A Palm Strike Kills, Treasure Hunt in a Cave!

A faint whistling sound cut through the night sky.

By the dim firelight, both of them recognized what was flying toward them.

"Rock Snake!"

Xiao Yi Xian's lovely face changed slightly, and her expression immediately grew tense.

Although the Rock Snake was only a First-Class Magical Beast, she had no cultivation at all, while Xiao Lei was merely a Low-Level Dou Practitioner. Moreover, they were hanging in midair. Against a Rock Snake, they likely stood no chance at all.

Of course, that was only Xiao Yi Xian's way of thinking.

As for Xiao Lei, he did not take the Rock Snake seriously at all.

Xiao Lei temporarily halted his forward momentum and put some distance between himself and the Rock Snake. He said to Xiao Yi Xian, "Hold on tight. I need to free up a hand to deal with that Rock Snake."

"Can you handle it?" Xiao Yi Xian no longer had the time to feel embarrassed. She wrapped both arms tightly around Xiao Lei and asked worriedly.

"Relax, it won't be a problem." Xiao Lei smiled in reply, gripping the rope tightly with his right hand while releasing Xiao Yi Xian with his left.

The Rock Snake's vertical pupils gleamed fiercely as it stared at Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian.

"Hiss..."

Suddenly, it let out a sharp hiss, beat its narrow wings, and dove toward Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian!

Its huge maw opened wide, its sharp fangs glinting with a chilling light.

"Attack it already, you idiot!" In his arms, Xiao Yi Xian saw the Rock Snake rapidly closing in while Xiao Lei seemed to make no move. She urged him anxiously.

Xiao Lei ignored her. Dou Qi continuously flowed through the pathways within his body, and before long, Purple Dou Qi gathered around his hand. Lightning arcs seemed to flicker across his palm!

"Bastard, what are you waiting for? If you keep waiting, we'll both die!" Seeing the Rock Snake enter within ten meters, Xiao Yi Xian angrily clawed at Xiao Lei's back, her voice tinged with panic.

"Don't move!" Xiao Lei barked, still in no hurry to strike.

Only when the Rock Snake had swooped within three meters of them did his left palm, flickering with lightning arcs, suddenly slam downward!

"Thunderbolt Palm!"

With one palm strike, he moved as swiftly as a thunderbolt, accompanied by a booming roar like thunder itself.

Dou Qi burst from his palm. A palm print crackling with purple lightning arcs slammed viciously into the Rock Snake's triangular head in an instant!

"Bang!"

With an explosive blast, the Rock Snake's head was blown apart on the spot by the purple palm print, flesh and blood scattering through the air!

Immediately afterward, the Rock Snake's headless corpse was charred black by the purple lightning arcs and crashed heavily into the bottomless ravine.

"You killed the Rock Snake with one palm strike?" Xiao Yi Xian's eyes widened as she looked at Xiao Lei in shock.

Though the Rock Snake was only a First-Class Magical Beast, its body was as hard as stone, difficult to wound with blades or swords. Yet Xiao Lei had blown its head apart with a single palm strike. That kind of strength was rather formidable!

"It was just one Rock Snake. What's there to make such a fuss about?"

Xiao Lei smiled faintly, wrapped his left arm around Xiao Yi Xian's slender waist again, and slowly descended to the entrance of the cave.

Looking at the scattered rocks and strange trees cluttering the cave entrance, Xiao Lei frowned slightly. Then he spread his left palm again as Dou Qi surged rapidly from within his body and gathered in his palm.

"Go!"

With a low shout, Xiao Lei thrust his palm forward. Violent Dou Qi immediately erupted from his palm.

Like a gale sweeping away fallen leaves, it blasted all the scattered rocks and strange trees into the ravine.

After clearing the entrance, Xiao Lei led Xiao Yi Xian into the cave.

The cave entrance was not wide, only enough for two or three people to pass through. The interior was pitch-black, yet it faintly emitted a soft glow, giving it a rather mysterious air.

There were also many faint blade marks carved around the entrance.

"We're finally here..."

Feeling solid ground beneath her feet, Xiao Yi Xian let out a sigh of relief. She slipped out of Xiao Lei's embrace, delight appearing on her lovely face as she examined the cave.

"Let's go. Let's see what good things this cave has in store," Xiao Lei said with a smile. He then took out a Fire Starter and lit it before taking the lead into the dark cave.

Xiao Yi Xian hesitated slightly as she looked into the cave's dark interior. Then she stomped her foot, gritted her teeth, and followed him.

Although she was somewhat nervous, now that she had come this far, she clearly could not give up.

Within the dark and chilly cave, aside from the faint sound of their footsteps, there was no other movement at all. The place was exceptionally silent.

The dim surroundings made Xiao Yi Xian unconsciously hug her arms and quicken her pace, following closely behind Xiao Lei.

In this kind of environment, only the young man ahead of her could give her a little more sense of security.

After walking through the dark cave for over ten minutes, Xiao Lei, who was in front, suddenly stopped.

"Ah..."

Xiao Yi Xian, behind him, could not stop herself in time and crashed straight into Xiao Lei's back, the softness of her chest visibly deforming.

"What are you doing?"

Xiao Yi Xian took a step back, her lovely face flushed red and filled with embarrassment and irritation.

Xiao Lei spread his hands, raised his chin toward a stone door ahead that emitted a pale yellow glow, and said, "The path ends here. I hadn't even said anything, and you already rammed my back hard enough to hurt."

"Scoundrel." Xiao Yi Xian cursed him. Then her delicate brows knitted slightly as she stepped forward and studied the stone door, pondering aloud.

"Behind this stone door should be our destination. There should be a mechanism to open it."

"You know Mechanism Art?" Xiao Lei raised a brow, looking surprised. "In that case, I'll leave the important task of opening this stone door to you."

"I've only read a few books on Mechanism Art. I wouldn't call myself proficient, but checking for a mechanism should be no problem."

Xiao Yi Xian answered casually, her slender jade-like hand slowly moving across the stone door.

"Found it!"

After a while, Xiao Yi Xian cried out in delight. At the same time, she crouched down, touched a small protrusion beneath the stone door with one hand, and pressed it down firmly.

"Creak!"

A crisp sound slowly rang out through the dark cave.

"Well done!"

Watching the stone door gradually rise, Xiao Lei gave Xiao Yi Xian a thumbs-up and praised her.

As the stone door rose, a faint glow spilled out from within, and the surrounding area immediately became much brighter.

Looking at the brightly illuminated interior beyond the stone door, Xiao Yi Xian smiled, stepped back twice, raised her snow-white chin at Xiao Lei, and said with a soft laugh, "There. Go in."

Xiao Lei teased, "You're being so kind? Letting me go in first to pick the treasures?"

"As if." Xiao Yi Xian rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "I'm telling you to go first and scout the way. I did the work opening the stone door; now it's your turn."

"Fine, I'll give in to you this once." Xiao Lei shrugged and walked through the stone door.

Seeing Xiao Lei enter through the stone door without any trouble, Xiao Yi Xian quickly followed after him.

The moment they stepped through the stone door, the view before them suddenly opened up.

Beyond the stone door was a massive Stone Chamber.

Moonlight Stones used for illumination were embedded in the walls of the spacious Stone Chamber, and a chair stood in the center.

A skeleton sat in the chair, its sunken skull fallen between its pale thigh bones.

In the dim cave, such a sight carried a faintly eerie atmosphere.

In front of the chair stood a bluestone platform, upon which three locked Stone Boxes rested quietly.

In three corners of the Stone Chamber were piles of glittering Gold Coins and other valuables.

In the last corner, however, was a small flower bed built from soil, filled with all kinds of medicinal herbs.

"Purple Blue Leaf, White Spirit Ginseng Fruit, Snow Lotus Seed..."

When Xiao Lei noticed those medicinal herbs, Xiao Yi Xian noticed them as well. Delight immediately appeared on her lovely face as she eagerly recited their names one by one.

The most precious among them was a fourth-grade spiritual herb: Ice Spirit Flame Grass!

"I want the Ice Spirit Flame Grass," Xiao Lei said after pondering for a moment.

Xiao Lei knew that Xiao Yan needed several auxiliary items to devour Heavenly Flames, and the Blood Lotus Pill was one of them.

Since he had come across it, Xiao Lei intended to take it and give it to Xiao Yan when he returned. It was only a small effort, after all.

"You recognize this thing, so you should know how precious it is. The moment you open your mouth, you ask for the most valuable herb. Don't you think that's too much?"

Xiao Yi Xian frowned slightly, muttering with some reluctance.

"I won't take advantage of you. Aside from the Ice Spirit Flame Grass, you can take whatever other medicinal herbs you want. You decide how much to give me. How about it?"

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's unwilling expression, Xiao Lei found it somewhat amusing.

"You said that yourself." Xiao Yi Xian's eyes lit up at once, and Xiao Lei suddenly seemed much more pleasing to her eyes.

"Mm." Xiao Lei smiled, then said, "Let's first see what good things are inside those three boxes."