156: Chapter Treasures

However, after renting the Jia-Ren Character Thirty-Four Cave Residence, He Xiao discovered that the Hexa-Grade Ren Character Thirty-Five Cave Dwelling had remained unoccupied all along.

This caused all of his plans to be put on hold, leaving him with no way to proceed. After all, the Chen Family had set up independent Formations in every Level A Cave Dwelling; if He Xiao were to force his way into another Immortal Cave without permission, it would immediately trigger the Formation, and the Chen Family Law Enforcement Hall would know about it instantly.

Therefore, he could only wait until someone moved into the Hexa-Grade Ren Character Thirty-Five Cave Dwelling before looking for another opportunity.

But he did not expect that this wait would last for several months.

You must know that normal people would move in at the first opportunity once they possessed better living conditions, but Chen Jiancang was an oddity.

After obtaining the status of a Core Disciple and the right to reside in a Level A Cave Dwelling with a second-grade superior Spiritual Vein, he had never shown his face. He had not even visited the Level A Cave Dwelling once.

It was not until the day before yesterday that Chen Jiancang finally showed himself, which allowed his previously restless heart to finally see a glimmer of hope.

"This matter cannot be rushed; it still needs to be planned carefully." He Xiao suppressed the urgency in his heart. He knew that without a detailed plan and a reasonable excuse, even if he could enter the Hexa-Grade Ren Character Thirty-Five Cave Dwelling, he would have no opportunity to investigate the location where the treasure was hidden.

"It is just that I will need to spend a fortune."

Watching Chen Jiancang's retreating figure, He Xiao already had a plan in mind, but to execute it, he still needed a suitable opportunity.

Otherwise, if he acted too deliberately, it would instead arouse Chen Jiancang's suspicion; by then, it would be even harder to find another opportunity.

Thinking of this, He Xiao took out a Magical Artifact from his own Storage Pouch, a look of reluctance appearing on his face.

"Forget it, one cannot catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. Once I obtain the treasure left behind by that old thing, what is a single first-grade peak Magical Artifact worth?" He Xiao seemed to have made a decision, and he walked toward Chen's Treasure Pavilion.

Ever since he rented the Jia-Ren Character Thirty-Four Cave Residence, He Xiao's Spirit Stones had been in short supply.

Moreover, in order to create the persona of a warm-hearted person, he had spent a fortune to build good relationships with the owners of the surrounding Immortal Caves, which made his Storage Pouch situation even worse.

At this moment, being short of funds, he had no choice but to take out his own Magical Artifact to sell, so that he could scrape together the capital to execute his plan.

Meanwhile, inside the Hexa-Grade Ren Character Thirty-Five Cave Dwelling, the Fire Spirit Dog Chixiao was wandering around the Immortal Cave, marking its territory.

It walked and stopped, lifting its leg from time to time to spray a liquid carrying its own scent.

Suddenly, Chixiao stopped beside a stone pillar near the Spirit Medicine field. Its nostrils twitched, as if it had smelled a strange scent.

Huhu~ Chixiao curiously sensed the peculiar scent on the stone pillar, shaking its head slightly and twitching its nostrils incessantly.

Pu~ A ball of demon fire erupted from Chixiao's mouth, striking the stone pillar directly. A shower of gravel fell from the pillar, revealing a hole the size of a fist.

Chixiao leaped up and stuck its mouth into the hole, surprisingly pulling out a Storage Pouch.

At this moment, Meng Qingwan and Chen Jianyun in the room were also attracted by the commotion Chixiao had caused. They saw dust flying and jagged stones scattered in the courtyard, while Chixiao held its head high, looking as if it were asking for credit, without any realization of having done anything wrong.

"Chixiao, you are making a mess again." Looking at the scattered stones in the courtyard, Chen Jianyun's face showed a helpless expression, and she couldn't help but scold it.

However, Meng Qingwan noticed the exquisite Storage Pouch hanging from Chixiao's mouth at the first instance.

"Sister Jianyun, wait a moment." Meng Qingwan hurriedly stopped Chen Jianyun, then pointed to the Storage Pouch in Chixiao's mouth and said, "Look, is that a Storage Pouch in Chixiao's mouth?"

Chen Jianyun followed Meng Qingwan's finger and only then noticed that Chixiao was actually holding something in its mouth.

"Where did that Storage Pouch come from?" Meng Qingwan looked at the Storage Pouch in Chixiao's mouth, a look of confusion on her face.

Chen Jianyun walked forward, took the Storage Pouch from Chixiao's mouth, and after examining it for a moment, said in a certain tone: "This is not Cang-ge's Storage Pouch; it must have been found by Chixiao itself. Sister Meng, quickly see what is inside!"

Chen Jianyun was a Mortal and could not use a Storage Pouch, but she could guess that there must be something of high value hidden inside.

Because a Cultivator who could afford to live in a Level A Cave Dwelling on the Chen Family's Main Spiritual Vein was at least a Cultivator at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, the value of a Storage Pouch hidden here would not be low.

"Chixiao, I didn't expect you to be able to find such a good thing." Chen Jianyun patted Chixiao's head, took out a jade bottle from her bosom, poured out a Qi Gathering Pill, and fed it to Chixiao.

However, both Meng Qingwan and Chen Jianyun only thought of this as an unexpected joy and did not lose their composure too much, after all, Chen Jiancang himself had considerable wealth.

Meng Qingwan also patted Chixiao's head indulgently, took the Storage Pouch from Chen Jianyun's hand, and then easily imprinted her own Qi mark on the Storage Pouch. Thereby, she easily opened the Storage Pouch.

Just as Meng Qingwan saw the items inside the Storage Pouch, she instantly opened her mouth in surprise.

"Sister Meng, what is wrong?" Chen Jianyun noticed Meng Qingwan's unusual reaction and asked in confusion.

"Sister Jianyun, look." Meng Qingwan steadied herself and did not explain, but instead moved all the items out of the Storage Pouch.

In an instant, many items appeared on the ground. The most eye-catching thing was the pile of Spirit Stones that looked like a small hill, roughly estimated to be at least fifty or sixty thousand.

"This... so many Spirit Stones." Chen Jianyun was equally shocked and opened her mouth wide, unable to speak for a moment.

Although she was a Mortal, she was very clear about the general income situation of Cultivators in the world of immortality. Usually, a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator working hard in the Spirit Fields for a year would only earn a hundred or so Spirit Stones.

She had originally thought that the items in the Storage Pouch would be worth at most two or three thousand Spirit Stones.

But now, just this pile of Spirit Stones in front of her was estimated to be at least fifty or sixty thousand. Besides the Spirit Stones, there were several jade bottles, a pile of brocade boxes, several Magical Artifacts exuding strong Spiritual Qi fluctuations, and a token with ancient characters engraved with special patterns.

Meng Qingwan and Chen Jianyun did not know the meaning of these two characters, but they could perceive the Spiritual Qi fluctuations emitted by the other Magical Artifacts. Their aura was actually even stronger than the first-grade peak Magical Artifact owned by Chen Jiancang, and it was estimated that they had already reached the Realm of the second-grade.

"This Storage Pouch was definitely left behind by a Foundation Establishment cultivator?" Chen Jianyun asked Meng Qingwan about her guess; a Qi Refining Ninth Layer Cultivator could absolutely not possess such substantial assets.

Meng Qingwan also nodded affirmatively.

The two of them never expected that the little guy Chixiao could actually search out a Storage Pouch left behind by a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Immortal Cave.

You must know that those Cultivators who relied on treasure maps to search for Foundation Establishment Immortal Caves might not necessarily be able to obtain such a large amount of wealth.

"Sister Meng, quickly put all these things away." Chen Jianyun urged Meng Qingwan to put all the items away; after all, if such a large amount of wealth were seen by someone with malicious intent, they would definitely covet it.

At this moment, Chen Jianyun suddenly remembered the Cultivator who came to visit the day before yesterday when they first arrived at the Immortal Cave; his purpose was probably this Storage Pouch hidden in the Immortal Cave.