Chapter 69: The Harvest
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Holding the key in his hand, Mo Yu lightly touched the warm metal lock. Turning his head, he glanced at Xiao Yixian, who had finished collecting the medicinal herbs, and smiled, "Hurry over, or don't blame me if I keep it all to myself."
"I don't believe you."
Though she had only known Mo Yu for a day, Xiao Yixian felt an inexplicable trust toward him, sensing that he wasn't the selfish type.
After placing the medicinal herbs into jade bottles and setting them on the stone table, Xiao Yixian reluctantly selected six bottles and handed them to Mo Yu. "We agreed to split them equally, so I won't go back on my word."
Mo Yu glanced briefly at the herbs. While they weren't of much use to him, seeing how sincere she was, he put them into his storage ring without hesitation.
Seeing this, Xiao Yixian smiled, knowing Mo Yu's generosity and that she wasn't the type to take advantage of others.
With the herbs divided, Mo Yu waved the three black keys at her and began unlocking the three stone boxes on the table.
As the keys were tried one by one, the quiet stone room was suddenly filled with a soft 'click' as the lock popped open.
"It's unlocked."
Xiao Yixian, her face beaming with joy, urged Mo Yu to open the box.
Mo Yu peered inside and reached in, pulling out an ancient, colorful scroll.
"Here, take it," Mo Yu said, handing the scroll to Xiao Yixian.
"This... the 'Seven-Colored Poison Sutra'?"
Xiao Yixian curiously unrolled the scroll, and as she read the contents, her delicate brows lifted in surprise. Her face soon lit up with joy.
"This... you can't fight me for it. Due to my innate attributes, I can't become an alchemist, so I have to rely on these kinds of things," she said, her voice tinged with sadness.
Understanding the situation, Mo Yu didn't ask further and simply nodded, "I don't need it. It's yours."
"Thank you."
Relieved by his response, Xiao Yixian gratefully nodded toward him.
Having seen Mo Yu's strength firsthand, she knew that if he wanted to, he could easily claim all the treasures in the cave for himself. Yet, he hadn't shown any intention of doing so.
As she reflected on this, Xiao Yixian couldn't help but steal glances at Mo Yu.
The boy's deep, abyss-like eyes, his chiseled features, and the unique aura he exuded in the quiet cave made him seem like a flame that irresistibly attracted moths.
"Ahem, what are you looking at?"
Mo Yu's light cough snapped Xiao Yixian out of her trance.
"Ah, nothing... nothing at all," Xiao Yixian stammered, her face flushing as she ended her daydream. Her heart pounded in her chest, and her face turned a deep shade of red.
Seeing her flustered reaction, Mo Yu was puzzled and shook his head. Xiao Yixian's demeanor reminded him of a girl in the throes of a crush.
But this future "Heavenly Poison Lady" couldn't be falling for him, could she?
What Mo Yu didn't realize was that his Heavenly Thunder Body had a significant allure to females, especially those with extreme yin constitutions like Xiao Yixian's "Woeful Poison Body."
Turning his attention back to the stone platform, Mo Yu inserted the second key into another box and carefully opened it.
Under the dim light of the moonstones embedded in the cave, the contents of the stone box were revealed.
"As expected."
Mo Yu's brows lifted as he saw a black scroll lying inside. A faint smile played on his lips.
Reaching into the box, he pulled out the scroll and looked at the small characters on the side: "Xuan Class High-Level Flight Dou Technique: Purple Cloud Wings."
"Flight Dou Technique? What's that?" Xiao Yixian asked, blinking in confusion.
"A technique that allows someone to fly in the sky," Mo Yu explained.
"Flying? Isn't that something only Dou Ling experts can barely do?" Xiao Yixian exclaimed in surprise.
On the Dou Qi Continent, only Dou Ling experts and above had the ability to fly, though even then, only for short distances. It wasn't until the Dou Wang or Dou Huang realms that one could create energy wings to soar through the skies.
Flight Dou Techniques were exceedingly rare. Even in Mo Yu's past life, he hadn't come across many. By the time he could search for such techniques, he had already transcended the need for them, making this find particularly valuable.
This high-level Xuan-Class flight technique was Mo Yu's main target for this trip. Given the uncertainties of the Ten Thousand Beast Valley, mastering flight would give him a significant advantage.
Holding the black scroll, Mo Yu waved it at Xiao Yixian.
"I know, this is yours, right?" Xiao Yixian nodded knowingly. "There's still one more. Let's finish up and head back."
Though Mo Yu had obtained the flight technique, he was still curious about the third box, especially since it wasn't something Xiao Yan had obtained in the original story. He proceeded to open it out of curiosity.
"Xuan-Class High-Level Dou Technique: Furious Lion's Roar."
Another Dou Technique. Xiao Yixian pouted adorably and said, "Since I can't use this, this one is yours too."
Mo Yu nodded and stored it in his ring.
The 'Furious Lion's Roar' was a technique designed to complement spear techniques. Though Mo Yu already had a powerful Di-class spear technique, it consumed a lot of Dou Qi. This new technique would be a better fit for his current level.
"Someone's coming!"
Just as Mo Yu put away the technique, he sensed movement outside with his soul perception. A smirk appeared on his lips.
"What?" Xiao Yixian was startled, shaking her head. "That's impossible. No one else knows we're here!"
"Don't worry, I believe you. Leave everything to me," Mo Yu reassured her, patting her shoulder.
His calm demeanor helped dispel Xiao Yixian's anxiety. Looking at the boy before her, she found him more and more mysterious, like an enigma she couldn't fully grasp.
"Hehe, Xiao Yixian, thanks for leading the way!"
Moments later, several figures emerged from the darkness, accompanied by a familiar, faint laughter.
Xiao Yixian's eyes widened in shock when she saw the man leading the group.
"Mu Li!"
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