While protecting the village, they also hunted. The mountains surrounding the village were relatively safe. There were no powerful spirit beasts around the village they had been to before.

It was still raining outside the cave, so everyone prepared to rest inside. It was unclear how long the downpour would last. After discussing with Old Man Sang, the two Zhou clan leaders began to inform the tribe members to rest for the night.

Everyone in the two villages had the surname Zhou, and they were all more or less related going back several generations.

"Come and see, there seems to be a big door inside." Sang Huo exclaimed.

As soon as he entered, he saw a corridor inside the cave. Curious, he took his two daughters inside. After walking for about a cup of tea, they saw a huge stone door inside.

There is a small hole on the top of the left side of the stone gate, and there is a small pool below, but the depth of the pool cannot be seen.

Hearing Sang Huo's shout, the village's low-level cultivators gathered. The ordinary villagers stayed away. For them, the most urgent task was to collect some rainwater from buckets outside. Once the water settled, they could prepare a meal. Something warm.

"Have all the cultivators from Zhoujia Village arrived? Chief Zhou, please count the number of people." The speaker was Old Man Sang.

He was old and his cultivation progressed slowly. After discussing it with Sang Mu, he decided to let the three younger members of his family learn cultivation first. Li Jingyu also helped open up Sang Yu's meridians.

The three children of the Sang family all took the marrow cleansing pill given by Sang Jin. After the impurities in their bodies were eliminated, the spiritual energy absorbed by their bodies would be purer, and they would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort in their cultivation than ordinary people.

In just ten days, Sang Yu had already reached the second level of Qi Refining. Sang Ling and Sang You had also just entered the first level of Qi Refining.

Sang Jin had already broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, and her fire-based technique, the Fengyang Sword Technique, had also reached the initial stage of Great Perfection. Her sword was still the rusty Fengyu Sword she had used at the auction.

The Phoenix Feather Sword, combined with her Fengyang Sword Technique, miraculously reforged its blade. When she unleashed her technique, a spiritual fire imbued the blade with fire, capable of incinerating all evil.

Perhaps this sword technique and the sword itself were meant to be a perfect match. One hundred and ten thousand spirit stones—she had truly found a treasure. Her Glazed Heart Fire had been instrumental this time.

"Twenty-three people in total are here, village chief," said Clan Leader Zhou. Besides the four children of the Sang family and Li Jingyu, there were also the two Clan Leaders of the Zhou family.

"Very good. We don't know what's behind the door at the end of this corridor. Anyone who is willing to take the risk can come with me to take a look." Father Sang said to the cultivators behind him based on the principle of voluntariness.

Soon, several people left. Sixteen people remained in Zhou Village. These sixteen were mostly teenagers between the ages of eight and fifteen. All were at the second or third level of Qi Refining. Because their physiques weren't particularly special, and the village lacked the resources to support their cultivation, it could be said that the children had achieved enlightenment on their own, unintentionally, following Village Chief Zhou's guidance.

"Now that everyone has made up their mind, let's go," said Old Man Sang.

Sang Huo led the way, and they soon arrived at the end of the corridor, outside the big door.

The pattern of this gate looked very familiar to Li Jingyue, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a moment.

He had the highest level of cultivation here, so he was the one to try to open the door. He had originally thought it would take some effort, but unexpectedly, after injecting spiritual energy into it, it opened easily.

Inside the door seemed like another world, with bright sunshine, mountains and water in the distance, and medicinal herbs and flowers scattered all over the ground. Many butterflies were flying over the flowers.

But it all seemed too beautiful to be real. This was the scene Sang Jin saw. Of course, Li Jingyue's vision was different. He saw a library filled with martial arts techniques. It was filled with high-level techniques, even heaven-level and saint-level techniques.

The skills that Sang Jin had copied for Sang Mu were all high-level skills, but there was not a single heavenly or saintly skill.

He also saw Sang Jin choose a book and said to him with a smile, "Hey, this book is actually a Saint-level technique. Let's practice it together. This way, both of us will improve our strength much faster."

"Dual cultivation..." Li Jingyu's handsome face flushed. He quickly shook his head, "You're not Xiao Jin! Tell me who you are!" The top of the jade-bone umbrella transformed into a knife-like tip, icy and chilling. From time to time, lightning would strike the old man.

Father Sang saw nothing but a wall ahead. The others, as if possessed, walked towards the wall. Strangely, they passed right through it and disappeared.

He had good intentions, thinking that with Master Ruo, a Jindan realm master, there, there would be no danger following him through the stone gate. But what should he do in this situation? If anything happened to the children in the village, how would he explain it to their parents?

Old Man Sang had no choice but to wait where he was and didn't dare to go anywhere.

Seeing this, Sang Jin and Li Jingyu quickened their pace and walked in. Elixirs and techniques were their two favorite things.

The children who disappeared into Zhoujia Village all saw what they wanted. Some saw martial arts techniques, some saw money, some saw themselves reaching the top and becoming powerful. Some saw a room full of elixirs...

"Do you like making medicine?" An old man appeared in front of Sang Jin.

"Because elixirs are valuable, alchemists are relatively wealthy, and I want to be a wealthy person," said Sang Jin.

"No, you are just afraid of being alone. Money is not that important to you. Alchemists are very popular wherever they go. This way, there will always be people gathering around you, and you will naturally not be lonely." said the old man.

"You are just a wisp of soul. I think I can save you. As long as you give me all these elixirs." Sang Jin directly put forward the conditions.

"Little kid, how old are you? What can you use to save me? I don't even have a physical body now. I'm just a wisp of soul that can dissipate at any time." The old man didn't believe Sang Jin.

"You must be mistaken, am I really a little baby?"

"You... you are a spirit that lives inside this body!" The old man was surprised. This spirit and this body fit perfectly. Even their appearance was the same.

"Yes, I have the same appearance and name as this body. I find it strange too. Perhaps I am a reincarnated being, having simply transcended the underworld and arrived directly in this body." This was the only possibility Sang Jin could think of. This silly Sang Jin was actually his reincarnation.

"Then do you really have a way to save me?" The old man stroked his long white beard.

"I just took a look at your spiritual medicines. I can refine a sixth-grade Soul Bonding Pill. This will allow your spirit to perfectly connect with a body, allowing you to resurrect." Sang Jin said. However, she would have to wait until she reached the eighth level of Qi Refining before she could refine the sixth-grade pill. She was currently at the fifth level, barely able to refine a fifth-grade pill.