Xiao Fei searched for a long time in the mine. Finally, he reached the end of a fork. This mine tunnel was relatively remote, and few people came here.
Along the way, he had collected many large stones and stored them in his space.
Now, he released these stones to block the entrance of this mine tunnel, sealing it for more than ten zhang.
Only then did he feel at ease and take out firewood, an iron pot, and clean water from his space.
There were still several hundred jin of ordinary grain and 30 jin of spirit rice in his space. He washed a large pot of spirit rice at once.
He started a fire and cooked.
However, starting a fire in a cave was truly a painful experience. In just a moment, the entire cave was filled with smoke.
Unable to bear the choking fumes, he moved the fire directly into his space.
Starting a fire and cooking in his space was naturally not a problem, but it would damage a few more spirit plants. He was reluctant to do so unless absolutely necessary.
With ten times the time in his space, a large pot of spirit rice was quickly cooked.
Xiao Fei rolled the spirit rice into rice balls. One rice ball was enough for him at a time.
There were no vegetables planted in his space, but no matter what, he was much better off than the miners outside who were still fighting for food.
Xiao Fei could not go out now. After each meal, he would cultivate.
At this time, he did not dare to mine the profound iron ore on the cave walls anymore, fearing that the sound of mining would attract others.
There was no distinction between day and night in the mine tunnels. He didn't know how long had passed. Xiao Fei ate spirit rice whenever he was hungry and cultivated after eating.
While Xiao Fei hid in the mine tunnels eating and cultivating, the outside mine tunnels had already turned into a bloody mess.
Initially, everyone fought by snatching food from each other, concentrating it in the hands of a few people. Those who had their food snatched were the first to starve to death.
However, the total amount of food was limited and could not last for many days.
The surviving small groups began to fight, snatching food from each other, and at the same time, everyone was looking for a way out.
The area around the mine entrance had completely collapsed, burying even the traces of the original mine tunnels. It was impossible to dig it open in a short time.
Under the pressure of a life-or-death crisis, the surviving miners began to dig an exit to the outside in the mine tunnels.
Several small groups actually reached a consensus and united to explore the way out.
Everyone took turns working, day and night.
As for food, it was long gone.
To survive, cannibalism once again occurred in this mountain cave.
He didn't know if their luck was too good or too bad this time. While excavating the passage outwards, they encountered a rich ore area.
Just ahead in the cave, there was a dense concentration of profound iron ore.
Where the ore was dense, the rocks were harder and more difficult to mine.
The miners planned to bypass this rich ore area, but this area seemed to be very large, so they had to grit their teeth and continue digging.
Moreover, the number of miners was decreasing, and time was running out for them.
A strong and robust miner was vigorously striking the rock layer in front of him. A piece of profound iron ore fell along with the rocks, but the miner didn't even look at it.
At this moment, no one was willing to spare a glance at the profound iron ore dug out along the way.
When there wasn't enough food to eat, these heavy profound iron ores were simply a burden.
Just then, two miners walked behind him and suddenly attacked, smashing their mining picks down on the young miner's head.
"Bang"
The miner's head burst open!
"We'll eat him today!"
One miner said, burying his head in the corpse and gnawing on it, eating it raw...
Xiao Fei hid in the cave, and he didn't know how long had passed. In any case, all his 30 jin of spirit rice were gone.
With this spirit rice, his cultivation had increased significantly.
Listening carefully, he could still hear faint clinking sounds coming from a distance in the mine tunnels.
In such a silent environment, even the slightest sound could travel far.
Xiao Fei continued to cook some ordinary rice in his space and did not plan to go out for the time being.
He didn't know how much longer passed. Based on the growth of crops in his space, he had been trapped here for at least two months.
The He family still had no intention of sending anyone to rescue the miners. Xiao Fei had not heard any movement from outside for more than ten days.
Only then did he begin to move the stones blocking the cave entrance into his space one by one, clearing an exit.
Walking in the mine tunnels again, a strong stench drilled into his nostrils.
Human corpses were scattered all over the ground, all rotten and smelly.
Some corpses were incomplete, clearly having been dismembered before rotting.
As Xiao Fei walked through the mine tunnels, he occasionally picked up one or two pieces of profound iron ore from beside the rotting corpses.
As long as these profound iron ores were taken out, they would become shiny spirit stones.
With his space, he had no problem with carrying capacity, no matter how much ore he collected.
He had food in his space, so even if he were trapped here for several years, he wouldn't starve to death.
When he stepped onto a passage, he found that the profound iron ore scattered on the ground was increasing.
The mine tunnel walls were also covered with dense profound iron ore, and a large piece of ore could be dug out with just one pickaxe.
Xiao Fei continued to move forward slowly, picking up ore.
The profound iron ore piled up in his space had already formed a small mound, and the quantity was still increasing.
As he walked further, the profound iron ore accumulated on the ground was even more than the rocks.
Xiao Fei collected everything, not leaving a single piece behind, and put it into his space.
Just then, he also reached the end of the mine tunnel.
A corpse that had died a long time ago and had become a "giant's body" leaned against the rock wall. Behind it was a whole piece of profound iron ore.
Xiao Fei stepped forward and dragged the corpse away. The entire piece of profound iron ore in front of him blocked the passage.
He tried to probe into it with his divine sense and found that inside this huge piece of profound iron ore, there was a piece of profound iron essence the size of a washbasin.
At this moment, Xiao Fei's heart pounded wildly.
This single piece of profound iron ore alone was worth a fortune, let alone a piece of profound iron essence the size of a washbasin inside.
Without hesitation, he picked up a mining pickaxe from the ground and smashed it down with all his might.
Sparks flew from the rock wall, but only a small amount was chipped off.
Xiao Fei tried to inject his magic power into the mining pickaxe, but as soon as a trace of magic power entered, the pickaxe shattered with a bang.
These mining pickaxes made of ordinary materials could not withstand the infusion of magic power.
He took out the black saber from his space. This black saber contained profound iron, which could withstand a certain amount of magic power.
Xiao Fei injected his magic power into the black saber and then chopped down at the cave wall. This time, he successfully chipped off a piece of rock the size of a bowl.
Next, Xiao Fei used the black saber to dig along the edges of this huge piece of profound iron ore.
When his magic power was depleted, he would pull out a ginseng from his space and chew it raw. Once his magic power recovered, he would continue.
After about three to four days, Xiao Fei finally dug out this entire piece of profound iron ore.
This piece of profound iron ore was about one zhang square and weighed about tens of thousands of jin!
"I'm rich now!"
"From now on, just chipping off some edges and corners from above will be enough for him to spend."
Xiao Fei's heart was filled with excitement that he could hardly suppress.
He placed his hands on this huge piece of profound iron ore, enveloped it with his divine sense, and with a thought, the ore was collected into his space.
Xiao Fei ate something and chewed another ginseng raw. His magic power quickly recovered.
He picked up the black saber and continued to dig forward.
During this period, he had been chopping at the rock walls with his magic power every day. To recover his magic power, he had consumed a large amount of ginseng.
The spiritual energy from these ginsengs was not converted into cultivation but entered his muscles and bones, making his physical strength increasingly greater.
A few days later, Xiao Fei dug through a rock, and a ray of dazzling sunlight shone in from outside.