Immortal Palace of Eternal Life

Chapter 100: The Return Journey

Tian Fu nodded in acknowledgment, opened his mouth as if he wanted to speak, but ultimately remained silent.

The atmosphere fell quiet until Lin Dayong called over Wu Chang and the others.

“Senior Brother Liu.”

Wu Chang, Zhou Guibo, and the four of them cupped their hands in respect.

Five years had passed, and it wasn't only Liu Yu who had made progress in cultivation; the four of them had also made some advancements in their own cultivation levels.

Thanks to a large amount of resources and spiritual stones they obtained five years ago, both Wu Chang and Zhou Guibo had broken through to the late stage of qi refinement. Unfortunately, Wu Chang entered the late stage only after reaching thirty, thus missing the chance to become an inner sect disciple.

After receiving those resources, Zhou Guibo immediately asked Liu Yu for help and used connections with the Hou Family and Gongsun Family to buy two types of elixirs and spiritual objects to assist in breaking through his bottleneck. As a result, he finally broke through to the late stage of qi refinement just before turning thirty. This time, upon returning to the sect, he only needed to report to the sect and pass verification to be promoted to an inner sect disciple.

As for Xie Huaxiong and Sun Ju, they were still quite far from breaking through their bottleneck and had only reached the peak of the sixth layer of qi refinement in these five years.

Although the four of them had made significant progress in strength, they remained respectful towards Liu Yu for one simple reason: the latter's progress was even greater.

They were also aware of Liu Yu's identity as an alchemist and had bought elixirs from him over the past five years, naturally at a price slightly cheaper than the market rate.

Liu Yu maintained a serene expression, gently nodded, and pointed to the side to introduce, “This is Junior Brother Tian. These five are here to take over our duty of guarding the mine.”

“Junior Brother Tian.”

Wu Chang, Zhou Guibo, and the others cupped their hands again towards Tian Fu, but their attitude was much more casual this time.

After all, even Wu Chang possessed a high-grade magical artifact and had broken through to the seventh layer of qi refinement, his strength was no longer much different from that of ordinary inner sect disciples; their formalities were merely a matter of courtesy.

“Alright, enough of the small talk. Let’s complete the task handover. Please bring over the account books, tokens, and the communal storage bag,” Liu Yu said, interrupting Tian Fu and the others, who were eager to continue chatting.

“Ah, okay.”

Wu Chang immediately understood and cheerfully took out the three items, personally handing them to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu received the three items, slightly turned his body, and casually handed them to Tian Fu while explaining, “This book records the amount of cold iron ore mined, the storage bag contains the ores extracted from this month until now, and this token is for controlling the mine’s formation.”

“Junior Brother Tian can verify the accounts against the ores in the storage bag now. If there are no issues, the handover will be complete.”

Liu Yu finished his sentence in one breath and then calmly watched Tian Fu.

The amount of ore recorded in the accounts was just enough to meet the monthly task requirements. As for the surplus, it naturally went into the pockets of the five.

Liu Yu didn’t care whether Wu Chang and the others had overly exploited the mortals in the mine to fill their stomachs; as long as no incidents occurred, he wouldn’t interfere in the mine's management.

It’s worth mentioning that since Wu Chang and the others had witnessed his strength and divine abilities, they would routinely leave a hefty portion of the ores for him every month without needing to be told. Although Liu Yu didn’t care much for these spiritual stones, whether or not to take what belonged to him was a different matter.

In the first two years, the ore was only worth ten spiritual stones a month, but it increased over time, and last month, what he received was worth seventeen spiritual stones.