Beast Taming: Sharing Pets' Abilities-Chapter 309 - 308: Iron-Crushing Beast!

As for Ah Wu, due to its fondness for devouring various refined gold and spiritual iron, it had already first burrowed into the ground, beginning to ravage the underground metal and iron substances.

The three entered the gorge.

Gu Yuan glanced around, beginning to examine the gorge before them.

The gorge was full of low shrubs and weeds, lush and green.

However, upon entering the gorge, before Gu Yuan could say anything, both Ji Yuefei and Yan Xiaoling immediately felt something was off.

They felt a slight chill on their skin surface, a prickling pain akin to being poked by needles, and the further they ventured inside, the more intense the stinging sensation became.

Upon reaching the valley, not only did their skin begin to prick, but the two women even felt their divine souls starting to ache.

This made the two women have to circulate True Qi, and even perform Divine Techniques to resist these invisible, intangible sensations.

"Such dense Geng Metal Qi..."

Yan Xiaoling released a Gu Insect resembling a soybean, which emitted a shimmering yellow light that enveloped Yan Xiaoling’s entire body.

Both women were not ordinary cultivators and had perceived the anomaly in this place.

As for Gu Yuan, his expression remained unchanged, as if unaware of the pervasive Geng Metal Qi and Xin Metal Qi throughout the gorge.

His physique was extremely powerful, and even if the environment here were multiple times, dozens of times worse, he would not be affected, naturally showing no unusual reaction.

Moreover, Gu Yuan had obtained the "Gold Spirit" talent through Silver-backed Centipede Ah Wu, making him extremely sensitive and attuned to Geng Metal Qi and Xin Metal Qi.

Calling this "Gold Spirit" talent a kind of Gold Spirit Body talent wouldn’t be inappropriate.

Therefore, coming to this place, not only did Gu Yuan feel no discomfort, but he even found a peculiar sense of familiarity.

With each breath, the Metal Element Primordial Qi from the world gathered around him.

Moreover, Gu Yuan sensed that throughout the gorge, there were ores filled with Geng Metal Qi and Xin Metal Qi.

He even saw several scattered pieces of Iron Spirit and Profound Iron Ore.

Below the ground, there was a massive vein.

At least Gu Yuan could sense in the depths underground, there was a vast reservoir of Geng Metal Qi and Xin Metal Qi.

But with Silver-backed Centipede exploring the underground and being mentally connected with it, Gu Yuan naturally could see some things.

In fact, in such an environment as this gorge, ordinary Demon Beasts and fierce beasts would find it hard to survive, and only some special species could endure.

For example, Gu Yuan saw a beast with pitch-black fur, shaped like a buffalo but much larger than an elephant, with a body length of six zhang and over four zhang in height.

The beast’s mouth was filled with sharp, thick teeth, and the twin curved horns on its head spiraled upward, with the tips pointing high into the air, shining with a dark metallic luster.

At this moment, this giant beast was in front of a massive rock, gnawing on it with mouth wide open, making a teeth-grinding "creak, creak" sound.

The rock was dark, with a metallic sheen, and with the eyesight of the three, they could discern that this rock was naturally a piece of Iron Mother Ore, standing several zhang tall.

Under normal circumstances, even if a cultivator used a Magical Artifact or Flying Sword to chop it, a lower-quality Flying Sword would leave hardly any mark.

However, at this moment, this Iron Mother Ore had already been chomped into a large notch by the giant beast.

This illustrated the beast’s teeth and digestive prowess.

Gu Yuan raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised and slightly puzzled, as if he discerned some situation.

Regarding Ji Yuefei and Yan Xiaoling, they were even more dumbfounded.

They had, of course, seen some rare Demon Beasts and fierce beasts, but they had never seen something like this.

A bit farther away, there were scattered piles of hard, dry stuff resembling dung, but on closer inspection, it looked more like irregular metal pieces.

Seeing the three, this peculiar giant beast, resembling a black buffalo, merely lifted its eyelids, swinging its long and thick tail indifferently, appearing rather impatient.

Yet it paid no further heed to the three and instead opened its mouth again to continue gnawing on the Iron Mother Ore, causing the observers to cringe.

Yan Xiaoling, curious, noticed Gu Yuan’s expression seemed to reveal something, so she couldn’t resist asking, "Brother Gu, this is..."

Gu Yuan began to explain: "This is an Iron-Crushing Beast, a rare Exotic Beast that feeds on metal and iron. Its excrement is also refined metal, which can be used for refining Magical Artifacts and even Magical Treasures."

Finally, he pointed to the piles of excrement on the ground.

"Ah? An Iron-Crushing Beast?"

The two were stunned upon hearing this, both somewhat bewildered.

"Indeed, though the Iron-Crushing Beast feeds on metal and iron, it is gentle in nature. As long as it doesn’t feel threatened or the threat is minuscule, it generally won’t attack easily."

Gu Yuan nodded, explaining further.

Then, he added:

"Besides, with this Iron-Crushing Beast around, the gorge is generally safe. My junior sisters can explore the gorge further; I believe you will find something worthwhile."

Upon Gu Yuan’s reminder, the two women’s eyes lit up, thanking him and then starting their exploration.

The two first approached a pile of Iron-Crushing Beast excrement, eyeing it somewhat disdainfully, but upon closer inspection, discovered an anomaly.

This pile of excrement exceeded half a meter in height, composed of hard, rock-like clumps, all irregular in shape. Ji Yuefei reached out and used a spell to lift a piece, nodding in satisfaction.

She was sure Gu Yuan was right; this Iron-Crushing Beast excrement, though a bit off-putting, was actually precious material. It’s uncertain what spiritual iron material it was, but it was definitely sufficient for refining common Magical Artifacts.

A few pieces even emitted a reddish-copper metallic sheen, clearly special spiritual materials.

With this realization, the two women, like mice falling into a rice jar, started collecting these "excrements" everywhere.

Though slightly repugnant, the thought of acquiring these materials that could be traded for various cultivation resources outside the Red Dragon Small World at markets made it worthwhile.

Thus, what lay on the ground was not merely Iron-Crushing Beast excrement, but piles of cultivation resources.

The two women diligently and joyously busied themselves, and Gu Yuan didn’t stand idle either.

He wandered throughout the gorge and then proceeded further inside, quickly reaching a spacious area.

Here, the shrubbery was sparser, but there stood a massive tree with a trunk as thick as three people could wrap their arms around.

This tree was also quite peculiar.

Though it grew tall and robust, it didn’t have many leaves. The leaves were dark green, with veins glimmering faint whitish light, looking heavy and somewhat metallic.

Even the trunk and branches were dark-toned, giving a strong, weighty impression, as if cast from metal and iron.