Han Changming was puzzled. The Alligator Turtle Beast seemed to have discovered something. He put away his magic weapon, formed a hand seal, and a yellow glow lit up around him as he followed the beast underground.
After descending more than ten zhang, he came upon a pale-yellow barrier blocking his way.
Han Changming summoned the Blazing Flame Blade and brought it down hard on the yellow barrier.
Before long, the barrier shattered.
Wrapped in a ball of yellow light, the Alligator Turtle Beast moved toward where the barrier had been. Nothing seemed amiss, so Han Changming hurried after it.
He suddenly felt the ground give way beneath his feet. His body dropped rapidly and slammed into the ground.
The cave was over a hundred zhang across. Its walls were uneven, with clear signs that they had been hewn by human hands.
On the ground not far away lay a human skeleton, with a red Storage Bag at its waist.
Most of the skeleton's bones had turned black. It seemed the person had been poisoned to death.
A strange squeal came from Han Changming's waist. He slapped his Spirit Beast Bag, and the Amethyst Flying Scorpion flew out. It darted toward the skeleton and devoured every blackened bone.
Han Changming took the red Storage Bag from the skeleton and tipped it upside down.
A sweep of red light passed over the ground, where a large pile of items appeared.
There were more than ten thousand spirit stones, eight Second-Rank magic weapons—including a Second-Rank alchemy furnace—numerous bottles and jars, more than a dozen jade slips, and three sets of formations.
The porcelain bottles contained pills, but they had been stored for too long and could no longer be taken.
Han Changming picked up a jade slip and pressed it to his