After testing the flying spirit tool, Lou Gao's interest in spirit tools grew immensely.
He even returned to his office without greeting Xiao Ze, immediately beginning to research the three spirit tools Xiao Ze had given him.
"He just left like that?" Ning Rongrong was stunned. He didn't even offer to treat them to a meal, but at least he could have seen them out.
Xiao Ze chuckled, "He's not like Tai Tan and Tang Hao. He genuinely loves the profession of a blacksmith Soul Engineer.
He is very pure, and such pure people are the easiest to get along with."
"That's true."
"Alright, enough about that. Things in Gengxin City are mostly settled. Let's go have some fun for two days, then I'll take you to acquire spirit rings," Xiao Ze said.
"Okay, I'll be close to level sixty in about two days," Dugu Yan said.
"We're about there too," Ye Lingling and Hu Liena said in unison.
They spent two days enjoying Gengxin City. During these two days, Lou Gao also spoke with many blacksmiths.
From the list Xiao Ze gave him, almost eighty percent of the people were willing to go to Spirit Hall.
The first batch of fifty people had already departed. Although not a large number, it was already very good.
"Let's go, to the Labyrinthine Grand Canyon."
Everyone decided to help Hu Liena acquire her sixth spirit ring first.
Hu Liena was not only Bibi Dong's student but also had a good relationship with Xiao Ze, so she could enjoy the highest quality crops. Coupled with a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone, Hu Liena's sixth spirit ring could now absorb a spirit ring between twenty thousand and twenty-five thousand years.
Although it was quite a bit less than the thirty to forty thousand year spirit rings of Dugu Yan and the others, it was still very good. After all, Hu Liena only started consuming the crops later, so her improvement wouldn't be as much as theirs.
Most of this was still due to the effect of the Spirit Bone.
"By the way, are there really mental-type Spirit Beasts you need in this Labyrinthine Grand Canyon?" Xiao Ze asked.
He didn't know much about the Labyrinthine Grand Canyon, only that it was a very large canyon within the Star Dou Great Forest. He heard that the variety of Spirit Beasts there wasn't extensive, and it was more known for its dangers.
After all, it was a canyon.
"Of course there are. My fourth spirit ring was obtained in the Labyrinthine Grand Canyon. Mental-type Spirit Beasts often appear there, and it's a bit safer than the Star Dou Great Forest," Hu Liena nodded.
The Star Dou Great Forest naturally had many mental-type Spirit Beasts, but mental-type Spirit Beasts were all very intelligent and were accompanied by their parents, residing entirely in the Mixed Zone and deeper parts, which were extremely dangerous.
Were there mental-type Spirit Beasts in the outer perimeter?
Yes, but very few; you would barely encounter any.
Led by Hu Liena, the group arrived at the Labyrinthine Grand Canyon a day later.
The Labyrinthine Grand Canyon was like a masterpiece of nature's craftsmanship.
The cliffs on both sides were stained with pinkish-purple stones, and there was even a sweet, cloying scent in the air.
Xiao Ze was stunned when he saw the grand canyon.
What kind of grand canyon was this color? One might mistake it for some beautiful woman's valley.
"These stones are said to have merged with the original stones after too many special Spirit Beasts died, turning into this. As for the sweet scent in the air, it also emanates from the Spirit Beast carcasses, and some of it comes from the rock walls," Hu Liena explained.
"It really is a magical place," Dugu Yan said.
Ning Rongrong, however, was very interested in the pinkish-purple stones: "Can these stones be used to build houses?"
Hu Liena said faintly, "If you don't mind bones appearing in these stones eventually, then yes."
"Uh… then never mind." Although Ning Rongrong liked the color, she decided against using Spirit Beast carcasses; it was a bit creepy.
"Let's go, be careful," Hu Liena said.
The number of Spirit Beasts inside the Labyrinthine Grand Canyon was indeed small, but there were some species not seen outside.
However, these Spirit Beasts were not particularly strong; under the combined assault of the girls, they all fled.
Finally, everyone slowly arrived at a spring.
"This is an underground spring. I saw it before, but don't drink this water; there used to be Spirit Beast carcasses in it."
Hearing this, Shui Yue'er paused, smiled sheepishly, and returned to Shui Bing'er's side.
"Sister, don't be so impulsive," Shui Bing'er said, a bit exasperated.
"Got it."
Xiao Ze looked at the iridescent, oily film-like light spots floating on the water's surface and quipped, "This doesn't look drinkable. Yue'er, are you trying to commit suicide?"
Shui Yue'er puffed out her cheeks, "I wasn't trying to drink it, just looking. Who wouldn't want to see such a rainbow-colored water surface?"
"Oh… is this gradient-colored soft fur?" Ning Rongrong squatted down and picked up a strand of fur from the ground.
Hu Liena looked over, then her pupils slightly widened. She immediately went to Ning Rongrong's side. "Let me see."
Hu Liena took the soft fur, examined it carefully, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"What good thing is this?" Meng Yiran asked.
"It is indeed a good thing. This is the fur of a Bewitching Heart Fox. This mental-type Spirit Beast has a gradient body color, transitioning from cherry pink at the ear tips to indigo blue at the tail end.
My fourth spirit ring came from a Bewitching Heart Fox. Judging from this soft fur, a Bewitching Heart Fox is not far from here. These Spirit Beasts are relatively lazy; as long as they can survive, they won't leave this particular territory.
This strand of fur looks quite fresh, so there's a high probability it's still around," Hu Liena said.
"Then everyone, search nearby and see if you can find the Bewitching Heart Fox, but be sure to be careful," Xiao Ze reminded.
"Okay."
The girls, in pairs, spread out. Although it was called a canyon, the internal space was still very large, at least a hundred meters wide. No wonder it was called a grand canyon.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, Ye Lingling found a cave.
Everyone gathered around.
Hu Liena was a bit surprised, "There's a cave here? I didn't discover it last time."
"Perhaps it's quite secluded." The entrance to the cave was not large, barely big enough for one person to walk through, and there were many plants in front of it. If one wasn't careful, they wouldn't notice it.
"Let's go, let's go inside and see."
With that, Xiao Ze walked to the front.
Ning Rongrong and the others followed him in one by one.
After walking about ten meters, it suddenly opened up.
The cave's area had become much larger.
"Wow! How beautiful! It's all sorts of crystals!" Ning Rongrong looked ahead, somewhat excited.
The cave was indeed beautiful, with a large number of crystals on both the ceiling and the surrounding walls.
Pink, purple, red… all sorts of colors were present.
At this moment, Hu Liena's gaze was not on these crystals, but on a crystal platform ahead.
A fox lay lazily on a crystal platform in the cave, with ripples of water-like and light-like energy flowing around its body.
(End of Chapter)
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