Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Seeing that Song Qingming had agreed to help, Chen Yuting's face suddenly brightened up and she hurried forward and bowed.

Currently, Chen Yuting's cultivation level is only at the fifth level of foundation building, and she is lacking resources for cultivation. The Chen family is just an average foundation building family, and the help they can provide for her cultivation is very limited.

If Chen Yuting wants to make further progress in her cultivation and advance to the late stage of foundation building as soon as possible to have a chance of forming a pill, then she must find a way to raise resources for cultivation on her own. Otherwise, she will be trapped in the foundation building stage for the rest of her life, just like other elders in the family.

After studying the restriction for many years, she has never been able to find a way to enter. Seeing such a great opportunity as a senior's cave in front of her, but still unable to obtain it, Chen Yuting has been troubled by this matter for years.

Now that Song Qingming, a late Jindan cultivator, is willing to help, Chen Yuting can finally get this opportunity. She breathed a sigh of relief and was filled with gratitude towards Song Qingming.

As for Song Qingming, he was not in a hurry to go back this time because Huang Siyuan was at home, and wanted to stay in "Tianxuan Sect" for a few more days.

Anyway, he was free here, so he helped Chen Yuting explore a Jindan cultivator's cave. It didn't matter much to Song Qingming now. At most, he would just return to Floating Cloud Mountains two days later.

Moreover, the things hidden in the cave left behind by a Jindan cultivator were also quite attractive to Song Qingming, and were worth the trip for him.

In case I can find something useful in it, it will also bring some unexpected surprises to my trip to "Tianxuan Sect".

"Sister Chen, I want to go and see it this time too.

Don't worry, sister. I won't take away your opportunity. If I find any treasure there, I will definitely hand it over to you and Senior Song. I just want to go with you to broaden my horizons!"

As soon as Song Qingming nodded in agreement, Luo Li on the side took the initiative to step forward and held Chen Yuting's hand, indicating that he also wanted to go and take a look.

Seeing this, Chen Yuting quickly tapped her forehead and said, "Without you this time, I wouldn't have had the chance to get help from Senior Song. Don't worry, you will definitely have a share of this opportunity."

"Haha! Sister is still good to me." Luo Li smiled immediately after hearing that, and turned to Song Qingming and asked, "Senior, Sister Chen has promised me, you won't refuse Luo Li to go with you, right?"

"I'm just going to help with this matter, you guys just need to discuss the rest."

Song Qingming had no objection to Luo Li wanting to go along. It was just exploring the cave of a Jindan cultivator, which was not a difficult task for him now, and having one more person go would not have much impact.

After the three of them agreed on a time, Chen Yuting took the initiative to say goodbye to Song Qingming and the others and left "Baisha Island" alone.
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The next day, a white light suddenly flew up from the port on the west side of "Baisha Island" and headed straight into the sky towards the northwest.

In the middle of the white escape light, on a white flying boat, Song Qingming was looking at a sea chart in his hand, adjusting the direction of the flying boat.

Behind him, Chen Yuting and Luo Li sat cross-legged, looking at the sea below the clouds, both of them with a bit of excitement on their faces.

Chen Yuting discovered that the location of the Jindan cultivator's cave was on a relatively desolate volcanic island northwest of the "Chixing Sea", some distance away from the Baisha Island where the "Tianxuan Sect" was located.

Because there is an active volcano that erupts frequently, the entire island is often filled with all kinds of unpleasant-smelling volcanic ash and smoke, and the environment is somewhat harsh compared to other islands.

Although there is a pretty good second-level mid-grade spiritual vein on this island, no one lives there all year round. Only some monsters that like fire-attributed spiritual energy live on the island.

After Song Qingming and the other two set out from "Baisha Island", they flew on a flying boat for nearly three days and finally arrived near the island.

Even though they were still dozens of miles away, Song Qingming and the other two saw from afar a black cloud rising into the sky ahead.

Chen Yuting, who had been here many times, saw this huge black cloud and immediately said to Song Qingming and the others with some joy: "Senior Song, the Black Cloud Island where the cave is located is ahead.

The environment here is somewhat harsh, and there are many second-level monsters roaming around. Except for some people who want to collect fire-attributed elixirs, very few cultivators come here.

I came here to try my luck in search of a magical herb, but I bumped into a three-eyed fire fox while searching for it, and I accidentally discovered the cave after chasing it all the way."

"There are many coincidences in this world. You will never miss the opportunity that is meant for you. But it's too early to say that now. You have to go in and find out what this opportunity is."

Song Qingming looked at the black clouds in front of him with a calm expression on his face. He didn't expect that Chen Yuting and Luo Li were so excited that they could not sit still and stood up directly.

When approaching the "Black Cloud Island", Song Qingming waved his hand and released a shield in front of the flying boat, blocking the volcanic dust falling from the sky and directly landing on a flat ground on the east side of the island.

The area of ​​this "Black Cloud Island" is more than twice that of the "White Sand Island" where the Tianxuan Sect is located. The spiritual energy on the island is also richer, but the whole mountain is covered with thick dust, and only a small area in the east has flowers, plants and trees under the green trees.

After the three of them arrived on the island, under the familiar guidance of Chen Yuting, they soon arrived above the crater in the middle of the island.

Thick smoke is constantly gushing out, and the sound of boiling magma can be heard below. The temperature here is far beyond what ordinary people can bear. Even for a Qi Refining cultivator without special magical protection, it would be difficult to stay here for a long time.

However, the three of them were cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage or above, and they could use the protective light to block the high temperature outside, so they didn't feel too uncomfortable.

After reaching a groove in the crater, Chen Yuting turned to Song Qingming and the others and said, "Senior Song, the cave is right below. I have covered the entrance with a formation, so no one should be able to find it easily."

Song Qingming nodded slightly and said, "Well! This place is so secretive, except for you who discovered it by accident, basically no one would come here for no reason.
This fellow Taoist built the cave in such a secret place. To be honest, it is not a coincidence that you found this place. It is really easy to find it. It seems that he is very attentive to this. "

Seeing that the location of this cave was completely covered by volcanic smoke, it was impossible for ordinary Qi Refining cultivators to get close. Song Qingming secretly admired the owner's clever mind.

If Chen Yuting had not accidentally entered here while chasing a monster, there is no telling when this cave would have been discovered.

After explaining, Chen Yuting waved her hand and took out her flying sword. She flew directly into the crater below and soon arrived at a stone platform several dozen feet below that could only accommodate two or three people.

Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately picked up Luo Li with one hand and followed Chen Yuting directly. In order not to affect Chen Yuting's spell casting, Song Qingming stopped directly in mid-air and did not land on the platform below.

After reaching the stone platform, Chen Yuting used her magic power in both hands and immediately took out two formation flags from the storage bag and inserted them directly on the cliff in front of her.

Then Chen Yuting quickly cast a spell with both hands, slowly dispersing the thick smoke gathered around, and soon a cave with a radius of seven or eight feet appeared on the mountain wall.

"Senior Song! It's right inside. Let me lead you in first!"

After saying something to Song Qingming and the other person in mid-air, Chen Yuting took out a white round bead magic weapon that emitted a hint of coldness and held it above her head, then she took the lead and walked into the cave in front.

Song Qingming and the other man did not delay and immediately released their own protective spiritual light, then flew over and followed Chen Yuting into the cave.

The cave was also extremely hot. Luo Li, who was not quite used to the weather as it was his first time here, immediately felt the rolling heat waves in the air around him, and his face involuntarily showed a bit of discomfort.

Seeing this, Song Qingming on the side immediately increased his magic power, doubling the protective aura on his body that resisted the heat, and covered Luo Li beside him. Only then did her complexion gradually look better.

The three of them walked less than a hundred feet into the cave when the terrain in front of them suddenly began to slope downward. They walked several hundred feet further down and finally arrived at a relatively large cave.

This cave is about five or six meters wide, and there are obvious signs of artificial excavation and processing on all sides. From this, it is not difficult to judge that it must have been done by a high-level cultivator.

Because it is located deep in the volcano, in addition to the scorching flames all around, there are also many places where a trace of red magma emerges from time to time, giving the entire cave a hint of light in the darkness underground.

Chen Yuting led the two of them through the cave and came to a stone door in the deepest part, then she stopped on her own initiative.

“Senior Song, this is it. The magic weapon I brought out was found in the stone chamber over there.

The restrictions on this stone door are very powerful. I have spent many years destroying only the surface layer of concealing magic circle. The real restrictions inside have never been opened.

However, after so many years of trying, I have also researched some ways to break this restriction. This time, with Senior Song coming with me, I think we should be able to break this restriction if nothing goes wrong."

Hearing Chen Yuting's words, Song Qingming nodded to her calmly, then turned and came to the long-abandoned stone chamber that she had just pointed to.

Just as Chen Yuting had said before, there were only two ordinary stone shelves in the stone chamber, on which were placed some relatively large stone jars and some small porcelain bottles.

After many years of no one managing it, the place had long been turned upside down by monsters and beasts that had mistakenly entered the place. The bottles and jars inside were now empty, with nothing in them.

Because no one had cleaned it for a long time, the stone chamber was covered with dust. Song Qingming stood at the door and looked around. His eyes suddenly turned to a pile of rocks in the corner, and then he walked over with a calm expression.

"Senior Song, I have searched this place several times before, but I didn't find anything useful." Seeing that Song Qingming seemed to have found something, Chen Yuting said something puzzled and followed him. Song Qingming came to the front of the pile of stones, and ignored Chen Yuting. He directly took a dusty bronze plate from the pile of inconspicuous rocks.

This bronze plate had been lying among the rocks for many years and had lost some of its color. It was covered with dust and had merged with the ground.

"Hey! What is this thing, Senior Song?" Seeing that Song Qingming really found a bronze plate from it, Chen Yuting and Luo Li on the side immediately surrounded him and asked in some confusion.

Song Qingming, who was holding the bronze plate, took a closer look and shook his head, saying, "This item is already damaged and I can't tell its details. I just feel that there is some corpse energy on it. It seems to be a magical tool used for refining corpses or something like that."

"A magical tool for refining corpses?"

Seeing that Song Qingming found something as soon as he arrived, they thought it was another magic weapon or some precious spiritual object. After hearing Song Qingming's answer, a trace of disappointment immediately appeared on Chen Yuting and Luo Li's faces.

An ordinary magical tool used for corpse refining, even if it was intact, would only be worth a few hundred spirit stones at most. Moreover, this item was severely damaged and could not be exchanged for any spirit stones at all. The two of them were happy in vain.

"Senior Song, since we can't find anything good here, why don't we quickly break the formation and enter the cave as soon as possible to get what we need, so that we can return to Baisha Island as soon as possible."

After hearing Chen Yuting's reminder, Song Qingming did not delay any further. He nodded thoughtfully, put away the bronze plate in his hand, and then took them out of the stone chamber.

After the few people returned to the outside of the stone gate, Chen Yuting was about to step forward to prepare to break the formation, but was stopped by Song Qingming.

"You guys step back first. I know how to break this formation."

After hearing what Song Qingming said, Chen Yuting couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Oh! Senior Song, are you also a formation master?"

Hearing Chen Yuting's question, Song Qingming did not answer directly, but took out five high-level formation flags and told her the answer directly with his actions.

Song Qingming was seen casting a spell with both hands, and the flags immediately flashed with light. Under Song Qingming's control, they were inserted around the stone gate and on several formation centers.

Seeing this scene, Chen Yuting, who was originally a little confused, immediately realized that Song Qingming's formation level was far above hers. After a somewhat awkward smile on her face, Chen Yuting's gaze immediately focused on Song Qingming.

Being able to see a high-level formation master personally demonstrate the method of breaking the formation at such a close distance is a rare opportunity for a formation master. Chen Yuting certainly does not want to miss such a good learning opportunity.

The restriction placed on the stone gate is a third-level medium-grade formation. Although it has been unattended for many years, the power of the formation has weakened a lot.

But after all, it is still a third-level intermediate magic array. Even if its power is not at its peak, it is not something that a second-level array master like Chen Yuting can break at will.

If Song Qingming did not take action directly, based on Chen Yuting's level of formation skills, even if successful, it would take at least three or four days of preparation to break the formation.

Faced with a third-level mid-grade formation whose power had been greatly reduced, Song Qingming's current level of formation did not require much effort. It only took less than an hour to easily remove all the restrictions above the stone gate.

Seeing Song Qingming put away the formation flags around the stone gate, Chen Yuting, who was standing beside him, immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I didn't expect that the senior's formation skills are so advanced. I am really embarrassed by my own skills today."

Song Qingming immediately waved his hand upon hearing this and said, "I have been practicing the art of formation for more than two hundred years and have made some achievements. How can I blame you if Luo Li doesn't even know about this?

Your previous judgment was correct. This formation is already a third-level intermediate-grade magic formation. It is indeed not something that an ordinary cultivator can set up. The person who set up the formation must be at least at the Jindan stage or above.

After you go in, you two must be careful and don't touch anything inside casually, so as not to fall into any restrictions or plot against you."

"Don't worry, senior. I understand!" Upon hearing Song Qingming's instructions, Chen Yuting and Luo Li immediately bowed in response.

Having confirmed that the owner of the cave in front of them was at least a Jindan cultivator, the two girls felt a little more excited and were full of anticipation for the spiritual object at the door.

After instructing Luo Li and the others, Song Qingming nodded slightly, then cast a spell to summon the "Golden Wind" and commanded him to go forward and push open the stone door in front of him.

As soon as the stone door was opened, a cloud of dust was immediately raised inside. Song Qingming waved his hand lightly to release a breeze to blow away the dust, then walked up to "Golden Wind" and took a closer look at the cave in front of them.

The area of ​​this cave is not large, about the same width as the cave outside, only about five or six feet.

However, although this place is small, it is filled to the brim with things. In addition to some visible daily necessities, the wooden shelves around are filled with various bottles and jars, and various spiritual objects such as magic tools, talismans, and manuals on martial arts can be seen almost everywhere.

On the right side of the cave, there are dozens of unopened wooden boxes stacked in rows that are taller than a person. Next to them are various materials and ores piled in the corner like small hills.

After practicing for so many years, Song Qingming had also gone out with others to explore the caves of other high-level cultivators. Although he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help showing a look of surprise when he saw the scene that came into his sight.

If it had not been confirmed that this place should be a cultivator's cave, Song Qingming would have thought that he had accidentally entered someone's treasury.

"Wow! There are so many things. Senior, it seems we have really made a fortune this time." Without waiting for Song Qingming to speak, Luo Li, who was standing aside, shouted excitedly.

However, because of Song Qingming's previous warning, even though Luo Li couldn't wait to go forward to check, he still didn't move forward. He just looked at Song Qingming happily, waiting for his next arrangement.

Chen Yuting was also very excited at this moment. Even if she couldn't find other good things, just taking these spiritual objects back would be enough for her to make a fortune and successfully cultivate to the ninth level of foundation building.

If she can find the cave owner's storage bag and get a few third-level spiritual objects from it, she will have the opportunity to exchange them for Jindan spiritual objects in the future, and she will have the opportunity to become a high-ranking Jindan cultivator like Song Qingming.

However, in front of Song Qingming, Chen Yuting still tried her best to conceal her inner excitement, and carefully stepped forward and asked: "Senior, is there anything wrong here? Can we go in now?"

"Well! Let's go in first."

Song Qingming, who was standing at the door, looked around carefully and found nothing unusual. He nodded slightly to the two of them and walked in first with "Golden Wind".

After the three of them entered the cave, they immediately began to carefully search the spiritual objects on the wooden shelves and collected all the useful things they could take away.

Although the things on the shelf are not of high grade, they are in large quantities. Any of them can be exchanged for 10,000 or 20,000 spirit stones, which is already a considerable fortune for them, the foundation-building cultivators.

Some spiritual objects were damaged due to age, and Chen Yuting and Luo Li did not let them go. They were both cultivators who were used to living a frugal life, and now that they had finally made a fortune, they completely let themselves go this time.

Song Qingming took a quick look and found that most of the things here were low-level spiritual objects of the first or second level, none of which he could use. He lost interest and walked to the other side of the cave.

This cave was filled with all kinds of things and did not look like an abandoned place. Song Qingming looked around but did not see the body of the cave owner, and could not help but feel confused.

The cave dwellings of Jindan cultivators are generally not designed too simply. Although various spiritual objects are placed outside, based on Song Qingming's experience, these things should just be a cover-up, and the place where the cave owner is located is the real treasure trove.

"Senior, why are there so many skeletons of monks here!"

Just as he was looking for information about the mechanism and trying to find out where the owner of the cave was hiding, he suddenly heard Luo Li's scream behind him. Song Qingming hurriedly turned around and came to her side.

Song Qingming did not open the large wooden boxes that were piled in the corner before, thinking that they contained the same mineral materials as those next to them.

It was not until Luo Li came over and opened one of them just now that he discovered that what was inside was actually the decayed skeleton of a monk.

It wasn't just this one wooden box. After Song Qingming opened the other wooden boxes, he discovered that they were filled with the skeletons of monks who had been dead or alive for many years.

Most of them have unrecognizable faces and have turned into white bones. Only two or three of them, who had high cultivation levels and had reached the foundation-building stage, are still somewhat intact.

"Senior, the owner of this cave has placed so many corpses here. Could he be a demon cultivator practicing some evil method?"

Seeing the mountains of monks' skeletons in front of her, Chen Yuting immediately felt a little weird in her heart and hurriedly asked Song Qingming.

"I don't sense much demonic energy here, so it shouldn't be the work of a demon cultivator. I guess it's a cultivator who has practiced the art of corpse puppets like me. But for ordinary cultivators, only one or two corpse puppets are enough. It's really strange that this person has placed so many corpses of cultivators here.

The cave of a Jindan cultivator will definitely not only have these low-level spiritual objects. Don't worry. Once we find the owner of the cave, we should know everything. "(End of this chapter)