“My name is Mo Wuji, I’m new here. May I ask how to address this senior sister?” After coming out with the woman in black, Mo Wuji took the initiative to greet her.

He had just arrived in the Half Immortal Domain and had already been scammed by Lang Hao because he didn't understand anything. Since this woman was teaming up with him, he naturally wanted to build a relationship and find out more details. After all, it was his first time mining.

“Jia Qi,” the woman in black replied casually, glancing meaningfully at Mo Wuji’s empty basket. However, she didn't say anything.

What a strange name. Mo Wuji could tell that this woman didn't like to talk much. Although he really wanted to ask some more questions, he didn't want to annoy her. Once they arrived at the mining area, he could observe how she searched for black stones and imitate her.

At the entrance of the Half Immortal Domain, a huge flying ship was parked. Many cultivators were lined up to board the ship. Mo Wuji and Jia Qi followed the crowd and lined up to get on.

The seating on the flying ship was clearly marked with different areas: A, B, C, D, and so on. Mo Wuji and Jia Qi were assigned to the Ren (壬) mining area and could only sit in that section.

After waiting for about an hour, the flying ship shook and soared into the sky from outside the Half Immortal Domain, quickly leaving the location of the Half Immortal Domain behind.

On this flying ship, Mo Wuji didn't know anyone except Jia Qi. He couldn't cultivate here, so before arriving at the mining area, he could only sit and wait.

Mo Wuji scanned his surroundings with his spiritual sense. Besides a pitch-black land below, the surrounding air was also very turbid, not as clean and clear as the Half Immortal Domain.

Half a day later, Mo Wuji couldn't help but ask, "Senior Sister Jia Qi, I want to ask you about someone. His name is Qiao Aolun. Have you heard of him?"

"No," Jia Qi's reply was very simple. After two words, she stopped talking.

Qiao Aolun was the first Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain. According to the records of Star Emperor Mountain, Qiao Aolun ascended after breaking through the Void. If ascending after breaking through the Void meant coming here to mine, then Qiao Aolun was very likely in this place.

Seeing that Jia Qi didn't intend to continue speaking, Mo Wuji didn't bother asking Meng Yin San and the others. Meng Yin San and the others were involved with the Half Moon Prison, and Meng Yin San had even killed a deacon of the Half Moon Prison and fled. This might involve some hidden matters. He wasn't familiar with Jia Qi, so it was best not to ask such questions.

After the flying ship flew for another day, they kept hearing announcements that certain districts had arrived, and people jumped off the ship one after another. Two hours later, Mo Wuji finally heard the announcement, "Ren (壬) District has arrived."

With this announcement, the cultivators in his area stood up and walked to the exit of the flying ship to jump out. Mo Wuji and Jia Qi followed the crowd and jumped out.

Landing on the ground, he saw a boundless black wilderness. In this place, Mo Wuji finally felt the traces of formations.

This black wilderness was divided into many areas, each with a sign in front of it saying "Ren (壬) District, number something something mining area."

Jia Qi had obviously been here before. She quickly advanced along the marked lines in front of the Ren (壬) mining area. Mo Wuji followed behind her. After about half an incense stick of time, she stopped.

In front of Mo Wuji was a sign that read "Ren (壬) 5109 Mining Area."

Jia Qi glanced at Mo Wuji and then quickened her pace to enter the mining area. Mo Wuji followed her, entering the mining area as well. His spiritual sense clearly saw that after he and Jia Qi entered, the light at the entrance of the mining area lit up briefly.

"You can move on your own. In five days, just go to where we got off to board the flying ship," Jia Qi said indifferently to Mo Wuji, who was carrying a basket on his back and following her.

Mo Wuji was stunned. After a few breaths, he said, "Senior Sister Jia Qi, I heard that mining black stones requires two people to cooperate…"

"No need," Jia Qi interrupted Mo Wuji directly. "First, you can't cooperate with me to mine black stones. Second, I don't need to cooperate with you. The black stones I mine are only for my own use and can't be shared with you."

Mo Wuji was speechless. This woman was afraid that he would take advantage of her. Even back on Earth, he never took advantage of others. Did he need to take advantage of a woman here?

"Friend Jia Qi, I have never mined black stones before and would like to see how you mine them. If I can't mine any, I guarantee I won't take advantage of you. If you know the use of black stones..."

Before Mo Wuji could finish speaking, Jia Qi waved her hand. "I don't know either. Don't follow me."

Then, she didn't even bother to answer Mo Wuji's remaining words and quickly went deep into the Ren (壬) 5109 mining area.

She sneered inwardly. She couldn't understand how Mo Wuji had entered the Longevity Sect. As soon as she heard that she didn't plan to give him any advantage, he immediately changed his address to "friend." She despised this kind of person the most.

Mo Wuji shook his head speechlessly. This woman acted as if she was afraid that he would take advantage of her, so there was no need for him to offer a warm face to a cold backside. It was just like how he could call Lou Chuanhe "Senior," but call Bian Shuangbi, who was even more senior than Lou Chuanhe, "Friend."

He didn't want this kind of senior sister. Not even calling her that was allowed.

Another dozen people passed by Mo Wuji not far away. Mo Wuji didn't recognize any of them. He could tell that these people weren't from the Longevity Sect.

Without a partner, Mo Wuji could only search alone. He had never looked for black stones before and didn't know what they were. He could only rely on his spiritual sense.

After an hour, Mo Wuji understood why black stones were difficult to find. This place was vast and boundless, but it was all black soil and rocks. It was really difficult for his spiritual sense to find black stones, which were also black, in this black soil and rocks.

That wasn't the main point. The main point was that he found that his spiritual sense could only penetrate about one *zhang* below the black soil. Any further down, his sea of consciousness would feel faint pain. If he forcefully extended it, his sea of consciousness would even collapse. The only good thing was that it could temper his sea of consciousness, making it larger and his spiritual sense more resilient.

But Mo Wuji knew that he wasn't here to temper his sea of consciousness. He was here to find black stones. And tempering his sea of consciousness required a large number of Mind Strengthening Pills (壮神丹 - Zhuang Shen Dan).

Mind Strengthening Pills could restore the sea of consciousness, but they were only low-level spiritual pills. He was now at the fourth level of Human Immortal, and he needed dozens of Mind Strengthening Pills each time for them to have any effect.

The whole day passed like this. Mo Wuji didn't even see what a black stone looked like, let alone mine one.

On the afternoon of the second day, Mo Wuji gave up on continuing to search for black stones. He decided to find someone else first to see how they mined black stones.

After wandering around for half a day, Mo Wuji finally saw two cultivators mining black stones. He hurriedly used his遁法 - escape technique to approach them.

The two were wary when they saw Mo Wuji approaching. Although there weren't many incidents of stealing black stones due to the mining area divisions, it didn't mean it wouldn't happen.

"Greetings, fellow Daoists. I'm new here and don't know how to find black stones. May I ask you two fellow Daoists how to find them?" Mo Wuji politely clasped his fists and asked.

"Where's your partner?" one of the cultivators asked, looking at Mo Wuji suspiciously.

Mo Wuji had no choice but to explain, "My partner thought I was not strong enough and went solo."

The two didn't mind. There were quite a few people here who felt that their partners were not good enough and went solo.

"Black stones are generally hidden one to ten *zhang* below the ground. The deeper you go, the more chances you have to find black stones. Generally, one person uses their spiritual sense to lock onto the black stone, and the other person digs it out." The cultivator didn't hide anything. This was something everyone knew.

"You have to lock onto it?" Mo Wuji asked in surprise.

The cultivator who answered Mo Wuji laughed. "Of course. Black stones are spiritual. Once they are touched by spiritual sense, they can easily escape."

After answering Mo Wuji's question, the two quickly left. To them, Mo Wuji, as a newcomer, was not worth befriending.

Mo Wuji calmed down. No wonder he couldn't find black stones. His spiritual sense only reached a little over one *zhang*. If he was lucky, he might be able to find a black stone. But after finding the black stone, he wouldn't be able to dig it out on his own.

It seemed that the black soil here was very hard. Thinking of this, Mo Wuji took out his Heavenly Mechanism Staff (天机棍 - Tian Ji Gun) and struck it casually. As expected, he only dug out a small piece of the ground.

His cultivation level was still too low, Mo Wuji sighed inwardly. He didn't mind that his spiritual sense could only scan a little over one *zhang* into the black soil. This place had the effect of tempering spiritual sense. As long as he stayed here for a few decades, his spiritual sense would become stronger and the range of penetration would naturally become larger.

But he also had an advantage that others couldn't compare to: he had a Spiritual Storage Meridian (储神络 - Chu Shen Luo). His spiritual sense from the Spiritual Storage Meridian directly penetrated into the ground along the meridians of his feet. In just a moment, Mo Wuji was pleasantly surprised.

Because the Spiritual Storage Meridian was not controlled by his sea of consciousness, Mo Wuji's spiritual sense this time directly penetrated five or six *zhang* into the ground. This was just the beginning. As long as he became familiar with the environment here, his spiritual sense from the Spiritual Storage Meridian might be able to penetrate more than ten *zhang* below the ground.

Even if his spiritual sense was tempered, it wouldn't reach this level, right?

Mo Wuji calmed down and, as he moved his feet, directly began to use the Spiritual Storage Meridian to explore for black stones below. The consumption of spiritual sense in the Spiritual Storage Meridian could be replenished through the sea of consciousness. He just had to avoid directly using the spiritual sense in his sea of consciousness to explore for black stones.

In just two hours, Mo Wuji stopped. His Spiritual Storage Meridian had found six black stones that were connected together. Although these six black stones looked similar in color to the surrounding soil and rocks, Mo Wuji was still certain that they were black stones. He hadn't touched the black stones with his hands, but his spiritual sense had been in contact with this kind of thing before.

These six black stones were about three *zhang* below the ground, and Mo Wuji did feel them slightly shaking after his spiritual sense came into contact with them. He didn't dare to withdraw his spiritual sense. He was worried that if he withdrew his spiritual sense, the six black stones would escape.

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