Blood-Bone Cao Sixi, who stood cautiously beside her, said in astonishment:
"Upper Immortal, you are truly remarkable. With one casual glance, you found the treasure cavern we spent nearly an incense stick's worth of time searching for."
Xu Taiping smiled faintly and said:
"In that case, the second cavern must be the one farthest ahead."
With that, he followed another thread deeper into the dark passage.
Beside him, Dongfang Yuejian was overjoyed.
For Xu Taiping to say that, he must have found the second treasure cavern.
After proceeding another hundred-odd zhang, Xu Taiping finally stopped before a cavern, then used his divine sense to send the gemstone serving as their light flying inside.
In an instant, the pitch-black cavern lit up.
Seeing this, Dongfang Yuejian immediately asked with a smile:
"Eldest Brother Taiping, is this the cavern?"
Xu Taiping nodded and said:
"It should be."
As he spoke, Dongfang Yuejian raised the Spring and Autumn Brush in her hand and strode toward the cavern.
After passing through a dark, narrow passage, Xu Taiping, Dongfang Yuejian, and Blood-Bone Cao Sixi found their way through the cavern blocked by a pile of enormous rocks.
Xu Taiping said nothing. He merely stepped forward and slammed a fist into the rocks with a heavy bang.
Then Blood-Bone Cao Sixi watched in astonishment as the enormous rocks blocking the cavern were pulverized by Xu Taiping's punch.
Just then, as the illuminating gemstone flew inside, the scene within the cavern appeared before Xu Taiping and Dongfang Yuejian.
At first, Xu Taiping was somewhat disappointed to see only ordinary treasures scattered across the cavern floor. But when his gaze fell upon the stone stele towering in its center, he suddenly froze on the spot as though struck by lightning.
Beside him, Dongfang Yuejian cried out:
"A Spirit...