Qiu Qianhai's Big Treasure

A little less than an hour later, Ji Yuan and Qiu Qianhai returned to that stretch of water.

Guided by the two cultivators, the three members of the Qin Household looked here and there, then followed the direction Ji Yuan had taken earlier.

Ji Yuan and Qiu Qianhai joined the other cultivators and followed close behind.

The whole crowd pressed onward, searching the mountains and waters.

Their thinking was simple. Once they found Qiu Qianhai, they could unleash a barrage of spells. If one of them managed to claim the kill... that would pay far better than mining here.

Unfortunately, they wandered in circles all night without catching sight of him.

Not until dawn broke the next day.

With no other choice, the three Qins returned to Zengtou City for the time being.

Once they had gone, Ji Yuan and Qiu Qianhai could finally settle down. They rested there for a day, during which Qiu Qianhai told Ji Yuan all about Clearwave Pool and Cold Iron Sand.

According to rumor, a Cold Iron Sand Vein lay hidden deep beneath Clearwave Pool. Every so often, an Earth Dragon Turnover shook the lakebed.

When that happened, Cold Caves opened underwater, leading straight to the vein.

Violent cold poured from those caves. Even a cultivator at the Middle Qi Refining Stage would die on contact, so whenever an Earth Dragon Turnover struck, everyone underwater had to get out as fast as possible.

Each tremor also brought some Cold Iron Sand up from the vein.

Most of what the miners at Clearwave Pool dug up was sand brought out this way.

Why only most? Because after an Earth Dragon Turnover ended, a few of the Cold Caves collapsed and became blocked.

Once blocked, a Cold Cave became a Dead Cave.

No cold from the