172: Chapter 172: Zero on the left and fire on the right, Thunder God helps me!

Dongfang Wan's face flushed, and she shyly stuffed all those items into her Storage Ring.

Wang Bin merely glanced at the Storage Ring before averting his gaze.

Now that he had that miraculous collar, he had little interest in other ordinary storage equipment.

However, he mused that if not for certain considerations, he would have found a way to trick her into giving him the Storage Ring.

"Young Miss Dongfang, let me formally introduce myself. My name is Wang Bin, and I am the City Lord of White Cloud City.

From now on, you and Big Yellow Dog must get along well, and don't hold a grudge against him.

Big Yellow Dog is a simple fellow, with no ill intentions.

His background is even more tragic; his master was killed by those Zhong Sheng Sect fellows,

and he himself was captured by the Zhong Sheng Sect for their cruel experiments, barely surviving by chance.

Afterward, he was hunted by the Zhong Sheng Sect for many years, truly a narrow escape from death!

Moreover, his parents died long ago, and he is an orphan, with no relatives in this world. Now, only the two of us can be considered his friends."

"Woof woof! Wuwu! Master, you understand me best!"

Listening to Wang Bin's narration, Big Yellow Dog was so moved by his own tragic past that he cried uncontrollably. He had never known before that his background was so pitiful.

Upon hearing Wang Bin's words, Dongfang Wan was even more touched, tears welling up in her eyes, and her gaze towards Big Yellow Dog softened considerably.

Wang Bin watched this scene, filled with a sense of accomplishment.

With these two simple-minded fellows, even without a Reincarnation Contract, he could still have them completely under his thumb.

In the end, these two innocent fellows actually apologized to each other and then reconciled.

Wang Bin watched from the side, muttering to himself that being with these two made him feel like his intelligence was being dragged down.

He secretly thought that if the higher-ups of West Sea City were all as foolish as these two, even if they were stronger, they probably wouldn't amount to much and wouldn't pose a threat.

"Ahem! You two have bickered enough. You'll have plenty of time to chat later.

Now, tell me, how large is the territory we occupy?

How far is it from the sea? What's the situation in the sea? Have you explored it?"

At Wang Bin's interruption, Big Yellow Dog and Dongfang Wan simultaneously rolled their eyes at him in dissatisfaction.

"Woof woof, let me tell you!

Little Green has been staying in the Immortal Cave and hasn't gone out.

I've marked all the surrounding territory. A few hundred miles from here, towards the sea, there's another Immortal Cave similar to ours.

There was originally a Yao King occupying it, but I drove him away.

Another hundred miles or so further is the ocean, but I'm not really sure about the situation in the deep sea."

Then, Big Yellow Dog roughly described the places he had marked and also mentioned that he sensed many mineral deposits underground, but he would need to go there himself to pinpoint their exact locations.

Wang Bin was very excited upon hearing this. The Demon Beast Mountain Range, untouched by humans, was indeed rich in resources!

This meant that the Immortal Cave of that Golden Core Yao Beast, a few hundred miles from here, must have at least a third-grade Spiritual Vein underground!

All these would be his in the future, but it was a pity he couldn't openly occupy this place.

If other Yao Beasts discovered it, they would surely unite to attack him.

Even if he could barely defend it, they would run off to report the situation here to the overlords deep within the Demon Beast Mountain Range.

At that time, if a Dragon casually sent a few Nascent Soul Stage Yao Beasts, he wouldn't be able to hold this place.

Therefore, he could only let Big Yellow Dog occupy this place first, and then send people to secretly mine some minerals.

At most, he could arrange for people to secretly Cultivate some forces here, but the risk was simply too great.

If a Nascent Soul Stage Yao Beast happened to pass by one day, it would all be over, and he would lose his life.

Moreover, it would be best if Big Yellow Dog didn't show himself easily; another Golden Core Stage Yao King should occupy this territory instead.

If the Zhong Sheng Sect learned of Big Yellow Dog's hiding place, they would surely send people to capture him.

Just thinking about it felt troublesome. Ultimately, it was because his own strength was insufficient; he simply couldn't hold such a good territory.

Such a good place, with so many resources, could support a Nascent Soul Family.

After much thought, Wang Bin finally decided to go to the seaside to see what the situation in the sea truly was like.

"Big Yellow Dog, take me to the seaside to see what it's like."

"Master, come on up!"

Big Yellow Dog immediately grew to about ten feet tall. Wang Bin leaped up and sat firmly on his back. As soon as he was settled, Dongfang Wan also sat behind him.

"I want to see it too! I've never seen the ocean before in my life!"

"Let's go, Big Yellow Dog!"

Big Yellow Dog carried the two of them, galloping like the wind towards the west.

After running for just an hour, Big Yellow Dog suddenly stopped.

"Woof woof! Master, there's a Spirit Stone mine below, and it's quite large!"

Wang Bin and Dongfang Wan quickly used their Divine Sense to probe, but found nothing.

"That Spirit Stone mine is about twenty thousand meters underground. It's definitely a Spirit Stone mine; I wouldn't sense it wrong!"

Seeing their reaction, Big Yellow Dog knew what was going on and quickly added.

Wang Bin hesitated for a moment, but decided to put it aside for now.

"Big Yellow Dog, keep going! We'll deal with the Spirit Stone mine later."

"Understood, Master!"

"Senior Brother Wang, Big Yellow Dog said there's a large Spirit Stone mine. Why don't we mine it? I'm out of Spirit Stones."

Dongfang Wan asked curiously.

Without a word, Wang Bin directly gave Dongfang Wan ten thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, then began to explain:

"Have you never seen how mining is done? Do you think Spirit Stone mines are that easy to dig?

Mining is very particular and extremely tiring, requiring a large group of Cultivators to work day and night twenty thousand meters underground.

Even if we are Cultivators, we can't endure such hardship. With your delicate skin, let alone, you probably couldn't last even a day, unless someone was forcing you to work with a whip."

"Is that so?" Dongfang Wan mumbled softly.

Wang Bin had Big Yellow Dog mark the location, and then the two people and one dog continued on their way, soon arriving at another Immortal Cave.

Wang Bin carefully probed and found that there was indeed a third-grade Spiritual Vein beneath it.

He firmly memorized the location, already planning how to deal with it.

This third-grade Spiritual Vein had to be moved to White Cloud City. The territory of White Cloud City could not be abandoned, otherwise, he would be separated from human society.

Moreover, the solar energy conversion Formation there also had to be removed. It would be troublesome if a Cultivator skilled in Formations discovered the solar energy conversion Formation he had set up.

However, moving a third-grade Spiritual Vein was something he couldn't do with his current strength. He could only buy a Formation Plate specifically for moving Spiritual Veins.

It seemed he really had to make a trip to Four Seas City and buy the resources he needed for his Cultivation at the same time.

Next, the two people and one dog continued towards the seaside. Big Yellow Dog ran for another hundred miles, and finally, the ocean appeared before them.

"Wow! So this is what the ocean looks like! The waves are so big, and you can't see the end of it."

"Woof woof!"

Big Yellow Dog and Dongfang Wan couldn't help but exclaim.

Wang Bin merely took a general look, then immediately extended his Divine Sense into the sea.

At their current location, dozens of meters below the surface, there were many signs of life.

To his surprise, the Spiritual Qi concentration in the seawater was actually higher than in the air.

However, his Divine Sense could only probe less than a thousand meters in the water, less than half the distance it could on land.

About three hundred meters ahead and two hundred meters deep, there was a Qi Refinement Stage Sea Yao.

He probed with his Divine Sense and felt that the outline resembled a lobster. This lobster was actually more than two meters long, which was why he couldn't be certain.

Wang Bin did not know any water escape techniques, but supporting a shield with his magical power and diving a few hundred meters was not a problem.

However, for such a dangerous reconnaissance mission, he naturally wanted Big Yellow Dog to do it.

"Big Yellow Dog, there's a first-order Yao Beast on the seabed ahead. Do you know what it is?"

"Woof woof, there's a Yao Beast, I haven't seen it, I don't recognize it!"

"Hehe, I know! It's a big lobster! I used to eat a lot of them. It's been a long time since I tasted that flavor. Big Yellow Dog, hurry and catch it!"

Dongfang Wan recognized the big lobster on the seabed as soon as she probed with her Divine Sense.

"Woof woof, I'm an earth-attribute Yao Beast, I don't really like fighting in the water, my strength will be significantly reduced!"

Big Yellow Dog looked at the boundless ocean, instinctively feeling some resistance to going into the sea.

Wang Bin didn't force him. After all, he himself wasn't too keen on going down rashly. The surrounding situation was unclear, and it would be bad if there was danger.

However, this didn't stump him.

"Watch me! I can catch it without going into the water!"

Wang Bin, on a whim, flew above the lobster and punched the water surface:

"Left zero, right fire, Thunder God assist me, Thunderous Punch!"

This move was a martial art technique included in the Body Refining Cultivation Technique, Thunder Light Body Tempering Technique. He had never used it in combat before, and he didn't expect his first strike to be against this lobster.

As the lightning power contained in his fist surged into the sea, the entire sea surface immediately churned like boiling water. Before long,

large white fish began to float to the surface one after another.

In a short while, the sea surface beneath Wang Bin was completely covered with white fish.