"I wonder if some treasure has appeared, or what it could be," Chen Jie mused to himself.
"Chen Jie, there's a cave there!" Lin Shuang pointed to a cave in the cliff face, exclaiming.
Chen Jie said, "Let's go in and take a look."
It was from this cave that he had obtained his storage ring.
Chen Jie had come precisely to investigate the origin of that ray of colorful light.
With that, Chen Jie leaped a few times, easily ascending the cliff.
Lin Shuang followed closely behind.
Lin Shuang was also a martial artist, and climbing the mountain with bare hands was not difficult for her.
Before long, the two entered the cave.
Lin Shuang glanced inside and pointed in surprise, "Chen Jie, look, there's a skeleton here!"
Chen Jie looked inside, and his gaze immediately sharpened.
This skeleton was the same one he had encountered in the cave last time.
What was perplexing, however, was that the previous skeleton had been merely bone.
This time, though still skeletal, its entire surface was remarkably lustrous.
What's more, in its dantian, there was a warm, smooth, round bead.
"This... is this a Golden Core? He's not dead yet?"
Chen Jie's expression changed drastically.
He immediately thought that if a cultivator ascended from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage, it would be difficult for them to truly die; some could even reincarnate.
Could this skeleton have been a Golden Core stage expert in life?
Were the colorful lights on the mountain its doing?
Chen Jie looked bewildered and uncertain.
He hesitated whether to seize this opportunity to destroy the opponent's body.
If the person could truly revive and discover that he had obtained his storage ring, he would surely be considered an enemy.
"Who are you? How did you find this place! Tell me, who are you!"
Just as Chen Jie was hesitating, a voice echoed in his mind.
Lin Shuang, however, seemed oblivious to any abnormality.
"Could it be mental telepathy?"
Chen Jie's face grew serious.
He replied mentally, "We are tourists visiting this place. Who are you?"
"Me? I am a cultivation expert. Young man, I urgently need energy to recover my strength. Can you replenish my energy? Once I recover, I will grant you a great fortune, how about it?"
"How can I help you recover?" This time, Chen Jie no longer concealed his words and spoke them aloud.
"Chen Jie, who are you talking to?" Lin Shuang asked in confusion.
The voice sounded again, "Young man, do you know what cultivation is?"
"No!" Chen Jie ignored Lin Shuang and continued.
"You're talking to this skeleton?" Lin Shuang was shocked.
The other party's voice rang out again, "To cultivate is to cultivate to become an immortal! Cultivators often absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for their own use."
"This spiritual energy comes from the world. If I am to recover, I need to absorb enough spiritual energy!"
"Then how do I help you absorb spiritual energy?" Chen Jie asked.
"Absorbing spiritual energy is something I can only do myself. However, I have other ways for you to help me. Because I have hidden a supreme treasure in this cave, and there are many spirit stones. You just need to dig deeper into the cave, and you will soon see the treasures I left behind."
"Once I recover, I can teach you cultivation, how about it?"
"Okay, I'll look for it."
Chen Jie briefly explained his conversation with the other party to Lin Shuang.
Lin Shuang appeared extremely incredulous.
Dead people could revive and talk to Chen Jie?
How could she find this so absurd?
However, Chen Jie wouldn't lie to her. Recalling that Chen Jie had stopped here from the beginning, she vaguely knew that Chen Jie might know something, but it was inconvenient for him to tell her.
With their strength, they could easily excavate the cave even without tools.
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The other party chatted with Chen Jie, "My name is Zhou Yu. I had a sect in the secular world. I don't know if it still exists after all these years."
"Oh? What is its name?"
"Qingcheng Sect. Young man, have you heard of it?"
"No."
Zhou Yu continued, "Alas, after so many years, it's normal for it to have been destroyed by enemies. Time is too long."
"Young man, your martial arts are excellent. You must have come from a renowned school, right?"
Chen Jie's heart tightened.
He then said, "I have no sect or school. I was just taught by a mysterious master for two years."
"Good. Although cultivators have a very high power ceiling, with good martial arts techniques, there is still great potential. I can sense your aura. Even if your strength is not high, it is very unusual!"
"It's been a while. Have you found anything?" Zhou Yu asked.
"No."
"Try to find a ring. That ring of mine was hidden in a stone. As long as that ring can be found, it would be good," Zhou Yu added.
This surprised Chen Jie.
It seemed the ring he was referring to was the storage ring he was currently wearing.
However, it had changed owners.
Chen Jie naturally had no reason to return it.
He casually replied, "No! There's nothing here. Oh, right, there's a previously broken opening on the cave wall. Your ring, wasn't it already taken by someone?"
"What? What did you say?"
"This damned bastard, who the hell dared to steal my storage ring?"
Zhou Yu became agitated.
"If I find out who stole my storage ring, I will tear him to shreds! Let him taste the power of this old man!"
"You son of a bitch who will have no offspring, doing something as unfilial as this! If you hadn't offended me, you might have survived for several more generations! But offending me means the end of your lineage! Heh heh!"
Chen Jie's face darkened.
If he didn't feel that the other party posed a significant threat, he would have struck first.
He couldn't even use his cultivation abilities right now.
Otherwise, once the opponent sensed his immortal energy, he would surely realize he was being deceived.
"But it's okay. Even without the storage ring, I have other things. You all keep digging!"
"Alright!"
Chen Jie did as he was told.
Before long, a large number of high-grade spirit stones appeared before the two.
It turned out this cave had a cave within a cave.
Inside were piles of spirit stones, as well as some top-grade jade stones that were very suitable for setting up formations.
Chen Jie immediately realized he had struck it rich.
These spirit stones were of little consequence, but the top-grade jade stones were extraordinary.
Even the jade stones Tang Ruotong had given him could not compare to these.
These were true immortal stones.
He truly wondered where Zhou Yu had obtained such things.
Lin Shuang's mouth hung open in shock, but she made no sound.
Because Chen Jie had gestured for her to be silent.
"How is it? Did you find it?"
Zhou Yu urged.
"Are you trying to trick us? Although there is a cave here, it's empty and there's nothing inside!" Chen Jie said.
Zhou Yu became instantly agitated, "Nothing? How can there be nothing? This is impossible."