Chapter 64: Seizing the Treasure in the Cave

The Earth-grade mystic technique was a great temptation for Xu Feng. Back then, with the help of the Earth-grade spell, Xu Feng's strength had greatly increased. If he could obtain another set of Earth-grade mystic techniques, he would be almost certain to defeat Ye Hu.

However, seeing the large crowd led by Ling Yong, it was undoubtedly extremely difficult for him to snatch the treasure from their grasp. But Xu Feng was reluctant to give up this opportunity!

Xiao Yilin, seeing Xu Feng's silence, lowered her voice and whispered in his ear, "Xu Feng! Are you thinking of robbing them?"

Xiao Yilin turned her head to look at him. Her face was as smooth as condensed jade, and her eyes, which even mature women could not compare to, gazed at Xu Feng, stirring his heart and easily making him lose himself in her eyes.

"What do you think, Miss?" Xu Feng asked, looking at Xiao Yilin.

Xiao Yilin looked at Xu Feng for a moment, then suddenly said, "I'll wait for you here. Be careful. If you can't get it, just don't start a conflict with them."

Hearing Xiao Yilin's considerate words, Xu Feng couldn't help but grab her hand and said, "Aren't you afraid of staying here alone?"

Xiao Yilin, with her hand held by Xu Feng, felt the warmth from his palm, which made her face turn slightly red. But she quickly pretended to be relaxed and said, "I'm not afraid at all!"

Xu Feng knew in his heart that Xiao Yilin didn't want to be a burden to him. He thought, although Miss Xiao Yilin was a bit任性 (capricious), she was also very considerate: "Then stay here and don't move. It's very safe here. Wait for me to come back."

"Got it! You're so naggy!" Xiao Yilin pouted, "Go quickly!"

After arranging for Xiao Yilin, Xu Feng didn't dare to delay and quickly followed the group led by the Ling family.

"Master! It's just ahead. After crossing this valley, we'll be there. The challenge will be finding the cave!" Uncle Ling said.

"Then let's speed up!" Ling Yong said with excitement. If the cave's owner was a great person, they would surely leave behind some very precious things.

Just as they were rushing forward, a sudden scream erupted from the front. Two servants who were originally walking at the front were torn apart by a ferocious beast.

"Everyone, fall back! It's a spirit beast!" Uncle Ling, who was well-informed, saw the beast, which was only as big as a dog but exuded a ferocious aura that made everyone tremble. Compared to the spirit beast that Xiao Lin and others encountered, this one was clearly more ferocious and powerful.

"Everyone, shoot arrows! Don't engage it head-on!" Uncle Ling gave the order. In fact, without his command, everyone was already shooting arrows.

"Ao..."

Although the lower-grade spirit beast had some intelligence, it was clearly not high. The dense arrows shot down, and despite dodging many, many still hit its body, causing it to howl in pain.

The enraged spirit beast, unlike the gentle spirit deer, did not flee but charged towards the group of servants. The speed of the spirit beast was so fast that some servants couldn't dodge in time and were caught under its claws. The claws tore through their bodies, leaving gruesome blood marks and a pungent smell of blood, which shocked everyone and made the servants pale with fear.

Xu Feng watched the rampaging spirit beast tear through the servants, feeling the cruelty of the beast. At the same time, he didn't forget to use the opportunity when Ling Yong and others were dealing with the spirit beast to cross the valley and surpass them, walking ahead of them.

Looking back at the rampaging spirit beast and the group of people hastily dealing with it, Xu Feng smiled and didn't waste time, starting to search for the cave that Ling Yong mentioned.

The occasional angry roars of Ling Yong from behind made Xu Feng slightly anxious, feeling the urgency of time. Although he had the strength of the Ninth Rank, if he were surrounded, he would still be in great danger, as arrows were not to be underestimated.

After crossing the valley, Xu Feng finally found a cave. Without hesitation, he rushed into the cave. Looking at the endless tunnel, Xu Feng ran quickly.

After walking a winding path, Xu Feng finally reached a cave with a stone door. Xu Feng looked at the closed stone door, searched around, and indeed found a rotating mechanism on the right side of the stone door. Xu Feng grabbed the mechanism and started to rotate it.

As the stone door opened, it slowly revealed the inside. The moment the stone door opened, Xu Feng rushed in. At the same time, he could hear footsteps from behind, making him feel the urgency of time.

Stepping through the stone door, the first thing Xu Feng saw was a skeleton. The skeleton was proudly seated in a corner of the cave, and its proud posture suggested that it was once a man of iron will.

Xu Feng didn't pay much attention to the skeleton. His eyes scanned the surroundings. On a stone table in the cave, he found a depression. Xu Feng punched it, and the depression instantly cracked, revealing a stone slot.

In the stone slot, there was a small wooden box, a treasure sword, and various jade bottles.

Xu Feng's eyes skipped over the sword and jade bottles, directly taking out the wooden box. Seeing that it was locked, Xu Feng didn't hesitate and smashed it with a powerful punch. As the wood splinters flew, a book with a glowing aura appeared before Xu Feng.

Xu Feng looked at the book, his breathing becoming rapid. A mystic technique that could emit a glowing aura must be of Earth-grade or higher, as Earth-grade mystic techniques required the infusion of spiritual energy to produce such an effect. This was also why Earth-grade mystic techniques were extremely difficult to replicate.

"Thump... thump..."

The thumping sounds made Xu Feng anxious. He didn't dare to study the mystic technique in detail and quickly put it in his chest. Just as he did, he noticed the word "sword" on the cover of the Earth-grade mystic technique.

This made Xu Feng pause: "Earth-grade sword technique?"

Compared to ordinary mystic techniques, those that could be used with weapons were clearly much more precious. Xu Feng took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and took out the sword and jade bottles from the stone slot, putting them in his possession.

For Xu Feng, having a weapon was a cause for joy. If the Earth-grade mystic technique was indeed a sword technique, he would need a sharp sword to use it.

After doing all this, Xu Feng bowed to the skeleton and quickly hid behind the stone door.

The footsteps from a distance grew louder, and Xu Feng soon heard the sound of the stone door opening. As the stone door slowly opened, Xu Feng held his breath, gathered strength in his arms, and stared intently at the door.

When the stone door opened enough, Ling Yong entered first, followed by a group of servants. Due to the obstruction of their view, they naturally didn't notice Xu Feng hiding behind the stone door.

As more servants entered, Xu Feng suddenly rushed out and punched the servant blocking his way without hesitation. With Xu Feng's Ninth Rank strength, these servants were no match for him. His punch created a path, and he took advantage of the gap to rush out of the stone door.

The sudden scream made Ling Yong and others pause. Seeing the figure rushing out, they finally reacted and ran to the stone table, only to find the stone slot empty. Ling Yong's face turned grim, and he roared at the servants, "Chase him!"

At the same time, Ling Yong recognized the fleeing figure, which made him even angrier: "Xu Feng! You're dead! Shoot... shoot him..."

The servants, following Ling Yong's orders, shot arrows. However, the cave passage was winding, and they couldn't hit Xu Feng. Enraged, Ling Yong led the group in pursuit.

Xu Feng ran as fast as he could, feeling the people chasing him from behind.

Just as Xu Feng was about to escape the cave, he saw Uncle Ling leading a group of servants approaching.

"Damn it!" Xu Feng cursed, not expecting to run into this old man.

Uncle Ling was equally surprised to see Xu Feng, not understanding how he could be here. But before he could think more, he saw the young man charging straight at him, delivering a powerful punch.

"Uncle Ling! Block this boy! He's taken everything from the cave!" Ling Yong, who had just chased out, shouted with joy upon seeing Uncle Ling blocking the cave entrance.

Uncle Ling's face changed, and he hastily gathered his strength to block Xu Feng.

"Hmph! Can you block me?" Xu Feng sneered, his arm clashing with Uncle Ling's. Uncle Ling's hastily gathered strength was no match for Xu Feng, and he was pushed back several steps. Xu Feng took advantage of this opportunity, rushed out of the cave, and fled.

Ling Yong, seeing Xu Feng escape, was furious: "Uncle Ling, didn't I tell you to block him?"

Uncle Ling was equally shocked. He knew the power of that punch well. Even if it wasn't at the Ninth Rank, it was definitely at the peak of the Eighth Rank. Yet, this boy had pushed him back. What was his strength?

Thinking about this, Uncle Ling's face changed. How could this be possible?

Ling Yong, not paying attention to Uncle Ling's expression, shouted at the servants, "Chase him! Kill that boy!"

Uncle Ling also knew the severity of the situation and quickly led the group in pursuit. The spirit beast they had shot earlier had fled, but they didn't expect this to happen.

Xu Feng, fleeing ahead, heard the relentless footsteps behind him and quickened his pace. He knew that if he were surrounded, he would be in great danger, as he couldn't handle so many arrows.

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