Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Wang Chen slowly descended to the ground.

The fierce fire had already been extinguished, but the ground was still scalding hot, emitting wisps of green smoke.

The great fire he had brought down not only destroyed the majority of the mine but also completely eradicated the Grey Wolf Bandits and their crew of thieves.

The moment Wang Chen landed, he reached out and pulled over a copper hammer.

This magic artifact was used by the leader of the Grey Wolf Bandits, and after its master was killed, it lost its control.

It was certainly a decent spoils of war.

Taken.

Though small, a fly is still meat, and Wang Chen didn't let go of the other equipment carried by the leader of the Grey Wolf Bandits, including the storage bag hanging at his waist, which he unceremoniously took.

He opened it and swept through it with his divine sense.

Oh ho!

This storage bag actually had a volume of ten cubic zhang, it contained a large number of spirit stones, spirit rice, spiritual wine, beast meat, talismans, pills, and three magic artifacts.

The reserves of supplies inside were very rich.

Wang Chen did a rough count, and there were over thirty thousand spirit stones alone!

Beyond these supplies, Wang Chen also found tens of thousands of catties of refined violet copper in the storage bag!!

Refined violet copper and violet copper ore were two different concepts, being materials that could be used directly, and naturally, they were very valuable.

Wang Chen didn't know the selling price of refined violet copper in the West Sea Spirit Domain, but it wouldn't possibly be less than ten spirit stones per catty.

In other words, the value of the tens of thousands of catties of refined violet copper exceeded one hundred thousand spirit stones!

To be honest, Wang Chen himself found it hard to believe.

A thief leader at the Qi Cultivation Perfection stage, his fortune was comparable to some Purple Mansion cultivators.

He estimated that all the wealth in this storage bag added up was at least one hundred sixty to seventy thousand Low Spirit!

It truly was a substantial windfall.

And an unexpected delight.

As a newly advanced Purple Mansion cultivator, the resources Wang Chen needed for his daily cultivation were not comparable to those of the Qi Refinement Realm.

Coming from a humble background with no heritage or background, he led a precarious life after Cloud Sun Sect ascended, relying solely on himself.

This hefty gain would undoubtedly make Wang Chen's cultivation expenses much more ample.

Of course, he was happy, but he did not let it delay his business.

Wang Chen entered the mine.

This mine shaft was extremely long and deep, one couldn't see the end at a glance; it extended straight down into the earth and then branched off into various passages, forming a labyrinthine pattern.

Every so often along the wall, a luminous stone lamp was hung, but the light was dim, the ground pitted and filled with puddles, with piles of waste ore excavated.

Wang Chen quickly found a group of miners who had been kidnapped by the bandits and forced to mine; they were ragged, with dull eyes, all thin and sallow, holding pickaxes and carrying baskets, their faces covered in thick dust.

When Wang Chen found these miners, they were not mining, but rather huddled together, anxious and unsettled.

Seeing Wang Chen, they all subconsciously feared him.

"I am Wang Chen, the village chief of Datian Village."

Wang Chen said in a deep voice, "I've come in pursuit of the Grey Wolf Bandits. You are free now."

Free?

This word, for these miners who were almost like slaves, was obviously too foreign or luxurious, and it took them a moment to slowly realize—were they rescued?

Then, one person suddenly covered their face and wept bitterly, and the others followed, crying tears of joy.

"Ah!"

Someone let out a heart-wrenching howl that was painful to listen to.

Wang Chen patiently waited for these miners' emotions to stabilize, then asked, "How many more of you are there?"

His inquiry was immediately met with a cacophony of various answers.

These reborn individuals were extremely grateful to Wang Chen, indeed, they were willing to give their hearts if possible.

Through conversation, it was known that there were a total of three to four hundred people, scattered in different mining tunnels to extract Purple Copper Mine.

Originally, this group of people had overseers, but they had all run away just now.

All the miners were captured by the Grey Wolf Bandits from different places.

Most of them were villagers.

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Among them were many cultivators, whose Dantians and mana had been sealed, forcing them to rely on physical strength to mine the ore.

Each person had to mine over three hundred jin of Purple Copper Mine a day, otherwise, they would not be able to eat.

However, mining Purple Copper Mine was not an easy task, so many people were often hungry.

The days were indescribably difficult!

A miner told Wang Chen that he had been captured here for over half a year.

As a result, he recognized most of the miners.

Then, over the past half-year, many of the faces he had seen disappeared without a trace, never to reappear.

After listening, Wang Chen was thoughtful.

He released the seals within the miners' bodies and took out Healing Pills and food to give to them.

"I want to rescue the others as well."

Wang Chen said, "But I'm not at all familiar with the layout here, who is willing to lead the way?"

"I am!"

Someone stood up immediately.

Not just one person.

Without delay, Wang Chen, who had already lost quite a bit of time, chose two miners at the third layer of Qi Cultivation to lead him in a search throughout the entire mine.

As for the others, Wang Chen let them group together and return to the surface on their own.

Under the guidance of the two miners, Wang Chen systematically searched each tunnel.

The number of miners he rescued grew.

Many miners had no idea what had happened and, upon learning that the Grey Wolf Bandits had been annihilated by Wang Chen and that they themselves had been rescued, were ecstatic with joy.

More and more people voluntarily joined the search party.

In the process, Wang Chen discovered some Grey Wolf Bandits who had hidden themselves away.

They were actually the overseers of the mining operation and had hidden only after sensing that something was wrong.

But they couldn't escape the probing of Wang Chen's Divine Sense.

There was no need for Wang Chen to act himself, the miners, who had regained their mana, made it clear to them just how terrifying the anger of a group could be!

Since there was only one main path in the mine leading to the surface, Wang Chen had some of the rescued miners guard the exit, and then he swept through the tunnels like a whirlwind sweeping leaves, cleaning up one after another.

He killed more than thirty bandits and rescued four to five hundred miners!

Wang Chen's Heavenly Merit points increased by more than one hundred as a result.

After searching the last tunnel, he led a large group of miners back to the surface.

The moment they saw the sunlight again, these miners let out a thunderous cheer.

"You all stay here and rest for now."

Wang Chen instructed, "I'm going to go back down and check again, I'll bring you all home when I return."

All the miners were utterly convinced by Wang Chen and, of course, had no objections.

So Wang Chen dove back into the mine, entering one of the deeper tunnels.

He stopped only when the path ahead was cut off.

After scanning the surroundings, Wang Chen suddenly reached out across the distance in a grasping motion and pulled over a mirror!

The Mandarin Duck Mirror from the Mandarin Duck Mirror!

This mirror had originally been embedded in the corner of the cave wall, blending in perfectly with the surrounding rock, completely indistinguishable.

But its existence did not escape Wang Chen's Divine Sense!