(Part Two): Flame-Patterned Sunken Iron
The sun was already high in the sky, and in a scorching cave in the mountains, the heat seemed even more intense.
A gentle breeze carried a wave of heat that radiated outwards.
However, several Five Poison Bee rushed into the cave.
As the Five Poison Bee danced in the air, a figure dressed in a blue robe slowly walked in.
Behind the figure were a Jade Ring Rat and a Golden-Scaled Beast.
Even as it walked slowly, the Golden-Scaled Beast 'Golden-Scaled Beast body was hunched over, though it bore numerous external injuries.
It looked unusually ferocious.
The figure was naturally Ye Jingcheng. After the cultivators broke through the Beast Tide and began their counterattack, a large-scale sweep ensued.
From Red Glow Ridge to Jade Dragon Valley, one cannot help but find heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
After all, Demon Beast will instinctively wait for immature spirit medicine.
There is an even greater lack of means to utilize mineral treasures.
That's why these Lineage cultivators went so crazy after turning the tide of battle.
Otherwise, even under pressure, they rarely lose their rationality.
After all, cultivators have no shortage of experience.
Fueled by their anger, they charged out and reaped a bountiful harvest of treasures.
Some Lineage that have killed few Demon Beast and suffered heavy losses are hoping to get a wave of treasures back at this time.
As for the sect as a whole, there's absolutely no need for them to get excited, except for their own disciples who will be searching for treasures.
Other Lineage would give them 30%.
Even just these 30%, when added together, are definitely not a small amount.
Not to mention those second-tier Red Roc Cloud Lion, Fire-Swallowing Sparrow, most of them were killed by sect cultivators.
However, the Ye Family also has many advantages. Although the Beast Tide has receded, there are still many dangers ahead.
At the same time, the search was quite troublesome, but the Spirit Insect of the Ye Family and the Wan Family both performed exceptionally well.
Ye Jingcheng sensed the presence of a crimson cave here, which is why he rushed over without stopping.
During the chase, they also lost sight of several Armored Beasts and Golden-Scaled Beast.
Although these Demon Beast share the same name as the Golden-Scaled Beast he raises, none of them have ever advanced in rank. They are all ordinary armored and stomach-type Demon Beast, with their highest achievement being only around the mid-to-late stage of the second rank, and even that requires a stroke of fortuitous opportunity.
Only a few of them possessed demon cores, and after killing a few, Ye Jingcheng gave up the pursuit.
Upon entering the cave, Ye Jingcheng immediately felt a scorching heat; the Fire Attribute Spiritual Qi within was exceptionally volatile.
The entire cave was exceptionally bright. Ye Jingcheng extended his Evergreen Sword and swung it directly at the wall.
Soon, he discovered that some red crystals were visible inside, and Ye Jingcheng's eyes lit up at the sight.
"This is Fire-Pattern Sinking Iron!" Ye Jingcheng was taken aback when he saw it.
Fire-Pattern Sinking Iron is a type of sinking iron that closely resembles fiery red crystals, belonging to the second-tier low-grade treasure material.
A single one the size of a palm is worth nearly a hundred Spirit Stone.
This place is clearly a Fire-Pattern Sinking Iron.
Ye Jingcheng was also extremely excited when he saw this.
If this iron mine has enough ore, it could yield more Spirit Stone than he painstakingly kills second-tier Demon Beast.
Seeing this, he released all seven or eight hundred of the Five Poison Bee.
Let them start looking for Fire-Pattern Sinking Iron.
It will probably take several more hours for the Taiyi Sect to react now.
The Five Poison Bee are now all the size of a thumb. Although they are not professional diggers, their numbers make progress quickly. Layer by layer of soil is peeled away, revealing the buried iron crystals.
Ye Jingcheng quickly took out the Array and began setting it up at the cave entrance.
Many of those who mined treasures set up Array, but the Taiyi Sect didn't really care.
After all, you can't hide the treasure; they can just look at the Storage Bag.
But Ye Jingcheng is different; this time, he plans to release the Stone Spirit.
Right now, nobody's True Person paying attention to him.
They're probably still keeping an eye on the Demon King in the distance.
With the Array, this is the perfect opportunity to open the Grotto-Heaven.
At the same time, the Three-Color Cloud Deer also needs to be released and fed some elixirs.
After all, having just broken through, the demand for spiritual food and pills is extremely high. If Spirit Beast doesn't have Spirit Cuisine to eat after breaking through, it might drop in rank by relying solely on its breathing.
Thinking of this, Ye Jingcheng ordered the Jade Ring Rat and the Golden-Scaled Beast to dig up the Fire-Pattern Sinking Iron.
However, the Golden-Scaled Beast was somewhat reluctant, after all, it was a second-tier Demon Beast.
"You wouldn't be inferior even to the Jade Ring Rat, would you?" Ye Jingcheng said coldly.
Upon hearing this, the Golden-Scaled Beast glanced at the Jade Ring Rat, then revealed a look of disdain.
Its huge forepaws began to paddle around, quickly helping the Five Poison Bee find their way.
Just kidding, how could it possibly be inferior to this big rat?
Ye Jingcheng also felt the benefits of the Spirit Insect at this moment. Putting aside everything else, the fact that there are many insects means great power was fully demonstrated.
Before half an incense stick's time had passed, there were already seven or eight pieces of Fire-Pattern Sinking Iron in front of him.
And this was without him joining.
After pondering for a while, Ye Jingcheng took out another array plate. After setting up the array plate, he took out the Three-Tailed Crimson Flame Fox.
As for the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon, he still hasn't taken it out.
When the Crimson Flame Fox appeared, it also helped in the search for Fire-Pattern Sinking Iron.
In this respect, the Fire Attribute Crimson Flame Fox clearly has an advantage.
With almost every glance from its golden eyes, it spotted one, then began frantically digging with its claws.
Although it rarely uses its claws, its speed is no less than that of the Jade Ring Rat, only less than that of the Golden-Scaled Beast.
This greatly excited the Golden-Scaled Beast, which kept growling, as if it considered it superior to the Crimson Flame Fox.
He even became somewhat smug.
Ye Jingcheng didn't care about the beasts' expressions. After thinking for a while, he quickly took out the Stone Spirit Grotto-Heaven and the Three-Color Cloud Deer.
At the same time, he also stored the dozen or so Fire-Pattern Sinking Iron into his Grotto-Heaven.
In addition, they also collected a number of precious second-tier Beast Corpse.
Although the sect only takes 30%, it's naturally better to avoid taking any.
Those that are hidden away mostly contain demon cores.
There are a lot of Fire Attribute Demon Beast this time, so the Crimson Flame Fox will definitely be in luck.
It's even highly possible that it will surpass Jade-Scale Flood Dragon's progress once again.
After putting everything away, Ye Jingcheng also put away the Stone Spirit Grotto-Heaven again, and then looked at the Three-Color Cloud Deer.
The Three-Color Cloud Deer had grown even larger, its body appearing more robust, and its two antlers were full, sharp, and beginning to fork.
Its tri-colored fur has also increased, flowing with tri-colored spiritual light, and its pair of cloud wings are also covered with many Spirit Patterns.
Of course, besides these external changes, the changes in its inner qualities and aura are the most significant.
After transforming into a second-tier beast, its aura was in no way inferior to that of the Golden-Scaled Beast.
"Yo-yo!" The Three-Color Cloud Deer raised its head and called out habitually.
Ye Jingcheng couldn't bring himself to scold the proud Three-Color Cloud Deer at this moment. He simply took out a few Purplewood Pill and a few spirit medicine for the deer to consume, and then put it into his Spirit Beast pouch.
The Three-Color Cloud Deer's hooves are something they're not particularly skilled at finding Fire-Pattern Sinking Iron, and besides, their priority right now is to stabilize their cultivation.
If one's cultivation level is not stable and one's cultivation level declines, that would be a great loss.
After Ye Jingcheng retrieved the Fire-Pattern Sinking Iron, he looked inside again. In the air, several Five Poison Bee were quite anxious.
Moreover, at this moment, he noticed that the Crimson Flame Fox was also unconsciously probing into the cave.
There seem to be even greater treasures inside.