When Zhuang Yaoqing returned, the scene he saw was Jiang Wuyuan pulling blood crystals out of the huge corpse on the ground.

Blood trickled down his arm, but Jiang Wuyuan seemed oblivious.

At the last moment, his right arm was grazed by the fangs of the black-patterned python.

Fortunately, it wasn't a venomous fang, otherwise it probably would have been close to death.

Even though it was just a graze, the water element still left a deep, bone-revealing scar on his forearm.

Zhuang Yaoqing quickly moved over: "Why don't you treat your wound first? Hey, don't move, I'll put some medicine on it for you."

Jiang Wuyuan paused as he tried to pull his arm back, and reluctantly accepted Zhuang Yaoqing's offer.

This is a pharmacist, so there's no need for him to worry about it.

Sure enough, Zhuang Yaoqing quickly took out a bottle of potion from his spatial ring and placed it in Jiang Wuyuan's hand: "Drink this first."

Jiang Wuyuan had no doubts and drank it all in one gulp.

Beside him, Zhuang Yaoqing took out another bottle of medicine and poured it on Jiang Wuyuan's injured arm.

The wound, with its flesh torn open, was slightly itchy after being stimulated by the cold medicinal liquid, but Jiang Wuyuan controlled his hand well, watching as the gruesome wound healed quickly and new flesh grew back.

Zhuang Yaoqing released his arm when he felt it was about time, and said with a smile, "It feels pretty good to have a pharmacist with you when you go out, doesn't it?"

"Hmm." It's not bad.

It would be even better if pharmacists could fly on their own.

After spending a few days together, Zhuang Yaoqing got used to Jiang Wuyuan's way of speaking and didn't think it was just a perfunctory response.

Jiang Wuyuan carefully put away the sixth-tier blood crystal: "We can go to its lair."

Under normal circumstances, there should only be one Tier 6 magical beast within a territory.

So they can go and loot all the treasures in the nest.

Murder and arson bring wealth and honor—the same applies to killing high-level magical beasts.

Jiang Wuyuan's suggestion was approved by Zhuang Yaoqing. The two followed the trail and scent of the Xuanwen Python and soon arrived at a lake not far away.

The lake was a deep blue, its waters rippling and reflecting the bright sunshine of the sky.

The surrounding mountains are reflected in the water, creating a beautiful landscape painting.

“The traces and aura have been lost.” Jiang Wuyuan carefully looked around, but didn’t see any suitable caves to hide in.

Zhuang Yaoqing stared blankly at the lake in front of him: "Do you think it's possible that it lives in the water?"

This speculation caught Jiang Wuyuan's attention.

He controlled the outflow of qi and blood from his body, forming an impermeable membrane on the surface of his body: "I'll go down and take a look."

"Go ahead, don't worry about me." Zhuang Yaoqing waved to him.

Jiang Wuyuan jumped into the water.

The lake water was so clear that Jiang Wuyuan didn't even need to deliberately release his divine soul; he could see the entire lake with his exceptional eyesight.

There is indeed something different about the bottom of the lake.

There are extremely dark caves there.

After hesitating for a second between going alone and taking Zhuang Yaoqing with him, Jiang Wuyuan ultimately chose the latter.

There's nothing special about it; it's just that leaving Zhuang Yaoqing alone in such a dangerous place sounds a bit like bullying him.

"You mean there's a cave at the bottom of the lake?" Zhuang Yaoqing stroked his chin.

“Yes. But I can’t see what’s inside the cave,” Jiang Wuyuan said calmly. “Let’s go together.”

Zhuang Yaoqing understood why Jiang Wuyuan wanted to bring him along, but...

"But I don't know how to control the outflow of qi and blood," Zhuang Yaoqing said, scratching his head.

He can swim, but it's useless if he can't breathe underwater.

Jiang Wuyuan had never seen anyone who didn't value cultivation so much. Had he put all his talent into refining potions?

"How did you cultivate to become a Grand Martial Master?" Jiang Wuyuan asked seriously.

Zhuang Yaoqing laughed matter-of-factly, "Taking drugs, huh?"

Jiang Wuyuan paused for a second, then looked away: "Take a look at your props."

"Oh." Zhuang Yaoqing carefully rummaged through the spatial ring.

He has a very large collection, which often leads him to forget some less practical items.

Fortunately, he actually found it in the end.

“A water-repelling pearl.” Zhuang Yaoqing held up a glowing sphere and showed it off to Jiang Wuyuan. “Hey, this is a collection I had many years ago.”

Jiang Wuyuan, unwilling to listen to his nonsense, said, "Let's go."

——

When you first enter the cave at the bottom of the lake, it's a path that leads to an unknown destination.

However, as he walked, Jiang Wuyuan discovered that the road was going upwards.

Sure enough, after more than ten minutes, the two arrived at the end of the cave.

Emerging from the water, the scenery before one's eyes is truly captivating.

It's like hollowing out a huge mountain, leaving behind an extremely spacious stone chamber.

Although there was no sunlight, the stone chamber was very bright.

This is all thanks to the tree that grows in the middle of the stone chamber.

It is not a rare species, but it is the favorite habitat of fireflies.

The fireflies that filled the trees seemed to have come from nowhere, perhaps abducted from outside the cave by the three-headed black-patterned python, but the soft, misty light they emitted was enough to illuminate the entire cave.

Jiang Wuyuan also keenly sensed an unusual aura.

It's the spiritual energy fluctuation of a treasure!

The boy's eyes were sharp, and he instantly found the direction with the strongest aura.

Right under that tree.

"This fluctuation is quite peculiar," Zhuang Yaoqing also noticed. "I've never sensed this kind of aura in any spiritual herb before."

Like rippling water, or the dazzling display of waves crashing one after another.

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