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

Chapter 310 The Golden Spirit Bee Queen!

On one of the branches hung a beehive, about the size of a house, with many bees flying around it, making a buzzing sound.

However, these bees are somewhat special. Each one is the size of a fist, pale gold in color, and covered in fine, hard stingers.

Especially at the tail of these bees, there is a golden stinger that gleams with a chilling light.

"So many golden bees?"

Gu Yuan was a little surprised.

He recognized the bees as a rare type of spirit insect, the Golden Spirit Bee. One or two of them were nothing special; even a Xiantian Martial Master could handle them.

However, if the number increases, with tens of thousands surging in at once, even a Golden Core cultivator would have to be on high alert and feel a sense of dread.

Because the stinger of this golden spirit bee has the effect of "armor-piercing", it is best at breaking through restrictions, supernatural powers, and protective true energy.

It can even pierce through ordinary magical artifacts.

Gu Yuan was wary of the tens of thousands of Golden Spirit Bees swarming towards him.

Furthermore, Gu Yuan noticed that among these bee colonies, there were quite a few special golden bees, several times larger, some over a foot long, with their entire bodies gleaming gold, making them quite intimidating.

These worker bees, clearly tasked with guarding, possess formidable attack power; even ordinary cultivators at the Celestial Realm might not be able to withstand their sharp stingers.

These golden spirit bees are born from the energy of Geng metal and are not to be trifled with. Among them are several male bees the size of infants, with dark gold bodies, semi-transparent wings, and a stinger as thick as a chopstick on their tails that shimmers with a ghostly light.

Even Gu Yuan sensed a hint of danger.

Gu Yuan even sensed that at the very core of this beehive, there was a faint aura contained within.

It felt somewhat similar to the Silverback Centipede, but was much more formidable.

This must be a queen bee!
In fact, with Gu Yuan's keen eyesight, he could see some clues. Those fist-sized golden spirit bees were probably elite-level spirit insects, while the slightly larger worker bees were red-level.

As for those male bees the size of infants, even if they weren't gold-grade spirit insects, they would probably be pseudo-gold-grade, similar to the lightning spiders that Gu Yuan obtained back then.

The queen bee deepest inside the hive is definitely a gold-rank spirit insect!

However, Gu Yuan wasn't very interested in this.

He already has quite a few spirit pets, and even with his financial resources, raising them is quite a struggle.

If we were to raise another queen bee, we simply couldn't afford it.

The Golden Spirit Queen Bee is a female bee that lays many eggs. Gu Yuan can afford to raise one Golden Spirit Queen Bee, but he cannot afford to raise a swarm of Golden Spirit Bees.

So there's no need to put in the effort.

Moreover, Gu Yuan was unsure about the Golden Spirit Bee Queen's talent. What if it was some kind of egg-laying talent? That would be a real problem.

As for the Iron Beast...

There's no other reason; Gu Yuan simply can't afford to raise such a strange beast.

This strange beast feeds on gold and iron, and not just any gold and iron, but all sorts of rare and precious materials. Moreover, each meal requires tens of millions of kilograms of ore, which Gu Yuan could not possibly produce.

However, to be honest, Gu Yuan was quite interested in the honey produced by this swarm of golden bees.

As far as Gu Yuan knew, the honey produced by the Golden Spirit Bee was called Golden Nectar. It was not only sweet and delicious, a rare delicacy, but also had the effect of nourishing the body and even strengthening the bones.

Furthermore, this Golden Elixir is also a substitute for the auxiliary ingredients used in the refining of some important elixirs.

In other words, some auxiliary medicines for elixirs can be completely replaced by this golden elixir, making it a versatile elixir.

Of course, for Gu Yuan, whether it's versatile or not is not important; what matters is that it tastes good.

Hmm, I can get some to try later. With that thought, Gu Yuan glanced at the beehive a few times, then continued deeper into the canyon, ignoring the piles of Iron Beast dung on the ground.

These things are nice, but he's not really interested in them.

What truly interests him is not here.

Having reached the deepest part of the canyon, Gu Yuan stopped.

The stones here are different from those outside; they are quite hard and have a faint, subtle silver sheen.

Gu Yuan pointed.
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A wisp of silvery-white sword energy flew from the fingertip and landed on the stone wall, scattering stone chips and leaving a sword mark that was half an inch deep and more than a meter long.

The stone within the sword mark now shone with a faint silver light that was noticeably brighter.

"It's actually silver concentrate..."

Gu Yuan raised an eyebrow, seemingly somewhat surprised.

With his swordsmanship, a single sword strike could cleave through even a three-inch-thick plate of black iron.

However, when it landed on the stone wall in front of him, it only left a mark half an inch deep.

This is enough to show that the silver content in the stone wall in front of us is very high.

Iron mother and refined gold are relatively rare high-grade spiritual materials, and are the most common materials used to refine magical artifacts. As for black iron and copper essence, they are even less valuable.

As for silver essence, this spiritual material is even better than iron mother and refined gold, and it is used to refine magical artifacts and treasures.

Gu Yuan estimated that if the cliff in front of him were completely uprooted and then refined using the Nine Dragon Furnace, he might be able to extract several hundred catties of silver essence.

However, Gu Yuan wasn't very interested in this. Of course, if he achieved his goal later, he could refine it along the way.

As for Gu Yuan's purpose...

Gu Yuan casually broke off a blade of grass from the ground, put it in his mouth, and then sat down against the stone wall. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked like he was smiling but not smiling, with a carefree and relaxed demeanor.

He seemed quite relaxed.

However, only Gu Yuan himself knew that he was currently in contact with the Silverback Centipede.

In my mind, there is an image, originating from the silver-backed centipede at this moment.

At this moment, Ah Wu was burrowing deep underground.

Deep underground lies a mineral vein, and the stones within it are as hard as black iron.

However, the reason why the centipede can move so nimbly and quickly through the mine, almost like swimming, is because its carapace and claws are much harder than those of iron mother or refined gold.

Furthermore, Ah Wu possesses the talent of the Metal Spirit. Wherever he goes, the Geng Metal Qi and Xin Metal Qi are devoured by him, and even the ores become much softer.

However, the reason why Ah Wu was "swimming around" in the underground mine was not because he was busy absorbing the energy of Geng and Xin metals, but because he was busy searching for something.

The mineral veins below are extremely rich in reserves, and some rare spiritual materials have also been generated and nurtured there.

For example, in the canyon above, in addition to iron ore and silver concentrate, there are several other types of ore.

Not long after, Gu Yuan's expression changed slightly, and then a smile appeared on his face.

Before long, the silverback centipede came up carrying a dark iron ore the size of its head.

(End of this chapter)