The man in white walked up to Su Wuchen, clasped his hands in a respectful gesture, and said, "Brother, I am Chen Jiushan, an outer sect disciple of the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect. Thanks to your help just now, I managed to escape those pursuing me. Thank you! Also, may I know your name, brother?"
Su Wuchen was stunned.
He hadn't expected the man in white to be an outer sect disciple of the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect!
"Su Wuchen."
"So it's Brother Wuchen!"
Chen Jiushan glanced at the corpse on the ground, then turned back to Su Wuchen. "I didn't expect Brother Wuchen to be a sword cultivator. No wonder you could kill a Mortal Martial Realm Second Layer expert with just the Mortal Martial Realm First Layer cultivation. Impressive!"
"You flatter me, Brother Jiushan. It was just a stroke of luck!"
Su Wuchen, of course, had also gauged Chen Jiushan's cultivation level.
Mortal Martial Realm, Second Heaven.
However, Chen Jiushan's attitude was good; he hadn't antagonized him.
Therefore, he didn't mind communicating with Chen Jiushan.
After all, when traveling, having more friends meant more options.
Chen Jiushan changed the subject, asking, "Brother Wuchen, where are you headed?"
Su Wuchen replied, "To the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect."
"What! To our Wind and Thunder Sword Sect?"
Chen Jiushan was stunned. "Brother Wuchen, are you planning to join our Wind and Thunder Sword Sect?"
"Mm."
Su Wuchen didn't hide anything.
"Great!"
Chen Jiushan's face showed joy. "Brother Wuchen, since that's the case, would you go back with me?"
Su Wuchen thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "Alright."
He had been walking for two days, but he still wasn't quite sure how to get to the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect faster.
Now that Chen Jiushan was leading the way, he could save a lot of detours.
Chen Jiushan continued, "However, before returning to the sect, would you be willing to go with me to look for an opportunity first?"
Su Wuchen was taken aback and asked, "Oh? What opportunity?"
Chen Jiushan said, "There's a Strongest's Cave that just opened fifty miles ahead. Some disciples from the five major sects of the dynasty, along with some people from smaller surrounding forces, have also entered the cave to search for treasures."
"Also, to be honest, I just ran out of that cave."
"Because I obtained a valuable treasure in the cave, and it was just seen by those two outer sect disciples of the Black Fire Sect."
"They were envious of the treasure I obtained, so they started chasing me, and I had to escape the cave."
"And these injuries on me are from them."
Hearing this, Su Wuchen said calmly, "I see."
Chen Jiushan continued, "But... Brother Wuchen, I see that you're extraordinary. If we go in together, we can look out for each other, and we certainly won't be easily bullied."
"So, why don't you come with me to explore the Strongest's Cave again? We can return to the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect afterward, how does that sound?"
Su Wuchen fell into deep thought.
He had heard of these caves before.
The Strongest's Caves were left behind by ancient powerhouses or mysterious races of the past. They often contained many valuable treasures, attracting countless people to explore them.
The Strongest's Cave Chen Jiushan mentioned surely held some precious treasures as well.
He was naturally tempted.
"Alright, I'll go with you."
"Great!"
Seeing Su Wuchen agree, Chen Jiushan said happily, "Then let's go!"
The two set off and after traveling for more than ten li, they arrived in front of a mountain.
This mountain was a hundred feet tall, with a massive crack running through the middle, a testament to the wonders of nature, and the scene was quite shocking.
The crack was about a hundred meters wide.
Upon closer inspection, this crack was actually a very spacious passage.
And at this moment, martial artists were constantly entering it.
Chen Jiushan said to Su Wuchen, "Brother Wuchen, this crack is the entrance to the Strongest's Cave. Originally, the entrance was concealed by a formation, but an hour ago, after the cave opened, the formation was gone. Let's hurry in, or we might not find anything good if we're late."
"Alright!" Su Wuchen nodded slightly.
The two of them passed through the rift passage and entered the entrance of the Strongest's Cave.
During this time, they also encountered many martial artists going in and out.
After a quarter of an hour, the two arrived at a certain place in the cave and stopped.
They stopped because dozens of branching passages appeared before them.
On the surrounding rock walls of each passage, there were some shining, strange lighting stones, which illuminated the passages as bright as day.
Chen Jiushan had entered the cave once, so Su Wuchen asked, "Brother Jiushan, which passage should we take?"
Chen Jiushan said, "The first time I came in, I took the leftmost passage. Now, these dozen or so passages have definitely been entered by others. Let's just choose one randomly. Brother Wuchen, you pick, I'll follow you!"
Hearing this, Su Wuchen glanced at the dozen or so passages in front of them and said, "Let's take the middle one."
"Alright!" Chen Jiushan nodded slightly.
The two of them then entered the middle passage.
However, after entering the passage, they found that it wasn't straight. Instead, it became more and more winding and irregular the further they went, and other small passages also appeared.
The two of them were faced with another choice, and they randomly entered a small passage.
Within these small passages, there were many small stone doors, and the stone doors contained all sorts of treasures.
But the two of them saw that these stone doors had almost all been opened by others.
And in some of the stone doors that had just been opened, people were desperately fighting to seize the treasures within, and the clashing of metal could be heard non-stop.
Finally, the two of them stumbled upon a rather large stone door.
Chen Jiushan looked at the stone door, a look of joy on his face. "Brother Wuchen, this stone door is quite hidden. It doesn't seem to have been opened before. Let's go in and take a look!"
Su Wuchen nodded slightly.
And so, the two of them worked together to push open the stone door.
The stone door opened, and the two entered.
Inside the stone door was a spacious, sealed stone chamber.
Whoosh!
A refreshing fragrance wafted towards them, making the two feel refreshed and at ease.
Inside the stone chamber, there were many shelves. On these shelves were various spirit herbs and bottles of pills, totaling perhaps several hundred of each.
Chen Jiushan hurried forward, grabbing a few spirit herbs. His face was ecstatic. "This... this is a Grade 3 Mid-Grade Fire Lingzhi! And this is Grade 3 Low-Grade Purple Clear Grass... These are all Grade 3 spirit herbs!"
Spirit herbs were graded from one to nine, with each grade further divided into Low-Grade, Mid-Grade, High-Grade, and Supreme-Grade sub-levels.
Chen Jiushan picked up a few pill bottles, opened them, and his expression turned to shock again. "These... these are Grade 3 Primal Yang Pills and Qi-Boosting Pills... The contents of these bottles are all Grade 3 pills!"
Pills were graded from one to nine.
Chen Jiushan finally looked at Su Wuchen, and his voice was full of excitement. "These Grade 3 spirit herbs and Grade 3 pills, if we were to sell them outside, each one would be worth a fortune! Brother Wuchen, we're rich! Haha..."
Su Wuchen smiled faintly. "Brother Jiushan, don't get too excited yet. Let's put these treasures away first. There are many people in the cave, and if someone were to witness this, a fight would certainly break out!"
"You're right, Brother Wuchen!"
Chen Jiushan nodded heavily.
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So, the two of them began to gather all the spirit herbs and pill bottles in the entire stone room on the ground.
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They started to divide them equally.
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After the division, just as the two of them were preparing to put their respective items into their Spatial Rings, two young martial artists barged into the stone room with aggressive auras.
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Su Wuchen looked over.
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The two were holding large sabers, their bodies covered in bloodstains. Obviously, they had just fought in other parts of the Strongest's Cave.
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The two looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old, and their cultivation was at the second level of the Mortal Martial Realm.
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Only one of them was tall and the other was short and skinny.
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At this moment, both men's gazes simultaneously landed on the treasures at Su Wuchen and Chen Jiushan's feet.
"There are actually so many third-grade spiritual herbs and third-grade pills!"
The tall man's eyes gleamed with greed. Then, he glanced at Su Wuchen and Chen Jiushan and said, "You two brats, hand over the treasures at your feet, and we might spare your lives. How about that?"
Upon hearing this, Su Wuchen and Chen Jiushan exchanged a look. They then, with a tacit understanding, put their equally divided treasures into their respective Spatial Rings.
Only then did they turn their gazes back to the two young men opposite them, the atmosphere becoming heavy.
Su Wuchen said, "The treasures in this stone room are ownerless to begin with. Why should we hand them over to you?"
The tall man looked at Su Wuchen and then coldly snorted, "Hmph, kid, we both have the cultivation of the second level of the Mortal Martial Realm, while you are only at the first level. Although your companion is also at the second level, he seems to be seriously injured. Do you think, with the two of you, you can be a match for us?"
"How would we know without trying?"
Chen Jiushan said coldly.
His expression was somewhat grave.
But standing beside Su Wuchen, he inexplicably felt less afraid.
Perhaps it was because the scene of Su Wuchen's sword killing a Mortal Martial Realm Second Heaven expert was still fresh in his mind.
Therefore, he had great confidence in Su Wuchen's strength.
At this moment, Su Wuchen held his sword tightly, his gaze icily fixed on the two people opposite him. "If you want to steal our things, then you'll have to pay with your lives!"
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