Ji Tianxing and Shi Zhongjian followed Ai Luo out of the stone room.
Outside the door is a wide passage with dozens of armored Earth Spirit guards standing on both sides.
When Ai Luo led the two people through the passage, the guards bowed and saluted with great respect.
At the end of the passage is a huge brown stone door.
Two gods are carved on the stone door, and the door frame is carved with patterns of fire in the center of the earth and surging magma, which looks both ancient and mysterious.
Behind this stone gate is the royal palace of the Tuling Tribe.
Ji Tianxing and Shi Zhongjian followed Ai Luo through the huge stone door and entered a wide hall.
The floor of the hall is dark gold, and the surrounding walls are inlaid with colorful gems and pearls, making the entire hall very magnificent.
Thirty-six guards in silver armor stood on both sides of the hall, with a broad throne at the head.
On the throne made of pure gold and studded with precious stones, two powerful men from the Earth Spirit Tribe were sitting.
On the left is a middle-aged man from the Tuling tribe, with a stocky build and a head full of long brown hair, tied into eighteen braids.
He also grew a beard, which was also tied into dozens of pigtails.
Both the hair and the beard are tied with pure blonde hoops, and gold rings inlaid with gems are hung.
Although he was not wearing a crown, he was holding a dark golden, mysterious and ancient hammer in his hand.
Although the hammer looks simple and even crude in shape, the material is very special and contains ancient and powerful power.
It was obviously a powerful magic weapon with extraordinary power.
This middle-aged man with a golden hammer as a scepter is none other than the tribal king of the Tuling Tribe, Airo's father, the King of Jinshan.
The Tuling tribe sitting next to him is a middle-aged woman.
Although, she has a strong figure unique to the Earth Spirit Tribe and gray-brown rock skin.
But she was wearing a gorgeous gold silk dress and a complicated and expensive jade crown. Her facial features were very three-dimensional and her eyes were bright.
Ji Tianxing could tell that Ai Luo's facial features and appearance were somewhat similar to this woman.
He knew that this woman was Airo's mother, the queen of the Earth Spirit Tribe, Ida.
Ai Luo walked to the middle of the hall with Ji Tianxing and Shi Zhongjian, and bowed to King Jinshan and Ida with a smile.
"Ailuo meets his father and mother!"
Ji Tianxing and Shi Zhongjian also bowed and said sincerely: "See King Jinshan and Queen Ida."
King Jinshan smiled and nodded with satisfaction.
Queen Ida was even more emotional. She looked at Airo with burning eyes and said excitedly: "Ai Luo, my child, you are finally back safely!"
As she spoke, she quickly stood up and walked to Ai Luo, hugged Ai Luo into her arms, and held him tightly.
"My child, after you were captured by the bastards of the Insect Spirit Tribe, the queen mother and your father were very worried, and even sent three hundred elite warriors to rescue you.
God bless you, luckily you came back safe and sound, thank God!"
Queen Ida was in a very happy mood, with tears in her eyes.
Ai Luo quickly explained: "Queen Mother, the Insect Spirit Clan captured me and took me to Colorful Forest and imprisoned me in their palace.
They used me as a hostage in exchange for my father's Earth Hammer, as well as the armor and weapons they needed.
Fortunately, I met these two distinguished guests. They strayed into the Colorful Forest and were also besieged by the Insect Spirit Clan.
However, these two distinguished guests were very powerful and turned Colorful Forest upside down, killing many warriors and elders of the Insect Spirit Tribe.
I took advantage of the chaos to escape, was chased by the Insect Spirit Clan guards, and was rescued by them..."
Airo told King Jinshan and Ida exactly what happened before.
After the two of them heard this, they immediately showed happy expressions, looked at Ji Tianxing and Shi Zhongjian with gratitude, bowed and said: "Thank you two distinguished guests for your life-saving grace!
Ai Luo is our only child and one of the most outstanding geniuses of our Earth Spirit Tribe. Thank you so much!"
Ji Tianxing and Shi Zhongjian both showed kind smiles and stretched out their hands to help Jinshan Wang and Ida.
Afterwards, the two parties sat down and chatted, and Ida ordered the maids to bring exquisite cakes and wine.
Fortunately, those fine wines were made from flowers and trees. Ji Tianxing and Shi Zhongjian also found them very delicious after drinking them.
But those exquisite pastries made them both laugh and cry and find it difficult to eat.
Because these cakes that the Tuling people love to eat are all made of gems and precious metals.
The Tuling tribe has a special physique and excellent teeth. They can eat gems and metals just like humans eat melon seeds and dried fruits.
Ji Tianxing couldn't do it, and he was indifferent to the pastries and waved his hands to reject them.
Shi Zhongjian was very curious, and with the mentality of giving it a try, he picked up a pastry made of tungsten gold and rubies, put it in his mouth and chewed it.
As a result, with a few crunching sounds, he turned pale on the spot and spat out the pastry with pain on his face.
The pastry was intact, not even a tooth mark was left, but his mouth was full of blood and two of his teeth were broken.
Such an embarrassing and funny scene made Ji Tianxing burst into laughter. King Jinshan, Ida and Ailuo's family also laughed so hard.
Everyone talked for a while, and the atmosphere became more and more harmonious.
So King Jinshan said to Ji Tianxing: "Mr. Ji, thank you and Mr. Shi for coming to our rescue. You really helped us a lot.
In order to express his gratitude, Xiao Wang will give you a gift and invite you to live here for a few days."
After saying that, King Jinshan waved.
Immediately, two guards walked into the hall, carrying two gifts respectively, and delivered them to Ji Tianxing and Shi Zhongjian.
What was placed in front of Shi Zhongjian was a red ruby the size of an egg. It was crystal clear and contained extremely violent flame power.
What was placed in front of Ji Tianxing was an irregular piece of golden ore, the size of a fist, shining with little golden light.
King Jinshan introduced with a smile: "This gift to Mr. Shi is the Earth Fire Crystal that our clan found deep in the center of the earth.
Mr. Shi can not only practice with this object and obtain the powerful power of earth core fire, but also use this object to refine magic weapons.
This gift to Mr. Ji is a piece of ore that has been treasured by our clan for more than four hundred years, and was also found deep in the earth's core by our clan's strong men.
Our tribe is proficient in smelting ores and forging weapons and armor. There are almost no ores and metals that we cannot smelt.
However, our clan's smelting masters have spent countless years unable to refine this ore.
We don't know what this ore is made of, nor how to use it.
But Xiao Wang believes that this ore is absolutely priceless!
Mr. Ji is a talented person from Zhongzhou. Maybe you can unlock the secret of this ore and use it rationally."
Hearing what King Jinshan said, both Ai Luo and Shi Zhongjian felt something was wrong.
This clearly shows that it is a piece of ore that cannot be used and has no known purpose and value. It is not as good as the fire crystal in the center of the earth!
Ai Luo was a little embarrassed and whispered to King Jinshan to exchange a thank you gift.
Shi Zhongjian took out the Earth Core Fire Crystal without hesitation, handed it to Ji Tianxing, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ji, let's change it.
This earth core fire crystal is given to you, it will definitely help you enhance the power of fire.
I am more interested in new things, so just give me this piece of ore and I will study it slowly."
Shi Zhongjian was obviously afraid that Ji Tianxing would suffer a loss, so he traded gems for his ores.
Ji Tianxing felt a little touched and warmed, but still refused with a smile.
"No need, I know what this ore is. It is indeed a priceless treasure, and I need it exactly. Thank you very much for the gift from King Jinshan!"