Located on the mountainside of the fire essence vein.
Su Mu concealed his aura, and with a flash of his Fallen Star Sword, he slashed at a Demon Beast in front of him.
puff!
With a soft sound, the Fallen Star Sword did not strike the Demon Beast; instead, the beast dodged it.
Sensing that someone was attacking it, the Demon Beast roared repeatedly, quickly locked onto Su Mu's Su Mu, and pounced on him.
The Demon Beast bristled, and with a sudden swipe of its claws, it crushed the rock beneath it into dust.
Su Mu's eyes narrowed. This thing was indeed incredibly vigilant; even with his careful sneak attack, he had still been discovered.
Su Mu took a deep breath. Seeing that the Demon Beast was about to pounce on him, the Fallen Star Sword flashed and flew directly to Demon Beast Demon Beast's side, slashing down at it.
If this Demon Beast hadn't dodged, it would surely have perished here.
Upon seeing this, the Demon Beast reacted instantly, suddenly flashing to the side and slapping its claws towards the flying sword.
Seeing this, Su Mu held up a talisman in his hand. The talisman flashed, and a wisp of black mist instantly immobilized the Demon Beast.
Sizzle.
With a soft sound, the flying sword instantly killed the Demon Beast, and the Demon Beast's body did not even flinch.
Su Mu was immediately satisfied upon seeing this.
Previously, when he killed Demon Beast, Demon Beast would usually struggle for a long time, and their deaths were even more dangerous.
More than a month has passed, and he has finally mastered some of the skills, which can be considered as having entered the field.
Su Mu put away the Demon Beast and pondered for a moment.
This Demon Beast can probably be sold for about two Spirit Stone. The talismans we just used cost one Spirit Stone for every ten talismans.
I made a small profit.
After calculating the time, Su Mu realized that several days had passed since he left, so he immediately turned and left.
When Su Mu returned to the village, it could no longer be called a village.
It looks completely different now than when it was first established.
The towering city walls stand tall, and a wide road leads directly to Zhen'an City.
The road was bustling with monks and merchants, creating a lively and prosperous scene.
The number of cultivators in the city was also extremely large.
Upon hearing the news, cultivators from neighboring countries flocked to the area, hoping to obtain resources to further their cultivation.
Su Mu walked to the transaction location and took out the Demon Beast corpses from his Storage Ring one by one.
"Oh, Fellow Daoist Su is back! The harvest is as impressive as ever this time!"
Upon seeing Su Mu, a man who appeared to be a waiter immediately bowed and spoke.
Upon hearing this, the surrounding cultivators instinctively glanced in their direction.
When he saw Su Mu, his eyes flickered slightly.
Recently, in the Fire Essence Mine area, a lone cultivator with a Qi Refining of only Qi Refining has been making quite a stir.
That place is basically the territory of Foundation Establishment cultivators. A lone Qi Refining cultivator has repeatedly killed many Demon Beast in this area.
This is certainly quite eye-catching.
This gave Su Mu a little bit of fame within this small circle.
The man who collected the materials from the Demon Beast was also quite skilled in cultivation, but he treated Su Mu with great respect.
"Hmm, let's calculate how many Spirit Stone is."
Upon hearing this, Su Mu lowered his eyes.
Compared to before, he now appeared much more composed, his sharp edge subtly concealed.
This is because he has killed too many demons, resulting in an overpowered aura that he cannot control.
This was largely due to Su Mu's outward display of power.
In this city, this happens to anyone who kills a lot of Demon Beast.
Those who don't are basically high-level cultivators.
High-level cultivators can easily conceal such an aura.
"Alright, that makes a total of 103 Spirit Stone. Is that acceptable, Fellow Daoist Su?"
The waiter did the calculations carefully and then gave Su Mu a number.
Su Mu wasn't new to this business, and the amount offered was roughly in line with his budget, so he nodded slightly.
After accepting the Spirit Stone from the other party, Su Mu had just turned around when he saw a female cultivator blocking his way.
Su Mu raised an eyebrow, but wasn't nervous. No one here would dare to make a move without careful consideration.
"Fellow Daoist, is there something you need?"
Su Mu looked at the female cultivator, wondering why she was stopping him.
"I have long heard of Fellow Daoist Su's reputation. May I speak with you in private?"
The female cultivator looked at Su Mu with a smile.
Su Mu pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.
Seeing this, the female cultivator led Su Mu to a teahouse nearby.
There were already five cultivators here, seemingly waiting for Su Mu.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Su!"
Upon seeing Su Mu, the group immediately clasped their hands in greeting.
Su Mu looked at the group with a hint of confusion in his eyes, "I wonder if you gentlemen have something important to discuss with me?"
Looking at these people, their cultivation levels have all reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
Given their capabilities, it's indeed somewhat hard to understand why they would bring him here.
Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances before turning back to each other. "Fellow Daoist Su, have you heard about the discovery of a mine shaft deep within the Spirit Stone mine?"
Mine?
Su Mu's face flashed with surprise upon hearing this. Wasn't the Spirit Stone mine only recently discovered and then started being mined?
Why are there mine shafts inside?
Seeing Su Mu's expression, the others immediately understood that Su Mu probably didn't know about this matter.
But that's not surprising. Judging from Su Mu's appearance, he clearly just got back. How could he know about this?
"That's right. Some time ago, a miner in the Spirit Stone mine accidentally dug through one side of the stone wall while mining Spirit Stone, revealing the mine shaft inside."
The Great Liang is preparing to recruit a small team to explore the area. Upon completion, they will receive 1,000 Spirit Stone. We have accepted this mission.
Upon seeing this, the bearded man at the head of the group immediately began to explain.
"You are all Foundation Establishment cultivators, why have you chosen me to go with you?"
Su Mu understood after hearing this, but was puzzled as to why the other party had sought him out.
"Naturally, it's because Fellow Daoist Su has become renowned these days, and his strength is certainly no less than that of Foundation Establishment. Besides, now that every cultivator has their own team, finding Foundation Establishment cultivator is not so easy."
The burly man gave a wry smile.
Su Mu was not originally among their candidates.
However, these days they have been running around, either because the Foundation Establishment cultivators already have their own teams, or because they will not easily go out with others without prior contact.
In addition, there were some independent Rogue Cultivator who were used to working alone, so they didn't agree to their request.
Given the time allotted for the task, they didn't have much time left to find someone.
Seeing Su Mu suddenly piqued his interest; after all, Su Mu possessed considerable strength.
After all, Su Mu has made a small name for himself here recently.
"You gentlemen are not weak either, why do you still need to seek me out?"
Upon hearing this, Su Mu continued to ask.
"After all, this mine appeared out of nowhere. Although we didn't sense any powerful aura inside, it's always better to have more people. Better safe than sorry."
The burly man frankly stated that he decided to hire more men precisely because he was worried about potential dangers.
If danger arises, we can all run together, which will at least distract the enemy and give us a better chance of safety.
Su Mu naturally had no idea what the big man was thinking. If he had known, he would definitely have agreed with the man's idea.
Su Mu pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Something happened at the Spirit Stone mine, so he went to investigate. The problem shouldn't be too serious.