Stone Chamber

Xiao Yi Xian kept glancing from the corner of her eye at Xiao Bai as he drew closer and closer, feeling a little excited.

The corners of her mouth lifted slightly, and in her heart she imagined that she would definitely make this cold-faced fellow say all sorts of nice things to her before she reluctantly agreed to help.

But what left her stunned was that Xiao Bai did not walk up to her. Instead, he came to a stop not far behind her.

This guy wasn't here to beg her?

Could it be that he had found the mechanism's switch?

Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly turned around and saw Xiao Bai stepping on something on the ground.

"Creak." A sound rang out in the silent cave.

The door that had just been giving off a faint yellow glow had now returned to its original bluish stone color and was slowly rising upward.

As the door rose, a gleam of light spilled out through the opening crack.

Xiao Yi Xian parted her alluring red lips in shock. This bastard really had opened it.

Once the stone door had fully opened, the light inside drove away all the darkness outside. Xiao Bai waited for the air inside and outside to circulate for a moment before stepping in.

When Xiao Yi Xian saw Xiao Bai enter, she also got up and hurried after him.

After passing through the door, the view quickly opened up. This was a stone chamber, looking simple, ancient, and spacious. Embedded in the stone walls around the chamber were over a dozen Moonlight Stones used for illumination, lighting the entire chamber until it was clear and bright.

On a raised platform at the very center of the stone chamber stood a chair, and a skeleton was seated on it. Its head, however, had already fallen onto its thigh bones, and its pair of empty eye sockets happened to be staring straight at the main entrance. It looked rather eerie, adding an extra chill to the stone chamber.

In front of the raised platform was a very broad bluestone table. Three stone boxes were neatly arranged on top of it, and one could faintly see that each of these stone boxes had a keyhole.

Apart from these things, there was also a layer of golden reflection within the stone chamber, setting off the entire cave with a sense of wealth and splendor. Xiao Bai looked toward the corners of the chamber.

Aside from the innermost corner on the front right, the other three corners were all piled full of Gold Coins and jewels. The golden light in the cave was reflected from these Gold Coins.

"Ice Spirit Flame Grass!" Xiao Bai heard two startled cries.

One was aged, the other clear and crisp.

Yao Lao had used Soul Strength transmission, so Xiao Yi Xian did not hear him.

After letting out that cry of surprise, the girl swiftly ran to the innermost corner on the front right, completely ignoring those glittering things.

In that corner was a small flowerbed built from soil. Within the flowerbed, all sorts of flowers and grasses had been planted, and a scent mixed with medicinal fragrance and floral fragrance lingered over it.

"Purple Blue Grass, Hundred Spirit Ginseng Fruit, Snow Lotus Seed, Ice Heart Flower." Xiao Yi Xian's eyes shone brightly as she crouched beside the flowerbed, names of medicinal herbs popping one after another from her little mouth. These were all high-grade medicinal ingredients difficult to find outside.

"Xiao Bai, lad, could you give this old man the Ice Spirit Flame Grass in the very center of the flowerbed? This old man can exchange something for it!" At this moment, Yao Lao in the ring spoke with some urgency.

Xiao Bai looked at the medicinal herb Yao Lao mentioned. This herb was split into red and white. Its white stem was covered in specks of ice crystal-like substance, while atop its fiery-red crown, a hazy vapor curled around it, making it look like a swaying flame. Two different attributes appeared on the same plant, making it seem quite miraculous.

Xiao Bai knew that this Ice Spirit Flame Grass, like that piece of Blood Lotus Essence back then, was a necessary medicinal ingredient for refining the Blood Lotus Pill, and also a required item for devouring Heavenly Flames.

"Sure!" Xiao Bai nodded and agreed.

"Haha. Good, good. What do you want, kid? As long as it isn't too excessive, this old man can agree to it!"

At this moment, Yao Lao was extremely happy. He had originally thought that this trip would only be to search for Heavenly Flames and there would be no other gains, but he had not expected that after coming to the Demon Beast Mountain Range with Xiao Bai, the medicinal ingredients for the Blood Lotus Pill were almost complete. How could he not be happy?

"There's nothing I want for the time being. Put it on the tab for now! When I think of something later, Senior, don't refuse me!"

It was not that Xiao Bai did not have anything he wanted; the time simply was not right yet. For example—the Poison Pill Method.

If he brought it up now, Yao Lao would definitely give it to him. After all, to Yao Lao, it was something of little practical value and not particularly important.

But a Calamity Poison Body was right in front of them. Once Yao Lao found out in the future, he would inevitably become suspicious, so it was better to wait a little longer. In any case, it was not going anywhere.

"Don't worry. This old man never goes back on his word. Just don't be too excessive when the time comes and make things difficult for this old man!" Yao Lao said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

"Senior, rest assured. You should know that Xiao Bai is not someone without a sense of propriety!" Xiao Bai said with a faint smile.

After saying this, Xiao Bai felt something tugging at him. He lowered his head and saw a small hand pulling at his robe, while a pair of watery big eyes looked at him.

"Rotten young master, can you share some of these medicinal herbs with me?" Xiao Yi Xian said pitifully.

Xiao Bai sneered inwardly. When this girl needed something, he was "young master"; when she didn't, he was a bastard. Still, seeing her act cute like that, Xiao Bai really did almost agree.

From his ring, he took out many Jade Boxes and a small jade shovel. These were all things he had prepared back in Wutan City.

He handed these things to Xiao Yi Xian, neither saying he would give them to her nor saying he would not.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xian thought Xiao Bai had agreed, and she was overjoyed. She hurriedly took the Jade Boxes and shovel from his hands, then patted her rather well-developed, full chest with her small hand and promised, "Young master, don't worry. I guarantee I'll dig up these medicinal herbs completely intact. I promise not a single medicinal herb will be damaged!"

Xiao Bai nodded calmly, while inwardly he was nearly laughing himself silly, silently cheering her on. Work hard! Wage slave!

Seeing Xiao Bai nod, Xiao Yi Xian was filled with motivation. For someone like her who loved medicine, obtaining a rare medicinal herb was far more attractive than those piles of Gold Coins not far away.

At the same time, she felt somewhat vexed. If not for this guy, all these things would originally have been hers, all hers!

Unlike now, where she still had to act cute and beg this bastard before she might get just a tiny bit. For a moment, she felt like crying but had no tears.

"Damn bastard!"

She secretly gnashed her teeth and cursed in her heart, then began carefully digging up the precious medicinal herbs in the flowerbed and placing them into the Jade Boxes.

After Xiao Bai saw that she had started working, he turned and walked to the bluestone table in the center of the stone chamber. Looking at the three boxes on it, he reached out and tried to lift them. They did not budge. It seemed the boxes were connected to the bluestone table.

After touching the keyholes on the boxes, Xiao Bai raised his head, his gaze moving to the skeleton on the chair. After scanning it for a moment, he saw three dark keys hanging from the skeleton's hand, forming a stark contrast with the white bones.

Xiao Bai walked up to the chair. First, he cupped his hands in a salute to the withered bones on it and said softly, "Senior, pardon Xiao's offense!"

After speaking, his Soul Strength swept out. Without damaging the withered bones in the slightest, the three keys floated up from the skeleton's hand and arrived before Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai took the keys in front of him, turned, and slowly walked toward the bluestone table behind him.