“Zhangzuo Dajiu, I didn't do anything. I just found some companions for it.” Qian Duoduo actually had a headache too. But the Seven-Colored Golden Bull seemed to enjoy it greatly, unable to control himself, sometimes staying in the joy tent and not coming out.
Inside the tent, he was definitely the most handsome Golden Bull King. Qian Duoduo's joy tent was made too well, which also made it prone to problems.
“Found some? How many?” Zhangzuo Dajiu’s tone softened. He had agreed to this, so Qian Duoduo hadn't overstepped.
Qian Duoduo whispered, “One hundred and eighty-eight.” The cattle shed was almost full now, and Qian Duoduo and Huang Guiren were preparing to expand it. Many female Golden Oxen were already pregnant, and once the calves were born, the cattle shed would definitely not be enough.
“You—” Zhangzuo Dajiu’s voice rose a few octaves upon hearing such a large number, “If Golden Bull Brother has any problems, I’ll hold you accountable.”
After a while, Zhangzuo Dajiu asked, “How many are pregnant now?”
“One hundred and twenty-four are confirmed pregnant.”
“Good! Good! This is great!” Zhangzuo Dajiu was a bit excited, repeating “good” several times, “It’s fine if Golden Bull Brother has to work hard, he’s willing anyway. Don't mistreat him; don't be stingy with any good things to feed him. He is sowing for your Purple Gold Manor.”
Qian Duoduo nodded and replied, “Of course. Although he’s a bit thin, his cultivation has increased, reaching the Xuan Beast Middle Stage. With your joint effort, he will become even more formidable.”
“Mm.” Zhangzuo Dajiu changed the subject, “Come, follow me out.” With that, a Flying Sword appeared beneath his feet.
“Where are we going?” Qian Duoduo carefully stepped onto the sword. The last time Zhangzuo Dajiu took him to Little Dragon Valley, it scared him.
“Why ask so many questions?” Zhangzuo Dajiu put his hands behind his back, and the Flying Sword soared eastward. Seeing that it wasn't in the direction of Little Dragon Valley, Qian Duoduo relaxed.
After flying for two or three hours, Qian Duoduo knew where they were going.
Zhangzuo Dajiu took Qian Duoduo to Phoenix Tail Mountain in the Phoenix Mountains.
The red sand in Phoenix Tail Mountain's desert still flowed. Such flowing sand could not hold accumulated snow. Above the desert, flocks of sand cranes were either foraging or chasing each other, as peaceful as Qian Duoduo had seen them before.
In front of a forest on the western side of the desert, Zhangzuo Dajiu and Qian Duoduo landed.
Walking about ten zhang to the south, a cave appeared. The front of the cave seemed ordinary, but upon closer inspection, it was covered with layers of Formations.
“A new Jail?” Qian Duoduo looked at Zhangzuo Dajiu.
Zhangzuo Dajiu nodded.
Qian Duoduo and he walked a few steps forward, the Formation swept over them, then returned to its calm state.
Inside the cave, it was empty, but the walls were densely covered with Formations. If activated simultaneously, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would not be able to withstand them.
Zhangzuo Dajiu took out a token and placed it in the groove on the wall directly in front. Whoosh, he immediately disappeared.
Qian Duoduo’s scalp tingled, and he thought to himself, “This Dajiu, he didn't even teach me, and he just teleported away.”
Gritting his teeth, he also stepped forward and put the token in. He felt a blur before his eyes, and he was already inside an underground castle.
In the center of the castle stood Zhangzuo Dajiu. In front of him was Elder Bi.
Elder Bi nodded to Qian Duoduo, “Palace Lord Tang, Jin Buhuan, please come this way.” Zhangzuo Dajiu looked around, as if it was his first time here as well. The castle was very quiet, with many cells partitioned off, but there were no people inside.
After passing through three equally heavily guarded doors, the scene before Qian Duoduo suddenly changed, revealing a huge golden-yellow cave. From deep within the cave came sounds of digging.
The gold mine had arrived!
“Bu Huan.” Suddenly, the Sect Leader’s voice rang out beside Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo quickly turned around. Niu Jinshui, dressed in purple robes, was smiling at Qian Duoduo.
After the three of them bowed to him, Niu Jinshui pointed to the cave, “Bu Huan, your contribution this time is not small. The ordinary gold reserves in this gold mine are not low, there's some hao gold, and quite a bit of spiritual copper.”
He started walking slowly into the cave, “The Artificer Hall has already opened a branch here, directly refining the gold Ore into gold coins. With this money, our Refining Spirit Sect will be able to do many things, and our strength will surpass Ba Ling Sect and Shengling Sect.”
“Such a great contribution, rewarding you with only ten million is a bit little. However, because of the exceptional promotion to Purple-Gold Disciple, it’s not appropriate to reward you again.”
The Sect Leader’s words made Qian Duoduo’s heart fluctuate up and down, trembling.
“However,”
The Sect Leader pulled Qian Duoduo’s heart back up again.
“You can take as much of the spiritual copper Ore from this gold mine as you wish. You are an Artifact Refiner; refining it into spiritual copper is also money.”
Qian Duoduo looked at Zhangzuo Dajiu, his eyes asking, “Giving some raw Ore, what kind of reward is this? A gold mine worth hundreds of billions, and giving some spiritual copper Ore, isn't that a bit stingy?”
Tang Honggong’s face stiffened, “Bu Huan, why aren't you thanking the Sect Leader quickly! What does 'as you wish' mean? It means you can take as much as you can carry. You've struck it rich!”
At Qian Duoduo’s current level, all he had was a Storage Pouch. The space inside a Storage Pouch was only about a square zhang. Even if he had three or five Storage Pouches, how much spiritual copper Ore could he carry?
However, they had no idea that Qian Duoduo also had the Golden Toad, a super Storage Pouch.
“Thank you, Sect Leader.” Qian Duoduo feigned reluctance, but in his heart, he thought, “When I load the spiritual copper Ore, I’ll make you all feel the pain.”
Niu Jinshui said with a smile, “The material reward is a bit small. However, the spiritual reward cannot be lacking. According to the sect’s rules, whoever discovers a mineral vein gets to name it. You discovered this mine, so please name it.”
The Sect Leader had many tricks. However, this spiritual reward was also quite meaningful, like naming one’s own child; it was the same right as a father’s.
Qian Duoduo thought seriously for a long time and decided to use the most vulgar name, “Sect Leader, this mine shall be called Great Fortune Gold Mine.”
“Great Fortune? What’s the meaning?”
“It means to make our Refining Spirit Sect greatly rich and noble, the wealthiest under heaven.”
“A bit vulgar. ‘Wealthiest under heaven,’ our Refining Spirit Sect wouldn’t dare say that, but ‘wealthy in one region’ is acceptable. Alright, from now on, this gold mine will be called Great Fortune Gold Mine.”
As they walked, they arrived at the Ore refining area. There were about ten stone caves here. In each cave, there was a Cultivator who looked like an Artifact Refiner, sitting cross-legged in front of a cauldron. To the left of the cauldron was a pile of golden-yellow gold Ore, and to the right was a neat row of gold coins.
Niu Jinshui closed his eyes and took a deep breath, “Smell it, the air here is sweet.”
Zhangzuo Dajiu and Elder Bi both took a breath and repeatedly said, “Mm. Truly sweet.”
In this cave, the Spiritual Qi was extremely abundant, making it a good place for Cultivation, but it wasn't so sweet. Since the Sect Leader, Palace Lord, and Elder all said it was sweet, Qian Duoduo could only nod.
“It’s just that there are still too few Artifact Refiners.” The Sect Leader opened his eyes and suddenly asked Zhangzuo Dajiu, “Palace Lord Tang, do you know what our Refining Spirit Sect was originally called?”
Zhangzuo Dajiu was startled and respectfully replied, “I am too young. I do not know.”
“Our Refining Spirit Sect was originally called Spirit Artifact Sect. The trend of Artifact Refining was extremely prosperous, and it once produced a Sixth-Grade Artifact Refiner.”
After speaking, Niu Jinshui sighed softly. Qian Duoduo, however, widened his eyes, and his heart pounded. A Sixth-Grade Artifact Refiner was one rank higher than Master Liu Boli; to him now, that was a god.