108: Chapter 108: Ruijin Valley

The entrance to Sharp Gold Valley was a long, narrow canyon with steep cliffs on both sides, and faint golden light emanated from the depths.

Xiao Yuan and his party walked into the canyon, vigilantly observing their surroundings as they moved.

"Metal-attribute spiritual Qi is abundant in Sharp Gold Valley, and it is very easy to breed spiritual items such as gold essence stones and gold marrow fluid," Yun Feiyang said as he walked in front to lead the way. "However, there are also quite a few metal-attribute Yao Beasts, so we must be careful."

Xiao Yuan nodded, but his mind was not entirely focused on the journey.

As he walked, he split off a wisp of perception and probed into the Storage Pouches he had just collected.

In that battle just now, he had killed seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators and dozens of Qi Condensation Cultivators, and he had taken all of their Storage Pouches.

"Let me see what good things are in here..."

His Divine Sense swept across the Storage Pouch, passing over Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, Magical Artifacts, Materials, and so on one by one.

Suddenly, Xiao Yuan's footsteps paused!

"Damn it!"

Su Li was startled by him. "What's wrong?"

Xiao Yuan shook his head and said it was nothing. The others thought he was startled by the scenery in the valley, so they didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan did not continue to explain, but instead directed his mind to look at two items inside the Storage Pouch.

One was a fist-sized blue crystal bead that exuded rich water-attribute spiritual Qi, with faint ripples flowing across its surface—a water-attribute Foundation Establishment spiritual item, the Profound Water Bead!

The other was a transparent ice crystal that exuded a piercing chill, causing the surrounding air to condense into tiny frost—an ice-attribute Foundation Establishment spiritual item, the Ice Soul Crystal!

"This is... a Foundation Establishment spiritual item?!"

Xiao Yuan was wild with joy inside.

"Water-attribute and ice-attribute! Now I have them!"

Added to the previous three attributes, he now had five-attribute Foundation Establishment spiritual items: fire, wood, earth, water, and ice!

He was still missing gold, lightning, and wind!

"My luck is not bad! I will definitely be able to find a gold-attribute one in Sharp Gold Valley, and then I'll only be missing lightning and wind."

Xiao Yuan was in a great mood. He hadn't expected such an unexpected pleasant surprise. It seemed that the saying "murder and arson bring golden belts, while building bridges and paving roads leave no corpses" really did not deceive him!

He continued to rummage through those Storage Pouches, and suddenly his heart stirred once more.

This time it was a Jade Slip.

His Divine Sense probed in, and his pupils suddenly constricted!

"Pill Formula for the ziyun pill"!

A Medicinal Pill that enhanced cultivation in the Foundation Establishment Stage! It required thirty-six kinds of Spirit Medicines, and the Pill Formula detailed the refining method!

What surprised Xiao Yuan even more was that inside this Storage Pouch, there were actually five neatly arranged portions of Spirit Medicines for the ziyun pill!

The years were sufficient, and their quality was intact. They were clearly prepared for Alchemy!

"This person... is an Alchemist?" Xiao Yuan remembered that the owner of this Storage Pouch seemed to be a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Jing Country.

It seemed this fellow was indeed an Alchemist!

After all, besides the ziyun pill Pill Formula, there were also several Pill Formulas used for healing and combat, and even some Medicinal Pills.

He was currently at the Peak of the eleventh layer of the Qi Condensation Stage, and his cultivation speed was as slow as a crawling snail.

Although he had the flawless marrow cleansing pill, that kind of Medicinal Pill had a decent effect on the late Qi Condensation Stage, but for the eleventh layer, its effect was already negligible.

As for other Medicinal Pills that enhanced cultivation in the Qi Condensation Stage, it wasn't that they didn't exist, but the medicinal potency of these pills could not compare to the marrow cleansing pill. Therefore, almost few people bought them, and they were rarely sold.

Since they couldn't even compare to the marrow cleansing pill, they were naturally eliminated by Xiao Yuan. Instead of looking for Medicinal Pills with low potency, it was better to think about whether he could find Medicinal Pills that enhanced cultivation in the Foundation Establishment Stage. That would be much more trouble-free!

Of course, if he wanted to break through to the twelfth layer, the methods currently placed before him were only two: either rely on the energy of the creation cauldron to forcefully push through, or rely on Medicinal Pills of the Foundation Establishment Stage!

This ziyun pill had come at just the right time!

"When I find the opportunity, I'll try refining a furnace," Xiao Yuan calculated in his heart.

But not right now; he had to find the gold soul crystal first. Of course, he also planned to properly replenish the energy of the creation cauldron once more.

The medicinal potency of the Medicinal Pills enhanced by the creation cauldron would definitely multiply several times, or even dozens of times. It would be too much of a waste not to use such a Golden Finger.

Now, Su Li was right by his side, along with Ye Qingcen, and even the two Junior Sisters from Jade Maiden Palace, as well as Su Ruotong. If he could...

He wouldn't have to worry about the creation cauldron lacking energy.

But this matter could only be put on hold for later. Under the current circumstances, it was clearly not very appropriate.

He continued to rummage through the other Storage Pouches and discovered a few more good things—a few millennium-old Spirit Medicines, a few rare Ores, and a few nice High Grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Although they were not Foundation Establishment spiritual items, they were still worth quite a few Spirit Stones. His harvest this time could be described as fully loaded!

The team continued to advance, slowly penetrating deep into Sharp Gold Valley, and the golden light around them grew increasingly intense.

The cliff walls on both sides were no longer ordinary rock, but Ores gleaming with metallic luster, with faint golden patterns flowing within the stones.

The metal-attribute spiritual Qi in the air was so dense that it almost condensed into needles, and taking a breath made one's lungs ache.

"Be careful," Yun Feiyang reminded in a low voice. "Places like this are most prone to breeding metal-attribute Yao Beasts."

As soon as his voice fell—

"Roar!"

A low roar came from ahead!

Immediately following that, a swarm of golden Yao Beasts surged out from the caves on both sides of the cliff!

That was a group of Golden Striped Tigers! Their entire bodies were golden, their fur was covered with dark golden patterns, and their eyes were like burning magma!

Leading them were three Middle Stage Tier 2 Golden Striped Tiger Kings, followed by more than a dozen Peak Tier 1 ordinary Golden Striped Tigers!

"Damn it!" Yun Feiyang's expression changed. "So many!"

The few Foundation Establishment Disciples of the Tianjian Sect behind him also grew nervous, pulling out their Magical Artifacts one after another. The legs of the Qi Condensation Stage ones were trembling.

Not to mention those three Golden Striped Tiger Kings, just the dozen or so Peak Tier 1 ordinary Golden Striped Tigers alone—if any of them faced one individually, they would have no confidence in winning.

Don't look down on the Tier 1 Golden Striped Tigers; they might seem equivalent to Cultivators at the Peak of the Qi Condensation Stage, but their actual combat power could even rival the Early Foundation Establishment stage.

As for the Middle Stage Tier 2 Golden Striped Tiger Kings, on the surface they were comparable to Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, but their combat power probably directly approached the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

Seeing everyone's nervous expressions, Xiao Yuan smiled instead.

"Just right to test out the things I newly got." He stretched his muscles and joints, and said to Yun Feiyang, "Brother Yun, you guys deal with the small ones, leave the big ones to me."

Yun Feiyang was stunned. "Just you alone? Those are three Middle Stage Tier 2..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yuan had already rushed out!

His figure was like lightning, instantly appearing in front of a Golden Striped Tiger King!

That tiger king roared angrily, slapping down with a claw. Golden light flickered at the tips of its claws, tearing the air apart!

Xiao Yuan did not dodge or evade, meeting it head-on with a punch! His Physical Body's energy also erupted at this moment. The might erupted from ordinary Physical Body attacks was comparable to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

Boom!

Fist and claw collided, and that tiger king let out a miserable screech. Its huge body flew backward, crashing into the cliff wall and smashing out a large pit!

"So fierce?!" Yun Feiyang's eyeballs were practically popping out.

Xiao Yuan didn't give him time to be shocked, turning around to throw another punch, blasting towards the second tiger king!

That tiger king had learned to be smart and didn't dare to take it head-on, dodging to the side while spitting out a pillar of golden light!

Xiao Yuan's figure flashed, easily dodging it, while simultaneously smashing a fist onto its head!

Boom!

The second tiger king fell to the ground!