While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

The sun rises in the east.

After filling his stomach, Chen Xiao carefully checked all the necessary items to make sure nothing was missing before he was carried on his back and headed towards the Monster Mountain Range.

Perhaps it was a stroke of good luck, or perhaps it was because his increased strength made him faster, but Chen Xiao encountered far fewer monsters blocking his path today than in the previous days.

After trekking through mountains and rivers, Chen Xiao finally arrived at the herb-gathering area of ​​the Wan Yao Zhai around 3 PM.

Looking at the familiar little basin, Chen Xiao smiled expectantly.

Without hesitation, he hid the package and, carrying his long knife, began searching the surrounding jungle.

"grumble!"

A crimson ice snake hung upside down on a tree branch, and upon seeing the intruder, it attacked without hesitation.

Chen Xiao took a step back to dodge, drew his long sword, and with a flash of icy blue light, killed the opponent in one strike.

"Huh? There's a magic core here? This is the first time I've seen this."

Skillfully prying open the corpse of the Crimson Ice Serpent, Chen Xiao was quite surprised to find a faint, icy blue crystal, slightly larger than a thumb joint, inside.

But then he thought about it again. He had killed over a hundred magical beasts in the past few days. Even though the probability of low-level magical beasts producing magic cores was extremely low, he should have triggered the guaranteed drop by now.

After wiping the memorable magic core clean and putting it away, Chen Xiao continued to use his longsword to explore the cave.

It took Chen Xiao nearly an hour to search the entire area around the small basin.

Finally, perseverance paid off, and he found a somewhat steep cliff with a lush, beautiful forest below.

Upon seeing this, Chen Xiao's face lit up with joy, for this was almost identical to the description of the cave in his memory!

He quickly turned back and retrieved the hidden package.

As everyone knows, on this continent, only those who have reached the level of Battle Spirit can glide briefly in the air.

Once one reaches the Dou Wang level, their Dou Qi transforms into wings, allowing them to truly soar through the skies.

If one could reach the Dou Zong level, traversing the air as if walking on flat ground, that would be truly impressive!

Chen Xiao was just a minor fighter, so he couldn't be careless when searching such cliffs, otherwise he could easily fall and be smashed to pieces.

Chen Xiao took out a bundle of rope from the package, tied one end firmly to a large tree next to him, and used the other end to tie himself up securely.

Then, he took out two iron spikes, each about a foot in size, from the package. When he was searching down the cliff, he could insert them into the rock face to stabilize himself. In this way, even if a monster bit through the rope, he would not be in danger.

However, based on Chen Xiao's experience, low-level magical beasts do not have this kind of intelligence, and he had not encountered such a situation in the past few days.

With everything ready, Chen Xiao shouldered his pack and cautiously peered down the cliff.

The rope holding him up loosened little by little, and Chen Xiao descended deeper and deeper into the rock face.

After five or six minutes, Chen Xiao finally spotted a small platform that looked quite out of place. It was covered with a lot of tangled rubble and strange wood, which would easily be overlooked if viewed from a distance or below.

"It wasn't for nothing that I spent so much time finding you!"

Thanks to their close proximity, Chen Xiao was able to see that beyond the rubble and strange wood lay a hidden world.

He was immediately certain that this was where the cave was!

Pulling the iron spike stuck in the rock wall, Chen Xiao braced his feet against the cliff, and with a sudden burst of momentum, he leaped out like a cheetah, landing steadily in front of the pile of rubble.

Untie the ropes binding you and secure them to the side.

Looking at the pile of rocks and strange trees in front of him, Chen Xiao took a deep breath, circulated his fighting spirit throughout his body, and pushed out a fierce burst of energy from his palm.

crackling sounds~

The sounds of rubble rolling down and wood breaking mingled together, leaving the small platform in a mess.

Chen Xiao cleared the area again with his palms. After several palm strikes, the rubble and wood chips on the small platform were swept away, and the area suddenly became much more spacious.

After doing all this, Chen Xiao turned his gaze to the cave that had been cleared of its concealment.

Without the obstruction of trees and pebbles, and with the ample sunlight of day, the cave was finally visible.

The entrance to the cave is very narrow, allowing only two or three people to pass through. The cave is dark inside, but there is a faint glow emanating from it, giving it a mysterious and secluded feel.

After carefully recalling the original route, and realizing that Huo Huo and Little Fairy Doctor had not encountered any danger here, Chen Xiao cautiously ventured into the cave.

After moving slowly for a few minutes, a stone door emitting a faint yellow light blocked their way.

Chen Xiao patted it hard; it was stiff.

Even with his strength, it would be quite difficult to break it open by brute force.

"The antidote will surely be found within seven steps..."

After thinking it over again, Chen Xiao bent down and began to search carefully around.

It didn't take much effort; in less than five minutes, Chen Xiao found a small bump next to the stone gate.

Using a knife instead of a hand, press down hard.

Immediately following, with a creaking sound, the tightly closed stone door slid upwards, revealing the passage behind it. A brighter, pale yellow light emanated from within, dispelling all the darkness in the vicinity.

He took out a tinderbox, blew on it, and threw it inside. After half a minute, nothing unexpected happened, so Chen Xiao strode in.

After walking more than ten steps, the view suddenly opened up before us.

This is a spacious stone chamber!

The stone chamber looked rather simple and spacious. Moonstones for lighting were inlaid on the walls. In the center of the chamber was a chair, and on the chair sat a pale white skeleton.

"I apologize for the intrusion."

Chen Xiao bowed slightly to the skull, muttered something to himself, and then turned his gaze elsewhere.

In front of the chair was a long, wide blue stone platform, on which were three locked stone boxes, neatly arranged.

In addition, in the three corners of the stone chamber, there were a large number of gold coins piled up like garbage, each about one meter high.

Chen Xiao only needed a slight estimate to know that there were probably hundreds of thousands of them!

"Mine! All of them are mine!"

Unable to contain his smile any longer, Chen Xiao strode forward, picked up a handful of gold coins, and listened to the melodious clattering sound, finding it so pleasant to hear.

There was no other way; we were terrified of poverty in previous years.

After rolling around in the pile of gold coins a few times to vent his elation at suddenly becoming rich, Chen Xiao gradually calmed down.

Then, I turned my gaze to the last corner of the stone chamber.

Gold coins were no longer piled up there; instead, a small flower bed made of soil was erected.

In the flower bed, various kinds of medicinal herbs are planted, and a mixed and rich medicinal fragrance wafts through the air.

Chen Xiao couldn't even accurately name many of the medicinal herbs.

Once reason returned, Chen Xiao realized that the value of these medicinal herbs was no less than the estimated hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

Chen Xiao even remembered that one of the essential ingredients for Huo Huo to refine the Blood Lotus Pill was obtained here.

"We need to carefully consider how to handle these medicinal herbs; figuring out how to take them all away is a real headache..."

Looking around, Chen Xiao experienced a happy dilemma for the first time.

Three huge piles of gold coins and dozens of medicinal herbs—even if the package were to burst, it wouldn't be able to hold them all.

Without a storage ring, such troubles will arise.

"We'll have to bring them back in batches. Once we get to Wutan City, we absolutely must get a storage ring!"

Having made up his mind, Chen Xiao got up and went to the blue stone platform.

His gaze shifted, and soon he saw three black keys hanging from the joints of the withered skeletal hand behind the stone table.

"Thank you again, senior."

With a muttered command, Chen Xiao took out the key and tried to open the stone box.

Three keys and three stone boxes—even if you make a mistake along the way, it's easy to match them up.

Soon, Chen Xiao opened the first stone box.

Inside was a scroll that was dark red.

"The Roar of the Mad Lion, a high-level Xuan-rank combat skill!"