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There is a crack on the side of the metal mountain, so narrow that only one person can pass through sideways.

Jiang Shi went inside alone. Inside was a natural passage that extended downwards at an angle.

The rock walls on both sides of the passage were covered with golden scorpion eggs, about the size of a fist, semi-transparent, with the young scorpions curled up inside, their outlines vaguely visible.

As Jiang Shi walked by, a few eggs trembled, but did not crack.

He slowed his pace and concealed his breathing.

The passage opened up into a huge cave.

In the center of the cave stood a giant wolf, three zhang long, its entire body covered in golden scales, each scale the size of a palm. It lay on the ground, its eyes half-closed, as if dozing.

Golden Armor Giant Wolf, late stage of Golden Core.

Jiang Shi remained hidden in the shadows at the edge of the cave, not approaching.

His gaze swept across the cave and he saw a pool of golden liquid behind the giant wolf—Golden Spirit Liquid.

At the bottom of the pool was a bead the size of a fist, radiating a dazzling golden light.

Golden Spirit Pearl.

The golden-armored giant wolf's tail twitched, and Jiang Shi immediately held his breath.

The wolf opened its eyes a crack, glanced at the cave, and then closed them again.

Although the giant wolf was sleeping, its spiritual sense as a late-stage Golden Core demon beast was extremely strong. As long as it approached within ten feet of the Golden Spirit Pool, it would inevitably be detected.

Jiang Shi stepped back, circled halfway around the edge of the cave, and discovered a narrower fork in the path on the other side. He crawled inside.

The branch passage leads to a smaller side chamber.

There are no giant wolves here, but there is a golden-armored scorpion king.

The Scorpion King was three times larger than the ordinary Golden Armored Scorpion, with a dark gold carapace and a stinger as thick as a baby's arm, the tip of which gleamed black.

It lay in the center of the side room, surrounded by the scattered bones of several monks.

The Scorpion King's aura was much weaker than that of the Golden Armored Giant Wolf, indicating that it was at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Jiang Shi drew his sword, took a step that covered ten zhang, and thrust the tip of his sword straight at the Scorpion King's head.

This sword strike contains the divine light of Geng metal! It possesses supernatural power!

The Scorpion King reacted extremely quickly, sweeping its stinger across the air with a whooshing sound.

Jiang Shi burrowed underground and arrived beneath the Scorpion King, where he suddenly drew his sword.

The sword's edge sliced ​​through the gap in the scorpion's carapace, leaving a shallow wound. What flowed out was not blood, but a golden liquid.

The Scorpion King let out a sharp screech, and with all eight legs exerting force, its body sprang up, and its stinger pierced downwards.

Jiang Shi once again burrowed underground, the needle tip piercing the ground, scattering gravel everywhere.

The Scorpion King's carapace was too hard; the Azure Wave Sword could only inflict minor damage through the gaps.

To kill it, we need to find a thinner spot.

Jiang Shi's eyes flashed with fire as he used his Fire Eye. He then discovered that the Scorpion King's carapace was thinnest at its joints, and there was only a single membrane at the junction of its legs and body.

He charged forward, and the Scorpion King's stinger struck again. This time he didn't dodge; instead, he gathered his Gui Water True Essence in his left hand and struck the side of the stinger, deflecting the tip.

At the same time, he swept his sword horizontally with his right hand, slashing at the joint of the Scorpion King's left foreleg.

The sword pierced through, rupturing the synovial membrane, and golden liquid gushed out.

The Scorpion King lost strength in its left foreleg, causing its body to sway.

The scorpion king went berserk; it no longer used its stinger, but instead used its two enormous pincers to clamp down on Jiang Shi.

The moment the pincers closed, a lotus flower rose beneath Jiang Shi's feet, and he was already on the Scorpion King's back.

The Azure Wave Sword was thrust in reverse, piercing into the gap in the Scorpion King's carapace. The sword sank half a foot in, and the Scorpion King's body convulsed violently a few times before becoming still.

Jiang Shi drew his sword, and the Scorpion King's corpse fell to the ground. Its carapace began to crack, and golden Geng metal energy overflowed from the cracks and dissipated into the air.

Jiang Shi quickly scanned the side room.

Besides the Golden Spirit Liquid and Golden Spirit Pearl, there were also several pieces of golden ore, Gengjin Stone, a second-grade spiritual material, in the corner that could be used to refine metal-type magical artifacts.

He put the Gengjin Stone into his storage bracelet and walked to the edge of the Golden Spirit Pool.

Golden Spirit Liquid is liquid Geng Metal Qi, which is much more precious than Geng Metal Stone.

He took out three jade bottles from his storage bracelet, squatted down, and carefully scooped the Golden Spirit Liquid into the bottles.

The pool wasn't big, and three bottles were enough to fill it more than halfway.

Then he reached into the bottom of the pool and grasped the Golden Spirit Pearl.

The moment I touched it, a surge of pure Geng metal energy flowed into my meridians.

It is not aggressive, but gentle and can be refined.

Jiang Shi activated the "Devouring Metal Technique" to guide this Geng metal energy into his lungs.

The Geng metal essence in his lungs resonated with the Golden Spirit Pearl, and he felt his proficiency in the "Gold Devouring Technique" increase significantly.

nice one.

He put the Golden Spirit Pearl into his storage bracelet and was about to leave when a cold female voice came from the entrance of the side room.

"They're trying to steal from us?"

Jiang Shi looked up and saw Mu Qingqing standing at the entrance, a few leaves stuck to her green dress, a cold smile on her face.

She held a green vine whip in her hand, with barbs growing on its shaft.

Jiang Shi gripped the Canglan Sword tightly, remaining silent.

Mu Qingqing glanced at the Scorpion King's corpse on the ground, then at the Golden Spirit Pool, which had been scooped out more than halfway, and her eyes grew even colder.

"Hand over the Golden Spirit Pearl."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi unleashed a sword strike.

The water elemental essence transformed into a blue sword light, aiming straight for Mu Qingqing's face.

Mu Qingqing swung her vine whip, and the vines on the whip instantly grew, weaving a vine net in front of her.

But Mu Qingqing had already retreated, and the opening was quickly patched up by newly grown vines.

"you--"

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Shi's second sword had already arrived.

This time he used his true energy, and the sword light was twice as fast as the first sword.

Mu Qingqing's expression changed, and she leaned back. The sword light grazed her nose and struck the stone wall behind her, leaving a deep sword mark.

"Jin Bufan! He's here!" Mu Qingqing shouted outside.

Jiang Shi stopped fighting and turned to slip into the side passage.

This side road wasn't the way he came from, and he didn't know where it led, but it was still better than being stuck in the side room.

The side path was very narrow, and Jiang Shi was practically clinging to the rock face as he climbed.

Behind them came Mu Qingqing's curses and the sound of vines whipping against the stone wall, but they were quickly blocked by the rocks.

After climbing for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the path widened, and he arrived at a larger cave.

It wasn't the main cave, but a mid-level platform. From here, you could see the main cave below. The golden-armored giant wolf was still lying there, but it was awake, its ears perked up, and its eyes fixed on the side chamber.

Mu Qingqing's voice startled it.

Jiang Shi squatted on the platform, without moving.

The golden-armored giant wolf twitched its nose a few times, as if it were sniffing the air.

It stood up and took two steps toward the side room.

Just then, a violent explosion came from the direction of the cave's main entrance.

The golden-armored giant wolf stopped and turned to look at the main entrance. Several more attacks slammed into the entrance, sending debris flying.

Someone broke in through the front gate.

The golden-armored giant wolf let out a low growl and charged toward the main gate.

Its speed was astonishing; its three-zhang-long body rampaged through the cave, shaking the ground.

Jiang Shi jumped off the platform and moved quickly along the edge of the cave, circling around to the main entrance from the other side.

He hid behind several boulders and saw what was happening outside.

The five members of the Five Elements Demon Sect stood at the entrance.

Jin Bufan held a golden longsword, its sword aura sharp and fierce.

The other four people each stood in a different direction, and the five elements of true energy were connected as one.