WU DONG QIAN - KUN
Chapter 57: The Yang Yuan Stone
"Lin Dong-ge, did something happen?"
Sitting on Little Flame, Qing Tan curiously asked after he saw Lin Dong's strange actions.
Lin Dong waved his hand and did not reply. He raised his head and grimly scanned the surroundings before he took the land from the north, south, east and west directions to test the concentration of Yang Energy contained within the ground.
"The land in the north seems to contain more Yang Energy."
Lin Dong cleared the black ground in his hand and gestured to Qing Tan before immediately running north. Behind him, Qing Tan immediately urged Little Flame to follow.
Humans and animals ran through the lush forest as soft rays pierced the tree leaves and illuminated the forest.
Most of the land in the Steel Wood Manor consisted of virgin forest. After a cursory examination, it seemed that the Lei Family had concentrated their efforts on the Steel Wood. Therefore, they did not bother to explore other parts of the forest.
After running a short distance, Lin Dong would bend over to pick up some ground to see directions before once again departing.
This search lasted for approximately half an hour before Lin Dong finally stopped. The ground here was extremely dark in color, and when Lin Dong grabbed onto the ground, he could clearly sense that the Yang Energy contained within was more concentrated than anywhere else.
"Lin Dong-ge, this place is so hot!"
Sitting on Little Flame's back, Qing Tan's beautiful face was now drenched in sweat. Ever since he arrived here, he felt as if he had entered the furnace. If Lin Dong did not insist, he would leave immediately.
"Just hold it for a while."
Lin Dong smiled as he tried to calm him down. He looked around and found that they had almost reached the end of the forest. He could also faintly smell some traces of ferocious beasts. Instantly, he stood guard while gesturing to Qing Tan before he crouched down and slowly walked forward. A moment later, a valley appeared before his eyes.
As Lin Dong carefully observed the valley, his eyes quickly concentrated on the two black figures hidden deep within the valley.
These two figures seemed to be two black panther Tigers. Their entire bodies were pitch-black and it seemed like they were wearing black armor that completely covered every part of their bodies. As the sun shone on them, a dazzling light was reflected and their green eyes showed a savage and cunning temperament.
"Black Steel Demon Panther."
As he looked at the two Panthers like that black metal, Lin Dong involuntarily gasped. These two Demonic Black Steel Panthers were Demonic Beasts and they were equally as terrifying as the Fire Python Tiger. The mature Demonic Panther also possessed the same strength as a Heavenly Yuan practitioner. Right now, from their size, it was clear that these two creatures were at their peak.
Hence, these two beings were equivalent to two Heavenly Yuan experts. Lin Dong never expected that such a deadly creature was hidden in the depths of the Steel Wood Manor.
“No wonder that the people from the Lei Family did not dare venture deep into the forest. It turns out that there are dangers like this that lurk.” Lin Dong muttered to himself. Just as he was planning to retreat silently, a mysterious wave was suddenly emitted by his right palm that had been laid on the ground.
This wave shocked Lin Dong. Immediately after, he carefully bowed with all four of his legs. If the Stone Amulet trembled, there must be something that caught his attention.
Lin Dong put his right palm flat on the ground as he quietly sensed the waves. Meanwhile, he slowly moved his body in response. It was a long while later before he finally stopped at a slight depression on the ground.
As he stared at this hint of depression, Lin Dong was a bit confused. Immediately after, his fist ferociously slammed down. The ground immediately flew in all directions and a one inch wide hole was revealed. It turns out that this hole has existed for a long time, but is covered by a layer of soil on its surface.
Just as this hole appeared, the undulation from Lin Dong's right palm intensified. After hesitating, he decided to stretch his hand into the hole and randomly fish.
Sitting nearby, Qing Tan looked at Lin Dong, who was now kneeling on the floor and digging rocks and soil from the pangolin-like hole. A strange expression appeared on her tiny face as she was clearly unsure of what Lin Dong was doing.
After he dug even longer, he still did not find any treasures. Just when he was so frustrated that he was ready to stop, his hand suddenly grabbed the warm stone inside the hole, and when he clenched the stone in his palm, the stone talisman scroll finally stopped.
"Finded it…"
As he sensed the change to the Stone Amulet, Lin Dong was very pleased. He immediately pulled his arm as a pink stone appeared before his eyes.
The stone has no clear edges, and is colored in bright red. It was also translucent like a crystal. Holding the stone in his hand, he could feel a faint warmth, as if he was holding a ball of sunlight.
"This is ... Yang Yuan Stone ..."
Lin Dong was lost in a daze as he stared at the pink crystal stone in his hand. Suddenly, he took a deep breath and an amazed expression appeared in his eyes.
Yang Yuan Stone was a rather special crystal stone. It is said that it can only form in the deepest parts of a volcano. Not only did the crystal stones absorb the Yuan Energy between Heaven and Earth, but after bathing in the lava for a long time, they also managed to assimilate a portion of the Yang Energy from the lava. This Yang energy, was similar to life blood for Heavenly Yuan practitioners.
Lin Dong had heard from Lin Xiao that in the Great Yan Dynasty, many Heavenly Yuan Practitioners would carry some Yang Yuan Stones. However, these items were not cheap, therefore, they were rarely seen in Qingyang City.
Lin Dong never expected that he would actually find the Yang Yuan Stone. After all, it was rare for the Yang Yuan Stone to appear by itself. Due to the special circumstances required for its formation, no matter where the Yang Yuan Stone appeared, there would tend to be layers nearby. This layer could be small or large, however, even if it was a very small layer, it would still be considered a great fortune to the Lin Family.
“This place used to be a volcano. Therefore, it is not impossible for a Yang Yuan Stone layer to be here.”.
lin Dong's mouth couldn't help but twitch in excitement. He tightly gripped the Yang Yuan Stone in his hand and suddenly stood up.
"Gram!"
Just as he was standing, in the valley ahead, the two Demonic Black Steel Panthers suddenly growled. Their growls seemed to be directed to his location.
"We have been found ..."
Lin Dong's facial expression changed as he quickly ran back and jumped onto Little Flame's back. Then, he held Qing Tan's slender waist and shouted: “Quick! Let's go!"
At his shout, Little Flame let out a small growth before immediately stretching out his four limbs and dashing out of the forest like a whirlwind …
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“Huh, first of all let's gather some workers to be placed in this Steel Wood Manor and try to clean up the poison in the ground. As for the rest of the Steel Wood, let's cut down first before testing whether this area is still suitable for planting Steel Wood. If not possible, do not waste too much labor here.” In the hall, after an afternoon of howling, Lin Zhentian finally stopped his futile anger as he sat in his chair and solemnly commanded.
"Yes." Yeah."
After hearing these words, Lin Xiao and the others forced a smile as they nodded their heads. They are obviously disappointed. Initially, what they thought would be a big score turned out to be useless.
“Bang!”
When Lin Xiao and the others nodded their heads, the door of the hall suddenly slammed open as Lin Dong immediately barged in. Upon seeing her dirty appearance and confused expression, everyone was shocked. Just as they were about to comment, Lin Dong took out a pink crystal stone and placed it on the table in front of Lin Zhentian.
"Grandfather. This time, our Lin Family has reached gold!".