So, with the sudden action of the Earth Spirit Rat, Lin Tianming and his wife became nervous at the first moment.
Fortunately, the Earth Spirit Rat only blocked the two people's way and did not take any substantial action afterwards. The aura it displayed was also very steady, and there seemed to be no signs of attacking.
Seeing this, Lin Tianming and his wife couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
And then, regarding the unexpected change of the Earth Spirit Rat, after Lin Tianming asked tentatively, he couldn't help but speculate in his heart.
According to his thinking, the Earth Spirit Rat, a fourth-level monster, would not possibly do such a thing for no reason.
And now, since the Earth Spirit Rat did this, perhaps it had a purpose.
Otherwise, given the violent temper of monsters, this would never have happened.
Thinking of this, Lin Tianming looked at the Earth Spirit Rat from a distance, silently waiting for the other party's reaction.
At the same time, the Earth Spirit Rat saw Lin Tianming and the other two staying where they were, and took the initiative to test the waters, but the attitude it displayed did not seem to be too intense.
In response to this, the sharp eyes of the Earth Spirit Rat softened a lot and it also reacted.
"Youngsters, are you wondering why I am blocking your way?"
Hearing this, Lin Tianming nodded, and then didn't say anything more, but continued to wait for the explanation of the Earth Spirit Rat.
However, after seeing Lin Tianming's reaction, the Earth Spirit Rat had no intention of wasting time.
Then, the Earth Spirit Rat began to talk about the specific reasons for blocking their way.
According to the Earth Spirit Rat, relying on the beast's special perception, it actually discovered some traces of Red Flame Crystals in this Thousand Machine Desert.
The Red Flame Crystal is a fourth-level spiritual ore with fire attributes. Its hardness is extremely terrifying. Among all the fourth-level spiritual ores, it is definitely one of the hardest ones.
In this way, the amazing hardness of the Red Flame Crystal alone can make it an excellent material for refining fire-attribute weapons.
However, the property of being extremely hard alone is not enough to make the Red Flame Crystal so famous.
In addition, there are several other factors.
Among them, the conditions for the birth of Red Flame Crystal are extremely difficult.
Normally, Red Flame Crystals can only appear where strange fire exists.
In the world of immortal cultivation, any kind of strange fire, no matter what kind it is, is an extremely rare spiritual creature from heaven and earth.
Once it is discovered by monks, or news about the strange fire spreads, it will inevitably cause fierce competition among countless monks.
From this point of view, it is enough to see how rare the strange fire is.
However, as a by-product of the strange fire, the Red Flame Crystal requires some specific conditions to be born.
According to historical records, in places where strange fire exists, it will take thousands of years of sedimentation and burning before there is a certain probability that crystals can be condensed.
This kind of crystal, after a certain period of baptism, will eventually become Red Flame Crystal.
It is precisely because of such extremely harsh conditions that the condensed Red Flame Crystal has always been a very precious and rare treasure of high value in the world of immortal cultivation.
In the current world of immortal cultivation, Red Flame Crystal is an extremely precious material for refining weapons.
The most important manifestation is that Red Flame Crystal can not only be used in the magic weapons used by Jindan stage cultivators, but even the spiritual treasures used by Yuanying stage strongmen can use Red Flame Crystal to increase the hardness of weapons, thereby exerting the strongest power of the weapons.
Therefore, Red Flame Crystal not only has a huge effect on Jindan stage cultivators, but also Yuanying stage strongmen, who also have a huge attraction to Red Flame Crystal.
In this regard, there have been many precedents in the world of immortal cultivation.
There are even clear records in some documents and books, saying that a long time ago, several Yuanying stage powerhouses fought each other because of a piece of Red Flame Crystal.
After a brutal fight, two Nascent Soul cultivators died on the spot, and the Red Flame Crystal was finally obtained by a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Judging from such results, it is enough to prove how attractive the Red Flame Crystal is to a cultivator.
Not only that, for monsters like the Earth Spirit Rat that feed on natural treasures, the Red Flame Crystal also has enough temptation.
Although the Red Flame Crystal is extremely hard, the Earth Spirit Rat can actually eat it and digest it completely, thereby using the huge energy in the Red Flame Crystal to practice.
Moreover, the benefits that the Red Flame Crystal can bring to the Earth Spirit Rat are far better than ordinary fourth-level treasures.
As a result, the Earth Spirit Rat, which feeds on natural treasures, would certainly not want to miss out on a treasure like the Red Flame Crystal.
You know, in addition to its extremely amazing gift of perception, the Earth Spirit Rat also has a huge appetite and its digestive ability is simply incomprehensible.
It is for this reason that the Earth Spirit Rat covets treasures like the Red Flame Crystal.
After hearing what the Earth Spirit Rat said, Lin Tianming quickly thought of some possible reasons for this.
What puzzled him was that since the Earth Spirit Rat had discovered the existence of the Red Flame Crystal, why didn't it obtain it?
Instead, at this time, he took the initiative to block their way and explained the matter to him.
Could it be that the Earth Spirit Rat has some unspeakable secret?
In other words, what difficulties did the Earth Spirit Rat encounter in the process of obtaining the Red Flame Crystal?
Otherwise, how could the Earth Spirit Rat, a fourth-level demon beast with its powerful strength and special talents, take such an action on its own initiative?
After figuring this out, Lin Tianming immediately spoke about his doubts.
As expected, according to what the Earth Spirit Rat said later, it was indeed as Lin Tianming had guessed, that they had encountered a problem that was difficult to solve.
If not for this, the Earth Spirit Rat would have obtained the Red Flame Crystal long ago and would naturally not have come looking for the couple.
It turns out that the conditions for the birth of the Red Flame Crystal are very harsh, because it is located inside the heart of the strange fire and is always guarded by terrible strange fire.
Once someone approaches, the strange fire will rise up and drive them away, thus protecting the red flame crystal of its companion creature.
Although the Earth Spirit Rat has amazing talent, it is only in the aspect of perception.
As for the strange fire, even if the Earth Spirit Rat was a fourth-level monster, it was ultimately helpless.
In this situation, no matter how much the Earth Spirit Rat coveted the Red Flame Crystal, it could not avoid the protection of the Strange Fire and could only give up the idea of getting it temporarily.
And afterwards, the Earth Spirit Rat never gave up on getting the Red Flame Crystal and thought of many ways to achieve it.
It’s a pity that the order in the Ancient Demon Secret Realm is extremely chaotic, especially among the fourth-level monsters, there is no possibility of cooperation at all.
After all, in the eyes of many fourth-order monsters, spiritual ores are not like spiritual medicinal materials or spiritual fruits that can be swallowed to use their energies to improve their strength.
Therefore, for the vast majority of fourth-level monsters, the Red Flame Crystal has no effect.
However, in the eyes of the Earth Spirit Rat, Red Flame Crystal is an excellent food and can bring it great benefits.
Especially at this moment, the Earth Spirit Rat has entered the fourth level.
During this stage, every step forward for the Earth Spirit Rat is extremely difficult, and the resources required are unimaginable.
Now, it has finally come across a Red Flame Crystal that is precious enough, and it is also a treasure that can bring it huge benefits.
Faced with such a treasure, no earth spirit rat could resist the temptation.
For example, the current Earth Spirit Rat had thought of many ways to obtain those Red Flame Crystals. However, the danger of the strange fire was too great and too difficult to deal with, so the Earth Spirit Rat could only give up temporarily and seek other ways.
In this case, after the Earth Spirit Rat encountered Lin Tianming and his wife, relying on its special perception, it also vaguely sensed that there seemed to be a more terrifying fire on them.
And because Lin Tianming and the other two were hiding this aura of fire, other monsters could not detect it at all.
But with the special abilities of the Earth Spirit Rat, he could vaguely sense something.
It is precisely because of this factor that the Earth Spirit Rat suddenly appeared at this time and took the initiative to block the way of Lin Tianming and his wife.
The Earth Spirit Rat told Lin Tianming all these factors without reservation. Lin Tianming had no idea whether there were any hidden things.
However, given Lin Tianming's cautious character, he would definitely not fully believe the Earth Spirit Rat's one-sided words.
After all, Lin Tianming has his own unique insights into monsters and has dealt with them many times.
He has even worked with some powerful monsters.
On this basis, Lin Tianming will not easily trust the other party, nor will he underestimate the other party's strength and conspiracy.
However, according to what the Earth Spirit Rat said, the Red Flame Crystal should really exist.
Including the existence of strange fire, it should also be true.
After all, the birth condition of Red Flame Crystal must include the existence of Strange Fire.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Red Flame Crystal to be born in other places.
This is known to everyone with some vision in the world of immortal cultivation.
Including Lin Tianming, they have also seen clear records in some ancient books.
In this way, after the Earth Spirit Rat told the news, Lin Tianming did not directly deny it, but was also weighing the news in his heart.
According to his idea, the Earth Spirit Rat took the initiative to show up and find the couple, probably in order to get the Red Flame Crystal.
As for the reason, it is probably because he possesses the Tianxin True Flame, a flame that has undergone many changes.
Because using strange fire to fight strange fire has always been one of the most effective means in the world of immortal cultivation.
The Earth Spirit Rat is obviously very clear about this.
After figuring this out, Lin Tianming looked at the Earth Spirit Rat opposite him and asked another question.
"Senior Earth Spirit Rat, why did you take the initiative to find my husband and me? What is your specific purpose?"
"In my opinion, Senior, you might as well just speak frankly!"
"As long as I can do it, I can help!"
"Of course, if it is too dangerous, or if the younger generations simply cannot do it, we will never get involved in this mess for no reason."
Lin Tianming spoke these words sincerely, with a hint of seriousness in his words.
By doing this, he was obviously intending to show his determination and avoid letting the Earth Spirit Rat think that its strength level was higher and thus unilaterally make further demands.
More importantly, Lin Tianming's reaction was also intended to create pressure on the Earth Spirit Rat, making it think that the other party was not someone who could be easily manipulated.
If this is not done, the earth spirit rats are likely to take the absolute initiative.
And they themselves also lost the opportunity to engage with the other side.
Lin Tianming had already thought this through clearly in his heart, and his attitude was very resolute, and it was obvious that he did not want to be led by the other party.
On the other hand, the Earth Spirit Rat was indeed shocked by Lin Tianming's words.
The Earth Spirit Rat had not expected that this human cultivator would be so decisive. His straightforward words made it difficult for the Earth Spirit Rat to continue beating around the bush.
At the same time, there was a hint of warning in Lin Tianming's words.
That is, don't engage in any conspiracy or intrigue.
Don't even think that they will really help you for free without charging any benefits.
At this suggestion, the Earth Spirit Rat paused slightly, thinking about how to deal with the situation in his heart.
After a long time, the Earth Spirit Rat finally spoke again.
At this time, the Earth Spirit Rat slowly said, "Youngsters, I don't want to beat around the bush, and I don't want to waste each other's time."
"Just as you thought, I took the initiative to show up and block your way, hoping to get those Red Flame Crystals with your help."
"But don't worry, since I have come to you, I must have some support."
"If nothing unexpected happens, you two should have strange fire in your bodies."
"I'm sure you two won't deny this, right?"
After saying this, the Earth Spirit Rat looked at Lin Tianming seriously, as if he was looking forward to his response.
After hearing these words, Lin Tianming did not hide anything, but gave a direct compliment.
"Senior's perception is indeed amazing. He is indeed a powerful being with special talents and abilities."
"Not bad!"
"Both of our juniors have strange fires on their bodies. We do not deny this."
After receiving a positive answer, the Earth Spirit Rat smiled and eased the atmosphere on the field.
Then, the Earth Spirit Rat spoke again: "Let me be frank. With the support of the strange fire, you two are indeed capable of helping."
"According to my idea, we might as well work together once."
"As long as you use the strange fire on your body to restrain the other strange fire when collecting the red flame crystal."
"Or we can suppress it directly, and I can take the opportunity to obtain a certain amount of Red Flame Crystal."
"As long as I get what I want, I will never let you help me for nothing, and I am willing to pay some compensation for this cooperation."
"I hope you two youngsters will seriously consider this."
After saying this, the Earth Spirit Rat looked at Lin Tianming and his wife again, looking forward to their specific attitude.
After hearing these explanations, Lin Tianming thought that it was just as he had thought in his heart. The Earth Spirit Rat showed up and blocked the way, obviously coming with a purpose.
If not for this, a fourth-level Earth Spirit Rat would be comparable to a human being in the Nascent Soul stage.
With such strength as confidence, coupled with the big monster's violent temper, it would definitely not be so polite in front of two Jindan stage cultivators.
...(End of chapter)
