Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

"We walked for most of the day to find this place, so it wouldn't hurt to come in and take a look! How do we know if it's there?"

Yang Ling's words left Zhang Min speechless. He just looked at the murals on the wall curiously, trying to find some clues from them.

At this time, Liu Xiaoxiao suddenly pointed at the pattern on the wall and said, "I know! This is a very ancient thing, similar to a certain formation, and it is very rare. It actually appears here, I guess this place is not simple!"

Everyone gathered around and studied them carefully, and indeed found that these patterns contained inexplicable power. Yang Ling couldn't help but be distracted as he looked at them. For a moment, he seemed to be in another time and space, and he seemed to have seen these patterns somewhere before.

He shook his head and forced himself to focus on the candle in his hand, and continued to walk deeper into the cave. Suddenly, he found some inscriptions on the wall, but because no one had visited the cave for a long time, it was covered with dust.

Obviously, this secret place was discovered by only a few of them. Zhang Minyu's eyes lingered on the words on the wall, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"These words are written in such a beautiful and elegant style, they look quite mysterious. I wonder which master left these relics!" He couldn't help but mutter, with a bit of curiosity and confusion in his tone. Yang Ling felt that things were far from being as simple as they seemed. Perhaps there was some unknown information hidden behind these words. He stretched out his hand and gently touched the wall. In an instant, a faint light seeped out from the wall and surrounded his palm.

Seeing this strange sight, Yang Ling's heart moved, and he couldn't help wanting to find out what was going on. "Why don't we just break this wall and see what's hidden inside!" He said as he made a gesture to try.

However, at this moment, Ying Zheng suddenly reached out to stop him, with a hint of caution in his eyes. Yang Ling turned to look at Ying Zheng, his face full of confusion.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the wall?" he asked in confusion. Ying Zheng shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, let's observe it carefully. If something dangerous suddenly jumps out of it, it will be troublesome."

Hearing this, Yang Ling shrugged nonchalantly, "No, I felt the atmosphere here was very normal the moment I came in, there shouldn't be anything special." As he said that, he was about to take action again.

Seeing that Yang Ling had made up his mind, Ying Zheng knew that he could no longer dissuade him, so he had no choice but to withdraw his hand. Yang Ling quickly moved his palm against the wall again, and a strange force quietly surged out, surrounding him. Finally, this force gathered in his palm, turning into a ball of light and shadow floating on his hand.

Yang Ling looked at it carefully and was shocked. He didn't expect that there was a rune hidden in the wall! It looked like some kind of skill, probably a relic left by the predecessors.

"This should be a martial arts technique left by someone in the cave, and we just happened to discover it." Ying Zheng nodded, indicating that he agreed with Yang Ling's opinion.

At this moment, the wall had returned to its former calmness, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

At this moment, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in Yang Ling's mind: "Host, please crush the ball of power in your hand, and the technique will be integrated into the host's mind!" Under the guidance of the system, Yang Ling exerted force lightly, and the ball of power shattered instantly. A white light flashed, and then something seemed to drill into his body and disappeared without a trace.

Zhang Minyu exclaimed, his eyes widened and his face was full of disbelief, "We...were we not seeing things just now? What was that thing that got into his body?" he asked stutteringly, his heart full of confusion and shock.

"How are you? Are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable?" Others gathered around him, talking about Yang Ling. Yang Ling shook his head at them, indicating that he was fine.

"I'm fine." He said calmly. At that moment, a lot of information did emerge in his mind. Those fragmented runes were pieced together to form a complete method! Moreover, this method seemed to have some kind of strange connection with the sword in his hand. If he had the chance, he would definitely try it.

Seeing that Yang Ling was safe and sound, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Yang Ling calmed down and began to feel around on the wall. After a while, he touched a slightly shaky spot, and with a light press, a secret door quietly appeared in front of them.

Everyone looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise and curiosity. They had just walked around for a long time and didn't find this secret door. They didn't expect that Yang Ling would find it so easily.

"This is incredible!" Someone couldn't help but exclaim. However, at this moment, Yang Ling suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Everyone, don't move. Something is approaching us. Don't act rashly." He reminded quietly, deliberately lowering his voice. Everyone nodded to show that they understood and were ready to deal with any emergency.

Soon, a black figure flashed by, and a purple-green monster with sharp fangs appeared in front of them. The monster exuded a foul odor, and a tearing sound came from its throat, and then it pounced on them.

Ying Zheng snorted coldly, drew his sword fearlessly, and rushed forward. Yang Ling looked at the monster in front of him, and estimated in his heart that Ying Zheng might not be its opponent. At present, the two sides are evenly matched, and continuing to waste time is not a solution.

"I'll deal with this monster, you guys go in first!" Yang Ling said in a deep voice. Ying Zheng glanced at Yang Ling, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, but he still nodded.

"Then be careful. We will help you when necessary!" Although he was a little worried, Ying Zheng knew that he could not deal with this monster with his current strength. Staying here would only cause trouble. He stepped back and made room for Yang Ling.

Seeing this, Yang Ling flashed and quickly met the monster. However, just as he was about to attack, the monster actually spoke human language, which surprised Yang Ling.

"I advise you to leave quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being merciless!" The monster's words were somewhat threatening. Yang Ling was not moved at all, and sneered and said: "We have decided on this place today, so forget it! Do you still want to stop me? I think you are courting death!"

He spoke word by word, emitting a powerful aura. Seeing this, the monster roared angrily and slammed its claws on the ground fiercely, and the cave was shaken immediately. However, Yang Ling stood firmly. He did not miss the flash of murderous intent in the monster's eyes just now.

Even if he didn't leave today, the monster would not let him go. In that case, why should he hide anymore? He flashed and quickly attacked the monster. The two were so fast that it was hard to tell who was better.

With his agility and superb swordsmanship, Yang Ling moved around the monster, constantly looking for flaws. Finally, he took advantage of the monster's inattention and punched it hard. The monster screamed, stepped back a few steps, and unwillingly swung its claws at Yang Ling.

Yang Ling was prepared, and dodged the monster's attack easily. He thought to himself, why not try the sword technique he just learned? He shouted loudly, and the sword flashed. The power of the sword technique was so great that it pierced the monster's claws in an instant.

The monster screamed in pain and struggled to break free from Yang Ling's restraints. Yang Ling smacked his tongue and said disdainfully: "You are too weak, aren't you? What's the point? I haven't even used my full strength yet, and you can't hold on? Are you sure you can do it?" Hearing this, the monster was furious. It felt that Yang Ling was too arrogant. However, its strength was completely inferior to Yang Ling's. When one plan failed, it simply used a dirty trick. Yang Ling looked at the monster and suddenly became quiet. Alarm bells rang in his heart. As the saying goes, there must be something wrong when things are abnormal!
He dodged sideways and easily avoided the monster's sneak attack. Then, he flashed and jumped directly onto the monster. The monster immediately ran around, causing the rocks in the cave to fly. The others were terrified and didn't know what to do.

"Will something happen? This cave shouldn't collapse, right? Why does it feel so dangerous?" someone said worriedly. Another person shook his head and said, "It shouldn't collapse. What's the point? Don't worry, we'll just wait and see."

Ying Zheng watched Yang Ling's battle with the monster calmly. He believed that Yang Ling would win! He didn't know why, but he had an inexplicable trust in Yang Ling.

Yang Ling rode on the monster's head, completely angering it.

"Human! I will never let you go!" the monster roared.

Yang Ling was like hearing a joke. This monster was almost unable to protect itself, and it still wanted to threaten him? How ridiculous!

He sneered, feeling that the power of the monster seemed to be stronger than before. He immediately became interested. This is right! If it is as weak as before, it would be too boring.

The monster's strength surged, and its body became larger. Yang Ling watched all this, but he had no fear in his heart. He sneered and rolled off the monster, chanting a few mantras, and a terrifying force instantly filled his surroundings.

In an instant, the power turned into beams of light and flew towards the monster.

The monster saw that its newly increased strength was vulnerable to Yang Ling, and it was filled with resentment. It struggled hard, trying to resist. However, Yang Ling looked at it with a sneer, "Do you think this will work?"

With a loud clacking sound, Yang Ling grasped the sword in one hand and fiercely slashed at the monster. The monster was seriously injured, but not fatally.

It wanted to escape, but Yang Ling had already noticed its intention. How could he let this monster go? He chased after it, not intending to give it any chance to escape.

He slashed the monster with his sword again and again, and the monster let out a heart-wrenching roar.

Finally, under Yang Ling's fierce attack, the monster fell completely. Yang Ling walked forward and took out the demon pill from the monster's body.

He threw the demon pill to the others without any hesitation and said, "This demon pill is for you." The others felt the powerful force contained in the demon pill and were extremely excited.

They looked at Yang Ling and said gratefully: "This... is this really given to us? Don't you need it? Or was this thing originally given to us?"

Yang Ling waved his hand gently. The object was no longer of much use to him and he didn't really need it at the moment.

"Take it," he said, "this thing may be of some help to you. Use it quickly. After all, it will take some time to refine it." Ying Zheng nodded, his eyes fell on the object in his hand, and his expression became solemn.

"Don't worry, I will be able to refine it in a short time and will never let you down!" After saying that, he turned and left, ready to go to the side to refine it. He was eager to try, curious about when it would be their turn. Yang Ling said:
"You don't have to worry. I will give it to you when the time comes. As long as the time is right, I will definitely give it to you." He spoke every word with finality.

They looked at Yang Ling with gratitude, not for any other reason, but because Yang Ling always kept his word and never lied to them.

Yang Ling turned around on the spot, his eyes fell on the monster's fur. That was a good thing, and its sharp claws might come in handy in the future.

So he simply collected the monster's corpse.

"I'll study it carefully when I get back and prepare something suitable for you. Don't worry, it will definitely suit you!"

After Ying Zheng finished his work, everyone did not stop and continued to move forward.

Not long after, they came outside, but they didn't expect that there was no one outside and they were back to the starting point.

This discovery made them feel somewhat novel. Yang Ling looked around and thought to himself that this might just be a superficial phenomenon.

"Let's go and take a look, but everyone must be careful and not be careless!" Everyone nodded. They had encountered a monster when they first came in, and now maybe something else would appear.

The deeper he went, the more he found a spiritual spring. The energy contained in this spiritual spring was far beyond his imagination.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual in the spiritual spring, Yang Ling withdrew his gaze calmly.

He was thoughtful and still felt strange in his heart, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

"It feels a bit strange, is there any accident?" he asked cautiously. Yang Ling nodded. In fact, he had noticed something strange just now. It was really strange.

"Everyone should be careful. Stop here and observe for a while. Only continue to move forward after confirming everything is correct!" Liu Xiaoxiao looked around and had to admit that the air here was fresher than outside and made people feel particularly comfortable. This was an experience she had never had before. This alone was enough to make them stay here. Looking at their appearance, Yang Ling thought for a moment and said:
"Everyone, stay here first and don't go anywhere. If anything unexpected happens, you can take care of us. Who knows what might happen!" (End of this chapter)