Chapter 275: Tempering the Treasure

The group quickly entered the unexpectedly discovered natural mine with torches, baskets, pickaxes, etc., searching for minerals as they went deeper.

"There is a piece of century-old cold iron here, weighing at least ten kilograms."

"Green steel, this is a piece of blue steel."

"I also found a piece of white cloud iron, worth at least dozens of taels of silver."

"It is indeed a natural mine. It is so rich."

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Dozens of miners became more and more excited as they went deeper. Slowly, everyone's baskets were filled with valuable rare minerals. They even had to take out the previously mined rare minerals because they encountered better rare minerals later. .

Unknowingly, the group had gone several miles deep and gradually came to the edge of a magma pool.

"Look, what is that?"

One of the miners suddenly discovered something and pointed to a place deep in the magma chamber. The other miners quickly followed the direction of his finger and quickly exclaimed.

"That should be a natural treasure, but only one fruit has grown. It looks a bit like a lotus, but there are too many layers. It seems... as if it has been tempered thousands of times."

"The whole body is fiery red, crystal clear, and the branches and leaves are like flames. I seem to have heard of it somewhere."

"Thousand-Quenched Fruit, this is Thousand-Quenched Fruit. It is said to be an extremely precious treasure of heaven and earth. Even the legendary gods fought for it to death. I heard the storytellers in the teahouse talk about it. Quenching fruit.”

"Yes, yes, I was also in the teahouse at that time. The storyteller also showed us the pictures. He said that as long as we can get such a Thousand Tempering Fruit, we will have no worries about food and drink in this life and can live a good life of glory and wealth. .”

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and report this matter. The new head of the family is the fairest. As long as you make corresponding contributions, we will definitely be rewarded enough. Please hurry up and report it."

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A group of miners were so excited that they quickly left the mine with their baskets and reported the matter.

Soon the Tang family disciples who were responsible for guarding the Leopard Head Volcano rushed to this natural mine and confirmed that the heavenly material and earthly treasure inside was the priceless Thousand Tempering Fruit. However, it was not mature yet and it would probably take a few days. Able to mature.

After confirming it, several Tang family disciples quickly reported the matter and soon arrived at Tang Yelan's place.

After learning about this, Tang Yelan immediately issued a hush-hush order, and at the same time, all the miners and managers of the Leopard Head Volcano were not allowed to come back. They had to wait until the Thousand Quenching Fruits matured and the Tang family successfully picked them before they could come back.

At the same time, Tang Yelan asked several senior Tang family officials who knew about the matter to stay in the Tang family's mansion and not to act rashly. However, what Tang Yelan didn't know was that among the several stewards of Leopard Head Volcano, one of the stewards of the First Hospital kept it secret. Others told the people in the First Hospital about the matter, but the First Hospital did not tell Tang Yelan about the matter.

At this time, the head of the First Court was Tang Quanli's second son, Tang Kexiao. After a fierce internal fight, Tang Kexiao, who was more capable, finally defeated the other brothers and became the head of the First Court.

However, the First House at this moment is ten times a hundred times worse than before. Only one foundation-building expert is left in charge, and the rest have left the First House and joined the Second House and the Third House.

The first courtyard, which was once quite prosperous, has now declined, even worse than some branches of the Tang family.

After receiving the news, Tang Kexiao immediately summoned several senior officials of the First Hospital to tell the news, and then said excitedly: "The opportunity for our First Hospital has come. If we can grasp it well, we will not only be able to return to the past. Prosperity, and even be able to take charge of the entire Tang family."

Tang Kexiao's words made several other people frown and start talking one after another.

"The Thousand Tempering Fruit is extremely valuable, and it is one of the best treasures that can assist the Great Master Jindan to break through to the realm of refining gods. Even the gods covet it. This is an opportunity for our Tang family. What does the master want to do?" Do."

"Such a treasure, everyone and Tang Yelan will definitely leave it to our golden elixir invincible ancestors. Maybe with the help of this Thousand Tempering Fruit, our ancestors of the Tang family will be able to advance to the realm of gods. By then, our Tang family will be able to advance to the realm of gods." The family can reach the sky in one step.”

"Are you trying to get this Thousand Tempering Fruit? I think it's inappropriate to do so. If it affects our ancestors of the Tang family's promotion to the realm of gods, who can afford the consequences?"

"Master, what do you want to do?"

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Looking at the confused people, Tang Kexiao thought about it for a moment, and said coldly: "It's just a Thousand Tempered Fruit. Even if it can assist the Golden Core Master to become a god, how much can it increase the chance of becoming a god? It's better to use it to make friends. There are allies who can bring great help to our First House."

"What do you think of Prince Pingyao's Mansion? Now that Prince Pingyao's Mansion is in turmoil, it's time for us to help in times of need. If our First Academy is willing to marry a few outstanding women into Prince Pingyao's Mansion, and with this Thousand Tempering Fruit as a dowry, Prince Pingyao’s Palace will definitely support us in becoming the new head of the Tang family.”

"And once the Pingyao Prince's Palace gives birth to a new god with the help of this Thousand Tempering Fruit, our First Academy will also be in a great position. It only takes a word from the Pingyao Prince's Palace to become the master of the Tang family. Not even our ancestors can stop us. .”

After the words fell, several senior officials of the First Hospital around him fell silent, with dissatisfaction on their faces.

Tang Kexiao raised his eyebrows: "Why, you don't want to?"

"What about our ancestors of the Tang family?" One of the stewards pondered for a moment, but couldn't help but said: "Compared to having a god appear in Pingyao Prince's Mansion, it would be better for our Tang family to have a god. The benefits are greater for us, the Tang family, so why should we take advantage of others?"

As this steward spoke, several other stewards also expressed their opinions.

"You're right. Prince Pingyao's palace is such a bastard, why should we stick to it? Moreover, the internal fights within the family can be resolved within the family. If we use external forces, it will be laughed at for nothing."

"Competition within the family is competition. You can't just ask outside forces for help because of this. Isn't this inviting a wolf into the house? The Second House has never done this when it was at a disadvantage before. How can our First House do such a thing."

"What if Prince Pingyao takes something and refuses to help, or if a god is not born? How will we face our ancestors and other family members? How will we survive in the Tang family in the future? You can’t do it, please think twice before taking action.”

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