Lu Yu saw that the Wind Rock Demons were interested in the magnetic stones, he raised the magnetic ring in his hand to let more Wind Rock Demons see it.
It indeed caught the attention of a few Wind Rock Demons, and a few more started chasing Lu Yu, but after running for a while, Lu Yu noticed they stopped chasing.
Thinking for a moment, he took out the magnetic stone fragments that Boss Tang had collected from his backpack, picked a larger piece and threw it towards a Wind Rock Demon.
Bam~ The magnetic stone fragment hit a Wind Rock Demon on its back, and the Wind Rock Demon that was about to turn back saw the magnetic stone on the ground and picked it up.
Crunch crunch, it chewed the stone into pieces in two or three bites and swallowed it. The Wind Rock Demon's eyes sparkled; the taste of this stone was quite good!
It looked towards Lu Yu who still had a big stone donut in his hand and started running towards him.
Seeing that the Wind Rock Demons were indeed interested in the magnetic stones, Lu Yu quickly grabbed a handful of magnetic stone fragments and scattered them towards the Wind Rock Demon group. One after another, the Wind Rock Demons ate the delicious magnetic stones and stood up to walk toward Lu Yu.
More and more Wind Rock Demons tasted the delicious magnetism and started running towards Lu Yu. Lu Yu raised the magnetic ring donut in his hand high and ran into the forest.
Enticed by the deliciousness, the Wind Rock Demons finally left the gravel field.
Running with the large magnetic ring, Lu Yu felt the Wind Rock Demons were much faster than usual. A slight relaxation, and he would be caught by the Wind Rock Demons chasing in swarms.
Finally, Lu Yu realized that these Wind Rock Demons were desperately rushing for the food, moving faster and faster.
In desperation, he could only throw the magnetic ring far away and use that moment of distraction to execute the Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada technique and distance himself from the Wind Rock Demon group.
Watching the Wind Rock Demons chasing the magnetic ring disappear into the distance, Lu Yu felt a little regret. This might be his last gold panning trip.
He no longer had more magnetic stones to attract the Wind Rock Demons' attention.
Using the fastest speed, he returned to the gravel field. Little Tail was already filling sand by the sand pile, and Lu Yu quickly joined in.
This is the last time, grab as much as possible!
Although the sand pile had been scattered by the Wind Rock Demons, decreasing in size, the iron essence content had increased quite a bit. The heavier iron essence particles didn't scatter like the yellow sand, leaving more iron essence in place.
While digging sand, Lu Yu wished he had eighteen hands, filling nine bags at once.
Thud thud thud~ Heavy footsteps sounded as a towering figure, three to four meters high, emerged from the cave at the base of the cliff. It was a Wind Rock Demon with skin like obsidian.
Hearing the footsteps, Lu Yu felt an immense pressure approaching, as if being targeted by some gigantic creature. His heart felt squeezed, and he couldn't catch his breath.
Under the suppression of demonic energy, the Qi Blood within Lu Yu automatically accelerated its flow, and he felt a power surge through him, breaking the oppressive aura of the black Wind Rock Demon.
Without a moment's hesitation, he grabbed Little Tail and leaped backward. While still in mid-air, he turned, and upon landing, immediately executed the Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada.
Executing the technique to its extreme, he covered eight to nine meters in one step. In less than a second, his figure appeared over a hundred meters away, still moving swiftly.
The black Wind Rock Demon watched Lu Yu disappear into the distance but did not chase him out of the cave. Glancing towards the direction of Han Mansion, it returned inside.
Qi Blood was rushing through his body, producing a roaring sound. Lu Yu could only hear the sound of his heartbeat and the flow of Qi Blood.
Only when his Qi Blood was exhausted did he have to stop.
Heat steamed off Lu Yu's body as he panted heavily, the whole person like he had just come out of a steamer, shrouded in white steam.
Little Tail was also flushed red from the heat emanating from Lu Yu's body.
When Lu Yu put her down, Little Tail was too unstable to stand, her head felt like mush, and the whole world seemed to spin, causing her to collapse to the ground and pass out.
Lu Yu barely managed to purchase a Rejuvenation Pill with his consciousness and swallowed it, then completely lost consciousness himself.
The Bladeless Blade Technique automatically operated, trying to correct the chaotic Qi Blood flow within his body, but the effect was very weak.
As the Rejuvenation Pill's effects kicked in, the Bladeless Blade Technique gradually showed its power, clearing up the tangled Qi Blood and directing its flow according to the technique's path.
When Lu Yu opened his eyes, the Qi Blood circulation within his body had returned to normal, and its strength had slightly increased.
Seeing his backpack containing less than a thousand gold coins worth of wealth, Lu Yu felt such heartache that he couldn't breathe, "This time, I've suffered a huge loss!"
Standing up, he saw Little Tail lying on the ground, picked her up, and saw her face was deathly pale, as if severely ill.
He touched her head, which was ice-cold as if she had lost all warmth, but Little Tail was still breathing, not completely dead.
If left like this, in less than half a day, she would surely die.
Lu Yu knew she had been invaded by demonic energy.
Mere mortals couldn't resist demons, and just the demonic energy exuding from a demon could immobilize them, and worse, cause their bodies to be corroded by demonic energy and die painfully.
Martial Cultivators could rely on their strong Qi Blood to resist the oppression and corrosion of demonic energy, but ordinary people's Qi Blood was too weak to resist such invasions.
Now, he either needed to find a profoundly proficient Qi Cultivation Martial Cultivator to consume a massive amount of Spiritual Qi to expel the demonic energy from Little Tail's body, or he could feed her a Qi-removing Pill.
The Qi-removing Pill is a special concoction developed for mortals, its properties gentle enough for mortal consumption to expel the demonic energy within them.
However, the price is extremely expensive and very rare.
Families who can afford the Qi-removing Pill usually have at least one Qi Cultivation Martial Cultivator, so it's rare for anyone to refine the Qi-removing Pill; it's often custom-made when needed.
Without hesitation, he quickly headed to the Divine Weapon Pavilion holding Little Tail.
The Divine Weapon Pavilion also didn't have the Qi-removing Pill, but it has money, and with money you can recharge and buy the Qi-removing Pill in the system shop.
Lu Yu could not just watch Little Tail die in front of him. After spending these days together, his feelings towards Little Tail had changed, and he gradually started caring for her existence.
Moreover, it was due to his own actions that Little Tail was eroded by demonic energy, so it's even more impossible to watch her die in front of him without doing anything.
If when he regained consciousness, Little Tail was already dead, at most there would be regret in his heart.
But knowing she's not dead yet and just watching her die without doing anything would leave a lifetime of remorse.
He has already considered this game to be a real world.
And regarded Little Tail as a real person.
"Now, give me the money immediately."
Lu Yu placed all the refined iron he'd saved in his backpack in front of the shopkeeper of the Divine Weapon Pavilion; these were originally intended to fortify the Hundred Refinements Great Sword.
Seeing Lu Yu holding a child and not hiding his appearance, the shopkeeper of the Divine Weapon Pavilion was a little surprised.
But he still recognized Lu Yu at once and led him to a private room on the second floor.
After weighing the refined iron Lu Yu provided, the shopkeeper took out a pale blue crystal card and handed it to Lu Yu, saying, "This is a Crystal Card, with ten thousand gold inside."
Lu Yu took the Crystal Card, which had the logo of the Divine Weapon Pavilion on it. After getting the Crystal Card, he immediately recharged the Points and bought a Qi-removing Pill worth 80,000 Points.
"Here are the remaining 324 Gold Coins." The shopkeeper then took out a pouch and gave it to Lu Yu, continuing, "The Crystal Card issued by the Divine Weapon Pavilion can be used anywhere in the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"The Crystal Card in your hand represents that you have become a basic member of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, able to pre-order an Artifact Refiner from the Divine Weapon Pavilion to tailor a spiritual weapon below third-tier."
"Of course, the Artifact Refiner will also charge a processing fee, and you need to provide your own materials for forging the weapon. If you're short on materials, you can also purchase them at the Divine Weapon Pavilion..."
Without listening to the rest of the shopkeeper's words, Lu Yu hurriedly returned with Little Tail to the small courtyard, on the way he had already fed her the Qi-removing Pill.
Seeing Little Tail lying on the bed with a slightly improved complexion, Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
Shortly after Lu Yu left, information about him appeared in front of the shopkeeper of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, including the matter of Lu Yu buying the Hundred Refinements Great Sword at Tang's Blacksmith Shop.
Previously, the shopkeeper didn't want to investigate him just because he didn't want to put in the effort, as refined iron alone wasn't enough to attract his attention.
But as long as he wanted to investigate, with the powerful backing of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, he could obtain detailed information through many channels.
Those professional information-selling organizations are not something that the Han residence can compare to.
The information stated that Ma Gang was very likely killed by Lu Yu, as the wounds on the body matched those caused by the Hundred Refinements Great Sword.
Knowing that Lu Yu, who only practiced for less than a month, already possessed the capability to kill a sixth-level Body Refinement Martial Cultivator, the shopkeeper of the Divine Weapon Pavilion couldn't help but get excited.
For geniuses, the Divine Weapon Pavilion adopts a policy of closeness, and those members who can discover talents are generously rewarded by the Divine Weapon Pavilion.
A genius of Lu Yu's level might not count for much in the whole Great Zhou Dynasty, but in Beifeng City or even the entire northern province of Beifeng, he is considered top-tier.
He seemed to already see himself receiving an award from the headquarters and being promoted out of this remote small town, with a bright future ahead.
He hurriedly took out a precious long-distance Communication Talisman, filled in Lu Yu's information on the talisman, then activated it with Spiritual Qi. The talisman slowly combusted in mid-air and disappeared.
Next, he just had to wait for news from the headquarters, and the shopkeeper of the Divine Weapon Pavilion looked in the direction of the Han residence.
...
"Water, thirsty..." Little Tail muttered unconsciously.
Lu Yu quickly poured some water and fed it to her, patted her head, her temperature had returned to normal.
He tucked her in with a quilt, left the small courtyard, and went to the riverbank where he often panned for gold. Watching the flowing river, Lu Yu reflected on his recent recklessness and impulsiveness.
"Sigh~" He sighed, took out the yellow sand he excavated today; this would be the last time he panned for gold.
Soon, Lu Yu filtered out the yellow sand, leaving behind large grains of sand and refined iron.
After processing everything, Lu Yu was pleasantly surprised to find that today's harvest might just reimburse all the money he spent these past two days.
After filtering, he surprisingly had an entire sack full of sand and refined iron, with the proportion of refined iron also visibly increased compared to before.
He hurriedly took the sack back to the small courtyard.