Wuzhiqi, the patriarch, moved at an incredible speed in the water.
But even with their speed, they couldn't stop themselves from crossing almost half of the True Treasure Continent.
It took them three full days to officially enter the territory of the Star Pivot Immortal Fox.
Half a day later, Ancestor Wuzhiqi entered the Star Pivot Immortal Fox King City, and the group docked at the riverbank.
Upstream from the riverbank, another kilometer away, lies the Spicy Palace, which they painstakingly built.
As soon as Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi emerged from the river, they saw countless demon cultivators moving back and forth along the riverbank.
After careful observation, Song Chen realized that most of these demon cultivators were snakes, oxen, bears, or wolves.
They were all unusually large, with even human figures being over three meters tall.
Some monks have cow horns.
Some monks have two round ears on their heads.
Some monks were seen dragging snake tails as they walked on the ground, their bodies standing up to three meters tall.
Some cultivators had wolf tails tucked between their legs and wolf ears standing up on their heads, making them somewhat similar to the Star Pivot Immortal Fox.
Song Chen clicked his tongue in amazement; these were all demon cultivators he had never seen before.
It seems that the nine major demon clans are now cooperating with the Spicy Palace.
Even the demon cultivators were recruited by Xiao Shi.
I just don't know what kind of work Xiao Shi assigned to these demon cultivators.
The two were observing the demon cultivator, while the demon cultivator was also observing them.
The sudden appearance of humans from the water caused a stir among the demon cultivators on the shore.
The demon cultivators all turned to look at the two of them warily.
At this moment, the patriarch Wuzhiqi stood up from the water.
Upon seeing the white-headed, blue-bodied giant ape, the demon cultivators recognized it as the leader of the Red-bottomed Macaque clan. Only then did they turn away and go about their business.
Ancestor Wuzhiqi laughed and said:
"I've brought you back. You can go back now. I'll go find Qingluan and Tianhu first, and then come to visit them later."
Before Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi could speak, Wuzhiqi Ancestor vanished instantly, presumably using his divine sense to teleport to Qingluan Ancestor's side to discuss other matters.
Zhao Ziyi smiled helplessly, took Song Chen's hand and said:
"Let's go and see if Spicy Palace has changed in the past year."
The two strolled along the riverbank, as if taking a walk.
After walking about 500 meters and just crossing a hill, the two saw a swarm of grayish-white stone bees flying and flitting through the forest.
Song Chen tore off the concealment talisman from his waist, and the largest stone bee leading the pack instantly rushed over.
Hundreds of stone bees followed behind him, densely packed like a white mist, charging forward with him.
The stone bees, driven mad, rushed toward the two of them.
But as soon as Song Chen opened his palm, the leading stone bee became unusually obedient and quietly landed in Song Chen's palm.
Zhao Ziyi stared at the stone bee in astonishment and exclaimed:
"My goodness, Little Bee, what did you eat? You've gotten so big in just one year!"
Originally, the bee was only the size of a palm, but now it was as big as a golden eagle, standing on Song Chen's palm and longer than Song Chen's forearm.
Song Chen asked, puzzled:
"Little Stone modified your bloodline too? So who's in charge of collecting honey now?"
The little bee flapped its wings, and a few short words popped out intermittently:
"The mineral vein, the mineral essence, feed it to the little bees, honey-gathering team leader."
Song Chen raised an eyebrow:
"You mean, the Treasure Hunters have found a mineral vein?"
Little Stone will make you eat the mineral essence and then appoint you as the honey-gathering captain?
"Can you still collect honey now?"
The little wasp flapped its wings, and as the wings vibrated, it uttered another syllable: "Yes."
Song Chen was both amused and exasperated, and complained to Zhao Ziyi:
"That guy Xiao Shi, he really thinks of his brothers when he gets something good!"
Look at the stone bees behind Little Bee! There are at least three hundred, if not five hundred. That's a lot of ore!
Behind Little Bee was a huge swarm of stone bees—a real resource!
Zhao Ziyi comforted him:
"It's alright, we're all family. The growth of the honeybee team is also beneficial to Spicy Palace."
Song Chen nodded and said:
"That's true, but the purpose of finding the mineral vein is to forge your flying sword. What if we don't have enough materials?"
Zhao Ziyi smiled:
"Don't worry, Xiao Shi knows what he's doing."
Upon hearing this, Song Chen clicked his tongue and remained silent.
Because he suddenly realized that Xiao Shi was Zi Yi's loyal lackey.
Even if Xiao Shi doesn't leave any ore for his master, he will definitely leave the best ore for Zhao Ziyi.
Song Chen raised his hand and released the little bee:
"Go on, do what you're supposed to do. Cultivate diligently. You're a bug with underlings now, so you should know how hard it is to support a family. Contribute more to the Spicy Palace."
After releasing the little bee, the two continued on their way.
As usual, Spicy Palace was frequented by many delivery drivers in the Void Refinement stage.
When they saw Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi, their faces lit up with joy, and they all greeted the two of them.
"Boss Zhao, Boss Song, you're back!"
"Boss, your cultivation is progressing so fast! It looks like you're about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!"
"Greetings, bosses. I am the clone of courier number 124. I have admired you for a long time! Now that the main body has returned to the fox den to cultivate, I am here to take its place at work."
"Boss Zhao..."
A group of demon cultivators at the Void Refinement stage gathered around with joy on their faces, and Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi suddenly felt immense pressure.
The employees at Spicy Palace are all so talented; the owners suddenly feel ashamed of Spicy Palace.
Since the deliverymen still had to deliver food, they shook hands with the two bosses and then left.
Song Chen and his companion then escaped the encirclement.
They quickened their pace and stepped into the Spicy Palace.
However, before the two could rest, a giant stone bee, three meters long, pounced on them.
"Boss! Mr. Zhao! I've missed you guys so much!"
Zhao Ziyi stared in astonishment at the golden stone bees before him, finding it somewhat unbelievable.
When they left Spicy Palace, Little Stone only had four golden wings. How come he has grown another pair now?
Looking at Xiao Shi like this, Song Chen felt his head was about to explode.
"Little Stone! When we left, you were over a meter tall, but now you're twice that size! How much good food have you eaten?!"
Upon hearing this, Little Stone's wings stiffened for a moment.
Then the entire bee hid behind Zhao Ziyi.
"Boss, I didn't eat much. I've saved ten portions of the refining materials you wanted, enough for you to forge a flying sword."
The rest of the ore seemed useless to me, so I shared it with the little bees.
Song Chen's lips twitched. He finally understood that those demon cultivators by the river outside were all hired by Xiao Shi to mine the veins.
Zhao Ziyi noticed that Xiao Shi's wings were trembling slightly, so he patted Xiao Shi and smiled:
"Don't worry, I'll stand up for you. Those cultivators who work for the Spicy Palace earn hundreds of millions a year. You're a great contributor to managing the Spicy Palace for us, so this little bit of ore is nothing."
It's no big deal that I ate it.
But when you ate it, did you keep track of the approximate yield of this mineral vein?
Upon hearing Zhao Ziyi's words, Xiao Shi instantly stood up in surprise. With someone backing him up, he was no longer afraid of his boss.
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