Yang Ling headed deeper into the mine shaft. The farther he went, the hotter it became.
Unlike the heat around the blazing gold ore, these temperatures were still within what ordinary people could withstand.
Nor was it caused by earth fire.
The red fire iron ore itself carried intense heat, which radiated through the rock.
Wherever the temperature was high, red fire iron ore might be hidden.
"Steward Yang."
"Greetings, Steward Yang."
The mine slaves he encountered along the way looked rather shocked to see him. They immediately stepped aside and bowed, their manner extraordinarily respectful.
Deep in their eyes lurked intense fear.
Especially when Little White passed them, they practically wished they could flatten themselves against the mine walls, terrified of touching it.
Yang Ling said nothing and continued deeper into the mine shaft.
As the temperature rose, there were already very few mine slaves here. He could only spot one or two scattered about.
He continued deeper. By the time he was roughly three or four hundred meters below ground, he could no longer see a single mine slave.
"This is the spot."
Yang Ling had Little White keep watch here while he found an extremely hot spot and started digging.
His qi and blood had already reached perfection. It was not as though he had never considered advancing to the Fifth Rank.
He simply felt that he lacked a suitable environment.
When the time came to undergo his death tribulation, he was unsure whether he could handle the dangers outside.
Then his best choice now was to use this instance to push his level to 100!
A hint of anticipation appeared in Yang Ling's eyes.
"Level 100! Surely Divine Domain should give me some extra rewards for reaching that hundred-level milestone."
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