Liou Yuan was initially taken aback, then laughed heartily and quickly responded, "That’s for sure."

Liou Yuan initially thought that this sect, the Five Extremes Mountain, had quite a few Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators. His brother Liou Zhen’s status might not be that high.

But now, seeing Qiu Can’s demeanor, it seemed his perspective was too short-sighted.

"It seems my elder brother has some influence among the many Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators in the Five Extremes Mountain," Liou Yuan thought to himself.

Qiu Ming was listening on the side, feeling a bit bored. He wasn’t interested in forming alliances.

He acted based solely on his preferences; the reason he teamed up with Liou Yuan was entirely because he found Liou Yuan’s temperament agreeable.

And of course, the strength was also adequate.

However, Qiu Ming was also aware that if the Qiu Family wanted to establish a foothold among the many clans in the Five Extremes Mountain, dealing with these social matters was unavoidable.

He just pursed his lips and said nothing more.

Liou Yuan chatted a bit more with Qiu Can, then found an excuse to call Qiu Can aside and handed over the two Spirit Iron Ores, one large and one small, that he had found in Yongquan Town.

He didn’t mention the origin of the ore; instead, he humbly asked, "Mr. Qiu, do you recognize this item?"

At first glance, Qiu Can had a sense of it, but seeing Liou Yuan’s serious inquiry, he took the two ores into his hands to express his attention and examined them carefully for a moment.

Once he confirmed it, he replied, "It’s not something rare, just Cyan Jade Ore. A hundred jin can refine one jin of Cyan Iron. Due to its excellent toughness, it’s the main material for crafting lower-grade lances, staffs, and bows as a Magical Artifact."

"So it’s just lower-grade Spirit Iron Ore," Liou Yuan wasn’t disappointed.

Even though it’s only for crafting lower-grade Magical Artifacts, it’s still a Magical Artifact after all.

According to the yield of refining one jin of Cyan Iron from a hundred jin, that miniature vein should produce at least ten thousand jin.

He then further inquired, "How’s the market for Cyan Iron at the Artifact Refining Pavilion?"

Qiu Can never would have thought Liou Yuan could find a Spirit Iron Ore Vein; at most, he accidentally acquired some of this ore.

He immediately laughed, "Of course, it’s good."

"There are a lot of new disciples now, and even if quite a few of the old disciples, their cultivation isn’t that high, so they can only use lower-grade Magical Artifacts."

"A hundred jin of Cyan Iron sells for three contribution points easily now."

"A hundred jin of Cyan Iron for three contribution points?" Liou Yuan silently calculated in his mind and instantly saw the profit potential.

Even at a low estimate, if that miniature vein produced ten thousand jin of Cyan Iron, it would still be a hefty three hundred contribution points.

If the vein extended deeper underground, several tens of thousands, or even a hundred thousand jin, could be possible.

Then it wouldn’t be calculated by ’hundreds’ in contribution points but by ’thousands.’

His brother’s Foundation Establishment Magical Artifact, Cold Moon, was only five hundred contribution points.

Thinking of the sheer amount of contribution points, even Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators would be tempted.

Liou Yuan forced himself to swallow the news about the Cyan Spirit Iron Ore Vein.

Liou Zhen had left the sect.

Before his brother returned to Five Extremes Mountain, he dared not reveal a bit of this information; otherwise, his life might be in danger.

He was well aware of the danger of "treasuring a jade causes misfortune,"; given his level of cultivation, to some, it would be as easy as squashing an ant.

He decided to keep it concealed; even his brother might not find out.

So he wisely didn’t mention a word about the Cyan Jade Ore Vein and instead laughed heartily, "Haha, is that so, I obtained some Spirit Iron Ores and was thinking of refining them."

"Since the price isn’t high, forget it then."