Deep in the heart of the Taiwu Mountains lay an immense valley, its overlapping ridges crisscrossed with ravines. Bottomless fissures and caves dotted the valley, and within them lingered traces of structures from the Ancient Ruins, with enormous pillars and broken bricks scattered everywhere.
From time to time, terrifying roars from Demon Beasts rose from the deep valley, echoing through its boundless expanse.
Within this seemingly endless valley.
In a cliff beneath an exceedingly well-hidden abyss.
There was a huge cavern amid the ruins, more than half of which had now collapsed. Pools of Demon Beast blood lay outside, and judging by their appearance, they seemed to have been spilled only recently.
Entering through the cavern in the enormous ruined structure and proceeding inward, one found that the cavern was astonishingly vast. Threads of startling spiritual light rippled out from within, accompanied now and then by the howling of wind.
There was no telling just how enormous these ruins were.
At that moment!
In the deepest part of the ruins stood a vast secret chamber built of metal, its surfaces covered in astonishing ancient runes. An enormous metal door had fallen to the ground, and two people stood atop it, gazing at the countless huge ancient wooden chests inside...
These two were none other than!
Wang Yan and the Treasure-Seeking True Person.
"Hahaha...! Fellow Daoist Wang! Just as we thought! We found it! We've struck it rich!" The Treasure-Seeking True Person laughed excitedly, scarcely able to contain himself.
"Mm! A rare find indeed!" Wang Yan nodded and said mildly. Though his expression remained as still as an unruffled lake, his eyes were fixed on one ancient wooden chest among the countless treasure chests, a glimmer of wild delight in them.
"Without you, Fellow Daoist Wang, this old man could never