Maple Leaf Forest, White Bone Cave.
Though this cave was named after white bones, there were no skeletons to be found inside.
It had only been given such a terrifying name by the nearby residents because venomous snakes often nested here. The purpose was to emphasize how dangerous the place was and warn strangers away.
As a result, the vast area surrounding White Bone Cave was rarely visited by anyone.
Even players, who had always feared nothing, seldom appeared here.
There were no high-level wild monsters, heavenly treasures, bosses, instances, or anything else players liked here, so naturally, it was unpopular.
Although killing venomous snakes granted experience, their levels were too low while the danger they posed was relatively high. Players considered them wild monsters with extremely poor value for effort, so no one was willing to come here to grind levels.
Because of this, fewer and fewer players wandered into this place over time.
But times had changed. At some unknown point, a Millennium Ice Silkworm had spawned here, driving away every venomous snake that had once occupied the area. Now, only one Millennium Ice Silkworm and four top-tier players remained in White Bone Cave, each hiding in a different location and waiting for their chance.
At the same time, a girl dressed in purple crept up to the entrance of White Bone Cave. She furtively scanned her surroundings and, only after confirming that no one else was nearby, cautiously took out a cloth bundle from her robes.
When she opened it, it revealed a tiny wooden cauldron around six inches tall. The cauldron was dark yellow, exquisitely carved, and its wood was smooth and lustrous like jade. Faint red threads could be seen within its grain.
This was one of the Xingxiu Sect's three great treasures, the Divine