Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 574 - 267, Mysterious Gold Mine, intimidating (sorry for not showing up yesterday)
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"Why has the Poison Jiao only shown up now?"
"It must have come because the Crocodile Demon couldn’t hold out any longer."
"Two fifth-rank demon beasts, this is dangerous for Official Lu!"
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Hou Yuxiao, who was still resisting under Zhu Guang’s iron staff, heard the discussions about the Poison Jiao’s appearance. His eyebrows slightly furrowed, and his gaze shifted towards the origin of the miasma.
At that moment, from the peak of Giant Gold Peak, a majestic shadow was intermittently visible among the clouds, slowly approaching from the river. Everyone’s gaze shifted to it; the shadow was roughly five hundred zhang long and only about a kilometer from the river’s surface when its full appearance came into clear view.
It had no legs, serpentine, covered in a layer of mottled, dense black jade patterns, resembling scales. A horn, several tens of meters long, on its head radiated a glistening black light, complementing the surrounding poison haze. From its mouth, two fangs, each over ten meters long, proudly displayed their sharpness to the crowd, while its crimson pupils were full of savage and bloodthirsty light.
Only then did the crowd realize that, though both were fifth-rank demons, in comparison to the Gold-Backed Giant Crocodile currently fighting with Lu Kaiwu, this Black Patterned Poison Jiao, both in appearance and aura, exerted a much more intense oppressive feeling.
"Even among fifth-rank demons, there are levels of strength. This Black Patterned Poison Jiao must be close to breaking through to the fourth-rank Senluo Realm. That Crocodile Demon is probably just its subordinate."
Fourth-Rank Senluo Realm demons!
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Hou Yuxiao’s pupils shrank. During the unrest in Tongling, Maiden Hong was initially a Fourth-Rank Senluo Realm demon, but even the Great Powers present at the time had been powerless.
"The ranks of demons are heaven-set. This Poison Jiao is already at the pinnacle of fifth rank, wanting to use the power of Mysterious Gold to break free from the shackles of its bloodline. It’s just one step away from the fourth rank!"
A sudden voice resonated in Hou Yuxiao’s mind, and he looked startled, before realizing it was the Demon Dragon Soul that had always been in his Sea of Consciousness. It had awakened when he was focusing on his Martial Dao Spirit within the Canglong Staff, though at the time, he hadn’t paid it much mind.
Now, whether it was the dark grey substance released by the dragon soul when he had just slain a demon, or its ability to discern the reality of the Poison Jiao at this moment, the origins of this Demon Dragon Soul, which Maiden Hong had given him, were clearly not simple...
"Wait, you just said, it wants to use what to break the bloodline’s fetters?"
The voice in Hou Yuxiao’s Sea of Consciousness was a bit loud, he had just realized. The words "power of Mysterious Gold" had caused an excited tone to rise in him.
"The power of Mysterious Gold!"
"Where did the power of Mysterious Gold come from?"
As he asked this question, Hou Yuxiao’s gaze was already on the gold-colored peak that stretched a thousand zhang out from the riverside. His expression was full of excitement, which intensified after hearing the answer from the Demon Dragon Soul in his Sea of Consciousness.
"Deep within that mountain peak, there should be a Mysterious Gold Mine!"
Mysterious Gold Mine... Mysterious Gold Mine... Mysterious Gold Mine...
Hou Yuxiao’s mind was filled with these three words, his heart trembling ceaselessly. Seeing everyone around him, especially those from the Rakshasa Holy Sect and the Lu Family’s members, he quickly hid his greedy expression, forcing himself to calm down.
Yet, even so, his heart still surged with great waves.
This was a Mysterious Gold Mine!
What is Mysterious Gold?
When Tian Linong led the Mountain Sword Sect members to attack Zhaoyang, that was Hou Yuxiao’s first contact with Mysterious Gold because the Zhaoyang County government had to activate the Non-acting Realm to resist outsiders. At that time, the array’s focal point in the Yamen contained Mysterious Gold.
Mysterious Gold, encapsulating the brilliance of myriad metals, contains extremely vast energy. It can be used to support barriers, for smithing, in medicine, and even for cultivation by Great Power Realm martial artists. Its value is immeasurable.
The Rakshasa Barrier of Yongzhou, the protective city array of Xuzhou, all arrays draw their energy from Mysterious Gold, like the golden points Lu Yuanfu used when deploying the Warship Array earlier; they should also be Mysterious Gold.
Such precious Mysterious Gold is destined to be owned by only a few since its emergence. Indeed, the vast majority of Mysterious Gold mines in this world are tightly held in the hands of the ten Holy Lands, with even the heaven-level forces rarely possessing any.
Ordinary people obtaining Mysterious Gold have only one way, which is to smelt it from gold—indeed, one hundred thousand taels of gold are required to smelt one tael of Mysterious Gold.
One hundred thousand taels of gold, converted to silver, that’s ten million!
Even without considering the function of Mysterious Gold, just its value alone shows how precious it is. The Hou Clan, currently in control of the Hexi Four Counties and governing millions, certainly isn’t lacking in ten million taels of silver, but how many ten millions can there be?
And Mysterious Gold, just a piece the size of a thumb, is worth your ten million!
Now, the Demon Dragon Soul says, right in front of him, within this peak towering over a thousand zhang, there lies a genuine Mysterious Gold Mine......
"What are your chances?"
Hou Yuxiao suppressed the excitement in his heart and sought confirmation once again.
"A hundred percent. I grew up in a Mysterious Gold Mine, so I can smell it. The scent of that Poison Jiao carries a strong whiff of Mysterious Gold. There’s definitely a mine under this peak."
Hold back, hold back. Impatience can ruin great plans.
Currently, only I know this news. The Lu Family, people from the Rakshasa Holy Sect, and others are all unaware.
With the current strength of the Hou Clan, even if the Mysterious Gold Mine is found, it can’t be defended. If the news leaks, it would be a disaster.
As long as no one knows about this, the Mysterious Gold Mine will sooner or later be mine!
Hou Yuxiao kept reminding himself in his mind, and it took quite some effort to regain his composure.
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