The system favors me so much, I get eight meals a day while escaping from famine

Mu Yu asked in surprise, "Junior sister, you can't move?"

Jiang Qingyi said helplessly, "I can't move. I feel like I stepped on a talisman, but a normal talisman shouldn't feel anything when stepped on."

Ji Fusang pushed aside the dusk rain and squatted down to check, Ling Yue also squatted on the other side.

Jiang Qingyi couldn't move at this time, and they didn't dare to make any other moves. They just watched carefully.

Finally, Ling Yue said, "It's nothing, just a fire beetle. This thing only appears in the volcanic stone forest. If you step on it, it will have the effect of a talisman that can be removed in a quarter of an hour."

Ji Fusang also breathed a sigh of relief, "It will be fine in a while."

Wu Liu felt something was wrong, "But shouldn't this thing only appear outside? We are already at the bottom of the pit and even far into the passage."

Ji Fusang frowned, "It is a bit strange. Although the fire beetle is a product of the volcanic stone forest, according to everyone's understanding, it should not appear here. Even for a spiritual beast, it would be difficult to survive in such a scorching environment!"

"Could it be possible that this fire beetle can evolve secretly on its own?" Mu Yu speculated.

"Don't fire beetles feed on various minerals? Is it possible that there are no longer enough edible minerals on the ground, so they have evolved the ability to withstand high temperatures and come down here to get food?" Jiang Qingyi also made a bold guess.

"It's not impossible. The ores in the volcanic stone forest are now concentrated underground and in much larger quantities. As for the ores on the ground, the growth rate of the ores is very slow, and those from previous years have been mined out." Ling Yue gave a reasonable explanation.

Jiang Qingyi looked into the depths of the passage and asked, "Where does this passage lead to? Has anyone been there?"

"No, no one knows what is at the end of this passage. Everyone who has entered the passage said that there is a naturally formed barrier at the end that no one can open." Ji Fusang said seriously.

Mu Yu was more casual. "Anyone who has seen the barrier will know. Anyway, people who come here can only look at it. No one knows what is inside."

Wu Liu said, "Naturally formed barriers usually contain good things, so some forces will not give up exploring here."

Jiang Qingyi asked again, "If there are good things, why didn't our college send anyone?"

Mu Yu added, "Junior sister, you underestimate our academy. Everyone in Zhongzhou knows that our academy has the most resources. We don't even know how many spiritual stone veins there are."

Jiang Qingyi muttered, "Who would complain about having too much good stuff?"

Just as they were discussing the depths of the passage, another large group of people divided into several teams and entered other passages.

Perhaps because everyone knew that powerful spiritual beasts would appear in the two adjacent passages, that group of people did not choose the passage that Jiang Qingyi and the others entered.

As they chatted, Jiang Qingyi felt that her body could move again. After maintaining the same posture for a while, she felt a little tired.

As she moved her feet away, Ling Yue took action to deal with the fire beetle, "Junior Sister, this is also a top-quality refining material, take it."

Jiang Qingyi wouldn't mind having too much material, so she didn't refuse at all.

Ji Fusang reminded him again, "Since fire beetles have appeared here, you should be more careful on the road ahead. It's okay if you don't encounter anything, but if you encounter an aggressive spirit beast, you will have to stand there and take the beating if you step on a fire beetle."

Jiang Qingyi felt that Ji Fusang's words were implying her, but she had no evidence and could only look at Ji Fusang with resentment.

She said jokingly, "Big Brother, you might as well just say my name."

Ji Fusang was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Junior sister, you know that's not what I meant. I just want everyone to be careful."

Jiang Qingyi felt a little embarrassed seeing how serious he was. She waved her hand and said, "I know, I know. It was just a joke."

Seeing her uncomfortable look, Mu Yu laughed and said, "Haha, Junior Sister, don't be nervous. Senior Brother is just teasing you."

Jiang Qingyi turned her gaze to Ji Fusang again.

Ji Fusang smiled and nodded, "Just kidding, let's go first."

Several people set off again.

Because of the previous lesson, Jiang Qingyi chose to separate a part of her spiritual consciousness and pay attention to her feet.

This time they didn't walk far before they encountered another kind of ore. This black spirit stone appeared in pieces on the walls of the passage.

It is black all over and extremely hard, making it an excellent material for refining weapons and defensive magic treasures.

It took Jiang Qingyi some effort to dig it out.

As soon as Ji Fusang finished his inspection, Jiang Qingyi picked up the tools and started working. The others followed suit and took out their tools to start digging.

Since almost no one has entered this passage, the ores inside are basically unmined.

This is a good deal for Jiang Qingyi, who has a huge demand for various materials.

So far, Jiang Qingyi's intuition has been correct. Apart from the fire beetle they encountered before, they have not encountered any other dangers.

Seven or eight days passed in a flash. Jiang Qingyi and others had been active in this passage. If we ignore the temperature here, this passage can be considered an excellent place to collect materials.

In just these few days, Jiang Qingyi has collected no less than eighty kinds of minerals, including many rare materials.

Ji Fusang marveled at Jiang Qingyi's keen intuition more than once.

Ling Yue and his companions also found it incredible. The passage at the bottom of the volcanic stone forest often changed, but this time was the first time they encountered a situation where they collected a lot of food without encountering any danger.

Jiang Qingyi didn't feel anything special. She just felt that it was a good thing that her intuition was reliable and didn't put anyone in danger.

At this time, they were walking normally in the passage. Ji Fusang, who was at the front, suddenly stopped and said in surprise, "Hey, this is..."

Jiang Qingyi, who was following closely behind him, asked, "What's wrong?"

Mu Yu also took a step forward, "It seems to be a barrier. We have reached the end here. We can't go through there anymore."

Jiang Qingyi had a special idea in her mind. She wanted to know what the difference was between the naturally formed barrier and the one described in the ancient formation barrier book.

Ling Yue knew that Jiang Qingyi had a certain level of accomplishment in barrier formation, so she said, "Junior sister, do you want to try it?"

The next second, Ji Fusang looked at Ling Yue disapprovingly, "This barrier has existed for at least a thousand years, and no one has ever been able to open it before. What if a very powerful spirit beast appears inside, what should we do?"

Wu Liu also said, "Senior Brother Ji is right. We should not take risks in this uncertain situation."

Jiang Qingyi reached out and touched the barrier in front of her, and a special map instantly appeared in her mind.

She was startled by the sudden appearance of this thing, and she withdrew her hand instantly as if she had been electrocuted.

Ling Yue noticed her abnormality and asked nervously, "Junior Sister, what's wrong with you?"