The Hundred Thousand Mines had originally been the most prosperous mining grounds in the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land.
The entire star was covered in raw spirit crystal deposits.
That was an exceedingly rare sight in the Cultivation World.
And precisely because of this, no single faction could possibly monopolize this star.
It had thus become a star where factions large and small throughout the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land jointly mined spirit crystal resources.
Yet the spirit crystal resources needed by the various factions in their daily operations could not possibly come entirely from the Hundred Thousand Mines.
Within the territories controlled by their respective sects, as well as on other uninhabited stars, there were also scattered deposits of spirit crystals, Spirit Stones, and even other spiritual materials, large and small.
Sect members and disciples needed spirit crystals and Spirit Stones for cultivation, while Divine Weapons and sharp tools were likewise needed for everyday battles and hunting demon beasts.
All of these were refined from all manner of spiritual materials.
The larger the faction, the more terrifying its resource requirements.
The resources that could be gathered through trade alone were only a tiny portion.
After all, not every faction possessed a market on the scale of Bi Tao Mountain Villa's Bai Zhang Market.
Even Bi Tao Mountain Villa, despite relying on Bai Zhang Market, also did no small amount of resource mining elsewhere.
The place Su Shi'er was heading to with Zhong Shenxiu this time was one of Tiandao Palace's largest mines, located on Sui Xing Star.
The mine was indeed only a little over a hundred li from the city Su Shi'er had originally intended to visit.
But the mine itself covered an extremely vast area.
Though it might not span a hundred li in every direction, it was not