Shi Feng glanced around. From left to right, there were seven caves in total. Starting from the left, he entered the first cave. It was completely empty, with only a few stalagmites. Shi Feng hurriedly exited and entered the second cave. The second cave was covered with some strange weeds, but upon closer inspection, they were not rainweed.
There was no grass or trees in the third cave except for a few half-black and half-white horse liver stones.
There are several luminous mushrooms in the fourth stone cave, emitting a dim white light, which are obviously not very old.
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When Shi Feng reached the fifth cave, he heard the sounds of fighting outside becoming increasingly intense. The rhino dogs and ground wolves howled in pain, as if they had suffered a great loss. The white fox urged, "Shi Feng, hurry up! The man outside is a late-stage Foundation Establishment expert. If he finds you, you're doomed."
Shi Feng glanced hurriedly at the cave; it was completely empty. Without a word, he retreated and rushed into the sixth side cave. As soon as he entered, his eyes lit up. This side cave was only ten feet square, with a pile of rocks in the middle. Atop them swayed a pale blue spiritual grass with leaves as wide as leeks. It was the Heavenly Rain Grass that Liu Yunzi had mentioned.
Shi Feng was overjoyed. He rushed forward, took out his dagger, and cut off the Tianyu Grass at the root, putting it into his belt. The white fox suddenly said, "No, this Tianyu Grass is only four inches long. It's not the one your master mentioned."
Shi Feng was startled. Could it be the last side cave? He turned around and rushed out quickly. Just as he stepped into the seventh cave, there was a whoosh outside the cave. The ground wolf rushed into the big cave outside the mountain, only a dozen steps away from Shi Feng's side cave.
At this moment, Shi Feng was both delighted and surprised. He was delighted that the seventh cave was the widest, more than ten feet wide. In the middle, on a small mound of earth, stood a six- to seven-inch-long rain-of-the-sky grass. He was surprised that the ground wolf had also scurried in. If this attracted the foundation-building cultivator outside, it would be a big trouble.
The white fox said, "Shi Feng, don't act rashly. You are no match for this earth wolf." Shi Feng knew that the earth wolf was powerful. Seeing the rain grass right in front of him, he had no choice but to hold his breath and stay still against the stone wall.
At this moment, there was a sound of landslide and earth-shattering outside, and the stone wall shook for a while, followed by a wild laugh, "Monster, you still want to escape." A man with a scar directly knocked down the entrance of the cave in the grass, and then entered the outer cave.
Shi Feng was extremely anxious, but he could not think of a way to drive away the man and the beast.
The ground wolf was now covered in blood. Seeing the scarred man chasing him, he turned around and burrowed into the ground. The scarred man sneered and stretched out his hand, and the ground immediately became as hard as iron.
The ground wolf slammed into the ground. It had previously used the earth escape technique several times, but each time it was seen through. Seeing that earth escape was useless, it turned around and actually went straight into the side hole. Of the seven side holes, it actually went straight into the one on the far right where Shi Feng was.
Shi Feng felt as if a basin of cold water was poured on him, and then he heard a strong wind in his ears. A four-cornered copper coin came closely after the Earth Wolf. A black gas came out of the round hole in the middle of the copper coin, and the four corners were as sharp as knives. The Earth Wolf had already been seriously injured, and he rushed forward desperately, heading straight for Tianyucao.
Shi Feng was horrified. Just as its front paws were about to touch the rain grass, a sudden roaring sound erupted from the copper coin's hole, and a massive skull shot out, swallowing the Earth Wolf whole. The next moment, the Earth Wolf was sucked into the copper coin's hole. The copper coin spun rapidly, severing the Earth Wolf in two. Scarface extended his hand, splitting the Earth Wolf's skull open. A khaki demon crystal was absorbed by his palm and landed in Scarface's palm.
The demon crystals of foundation-building demon beasts are rare treasures with many uses. Even Jindan cultivators will not let them go if they see them.
The scarred man played with the Earth Wolf Demon Crystal for a while, nodded with satisfaction, put the demon crystal into the storage bag, and then looked up at the side cave.
At this moment, Shi Feng was only two or three feet away from the scarred man. He had an invisibility talisman on his body, and the white fox cast a spell with all its strength to cover up his breath. The scarred man did not realize that there was someone else in the cave for a while.
Shi Feng prayed silently at this moment that this person did not know the Sky Rain Grass and took the demon crystal and left quickly.
However....
The scarred man stared at the rain grass in the middle, seeming stunned, but the joy in his eyes grew stronger and stronger. Shi Feng's heart grew colder and colder.
The scarred man laughed wildly, "Hahaha, it's actually the Rain of Heaven Grass. It seems that Lei's chance has really come. There is great hope for him to advance to the Golden Elixir stage this time!" He stretched out his hand, and the copper coin magic weapon flew out, cutting off the Rain of Heaven Grass at the root. The copper coin circled and flew back to his hand with the Rain of Heaven Grass. He looked at it carefully, and the more he looked, the happier he became.
Shi Feng was now filled with both shock and anger. He spoke to the white fox in his spiritual consciousness, "Master Hu, I have two lightning beads given by our master. If we throw them together, can we seriously injure this person?" The white fox replied, "This person is a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage. Your two broken beads may not be able to injure him. Even if they can seriously injure him, the Tianyu Grass will be reduced to ashes."
Shi Feng said anxiously, "He took the spiritual herb that was so close to his grasp? Master Hu, didn't you once drive away a colored eagle, also in the late Foundation Establishment stage? This time, I must take action no matter what!" The white fox said, "Boy, you've got one thing wrong. I scared the demon bird away, not chased it away. I'm from the Sky Fox clan, and the pressure from the demon world is still there. But this guy is human now. I'm just a spirit, without a body. I can't even cast illusions. How can I be his opponent?"
Shi Feng asked, "Then there's really no other way?" The white fox replied, "If my real body were here, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator would be easily captured. Right now, there's really no other way. Don't be angry. Right now, I'm going to do everything I can to protect you. Saving your life is the most important thing. I'll have to look for spiritual herbs and elixirs later."
The scarred man looked at it for a long time, and finally put the rain grass into his storage bag with satisfaction. Suddenly, his eyes flashed with a strange color, it was because Shi Feng was too excited just now, and his body trembled slightly. The scarred man scanned Shi Feng's hiding place with his consciousness, but found nothing.
Scarlett felt a little guilty and worried that there was something strange in the cave, so he quickly turned around and left the cave, flying away on his flying device.
Shi Feng was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, but he was not as skilled as his opponent and there was nothing he could do. He only regretted why he had searched the seven side holes from left to right. If he had searched from right to left, he would have found the Tianyu Grass in the first hole.
After sighing for a long time, he had no choice but to leave, and the cave returned to peace.
After a cup of tea, Shi Feng suddenly appeared in the silent cave again. Shi Feng asked, "Master Hu, why did you call me back? Is there still rain grass here?" The white fox said, "Kid, stop talking nonsense. Dig down quickly along the location of the rain grass just now. Hurry up."
Although Shi Feng didn't understand the reason, he trusted the white fox. He took out his dagger and dug down along the roots of the rain grass. The soil was very soft, so it was not difficult to dig. He dug until he was four or five feet deep. With a ding, the dagger hit a thumb-sized stone. Shi Feng picked it up, removed the soil attached to the outside, and saw that it was a fairly ordinary iron stone.
The white fox exclaimed happily, "That's it!" Shi Feng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "Master Hu, why would you run back for this kind of stone? I'll give you a few hundred kilograms if you want." The white fox scoffed, "A few hundred kilograms? You're so arrogant, kid. Do you think this is iron stone? Hey, put your things away first, fill the dirt, and get going."
After exiting the cave, Shi Feng asked curiously, "Master Hu, isn't this Iron Essence Stone?!"
"Of course not!"
"What is that?"
The white fox said, "This is called a spirit-gathering stone. Its shape is not fixed, and it takes on the shape of whatever ore it's attached to. This piece is obviously mixed with ironstone, so you think it's ironstone."
Shi Feng asked, "Spirit Gathering Stone?" He had never heard of this kind of refining material.
The white fox said, "This isn't a weapon refining material. Hehe, the value of this treasure far exceeds that of the Rain Grass. If others knew you had this treasure, Master Hu would guarantee you wouldn't live to see tomorrow."
Shi Feng asked, "Is there something magical about this thing?"
The white fox said, "Of course. The Spirit Gathering Stone, as the name suggests, can gather the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth into one place. Think about it, who among those who practice cultivation wouldn't want to find a place with rich spiritual energy? With this, no matter where you are, the concentration of spiritual energy will be more than twice that of other people. Don't you think this thing is magical?"
Shi Feng was surprised. If this thing really had such a miraculous effect, it would be truly extraordinary. He then asked, "Master Hu, how did you know there would be a Spirit Gathering Stone underground?"
The white fox said proudly, "You are okay in terms of cunning and wit, but in terms of knowledge, you are far behind your master Hu."
Shi Feng said, "That's right, Master Hu, you have lived for over a thousand years. How can I compare to you?"
The white fox said, "I heard your master say that this Sky Rain Grass only grew an inch in a few decades, which was strange to me. Sky Rain Grass takes a hundred years to grow an inch. I thought it was because of the rich spiritual energy in this cave, but after arriving here, I found that although the spiritual energy here is much richer than outside, it is not too overwhelming. Then I saw this rhinoceros dog and ground wolf, and I was even more confused. If there was a demon wolf in the Foundation Establishment stage here, your master would not have mentioned it. Is he asking you to come and die?"
Shi Feng said, "My master has great magical powers. Maybe when he comes, this earth wolf will hide away."
The white fox said, "No. The reason is that when your master came, this earth wolf hadn't even established its foundation. This earth wolf isn't very intelligent, and although it doesn't know how to gather spirit stones, it has discovered that staying here can greatly improve its cultivation. That's why it was chased by that scarred man and why it desperately ran to this side cave."
Shi Feng said "oh" and nodded repeatedly.
White Fox said, "Also, I also feel something is wrong with the horse liver stone and luminous mushroom you found in the other two caves. These horse liver stones and luminous mushrooms are all three or four hundred years old, but the spiritual energy they contain is very thin, as if they have not grown much. That's why I have been puzzled. Just now, when I went out, I suddenly realized that there must be a spiritual gathering stone here, sucking away the surrounding spiritual energy, causing the Tianyu grass in this cave to grow faster, while the surrounding spiritual herbs and stones grow slowly."
Shi Feng said, "I see! Then, Master Hu, wouldn't it be a disaster for me to carry such a rare treasure?" The white fox said, "This Spirit Gathering Stone doesn't look unusual from the outside, and it's only a mid-grade Spirit Gathering Stone. It doesn't absorb spiritual energy very quickly, so you won't feel it easily. Don't worry."
Shi Feng sighed, "Although this thing is good, I don't have any spiritual roots. No matter how much spiritual energy it absorbs, it will be useless to me. If possible, I would rather exchange it for the Sky Rain Grass." The white fox said angrily, "Why do you keep nagging? Spiritual roots, spiritual roots, even if you eat the Sky Rain Grass, you may not grow spiritual roots. As long as you are willing, this Spirit Gathering Stone is enough to exchange for a handful of Sky Rain Grass. What's the rush!"
As they talked, they walked out of the cave again.
Shi Feng's only purpose for this trip was to get the Tianyu Grass. Now that he had missed the chance, he didn't know whether he should continue to stay in this Thousand Lakes Cave Heaven. He hesitated in his heart whether to crush the jade talisman and teleport out directly, but he was a little unwilling to do so. Maybe there were other opportunities in this cave heaven?
He had always asked the white fox to shield the magic disk so that his fellow disciples would not know where he was, but it was unnecessary at this moment. Moreover, there were many dangers in the cave, and it would be safer if he stayed with his fellow disciples.
At that moment, he took out the magic disk, but saw no light on it. After thinking for a while, he randomly chose a direction and walked along.