Treasure Found in the Cave

A massive seal of light slowly emerged before Lin Feng, radiating immense energy fluctuations.

"Five Elements Killing Strike!" Lin Feng rapidly formed hand seals, then unleashed Lightning Steps. He collided fiercely with the oncoming third-tier Magical Beast, the Scarlet Phosphorus Tusker. "Bzzzz..." A huge wave of energy spread outward from the center of the collision.

Billowing dust rose into the air. For a moment, the mercenaries and Magical Beasts alike consciously retreated to either side, waiting for the outcome.

Only after the dust had dispersed did they see Lin Feng and the Scarlet Phosphorus Tusker standing opposite each other in the field. Man and beast stared fixedly at one another for an unknown length of time.

Then a weak beastly roar echoed out. Immediately afterward, the massive Magical Beast leader crashed to the ground.

"Roar..." Seeing their leader fall, the many Magical Beasts went mad and charged at Lin Feng without regard for their lives.

"Heh, overestimating yourselves!" Lin Feng turned around calmly, looking at the frenzied Magical Beasts. The blade he had stored in his Storage Ring appeared in his hand once more.

With the formidable Five Elements Art, a continuous stream of Dou Qi energy was drawn into his Dantian, where it was converted into Five Elements Dou Qi.

A figure like a god or demon darted through the herd of Magical Beasts. In the blink of an eye, amid repeated "Boom, boom, boom..." sounds of massive bodies striking the ground, everyone saw that the formerly frenzied Magical Beasts had all fallen, vomiting blood.

The crowd first froze in disbelief, then earth-shaking cheers erupted. "Long live Lord Lin Feng..."

"Brother Lin Feng..." A small green figure rushed over and threw herself into Lin Feng's arms. Without caring that he was covered in blood, she wept bitterly.

Lin Feng froze briefly, then a smile appeared on his lips. With his unarmed left hand, he fiercely pulled the lovely girl into his embrace.

Seeing this, everyone silently cleaned up the battlefield, treated the wounded, and scattered Magical Beast dung around the camp once more...

The moon hung high in the middle of the sky, its pure white light spilling down and reminding Lin Feng of a spiritual treasure from the myths of his previous life—Imperial Flow Sap.

"After all, this is no longer the same world. If this were the mythological world of Mountains and Seas, then under a full moon like this, Exotic Beasts might already be howling at the heavens and drinking in the moonlight." Lin Feng gazed up at the starry sky and the full moon, a faint trace of contemplation in his expression.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Feng turned his gaze toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range, then glanced at Xiao Yi Xian's tent.

"The herb-gathering party will only collect herbs for three days. Today is already the second day, and they will return tomorrow. Yet Xiao Yi Xian still shows no sign of heading to the cave. Perhaps it is simply too early. Fine. With my powerful Soul Force, I only need to expand my search range a little." As he pondered inwardly, Lin Feng called He Meng over and instructed him to ensure Qing Lin's safety.

Once everything had been arranged, Lin Feng's figure flashed and vanished into the darkness.

"Whew... This is the last cliff. If I still can't find the cave from the Original Work, I'll have no choice but to mobilize the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to search for it!" Lin Feng flashed to the edge of a cliff and looked down into the darkness below.

"Sigh, there is still no sign of the White Orchid Fruit from the Original Work. Did I really come too early? Fine, I'll go down and search again." Lin Feng sighed, but Dou Qi surged out from his Dantian, and a dazzling set of Five-Colored Armor enveloped his body.

After several swift movements, he vanished beneath the cliff like a bolt of lightning.

"Whoosh..." Suddenly, an unusual sound caught Lin Feng's attention, and his powerful Soul Force burst forth.

"Hm? Entirely earthy yellow and shaped like a rock... This, hahaha, a Rock Snake. This is very likely the cave from the Original Work." Lin Feng's expression became one of extreme delight. With a flick of his finger, a mass of Dou Qi energy shot toward the Rock Snake.

The Rock Snake immediately plunged heavily downward, and no echo was heard for a long time.

After another leap and descent, Lin Feng landed outside a cave filled with broken stones and fallen branches. Beast Flame rose from his palm, illuminating the surroundings.

After observing the surrounding environment and confirming that he

truly had no talent for mechanisms, he expelled his Dou Qi, instantly grinding the cave's stone door into powder. It was absolutely not because he lacked talent for mechanisms.

Following the cave passage, which was only wide enough for two or three people, he could see traces of blades and axes on the walls. Perhaps too many years had passed; even under Lin Feng's powerful Soul Force, they appeared indistinct.

After walking for roughly half a quarter of an hour through the chilly environment, the space before him suddenly opened up.

What appeared before Lin Feng was first a small mountain of glittering gold coins, followed by various miscellaneous valuables and several planted precious medicinal herbs.

Of course, the only thing Lin Feng truly valued was the Ice Spirit Flame Grass, one of the main ingredients required for the Fifth-grade Pill essential to absorbing an Exotic Flame.

Its entire body was white and red. Its crown burned like a flame, while its roots were covered in icy crystals. These completely opposing attributes existed in perfect harmony, allowing it to become a spiritual treasure capable of resisting the burning of an Exotic Flame.

Carefully storing it in his Storage Ring, Lin Feng let out a breath. Even if he failed to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame in the future, he could still trade it to Xiao Yan for considerable benefits.

"Snow Lotus Seed, White Lotus Ginseng..." After packing away all the medicinal herbs along with their seeds, Lin Feng turned his gaze toward his absolute target for this trip—a skeleton. Or rather, the three stone boxes in front of it.

Lin Feng slowly walked over to the stone table and touched the metal lock. It felt slightly warm to the touch. Recalling the method from the Original Work, he did not use brute force to break it open.

"The keys?" Lin Feng shifted his gaze to the skeletal palm. Three jet-black keys hung above the bones.

Pressing his palms together, Lin Feng bowed to the skeleton a few times before stepping forward and gently pulling the keys free. Thanks to his powerful Soul Force control, the skeleton was not damaged.

He opened the stone boxes one by one. Before Lin Feng were three items—a colorful scroll, a black scroll, and an earthy-yellow scroll.

As he opened them one by one, Lin Feng's expression turned ugly. The items before him were the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, the High-Mysterious Rank Dou Technique—Eagle's Wing, and the Mysterious Rank Mid-level cultivation technique—Windwalk Secret Codex.

Although the scrolls before him were already enough for someone to thrive in the Jia Ma Empire, the Fragmented Map of Exotic Flames that Lin Feng had hoped for was nowhere to be found. "Could this be the butterfly effect?"

Lin Feng closed his eyes in thought, recalling every moment since entering the cave and the descriptions in the Original Work.

After a long while, Lin Feng suddenly opened his eyes, a startling divine light shooting from them. He looked toward the skeleton. "So that's how it is. I originally intended to let your corpse remain intact so you could be properly buried. I never expected you to be such a schemer. If I hadn't read the Original Work, I might have missed out on an enormous opportunity today..."

As soon as his words fell, Lin Feng's arm shot out like lightning and crushed the skeleton's arm.

"Just as I thought..." Lin Feng murmured inwardly. A fragment of a map slowly fell from the shattered bones. Just before it hit the ground, Lin Feng grabbed it.

Opening it, he saw an enchanting lotus depicted upon it, seemingly rotating slowly and captivating the mind...