Chapter 2563: People need to learn to make progress

A flash brought it to the entrance light gate; this demon god showed no hesitation and immediately unleashed a full‑force punch.

But as the fist slammed hard onto the entrance light gate, which seemed ice‑sealed, the gate that should have been easily penetrable now acted like a solid block of ice, firmly blocking the demon god's fist.

With a booming bang, the punch landed, yet the ice‑sealed entrance light gate showed not the slightest change.

Seeing this, the demon god furrowed its brows, having guessed correctly.

That little beast of the Heavenly Spirit Tribe had indeed defected to the human race, helping humans imprison them in this Immortal Crystal Mine.

Now they can't get out; that punch just now, the demon god held nothing back, yet striking the entrance light gate yielded no effect at all.

"Damn it."

He cursed silently, then, unwilling to give up, tried several more times.

But each time his attack landed, the entrance light gate remained utterly still, showing no reaction whatsoever.

He gradually resigned himself, though his anger remained, he had utterly no recourse.

The surrounding Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons also gradually realized what had happened, their mood equally complex.

The entrance light gate was sealed shut; they could not get out.

Already low morale plummeted further, adding insult to injury.

No Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon dared to speak, but it was easy to feel a wave of despair spreading through the ranks.

Inside the Immortal Crystal Mine, the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons fell into utter panic, while outside, as the Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child's seal technique took effect, this Immortal Crystal Mine was completely sealed.

Seeing this, Zhao Lao, in high spirits, smiled and praised.

"Well done."

"Senior, you overpraise me; this is just a petty trick unworthy of the table."

"Can you activate this at any time?"

"Yes, whenever you need it, senior, I can dispel it at any time."

"Then that's fine."

After confirming there were no issues, the group departed; as for this Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child, he naturally stayed behind, temporarily unable to leave.

However, this Heavenly Spirit Pearl spirit child also had no intention of leaving; here among humans he could enjoy that supreme delicacy every day, and there was no danger.

His task was simply to obey orders and seal or open this Immortal Crystal Mine.

In that case, who would want to leave after eating their fill, when eating comfortably here is perfectly fine?

The supply of Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients is currently not lacking; after all, several batches of warm supplies were sent earlier, so there must be some stock.

Thus Zhao Lao had no rush to act; he would first keep these Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons fed, ensuring they didn't escape, and later there would be plenty of time to deal with them slowly.

This matter quickly spread among everyone.

Upon learning that they could so easily control this Immortal Crystal Mine, and that many Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients could not get out now, everyone naturally welcomed the news.

Being able to easily control these Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients without risking one's life is naturally a good thing.

However, when it comes time to obtain the ingredients, some effort will still be required.

But for the many human cultivators, this is no problem at all.

At dinner that day, this Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child also served himself a bowl of rice.

Zhao Lao was not stingy about it; moreover, one more or one less person makes little difference, and since we're asking him to work, it's only natural to give him some benefits—nothing wrong with that.

A big bowl of food was devoured by this Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child in just a few bites; having just finished clearing his bowl and chopsticks, Xu Jie stepped forward.

Looking at the human youth standing before him, whose cultivation was modest, the Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child still respectfully called out.

"Senior brother."

He knew Xu Jie worked in the Fire Room and had a close relationship with Ye Zhangqing.

His judgment naturally couldn't be poor; now living under others' roofs, among these humans he needed to know who could be offended and who couldn't, otherwise he wouldn't even get a meal.

Ye Zhangqing, Xu Jie, and Zhao Zhengping—these people were absolutely not to be offended.

Otherwise, a word whispered in Ye Zhangqing's ear could cost him his life.

Therefore, facing Xu Jie, whose cultivation was lower than his own, the Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child adopted an attitude of utmost respect.

Xu Jie, for his part, showed no arrogance, instead answering with a kind smile.

"Don't be nervous; I'm here just to ask you a few questions."

"Senior brother, please speak."

Although the Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child was puzzled, he still spoke respectfully; seeing this, Xu Jie did not beat around the bush and spoke frankly.

"Your method of sealing the Immortal Crystal Mine—when you open it, does it unseal the entire entrance, or can you open just a small opening?"

"........................................"

He hadn't expected Xu Jie to ask that question; for a moment he didn't grasp its deeper meaning, but the Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child still answered truthfully.

"Replying, senior brother, the opening and sealing are all‑encompassing; once unsealed, the entire entrance is definitely unsealed."

"In that case, if we want to enter the Mining Domain, we'd have to fully unseal it, which is a bit troublesome."

Hearing this, Xu Jie said with some disappointment; seeing him like that, the Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child, for a moment, didn't understand the meaning and dared not speak rashly.

After a brief moment of thought, Xu Jie spoke again.

"Could we think of a way to, when opening, only crack open a single slit while leaving the rest unaffected?"

"........................."

Hearing this, the Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child immediately felt embarrassed; he had never considered such an idea.

Moreover, strictly speaking, this method of sealing the Immortal Crystal Mine isn't really a technique at all.

It can only be used in this Immortal Realm Mine; elsewhere it's utterly unusable, its limitations are too great—it's practically useless.

So whoever has idle time would study these things—it's utterly meaningless.

Before, he had never even thought about this angle; now, suddenly asked by Xu Jie, the Heavenly Spirit Tribe spirit child has no clue at all.

After a moment of silence, he could only shake his head and say.

"Shī xiōng, to make amends, I don't even have a clue—this matter is.........................."

"Don't rush, as the saying goes, nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets their mind to it. I hadn't thought about it before, but you can give it some thought now; I think it shouldn't be too hard—you need to learn to improve."

Xu Jie said encouragingly, and after speaking, he didn't forget to pat the shoulder of this Heavenly Spirit Tribe youth, showing encouragement.

If this can be done, later we could also open a small opening, using the Heavenly Hook Grand Technique to hook some ingredients, so that we wouldn't have to guard against those Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients rushing out each time we open it.

Indeed, it would be much more convenient; therefore, in Xu Jie's view, this is feasible.