The four cities controlled by Tang Feng began to fall under his rule, and indeed, under his strong influence, some cultivators left the city.

However, the number was limited; more cultivators believed staying was more promising since they could mine for Void Essence Crystals in the mining area.

Moreover, as long as they were willing to go, the round-trip teleportation fee was waived.

Every day, a dedicated City Guard would lead them to the mining area.

The first batch of cultivators heading to the mining area was quite stunned upon arrival.

In their minds, a mining area was associated with flying dust and stones everywhere, a harsh environment, and strict management. But what did they see?

A new city, more beautiful than any new city they had ever seen, with rows of neat buildings, tidy streets, and a high-end plaza. The entire mining area looked like a garden city, simply unbelievable.

Working under such conditions was just fantastic.

Furthermore, they saw machines entering the mines and a long convoy transporting Void Element Crystal continuously to the warehouse.

Those fully formed crystals were placed aside directly, while those with impurities were all refined again, formed into crystals, and then collected. Miners were working at every step.

These cultivators entered the mines with shock in their hearts, and then, what did they feel? Fresh air! How was this possible!

Was there not even dust inside the caves?

They had no idea that the entire mining area had been transformed by Tang Feng, with air purification equipment installed in every tunnel, making it feel like being outside.

To alleviate visual fatigue for the miners, even vegetation was planted along the way, which was indeed quite effective.

Elsewhere, the mines were like hell, but here was a place that one was reluctant to leave.

At least, the miners working here didn't want to return to the city; everything was great here. Everything they needed was present, and they could earn a substantial amount of Void Essence Crystals. Occasionally, they could even go to the city to have some fun.

Listening to music, enjoying the company of women, tasting delicious food, shopping, and walking around, in short, only money allows one to stand straight.

Furthermore, although they were miners, they were also disciples of the Tang Sect. Due to slow cultivation, they wanted to contribute to the sect, so they preferred to stay and mine.

Some even voluntarily went to find new mineral sources. Once located, Tang Feng had promised a team reward of a million Void Essence Crystals and a bottle of Divine Pill.

Logically, finding a mining area naturally meant keeping it for oneself. That's a good idea, provided one has the strength to hold it; otherwise, it would only benefit others, potentially costing one's life.

Hence, some things cannot be coveted.

By handing it over to the sect, one gains a great deal of benefits and also receives a Divine Pill, which is sufficient.

If the deposit is large enough, there's an extra reward.

Thus, over ten thousand people, divided into thousands of teams, spread into the forest surrounding the mining area.

This was a very risky thing, so Tang Feng provided each of them a set of Divine Armor and a single-use Teleportation Scroll.

The Divine Armor was not given for free; it had to be returned to the warehouse after use, yet this was already a great benefit.

Even though Tang Feng wasn't there, he arranged everything very well.

Void Essence Crystals kept filling the warehouse continuously, and Yao Yi and the others wore smiles every day.

Now, the Tang Sect was completely under their control, while the Master had returned to the sect some time ago.

Who knows how the situation was?

They couldn't find out since it was far away; maybe they would never have the chance to go back in their lifetime.

The most crucial rule of the Yaochi Palace was that a disciple must remain immaculate. Once flawed, they cannot re-enter the palace gates.

Essentially, they had nothing to do with Yaochi Palace anymore.

As a result, they devoted all their attention to the Tang Sect, knowing that with the tower Tang Feng built, their rise was only a matter of time, lacking only time now.

They had tried entering it and even obtained several sets of Divine Art, but ultimately did not act upon them.

Now, with the rare-grade Divine Art given by Tang Feng, they naturally looked down upon those.

Tang Feng's Divine Art was obtained from the Secret Realm, while he personally mainly derived it from his Divine Artifacts. Up till now, the Swallowing Sky Hall's status was still uncertain.

Following such a path, evolving into a Domain Artifact was not a problem.

In fact, evolution had already begun, a change that started when Tang Feng broke through the Primordial God Realm.

The changes weren't significant, so he didn't pay much attention; still, this evolution didn't seem much different, but in reality, it wasn't so; he noticeably felt an increase in power.

Now he let things take their course, trusting that someday he would figure everything out.

Yao Yi and the others moved out from the mining area and took residence in the City Lord Mansion of Border City, where the environment was undoubtedly much better than at the mining area. Every city, where the most investment is made, the most magnificent architecture, and the most beautiful environment belonged to the City Lord Mansion.

The face of a city could hardly be lacking.

Moreover, with Tang Feng having reorganized the people, they liked it even more. As for the mining area, they could still visit anytime.

For their convenience in inspections, a direct transmission array to the villas in the mining area was specially set.

Thus, Yao Yi and the others could shuttle back and forth conveniently.

The position of City Lord fell to Yao Yi.

As for Yao Er and the others, they naturally managed various other tasks, bringing the entire city back to normal operation in the short term.

After all, many things were previously completed jointly by the City Lord Mansion and the Five Great Families, but the Tang Sect now called the shots.

Several large trading markets and task markets subsequently opened.

Especially with the opening of the task market, loose cultivators found a path to strengthen themselves.

Exchanging Divine Pills, this was the major announcement from the task market.

Not only in Border City, but the same task markets were also launched in Tang City, First Tang City, and Second Tang City.

Once the news spread, it reached the entire city, even other cities caught wind, and some loose cultivators came to Tang City to take on tasks.

Before long, batches of volunteers would embark on a quest for various resources for Tang Feng.

He needed resources to grow in strength, while they needed Divine Pills.

This destined any and all markets and trading markets to be bustling.

And as long as those people came, they would certainly spend, which invisibly revitalized the city's commerce, with every industry entering a period of rapid development.

In ancient times, this period was called the economic emergence of the Divine Country.

Of course, this was a story for later.

Tang Feng and Yao Yi weren't very composed at the moment, as they received information from Yao Yue.

The Yaochi Palace had confined her in the Ice Palace, and the palace sent a Primordial God Realm elder and ten Core Disciples to Border City with a simple aim: to capture Yao Yi and the others and then control the mining area.

One must admit, this plan was excellent and very likely to succeed.

In the eyes of the elder, this was almost guaranteed.

An eye-catching group emerged from the Transmission Array, but those arriving cultivators were all overwhelmed by the rewards of the tasks. Some immediately gathered friends and relatives to discuss some details, and then set out, believing there would be considerable gains.

For the sake of Divine Pills, eighty percent of cultivators were going crazy.

Now, could the Divine Realm offer Divine Pills? Yes, but not many, and they were garbage, not even enough materials for crafting, resulting in products with over half being toxic. Long-term use might not kill but would leave one crippled.

The quest to earn Void Essence Crystals was a kind of madness beyond belief.

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