9: Golden Treasure Chest and Centennial Fruit

“It's time to set off!”

After tidying up, Mu Feng walked to the light door, concentrating his attention. Soon, all the information behind the light door appeared before him.

【The Spiritual Qi in the Immortal Cave ahead is good, it's a great place to Cultivate. If you Meditate there for four or five hours, you'll definitely reach Qi Refining second layer!】

【The Secret Realm on the right is mediocre, with some scattered food and Spirit Stones, but you need to defeat the Qi Refining pig Yao Beast guarding it first.】

【Holy crap, there's a golden treasure chest in the Immortal Cave to the west! But unfortunately, with your current strength, going there means certain death, don't ask why.】

【There's a hundred-year spiritual fruit in the Immortal Cave to the south. If you eat it, your cultivation will definitely increase greatly! It's just that the Qi Refining mid-stage snake Yao Beast guarding the spiritual fruit fruit tree is hard to deal with. If you have a handy Magical Artifact, you can try it.】

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Lines of red prompts appeared in Mu Feng's eyes.

Several of the prompts made Mu Feng's blood boil.

Especially when he saw the golden treasure chest, he almost jumped up in excitement.

However, when the later prompt appeared, it poured a basin of cold water on him.

The System's evaluation was certain death!

It didn't even give a reason.

Although he was reluctant to give up the golden treasure chest, he also knew that no matter how good something was, he had to be alive to use it.

If he died, what good would it be to have anything, no matter how good?

So he didn't hesitate at all and directly passed on the Immortal Cave to the west.

Speaking of which, the danger of this Immortal Cave seemed to be much higher than the previous few times; basically, every Immortal Cave had a Yao Beast guarding it.

He didn't know if he was just unlucky, or if the difficulty of Immortal Cave exploration was directly proportional to the number of times.

Whichever it was, it wasn't good news for him.

“Hmm, it's also time to improve my strength.”

“Qi Refining first layer is ultimately a bit low.”

“Judging from the current situation, it should get harder and harder later on.”

“And that voice before said that it's possible to encounter people during Immortal Cave exploration.”

“If I'm unlucky and encounter some people with bad intentions, it won't be good.”

“Sharpening the knife doesn't delay chopping wood. This time, I won't look for bai xiang flower first; I'll find a place to improve my Realm first!”

Those without foresight will soon have worries.

These prompts gave Mu Feng a sense of crisis.

He felt that it was very necessary for him to improve his Realm now.

“Both the Secret Realm to the south and the northwest light door can improve my Realm. Which one should I choose?”

Among the eight light doors this time, two could improve his Realm.

But the advantages and disadvantages were also very obvious.

The northwest Secret Realm had no danger, but the Cultivation speed was slow, and the advancement was only one layer.

The southern one's advancement was unknown, but it was probably more than one layer.

The disadvantage was that there was a Qi Refining Middle Stage snake Yao Beast guarding it, posing a certain degree of danger.

A Middle Stage Yao Beast would be at least Qi Refining fifth layer, and possibly as high as eighth layer.

(First to fourth layer is Qi Refining Early Stage, fifth to eighth is Qi Refining Middle Stage, eighth to twelfth is Qi Refining Late Stage, and thirteenth layer is Qi Refining Peak.)

Although he had the Magical Artifact Qingming Bell in hand, his low Realm meant his magical power only allowed for one attack.

If he didn't handle it well, something could easily go wrong.

So he was a bit indecisive about which to choose.

“Forget it, I'll take another gamble!”

“I'll choose the one to the south. Anyway, I have the System prompts and the Qingming Bell, so escaping shouldn't be a problem!”

“Once inside, I'll first check the snake Yao Beast's Realm. If it's fifth or sixth layer, I'll fight; if it's seventh or eighth, I'll run!”

Mu Feng gritted his teeth.

He decided to take another gamble.

The main reason was that the other option's drawback was too obvious.

It would take five or six hours of Cultivation just to advance one layer.

What he lacked most now was time, and he couldn't waste it like that.

Although the latter option carried higher risk, the reward was also high!

A hundred-year spiritual fruit fruit could save him a lot of Cultivation time.

Compared to the reward, he felt this small risk was acceptable.

Although he decided to go south, Mu Feng was not in a hurry to set off.

Instead, he opened the trade market to see if anyone was trading Talismans.

He had seen the power of Talismans, but unfortunately, he only had one left. If he had a few more, this exploration would be much more certain.

However, to his regret, Mu Feng searched but did not see anyone trading Talismans.

It was normal; Talismans were too useful.

They were powerful and didn't require the consumption of magical power.

They were truly essential for home travel, murder, and arson.

“Forget it, my current preparations should be enough.”

Having found nothing useful, Mu Feng didn't delay any longer.

After steeling his nerves, he stepped into the southern teleportation gate.

After a flash of white light, Mu Feng successfully entered the fourth Immortal Cave.

This was a place similar to an orchard.

Numerous fruit trees grew densely.

Unfortunately, those fruit trees were bare, with no fruit on them.

This made Mu Feng a little regretful.

He wasn't in a hurry to cut down these fruit trees.

After walking a few steps, crouching, he finally saw his target for this time!

Atop a fruit tree about two meters tall hung a golden-yellow fruit, like a peach.

Seeing his target appear, Mu Feng was very happy.

However, he didn't dare to make any rash moves; instead, he cautiously held the Magical Artifact Qingming Bell in his palm.

According to the habits of Yao Beasts, since the spiritual fruit fruit was here, it meant the Yao Beast was not far from here.

Before finding the guardian Yao Beast, Mu Feng would not move.

“Strange, it should be here, but why can't I see it!”

He searched around but didn't find any sign of the snake Yao Beast.

This made Mu Feng a little agitated.

His heart was constantly pounding, always on guard against a sneak attack from the snake Yao Beast.

The unknown was the most terrifying.

“Strange, where did it go? Is it not here?”

Mu Feng searched again, but let alone the snake Yao Beast, he didn't even see a single insect.

Logically speaking, if the snake Yao Beast were here, it shouldn't be able to escape his eyes.

He had the System prompts; no matter how deeply the opponent hid, as long as they were within the observation range, they couldn't escape.

The poisonous scorpion last time was an example.

“I'll look again. If I don't find it, I'll go pick the spiritual fruit fruit first!”

Out of caution, Mu Feng scanned the surroundings with his eyes again.

This time, he looked extremely carefully; even earthworms hidden in the sand were found by him.

But he still didn't find the snake Yao Beast guarding this place.

“That snake Yao Beast really shouldn't be here!”

After confirming again, Mu Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

Actually, he didn't want to fight the opponent either.

It would be best to take the spiritual fruit fruit without injury.

And so, Mu Feng walked step by step towards the spiritual fruit fruit.

Soon, he arrived next to the spiritual fruit fruit.

Seeing that he really didn't encounter the snake Yao Beast, Mu Feng's suspended heart relaxed a little.

However, he still didn't let down his guard, constantly observing his surroundings.

After confirming again that there was no danger, Mu Feng finally turned his gaze to the spiritual fruit fruit.

【Name】: shaling fruit

【Age】: Hundred-year

【Effect】: Non-toxic, slightly sour, main Materials for refining Foundation Establishment Stage advancement Medicinal Pill Yellow Dragon Pill, can be eaten raw, also has advancement effect after use.

“This is it!”

After the shaling fruit's information appeared, Mu Feng couldn't help but be overjoyed.

After confirming it was correct, Mu Feng quickly picked it and put it into his Storage Pouch.

After completing everything, Mu Feng quickly returned in the direction he came from.

He didn't plan to cut down these fruit trees either.

Leaving here was the most important thing right now.

Who knew when that snake Yao Beast would return.

Since the spiritual fruit fruit had been picked, it was best to avoid fighting if possible.

Develop cautiously, don't be reckless!