After all, such a secluded place might be a cultivation site left behind by some senior master.

Although he had only explored a small part of it, the cave was very deep, and he had not yet gone inside to see the rest.

Soon, Li Chuandao walked in with two apprentices and a junior apprentice.

"Master, I brought your shoes and socks in too!"

Erbing was carrying two pairs of shoes and handed one of them to Daoist Wan.

Master Wan looked at the road inside, then cleaned the sand off his feet and put on his shoes and socks.

The banks of this underground river are mostly made of stones, and it would be quite uncomfortable for him to walk on if he weren't wearing shoes.

"Now that everyone's here, let's continue exploring inside!"

Li Chuandao carefully protected the candle, as there was wind inside the cave.

This means that the interior is not completely sealed off, and it seems there are other exits.

"Does anyone need more candles? I have a few here!"

Lin Xue noticed that the entire group only had two candles. Although the light was not very bright, it was enough for them to see the road clearly.

She can take out two more if anyone needs them.

That might make it a bit brighter.

After all, for her, there was little difference between darkness and daytime.

But for others, light is still needed at night.

Especially the two senior brothers and the second junior brother Erbing...

"We don't know how deep this cave is, so let's save our candles and wait until they burn out before replacing them!"

Li Chuandao declined Lin Xue's offer, explaining that in such a dark place, candles must be used sparingly.

The group walked for another 10 minutes or so. The path was winding and twisting, and in some places they had to take off their shoes and socks and wade through the water.

In Lin Xue's perception, she was not far from the location of that treasure.

"Phew~"

A strong gust of wind blew in, and the candle that Li Chuanda was holding was extinguished instantly.

"Junior brother, be careful, it's quite windy here!"

Li Chuandao quickly relit the extinguished candles before continuing on his way.

However, as they walked, Erbing noticed something amiss.

"Master, the path we came from is gone?"

When Erbing turned around, he found that the road behind him had disappeared without a trace, and what appeared in front of him was a wall.

"Oh no, we've encountered a ghost wall!"

The two Taoist priests immediately realized what was happening and began to break the formation by performing hand seals.

"Master, don't worry, the treasure is just ahead. Let's get it first!"

Lin Xue had already sensed it when the formation was activated.

However, this is just a simple trap formation and doesn't pose much of a threat. Moreover, something more dangerous will appear after this is broken.

"Everyone, please be careful. Junior brother, you lead the way, I'll cover the rear!"

The two Taoist priests dared not be as casual as before, and quickly took turns protecting their young disciples in the middle.

After walking for a while, Lin Xue quickly walked a few steps and came to stand in front of Daoist Wan.

Then he walked to the base of a wall and observed it carefully for a while.

"Bring the hoe over here, senior brother!"

Although the medicine hoe is not as good as a regular hoe, there are no other tools available at the moment.

Lin Xue had no choice but to pick up the hoe and start digging.

As Lin Xue continued digging, a lot of soil was turned up from the ground.

"Junior Sister, let me do it?"

Heijiao felt that work like digging should be done by boys.

As the only girl in the team, the junior sister naturally deserves to be taken care of.

"There's a protective formation down there, Senior Brother, let me handle this!"

Lin Xue's every shovel stroke was purposeful; if she dug haphazardly, she wouldn't find anything at all.

"I never expected my junior nephew to be so skilled in formations. Even I didn't see the problem here!"

Master Wan stood beside Lin Xue, observing her every move, but he couldn't detect anything unusual.

If Lin Xue hadn't mentioned that there was a protective formation underneath, he wouldn't have known anything special about this place.

"bite!"

As the sound of metal clashing rang out, a bronze-colored object was revealed.

"Found it!"

Lin Xue shouted happily, then dug away the soil covering it, finally revealing a bronze box.

"Two people, get it out of here!"

Lin Xue took the medicine hoe and stepped back. Hei Jiao and Er Bing were closest to her, so the two of them reached out and lifted the bronze box out.

"Wow, this box is so heavy!"

Erbing exclaimed in surprise. If he hadn't been naturally strong, he really wouldn't have been able to lift the box.

"There's a lock on this!"

Hei Jiao glanced at it; the lock looked very complicated, and if he tried to force it open, he might destroy what was inside.

"Senior brother, this job is up to you!"

Master Wan glanced at it and then gave up the seat next to him.

Li Chuandao stepped forward, glanced at it, and then took out two wires from his satchel.

There was a "thud".

The copper lock, which originally looked very complicated, was opened by Li Chuandao after a few fiddlings.

"Quick, open it and take a look!"

Tianze was already quite impatient; if he could squeeze in, he probably would have already gotten started.

"Step aside and let me handle this!"

Master Wan took a step forward and then opened the bronze lid.

A flash of golden light appeared inside, revealing neatly arranged large yellow croakers.

Besides the large yellow croaker, there were two books and a cloth bag.

Master Wan opened the cloth bag and found a magical artifact inside.

This ritual implement is a soft whip with a copper bell hanging from the handle, clearly indicating it was used by a girl.

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