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Chapter 60 I've struck it rich! [Please read on, please vote!]

"Splash—"

In the darkness, a splash echoed across the calm surface of Qingbo Pond.

Immediately afterwards, a dark figure darted out from within.

The black wind boat landed on the lake and carried the two away in an instant.

"Exciting, exciting, so awesome!"

Qiu Qianhai kept muttering to himself, his expression extremely excited.

Ji Yuan led him away for nearly two miles without saying a word, then found an uninhabited island nearby. The two landed on it and finally landed behind a protruding boulder.

"call--"

Qiu Qianhai let out a long breath, and even in the night, Ji Yuan could feel that his eyes were shining.

"What's going on inside the cave?"

"How much is one pound of Cold Iron Sand in spirit stones now?"

The two asked each other at the same time.

"Still twenty spirit stones. How much did you dig up?"

Ji Yuan knew that Qiu Qianhai was eager to share his joy, so he asked in response.

"Don't ask, just think about it yourself and you'll know."

Qiu Qianhai felt that words could not describe his joy at this moment, so he directly pulled out a huge cloth bag that was about to overflow.

"So many?!"

Even though Ji Yuan was well-prepared, he couldn't help but stare wide-eyed at the sight before him.

He took it with one hand, weighed it in his hand, and realized it weighed at least ten pounds!

"You have no idea, that dead hole is full of cold iron sand. There's no need to dig at all. Just take a bag and fill it up as much as you can."

Qiu Qianhai began to speak slowly.

"When I first went in, I didn't even look at anything, I just started pretending."

"I've been carrying it for about ten feet, but I feel something's not right. The deeper I go, the more cold iron sand there is. I thought, since that's the case, I might as well go deeper and carry more."

"Unexpectedly, after walking about two or three zhang forward, I suddenly found a stone blocking my way. I didn't think much of it and was about to step over it when the stone suddenly moved. I was so scared that I ran away as fast as I could. Luckily, the monster seemed to have just woken up and was stunned for a moment, otherwise I would probably have died there today."

After the initial joy, recalling this experience, Qiu Qianhai couldn't help but feel a chill.

Ji Yuan handed the bag of cold iron sand back, and Qiu Qianhai cut it in half and handed one half back.

"I just saw it clearly. It's a mid-stage Tier 1 Stone Armored Crab. It must have eaten too much Cold Iron Sand. It's showing signs of breaking through to the late stage. You're really lucky to have come back."

"Hey."

Qiu Qianhai chuckled, but then sighed, "With that thing around, unless you're in the late stage of Qi Refining, you're likely to die if you go in. It's a pity about this Death Cave, with so much cold iron sand inside."

"We've dug so much in one trip, let's be content."

"That's right."

After a moment's thought, Ji Yuan said, "After selling the cold iron sand in Jingdefang tomorrow, I'll prepare to return to Zengtou City."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Qianhai could no longer laugh.

"You too, with these spirit stones you can cultivate to the sixth level of Qi Refining. Don't be greedy. Wait until you break through to the sixth level, then come and play around for a while. If you break through to the late stage of Qi Refining... then the Qin family won't have to worry too much."

"That's true." Qiu Qianhai nodded.

"Well, I think you shouldn't go back to Blackwater Village for now. The Qin family will definitely have some arrangements there. Just find a market town or a deserted island to break through first."

Ji Yuan continued making arrangements.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Qiu Qianhai readily accepted good advice.

"Okay, then I'll head back."

Ji Yuan patted his butt and got up.

In the past few days, he has accumulated nearly 6 jin of cold iron sand, and with the addition of another 5 jin from this dead cave today, he has 11 jin of cold iron sand... which is more than 200 spirit stones.

That's enough to exchange for two mid-grade spirit stones.

With these, breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining should be no problem at all.

A good harvest is always a joy, and the two men, after getting their bearings, headed towards the small island where they lived.

About half an hour later.

Ji Yuan finally saw the small house where he lived. It was probably already late at night. He planned to take a nap and then leave.

Suddenly, he noticed that someone had come out of Qiu Qianhai's stone house next door!

"not good!"

He instinctively stopped the Black Wind Boat.

Qiu Qianhai, who was beside him, also realized that something was wrong and stopped the boat.

Just then, a splash was heard on the water behind them, and another French boat broke through the water.

They surrounded the two people from the front and the back.

Ji Yuan squinted at the person standing on the shore, then looked back at the person behind him. The two looked similar and must be brothers.

Their cultivation levels were all the same as his, at the sixth level of Qi Refining... Ji Yuan came up with an explanation.

The Two Heroes of Qingbo.

Qiu Qianhai grinned and said, "What wind blew you two brothers Liu here? I, Liu Quan, am overjoyed!"

"Oh? You're also surnamed Liu?"

Liu Da, who was on the island, spoke up.

Qiu Qianhai continued, "That's right, Liu Quan from Tai'anfang, and this is my cousin, Liu Changsheng."

Upon hearing Qiu Qianhai's words, Ji Yuan knew that he had no intention of making a move, or rather... dared not make a move.

Two Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators, and the latter had even killed a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining, were enough to make Qiu Qianhai fearful. So it's normal that he would have to use a magic array to make a move himself.

Upon realizing this, Ji Yuan cupped his hands and smiled, saying, "Liu Changsheng greets my two elder brothers."

Liu Da and Liu Er looked at each other, remained silent for a moment, and finally Liu Da spoke.

However, when he spoke again, he had a smile on his face.

"Since we're family, it's much easier to talk. My three brothers, please come up to the island for a chat."

After a while.

The four of them then sat down in Qiu Qianhai's room. Ji Yuan and Qiu Qianhai faced each other, while Liu Da and Liu Er faced each other, with the two groups forming a pincer movement.

Liu Da's seat was the closest to the door.

Neither Ji Yuan nor Qiu Qianhai spoke, silently waiting for the Liu brothers to speak.

"Well, to be honest, I've come here today hoping to make a fortune together with you two," Liu Da said after a moment's thought.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan smiled slightly and said, "We brothers are newcomers here, how could we possibly make a fortune? If anyone should make a fortune, it should be the two older brothers leading us."

"Some people say you've found the dead end."

Liu Er said it directly.

Ji Yuan's smile froze, and he subconsciously exchanged a glance with Qiu Qianhai.

Both of them understood what the other meant... The Dead Hole had only been found a few hours ago, and now others already knew about it?

That's impossible. It's most likely that they sold too much cold iron sand these past few days, and someone with ulterior motives took notice.

However, Liu Da and Liu Er saw their behavior differently, and they naturally felt that they had hit the nail on the head.

So their faces actually showed more smiles.

"Who told you this, my two elder brothers?"

Qiu Qianhai asked.

"That's not convenient to say, we also value integrity..." Before Liu could finish speaking, Ji Yuan interrupted:

"As long as our eldest brother tells us, we will share this dead hole with our two older brothers."

"Deng Lang".

Liu Da did not hesitate at all.

They entrusted their integrity entirely to the spirit stone.

"Deng Lang?"

This person, Ji Yuan, was someone he did not know.

"He was one of the two brothers who came out of the Water Dragon Sect's shop with me when I first went to sell Cold Iron Sand."

Once Qiu Qianhai explained, Ji Yuan remembered.

"Now that we've said it, what about those two younger brothers...?"

Liu Da's gaze darted between Ji Yuan and Qiu Qianhai, as if they were about to come to blows at the slightest provocation.

Ji Yuan's smile grew even more genuine.

"This dead cave... we can take the two brothers there, but it's on the condition that we also get a share of the cold iron sand we find inside."

"Of course, it was your two younger brothers who discovered this dead hole." Liu Da waved his hand and agreed immediately.

"Also, I'm going to kill Deng Lang afterwards, so please don't stop me, brothers."

To make the scene more realistic, Ji Yuan clenched his fist again.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely stand by our own people in this kind of situation."

Liu Da looked as if it were perfectly natural.

"at last……"

Seeing that Liu Da was getting impatient, Ji Yuan still smiled and said, "It's fate that we met, and we brothers have brought great benefits to you two brothers. How about this, brothers, after this is done, the four of us will be called the 'Four Heroes of Qingbo,' what do you think?"

Liu Da and Liu Er exchanged a glance, and finally nodded slowly, saying, "Okay."

"In that case, let's set off immediately."

Qiu Qianhai had already figured out Ji Yuan's meaning, and at this moment he quickly stood up and said.

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