Jiang Yuan was very fast; despite the winding and twisting path of several hundred meters, he found the two little ones within half a minute.

When he saw George, there was surprise in his eyes.

At that moment, George was sticking his nose against a bronze door, and while doing so, he was constantly inhaling some kind of strange gas.

This scene seemed normal, but it took on a different meaning in Jiang Yuan's eyes. The power within George's body was slowly increasing in the Heavenly Eye, but the increase in power was not what surprised Jiang Yuan the most.

"Ancient martial arts power!" Jiang Yuan's expression turned solemn.

That's right, he sensed the power of an ancient martial artist emanating from George's body!

Logically speaking, it is very difficult for ancient martial artists to be born, and the vast majority of them are human. Only through systematic training from a young age can they slowly unlock the Ninefold Shackles, which is a release of physical power. However, George's true form is a black-horned boar. Although such creatures have strong bodies, their potential is not necessarily great. Therefore, they are extremely mediocre for the Ninefold Shackles, a cultivation method that places the most emphasis on physical potential.

But now the situation has been reversed. The black-horned boar that has been following them without any ancient martial arts training is now breaking the nine shackles.

“Vivi!” George turned his head and looked at Jiang Yuan excitedly, who played the role of a father in his eyes.

Ding! Suddenly, a burst of spiritual energy trembled, and the mineral remnant in Jiang Yuan's hand emitted an extremely dazzling light. However, the moment the light appeared, the bronze door suppressed it, and the mineral remnant could only dim again.

The Heavenly Eye looked at the mineral remains, but this time the information it identified changed again.

Ore Remains (The only token for entering and exiting a mineral vein): The last crystallization left after the mineral source takes root.

"What exactly happened?" Jiang Yuan could no longer understand the mineral remains in his hand.

With a grunt, Peppa nudged Jiang Yuan's leg from behind, then, mimicking George, pressed her nose against the bronze door. The two of them... no, the two pigs, were inhaling some inexplicable gas with expressions of ecstasy.

Jiang Yuan: "..."

Paige's meaning was clear: she wanted him to go with them to suck up the bronze door.

Jiang Yuan was speechless. The impact of these two pigs sucking on the door was too strong. He even wondered if these two little ones were addicted to sucking on doors all day long.

That blissful look on his face—he wouldn't look like that unless he'd smoked it dozens of times.

"If I really sucked on it, I'd be no different from a pig!" Jiang Yuan walked over with a twitching mouth. Of course, he wasn't going to suck on the door like the two little ones. If he really did that, he'd lose all his shame.

Reaching the bronze door, Jiang Yuan rejected Page George's cheap method of using suction cups and instead chose to push it open with his hand, wanting to see what was hidden inside.

However, the moment he touched the bronze door, a strange power poured down from the top of his head.

"this!"

Jiang Yuan felt a jolt throughout his body, and a law called "it's really good" arose spontaneously from the bottom of his heart.

"You can actually inhale it!"

The aura emanating from the bronze gate subtly stimulated the power of his blood and qi. Since flesh, blood, and bones are the most basic strengths of ancient martial artists, if this continues for a long time, the potential of his physical body will be activated sooner or later, and he may even break through the third shackle of his physical body.

Hmm hmm hmm

Paige and George turned around together, seemingly happy to share their little secret with Jiang Yuan, and the two pigs pressed their noses against the bronze door even more joyfully.

Jiang Yuan pushed the bronze door hard, but it didn't budge. He wanted to see if the mineral remnant in his hand would react, but his Heavenly Eye showed that the mineral remnant still hadn't changed. Helpless, he could only follow the "it smells so good" principle and enjoy the unique aura of the bronze door with the two little ones.

"Holy crap, that's so cheap!"

Jiang Yuan suppressed his shame. Although he was doing something shameless with the two little ones, he endured it for the sake of becoming stronger. After all, the increase in strength from sticking to the bronze door was obvious to all. In just ten minutes, his divine power increased by 0.7 points, excluding the increase from his Devouring Talent. This rate of increase was already terrifying.

The benefits of the bronze door's aura to individuals vary. Although the two little ones had been pressed against the bronze door for a long time, the effect was far less than that of Jiang Yuan. There were also differences between the two pigs; George, who was physically stronger, benefited more from the bronze door than Peppa.

It seems that this bronze gate is suitable for people who cultivate physical strength, and specifically for ancient martial artists who have high potential in their physical body.

Just when Jiang Yuan thought he could only absorb the special gas by sticking close to the bronze door, the mineral remnant in his hand shone brightly again, and this time the Heavenly Eye's identification yielded an unexpected gain.

Information about the mineral vein was found on the ore deposits.

The remains of a super-ninth-tier large-scale mineral vein. The vein has been devoured by a blood dragon. When the dragon's energy reaches the target level, you can enter the vein. Current progress: 1/100.

"Blood Dragon!"

Jiang Yuan's expression changed. Surprised, he moved his hand away from the bronze door. With this slight movement, the mineral gas he sensed came to an abrupt stop, and the dragon energy progress locked by his Heavenly Eye stopped at one percent.

"What does this mean?" Jiang Yuan stared in astonishment at the bronze door before him. A voice in his heart told him that he had encountered an extraordinary stroke of luck this time.

"Could it be that behind this bronze door lies a blood dragon that devoured the entire super ninth-tier large-scale mineral vein?" Jiang Yuan had his own understanding of the catastrophe that had occurred on Earth. It was a disaster that even gods had fallen, so even if there were real dragons, they would most likely have already perished.

If it's really as Jiang Yuan guessed, then the opportunity here is definitely extraordinary.

"The two little ones have done a great job this time!"

This time, Jiang Yuan's gaze towards Paige and George changed. If it weren't for these two instinctively digging around, he would never have discovered the secret hidden beneath the camp.

Hmph!

The two little ones smiled when they saw Jiang Yuan and happily started humming and humming.

"However, it will take quite a while to condense this dragon energy to the point where it can enter the mine!" Jiang Yuan originally planned to go to the ancient ruins with the Zodiac Team of the Northern City Alliance three days later, but now that this incident has occurred, it is clear that there will be some conflict.

It took him fifteen minutes to complete one percent of the dragon energy progress. To enter the dragon vein, it would take at least 1,500 minutes. Even if he worked without sleep, it would take him more than two days to complete the entire dragon energy progress. This does not even take into account what will happen after entering the mine. If nothing unexpected happens, he definitely won't have enough time in three days.

"In that case, what should we do next?"

Jiang Yuan was in a dilemma. If he wanted to enter the mine, he definitely couldn't go to the ancient ruins. However, he was really worried about Ning Yanlan's safety and had to go.

Watching the two little ones quietly enjoying the bronze door bath, Jiang Yuan decided not to rush. The only key to this mine was in his hands. As long as the mineral remnant was in his possession, the mine would not be lost.

"Should we let those two guys come down?"