Chapter 293: Chapter 236: The True Owner of the Cave
As the saying goes, one loses all track of time in the mountains. Deep within the subterranean cold pool, it was impossible to feel time’s passage. Ling Xiao and Song Mingyue hadn’t realized how long they’d been gone, but on the surface, Ling Su and Tiger had already waited anxiously for a full day!
Even a Beastman like Tiger, for whom food was everything, had begun to grow anxious. The ground had become like solid bedrock; no matter how hard he punched, there wasn’t the slightest change.
In fact, even Tiger himself sensed something was wrong. With the power in his fists, he could have smashed a deep crater even in solid ground. Yet here, despite his frantic, furious attacks, there was absolutely no change!
Eventually, Ling Su rummaged through the storage room and found a very ancient book that explained everything. But even so, she refused to give up hope and continued to stand guard at the entrance with Tiger. Ling Su believed that since her younger brother could open his Celestial Vein within a year and improve his strength so drastically, he was clearly not a person of meager fortune. He would definitely make it out! Ling Su prayed constantly in her heart.
She prayed that a Divine Spirit would watch over her younger brother and keep him safe, but the contents of the book were so horrifying that her heart was a mess of contradictions. At the same time, she constantly blamed herself. ’If it weren’t for me, why would my brother have ever come here?’
So, the moment she heard the loud bang, Ling Su shot to her feet. She rushed to the entrance with speed surpassing that of a Great Sword Master, and then she saw her brother and... a peerless beauty, emerging together!
A broad, honest smile finally spread across Tiger’s face, tinged with relief. Beastmen were not without feelings, after all. Ling Xiao’s fate was tied to the future of the entire Beastman Race in Penzes Swamp! Besides, Tiger himself loved following Ling Xiao. He got to eat delicious food and receive Elixirs that improved his strength. ’Where else could I find such a good master?’
"You... you’re both... ah, haha, you’re alright?" Delighted, with the rims of her eyes turning red, Ling Su stammered.
Tiger’s eyes, however, were fixed on the hovering Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword, his gaze wary! From this sword, he felt an immense threat! This was a Beastman’s innate instinct for danger!
The moment Song Mingyue saw Ling Su, her face instantly flushed red. She lowered her gaze, not daring to look up, her heart filled with a single, fervent hope: ’I hope she can’t tell that we’ve already...’
Looking at his sister’s haggard face and somewhat listless eyes, Ling Xiao said gently, "Sis, we made you worry! We’re fine!"
"As long as you’re okay, as long as you’re okay!" Ling Su couldn’t help but raise a slender hand to wipe the corner of her eye. Then, a bright smile lit up her face. Looking at Song Mingyue, she said, "But Ming Yue, you can’t seem to hide your glow from anyone."
Song Mingyue’s face turned crimson, but inwardly she breathed a sigh of relief. ’Sis really didn’t figure it out,’ she thought. ’Thank goodness! I would have died of embarrassment otherwise!’
In truth, though Ling Su was a virgin herself, a woman’s intuition is remarkably sharp. How could she fail to notice the ambiguous atmosphere between Song Mingyue and her younger brother? But as his older sister, she could hardly ask such an embarrassing question. So, the best option was for everyone to play dumb.
Of course, Tiger’s thoughts on such matters were simply ignored.
Noticing Tiger staring at his sword, Ling Xiao smiled and said, "What is it? Sense something different?"
Tiger nodded gravely and said, "Such a powerful aura! Tiger can’t withstand it!"
Ling Xiao thought to himself, ’If the Demon Blood Red Lotus Sword successfully cultivates a Sword Spirit, forget a Sword Emperor like you... even that old ancestor from the Ming Yue Family, the Sword Venerable, might not be a match for this sword! Of course, that’s assuming my own power increases drastically as well—at least to the Golden Core Stage or higher!’
Although his power hadn’t increased by much after the Dual Cultivation, Ling Xiao had at least completely stabilized his cultivation at the Early Heartbeat Stage, and even made some definite progress!
In fact, with this world’s Spiritual Qi, combined with Dual Cultivation and supplemented with Elixirs, Ling Xiao believed that reaching the Golden Core Stage would be many times faster than in his previous life!
At this moment, Ling Su spoke up. "You two were incredibly lucky to get out. Take a look at this!" With that, she picked up a worn, tattered-looking book from the stone table.
Ling Xiao opened it and froze for a moment. ’So,’ he thought, ’the master of this place wasn’t that Alchemist after all!’
This ancient book was a manuscript handwritten by a powerful Alchemy Master from the early ancient era! And this cave was actually a cultivation site that the Alchemy Master had carved out all by himself!
In fact, the Pharmacist’s notes that they had seen earlier were written tens of thousands of years after the time of that Alchemy Master!
Furthermore, though the manuscript looked extremely old and even a bit tattered, it was made from the same material as a Magic Scroll! It was said to be indestructible. Its dilapidated state was simply because it had been crushed under other items in the storage room!
No wonder the notes left by that Pharmacist made no mention of this Spatial Container. It turned out that by the time he arrived, the container had already been here for tens of thousands of years! Who knows if the Pharmacist was simply careless and overlooked this precious ancient manuscript, or if he saw it and paid it no mind. The latter seemed more likely. People who dedicate themselves to mastering a single field often have little interest in anything else.
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