Chapter 298: Walking into a Trap

Compared to a few years ago when the Gengjin mine had not yet been discovered, Mount Fengtou had become much more prosperous. Since Gengjin stone ore 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.

After arriving at Mount Fengtou, Song Qingming sent a message to the guarding cultivators, and soon three cultivators walked out from inside. The leading middle-aged man looked a bit older than Song Qingming. The three saw Song Qingming and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Greetings, Supreme Elder!"

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

Song Qingming nodded and said: "I came here this time, actually to ask Ma Boshan for a favor. Eighth Brother, you 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, personally leading 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 methods but failed to wake it up. I heard that your beast taming level is extremely high, so I came here thick-skinned, wanting to ask you to help see how it should be handled."

After a round of pleasantries, Song Qingming took off the spirit beast bag on his body and directly told Ma Boshan the intention of his visit 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 because it is accumulating strength to break 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 hasn't woken 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 Roc seems to have a stronger bloodline than other ordinary demonic beasts. Only demonic tribes with powerful bloodlines will need such a long time when breaking through levels. The sleep time like this is also uncertain. The stronger the bloodline, the longer the time required, sometimes even sleeping 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. Wanting to break through cultivation smoothly is afraid to be somewhat unstable. It is estimated that there is a high probability of being happy for nothing."

Hearing Ma Boshan say this, Song Qingming, who had just been happy for a moment, instantly fell into the gutter again. He thought he had walked into great luck, but he didn't expect it to be happy for nothing again.

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

Ma Boshan shook his head with a smile and said: "Fellow Daoist Song is really praising me too much. The breakthrough of the demonic tribe's cultivation is quite different from our human race. They have miraculous effects only by swallowing heaven and earth spiritual items that are compatible with their attributes. The spiritual item corresponding to a demonic beast like the Skyfire Roc is called the Golden Thunder Fruit, and this kind of spiritual item generally grows near their cave dwellings all year round. The strength of a high-level Skyfire Roc doesn't need me to explain too much. Where would I have any way to help you get this kind of thing?"

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

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

The Elder Wu in Ma Boshan's mouth is Wu Tong, the elder with the highest alchemy level in the Xiaoyao Sect. He is also one of the two third-tier alchemists in the Xiaoyao Sect. Most of the high-level spiritual elixirs in the Xiaoyao Sect are basically refined by him, including second-tier elixirs with extremely high refining difficulty like the Foundation Establishment Pill. He can be considered one of the most important cultivators in the Xiaoyao Sect.

After getting the detailed information, Song Qingming finally figured out the reason for the Skyfire Roc'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. Before leaving, he specially gave him a few spiritual items he had prepared long ago.

A month later, on a not-so-conspicuous small mountain deep in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, Song Qingming was looking up at the high mountain in the distance.

After the time of an incense stick, a gust of 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 just a flash.

Seeing this somewhat familiar gust of wind, Song Qingming stood in place calmly and didn't make a dodging action.

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

With a sharp shout, a giant eagle suddenly transformed from the gust of wind, and then slowly shrank and fell not far in front of Song Qingming.

After thinking about it at home for nearly a month, Song Qingming still made up his mind, planning to come to the Floating Cloud Mountain Range to try his luck with a 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 posture that a junior should have toward Long Feng, whom he hadn't seen for many years.

Long Feng had long been used to Song Qingming being so sensible. Back then, when Song Qingming was caught by them for the first time, it was also like this. As long as he could survive, even if he had to sell his life for their demonic tribe, Song Qingming could agree happily.

"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 if you have anything." 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, I will absolutely not shirk in the future."

Long Feng heard this and immediately shouted: "Hmph! Stop talking 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!"

"I want to ask Senior for a second-tier Golden Thunder Fruit. Senior should know this thing, right?" Song Qingming asked with a flat tone.

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