Wanxinghai.

Raging waves crashed on the shore rock of an island, and the seabirds on the reef fluttered their wings.

This is an island shaped like a pair of gourds leaning against each other. There are two freshwater lakes, one large and one small, on the island, so it is also called Shuanghu Island.

In addition to two freshwater lakes, there are vast plains and jungles on Shuanghu Island, as well as a majestic and continuous mountain range, the Copper Mountains.

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"The third level of Qi refining has finally broken through!"

In a cave house in the Red Copper Mountains, a young monk wearing a blue robe with a bun on his head, his face like a crown jade, and his eyes like stars opened his eyes and said excitedly.

In front of the young cultivator, a spiritual eye with a diameter of three inches was gurgling out with spiritual energy.

Seeing this, Chen Daoxuan couldn't be bothered to be excited, and quickly used a stone plate engraved with patterns to carefully seal the spiritual eyes that were emitting spiritual energy.

Chen Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his spiritual eyes were no longer emitting spiritual energy.

This spiritual eye is the last spiritual eye of the Chen family, and it supports the only two monks in the Chen family to practice.

Once the spiritual eyes are exhausted, Chen Daoxuan and his thirteenth uncle Chen Xianhe can only refine the free aura in the air.

At that time, their cultivation will inevitably be hindered, and it will be difficult for them to advance.

After packing up, Chen Daoxuan stood up and walked outside the cave.

Just got out of the cave.

A graceful maid, Xiang Xiang, trotted over with sweat dripping with sweat, and called softly, "Young Master, the patriarch, please come over."

After speaking, the maid looked at Chen Daoxuan with a look of awe on her pretty face.

"Understood, you go down first."

"Yes."

After the maid left, Chen Daoxuan used the wind-fighting technique and flew towards another mountain in the Chitong Mountains.

Chen Daoxuan is sixteen years old this year. It has been sixteen years since he came to this strange world.

Chen Daoxuan was a mechanical engineer in Earth China in his previous life. Because of a production accident, he was reborn into this world after his death.

Because of the memory of his previous life, Chen Daoxuan was really excited for a long time when he learned that this world was the world of immortal cultivation in the novels and movies of the previous life.

However, this passion was quickly wiped out under the whip of reality.

In Chen Daoxuan's view, the cruelty of the world of immortal cultivation far exceeds that of the civilized society of the previous life.

This cruelty is not only reflected in fighting and killing, but also in the absolute monopoly of the major forces on cultivation resources.

In this world, the sect and the immortal clan control almost all the cultivation resources.

Small clans and loose cultivators can only get a little bit of scraps that Zongmen and cultivators don't look down on.

For example, the Chen family on Shuanghu Island where Chen Daoxuan is located is a typical small cultivator family.

In the most prosperous period of the Chen family, there were thirteen monks in the Qi refining period.

Although there are no spiritual veins, there are still seven spiritual eyes for monks to practice.

Not to mention that the Chen family also occupied a miniature first-order spiritual mine-copper mine.

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Thoughts flipping.

A mountain top lined with green pines soon appeared in front of Chen Daoxuan.

This is the cave residence of Chen Xianhe, another cultivator of the Chen family on Shuanghu Island.

As one of the two remaining monks from the Chen family on Shuanghu Island, Chen Xianhe's cultivation is much higher than that of Chen Daoxuan, and he is already a monk on the sixth level of Qi refining.

"Uncle Thirteen!"

Outside the cave, Chen Daoxuan shouted respectfully.

"come in."

Inside the cave, a slightly old voice came out.

Chen Daoxuan walked into the cave in response, and saw an old man wearing a gray-white robe, with his head in a bun and a childish face, sitting on the jade bed, looking at him fixedly.

This old man is Chen Daoxuan's uncle, the current patriarch of the Chen family on Shuanghu Island, Chen Xianhe.

"Uncle Thirteen, are you looking for me?"

Who knows that the old man saw Chen Daoxuan, the surprise in his eyes flashed, and then quickly stood up from the jade bed, walked to Chen Daoxuan in three or two steps, and said excitedly: "Daoxuan, your cultivation base..."

"Just broke through the third level of Qi refining."

Chen Daoxuan nodded.

When it comes to the cultivation that has just broken through, Chen Daoxuan's face is also full of joy.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Chen Xianhe said three good words in a row, and then said, "I didn't expect you to start practicing at the age of six. In just ten years, you have broken through the acquired stage, the innate stage, and the third level of qi refining. God really bless my Chen family!"

Speaking of this, Chen Xianhe's face turned gloomy again, "It's a pity that my Chen family is in decline, if the clan brothers and the others are still there, they will buy you a Tongmai Pill, so you won't waste five years in the mortal realm. ."

In this world, whether it is a mortal without spiritual roots or a seed of cultivation with spiritual roots, all must experience the cultivation of the mortal realm.

That is to say, the two realms of acquired and innate in Chen Xianhe's mouth.

For mortals, the innate ninth level in the mortal realm is the end of their life. Without spiritual roots, mortals will never be able to refine spiritual energy and enter the fairyland.

For monks, the greatest significance of the mortal realm is only to warm the body and connect the meridians of the whole body, so as to lay a solid foundation for refining the spiritual qi in the next qi refining period.

Chen Daoxuan practiced at the age of six, and did not break through to the first level of Qi refining until he was eleven.

Afterwards, after five years of cultivation, he was promoted to the third level of Qi Refining, with an average of two and a half years to advance to the first level of cultivation.

To be honest, this kind of cultivation speed is nothing in the sect and the great immortal clan, but in a small family like the Chen family on Shuanghu Island, it seems to be invaluable.

After all, compared with the cultivators, the Chen family's cultivation resources on Shuanghu Island are extremely scarce, and even compared with the scattered cultivators, they are not much better.

Dongfuzhong.

Chen Daoxuan saw that his uncle Chen Xianhe looked ashamed, and quickly said with relief: "Why did the thirteenth uncle say this, during the monster riot in Changping County ten years ago, if it wasn't for your help, Daoxuan would have gone to Huangquan long ago. There's no such thing as today."

Hearing what Chen Daoxuan said, Chen Xianhe seemed to recall the warm time when he took Chen Daoxuan to teach him after he rescued him, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

Seeing that Uncle Thirteen's face improved, Chen Daoxuan quickly changed the subject and said with a smile: "Uncle Thirteen, you came to me for the copper mine, right?"

"Um."

Seeing Chen Daoxuan talking about the business, Chen Xianhe's expression became serious, "Although the copper ore is a micro mine, our Chen family's ability to stand on Shuanghu Island is entirely due to this spiritual mine.

It is a pity that after 300 years of mining, the output of copper ore has been declining year after year, from the peak annual output of more than 100 catties of cuprite ore to less than five catties per year.

I guessed that this spirit mine should be exhausted. "

Hearing this, Chen Daoxuan couldn't help feeling heavy.

The Chen family on Shuanghu Island has no spiritual veins, and the only cultivation resource they can use is this spiritual mine.

It is a pity that no matter how careful it is to mine, the red copper mine is only a miniature spiritual mine after all, and it can be mined for three hundred years, which is already the result of repeated savings by the Chen family on Shuanghu Island.

Seeing that Chen Daoxuan didn't speak, Chen Xianhe continued: "Since the red copper ore vein is about to be exhausted, it is better to mine with all your strength instead of being careful and saving!"

"Uncle Thirteen, this..."

Chen Daoxuan was shocked when he heard the words.

After all, the copper mine was the lifeline of the Chen family on Shuanghu Island. Violent mining meant that the Chen family had to give up this lifeline. For a cultivator family, this was undoubtedly a prodigal act.

But the intelligent Chen Daoxuan knew in his heart that the biggest reason for Uncle Thirteen to do this was to provide him with the resources to learn the refining tools.

Looking at Uncle Thirteen Chen Xianhe's firm eyes, Chen Daoxuan's mouth wriggled, and the words of refusal came to his lips, but it became: "Nephew obeys Uncle Thirteen's instructions."

The two discussed the details of the copper mining for a while, and Chen Daoxuan bowed and retire.

It was not until he reached the entrance of the cave that Chen Xianhe's voice came from behind Chen Daoxuan: "Daoxuan, now that you have been promoted to the third level of Qi Refining, the spiritual eyes of the family may not be enough to support you and me in cultivation. … leave it for you alone!"

This sentence sounded like a thunderbolt in Chen Daoxuan's heart, causing him to stop.

I saw Chen Daoxuan turned around and looked at the old man with white hair sitting on the jade bed with red eyes.

"go Go!"

Chen Xianhe waved his sleeves with a gratified smile on his face.