Unexpected Gains

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

Inside Yinlei Valley, Chen Hai, along with over a dozen disciples from the Lone Wolf Gang, was locked in a fierce battle with the Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion King.

The powerful spiritual energy fluctuations shook the entire valley, making the ground tremble.

At this moment, both sides were clearly in a stalemate. Although the Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion King was incredibly ferocious, the Lone Wolf Gang had a numerical advantage, making it difficult to determine a victor in a short time.

"A good opportunity!"

Seeing that both sides were locked in intense combat, Lu Changsheng's lips curved into a slight smile. He could sneak into the cave dwelling and take the Thunder Spirit Milk while they were busy fighting.

Swish!

With this thought, Lu Changsheng moved like a ghost, quickly arriving before the cave entrance.

At this time, Chen Hai and the others were engrossed in their fierce battle with the Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion, completely unaware that Lu Changsheng had slipped into the cave dwelling unnoticed.

Upon entering the cave dwelling, the light wasn't as dim as expected, as the cave walls were embedded with numerous purple crystals.

These purple crystals adorned the entire cave, making it exceptionally dreamlike.

Furthermore, these purple crystals refracted light, so the cave wasn't completely dark.

Lu Changsheng ventured deeper into the cave along its passages. He could clearly feel that the cave dwelling was rich in lightning-attribute energy.

However, he soon encountered a series of complex forks in the path.

"Which way should I go?"

Lu Changsheng frowned slightly. He didn't have time to ponder, so he casually chose the middle path.

Yet, the deeper he went into the cave, the more Lu Changsheng frowned. The cave had too many branching paths, like a maze stretching in all directions. Lu Changsheng found himself somewhat lost.

"I must find the Thunder Spirit Milk in the shortest possible time..."

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

He had to find the Thunder Spirit Milk before Chen Hai and the others finished their fight.

With this in mind, he suddenly quickened his pace, searching the depths of the cave dwelling for the Thunder Spirit Milk.

"Huh!"

"What is this..."

Suddenly, Lu Changsheng made a surprising discovery. His gaze fell upon the corner of the cave dwelling, where several silvery-gray Ganoderma mushrooms were growing.

These silver Ganoderma mushrooms emanated a dense lightning energy.

"Thunder Spirit Mushroom?!"

Lu Changsheng's expression lit up.

He hadn't expected to find Thunder Spirit Mushrooms inside the cave dwelling!

Thunder Spirit Mushrooms were a mid-grade, first-rank medicinal herb, usually found in places with strong lightning-attribute energy. While not an exceptionally precious medicinal ingredient, a single stalk could fetch over ten spirit stones.

Lu Changsheng licked his lips and immediately began to harvest the Thunder Spirit Mushrooms.

After all, these could be exchanged for quite a few spirit stones back at the sect.

While harvesting the Thunder Spirit Mushrooms, Lu Changsheng continued to venture deeper into the cave. However, he was soon dumbfounded, as the cave was filled with Thunder Spirit Mushrooms everywhere!

"Why are there so many?"

Lu Changsheng's mouth twitched. He saw that in the crystal cave, Thunder Spirit Mushrooms were scattered everywhere as if they were free.

"Forget it, I won't pick them. Finding the Thunder Spirit Milk is more important."

Lu Changsheng decisively gave up.

He quickened his pace and soon reached the deepest part of the cave.

At this moment, a vast stone chamber suddenly appeared before him. In the center of the stone chamber, a large stalactite hung down from above.

Below the stalactite, there was a small groove. Inside the groove was a silver, milky substance.

"Found it!"

"Thunder Spirit Milk!"

Lu Changsheng was ecstatic and hurried to the spot beneath the stalactite.

He saw that the silver milky substance in the groove was shimmering and emanating a dense lightning power.

This surge of energy was even more potent than that of the Ink Sun Grass!

Lu Changsheng looked up and quickly understood. The stalactite gathered lightning energy, condensing it into drops of Thunder Spirit Milk that slowly dripped from the top into the groove.

A single drop of Thunder Spirit Milk required at least three months to condense lightning energy.

In other words, only four drops of Thunder Spirit Milk could be condensed in an entire year.

Currently, there were approximately one hundred drops of Thunder Spirit Milk in this groove.

Lu Changsheng's eyes burned with desire; each drop of Thunder Spirit Milk was incredibly valuable!

After a moment of contemplation, he took out the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron and carefully collected the Thunder Spirit Milk, placing it into the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron.

In no time, all the Thunder Spirit Milk was collected into the cauldron by him.

"Heh heh, Chen Hai and those guys would never have dreamed that this Thunder Spirit Milk would end up benefiting me."

Lu Changsheng chuckled inwardly.

If these guys knew he had stolen the Thunder Spirit Milk, would they be driven mad?

With the Thunder Spirit Milk secured, Lu Changsheng no longer hesitated, as he needed to leave the cave quickly. If Chen Hai or the Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion discovered him, there would likely be considerable trouble.

"Wuwuwu!"

However, just as Lu Changsheng turned to leave the cave, a strange whimpering sound suddenly reached him.

"What sound is that?"

Lu Changsheng's expression startled.

He pricked up his ears and listened; the strange whimpering sound was nearby.

Driven by curiosity, Lu Changsheng followed the sound deeper into the cave.

Before long, he entered another stone chamber. Not far away, he saw a crystal grotto filled with straw.

And on the straw, a lion cub was whimpering loudly.

"Could this be..."

Lu Changsheng's pupils contracted. This must be a Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion cub!

The cub was very small, like a miniature version of the Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion.

Its body was also covered in crystal-like armor, and wisps of lightning emanated from it.

At this moment, a bold idea suddenly struck Lu Changsheng.

He decided to take the cub with him!

This cub was an extremely rare lightning-element demonic beast. If it grew up, it could become a great demon, serving well as a companion or mount.

Immediately, Lu Changsheng entered the den and picked up the cub. However, the cub continued to whimper.

"What's wrong?"

"Is it hungry?"

Lu Changsheng frowned.

After a moment of thought, he took a drop of Thunder Spirit Milk from the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron and dripped it onto the cub's mouth. To his surprise, the cub slurped it up in an instant.

"Wuwuwu!"

At this, the Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion cub whimpered even louder, clearly craving the Thunder Spirit Milk.

Lu Changsheng gritted his teeth and immediately took out more Thunder Spirit Milk. Only after consuming ten drops did the cub finally stop crying and fall asleep.

"Damn it, what a waste! Ten drops of Thunder Spirit Milk gone in an instant!"

Lu Changsheng felt a pang of heartache.

After all, he had only obtained about a hundred drops of Thunder Spirit Milk in total. But seeing the cub sleeping soundly in his arms, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"That Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion must have just given birth and is still in a weakened state. It probably won't last long under the siege of Chen Hai and the others,"

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

He then quickly searched for an exit from the cave. However, the cave's passages branched out in all directions, and Lu Changsheng became lost again, unable to find the way out of the cave for the time being