Chapter 298: Walking into a Trap

Compared to a few years ago when the Geng Metal mine had not yet been discovered, Fengtou Mountain had become much more prosperous. Since the Geng Metal mine was a relatively important strategic resource for the Xiaoyao Sect, the Xiaoyao Sect's management here was also very strict, and people unrelated to the mine were not allowed to approach here at all.

After arriving at Fengtou Mountain, Song Qingming sent a message to the guarding cultivators, and soon three cultivators walked out from inside. The middle-aged man in the lead looked older than Song Qingming, and the three of them stepped forward to salute after seeing Song Qingming.

"Greetings, Supreme Elder!"

These three were all guarding cultivators sent by the Song family to Fengtou Mountain, mainly responsible for patrolling some places that were relatively easy for people to sneak into. After Shi Chun left here, the leader who led them now was Eighth Brother Song Qingchen.

Song Qingming nodded and said: "I came here this time actually to ask Ma Boshan for a favor. Eighth Brother, go and report to him first to see if he has time now."

After Song Qingchen went back to receive the order, not long after, Ma Boshan came to Song Qingming and personally led him into the mine.

"Fellow Daoist Ma, I have a spirit beast that has followed me for many years. Recently, for some reason, it suddenly fell into a deep sleep. I tried many ways but failed to wake it up. I heard that Brother Ma's beast-taming level is extremely high, so I came here thick-skinned, wanting to ask you to take action and help see how to deal with it."

After some pleasantries, Song Qingming took off the spirit beast bag on his body and directly told Ma Boshan his intention for coming this time.

Ma Boshan took the spirit beast bag and looked at it carefully. After a long time, he said with a smile: "This spirit beast of Fellow Daoist Song has already reached the bottleneck of cultivation. The reason it fell into a deep sleep is precisely to accumulate strength for breaking through the level."

"What? You mean it is preparing to break through to the second tier? But why did it sleep for so long and still not wake up?" Song Qingming asked with some confusion.

"That's right! Ordinary demonic beasts won't sleep for so long to accumulate strength. However, this Skyfire Peng seems to have a stronger bloodline than other ordinary demonic beasts. Only demonic beasts with powerful bloodlines will need such a long time to break through levels. The sleep time for this kind of thing is also uncertain. The stronger the bloodline, the longer the time required. Sometimes it will even sleep for a year or two like this."

"Oh! In that case, this is indeed a good thing. It was just me worrying too much."

Ma Boshan stroked the beard at the corner of his mouth and thought for a while before saying: "Whether it is a good thing or not is hard to say. From what I just saw, the foundation of this spirit beast of yours is still somewhat insufficient. I'm afraid it is a bit unstable to want to successfully break through cultivation. It is estimated that there is a high probability of a joy in vain."

Hearing Ma Boshan say this, Song Qingming, who had just been happy for a moment, instantly felt his mood fall into the gutter. He thought he had walked into a great fortune, but he didn't expect it to be a joy in vain again.

"Fellow Daoist Ma, do you have any way to help it here?" Song Qingming's heart had already lost much hope, but he still asked unwillingly.

Ma Boshan smiled and shook his head: "Fellow Daoist Song is overestimating me. The breakthrough of demonic beasts is quite different from that of human cultivators. They have miraculous effects only by swallowing heaven and earth spiritual items that are mutually generated with their own attributes. The spiritual item corresponding to this kind of demonic beast, the Skyfire Peng, is called the Golden Thunder Fruit, and this kind of spiritual item generally grows near their cave dwellings all year round. The strength of high-level Skyfire Pengs doesn't need me to explain too much. How could I possibly have a way to help you get this kind of thing."

"Golden Thunder Fruit! Can this spiritual item be exchanged in the sect's Miscellaneous Affairs Hall?"

"This kind of very rare spiritual fruit is also planted a little in the sect's spiritual medicine garden, but those are basically reserved for Elder Wu to refine elixirs. I have been in the sect for so many years and have never seen it in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall." Ma Boshan spread his hands and replied helplessly.

The Elder Wu that Ma Boshan mentioned was Elder Wu Tong, the elder with the highest alchemy level in the Xiaoyao Sect. He was also one of the only two third-tier alchemists in the Xiaoyao Sect. Most of the high-level spiritual elixirs in the Xiaoyao Sect were basically refined by him, including second-tier elixirs with extremely high refining difficulty like Foundation Establishment Pills. He could be considered one of the few most important cultivators in the Xiaoyao Sect.

After getting the detailed information, Song Qingming finally figured out the reason for the Skyfire Peng's deep sleep. Although he didn't find a way to help it break through cultivation at Ma Boshan's place, Song Qingming was still very grateful for his help and specially gave him a few spiritual items he had prepared long ago before leaving.

A month later, on a small mountain that was not very conspicuous in the depths of the Fuyun Mountain Range, Song Qingming was looking up at the high mountains in the distance.

After the time of an incense stick, a gust of wild wind suddenly rolled up in the distant sky, rolling toward Song Qingming here from far to near. Its speed was extremely fast, and it had already arrived not far in front of Song Qingming in an instant.

Seeing this somewhat familiar wild wind, Song Qingming stood in place calmly and did not make any dodging movements.

"Kid, Her Highness let you go last time, how dare you come back to walk into a trap? Do you really think we demonic beasts are all good people who don't eat meat!"

Following a sharp shout, a giant eagle suddenly transformed in the wild wind, and then slowly shrank and landed not far in front of Song Qingming.

After thinking about it at home for nearly a month, Song Qingming finally made up his mind, intending to come to the Fuyun Mountain Range to try his luck with the few great demon kings he knew, to see if they had the things he wanted here.

"Senior Long Feng, has Her Highness been well recently!" As soon as they met, Song Qingming hurriedly showed the attitude a junior should have toward the long-unseen Long Feng.

Long Feng had long been accustomed to Song Qingming being so sensible. When Song Qingming was first caught by them back then, he was also like this. As long as he could survive, even if he had to sell his life for their demonic beast clan, Song Qingming could agree readily.

"Her Highness is in closed-door cultivation and has no time to see you. She has already explained to me that you can just tell me whatever you have." Long Feng said directly with a smile.

Hearing that Fire Phoenix was in closed-door cultivation and couldn't see him, Song Qingming nodded with some regret and hesitated for a moment before saying: "This trip here is only to seek a spiritual item. I hope Senior can fulfill my wish. If Senior has any needs, as long as I can do it within my ability, I will absolutely not shirk it in the future."

Long Feng heard this and immediately shouted: "Hmph! Don't talk so much big talk first. Tell me what you want. If you want something from me, you have to see if I have it here first!"

"The junior wants to ask Senior for a second-tier Golden Thunder Fruit. Senior should know this thing, right!" Song Qingming asked in a flat tone.

"Second-tier Golden Thunder Fruit, what do you want this thing for?"

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