I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 62 Cave
"My name is Wang An. May I ask what my senior brother's name may be?"

"Should be explained."

Ying Chan returned the simple greeting and then asked, "Where did you encounter the Yin Bat?"

"In the mountains to the southeast."

Li Jingqiu immediately replied, "Last night, Brother Wang, Brother Huang, and I discovered many creatures in this area that had been drained of their blood, including ferocious beasts such as tigers and leopards, which made us realize that something was amiss."

"After searching all the way to the southeast mountains, we encountered that group of four-eyed shadow bats."

Ying Chan nodded and then asked, "Could you tell me the details?"

"Well," Li Jingqiu thought for a while before saying, "that group of four-eyed shadow bats, there seemed to be about ten? Or maybe twenty or so..."

"There are eighteen heads."

Wang An said calmly, "But at first, we only encountered five Yin Bats. After a brief struggle, more Yin Bats came to our aid."

"Therefore, I deduce that there are probably more than this number of shadow bats."

“Exactly,” Li Jingqiu quickly replied, “That’s what I thought too.”

"I see." Ying Chan pondered for a moment, then asked, "Is there anything special about these Yin Bats?"

“Hmm…” Wang An pondered seriously and said, “This is the first time I have encountered the Four-Eyed Shadow Bats. If I had to say what’s special about them, it would be that these Shadow Bats seem to be much larger than described in the book.”

“I’ve observed them closely; most of the eighteen shadow bats are about the size of wolves or dogs, and even larger when their wings are spread…”

"A bat the size of a wolf or a dog?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Que'er couldn't help but shudder.

Its sudden voice startled the group.

Wang An glanced at the colorful sparrow several times, wondering if it had refined the powerful monster with the horizontal bone. After a while, he replied, "That's right. The book says that the four-eyed yin bat is usually the size of a large rat."

"Because what I saw differed from what I knew, my impression was more profound."

"Larger in size?"

Ying Chan nodded thoughtfully, pondering, "Is this because it's nourished by a rich Yin energy?"

"They're much larger and there are so many of them. Could these shadow bats be living in some extraordinary yin cave?"

Wang An was meticulous in his thinking and spoke in a logical manner. After listening to his explanation, Ying Chan had a vague idea of ​​what was going on and said, "I will set off to investigate immediately. Fellow Daoists, please go ahead."

Upon hearing this, Wang An nodded and said, "In that case, I wish you all the best, Senior Brother."

Li Jingqiu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Those Yin Bats are extremely ferocious. Why don't we accompany you, fellow Daoist, and assist you from the side?"

"Oh?" Ying Chan considered it for a moment, then declined, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, fellow Daoist, but I won't trouble myself."

"I see that you may be injured or already exhausted. You should hurry back to the hospital to rest."

Li Jingqiu was about to offer further persuasion when Huang Hesheng, who had been quite silent, suddenly said, "Since you say so, fellow Daoist, you must have some confidence."

"Our cultivation level is too low. Even if we follow, we may not be able to contribute. It's best not to force ourselves."

Ying Chan was somewhat surprised. He nodded to Huang Hesheng before saying, "In that case, I'll take my leave now."

Having said that, he lightly leaped away on the crane.

Wang An watched him leave, then clicked his tongue in surprise and asked, "Is this Senior Brother Ying really from the same year as you two?"

Of the three, Wang An was the first to join and had a higher level of cultivation.

Therefore, both Huang and Li felt somewhat uncomfortable hearing him repeatedly address him as "senior brother".

After a moment, Li Jingqiu said, "Although we are from the same class, Huang Dao and I were actually in the same class earlier."

She said to Huang Hesheng, "That day at Songfeng Altar, Master Qi asked us how long we had been in the Taoist academy, and Brother Ying said he had been in the academy for more than thirty days?"

"I was very surprised at the time. I studied for a whole year before I was confident enough to start practicing Qi cultivation, but Brother Ying only entered the academy for a month and he did it. What happened next was even more bizarre..."

“Fellow Daoist Li,” Huang Hesheng suddenly said, “do you know what realm Fellow Daoist Ying’s cultivation has reached?”

"Huh?" Li Jingqiu hesitated and said, "Last time, Brother Dao said he had only opened twenty-eight apertures, so there shouldn't be any changes, right?"

"Twenty-eight orifices..."

Huang Hesheng sighed, “Twenty-eight apertures! In the past year, I have felt that I have devoted myself to cultivation and made great progress, but I have only managed to open twelve apertures.”

"Such a comparison is truly disheartening."

"Brother Huang Dao".

Li Jingqiu said earnestly, "We must not see the gains of others as our own losses!"

"Should we not regard the gains of others as our own losses?"

Huang Hesheng was taken aback for a moment before saying in a daze, "Fellow Daoist's words... are truly enlightening, this old Daoist has learned a lot."

After saying that, he bowed respectfully to Li Jingqiu and said, "Thank you for your guidance, fellow Daoist."

"Ah!" Li Jingqiu said embarrassedly, "Actually, I also overheard him saying this once when I was listening to a lecture at Zhengyuan Altar with Brother Yingdao."

……

Ying Chan was unaware of the gossip circulating among the three behind their backs, but even if he knew, he would probably just laugh it off.

He rode on the crane and headed southeast.

Because it was flying at low altitude, some signs were quickly noticed.

It was morning.

The four-eyed yin bat prefers shade and dislikes sunlight, and usually does not appear during the day, so Ying Chan did not directly discover this creature.

However, the traces left by the large swarm of shadowy bats will not naturally disappear with the rising and setting of the moon.

He observed carefully for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead.

The four-eyed shadow bat is no ordinary beast, so why bother searching for its tracks?

Thinking of this, he immediately took out a talisman, made a hand seal, and pointed: "Go!"

The talisman spun in the air and then floated away against the wind.

Yingchan's most proficient magic, which he has cultivated to this day, is undoubtedly the ability to summon wind and control qi, but the magic he uses most often is actually the various minor techniques in the "Collection of Forty-Nine Magic Techniques of Spiritual Response".

The same applies now. He simply used a Qi-finding technique to find the place with the densest Yin energy using this talisman, thus saving himself the hard work of searching for traces.

Crane Lord followed behind the talisman, and before long they arrived at a valley.

The valley was very narrow and faced away from the sun, making it quite damp and shady.

Ying Chan frowned as he watched the talisman fly into the valley. He said to Crane Lord, "Thank you for your trouble, Crane Lord. Please deliver it here."

Crane King also disliked the damp canyon, so he flew lower and Ying Chan jumped down.

Ying Chan landed on the rock face, only to find his feet slippery. Fortunately, he was prepared, so he didn't fall down before even starting his mission.

He carefully leaped across the rock face and quickly reached the bottom of the valley. He didn't find the talisman, but instead discovered a deep, dark cave entrance.

This similar scene reminded him of his first experience patrolling the mountains.

However, this time was somewhat different.

The cave we found that day was dark, but it was relatively dry. The entrance was not only deep, but if you listened carefully, you could hear the rushing sound, as if there was an underground river flowing inside.

"A cave?"

Ying Chan frowned involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)