Chen Hong took out a hoe and used a machete to cut down the large boulder, the surrounding weeds and shrubs, and cleared away the gravel and soil, causing even more spring water to gush out.

Once the stream had washed away the small pieces of mud and sand and become clear, Chen Hong realized that the entrance to the cave was square and looked as if it had been dug out by someone.

Many thoughts arose in Chen Hong's mind. Could this be a place where immortals and Taoist priests cultivated in ancient times? Or perhaps a place where monks passed away in meditation? Or even a place where monks attained enlightenment?

Anyway, there are all sorts of legends and stories about Laoshan Mountain that have been passed down among the people for thousands of years. There are legends about gods, monsters, monks, and nuns who have cultivated immortality and attained enlightenment in Laoshan Mountain.

Chen Hong felt that she might have discovered a historical site. Even if it wasn't a place where immortals cultivated their Taoist practices, it might have been a refuge for ancient people.

This further fueled Chen Hong's determination to explore. After clearing the area around the large rock, Chen Hong took out a steel pipe as thick as an arm from his spatial storage.

They plunged one end into the crevice and pried outwards with all their might, determined to move the stone and see what was inside.

If I don't get a result today, I'll definitely dream about an old sage waiting to impart his wisdom to me, but I missed the chance and will regret it for the rest of my life!

This rock must weigh two or three tons. Chen Hong tried to move it with both hands, but she couldn't. Luckily, she often uses the space to store all sorts of random things.

She didn't know when she put this three-meter-long steel pipe into her spatial storage, but it just so happens that it comes in handy now.

Chen Hong pried hard and managed to move the rock. It took her more than twenty minutes to move the rock aside and clear the hole.

When the stone was moved aside, the water inside surged out like a huge wave, soaking Chen Hong's clothes.

Fortunately, the temperature in the valley was like summer, otherwise she would have been soaked and cold all over.

Chen Hong went back into her spatial dimension to change her clothes, putting on a pair of tall rubber boots. By the time she came out, the water level had already receded.

The light inside the cave was dim, so Chen Hong took out a high-powered flashlight and walked along the edge of the stream. At this point, the water in the stream was only ankle-deep.

The cave was quite spacious, with some parts being over two meters wide and others five or six meters wide, and it was also deep and dark.

After walking about twenty meters and making a turn of about sixty degrees, the light suddenly brightened, and we reached the end. The space here was more open, about three hundred square meters.

There is a large gap in the top of the cave, more than two meters wide and five or six meters long, like a large skylight. It is an irregularly shaped circular cave, seven or eight meters high.

In the middle is a pool of water more than three meters in diameter, from which steaming hot spring water flows out of the cave along the stream.

The pool was very deep; even with Chen Hong's eyesight, she couldn't see the bottom at a glance. It must have been at least 100 meters deep.

No fish or other creatures were found inside. There was some sulfur by the pool, but strangely, Chen Hong did not smell any pungent odor.

Knowing that sulfur is highly toxic, Chen Hong took out a mask from her spatial storage, wet it with the water from her spatial storage, and prioritized safety in all her actions.

She discovered that the cave was well-ventilated, and there seemed to be some marks on the cave wall about ten meters away from the ten o'clock position of the pool.

Holding a flashlight, Chen Hong carefully searched for clues along the entire cave wall, while also using a rubber mallet to tap and strike the stone.

There should be a cave here in the novel, and there should be treasure inside the cave.

Chen Hong was filled with curiosity, nervousness, and excitement, wondering what amazing things she would discover on this adventure.

Heaven helps those who are reborn; Chen Hong actually discovered something unusual. The hollow sound produced by Chen Hong's rubber mallet immediately caught her attention.

Holding a rubber rope, she tapped and struck the nearby stone walls and ground, trying to find a breakthrough or the legendary mechanism.

Unexpectedly, they discovered an unusual little protruding stone. It was a round protrusion about the size of a Go stone, located close to the stone wall on the ground, only two centimeters higher than the stone wall.

It's really not easy to find without a strong flashlight and careful searching.

Chen Hong pressed, twisted, and pulled the switch outwards until it was finally activated, accompanied by a loud "boom" and a strong vibration.

Then came the "click, click, click" sound of a mechanism starting up, which rang in her ears. Chen Hong covered her ears and cheeks with both hands, feeling a sharp pain and itching in her teeth.

Perhaps due to years of disrepair and lack of maintenance, the sound of this mechanism starting up is so loud it makes your teeth itch—it's absolutely intoxicating!

Following the novel's hints, Chen Hong quickly hid inside the space; in case there were any traps or hidden weapons, her life was more important. After waiting a few minutes, the traps outside had long since stopped.

Chen Hong cautiously peeked out of the space with a flashlight, looking around at the stone chamber hidden behind the mechanism, her heart filled with anticipation.

Judging from the ingenious design of this stone door mechanism and its perfect integration with the stone wall, without any flaws,

Even if the owner of this place was not an immortal or a Taoist, he was at least a skilled craftsman; otherwise, he could not have made such an intricate mechanism or built such a secluded stone chamber.

Chen Hong first tried throwing two large dumbbells into the stone chamber, then hid behind the door and secretly observed inside, seeing that no mechanism was triggered.

Chen Hongcai carefully entered the stone chamber, which was a square stone chamber measuring 5 meters by 5 meters and about three meters high.

Upon entering the stone chamber, Chen Hong discovered that there was another small stone chamber inside, measuring 2 x 2 meters, which could be considered a layout of a living room and a bedroom.

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