"Let's go."
Xiao Ting casually dealt with the rock snake.
The three jumped down from the Blue Eagle's back.
The area around the cave was covered in various mosses and algae. It was obvious that no one had been here for a very long time.
Xiao Ting took out a torch he had prepared in advance from his storage ring, lit it with a flint, and took the lead walking into the cave.
The quiet, dark cave that had been untouched for who knows how many years welcomed the firelight, but the faint chill still created a slightly gloomy atmosphere.
The dark environment made the Little Fairy Doctor instinctively hug her arms. Xun Er, who possessed the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame, was completely unafraid of this yin-cold environment.
"Wear this." Xiao Ting took out two first-rank magical beast fur coats from his storage ring, effective against the cold.
Even though he knew Xun Er didn't need it, he treated everyone equally.
"Thank you!"
The Little Fairy Doctor took the coat and put it on.
She immediately felt much warmer, though she wasn't sure if it was psychological.
Xun Er shot Xiao Ting a look, signaling him to help her put hers on. Only then did she reveal a satisfied smile.
The path ahead wasn't too long. It looked like an artificially dug tunnel that had been covered by time and nature.
After about the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the three arrived in front of a large stone door.
"This door is very heavy. Forcibly breaking it would require at least a Dou Grandmaster," Xun Er knocked on the stone door.
"I can break it with the Heaven Seal," Xiao Ting said calmly.
"No need to go through that trouble," the Little Fairy Doctor scanned the area around the stone door, eager to try. "I've read quite a few miscellaneous books in my free time and have some understanding of mechanisms. This place clearly has earth-type mechanisms installed."
"What a coincidence. I understand mechanisms too." Xiao Ting also observed the surroundings of the stone door. He quickly locked onto a spot and threw a stone with his hand.
Battle qi infused the stone, making it fly out like a hidden weapon and hitting the subtle protrusion.
Boom!
The mechanism activated.
The large door slowly opened, and a long-sealed aura rushed out.
Xiao Ting raised his hand and threw the torch inside. It lodged firmly into a crevice in the rock wall with strong force.
The firelight, combined with the moonlight stones embedded in the surrounding walls, illuminated the interior space brightly.
It was a huge stone chamber. At first glance, it looked somewhat simple and empty. In the very center was a chair with a skeleton sitting on it. Its hollow-eyed skull had fallen onto its thigh bone. In front of it was a wide, long green stone platform with three locked stone boxes neatly placed on top.
Three corners of the stone chamber were piled with large amounts of treasures and gold coins. The last corner had a flowerbed made of piled soil, planted with rare and exotic flowers and herbs that emitted waves of medicinal fragrance.
"This place was discovered by you. How about we split everything fifty-fifty?" Xiao Ting looked at the Little Fairy Doctor inquiringly.
"Young Master only needs to give me what suits me," the Little Fairy Doctor gently shook her head, indicating she didn't need anything.
With the Journal copy, she could obtain countless blessings. She still needed Xiao Ting to perfectly control the Woeful Poison Body.
She might have to repay Xiao Ting for a lifetime, until the day he no longer needed her.
She didn't need to fuss over mere worldly possessions.
The only thing she was interested in on site was the Rainbow Poison Book.
After all, it was the inheritance related to the Woeful Poison Body that "heaven" had arranged for her.
"Alright."
Xiao Ting didn't stand on ceremony and immediately took action.
He first walked around and collected all the gold, silver, and treasures. By rough estimation, it was worth about a million gold coins—enough to buy several fourth-rank pills, or even precious fifth-rank pills, as well as Xuan-rank cultivation methods and battle skills.
"Xun Er, please take those rare flowers and herbs," Xiao Ting said to Xun Er.
Storage rings had different grades. Ordinary ones only had storage functions and limited internal space.
Top-tier storage rings, like Yao Lao's Bone Flame Ring, could house souls, store Heavenly Flames, and even hold living things.
As the daughter of the Ancient Clan's patriarch, the storage ring Xun Er used was definitely extraordinary. Storing these herbs was naturally a trivial matter.
It might even slightly lower the "prestige" of the items inside her ring.
"Brother Xiao Ting, Xun Er will gift you a storage ring that can grow herbs," Xun Er smiled and blinked, handing Xiao Ting a delicately crafted silver ring.
Xiao Ting: I really didn't mean that.
"Then I won't be polite." Xiao Ting accepted the ring openly and handed it to the Little Fairy Doctor. "The task of transplanting the herbs will be left to you."
The Little Fairy Doctor didn't refuse. She had always liked tending to flowers and plants. She was quite tempted by the higher-grade herbs in the cave.
After arranging the rare flowers and herbs, Xiao Ting took the three keys and opened the three jade boxes one by one.
Eagle Wings — Xuan-rank high-grade flying battle skill.
Mad Lion Roar — Xuan-rank high-grade wind-attribute battle skill.
Rainbow Poison Book — recorded information on various poisonous herbs and creatures, formulas for concocting all kinds of poisons, and finally a Xuan-rank high-grade poison-attribute cultivation method. If cultivated with the Woeful Poison Body, it was comparable to a low-grade Earth-rank method and provided auxiliary effects.
Whether it was the refinement speed after eating poison or the autonomous cultivation speed when not eating poison, both were increased.
In addition, there were records about the Woeful Poison Body.
"This is practically custom-made for you. Take it and have a look."
Xiao Ting handed the Rainbow Poison Book to the Little Fairy Doctor, then decisively took the remnant map of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame hidden on the skeleton.
After doing all this, he recorded it into the Journal with a flourish.
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[Gave the Rainbow Poison Book to the Little Fairy Doctor. This thing is most likely from a cultivator with the Woeful Poison Body and eventually ended up in the hands of the person whose remains are here.]
[Mad Lion Roar, Xuan-rank high-grade wind-attribute battle skill. After mastering it, it will help with learning sound wave battle skills in the future. Many people will want it. I can trade it with wind-attribute cultivators later, or leave a copy for the Xiao Family.]
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"Xuan-rank high-grade wind-attribute battle skill." Yun Yun's eyes flashed with a trace of heat.
She was a wind-attribute battle qi cultivator. Most of her battle skills were low or mid-grade Xuan-rank. High-grade Xuan-rank skills were her trump cards.
This Mad Lion Roar could increase her combat options.
Moreover, it could enhance her talent for learning sound wave battle skills.
"I'll trade for it after I get to know him."
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[Eagle Wings, Xuan-rank high-grade battle skill. Xun Er doesn't need it. She has the secret method to form wings with Heavenly Flame.]
[The Little Fairy Doctor doesn't need it either. Xun Er said she would help her grow stronger. By this time next year, she might already be a Dou King.]
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The girls: "..."
Wow.
The Woeful Poison Body was already monstrous.
The accompanying bad luck was the only reason people didn't envy it too much.
But now she had a perfect control method, plus the continent's number one white, rich, and beautiful girl "feeding" her to grow stronger.
Wouldn't she become a Dou Venerate in five years?
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[I don't need it myself either. Breaking through to Dou King within a year shouldn't be difficult for me.]
[Flying battle skills are inferior to learning the Gold Geese Sect's Heavenly Goose Nine Movements Wings. In the future, I can use the wings of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix. The wind and lightning power will be extremely compatible with me.]
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Feng Qing Er: ?
What kind of magical beast's wings?!
I must get to know him as soon as possible.
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[I'll keep it for now.]
[I've also obtained the remnant map of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame.]
[All the good things on the surface have been collected.]
[Next, let's see what good things are hidden.]
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The girls: There are actually hidden good things too.
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