Why had the Six-Winged Blood Centipede fought Gun Gun, the Iron-Eating Beast? They must have been fighting over a rare treasure. Could the spiritual treasure that had drawn both beasts into battle deep in the bamboo sea be inside this cave?
They exchanged a glance. With that thought in mind, neither was willing to delay. They hurried into the cave, following the cool air.
The cave was shallow, and they soon reached its end.
There, a clear spring surrounded a stone pillar that stood against the rock wall. The pillar rose three feet above the water, with a hollow at its top like a naturally formed stone basin.
Milky-white liquid bubbled up into the basin. It had no scent, but waves of cold radiated from it.
The air above the basin condensed into wisps of white mist under that chill.
"This is—"
Xuantian examined it carefully for a moment, then exclaimed, "Stone Pivot Ice Marrow! To think it's here!" His expression turned peculiar.
Stone Pivot Ice Marrow was a rare yin-aligned treasure born of the earth's veins.
Xuantian recognized it because he had read about it in the Shan Hai Jing.
It was an exceptionally fine treasure and an excellent liquid for tempering swords, fully comparable to the finest water from a cold pool.
It could also be used in medicine. To someone versed in healing, Stone Pivot Ice Marrow was a valuable ingredient for refining many things.
That was precisely what the Blood Centipede had coveted. As a creature of sinister yin nature, it might have made great advances in cultivation if it obtained the marrow.
For strange beasts, nothing mattered more than increasing their own strength. No wonder it had left the dark place where it lived and come to this bamboo forest.
But while Stone Pivot Ice