At this time, both Lin Tianming and the Earth Spirit Rat were extremely happy because they had successfully obtained the treasures, and the quantity exceeded their previous expectations.
Under this situation, the sense of estrangement between the two sides has faded a lot, and the relationship seems to have become closer.
After calming down a little, Lin Tianming looked at Qin Xi beside him, and then turned his attention to the Earth Spirit Rat.
Then, Lin Tianming spoke first to break the silence.
"Senior, the planned Red Flame Crystal has been successfully obtained, and the quantity is far more than expected."
"As we escape and return here, it means that our cooperation this time has been successfully completed."
"I have consumed a lot of energy in the process of obtaining treasures. I am not in good condition now. I urgently need to find a safe place to practice in seclusion for a while."
"In that case, it's time for us to say goodbye."
At this time, Lin Tianming took the initiative to say this, in fact, he just wanted to remind the Earth Spirit Rat that it was time to make a deal of the benefits.
The Earth Spirit Rat is a fourth-level monster and is very intelligent. How could it not hear the hidden meaning of Lin Tianming's words?
So in the future, the Earth Spirit Rat had no intention of making things difficult for Lin Tianming.
Because in the eyes of the Earth Spirit Rat, the terms of cooperation between the two parties had been agreed upon long before they took action.
For this purpose, even the Heavenly Dao Contract was signed.
At this time, if they do something to regret, both it and Lin Tianming will have to bear the backlash of the Heavenly Dao Contract.
At this point, even if it was a fourth-level monster, it would not be able to cope with it.
Therefore, now that the treasure has been successfully obtained and the previous goals have been perfectly achieved, the cooperation between them has officially ended.
At this critical juncture, the meaning of Lin Tianming's words was nothing more than wanting to get the benefits that he deserved.
As for what happens next, where they want to go and what they will do, it has nothing to do with it.
After realizing this, the Earth Spirit Rat looked at the expressions of Lin Tianming and his wife and couldn't help but smile.
Then, the Earth Spirit Rat opened its mouth and spit out four balls of light that flew towards Lin Tianming.
And inside these four light balls are undoubtedly the Red Flame Crystals.
Seeing this, Lin Tianming grabbed the four red flame crystals in his hand, and then put them into the Qiankun Jade.
After doing all this, Lin Tianming had no intention of bargaining with the Earth Spirit Rat.
In his opinion, although a total of twenty-two pieces of Red Flame Crystal were obtained during this treasure-hunting trip.
According to the prior agreement, Lin Tianming could obtain 20% of the total harvest, which was equivalent to two and a half pieces of Red Flame Crystal.
However, the hardness of this Red Flame Crystal is extremely high. It is not something that can be accomplished in a short period of time to split one of the Red Flame Crystals into two pieces.
In this case, Lin Tianming didn't even think about taking this half piece of Red Flame Crystal.
After all, the one cooperating with him to obtain the treasure was a powerful fourth-level monster. It was already a rare and precious thing that the Earth Spirit Rat was able to hand over most of the benefits that belonged to him.
If he doesn't know what's good for him, he might end up ruining the current good relationship.
In addition, considering Lin Tianming’s current wealth, the value of this half piece of Red Flame Crystal is just that, almost the same as an ordinary fourth-level treasure.
Just this half piece of Red Flame Crystal can be basically ignored in terms of Lin Tianming's wealth.
Therefore, it would be unwise to offend the Earth Spirit Rat, a monster with which one has a relatively good relationship, just for a little bit of profit.
Just because he understood all this, Lin Tianming bowed to the Earth Spirit Rat after obtaining the four pieces of Red Flame Crystals.
"Thank you, senior!"
"Senior, I have already obtained my own benefits, so let's say goodbye now!"
Lin Tianming first thanked the Earth Spirit Rat, and then took the initiative to express his farewell.
After hearing these words, the Earth Spirit Rat had no intention of staying, because it had obtained the treasure it had always dreamed of, and it urgently needed to swallow some of the Red Flame Crystal and then digest it, so as to use the huge energy inside the Red Flame Crystal to further enhance its own strength.
With this purpose in mind, the Earth Spirit Rat in front of him had no extra time to waste.
As for Lin Tianming and his wife, leaving was only a matter of time.
If that's the case, it's only natural that we should separate now.
Knowing this well, the Earth Spirit Rat responded with a smile after Lin Tianming finished speaking.
"My friend, you are quite strong. I believe you can protect yourself in this Thousand Machine Desert."
"But before we part, I would like to kindly remind you that there are still several powerful demon kings in the central area of the Thousand Machine Desert, which is the core location."
“As for these demon kings, even if I try my best, I am afraid I am no match for them.”
"So, if you plan to enter the core area of the desert in the future, I think it's better to be careful."
"If it really doesn't work, you can rest for a while in the outer area of my territory."
"Anyway, my territory is not small. Normally, no one would dare to cause trouble here. Generally speaking, it is a relatively safe place."
"Plus, I am about to refine a portion of the Red Flame Crystal, so I also need to practice in seclusion for a while."
“During this period, if there are friends here to look after me, I can sleep more peacefully.
"As for the follow-up, it won't be too late to go deeper after you have fully recovered."
After saying this, the Earth Spirit Rat looked towards Lin Tianming seriously, as if he was looking forward to his response.
At this time, when Lin Tianming heard what the Earth Spirit Rat said, his expression looked quite calm.
In his opinion, the reason why the Earth Spirit Rat made such an invitation to him was probably because it was very interested in the remaining Red Flame Crystals in that space.
If he hadn't pretended to be in poor condition and couldn't hold on any longer, the Earth Spirit Rat would definitely not be satisfied with getting this amount of Red Flame Crystals.
And these are the huge greed of monsters.
Including human cultivators, no one will easily get real satisfaction when faced with big enough benefits.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the real thoughts of the Earth Spirit Rat. It is most likely that they are thinking of waiting until his condition is fully recovered so that they can go to the underground space again, and then search the red flame crystals in the magma again in the same way.
In this case, the Earth Spirit Rat may choose to stop only when it can no longer squeeze out any value.
In this regard, Lin Tianming only needed to think about it for a moment to guess the Earth Spirit Rat's true thoughts.
As for the invitation from the Earth Spirit Rat, Lin Tianming felt that there was no need to refuse it.
After all, even if the idea of the Earth Spirit Rat existed, it did not conflict with his next plan.
Because according to his idea, after parting with the Earth Spirit Rat, as long as he was out of the Earth Spirit Rat's perception range, he must seize the time and quietly enter the underground space again.
At that time, he will also subdue the Red Lotus Karma Fire in the shortest possible time, and then get all the Red Flame Crystals. After doing this, the couple will also leave here.
As for where to go, as long as it is not within the territory of the Earth Spirit Rat, even if the other party knows this, they can't do anything to them.
After all, the combined strength of the couple is not much weaker than that of the Earth Spirit Rat.
In addition, there are quite a few fourth-order monsters in the Qianji Desert, and there are some frictions between the monsters, and some even have life-and-death feuds.
Based on this, it would not be easy for the Earth Spirit Rats to cause trouble for them somewhere else.
Besides, this place is also part of the ancient demon secret realm.
Next, as long as the secret realm is completely closed, it will be basically impossible for them and the Earth Spirit Rats to meet again.
In this case, Lin Tianming was not afraid that the Earth Spirit Rat would later find out that he had obtained the Red Lotus Karma Fire and the remaining Red Flame Crystals.
Because of this, Lin Tianming already had a plan in mind.
As for the invitation from the Earth Spirit Rat, from the perspective of one's own safety, it is not impossible to accept the invitation.
Anyway, by the time the Earth Spirit Rat found them, the couple had already obtained the treasure and left the area.
So, Lin Tianming thought about it for a moment, and finally responded with a smile.
"Since you have invited me so kindly, I will follow your arrangements."
"But next, Senior, you can leave first."
"I will also find a quiet place nearby to practice in seclusion."
"How about I wait until I recover and then go look for you, Senior?"
Hearing this, the Earth Spirit Rat smiled excitedly, thinking that Lin Tianming was really a sensible person.
In this case, there is no need to say anything more, let alone act hastily.
After realizing this, the Earth Spirit Rat said a few words after Lin Tianming finished speaking. After giving Lin Tianming some instructions, he left the place first.
With the departure of the Earth Spirit Rat, Lin Tianming had no plans to stay here for too long, nor did he want to expose his purpose by staying here for too long.
Therefore, after the Earth Spirit Rat left, Lin Tianming took Qin Xi and chose a direction to shoot away, and soon disappeared in this world.
After a while, Lin Tianming and his wife stopped in a sand dune.
This place is more than dozens of miles away from the entrance to the underground space where the treasure was taken.
At this distance, Lin Tianming's spiritual sense was suppressed by the special environment of this place, and his perception became extremely vague.
Because of this, Lin Tianming stopped moving forward and stayed here with Qin Xi.
At this time, Lin Tianming looked in a certain direction, and then communicated with Qin Xi through voice transmission.
"Xi'er, it seems that my guess was correct. The earth spirit rat returned to the entrance of the underground space again after we left!"
Hearing this, Qin Xi's expression changed slightly, and then he responded with a voice transmission: "Brother Ming, what is the Earth Spirit Rat doing back?"
Seeing Qin Xi so curious, Lin Tianming immediately explained through voice transmission.
According to his perception, he vaguely realized that the fourth-level earth spirit rat had indeed turned back.
After a cup of tea, the earth spirit rat left again.
Lin Tianming was not clear about the details of this matter and what the Earth Spirit Rat had done.
But Lin Tianming guessed in his heart that the Earth Spirit Rat turned back again, definitely not to get the treasure.
After all, the Red Lotus Karma Fire is still in the underground space, and its powerful force is still an unsolvable problem for the Earth Spirit Rat.
Therefore, the Earth Spirit Rat could not do anything with the Red Lotus Karma Fire during this period, and could not obtain the remaining Red Flame Crystals.
Otherwise, the Earth Spirit Rat wouldn't have needed to ask him for help.
As for the purpose of the Earth Spirit Rat, it was most likely because it was worried about the couple, so it turned back.
The earth spirit rats did this most likely to cover up the entrance to the underground space and at the same time change the environmental characteristics of that place, making it impossible for Lin Tianming and others to find it on their own.
In addition, the Earth Spirit Rat may have also deployed some early warning measures to prevent Lin Tianming and his wife from going to the underground space privately.
And it was not easy for the Earth Spirit Rat to do these things directly when the two parties were separated.
After all, their current relationship was generally good because of their successful cooperation in obtaining treasure.
At least both parties have a certain degree of trust in each other.
More importantly, if the ground spirit rat takes some precautions in person, it will obviously expose its distrust.
At the same time, it will inevitably cause Lin Tianming and others to lose confidence in it, thus destroying the possibility of continued cooperation.
Therefore, in order to prevent Lin Tianming and the others from becoming suspicious and to prevent them from losing confidence, the Earth Spirit Rat had no choice but to take some preventive measures after Lin Tianming and his wife disappeared from the range of its perception.
By doing so, we can be on guard against Lin Tianming and his wife without damaging the relationship between them.
This is what Lin Tianming guessed in his mind.
In fact, as they left that place and disappeared from the perception range of the Earth Spirit Rat, the Earth Spirit Rat turned back and took some preventive measures without anyone noticing.
After doing all this, the Earth Spirit Rat left contentedly.
In this regard, the Earth Spirit Rat once thought that no one knew about its methods, and that Lin Tianming and his wife could not detect them.
However, what the Earth Spirit Rat did not know was how powerful Lin Tianming's spiritual awareness and perception were.
Compared with the Earth Spirit Rat, Lin Tianming's perception is actually not inferior to the other.
The Earth Spirit Rat could never have expected this, so it didn't know some of its actions. In fact, Lin Tianming vaguely noticed them.
What's more, Lin Tianming is such a smart person.
Even though he couldn't sense the movements of the Earth Spirit Rat, based on his cautious thinking and his defensive mentality towards the monsters, he could still guess the Earth Spirit Rat's thoughts in advance.
In this way, facing Qin Xi's doubts, Lin Tianming told Qin Xi all his thoughts and guesses.
As for Lin Tianming's guess, Qin Xi only needed to think about it for a while and soon understood the reason.
At the same time, Qin Xi's views coincided with Lin Tianming's ideas.
...(End of chapter)
