Lu Yao ran carefully in the night wind. Every time he landed, he tried to let the small pads of his paws hit the ground first.

The climate here in Linghu Village has four distinct seasons. It is already early winter, and the cold wind at night is very biting.

Let the flesh pads on the paws hit the ground first, and there will be no sound, but the biting cold will come.

This kind of night detective work is really not done by humans.

Lu Yao cursed in his heart as he ran.

"Meow~~~Boss, what are you doing? Why are you running so slowly?"

Xiaojin had already explored the entire warning area, and when he came back, he found that Lu Yao had only moved a dozen meters.

"Meow~~~Who told you to make a sound? What if the guards are alerted?"

Lu Yao said angrily, but still suppressed his voice and did not dare to speak louder.

"Meow~~~ I have already checked, and most of their guards are fast asleep. There are only four people on duty, but they are all rubbing their hands in a room over there."

Xiaojin immediately rushed to Lu Yao's side and reported.

Lu Yao was stunned when he heard this, these guys are not dedicated!

"Meow~~~Why didn't you tell me earlier? You really don't want me to suffer from the cold, right?"

"Meow~~~ You didn't ask me, boss, before?"

"Meow~~~ Stop grinding, hurry up, it will be daybreak in a while!"

After Lu Yao roared, he increased his speed and started running.

Xiao Jin was stunned. Is the boss running at this speed?

Are you kidding me?

…

After passing through the security area, Xiao Jin and Lu Yao officially entered the area where Linghu Village is located.

According to the detailed information given by Tian Yuzhong, the two of them went straight to the Linghu area.

There is a mountain in Linghu Village, with a lake surrounding it at the foot of the mountain. This lake is Linghu Lake.

The water in Linghu Lake is fast and the lake surface is very wide. Even on a winter night, it is still flowing without any signs of being frozen.

Xiao Jin used his spiritual power to reach out his claws and put them into the lake to start detecting.

Lu Yao, on the other hand, was using his spiritual power, opening his heavenly eyes, and vigilantly monitoring the movements around him.

After a quarter of an hour, Xiao Jin retracted his wet paw, then stuck out his tongue and licked it.

"Meow~~~Boss, there is no spiritual power fluctuation in the lake, and there is no restriction formation."

Lu Yao nodded, he had never detected any abnormal fluctuations.

The entire Linghu Lake seems to have become a stagnant water.

"Meow~~~ I'll go into the water and take a look."

Xiao Jin said hello, and then jumped into the lake with a splash.

Lu Yao grinned and looked cold.

Another quarter of an hour passed, but there was no movement from Xiao Jin.

Lu Yao was a little anxious.

Another half an hour passed, but there was still no movement.

Lu Yao felt bad.

After running a few steps outside, he looked back at the unfathomable lake.

Thinking of Xiao Lengyue's earnest expectations, he gritted his teeth, gave up the idea of ​​​​escaping alone, turned around and jumped into the lake.

The lake water was biting and cold, and Lu Yao did not dare to continue to use his spiritual power.

If there is a magical beast or a powerful beast master at the bottom of the lake, once he uses his spiritual power, he will be discovered by the opponent soon.

Fortunately, he was a good swimmer in his previous life, otherwise he would be unable to move in this fast lake without using his spiritual power.

Moreover, he has reached the divine level of cultivation. Even if he is not accustomed to fighting skills, his physical quality and strength are extraordinary.

Without much effort, he swam to the bottom of the lake a thousand meters below.

There is indeed something fishy at the bottom of the lake.

The bottom of the lake, which should have been entirely filled with sand, gravel, soil and water plants, was instead built out of thin air into a rather small crystal palace.

The entire Crystal Palace shone brightly, with colorful lights constantly shining inside.

Lu Yao squinted his eyes. If he guessed correctly, it was the crystal veins inside that were glowing.

Xiao Lengyue's guess was indeed correct. There was indeed a group of people who had been eyeing the crystal mineral veins for a long time. This crystal palace was the best proof.

There must be a powerful beast master in this Crystal Palace, and Xiao Jin is afraid that he has been caught.

The two thoughts fought fiercely, and Lu Yao knew that he should turn around and leave immediately.

But when he thought of Xiao Lengyue looking sad and crying, his heart couldn't help but throb in pain.

I sighed, I really owed this little ancestor in my previous life.

Lu Yao carefully squeezed in through the gap in a window of the Crystal Palace.

He was originally only the size of a palm, but the cat could shrink his bones, creating a slightly larger gap, enough for him to enter the Crystal Palace.

The Crystal Palace is very large and has a complex structure, like a big maze.

Lu Yao came in, but he didn't know where to look for Xiao Jin.

The thought of Xiao Jin not knowing whether he was alive or dead gave him a headache.

I finally found such a powerful spiritual beast for Xiao Lengyue. Is it possible that I have to leave it here?

Withdrawing all the tips of his claws and trying to land on the ground with as little flesh as possible, Lu Yao began his journey of exploring the Crystal Palace.

Fortunately, there are no patrol guards in this Crystal Palace, otherwise he would be discovered no matter how careful he is.

After carefully exploring the Crystal Palace, Lu Yao was surprised to find that there was no one in the Crystal Palace, which covered an area of ​​nearly 10,000 meters.

Not to mention the powerful beast master as imagined, there is not even a trace of Xiao Jin.

There is nothing but a vein of spar that is constantly shining at the core.

"Ding! An ordinary crystal palace has been detected. Would the host choose to upgrade to ordinary 1? The content of this upgrade is: defense 1, stealth 1, area 1."

"Ding! An ordinary crystal mineral vein has been detected. Would the host choose to upgrade to ordinary 1? The content of this upgrade is: quality 1, output 1."

Lu Yao was confused, what is going on?

Neither this crystal palace nor the mineral vein belongs to him.

Could it be that the system has determined that these two things belong to him?

No matter what, let’s upgrade first, maybe I can earn a lot of points.

Lu Yao no longer hesitated and directly chose to upgrade the crystal palace and crystal mineral veins.

There are two new icons on the shelves of the exchange store.

After Lu Yao clicked one after another, two small bags of upgrade powder appeared out of thin air.

Lu Yao first sprinkled the Crystal Palace's upgrade powder all over the entire Crystal Palace.

Then sprinkle the upgrade powder of the crystal ore veins into the ore veins.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully upgrading to Normal 1 Crystal Palace. The reward points are 10,000."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully upgrading the ordinary 1 crystal mineral vein. The reward points are 10,000."

Lu Yao was shocked, so many points were awarded?

He quickly looked at his message:

Name: Lu Yao

Race: Red Flame Tiger (ancient holy beast)

Level: Level 4 Rancher

Ability: Number of cultivated spiritual beasts: 1, god-level teleportation

Points:31000

Spiritual beasts: Common 3 pheasant spirit beasts, common 3 lepoline spirit beasts, common lepoline spirit beasts, common canine spirit beasts

Spiritual Weapon: Normal 1 Crystal Palace

Resources: Ordinary 1 crystal ore vein

This is?

Lu Yao was shocked. The crystal palace and crystal mineral veins were indeed determined by the system to be his property.
To be continued...