from here after 90 years. The one you mine is a low-level spiriual stone. While the high-tier spirital stone was below."

Yueyin was surprised by Han Shu's explanation. "Then let's go down. I really don't know." They then walked to find a mining spot.

Spiritual stone mines are 3 regions, namely the upper, middle, and lower regions. High-level spiritual stones were in the lower regions. However, in that region there were powerful monsters that had yet to be killed.

"Master, why is it that here I can't use my qi energy? Do I have to practice from the beginning again?" yueyin asked as she walked.

"No, I'll explain it when I get out of here."