That night, the stars formed a sea of light.

The moonlight in the Immortal World is truly beautiful.

Wang Mu was in a good mood.

Having accepted the village's hidden quest, the challenge he sought had finally arrived, hadn't it? Challenges bring passion, and self-improvement is where the real fun lies!

During the day, after being intimidated by the Village Chief, the White Crystal Tiger King revealed the location and situation of the Flame King Human-faced Lion.

More than a decade ago, the White Crystal Tiger King was not yet a Tiger King, merely a subordinate of the Flame King Human-faced Lion.

Now that it had become the Beast King of Divine Wood Forest, most of the Fierce Beasts that had attacked the village back then were nowhere to be found.

Only the White Crystal Tiger King remained in Divine Wood Forest.

It thus became the only Fierce Beast who knew of the Flame King Human-faced Lion's whereabouts.

Boasting significant spiritual wisdom, and to ensure it confessed clearly, they even called upon an elderly villager with a talent for understanding animal speech to translate.

At that moment, Wang Mu truly felt Anle Village was brimming with capable people...

But that wasn't important. What mattered was that he had learned the Flame King Human-faced Lion's general situation.

"It appears only once every few years in Divine Wood Forest to undergo special cultivation."

"According to its usual pattern, it should reveal itself early next spring, at some point during the night, in the area of Divine Wood Forest where the yin energy is most concentrated, to carry out its cultivation..."

The information the White Crystal Tiger King provided was quite brief.

It was probably afraid its tiger's penis would be cut off, so it didn't dare tell a single lie.

As for the specific location, the White Crystal Tiger King was quite clever, stating it would only lead them there when the time came.

Clearly, it feared the Village Chief would go back on his word and cut it off once he had the information.

Consequently, the White Crystal Tiger King was temporarily detained in the village.

The beginning of next spring... isn't that the first lunar month? It's still more than three months away. Not too long, not too short. Just enough time to improve my Mining Skill and increase my strength.

「The next morning」

Wang Mu went to the Blacksmith Shop to get several pickaxes from Uncle Tie Niu, specially designed for mining Spiritual ore, and then headed straight for the mine pit.

With my current strength, even if I encounter some Fierce Beasts while mining, I can protect myself. There's no real danger.

The mine tunnels haven't changed much in the past few months.

Wang Mu took a deep breath and recalled the location of the mining treasure spot the Jinmao Rat had told him about.

Around fifty measures down, in the third tunnel from the left in the southeast corner.

The location was easy to find. Upon entering the mine tunnel, even though it was daytime outside, his vision began to dim.

Wang Mu held up an oil lamp made with special grease and proceeded steadily.

The grease inside the lamp was made from the resin of a Bright Pine Tree; it was extremely long-lasting and burned very brightly.

In Anle Village, such lamps were generally only used when going down into the mines.

He could see quite clearly for several tens of meters ahead and behind him within the mine tunnel.

The rugged mine tunnel was pitted and uneven. Occasionally, a faint glimmer, brighter than his oil lamp, would flash, signaling the presence of scattered Spiritual ore.

He hadn't walked far before he felt an intensely hot aura approaching.

It's some kind of Flame Ore.

Spiritual ore with natural attributes were all exceptional materials.

However, they were also very difficult to mine.

Cultivators could use various methods to protect themselves from being eroded by the aura exuded by the ores.

Mortals, on the other hand, needed extraordinary Physique and specialized tools to mine such ores.

The scorching aura, like a fiery serpent, coiled towards him.

Wang Mu felt as if his skin was being doused with hot water exceeding thirty degrees Celsius...

Even with my current Physique, it feels like this... If I had encountered this kind of Spiritual ore when I first transmigrated, forget mining it; I probably would have caught fire and burned to a crisp before even touching it.

In the distance, only a small, bright red tip of the Flame Ore was visible, yet it was very distinct.

The surrounding tunnel walls were all tinged a pale red by this Flame Ore, and the color deepened the closer he got.

Wang Mu took out a pale blue pickaxe.

This pickaxe was made from a large fish bone. It had a gentle, watery-blue luster and felt incredibly cold to the touch.

Using this special pickaxe for too long isn't good for the body. It really is troublesome for mortals to mine Spiritual Ore, unlike Cultivators who could probably resolve it with a single spell. Let's try digging a bit first...

Grasping the pickaxe, Wang Mu began to mine the Spiritual Ore before him, applying gentle force.

Mining Spiritual Ores with different Attributes required different techniques, all of which Uncle Tie Hu and the others had summarized from their accumulated experience over months and years.

For instance, this kind of Flame Ore needed to be excavated along its periphery, alternating between powerful strikes and delicate work. Otherwise, parts of the Spiritual Ore would be damaged, causing its Spiritual Energy to rapidly dissipate.

If a Spiritual Ore was damaged and not processed and used promptly, its value would continuously decrease.

After about one hour, he finally excavated the Flame Ore.

He had managed to extract it perfectly intact, his Action Points level holding steady.

The ore was incredibly hot to the touch. Wang Mu quickly placed it into his Space Bracelet.

To store these ores, Wang Mu had already set up partitions in his Space Bracelet, organizing different stored items by category.

Especially for ores with Attributes like this one, special dividers were necessary for separation; otherwise, their auras could easily contaminate the other materials Wang Mu had stored inside.

These included some high-quality dried fish and various materials he had gathered from hunting over the past few months.

The mining difficulty wasn't too high. With my current Physique, I can handle even this kind of Spiritual Ore relatively easily.

The difficulty of mining Spiritual Ore was extremely high.

In Anle Village, only Uncle Tie Hu dared to mine it.

However, he was busy with forging every day, so his efficiency in mining Spiritual Ore was low, resulting in the village having meager reserves of it.

Of course, for Anle Village, whose inhabitants were all mortals, there wasn't much need for Spiritual Ore anyway.

The Village Chief said the Flame King Human-faced Lion can control fire and its entire body is wreathed in flames... To deal with it, we'll need arrows with the Water Attribute. I need to mine some Water Mine... This kind of Spiritual Ore is typically easier to find within mountain ranges near large rivers or coastal areas. Our Pocket World Mine is to the west, in the opposite direction from Yunlai Creek, so finding Water Mine won't be easy.

Wait, how far have I descended into the mine tunnel? It should be about thirty measures by now, right?

Wang Mu calculated the distance as he walked and pondered.

He was getting close to the fifty measures mark mentioned by the Jinmao Rat.

The closer he got, Wang Mu noticed the surrounding aura gradually changing.

Streams of sharp, piercing aura continuously emanated from deeper within the mine tunnel.

This aura felt like sharp blades pressing against Wang Mu's body.

RIP...

Wang Mu looked at his arm; his sleeve had been slashed open with a small cut.

Even his skin beneath had a fine scratch.

It's this dangerous already, and I haven't even gotten close? That rat mentioned a dense Geng Metal Qi...

Geng Metal Qi signified Gold Attribute Spiritual Ore.

This kind of Spiritual Ore was mostly used to craft Flying Swords, which possessed immense destructive power and were virtually indestructible.

Simultaneously, mining this type of Spiritual Ore was also the most dangerous.

The slightest mishap could result in one's body being eroded by the Geng Metal Qi emanating from the Spiritual Ore; often, the miner would be heavily injured before even managing to extract the ore.

For most Fierce Beasts in Divine Wood Forest, arrows crafted from Gold Attribute ores could easily pierce their defenses, with a single shot often proving lethal.

Relying on his strong Physique, Wang Mu continued to advance.

Before long, a dazzling purple-gold radiance appeared in his field of vision.

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