I cast eternal life with the seeds of Tao

Zhenwu Realm, Yuhua Sect, Xuanjing Mine.

"Tingling!"

In the dark mine, a group of young men and women dressed in gray linen and linen clothes were digging hard with picks, hammers, and shovels in hand.

The air was filled with the smell of dust and ore, and everyone's clothes were soaked with sweat. They were like a group of ants, tirelessly digging and carrying...

In the crowd, a thin, dark boy wiped the sweat from his forehead, shook his head and sighed.

"Damn, this place is really not for humans. Being a social animal doing 996 a day is better than this!"

The boy's name is Zhao Heng, who was originally an urban white-collar worker. Three months ago, on his way to get off work, he accidentally picked up a silver dice.

He just rolled it subconsciously, but unexpectedly the dice suddenly emitted a ray of light, and he inexplicably traveled through time.

He became a handyman disciple of the Yuhua Sect, one of the seven sects of the Right Way.

Nowadays, Zhao Heng's job is mining. He works day and night, but can only get a meager monthly salary to make ends meet.

"A monthly salary is given."

Suddenly, a shout came from outside the mine.

Immediately, a middle-aged man with a fair face and a fat body wearing a deacon's robe came leading several burly men.

This person was ‘Liu Hong’, the deacon in charge of the handymen in the mining area. He covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and shouted to the handyman disciples in the mine.

"Come here to accept the workload and receive your monthly salary for this month."

The crowd suddenly rushed over, and a skinny young man handed fourteen red bamboo sticks in his hands, full of expectations.

"Deacon Liu, this is the amount of ore I dug this month, a total of 140 tons."

Deacon Liu took the bamboo sticks, pulled out five sticks, and broke them casually.

"If fifty loads of the ore you excavated failed to meet the standards, you will receive nine Xuan Crystals after deducting the corresponding monthly salary."

After saying that, a big man beside Deacon Liu took out nine light blue crystals of different sizes from the bag in his hand and threw them to the young man.

"Xuanjing" is the common currency in the Zhenwu world. It contains pure Xuanqi and can be traded and used for practice.

The young man took the Xuan Jing, but said unwillingly: "Deacon Liu, I have obviously mined very carefully. I have also checked the ores and they are all qualified. How could it be..."

"Um……?"

Liu Hong glanced sideways at the man.

"Why, do you think I deliberately made things difficult for you and deducted your monthly salary?"

"Uh...disciple doesn't dare!"

Seeing the coldness in Liu Hong's eyes, the young man shuddered, did not dare to say anything more, and left honestly.

When the handyman disciples around saw this scene, they all looked blank.

It was common practice for Deacon Liu to "take advantage of the situation" when distributing his monthly salary. Anyone who dared to protest would be reprimanded or severely beaten.

When it was Zhao Heng's turn, he was also deducted from the task and only received ten mysterious crystals.

And with ten mysterious crystals, even the most common body tempering potion in the sect could not be purchased.

This is the normal situation for handyman disciples. If there is no other way to make money, these Xuanjing will only be enough to survive.

"Sigh... We only have so many mysterious crystals. What should we do with the assessment in two months?" A square-faced young man next to Zhao Heng sighed.

Zhao Heng recognized this person, the original owner of his body. He had very few interactions with the Yuhua Sect and only had contact with this 'Du Changqing'.

The two entered school on the same day, and their dormitories are right next to each other. They often do chores together, so they have a close relationship.

"Senior Brother Du, what do you mean by assessment?"

Du Changqing said with a worried look on his face: "Junior Brother Zhao, don't you know that in two months, the triennial handyman assessment will be held.

I heard that those with outstanding performance can receive sect rewards, get better jobs, and even be promoted to outer disciples.

Those who fail the assessment will either be expelled from the sect, or their monthly salary will be reduced, and they will be assigned to do more difficult work. "

Hearing this, Zhao Heng couldn't help but feel nervous.

As the largest sect in the Southern Territory, Yuhua Sect has extremely fierce internal competition, and even among the handyman disciples, the fittest will survive.

The martial arts path is divided into 'acquired' and 'innate'.

There are three realms in the day after tomorrow, 'tempering the body, forging the bones, and refining the internal organs', and each realm is divided into nine levels.

Zhao Heng is only at the fourth level of the Body Tempering Realm, and Du Changqing is at the fifth level of the Body Tempering Realm.

If you want to pass the handyman assessment, you basically have to reach the sixth level of the body tempering realm. Their hopes are slim.

Du Changqing sighed: "Well, I've been stuck in the fifth level of the Body Tempering Realm for half a year, and I don't have enough training resources. I guess there is no hope of advancing. What about you, Junior Brother Zhao?"

"Senior Brother Du, I am only at the fourth level of the Body Tempering Realm. I don't even have a chance for you, and I have no hope."

Zhao Heng responded with a wry smile on the surface, but secretly said in his heart: "It seems that we have to rely on that thing!"

…

After parting ways with Du Changqing, Zhao Heng returned to his dormitory at Zayufeng.

A low and narrow thatched house with nothing else but a cold wooden bed.

Zhao Heng locked the door tightly, sat on the bed, and thought.

"Shua...!"

As a silver light flashed between his eyebrows, a silver dice the size of a fist floated quietly in front of him.

At the same time, a message came to my mind.

"Ten mysterious crystals can activate the 'Tao Seed' once. Do you want to activate it?"

"What kind of Taoism? It's obviously just a dice, okay?"

Zhao Heng complained and touched his pocket. Adding the monthly salary he just received, there were a total of thirty-three mysterious crystals.

He took out ten mysterious crystals and approached the dice.

"Whoosh...!"

The dice emitted a silver light, absorbing all the black crystals and floating into Zhao Heng's hands.

Zhao Heng threw the dice with force.

"Hua La La...!"

The dice flipped in the air for several seconds.

"Buzz...!"

As the surface of the dice flashed, a red dot appeared above the dice.

"One dot!"

Then, a message came to Zhao Heng's mind.

"Shake for skill one 'steal', you can steal a random item within a radius of ten miles, do you want to use it immediately?"

At the same time, an illusory number "X7" was projected above the "one dot".

This means that Zhao Heng has used the "steal" skill seven times in total.

"Sure enough, another one dot."

As early as three months ago, Zhao Heng had shaken this dice, and he got a one dot the first time.

He was so lucky that he stole a thirty-year-old "blood coagulation grass" and sold it for a full hundred black crystals.

Zhao Heng was so excited at the time that he tried to shake the dice many times with the black crystals used to sell medicine.

Unexpectedly, six times in a row, all of them were "stealing" skills, and the things stolen were all useless things.

Therefore, Zhao Heng did not dare to use this "gold-eating beast" easily.

Until today, when he heard Du Changqing talking about the assessment of menial tasks, for his own future, he decided to give it a try.

Looking at the bright red dot, Zhao Heng decisively gave the order.

"Use skills."

The next moment, the surface of the dice flickered with a faint light.

Zhao Heng only felt a warm and soft texture in his hand.

Looking down, he actually held a pink mandarin duck embroidery and a "red bellyband" with gold thread outlines in his hand.

The bellyband is made of the best ice silk fabric, with a soft and delicate texture, and a moving fragrance lingering on the surface, as if it had just been taken off someone else, and there was still a trace of body temperature left.

At the same time, the number above the dice point became "X8".

Looking at the bellyband in his hand, Zhao Heng hesitated for a long time and couldn't help being stunned.

"Damn, ten black crystals for a bellyband?"

At the same time, a woman's scream came from the depths of Zixia Peak, which is adjacent to the Miscellaneous Service Peak.

"Ah... there's a thief!"

...

After a while, Zhao Heng calmed down.

He thought that this bellyband was of extraordinary quality and exquisite craftsmanship, and it might be sold at a good price.

"Another one!"

He made up his mind and took out ten more black crystals.

Ten seconds later, the dice stopped turning, and it was still "one point".

"Pah!"

A piece of moss-covered green brick fell to the ground crisply, falling at Zhao Heng's feet.

The number of thefts is "X9".

"Uh...!"

Zhao Heng was completely speechless. Twenty black crystals were exchanged for a bellyband and a brick?

Looking at the remaining dozen black crystals, his heart was bleeding.

Just when he was hesitant.

"Bang bang bang...!"

Suddenly, the door was kicked hard.

Zhao Heng quickly took back the dice and opened the door. There were three figures standing outside.

The leader was fat and big-eared, wearing a blue gown. He was Deacon Liu who was distributing monthly salaries in the mining area today.

"Deacon Liu, it turns out to be you. What's the matter?" Zhao Heng smiled.

The hierarchy in Yuhua Sect is strict, and the errand disciples are at the bottom.

Deacon Liu is his immediate superior and a warrior in the Bone Forging Realm. He dare not offend him easily.

Before Deacon Liu could speak, a tall and strong errand disciple snorted coldly.

"Stop talking nonsense. After the monthly salary is distributed, why don't you pay the regular fee to the deacon!"

In the mining area, Deacon Liu not only deducted the workload of the errand disciples, but also set an unspoken rule that 30% of the monthly salary should be handed over.

The previous owner of this body was beaten up by Deacon Liu because he did not pay the regular fee three months ago. His soul passed away.

Even though Zhao Heng was resentful, he still took out three black crystals in accordance with the principle of not being at a disadvantage.

Deacon Liu put the black crystals into a purple package on his waist, and then spoke slowly.

"Zhao Heng, the assessment will be in two months, and I think you will not pass it.

Considering that you are usually honest, as long as you take out 100 black crystals, I can assign you a good job at that time."

"100 black crystals!"

Zhao Heng was shocked by the number and rubbed his hands nervously.

"Deacon Liu, how can I have so many black crystals? Don't joke with me."

Hearing this, Deacon Liu's face sank and his eyes became unfriendly.

"Hehe... kid, don't blame me for not reminding you.

If you can't pass the assessment and you are unwilling to spend money to smooth the relationship, you will be assigned to some dangerous places, and you may not even be able to save your life. You'd better think about it again.

In addition, this deacon's patience is limited, don't let me wait too long."

Deacon Liu patted Zhao Heng's shoulder hard and reminded him meaningfully.

"Let's go."

"Hey... Deacon Liu, take care!"

Zhao Heng still smiled apologetically.

When the other party walked away and closed the door.

Zhao Heng's smile froze, and he paced back and forth in the room with a gloomy face.

In his previous life, he had a mild "persecution delusion", always worried that people around him would murder him.

Just now, he was threatened by Deacon Liu, which made him more and more trembling in his heart, fearing that the other party would do something to him and kill him for money.

This morbid anxiety forced Zhao Heng to take action to deal with the danger that had not yet occurred.

Finally, Zhao Heng's eyes fell on the only ten black crystals left in his waist bag.

After a struggle in his heart, he finally made a decision.

"I can roll the dice once more, so I might as well take a gamble. If I fail, I will die!"

Zhao Heng summoned the dice again and took out the last ten black crystals without hesitation.

"Shake it for me!"

"Swish...!"

The dice spun and stopped suddenly, and a bright red dot appeared!

"Why is it still a dot!"

Zhao Heng almost collapsed on the ground, his eyes dull.

"Huh...?"

Just when Zhao Heng was almost desperate, he found that the number above the dot had changed to "X10".

The difference was that the previous numbers were all grayish white, but now this number exuded a faint silver glow.

At the same time, a prompt sounded.

"Luck stealing, accumulation is successful, you can consume at least nine times of ordinary stealing accumulated luck, and steal luck. After using it, the luck will be reset to zero. Do you want to use it?"

"Luck stealing!"

Zhao Heng was surprised. According to the prompt, he could infer that he could accumulate a certain amount of luck every time he stole.

When you accumulate more than nine times, you can use this luck to perform a "special steal", and maybe you can get some good things.

"Is this the legendary 'ten consecutive draws' to summon the European emperor?"

Although Zhao Heng was skeptical, he was at his wit's end and finally activated the skill.

"Luck steal, use!"

As the silver light on the surface of the dice bloomed, "X10" turned into "X0" again.

"Plop!"

In the void, a dark purple package fell in front of Zhao Heng out of thin air.