TheConqueroroftheUniverse

Chapter 78 News About No-return Valley

They were overwhelmed for a while.

Yan Li exclaimed, "We're rich! We're going to be really rich!"

Meanwhile, she looked at Li Ping'an shyly. Then, she kissed Li Ping'an on his cheek with her rep lips, giggling. "Daniu, you've done a good job today. This is your reward."

"Eh..."

Li Ping'an was speechless for a while. Then, he was going to say something.

However, he caught sight of Zhang Xiaojing, on whose pretty face there was a sign of anger. Although Zhang Xiaojing was shy, she kissed Li Ping'an on the cheek defiantly and said, "Daniu, your reward."

"..."

Li Ping'an did not expect that the two girls would be competing with each other at this time.

However, this kind of experience was so wonderful. Li Ping'an felt comfortable beyond description.

However, this was not the right place to flirt. Li Ping'an said with a smile, "Sister Li, Sister Jing, if you want to have fun, I'll be yours when we are back in Hanjiang City. But now, you'll be on guard for me, and I will take these things out."

"You wish!"

The two girls rolled their eyes at Li Ping'an bashfully. Then they hurried to the entrance of the cave to stay on guard.

Looking at their beautiful figures, Li Ping'an smiled.

The two girls appeared to be audacious, but actually, they were inexperienced and shy. To hold them, he could only say something like that.

However, Li Ping'an calmed down and focused his mind. First, he pried hard and punched holes around the piece of crystal ore. Then, he took out the whole piece of the ore spirits.

It was more than one square meter, thirty to forty centimeters thick. And it weighed at least several hundred kilograms.

Although there were many impurities in it, it was a surprising discovery for them.

Li Ping'an took off his armor and wrapped the ore spirits within it to cover their glow. Then, he left with the two girls.

However, they could not return to the camp right now, as they all had bloodstains on them and might have left their aura in the cave just now.

Before they returned to the camp, they found a stream in the mountains to clean the bloodstains on them in case they would be tracked by beasts.

It was nothing for a man like Li Ping'an to get undressed and clean his body. However, all Yan Li and Zhang Xiaojing had on them was a b*a, which feasted Li Ping'an's eyes a lot.

He didn't expect the two girls to be so curvy as he thought they were skinny.

They were perfectly proportional after years of physical training. An ordinary beauty was no match for them.

The two girls rushed into their tents to change their clothes as soon as they returned to the camp.

Meanwhile, Li Ping'an briefly recounted what happened tonight to Zhang Hongqiang and Yan Ling before showing them the big piece of ore spirits.

"This is..."

Zhang Hongqiang and Yan Ling gaped at it.

Zhang Hongqiang almost choked. Luckily, Yan Ling patted his back in time, making him feel better. Zhang Hongqiang asked, "Daniu, did... did you dig down the mountain? How can you be so lucky?"

Even though Yan Ling was calm, she was completely confused by it. She muttered, "Daniu. Do...Do we really own it now?"

Li Ping'an did not respond to the couple. He left the ore there for them to have a closer look and then went back to his tent to get changed.

Yan Li and Zhang Xiaojing happened to come out when Li Ping'an came out after getting changed. They told Zhang Hongqiang and Yan Ling about their battle with the red-haired monkeys. It wasn't until then that the couple finally came back to their senses.

Zhang Hongqiang could not help but roll his eyes and said, "Daniu, you are my big brother. Damn. You are amazing. I wouldn't have the guts."

Li Ping'an rolled his eyes on him and said, "Brother Qiang, you are already in your forties. And I am only eighteen years old. I'm not that old."

"..."

Zhang Hongqiang pretended to be angry. He said, "Daniu, you little bastard! I am only thirty-five years old, okay? I just look a bit old. You can't be so mean to me."

The three women giggled as they looked at the two funny fellows.

Then, they went back to business.

Yan Ling said, "Daniu, I was worried that we would be unable to perform the assigned task on time as Young Master Can's main force will be coming soon. But now, it's much easier for us to report on our mission."

Li Ping'an nodded and said, "We'll give Young Master Can some benefits. However, there is no need to hurry. They won't be here until at least five or six days later. Let's make use of this time and cultivate. We can keep the status quo and get ready for changes in the situation."

After the last word, Li Ping'an patted his forehead, looked at Zhang Hongqiang, and continued, "Brother Qiang, take these fruits. Although they are not as effective as the odd melon, they have multiple benefits for sure. Since you can't consume the lotus seeds, you can try this and see how you feel."

Meanwhile, Li Ping'an handed over the fruits he had taken from Wang Feng to Zhang Hongqiang.

These fruits were at a lower level and useless for him, so he might as well give them to Zhang Hongqiang and see how they worked.

Zhang Hongqiang chuckled and took the fruits without be ceremonious. He said, "Daniu, we are brothers. In the future, I'll do everything you tell me to do."

Li Ping'an smiled and extended his fist towards Zhang Hongqiang. Zhang Hongqiang laughed and did a fist bump with him.

Yan Ling, Yan Li, and Zhang Xiaojing could not help but laugh. The atmosphere in the camp became relaxed and joyful as if spring had arrived.

Before they met Daniu, they couldn't and wouldn't even dream of a life like this. But now, they had completely stepped into a brand-new world.

Just like the old saying went, "To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in the petals of a flower."

A moment later, Yan Ling suddenly clapped her hands and said, "Daniu, I forgot. Have a rest here for a while. I will make food for you."

"Alright."

Li Ping'an nodded with a smile. Meanwhile, he suddenly recalled the scene of the red-haired monkeys fighting for the dead body of the big leopard cat. He found that to get its body, the monkeys were even in no hurry to take the ore spirits.

"Is the fresh of this kind of beast also a treasure?"

"Damn. This is possible! It seems that I have to give it a try when I get a chance."

Li Ping'an thought to himself.

...

A week later, it was already November 17 of the 15th year of the New Era.

In this week, emboldened by the ore spirits, Team 97 did not act recklessly. Instead, they took it easy and went steady, heading towards the deep mountain ten to twenty kilometers per day.

Li Ping'an also found some other gains, but they weren't as great as expected. What he found were all ordinary fruits like the ones he took from Wang Feng. He did not find a chance to hunt a powerful beast.

However, after taking the lotus seeds with the Nutrition Drop, Yan Ling, Yan Li, and Zhang Xiaojing improved a lot in strengths and stepped into the interim of the Awakening Stage.

All of their indicators had exceeded the standards a lot. Yan Ling, who was the strongest among the three, even reached the speed of 200.

Yan Li and Zhang Xiaojing also reached the speed of around 180.

Zhang Hongqiang gained the most. After taking those fruits, he had made a full recovery and improved greatly in strength. Later, he took some lotus seeds, which helped him reach the peak of the interim of the Awakening Stage. Now he was at the threshold of the late Awakening Stage.

However, Li Ping'an advised him not to break through to the new stage in such a hurry.

This was because Li Ping'an had learned from his own experience that it wouldn't hurt to lay a solid foundation.

Zhang Hongqiang naturally accepted Li Ping'an's suggestion, practicing his martial skills with great enthusiasm every day.

As for Li Ping'an, he made greater progress with his slow and steady strategy. Although he did not consume any odd melon these days, his speed reached 230+.

Being slow and steady, he was tapping the remaining potential he gained from consuming the odd melons.

In general, Team 97 was thriving. They were now at least dozens of times stronger than before.

As a result, they were not in a hurry to leave Young Master Can's main force. Instead, they decided to wait and act according to the situation.

In the evening, Li Ping'an was in the tent communicating with Lin Jianjia about the precise value and effectiveness of the ore spirits. At this time, a message came from the main force of Young Master Can, informing Team 97 that the main force was preparing for a big operation and asking them to meet with the main force before tomorrow evening.

"A big operation?"

"Does Young Master Can know any big news?" Li Ping'an paused.

At the same time, Zhang Hongqiang came to Li Ping'an and whispered, "Daniu, there might be something wrong. What should we do?"

Li Ping'an frowned and thought for a moment. Then he said, "Brother Qiang, do you have any acquaintances working in the core of the main force? Can you get some information? We will go meet the main force if there is nothing wrong. Or if there is something wrong, we'll make excuses and decline the command."

"Okay!"

Zhang Hongqiang nodded and said, "Daniu, I'll handle it. Someone may give me face and be willing to help."

The moment Zhang Hongqiang left, Li Ping'an received a message from Lin Jianjia. "Daniu, the energy of the ore spirits should be at least above the middle level. I have compared it to many other goods in many stores these days. This shouldn't be wrong. We've got the Longxian Herb and Fire Lotus Seed, and now we are about to gather all the raw materials of Energy Drop."

Li Ping'an smiled and replied, "Jianjia, don't be in such a hurry. We might find even better ones. Also, don't forget to cultivate. You know, I am making great progress. Don't get left behind me."

Li Ping'an was in a good mood after the communication with Lin Jianjia.

As he was going to the mysterious stone to meditate, Zhang Hongqiang had gotten the information about the operation and came to tell Li Ping'an, "Daniu, the main force seems to have found the coordinates of the place where Mr. Zhou disappeared. The name was... No-return Valley, I think. Young Master Can is ready for the big operation."

"What? No-return Valley?"

Li Ping'an frowned.

Although the current technology was advanced and the positioning systems were powerful, the variations in the mountain were so terrifying that even a smart fighter aircraft could not fly over these mountains. The positioning systems might be useful on the periphery of the mountains, but they were almost useless deep in the mountains.

There was no better way to obtain precise coordinates than relying on humans.

Li Ping'an did not expect that Young Master Can would get the coordinates so quickly.

But soon, Li Ping'an stopped frowning and continued with a smile, "Brother Qiang, in that case, we should join this operation. Pack up everything and have a good rest tonight. We'll go meet the main force tomorrow."