In the next few days, the three of them finally had a few days of peace.
Outside of Liuguang Lake, nothing special happened except for one or two teams that appeared occasionally.
However, starting from the early morning of the fourth day, more and more cultivators appeared near Liuguang Lake, including some powerful independent cultivators and cultivators from small forces.
As the time for the ancient monks' cave to open draws closer, the area around Liuguang Lake becomes increasingly lively.
Shen Zixuan reminded, "Zi Han, more and more cultivators will flock to Liuguang Lake. It's time to put the wooden house away."
Their wooden house is so eye-catching that it has attracted the attention of some people.
Shen Zihan understood what her brother meant, and put away the wooden house while there were not too many people around.
The three of them found a flat and inconspicuous place and set up a temporary camp.
As more and more monks gathered around Liuguang Lake, various news also came out.
Some say the remains of an ancient monk have been found at the bottom of a lake, others say they've spotted a guardian spirit beast deep in the jungle, and still others claim to have found the key to a cave...
It is difficult to tell whether these news are true or false.
Some monks could not control their greed and acted rashly, only to fall into the traps set by other monks and lose their lives in vain.
Meng Wan and others naturally would not be fooled by these false news. They remained cautious and secretly observed the movements around them.
On this day, several wandering cultivators came to their camp. The leader was a burly middle-aged man with a full beard, who looked quite generous.
He looked at Meng Wan and Shen Zihan for a while, and finally his eyes fell on Shen Zixuan.
"My fellow Daoists, my name is Liu Tong. May I ask if you have come here to visit the ancient cultivator's cave?"
Liu Tong asked with a fist clasped, his tone somewhat tentative.
Shen Zixuan looked at the other party calmly. Nine out of ten cultivators gathered at Liuguang Lake came for this purpose.
He said calmly, "Yes, we are here precisely for the ancient cultivator's cave. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Liu has any advice for us?"
"Haha, I don't deserve your advice."
Liu Tong smiled and said, "To be honest, I've seen that you all are quite powerful, so I'd like to invite you to join our team and explore the ancient cultivators' caves together. What do you think?"
Shen Zixuan sneered in his heart. He knew exactly what Liu Tong was planning.
It's nothing more than wanting to win them over and use their strength to gain benefits for oneself.
"Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Liu. However, the three of us are not used to teaming up with others, so we will not join your team."
Shen Zixuan refused without hesitation.
“Fellow Daoist Shen, why are you so anxious to refuse?”
A thin man behind Liu Tong said, “We already have more than a dozen fellow Taoists in our team, and there are also several powerful cultivators from aristocratic families.
As long as we work together, the chances of finding the cave will increase greatly."
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Shen, please think about it again."
Several other casual cultivators also tried to persuade him.
Shen Zixuan remained unmoved and simply said, "I have made up my mind. Please go back."
Seeing Shen Zixuan's firm attitude, Liu Tong and others could not force him any further and could only leave in disappointment.
Similar things happened several times in the next few days, but they were all blocked by Shen Zixuan one by one.
That day, Shen Zixuan asked Meng Wan and Shen Zihan to stay in the camp, while he went out to find out the situation.
At noon, he returned to the camp with a serious expression.
"People outside are saying..."
Shen Zixuan paused and lowered his voice, saying, "Someone claims to have found the address of an ancient cave, and has also revealed the legacy of the cave's owner."
"What inheritance?" Shen Zihan couldn't help but ask.
"They said that the owner of the cave is a sword cultivator..."
"Sword cultivator?"
Meng Wan's eyes lit up. "If Brother Zixuan gets this inheritance, it will definitely be very useful, right?"
"Sister Wan'er, you're overthinking it. This news is most likely fake."
Shen Zihan snorted softly.
Shen Zixuan nodded. "Apart from the identity of the master cultivator, the man didn't reveal anything else. He also said that if you want to know more information, you have to pay him a thousand spirit stones."
Shen Zixuan's tone was filled with sarcasm, "Many people are interested and are already collecting spirit stones to buy information."
"One thousand spirit stones, that's really a huge ask."
Shen Zihan curled her lips, “I don’t know how many fools will be fooled.”
Meng Wan also nodded, "Those who bought the news are too impatient. In times like this, we need to stay calm.
They must have deliberately released the news in order to take advantage of the situation and make a fortune.”
Shen Zixuan and Shen Zihan obviously thought so too.
Recently, more and more people have come to Liuguang Lake. It's a mixed crowd with all kinds of people. It's hard to guarantee that someone won't take advantage of this opportunity to set a trap.
"We'll just have to wait and see what happens."
Shen Zixuan said, "Even if the news is true, there is no need to rush."
In the next few days, the atmosphere near Liuguang Lake became even more eerie.
Some of those who bought the news were ecstatic and couldn't wait to find the location of the cave and take the inheritance for themselves.
Some looked sad, as if the news was not as good as they had imagined.
Meng Wan and the other two remained unmoved, as if everything had nothing to do with them.
They stayed in the camp most of the time, occasionally going out to gather information, which made them seem a little unusual among the fanatical monks.
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