Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 270 The Essence of Geng Metal!

Ji Yuefei's gaze made Gu Yuan quite uncomfortable, giving him a strange feeling of being caught in bed with someone else, even though he hadn't been messing around.

Gu Yuan raised his hand and put the two spirit pets away:
"My two junior sisters, please take care of yourselves. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

Just as he was about to leave, Yan Xiaoling called out to him, "Hey, Senior Brother Gu, please wait!"

Gu Yuan paused, turned around, and frowned.
"Is there anything else, you two?"

Sensing Gu Yuan's impatience, Ji Yuefei blinked and said gently, "There's one more thing we'd like to ask you, Senior Brother Gu."

The other party spoke politely, so Gu Yuan didn't say much, but simply gestured for them to speak directly.

Then, Yan Xiaoling took out a green bead from her storage bag and asked, "Senior Brother Gu, do you recognize what this is?"

Upon seeing this, Gu Yuan was taken aback.

Although he had never seen this bead before, he had a strange sense of familiarity with it.

It was clearly seven or eight parts similar to the Crimson Fire Pearl in his hand. Apart from the different color and the different aura it emitted, there was almost no difference.

This green bead exudes the vibrant aura of the Wood element.

The Crimson Fire Pearl in Gu Yuan's hand emitted an unbearably scorching aura of Bing Fire spiritual energy.

This is clearly one of the five elemental pearls that open the Crimson Dragon Cave.

"Where did you two junior sisters get this?"

Gu Yuan asked curiously, and then explained, "This item is the Wood Element Pearl from the Five Elements Elemental Plant that opens the Crimson Dragon Cave."

Ji Yuefei and Yan Xiaoling were naturally familiar with the Crimson Dragon Cave. The most valuable place in this Crimson Dragon Small World was the cave dwelling of the Crimson Dragon Taoist—the Crimson Dragon Cave.

Ji Yuefei said softly, "This is what we found in the lair of a ferocious beast after we killed it."

"We arrived here following the guidance of this bead, and then we were accidentally targeted by the insect demon."

Then, she asked curiously, "How did Senior Brother Gu recognize this thing? Could it be...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Gu Yuan took out a red bead from his storage bag: "That's right, I have one too, and it's a Crimson Fire Bead."

"Also, I know the location of the Crimson Dragon Cave. If you two junior sisters don't mind, you might as well come with me."

Since the two of them still had the Yi Wood Bead, Gu Yuan had no intention of hiding it.

The two women naturally had no objections. Yan Xiaoling rolled her eyes and simply said:

“Hey, Senior Brother Gu, since this Crimson Dragon Cave is the abode of the Crimson Dragon Daoist, it will definitely be very dangerous if it is opened. Why don’t we two come with you from now on?”

Ji Yuefei, who was standing to the side, remained silent, seemingly acquiescing.
You two women, following me willingly, is that reasonable? Aren't you afraid I'll sell you out?
Gu Yuan's expression was strange.

Seeing Gu Yuan's odd behavior, Yan Xiaoling said matter-of-factly, "You're strong, so it's definitely safer and more secure to follow you. Besides, you saved our lives, so you must be a good person with a kind heart."

Gu Yuan waved his hands repeatedly upon hearing this: "No, you can say I'm not a bad person, but don't say I'm a good person."

These days, saying someone is a good person isn't necessarily a good thing.

Then, Gu Yuan bluntly stated, "Besides, I can take you with me, but what's in it for me?"

His words were direct and straightforward, but also perfectly reasonable. In this Crimson Dragon Small World, unless you are an old acquaintance, you cannot trust anyone else, and it is very dangerous for them.

Gu Yuan had no obligation to help the two of them, especially since he had just saved their lives.

The two women exchanged a glance, agreeing that they had finally encountered someone as trustworthy and capable as Gu Yuan, and they couldn't let this opportunity slip by. Besides, following Gu Yuan would indeed make them much safer.

This is a powerful ally; we need to latch onto him quickly, otherwise, even if we get to the Crimson Dragon Cave, we might not be able to come out alive.

Then Ji Yuefei and Yan Xiaoling exchanged a glance, as if they had made a decision. Ji Yuefei then took out a jade box from her storage bag and solemnly handed it to Gu Yuan.
"Senior Brother Gu, take a look at this item. How about we use it as payment?"

The jade box is about half a foot square and is made of some kind of jade essence. Its surface is also decorated with complex restriction patterns, clearly indicating that it is a sealed treasure.

It is generally used to hold spiritual herbs, elixirs, and some precious natural treasures to prevent their spiritual energy and medicinal power from dissipating and being wasted.

So it's obvious that the things inside are very valuable.

Gu Yuan casually took it, somewhat dismissively.

His gains during this period were even greater, including spiritual herbs like the Netherworld Grass and even two Dragon Blood Fruits. Any one of these would be priceless, enough to make even a Golden Core cultivator or a Yin God giant envious.

Ordinary rare and precious materials no longer hold much appeal for him.

But when Gu Yuan curiously took it, he felt a sudden weight in his hand and immediately exclaimed in surprise.

With his cultivation level, the fact that he could still feel how heavy this thing was, weighing over a thousand pounds, meant that the contents inside were at least extremely heavy.

Gu Yuan already had a vague guess in his mind. When he opened it, he saw a piece of metal the size of an egg inside.

It was golden yellow, neither bright nor dazzling, but shimmering with a thin layer of dim golden light. However, when Gu Yuan saw it, he immediately felt a slight stinging in his eyes, as if he were being pricked by a thousand fine needles.

The moment Gu Yuan opened the jade box, its surface shone brighter, and the metal trembled slightly, as if it possessed a special kind of spirituality.

"This is... the essence of Geng metal?"

Gu Yuan squinted, clearly surprised, even shocked.

The essence of Geng metal is one of the nine divine metals, alongside Western True Gold, Taiyi Primordial Gold, Nine Netherworld Demon Iron, Heavenly River Star Sand, Taibai Gold Essence, and Tiangang Silver Sand.

It is only in the core of the Gengjin ore vein that top-grade spiritual materials can be nurtured.

Its greatest characteristic is its sharpness, making it suitable for refining powerful magical artifacts and treasures such as flying swords and throwing knives.

It can be said that this is the most exquisite spiritual material in the world for refining flying swords!

Apart from divine metal of the same level, there is almost nothing that can compare to it.

This item was certainly to Gu Yuan's liking.

His Silver Dragon Sword was of good quality, but it was not something he had forged himself, and most of the materials used to forge the Silver Dragon Sword were rather ordinary.

Therefore, Gu Yuan had always wanted to refine it again and make it his natal flying sword.

With this Gengjin essence, Gu Yuan only needs to refine it into the Silver Dragon Sword to elevate its essence by one or two levels!

Yes, it's about essence, not quality.

If a magical artifact possesses sufficient inherent qualities, it has the potential to be refined into a magical treasure.

However, if one's fundamental nature is insufficient, one will only stagnate after reaching a certain level of cultivation.

Gu Yuan's Silver Dragon Sword is actually quite good, with the potential to be upgraded to a magic weapon. As long as Gu Yuan forges his Golden Core and refines it for several hundred years, he will have the opportunity to refine it into a magic weapon.

However, Gu Yuan is destined to achieve the highest grade of alchemy and attain the Yang God and even the Primordial Spirit realm in the future, so his ambitions are naturally greater.

(End of this chapter)