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Chapter 12 The Dark Gold Rat's Nest, A Bountiful Harvest

"It's finally over."

Ye Xuan'an breathed a sigh of relief, and a hint of joy appeared on his face.

Afterwards, he and Pei Su divided the spoils.

During this period, apart from the mother rat that Ye Xuan'an killed alone, all other profits were divided according to the agreed rules.

"By the way, I quite like those two little dark gold mice."

"As agreed, Fellow Daoist Pei Su should take one head, and the remaining head will be split equally between me and Brother Zhang."

"Brother Zhang, would you be so kind as to part with the remaining mouse and give it to me? I'm willing to compensate you with spirit stones."

Ye Xuan'an was extremely eager for the two little dark golden rat cubs.

After all, once such a person is trained to be skilled, they can become an excellent asset.

Moreover, they are quite sensitive to ores, which can be used for prospecting in the future, greatly benefiting mining.

In addition, they have good qualifications.

Ye Xuan'an then wanted to get one.

"That's certainly possible, but Brother Xuan'an, I must advise you that it would take at least a hundred, or even several hundred, spirit stones to raise such a small demon beast into a fully-fledged one, and it would also take a very long time."

"Therefore, you should think twice about keeping them in captivity."

Zhang Fu knew the immense cost of raising that little monster, so he offered words of advice.

"Don't worry, Brother Zhang."

Ye Xuan'an nodded and said with a smile.

Although raising Dark Gold Rats is costly, he has the help of Kui Yi and another person mining, so he can afford to raise such creatures.

"Alright, then I won't say anything more."

Zhang Fudao.

Subsequently, Ye Xuan'an successfully acquired the remaining small dark golden rat and, based on the market price, gave Zhang Fu an extra several dozen spirit stones.

Immediately afterwards, he placed a beast-taming restriction inside the little dark gold rat.

This way, their life and death can be barely controlled, which is beneficial for driving them in the future.

Then, seeing that his stomach was rumbling, he gave him some of the blood of the Dark Gold Rat to drink.

That kind of stuff is easy to digest and contains a lot of pure spiritual energy, so it is more suitable for the little dark gold rat.

It is even a great tonic for them.

As a result, it not only filled its stomach, but also grew much faster.

Moreover, he became somewhat more affectionate towards Ye Xuan'an.

'This little guy is easy to get along with.'

"Furthermore, since demon beast blood helps its growth, we can obtain more for it in the future, and even try to buy some high-level demon beast blood."

Ye Xuan'an secretly made his plans.

He then put the mouse in his pocket and began dividing the remaining profits with Pei Su and the others.

Subsequently, he also received a considerable amount of demonic beast flesh and blood from the male rat, as well as ten catties of innate dark gold and three catties of first-grade low-level dark gold.

They successfully purchased the batch of demon beast materials and dark gold from Pei Su.

Upon careful calculation, he found that he possessed a total of over twenty-five jin of innate dark gold and eight jin of first-grade low-level dark gold...

"This harvest has been truly great."

"Moreover, with that batch of spiritual materials, as long as I can improve my skills in weapon crafting and array formation, I can use them to craft at least six or seven high-quality innate magic weapons or low-grade first-tier magic weapons."

"And by then, I believe I will possess strength as formidable as Fellow Daoist Pei Su."

Ye Xuan'an looked at the spiritual materials he had acquired this time with great joy and anticipation.

In addition, his current mastery of weapon crafting and array formation is only average.

Therefore, he temporarily decided not to use those dark gold and other such things to refine weapons and arrays, so as not to waste them if the refining failed.

After all, those things are extremely valuable, and Ye Xuan'an is unwilling to waste them easily.

"By the way, the spiritual energy in your nests is quite abundant, even barely enough for the three of us to cultivate."

"How about we make this our training ground?"

"However, the old rule still applies: we must not spread information about this place carelessly. Otherwise, if the Blood Fiend Gang finds out, we will have no share in this place."

Pei Su said.

That makes sense.

"Furthermore, this place is also good for us to cultivate, as it can greatly accelerate our cultivation speed."

Ye Xuan'an highly praised this.

"I have no objection to this."

Zhang Fu said with a smile.

After setting up some concealment measures inside the nest, they began to meditate there.

Furthermore, since they had all escaped unscathed during the previous battle, they had developed a greater trust in each other, and their relationship had improved.

Even in the days that followed, they often secluded themselves in that nest or chatted idly.

……

In the blink of an eye.

Half a month has passed.

During this period, the Blood Fiend Gang forcibly arranged for some miners to lure demons, and even caused the deaths of several cultivators.

Fortunately, Ye Xuan'an and Zhang Fu were protected by Blood Fiend Gang cultivators like Pei Su, so they remained unharmed.

In addition, it is said that during the Blood Fiend Gang's demon-luring activities, they killed several Dark Gold Rats and found their nests, discovering a lot of Dark Gold and making a fortune.

At this moment, deep within the mining area's residential district.

Inside a luxurious courtyard.

"Young Master Xingchuan, this is all the low-grade and mid-grade first-tier dark gold that my Blood Fiend Gang has recently acquired, barely meeting your initial expectations."

The Blood Fiend Gang leader took out a large amount of dark gold and handed it all over to Zhao Xingchuan, the manager of Mine No. 5.

Furthermore, his previous order to the Blood Fiend Gang to lure the Dark Gold Rat was indeed, as Zhang Fu said, under the orders of Zhao Xingchuan and other Zhao family managers, in order to plot against the Dark Gold Rat.

However, the reason he worked so hard on this matter was because Zhao Xingchuan promised him some benefits after the matter was completed.

"Well done. This is the first-grade mid-level Blazing Flame Pearl that I promised to refine for you. It is made primarily from rare first-grade mid-level Blazing Flame Ore, and it can enhance the power of your fire magic by at least 100%."

Seeing that the quantity of the dark gold was quite good, Zhao Xingchuan nodded in satisfaction and took out the good things he had promised to give him earlier.

It was a bright red fireball, about the size of a fist, exquisitely carved like jade.

"This is truly a treasure. With its help, I fear I won't have to fear even if I encounter a cultivator at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining."

"By the way, thank you for the treasure, young master."

Upon seeing this, the Blood Fiend Gang Leader was overjoyed.

In addition, he is skilled in fire magic, which allows him to perfectly unleash the power of that magical artifact.

Secondly, such things are treasures, extremely difficult to refine, and ordinary weapon refiners simply cannot refine them; they are also rarely sold on the market.

That is why, even though the Blood Fiend Gang leader had accumulated a lot of wealth through the Blood Fiend Gang, he had never been able to get his hands on such a thing before and could only seek help from high-level weapon refiners like Zhao Xingchuan.

"No need for that. Make good use of this treasure and try to wipe out the gangs in the other mines as soon as possible."

Zhao Xingchuan waved his hand and said coldly.

"Young Master, although I also wish to do so, since my Blood Fiend Gang quickly wiped out the Muddy Water Gang, the other gangs have become wary of my Blood Fiend Gang, and some have even secretly joined forces with me."

"In that case, it would be extremely difficult to wipe them out."

The Blood Fiend Gang Leader looked somewhat troubled.

"No need to worry, I have already made some arrangements. When you make your move, I will arrange some special spies to help your Blood Fiend Gang destroy those gangs."

Zhao Xingchuan had planned ahead and was confident of victory.

"You've also planted special agents within those gangs? Young Master, your planning is truly far-sighted; I have no respect for you."

Upon hearing this, the Blood Fiend Gang Leader was immediately excited.

Furthermore, Pei Su was not a spy he had planted.

It was all Zhao Xingchuan's scheme.

Moreover, besides Pei Su, Zhao Xingchuan had also planted nearly ten spies within the Hunshui Gang, practically turning the gang into a sieve.

It was precisely because of this that the Blood Fiend Gang was able to so easily destroy the Muddy Water Gang.

"Stop with the flattery. Just do my job well, and I'll give you more than anyone else, not less."

Zhao Xingchuan said.

"Young Master, I understand."

The Blood Fiend Gang Leader firmly believed this, after all, he had obtained a large number of spiritual items since he followed Zhao Xingchuan.

He then excused himself and left.

"By the way, with this batch of first-grade low-to-mid-grade dark gold, plus some other dark gold I've collected in recent years, and other refining materials..."

"I might as well try to reforge Blackrock Hill to a Tier 1 top-tier item."

Zhao Xingchuan stared at the dark gold that the Blood Fiend Gang leader had brought this time, his eyes gleaming.

Furthermore, Black Rock Hill is one of the natal magical artifacts recorded in the Zhao Clan's profound martial arts technique, "Black Rock Skill." It not only contains immense power but is also a rare heavy magical artifact.

Moreover, it can be absorbed into the dantian to purify spiritual energy, which is very beneficial for improving strength and breaking through realms.

Furthermore, if one uses the first-grade Black Rock Mountain to temper one's spiritual power for a long time, one can at least increase the probability of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage by 10%.

Therefore, Zhao Xingchuan really wanted to get one.

Moreover, his cultivation aptitude was quite good, and he also inherited the Zhao family's ancestral weapon-refining techniques. Furthermore, his spiritual root attribute was extremely compatible with the Black Rock Technique, and he was highly valued by the Foundation Establishment expert behind him.

Therefore, he obtained the Black Rock Technique from the Foundation Establishment cultivator behind him early on, and even refined a first-grade high-quality Black Rock Mountain natal magic weapon.

However, reforging such a thing requires a large amount of spiritual materials and is also very difficult.

Therefore, Zhao Xingchuan had no choice but to find another way and planned to use a large amount of special dark gold to help him.

After all, such things are extremely helpful for refining weapons, as they can increase the success rate and even the quality.

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