The middle-aged man was still searching for Lin Chen's whereabouts, and even Liu Ruyan was looking around from where she stood not far away.
No one thought to check behind them.
Lin Chen hurriedly concealed his aura.
Then he quietly slipped into the cave.
Since he hadn't traveled very far, he didn't feel particularly drained.
"Damn it! Where did he go?"
"That looked like the Thousand-Mile Escape Shuttle. That last move probably took him a thousand miles away."
"The Thousand-Mile Escape Shuttle? Isn't that Zhao Qingshan's treasure? Could he really be an Inner Disciple of the Green Mountain Sect's sect master?"
At that moment, all three people outside felt a chill run down their spines.
"I'll search the area. We absolutely can't let him get away, or we'll be in serious trouble. Ruyan, stay here and look after him."
The middle-aged man took off with a whoosh before anyone could answer.
Lin Chen had seen everything outside perfectly clearly.
His nervousness instantly gave way to joy.
Without the middle-aged man to threaten him, the other two outside shouldn't be his match, right?
Lin Chen glanced back into the cave.
It wasn't straight inside. Around the bend, he could see a warm glow shining through.
Curious, he walked farther in.
When he rounded the corner, Lin Chen's eyes lit up.
Something like an array pattern had been carved into the ground ahead, with all kinds of materials arranged around it.
What caught his eye most were nine gleaming Spirit Stones, each about the size of an infant's fist.
"Are these High-Grade Spirit Stones?"
As far as he knew, one High-Grade Spirit Stone could be exchanged for a hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and one Mid-Grade Spirit Stone for a hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
In other words, these nine High-Grade Spirit Stones were