Chapter 26

With Xiao Ning's strength, he could easily move along the cliff, even while carrying Xiao Yixian. After killing a rock snake on the rock wall with his sword, they finally reached the platform in front of the cave.

In the faint moonlight, Xiao Ning and Xiao Yixian saw the cave left by their predecessors up close. The entrance was narrow, allowing passage for only two or three people at a time. It was dark inside, but a faint light glowed, giving it a mysterious aura.

Knife-like marks surrounded the cave entrance, though they were blurred with age.

Only Xiao Ning's sharp eyesight allowed him to notice them.

"Finally here..." Xiao Yixian exclaimed, quickly breaking away from Xiao Ning's arms and looking at the cave entrance with a happy expression.

"Let's go in," Xiao Ning said, smiling.

He took out a fire starter and led the way into the dark cave.

Xiao Yixian hesitated but eventually followed him.

As they walked through the quiet, dark cave, a faint chill lingered around them.

The only sounds were their subtle footsteps.

The oppressive darkness made Xiao Yixian quicken her pace to stay close to Xiao Ning,his presence made her feel more secure.

After walking for more than ten minutes in this eerie silence, Xiao Ning suddenly stopped.

A stone door blocked their path.

Xiao Yixian frowned and stepped forward, inspecting the door.

"Behind this door should be our destination. Given the effort to build a cave here, there must be a mechanism to open it, we just need to find it."

"No need," Xiao Ning said, motioning for her to step back.

He surged with power and punched the stone door, shattering it instantly and creating a large gap.

"Is this guy really just a fighter?" Xiao Yixian wondered, shocked.

She began to worry about his strength and whether he might go back on his word.

Nervously, she took out a powder bag and held it in her hand.

"Let's go in," Xiao Ning said, stepping through the shattered door. Xiao Yixian followed closely behind.

Inside, the stone room was vast and simple. Moonstones on the walls provided dim lighting.

In the center was a chair with a withered skeleton sitting on it, its skull resting on its thigh bone.

The scene looked quite eerie in the dim light.

In front of the chair was a wide bluestone platform with three locked stone boxes.

Piles of gold coins and treasures were in the room's corners, amounting to hundreds of thousands.

A small flower bed in one corner held various rare herbs, emitting a strange fragrance.

"Purple blue leaves, white spirit ginseng fruit, snow lotus seeds..." Xiao Yixian muttered, recognizing the high-grade medicinal materials.

"It was agreed, half for each," Xiao Ning said, heading to the skeleton and taking a key from it. While Xiao Yixian was distracted, he secretly pocketed a map of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire.

Tossing the key, Xiao Ning smiled and approached the stone boxes.

"Come here quickly, or I'll open them without you."

"You still have some conscience," Xiao Yixian said, wrinkling her nose.

She placed the herbs she had gathered on the table, reluctantly giving Xiao Ning six jade bottles. He accepted them, knowing they were rare but not particularly useful to him.

Xiao Ning opened the three stone boxes and distributed the contents.

"This Seven-Colored Poison Sutra is yours,the other two fighting skills are mine."

"Okay," Xiao Yixian agreed, having already hidden the precious Ice Spirit Flame Grass.

"You can put that powder away now,although I'm not a gentleman, we're companions here, and I won't betray you," Xiao Ning said, noticing the powder in her hand.

Blushing, Xiao Yixian put away the powder.

"Thank you," she said gratefully.

"Let's go," Xiao Ning said.

He left the cave, and Xiao Yixian followed.

When they reached the cave entrance, Xiao Ning grabbed Xiao Yixian's waist and jumped towards the cliff top.

Just as they neared the top, a cold light flashed in Xiao Ning's eyes.

"There's someone up there!" he exclaimed.