Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 333 - 324: Treasure-Seeking Beast, Chaotic Human Shadow, Scheming Against Su Mu

Chapter 333: Chapter 324: Treasure-Seeking Beast, Chaotic Human Shadow, Scheming Against Su Mu

Su Mu gave the Iron-Eating Beast a simple introduction of the family members. From now on, the Iron-Eating Beast would be considered part of the courtyard.

That day, when Su Mu came home, he found the Iron-Eating Beast digging with its hands in the soil at the entrance of the yard, as if trying to unearth something.

Seeing this, Su Mu moved closer, and the Iron-Eating Beast pointed downwards under the soil.

Is there something down here?

Su Mu took out a shovel and began digging down following the small pit the Iron-Eating Beast had started.

After digging about half a meter, the shovel hit something hard, making a sound.

"What is this?"

Soon, Su Mu dug out a large piece of pitch-black Profound Iron.

After lifting it up, he found that this piece of Profound Iron was extremely heavy!

It was a meter tall, irregularly shaped, and had a dark purple surface. Su Mu scratched it with a knife and discovered its texture was very solid.

In his years patrolling the rivers, Su Mu had often picked up some iron ore or Profound Iron, but this was the first time he found such a large, intact piece of Profound Iron.

The Profound Iron found by the river was of excellent quality, very suitable for forging weapons. However, Su Mu had no interest in Artifact Forging, or else, with his resources, he could have created many top-tier Magical Treasure weapons.

The Iron-Eating Beast stared fixedly at the piece of Profound Iron, nearly drooling.

"Since you found it, I’ll give it to you."

"Go ahead, eat."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Iron-Eating Beast pounced, taking a big bite out of the Profound Iron!

The solid Profound Iron seemed like an apple to the Iron-Eating Beast, accompanied by sounds of it chewing.

.....

That night, Su Mu, as usual, lectured Nannan on Tao for an hour, then began to meditate and cultivate.

He started using Favor Points to enhance his Cultivation Technique, consolidating his cultivation strength.

Watching the Iron-Eating Beast stationed at the door, thinking back to the way it dug out the Profound Iron that day, Su Mu had a bold idea.

The next day.

Su Mu went out on patrol, bringing the little Iron-Eating Beast with him.

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[Congratulations, you have cleared a large amount of driftwood and rubble, Favor Points +300]

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[Congratulations, you cleared the tributary for smooth flow, maintaining normal circulation, Favor Points +1000]

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[Congratulations, you repaired the breach in the dam, ensuring water stability, Favor Points +800]

....

Today’s luck was indeed good; in just a few hours, he had already gained over two thousand Favor Points.

Su Mu sat on a large stone to rest, while the little Iron-Eating Beast kept looking in one direction, as if searching for something.

"What’s the matter?" Su Mu asked.

The Iron-Eating Beast pointed at the bushes ahead, gesturing for a long time which Su Mu roughly understood.

"There’s treasure?"

"Lead the way, let’s have a look."

Thus, under the guidance of the Iron-Eating Beast, Su Mu ventured into a relatively flat tributary of the water, walking on the soft soil. Although on land, the soil contained so much water it almost formed a marshland.

Soon, the Iron-Eating Beast suddenly stopped and pointed at the ground.

Seeing this, Su Mu rolled up his sleeves, took out a shovel, and started digging.

The soil in this section was soft, which made digging easy. In just a few Cultivation Techniques’ breaths, Su Mu dug a pit a meter deep and five meters wide.

Yet he found nothing buried underneath.

"Really?"

"It doesn’t seem like there’s any treasure here."

Su Mu panted.

He continued to dig, and finally, when he reached two meters, the soil became solid. With one last shovel, he broke a gap, releasing a surge of magnificent, pure energy, glowing with a nebulous white light.

"What is this?!"

At a depth of two meters, he uncovered a vein!

But it was unclear whether it was a Dragon Vein or Spirit Ore Vein.

Su Mu continued digging, picking up a piece of ore that resembled amber, crystal-clear and without impurities. Holding it in his palm, he felt an incredibly pure energy spread through his veins, permeating his entire body, making him feel completely clear and refreshed.

This wasn’t an ordinary Spirit Stone, nor a Top-Grade Spirit Stone. It should have transcended the category of "Spirit Stone," several levels higher.

This kind of ore, it was Su Mu’s first time seeing it.

But its identity was unimportant, as long as he knew it could be used for cultivation, and was extremely precious, it was sufficient.

Su Mu spent three to four hours, excavating this entire vein. It was small, a minor vein, yielding a total of three thousand Crystal Stones, a windfall.

"Here, these are for you."

Su Mu tossed ten Crystal Stones to the Iron-Eating Beast.

It devoured them in no time, relishing every bite, completely satisfied.

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It seems the food the Iron-Eating Beast likes is these various irons, ores, crystals, and such.

That’s good; it’s easier to feed.

Otherwise, with the Iron-Eating Beast’s appetite, the Great Medicine in the vegetable garden might not be enough for it alone.

"Well done!"

Su Mu patted the small Iron-Eating Beast on the shoulder, praising it.

It seems that finding this Iron-Eating Beast was truly like finding a treasure.

A natural Treasure-Seeking Beast!

...

As they walked, the Iron-Eating Beast led Su Mu to another new place.

After finding the spot, Su Mu started digging again.

This time, although they didn’t find a vein, they did uncover a piece of black Profound Iron taller than even Su Mu, of very high quality.

Today, he found a vein, unearthed a large piece of Profound Iron, and also gained three thousand Favor Points, returning home with a fortune.

Ever since finding this Iron-Eating Beast, luck has visibly improved a lot.

Although, the Iron-Eating Beast isn’t too bright, but at times... this lack of brightness is a kind of simplicity, at least it is very loyal.

Su Mu doesn’t like those with a cunning disposition.

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Meanwhile, in the Ten Thousand Realms, within a certain void chaotic world.

In this chaotic world, there was neither day nor night, no sunlight or moonlight, all laws ceased to exist here, as if even time was static and chaotic.

In the void space, three immeasurably tall Chaotic Human Shadows stood, their appearances indistinct.

"How is the preparation going...."

An ancient voice echoed, stirring countless Law Fragments, with just a single sound, the space began to warp.

"Almost ready."

"We can proceed with the second test," another voice sounded, ethereal and indistinguishable by gender.

...

"Let’s postpone our game, we must eliminate him from the equation,"

"he is the only major variable."

A third voice spoke.

"After the last test, could you discern his level of control over the River of Time?"

...

"Unclear."

"Therefore, we must proceed with the second test."

"This time, the scale must be larger than last time, otherwise, it’ll be difficult to force out some of his trump cards."

Three Chaotic Human Shadows stood opposite one another, conversing.

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ps: My brother got married these past two days, I was so busy I barely touched my computer. Just got home today and stayed up late to write a Chapter.

Tomorrow, I’ll resume the regular update schedule, and plan to accelerate the pace a bit.