I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 38

Upon returning to the inn, Yun Yu and the two others were having the complimentary dinner in a partitioned area of the main hall. Yun He, with the sharpest eyesight, was the first to spot Mo Xiao.

“Senior Sister, Little Junior Sister, come sit here! Tonight’s dinner is quite good,” Yun He immediately stood up and greeted them warmly.

Mo Xiao held Zuo Wuyi’s hand, and the two sat down side-by-side at the dining table. After releasing Zuo Wuyi’s hand, Mo Xiao very naturally picked up two sets of chopsticks and bowls, cast a Cleansing Art on them, and neatly placed Zuo Wuyi’s set in front of her.

Yun He tilted her head, looking at the chopsticks and bowl in front of her Little Junior Sister. She felt that the moment the two arrived, the atmosphere at the dining table seemed to change, but she couldn’t quite pinpoint how.

“Senior Martial Sister, are you free later? I have something I need to discuss with you,” Mo Xiao asked, effortlessly adding two spoonfuls of food to Zuo Wuyi’s bowl.

“Yes, let’s talk after dinner,” Yun Yu’s gaze couldn’t help but drift toward Zuo Wuyi’s bowl. Seeing the extremely familiar sight, she felt a slight pang of sadness.

Little Junior Sister and Junior Sister have such a great relationship. If only Master were here and could be with me. I don’t need Master to get food for me or anything; just her willingness to sit by my side would be enough happiness for me.

“Senior Sister, I heard people in the commercial district today say there’s a river south of the city, and the riverbed seems to have some decent ore. Why don’t we go take a look tomorrow?” Yun He was more open-minded. After briefly finding the change in atmosphere odd, she quickly adapted.

“To the south? What kind of ore is it?” Mo Xiao asked, simultaneously wondering if the people who could contaminate spirit stones and herbs with Demonic Qi might also have tampered with the ore.

“It’s called Gold Scale Ore. It looks just like golden fish scales! It seems to be a newly discovered ore from the last little while,” Yun He said, getting excited. “A piece the size of a fist is worth about ten-plus High-grade Spirit Stones! If we can dig up a big one, we might be able to sell it for hundreds of High-grade Spirit Stones!”

If she could find some, she could make a small fortune and perhaps change the miserable fact that she was currently at the bottom financially.

“Since the price is so exorbitant, the production of this Gold Scale Ore must be very low, right?” Zuo Wuyi asked. “Will we be able to find it?”

Yun He’s cheeks puffed out slightly. “According to the information we gathered, because it was only recently discovered, quite a lot has apparently been showing up lately. If you dig diligently for a day, you’re pretty much guaranteed to find something.”

Newly discovered, and a lot recently? Zuo Wuyi subconsciously looked at Mo Xiao upon hearing this. Mo Xiao’s thoughts were similar to Zuo Wuyi’s. Things that defy the norm must be caused by a demon. This so-called Gold Scale Ore might also be the work of the Demon Race.

Qiu Wu was very focused on eating, playing two roles throughout the meal: listener and avid eater.

Only after everyone at the table had finished did Qiu Wu speak, making a small request. “If the Fellow Daoists discover any Gold Scale Ore tomorrow, I wonder if you could prioritize selling it to me? I will buy it at market price.”

“That’s fine,” Mo Xiao nodded and agreed, then asked, “Does this ore significantly help in artifact refinement?”

Qiu Wu hesitated for a moment. “I’m not entirely sure, but I bought a piece today and conducted a small experiment. This ore has excellent ductility and spiritual conductivity. If it can be attached to the surface of a weapon, it should be able to speed up spiritual energy transmission.”

“Spiritual conductivity?” Yun Yu frowned, seemingly thinking of something bad. “Does this ore have the ability to store spiritual energy?”

Qiu Wu shook her head. “I tried. It can only allow spiritual energy to flow very quickly within the mineral, but it cannot store it.”

Yun Yu’s brows relaxed again. It was good that it did not have the characteristic of storing spiritual energy. Otherwise, this ore might become a second type of Star Stone.

After dinner, Mo Xiao and Yun Yu went to a room for a detailed talk. Only Zuo Wuyi and the two others remained in the partition, leisurely reclining in their chairs.

“Little Junior Sister, where did you go today? Did you get any gains?” Yun He was uncomfortable with the quiet atmosphere, so she proactively started a conversation.

“We walked around outside the city. The gains were alright, I suppose,” Zuo Wuyi said. Although the wisp of spiritual energy her Master left her was gone, she had also acquired a spatial pouch. If she tidied up the defensive artifacts inside and put them on, the effect should still be pretty good.

“Alright?” Yun He sensed something off in her Little Junior Sister’s tone. “Did you and Senior Sister secretly make a huge fortune!”

“Not a huge fortune, just a small one,” Zuo Wuyi said, stroking her chin. Although the Black Boss deserved to die, Zuo Wuyi didn’t feel comfortable saying they had killed someone and looted the body; it sounded rather undignified.

“A small fortune?” Yun He subconsciously felt a sense of dread. Was her Little Junior Sister about to become even richer? No way, no way. Am I the only truly poor person here?

Meanwhile, Mo Xiao recounted the details of the incident to Yun Yu and handed her a spatial pouch. “This was searched from him. There are quite a lot of things inside, Senior Martial Sister. See if there’s anything you can use.”

“For me?” Yun Yu was somewhat surprised and did not take the spatial pouch. “I don’t lack things. You should keep these yourself.”

“Wuyi’s portion and mine have already been taken. This is for you, Senior Sister, and Yun He,” Mo Xiao said. “Yun He’s current cultivation is limited. Senior Sister, you can keep some suitable things for her.”

Hearing that there was also a share for Yun He, Yun Yu stopped refusing and accepted the spatial pouch, examining its contents with her spiritual sense.

“Did that person carry all his assets with him?” Seeing the contents inside, Yun Yu couldn’t help but laugh slightly. “Yun He will definitely be very happy if she knows she’s about to receive an unexpected fortune.”

Mo Xiao pondered for a moment. “Perhaps, as long as she doesn’t compare herself to us, she is actually a very wealthy cultivator.”

Of course, if Yun He became fixated on comparing spirit stones with Zuo Wuyi again, she would probably become depressed for a little while. After all, the spatial pouch Mo Xiao gave Zuo Wuyi contained the most spirit stones.

Yun He and Qiu Wu only learned about the matter the next day. Furthermore, Yun Yu did not tell them everything, only explaining the general situation and advising them to be cautious recently.

Yun He was nervous at first, but then, seeing the spatial pouch in her hand, her lips couldn’t help but curl up. “Senior Martial Sister, don’t worry. I will be extra careful these next few days. If we go to any dangerous places, I will stick with you all!”

Yun Yu nodded. “That’s acceptable. Then, let’s proceed with our original plan today and head south to take a look.”

The value of Gold Scale Ore was high. Any cultivator who had spent time in the commercial district would know this. This resulted in many cultivators wanting to search for Gold Scale Ore, hoping to make a small fortune.

Especially those with lower cultivation, for them, High-grade Spirit Stones were not just spirit stones but treasures that could aid their cultivation.

For cultivators below the Golden Core stage, directly absorbing the spiritual energy from a High-grade Spirit Stone was much faster than absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy during meditation.

“Senior Martial Sister, should we change our location?” Yun He asked. They didn’t set out particularly early, and by the time they reached the so-called small river, a large group of cultivators was already searching in the river.

“Let’s walk upstream,” Yun Yu briefly observed the people searching for the ore. There were few Qi Refining or Golden Core stage cultivators, with the Foundation Establishment stage making up about two-thirds of the group.

After walking upstream for about fifteen minutes, the number of cultivators searching for Gold Scale Ore significantly decreased. At the same time, Yun Yu noticed that the cultivation of these remaining cultivators was all Golden Core stage or above.

“Senior Martial Sister, there are fewer people here. Let’s try searching here,” Yun He said, standing by the river and looking into the water with curiosity.

“Alright, but everyone be careful. This Gold Scale Ore should not be that easy to find,” Yun Yu advised.

The river water was flowing. Based on common sense, searching for Gold Scale Ore upstream should be much easier than downstream. So why did the number of people searching decrease the further they went upstream?

Yun Yu was not the only one with this doubt. Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi exchanged glances, then moved together with tacit understanding, ensuring their distance did not exceed one hundred meters.

Yun He and Qiu Wu didn’t think too much about it. They simply assumed that the upstream distance was too far and that those people were too lazy to come up, which was why the number of people decreased here.

After about fifteen minutes, a cheer rang out nearby, “I found it! It’s Gold Scale Ore!”

The speaker was an older cultivator, and he was holding a golden stone slightly larger than a fist. Under the sunlight, it reflected fragmented golden light. From Mo Xiao’s perspective, it looked exactly like a golden fish wriggling in the cultivator’s hand.

“Fellow Daoist, would you be willing to sell that Gold Scale Ore to me?” Qiu Wu was quick to act. After confirming that the object in the cultivator’s hand was Gold Scale Ore, she immediately spoke.

The cultivator did not immediately agree. Instead, he used his spiritual sense to check Qiu Wu’s cultivation. Upon realizing the other party’s cultivation was higher than his own, his expression relaxed significantly. “Of course. But how much are you willing to offer, Fellow Daoist?”

Qiu Wu carefully examined the Gold Scale Ore in his hand. “For this size, I will offer twenty spirit stones.”

“Are those twenty High-grade Spirit Stones?” the cultivator asked, just to be sure.

Qiu Wu nodded, then retrieved the spirit stones from her spatial storage. “Twenty High-grade Spirit Stones. Are you willing to sell it to me?”

“Willing, willing!” The cultivator’s eyes lit up when he saw the spirit stones. He quickly completed the transaction, one hand holding the spirit stones, the other the ore.

After receiving the spirit stones, the cultivator did not linger here and quickly walked downstream. It was unclear if he was going back or moving to another location to continue searching for Gold Scale Ore.

“Could I take a look at this Gold Scale Ore?” Mo Xiao requested.

“Of course, here you go,” Qiu Wu readily handed the Gold Scale Ore to Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao reached out and took it, holding it in her left palm. She then used the index and middle fingers of her right hand to gently press the ore. Moving her fingers slowly over the ore’s irregular surface, she conducted a careful investigation.