Chu Xiu hid in the shadows, quietly observing.

Ye Fan circled the mountain several times before finally choosing a mountain hollow. He took out an array disk from his storage pouch and began to break the formation.

Three hours later, the mountain shook, rocks tumbling down. A circular cave entrance, seven to eight meters high, emitting dragon aura and colorful light, appeared on the mountainside.

"Treasure, here I come..." Ye Fan, flying on his sword in the air, smiled slightly and flew straight in without hesitation.

He didn't notice a faster figure had already entered the dragon cave ahead of him.

Chu Xiu activated the "Xing" Secret, moving swiftly through the dragon cave. The mountain was hollow, the dragon cave winding downward, its length and destination unknown.

Chu Xiu's expression remained unchanged, even with the Quasi-Emperor's treasure ahead, his heart stayed calm and unruffled. Moving quickly, he remained vigilant of his surroundings to prevent any sudden crisis.

As he descended deeper, Chu Xiu clearly felt the dense spiritual energy, almost liquefied, more concentrated than even in the Holy Land. The dragon aura of the earth vein was vigorous; if he cultivated here, his speed would be seven to eight times faster than outside.

After an unknown amount of time advancing, the dark cave gradually leveled out, no longer descending but winding forward.

Chu Xiu slowed his pace, quickly forming a seal with his left hand, causing specks of fluorescence to appear in the darkness. Layers of hidden true patterns covered his body until his aura was completely concealed. Only then did he round several corners of the cave.

Blinding colorful light came into view, causing Chu Xiu to instinctively raise his hand to shield his eyes. After a moment of adjustment, he opened his eyes, revealing a look of surprise.

A kilometer away was a cavern, spacious and high, as large as a dozen football fields. The ceiling of the cavern was adorned with stalactites like small mountains, dripping crystalline liquid onto the stone surface below with a crisp sound.

Those liquids were millennia-old stone milk... a few drops outside could fetch astronomical prices.

But that wasn't all; the most astonishing sight was the surrounding ground of the cavern. Clusters of spiritual herbs and treasures emitted a pleasant fragrance, their treasure light swirling around them, growing freely like ordinary grass throughout the cavern, flourishing vigorously.

The grades ranged from Profound Grade, Earth Grade, to Heaven Grade... Chu Xiu even spotted a few Immortal Grade spiritual herbs deep within the cavern, radiating thousands of rays of light.

He walked slowly out of the cave into the cavern, his gaze sweeping around. When his eyes passed over the ceiling, his pupils involuntarily shifted.

Above him coiled a massive white snake... The snake's body was enormous, its girth dozens of meters thick, each white scale two meters in diameter, smooth like a mirror. It lay coiled, motionless like a mountain peak.

The white snake was in deep slumber, unaware of the intruder with a concealed aura.

Chu Xiu was shocked. The aura emanating from this white snake was at the Beyond Shore Realm, and at its peak no less. How could this be... It was too bizarre.

He dared not disturb it, cautiously moving forward. Taking out a jade bottle, he collected the millennia-old stone milk as he advanced, sweeping up Earth Grade and above spiritual herbs and treasures like a whirlwind, not even bothering to bend down for anything below Earth Grade.

Earth Grade Three Flower Grass. Heaven Grade Radiant Sky Bud... Heaven Grade Vermilion Fruit...

Chu Xiu frantically gathered spiritual herbs and treasures, continuously advancing deeper into the cavern. Arriving before the four Immortal Grade spiritual herbs radiating brilliant light, he didn't even look at what kind of immortal herbs they were, pulling them up like weeds and tossing them into his storage pouch.

As he collected madly, the system's notifications kept ringing.

[Ding, your fortune +5...]

[Ding, your fortune +5...]

[Ding, your fortune +8...]

[Ding, your fortune +7...]

[Ding, your fortune +6...]

[Ding, your fortune +15...]

....

His speed was too fast, too ruthless, nearly clearing out all spiritual herbs and treasures above Profound Grade in the cavern. His gaze shifted, stepping into a stone chamber on the far right of the cavern wall, surrounded by colorful light.

"System, I might know why my fortune is increasing for no reason."

[Kekeke...]

"Kekeke..."

"By intercepting the protagonist's destined opportunities, I can increase my fortune... or rather, siphon fortune from them!!"

[Indeed, if it weren't for you, Ye Fan alone obtaining the opportunities here would surely soar to great heights.]

"Over a thousand Earth Grade spiritual herbs, over a hundred Heaven Grade, eleven Immortal Grade, millennia-old stone milk, three jade bottles 'cola bottles'!"

"With these things sold, even a pig could take off."

Chu Xiu stroked his chin, unable to suppress a smile.

The next moment, his smile gradually froze.

His eyes fixed on the center of the stone chamber, where two items hovered above a half-meter-high white jade stone platform.

A palm-sized half-piece of azure stone mirror, exuding an ancient and wild aura, its azure light dazzling to the extreme. A red and black egg covered in strange Dao patterns, surrounded by colorful light, exhibiting extraordinary phenomena, pulsating like a heart, radiating intense life waves, extremely extraordinary.

This egg was about the size of an ostrich egg from Earth.

Chu Xiu guessed it must be nurturing some powerful creature.

"These two items must be the essence of this treasure trove."

Chu Xiu murmured, stepping forward without hesitation, reaching out to grab the half-piece of azure stone mirror. The touch was icy, extremely heavy, as if holding a small mountain, crushing the stone slabs beneath his feet.

Chu Xiu was surprised, attempting to store it in his storage pouch, but bizarrely failed. The storage pouch couldn't contain this strange item.

"What kind of stone mirror is this, so extraordinary."

He shook his head, taking out Profound Grade fabric from his storage pouch to wrap it up, intending to take it back for further study.

"Boom~"

At that moment...

A violent explosion echoed in the cavern.

Ye Fan triggered the restriction Chu Xiu left at the entrance.

A thunderous roar, the white snake awoke, discovering the intruder, furious beyond measure!

The mountain shook, stones falling.

Chu Xiu knew this place was no longer safe, quickly taking down the mysterious egg, wrapping it in cloth. Forming seals with his hands, moving as fast as a shadow, layers of aura-concealing true patterns were cast onto the two items.

Barely concealing the colorful light, he strapped the bundle to his back. Activating the "Xing" Secret, he shot out of the stone chamber like a shadow, entering the cavern.

He saw a white giant snake with a single horn on its head, like a flood dragon, its massive snake eyes glowing with blood-red light, opening its fanged mouth to spew extreme cold air at the horrified Ye Fan below.

It was enraged, determined to utterly destroy the mouse daring to invade its home and steal.

Chu Xiu didn't linger, seizing the moment when no one noticed him. Activating the "Xing" Secret, he bypassed the giant snake and Ye Fan, disappearing into the entrance.

Faintly, he heard Ye Fan's angry curses echoing from the cavern: "Fing hell, what rotten luck!"

Chu Xiu continued to sprint upward.

Whoosh~ He shot out of the dragon cave, vanishing into the ancient forest.

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The moment Chu Xiu left, Ye Fan, who thought he was doomed, was pleasantly surprised to find the terrifying Beyond Shore Realm peak aura of the white snake rapidly weakening.

Beyond Shore peak, Beyond Shore mid-stage, Beyond Shore first layer... Divine Bridge peak...

The white snake's once brilliant snake eyes became dull and weak.

Covered in ice, Ye Fan's body trembled, overjoyed: "Fing hell, you're not so tough after all? Hahaha..."

"Ha! Watch me take down this demon."

With a clang, he drew his long sword, laughing wickedly as he charged, engaging in a fierce battle with the white snake, causing the mountains to crumble, earth and stones flying.