Chapter 287: Chapter 232: Behind the Stone Gate
[In a word, your support is Xiaodao’s motivation! So, everyone check your Storage Rings and see if you have any monthly tickets left...]
Song Mingyue felt the same. They had already made such a surprising find in this great hall alone. ’So what kind of marvels lie behind those doors?’
They first went to the doorway next to the kitchen. Ling Su felt around on the wall by the entrance for a moment, and the ground began to tremble faintly. Then, the Stone Gate slowly slid aside. The room inside was pitch-black, but the bright light from outside shone in, bringing some illumination to the space.
The group peered inside. It appeared to be a bedroom, furnished with a stone bed. A few beast pelts were spread across the bed, but they had weathered away over the merciless years. Ling Xiao walked over and gave them a light touch, and they disintegrated into fragments. When his fingers brushed against the stone bed, however, Ling Xiao froze. This stone bed was warm!
’Stone, by itself, obviously wouldn’t be warm. The cause had to be either a hot spring beneath it, whose constant heat had warmed the stone over many years, or... magma flowing deep underground! But neither of those possibilities seemed very likely. If there were a hot spring, the cavern wouldn’t be so dry, completely devoid of moisture. And if there were magma, the ambient temperature would be much higher. In that case, even the floor beneath their feet would surely be hot!’
Ruling out those two possibilities left a third: this Stone was a treasure! It was no ordinary Stone!
Ling Xiao frowned slightly, searching his memories for any records of such miscellaneous items, but he couldn’t find the origin of a Stone that was naturally warm. One thing was certain, though: the ancient worthy who once lived here was definitely... a person who knew how to enjoy life!
’Judging by the exquisite cookware in the kitchen, this stone bed of unknown material, and that incredibly luxurious Spatial Container, everything gives me the impression that the senior who lived here was not only powerful and highly skilled but also a person with very refined tastes!’
Besides the bed, the rest of the room was empty, with nothing else to be seen. Song Mingyue said with a hint of disappointment, "I thought there would be mountains of treasure behind the Stone Gate, but there’s nothing at all!"
Ling Su chuckled. "We’ve already had such a great haul! Don’t be too greedy!"
From the back, Tiger suddenly chimed in, "It would be even better if we could find something to eat!"
Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Ling Xiao took a large piece of cooked meat from his Storage Ring and tossed it to Tiger. Tiger delightedly grabbed the meat and began to eat. As for things like wealth, they were nowhere near as important as food in Tiger’s eyes. Even though he understood that treasure could be exchanged for plenty of food, he still subconsciously valued food above all else. This was a fundamental rule of survival for a Beastman: no food meant no life.
They opened the second door and found a storage room. Aside from some Alchemy tools, it was filled with a large number of books! The moment Ling Su saw them, she became rooted to the spot. "You two go explore the other rooms," she said to Ling Xiao and Song Mingyue. "I’m going to stay here and look through these books!"
Ling Xiao smiled and nodded. ’My sister really is obsessed with ancient culture,’ he thought. ’That’s probably why she was able to find this place. Anyone else would likely never have imagined that Ancient Ruins could appear in a location like this!’
The contents of the third room delighted Ling Xiao and Song Mingyue, for it was an Alchemy Room! The room was filled with a large quantity of equipment for Alchemy. The Pill Furnace was forged from a single block of Meteorite Iron, its quality far superior to the one Ling Xiao had been using. While it couldn’t compare to the cauldron he had obtained from the Song Family, this Pill Furnace was more than good enough for Alchemy.
Ling Xiao stored the Pill Furnace away without a second thought. Then, inside the various jars and pots, he found many successfully refined Elixirs.
In Ling Xiao’s eyes, these Elixirs were incredibly crude and couldn’t compare to the Alchemy of the Cultivation Realm. It was no exaggeration to say the difference was like that between heaven and earth. But in Song Mingyue’s eyes, these were already Top-Grade Elixirs!
She even recognized one type of Elixir that her family considered a priceless treasure. Her ability to become a Fourth Rank Demon Sword Master at such a young age was entirely thanks to that very Elixir!
Song Mingyue was sharp-witted and exceptionally bright. She sensitively perceived a faint look of disapproval in Ling Xiao’s eyes. It clearly wasn’t directed at her, which meant... it was for these Elixirs!
’He didn’t even think these Top-Grade Elixirs were worth a second glance!’
Song Mingyue was shocked. At the same time, her confidence that Ling Xiao could cure her father suddenly multiplied a hundredfold. She didn’t spare the Elixirs another glance and lost all desire to take them with her. ’When I’m with an Alchemy Grandmaster, why would I take elixirs that he scorns? Am I an idiot?’
Song Mingyue was the one to open the fourth door as well. After she felt around for a moment, the Stone Gate slowly slid open. Peering inside with the help of the light from the hall, the two of them were surprised to discover that the room was completely bare. There was nothing in it at all!
The floor was so clean that there wasn’t even a speck of dust.
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