Danwu Refining Spirit

Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Wolf Catastrophe

Since the development boom of the Southern Wilderness spiritual veins had already begun some time ago, the areas near the outer edge of the Southern Wilderness had long been thoroughly explored by various forces that arrived earlier.

If they want to get a share of the spoils in the reclamation campaign, they must venture deeper into the Ten Thousand Mountains. The Xiao and Situ families of Feiyue City arrived later, so if they want to gain any benefits, they can only head into the deep mountains of the Southern Wilderness.

Finding spiritual veins is a matter that requires both experience and luck; often, it depends on fate. When the opportunity comes, nothing can stop it; if the opportunity is not there, or if you are unlucky, you may expend a lot of effort but gain nothing.

Of the six, only Yin Changkong had some experience; the others, including Xiao Chong, were completely clueless. The reason the Xiao family patriarch sent Xiao Chong to lead the team was primarily because he valued Xiao Chong's abilities, but also because he wanted to train him.

Luck, on the other hand, is something that sounds mysterious but is actually quite elusive. It is invisible and intangible, yet it certainly exists, and no one can deny it.

Many people lead mediocre lives, or even suffer constant misfortune, while a very small minority enjoys continuous good fortune, accomplishing everything effortlessly. This tiny minority are what people often refer to as the darlings of luck.

Xiao Chong naturally didn't know what others were going through, but he simply and stubbornly believed that the term "lucky darling" referred to people like himself.

The logic is simple: both died, but while others were reduced to ashes and laid to rest in a small space, I was transported to another world, complete with a cheat code.

Although the functions of the Purple Cloud Cauldron have not yet been developed, and the cauldron spirit often acts unreliably, since it is a treasure used by the celestial master Lao Lü, how bad can it be? Even this idiot cauldron spirit often contributes some very useful things, doesn't it?

Therefore, Xiao Chong was very certain that he was a genius who could suddenly have a stroke of good luck at any time.

As for how to preserve the spiritual vein after finding it, Xiao Chong wasn't worried at all. Back when he went to the town mayor's mansion, the town mayor, Master Hengshan, had given him a talisman.

This talisman has no other function than to be inserted into a spirit vein after it has been discovered, serving as a sign that the spirit vein already has an owner.

After being implanted into a spiritual vein, the talisman will release a special mark. This mark is connected to a talisman array in Hengshan Prefecture. Any attempt to seize another family's spiritual vein will be immediately known to Hengshan.

Therefore, apart from the bandits active in the deep mountains of the Southern Wilderness, no force dares to make a move on the spiritual veins that others have already discovered, because doing so would block the Heng family's path to wealth, and the result would inevitably be to suffer the Heng family's raging fury.

The reason bandits are called bandits is that they make a living by robbing readily available property. As for the absurd idea of ​​a band of bandits stealing someone else's spiritual vein and then developing it themselves, that simply doesn't happen.

Making a bunch of lazy bandits work themselves to the bone mining all day is less efficient than killing them. Even forcing a promiscuous prostitute to reform is far easier than this.

What annoyed Xiao Chong was that the talisman wasn't given away for free; he had to pay five Yuan Power Points for it.

"It's really not just expensive, it's a broken talisman, why would it cost so much money?" Inside the cloud boat, Xiao Chong reached into his robes again, touching the talisman and cursing bitterly.

The cloud boat flew high and fast, passing by the mountains and dense forests on the ground. Waves of pioneering teams appeared one after another, their figures densely packed like swarms of ants.

An hour later, the cloud boat ventured deeper and deeper into the southern wilderness, and the number of people gradually decreased until there was not a single pioneering team in sight for dozens of miles.

As noon approached, and they flew over a long, narrow mountain range, Xiao Chong ordered them to stop and land on a hilltop, where he called everyone to disembark from the cloud boat.

The mountain range is covered with jagged rocks and overgrown with weeds, but there are no dense forests. Only a few scattered ancient trees can be found from a distance.

Xiao Chong had the fat man bring out several discs specifically for prospecting, as well as firework flags for transmitting messages, and distributed them to everyone, saying, "Let's start from here and look for mineral resources in the surrounding area. Whether we find anything or not, we must all gather here before dark."

Also, everyone should pay attention to safety. In case of an emergency, use fireworks or fire flags as a warning, so that others can help.

Yin Changkong looked around and hesitated for a moment before saying, "This is too scattered. I feel it's not quite right. How about we split into groups?"

Xiao Chong thought for a moment and said, "Alright, then Uncle Yin and I will each be in one group, responsible for the north and south directions. Fatty and Yin Feng will be in one group heading east, and Zhang Cheng and Zhao Li will be in one group heading west. How does that sound?"

“That’s for the best. Apart from you and me, the other four are weaker and need to travel together,” Yin Changkong nodded.

Xiao Chong glanced at the other four and agreed that they made sense, so he said, "Then let's listen to Uncle Yin and hurry up and get moving."

"Understood." Everyone agreed, and then they all took the discs and fireworks flags, and went their separate ways in different directions.

Xiao Chong chose the north, so naturally he had to take the prospecting disc and head north.

The disc, also known as a "pulse detector," can detect various mineral deposits several meters to tens of meters underground. When it encounters different mineral deposits, it will emit a "beep" sound and a different colored light.

Experienced prospectors can make a fairly accurate guess based on their observations of landforms, vegetation, and soil, even without instruments.

Xiao Chong had no experience in this area, so he could only hold the pulse measuring instrument with both hands, like a feng shui master, and walk step by step while measuring the pulse.

"This posture looks like the Japanese soldiers probing for mines." Xiao Chong had only taken a few steps when he turned back to look at the other three groups of people, secretly amused.

After a while, the pulse measuring device emitted a beeping sound.

Xiao Chong was overjoyed and quickly looked closely, only to see streaks of black light flashing on the pulse measuring instrument.

"Sigh, how could it be the least valuable iron ore?" Seeing the black light, Xiao Chong couldn't help but sigh, feeling quite disappointed.

"Beep—beep—" After traveling north for a while, the pulse measuring device emitted another beep.

Green represents quartz ore underground, which is more valuable than iron ore, but there is little point in mining it.

Xiao Chong continued to walk forward hesitantly.

The pulse detector was indeed very sensitive, beeping from time to time along the way. However, the flashing light on it was either black or green, or blue or gray, representing cheap mineral deposits such as lead and copper.

After walking a long way, when the pulse measuring device flashed with constantly changing black and green light again, Xiao Chong was already exasperated.

"Why are there associated minerals? Where are the spirit veins? Even if we can't find spirit stones, some gold or silver mines would be nice!"

Xiao Chong had a strong urge to smash the flashing pulse measuring device in his hand, but he couldn't think of anything to do, so he could only walk forward with a dark face and his head down.

"Ho-ho-" Another sound rang in my ears.

Hmm? Why did the sound change this time? Could it be some new type of mineral? Xiao Chong stared intently at the pulse detector, but no light came on for a long time.

No! This isn't the sound of a pulse oximeter. It sounds more like the roar of a wild beast.

Xiao Chong looked up sharply and saw a huge wolf head staring fiercely at him a dozen steps ahead, its tongue lolling out and making a "hoho" sound of defiance.

"Isn't that the Crimson-Eyed Flame Wolf? A ferocious beast that only lives in the deepest part of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, how could it appear here?"

Xiao Chong was taken aback when he saw that the wolf's head in front of him was glowing red instead of the usual green.

The Crimson-Eyed Flaming Wolf is a rare species from the Southern Wilderness, residing deep within the Hundred Thousand Mountains. It is ferocious and violent, possessing extremely strong combat power, and can be ranked among the top ten in the list of wild beast combat power.

The reason it ranks so high is not because a single Crimson-Eyed Flame Wolf is so terrifying, but because this wild beast never fights alone and always fights in groups.

If a large pack of wolves were to appear, with thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands attacking one person together, not to mention Xiao Chong, even a grandmaster would have no choice but to flee in panic.

"It seems I have intruded into the territory of this Crimson-Eyed Flame Wolf."

Xiao Chong didn't have time to think about why it had appeared here. He stared intently at the huge wolf head and slowly retreated step by step, hoping that the other party would not think much of him, a small fry.

However, things didn't go as planned. The Crimson-Eyed Flaming Wolf ignored Xiao Chong's thoughts and followed his footsteps, pressing closer and closer, with long drool dripping from its mouth.

"If it's just this one, I can take it down, but I'm afraid it will attract accomplices, which would be troublesome." Xiao Chong retreated faster and faster.

As if to cater to Xiao Chong's psychology, the Crimson-Eyed Flaming Wolf followed closely for a few steps, then suddenly stood upright and let out a long howl towards the sky.

"Howl—" The distant howls of wolves echoed in response.

"What I feared most has come to pass!" Upon hearing the wolf howls, Xiao Chong shouted and turned to run, simultaneously releasing the warning fireworks and flags without hesitation.

"bass!"

Fireworks and banners soared into the sky, carrying a cluster of colorful sparks that rose hundreds of feet high and lingered for a long time. Then, a thunderous sound exploded in the air, the sound carrying for dozens of miles.

Upon hearing the sound, the Crimson-Eyed Flaming Wolf was stunned for a moment. Then, seeing that Xiao Chong was about to escape, it became furious, let out a howl, and leaped high into the air, pouncing straight at the back of Xiao Chong's head.

"call!"

Before the wolf's claws arrived, the gust of wind came first. Xiao Chong felt a chill on the back of his head and dared not run any further. He turned around and threw a punch in the direction of the wind.

"Bah!"

The punch landed squarely on the Crimson-Eyed Flame Wolf's claws.

The Crimson-Eyed Flame Wolf let out a mournful howl, was blasted several feet away, rolled on the ground, and its momentum became even more ferocious.

"Huh, how could that punch be so powerful? Could it be that the power I received from the Greedy Wolf Star last night worked? Never mind, since that's the case, I'll deal with you first!"

Xiao Chong glanced at his clenched fist, and after a moment of surprise and doubt, he was overjoyed. He threw another punch at the Crimson-Eyed Flaming Wolf.

This punch wasn't as hasty as the first one; instead, it was aimed at the wolf's head. The Crimson-Eyed Flame Wolf couldn't dodge and was struck on the top of its head, falling to the ground howling and unable to get up for a long time.

Seeing this, Xiao Chong stepped forward and raised his fist, ready to kill it.

Unexpectedly, just as it reached its opponent, the Crimson-Eyed Flame Wolf suddenly blazed with red light in its eyes, opened its mouth and spat out a stream of flames that went straight for Xiao Chong.