Beast-controlling fairy clan.

Chapter 286 Earth Armor Dragon, Cave Mansion [Subscribe]

Let Lin Hongyu come to Yangguo to mine the [Tuyuan Crystal Jade] vein?
When Zhou Mingde heard what Zhou Chun said, he was also slightly stunned.

Then his eyes lit up and he couldn't help clapping his hands and shouting, "Great! This is a great idea!"

Because Zhou Daoyi himself strongly opposed it, Zhou Mingde always felt deeply regretful that he could not invite Lin Hongyu into the Zhou family.

And he never gave up persuading Zhou Daoyi and Lin Hongyu to become Taoist couple.

But now Zhou Chun's statement made him suddenly realize that perhaps the way to get Lin Hongyu to join the Zhou family was not just to let her become a Taoist couple with Zhou Daoyi.

Obviously, compared to becoming a Taoist partner with Zhou Daoyi, the temptation of forming a golden elixir is much greater for Lin Hongyu.

And if Lin Hongyu could own this [Tuyuan Crystal Jade] mine, then her path to forming the elixir would undoubtedly be much smoother.

For this reason, even if he joined the Zhou family and became a guest supreme elder of the Zhou family, it would not be a big deal.

"That's it! It's settled!"

Without giving it much thought, Zhou Mingde quickly made the decision.

Then he and Zhou Chun conducted a detailed exploration of the reserves of this [Tuyuan Crystal Jade] vein.

After this exploration, the two basically confirmed that this was a small mineral vein.

Although it is only a small vein, due to the preciousness of [Earth Yuan Crystal Jade], the value of the entire vein is no less than that of the black crystal stone mine in the wilderness.

In the future, if Lin Hongyu can really grasp this mineral vein firmly in his own hands, relying on the output of this mineral vein, he will have the opportunity to launch a breakthrough to the Jindan stage.

"That's it for now, we'll deal with the rest after the insect plague is eliminated!"

In the mountains, Zhou Mingde looked at the hole that had been refilled and sealed, clapped his hands lightly and said to Zhou Chun beside him.

Everything must be prioritized.

Now, eradicating insect pests remains the top priority.

As long as the insect plague is not eliminated, Yang State will not be a safe place, and the mining of the [Tuyuan Crystal Jade] mine will naturally be out of the question.

So after inspecting the scene and making sure there was no problem, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde continued to look for something that could restrain the evil insects in the territory of Yang State.

Within seven days, the two members of the Zhou family walked through almost all the places in Yang State that were previously ravaged by insect plagues.

During this period, we did find some things that have a restraining effect on evil insects, so it wasn't a complete loss.

But even though they hadn't tried them yet, the two knew in their hearts that the things they found would probably not be of much use.

So the two of them asked Zhou Jiawei to use what they found to research insecticide poison, while they continued to wander around the territory of Yang State, hoping to make more discoveries.

That day, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde arrived at a rare plain in the territory of Yang State according to the map of Yang State obtained from the market.

It is said that the insect plague first broke out on this plain. Millions of mortals who originally lived on this plain were eaten up by the insects in less than half a month. It was truly horrifying.

Today, this plain has been burned to ashes, and most of the cities that were originally inhabited by mortals have become ruins.

The desolate and dilapidated scene was heartbreaking to see.

It is hard to imagine how desperate those mortals who died in the insect plague were before they died!

He watched helplessly as he was eaten by the evil insects, and watched as everyone in the city was devoured by the evil insects as food.

Just thinking about it can make people feel suffocated.

After exploring the ruins of several cities, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde gave up exploring these ruins.

There was really nothing worth exploring in those ruins. Everything that could be devoured by the evil insects had already been devoured. Not even a human bone was left.

By giving up on exploring the city ruins, the two of them significantly increased their exploration speed. In less than two days, they had explored every part of the plain.

Unfortunately, the result was disappointing. They did not find anything worth mentioning on the plain.

However, just when the two of them returned empty-handed and were about to go back to Dayun Kingdom to rest, things suddenly took a turn for the better.

At that time, the two were leaving the plain and heading towards the Dayun Kingdom.

As a result, just when they were about to leave the plain, they suddenly heard a roar coming from a distance.

The two turned around and looked in the direction where the roar came from, but there was no sign of any light.

Seeing this situation, the two of them immediately became interested and rushed in that direction.

After flying for more than a hundred miles, the two finally found the source of the roar.

In a remote valley, several cultivators were seen fighting fiercely over a monster that looked like a pangolin.

The monster was like a pangolin, with its body covered with fine scales, a large curly tail and a long pointed head. It was khaki in color and as big as a buffalo.

The aura emanating from this monster was also extremely powerful; it was actually a third-grade, mid-level monster.

As cultivators from a family of beast tamers, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde recognized the origin of the monster when they saw it.

It was recognized as a very rare high-level monster, the Earth Ankylosaurus.

The monster beast likes to live underground, and its main food is insects such as bees and ants.

They are proficient in the art of earth escape and have very sensitive noses. They can easily smell the odor of underground beehives and ant nests through thick layers of mud, and then rush in directly for a feast.

And this beast has another special feature, that is, it never flies in the air or wades in water, and will never put itself in danger.

Logically speaking, it is unlikely that a monster like the Earth Armored Dragon would be surrounded by people on the ground.

But now it is surrounded and cannot get away.

Coincidentally, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde knew the cultivators who surrounded the earth armored dragon. They were the Qi cultivators Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang who had previously worked with them to deal with the swarm of insects.

At this time, Shen and Ruan also discovered the two people from the Zhou family coming over.

When Shen and Ruan saw that the visitors were actually the two people from the Zhou family who they had met once before, they were both slightly stunned, feeling a little surprised and astonished.

Then the two of them looked gloomy and looked very ugly.

Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde soon found out why they looked unhappy.

Because when the two were observing the situation in the valley, they easily discovered a collapsed cave through their spiritual sense, and after their spiritual sense entered the cave, they found obvious traces of a human cultivator's cave.

Obviously, there is a monk's cave hidden deep underground in this valley, and that earth-armored dragon is probably the guardian beast of the cave.

After discovering this, the two of them couldn't help but look at each other, and then Zhou Mingde said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Shen, Fellow Daoist Ruan, do you two need my help?"

These words are so similar to what Shen Borong said to him some time ago.

When Shen Borong heard this, his face suddenly turned dark and he didn't know how to answer.

Compared to Shen Borong who was in a terrible mood, Ruan Hongzhuang, although a woman, had a stronger reaction at this time.

Seeing Shen Borong's face dark and silent, she opened her red lips and said, "If Daoist Zhou is willing to help, Daoist Shen and I will be grateful."

"Hahaha, Brother Ruan, you are too polite. I will be here right now!"

Zhou Mingde laughed out loud and immediately released the Vulcan Jackal to join the battle.

It was only then that Zhou Chun discovered that the reason the earth armored dragon could not escape underground was because of a silver-gray bracelet magic weapon on its tail.

The silver-grey bracelet seemed to have the ability to interfere with the magic beasts' spellcasting. Whenever the Earth Armor Dragon tried to burrow underground, this thing would emit a glow to interrupt it.

How could a dragon with its most powerful ability destroyed, whose combat power was not particularly outstanding among high-level monsters, be a match for Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang?

Even if Zhou Mingde did not join, its defeat would almost be a foregone conclusion.

At this time, with the joining of Zhou Mingde and his servant, it could no longer hold on for a moment and was soon forced to spit out its inner elixir.

As the inner elixir appeared, Zhou Mingde and others slowed down their offensive.

During the process of resisting the beast tide, Zhou Mingde had witnessed the power of the monster's inner elixir self-destructing more than once.

There are many Purple Mansion Stage cultivators who were dragged away and buried together by monsters using this trick due to various reasons.

So when the Earth Armor Dragon spat out his inner elixir, he not only retreated a distance, but also made the Fire God Jackal give up his close attack.

Unexpectedly, the inner elixir spit out by the earth-armored dragon was just a feint.

While Zhou Mingde and others' attention was drawn to the inner elixir, it actually used the method that the gecko used to break its tail to forcibly cut off its own tail!
After the tail was separated from the body, the silver-gray bracelet magic weapon controlled by Ruan Hongzhuang could no longer restrict the Earth Armor Dragon.

Soon, a yellow light flashed on its body, and it suddenly dived into the ground right under the noses of Zhou Mingde and others, disappearing from everyone's perception.

“What a beast!!”

Zhou Mingde's face turned dark and he couldn't help but curse out loud.

Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang also had gloomy expressions and almost bit their teeth off.

The three Purple Mansion Stage cultivators were actually played a trick on by a beast in front of them. How could they not be furious?

But no matter how angry he was, once the Earth Armor Dragon escaped into the ground, it was like a dragon returning to the sea, and there was no way he could catch it again.

After gritting their teeth for a while, the three of them turned their attention to another matter.

Shen Borong's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly looked at Zhou Mingde and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, let's not beat around the bush. This cave was first discovered by Shen and Fellow Daoist Ruan, and we designed to lure the earth-armored dragon to the ground. Although we have not succeeded in killing it, the cave should belong to Shen and Ruan."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Mingde shook his head and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen is wrong. Since this cave is ownerless, there is no saying who should own it. It should be the one who sees it!"

"Then according to Daoist Brother Zhou, how should we share the spoils?"

Ruan Hongzhuang stared at Zhou Mingde and asked in a deep voice.

In fact, she and Shen Borong both knew that since Zhou Mingde had also discovered the cave under the valley, it was impossible for him to distance himself from this matter.

In particular, the two of them were not sure of defeating Zhou Mingde, and even if they wanted to use force to drive him away, they did not have the strength to do so.

But after all, they were the first two to discover this cave. How could they be willing to share it with Zhou Mingde?

In response to Ruan Hongzhuang's question, Zhou Mingde said without hesitation: "Of course we follow the rules of the immortal cultivation world. Whoever contributes more will get more. If everyone contributes about the same amount, then we will share the harvest equally!"

"But we two were the first to discover this cave!"

Shen Borong couldn't help but emphasize out loud, his words filled with anger.

"So what? You are not the relatives or friends of the original owner of this cave, and you are not even from Yang State. So what if you discovered this cave first?"

Zhou Mingde looked at them calmly and said calmly, "If we were in the other place, and if I had discovered this cave first, would you two Taoist friends swear that you would be willing to stand by and watch?"

These words directly tore apart the previous superficial courtesy, revealing the hideous side.

Originally, the two parties were just casual acquaintances and had only met once.

That time, Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang helped to deal with the insect swarm, but they had bad intentions and were eyeing the treasures underground.

Zhou Mingde was forced to accept their help out of helplessness at the time.

However, they were unlucky in the end and did not discover the [Earth Crystal Jade] mine hidden underground.

At this time, facing a cave left behind by a senior monk, Zhou Mingde would certainly not back down just because the two had helped him before.

Besides, didn’t he help the two of them deal with the Earth Armor Dragon before?

Therefore, after saying these words that tore the face off, Zhou Mingde did not even look at the ugly faces of Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang. He immediately waved his hand and said, "You two fellow Taoists, there is no need to talk about big principles anymore. We have all lived for hundreds of years. Those fooling words are nothing but a waste of words. There is no way they can convince anyone."

At this point, he warned with deep meaning: "If we continue to fight here, I'm afraid it will attract more people. If a senior in the Jindan stage comes, I'm afraid none of us will get any benefit at all!"

It can be clearly seen that after Zhou Mingde finished speaking, the ugly expressions of Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang became even uglier.

The two looked at each other, communicated secretly, and then Shen Borong nodded with a gloomy face and said: "Okay, then let's follow what Brother Zhou said, and explore the cave together, and gain rewards based on our own abilities!"

"That's right. This is an unexpected gain. Earning three points is a gain, and earning one point is also a gain. It's better to earn something than nothing!"

Zhou Mingde smiled faintly and tried to comfort Shen Borong and the other two.

Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang could only laugh at his comfort.

Only they themselves know the pain in their hearts!

At this time, after their expressions changed for a while, they finally managed to control their emotions and return their complexion to normal.

Then Shen Borong looked at Zhou Mingde and asked, "How do you plan to explore the cave, Brother Zhou?"

(End of this chapter)