Chapter Fifty-Seven: Yang Yuan Shi

  "Lin Dongge, what's wrong?"

  Looking at Lin Dong's somewhat strange behavior, Qingtan, who was sitting on Xiao Huo's back, couldn't help but ask in a puzzled tone.

  Lin waved his hand and didn't respond, raised his head to look around at the environment with a thoughtful expression, then from the southeast, northwest, southwest, and northeast directions, he grabbed a handful of black soil to detect the strength of the subtle aura in the mud.

  "The yang energy contained in the soil on the north side should be a bit stronger."

  Lin Dong discarded the black soil in his hand, beckoned to Qing Tan, and then rushed into the deep forest to the north. Behind him, Qing Tan also hurriedly urged Xiao Yan to follow up.

  Two beasts ran quickly in the dense forest, soft light shone through the gaps of the leaves, illuminating the woods.

  In the Ironwood Manor, most of it is forest, and it's still that kind of primitive forest. Looking at this appearance, it's clear that the Lei family has only put all their attention on Ironwood, so they haven't done too much detailed exploration and understanding of these forests.

  Every time he ran a distance, Lin Dong would stop and grab a handful of mud, then after determining the direction, he would continue to venture deeper.

  This lasted for nearly half an hour, and Lin Dong's footsteps suddenly stopped. The mud here was still dark black, but when Lin Dong grabbed a handful, he could feel that the Yang Qi contained in this mud was much thicker than the outside.

  "Lin Dongge, it's so hot here!"

  Qing Tan sat on Xiao Yan's back, and her delicate face was covered in sweat. She felt as if she had entered a furnace, and if Lin Dong hadn't insisted on going deeper, she probably wouldn't have been able to endure it.

  "Just bear with it."

  Lin Dong smiled and comforted himself, his eyes gazing into the distance. However, he soon discovered that the forest seemed to be coming to an end not far away. Amidst this, he caught a whiff of a beastly odor. His heart immediately became vigilant, and he made a hand gesture towards Qingtan before proceeding cautiously. A moment later, a slightly sunken valley appeared in Lin Dong's line of sight.

  His gaze swept across the valley and immediately locked onto two black shadows at the bottom of the valley.

  Those two shadows, like two black leopards, were entirely black, their bodies covered in what seemed to be a mesh of black steel, reflecting dazzling light under the sun's rays. Their green eyes gleamed with ferocity and cunning.

  "Hei Tie Yao Bao."

  Looking at the two black leopards that were as black as metal, Lin Dong couldn't help but take a light breath of cold air. These Black Iron Panthers were also classified as demonic beasts and their reputation was not inferior to the Fire Python Tiger. After reaching adulthood, they possessed strength comparable to that of a top-notch expert in the Heavenly Yuan stage. Judging from the current size of these two Black Iron Panthers, it was clear that they were at their strongest.

  That is to say, these two big guys are equivalent to two Tianyuan realm masters. Lin Dong didn't expect that in the depths of Tiemu Village, there would be such a fierce existence.

  "No wonder the people from Lei's family didn't dare to venture too deep into the forest. It turns out that these places are actually so dangerous." Lin Dong curled his lips, and just as he was about to quietly retreat, the right palm pressed on the ground suddenly transmitted a strange vibration.

  This fluctuation stunned Lin Dong, and he immediately crawled down cautiously. Since the stone talisman would emit fluctuations, there must be something around that attracted it.

  Lin Dong placed his right palm flat on the ground, then quietly sensed the fluctuations, and his body also moved slowly, after a while, finally stopped in a sunken place.

  Looking at the slightly sunken ground beside him, Lin Dong was somewhat surprised, and immediately punched down fiercely. As the mud splashed out, a hole about the size of a foot actually appeared. This hole had obviously existed for some time, but was buried under the surface layer of soil.

  When the pit appeared, the fluctuations transmitted from the stone symbol also intensified a bit. Lin Dong hesitated for a moment, then stretched his arm into the pit and rummaged through it in disarray.

  Not far away, Qingtan looked at Lin Dong, who was crawling on the ground, his hands constantly digging out some rubble and mud from the hole, a strange expression involuntarily appearing on his small face, apparently unable to understand what Lin Dong was doing.

  Under the strange gaze of Qing Tan, Lin Dong's arm dug in the pit for half a day, but all that was dug up were some scattered stones, nothing unusual at all.

  He dug again for a while, still with no gain. Just when Lin Dong was about to give up, his hand suddenly grasped a piece of stone that emitted a faint warmth. At the same time, the fluctuations from the stone talisman in Lin Dong's palm finally stopped.

  "Found it..."

  Noticing the change in the stone symbol, Lin Dong's heart was also greatly delighted, and he hastily withdrew his arm. In an instant, a pale red stone block appeared before his eyes.

  The rhombohedron of the stone is not clear, the whole body is light red, but it looks like it has a hint of transparency, as if it were crystal, with a faint temperature that seeps out from the crystal, like holding a ball of sunlight.

  "This is... Yangyuan Stone..."

  Lin stared blankly at the pale red crystal in his palm, suddenly took a sharp breath, and his eyes were filled with intense shock.

  Yangyuan Stone, a rather special crystal stone, is said to be born only in the depths of volcanoes. This crystal stone not only absorbs the yuan force between heaven and earth but also undergoes long-term soaking and bubbling of magma, incorporating a thread of yang energy within it. For some masters who have reached the Tianyuan realm, this Yangyuan Stone is simply tailor-made.

  Lin Dong had heard from Lin Xiao that in the Great Flame Empire, many masters who reached the Sky Yuan realm would carry a few Yang Yuan Stones with them. However, those things were not cheap, so they were rarely seen in Qingyang Town.

  Lin Dong never thought that he would actually dig up a Yang Yuan Stone here. It's worth noting that Yang Yuan Stones rarely appear alone, due to the conditions of their birth. Wherever a Yang Yuan Stone appears, it's highly likely that there is a vein of ore nearby. This vein can be large or small, but if it exists, even a small one would be an enormous fortune for the Lin family.

  "This place used to be a volcano, and if it's said that there is a vein of yangyuan stone here, then it's not entirely impossible..."

  Lin's mouth twitched involuntarily at the corner, then he grasped the Yangyuan stone in his hand tightly and suddenly stood up.

  "Roar!"

  Just as Lin was about to get up, the two black iron demonic leopards in the mountain valley ahead suddenly let out a roar. The direction of the sound seemed to be heading straight for him.

  "It's been discovered..."

  Lin Dong's face changed and he hastily flew back, leaping onto the back of Xiao Yutou, embracing Qingtan's slender waist, saying in a deep voice: "Hurry up!"

  Hearing his roar, Xiao Yan also let out a low growl, and with a burst of speed, he dashed out of the forest like a whirlwind...

  …

  "Alright, first gather people to enter and occupy the Ironwood Manor, clear out as much of the medicinal water from the land as possible. As for the remaining ironwood, cut it down first, then observe whether this place can still be used to plant ironwood. If not, there's no need to deploy too many troops here." The great hall fell silent after a whole afternoon of shouting, Lin Zhen Tian finally stopped his pointless anger, sitting in the leading position with a gloomy expression.

  "Yes."

  Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao and the others also smiled wryly and nodded, their expressions unable to conceal their disappointment. They had thought that they would be able to get a great bargain this time, but in the end, it turned out to be a half-ruined manor.

  Bang!

  Just as Lin Xiao and the others nodded, the large door of the hall was suddenly pushed open, and Lin Dong's figure rushed in. Seeing his disheveled appearance covered in mud, everyone was taken aback. Just as they were about to speak, Lin Dong directly pulled out a pale red crystal from his chest and heavily placed it on the table in front of Lin Xuan Tian.

  "Grandpa, this time our Lin family has picked up a treasure!"

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