There was not a single jade box in this stone chamber, but a small golden cauldron stood in its center. The cauldron was not even the most important thing. What excited him was the Earthfire Opening beneath it!
With earthfire, he could refine pills. If he could not get out anytime soon, he could even learn artifact refining here. In short, a living man would not let himself die from holding in his piss!
This Earthfire Opening hasn't been used for over a thousand years. What if it won't start?
At that thought, Xu Qingtong grew uneasy. He strode over to the small cauldron and examined the formation around the Earthfire Opening. There did not seem to be anything wrong with it.
I have to test this earthfire. If it doesn't work, I'll be in real trouble!
He took out a spirit stone and placed it on the formation eye. With a whoosh, flames leaped out.
Xu Qingtong was overjoyed. With earthfire, even if he remained trapped for several years, he would not starve to death here like Yan Jiuxiao!
After inspecting every part of the hidden chambers, Xu Qingtong returned to the passage exit. He wanted to try again and see whether he could open it.
After all his efforts, however, Xu Qingtong returned dejectedly to the hidden chambers. Yan Jiuxiao had been two levels above him and still had not managed to open the passage. Although his own magic power was somewhat more abundant than that of ordinary cultivators, it was not much stronger, and might not even surpass that of Yan Jiuxiao at the seventh level of Qi Refining.
Once back in the hidden chambers, Xu Qingtong sat blankly on the stone platform, considering his plans for the future. He took out Yan Jiuxiao's jade slip again