Chapter 92

One day later, on a small dirt hill outside Qinghefang, Song Qingming and Old Daoist Chen were sitting in meditation to rest.

After returning to his residence yesterday, Song Qingming pondered repeatedly and finally decided to agree to Old Daoist Chen.

On the second day, Song Qingming left a letter at his residence, writing down the matter of him and Old Daoist Chen going to explore the ancient cultivator's cave. In case he encountered any accidents this time, the Song family members would know where he had gone.

After packing his belongings, Song Qingming asked for a month's leave from his Fourth Uncle, Song Zhangqiu, asking him to continue helping to manage the shop here.

Seeing that Song Qingming had just returned from Mount Funiu and was going on a long journey again, Song Zhangqiu was a bit worried about his safety and couldn't help but ask him a few questions.

However, Song Qingming had already promised Old Daoist Feng that he could not tell others about this, so facing Song Zhangqiu's concern, Song Qingming could only laugh it off.

Having mixed in the market for so many years, Song Zhangqiu's ability to judge people must be extraordinary. Even if Song Qingming didn't say it, he had roughly guessed that Song Qingming's departure this time was related to the old Daoist who came to find him a few days ago.

Seeing that Song Qingming refused to speak directly, Song Zhangqiu did not continue to press. He also saw that Song Qingming had made up his mind to leave this time, so he could only nag a few words, telling him to pay attention to safety on the road.

Wang Cheng had also grown a lot in the past few years, and he could basically handle all the big and small affairs in the shop. Fourth Uncle only needed to come over occasionally to check, which Song Qingming was relatively at ease with.

Song Qingming and Old Daoist Chen waited on the small dirt hill for nearly two hours when a middle-aged Daoist wearing a cyan cloak arrived.

Seeing this person, Old Daoist Chen, who had been squinting his eyes, suddenly brightened up. He stood up and walked forward to the person, saying: "Fellow Daoist Zhou has finally arrived. Let me introduce you; this is the Fellow Daoist Song I mentioned to you before."

Hearing Old Daoist Chen introducing him, Song Qingming also walked forward and greeted this Daoist surnamed Zhou.

The middle-aged Daoist was named Zhou Tangjin, also a rogue cultivator who had only come to Qinghefang in the last few years, and was also a helper specifically invited by Old Daoist Chen this time.

After Zhou Tangjin glanced at Song Qingming, he did not speak, only nodding slightly. His cultivation was even higher than that of Song Qingming and Old Daoist Chen, having already reached the eighth layer of Qi Condensation.

After Old Daoist Chen introduced the two to each other, the three of them, led by him, went directly east towards the Mount Mount Mount Yunwu.

Mount Mount Mount Yunwu is not too far from Qinghefang, and it only took the three of them two days of full-speed travel to enter the Mount Mount Mount Yunwu.

Mount Mount Mount Yunwu is located to the west of Qinghefang and is the collective name for a huge mountainous area spanning the three counties of Qinghe, Pingyang, and Gucang.

In this area, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, demonic beasts are rampant, and it is difficult for mortals to survive. Except for some cultivators who come to hunt demons nearby, basically no one comes here.

Although Mount Mount Mount Yunwu is not as dangerous as the Floating Yunshan Range, there are also many demonic beasts inside, and there are even second-tier demonic beasts lurking in the depths, so it is not a safe place.

Since Mount Mount Mount Yunwu does not have as many exploring cultivators as the Floating Yunshan Range, it is indeed not strange that Old Daoist Chen could find some ancient cultivator cave dwellings.

It is just that whether there is anything inside such ancient cultivator cave dwellings is not certain. Entering might make a cultivator rich overnight, or it might be empty and devoid of anything after opening. In general, most predecessor cultivator caves have at least something, though whether it is good or bad depends on the luck of the person entering.

After walking for another two days in the Mount Mount Mount Yunwu, the three came to the foot of a high mountain several hundred zhang tall.

This high mountain peak is strange and tall, standing independently among the surrounding mountains. The mountain terrain is very steep, like it was carved by a knife. Except for flying birds, it is estimated that ordinary wild beasts would find it difficult to climb up.

The three of them used their light-body techniques to jump left and right on the mountain rocks, and it took them the time of a meal to reach the top of the high mountain.

Unexpectedly, despite the cliffs and precipices below the mountain, the terrain on the top of this high mountain was very flat, and there were many tall trees, flowers, and plants, a scene of lush greenery.

Old Daoist Chen led Song Qingming and the other person through the forest on the top of the mountain for half a quarter of an hour, and soon arrived at an ancient stone cave.

At first, a glimmer of light could still be seen, but as the three deepened into the ancient cave, it soon became pitch black.

Old Daoist Chen walked at the very front. After walking another dozen zhang, he waved his sleeve and released a ball of flame from his hand, quickly illuminating the situation in the cave clearly.

The stone cave was four or five zhang in size. Directly in front was a black stone door, and on both sides were several stone platforms, on which lay a pile of books and bamboo slips that had already been turned into a mess.

Seeing the stone door tightly closed, with no signs of damage on the surface, Old Daoist Feng let out a long sigh of relief and said: "It seems that this place has not been discovered by other cultivators yet. As long as we open this stone door, we can enter the cave."

Seeing Song Qingming looking at the books and bamboo slips on the ground, Old Daoist Chen said to him again: "Fellow Daoist Song, no need to look. Those on the ground are all useless low-tier cultivation arts and the diary notes of that predecessor. I took the useful ones last time."

Seeing this, Song Qingming nodded, and his gaze shifted back to the tightly closed stone door.

Listening to what Old Daoist Chen said along the way, this predecessor cultivator's cave was found inadvertently when he came here to pick spiritual herbs more than twenty years ago.

The restrictions set outside the cave were relatively simple, and Old Daoist Chen had already broken them twenty years ago.

It was just that after arriving here, facing this pitch-black stone door, Old Daoist Chen had painstakingly studied it for several months but failed to successfully shake the restriction, so he had no choice but to leave here temporarily.

By a few years ago, Old Daoist Chen had relied on the spiritual items found from the outer cave at that time to raise his cultivation to the late stage of Qi Condensation.

Old Daoist Chen returned here again, but unfortunately, the restriction on the black stone door was indeed set quite profoundly. Old Daoist Chen had tried every method and attempted several times over the past few years but still failed to break the restriction. Only then did he finally give up on enjoying this treasure alone and brought Song Qingming and the other person.

Song Qingming carefully looked at the pitch-black stone door and found that except for a strange rune engraved on the top of the stone door, there were no abnormalities elsewhere.

"How is it, Fellow Daoist Song? Have you seen any tricks? Do you have the confidence to break this restriction?"

Seeing Song Qingming staring at the black stone door for a long time without speaking, Old Daoist Chen couldn't help but ask.

Song Qingming turned back to look at the two and said: "To be able to set up such profound restrictions to guard the cave, it seems this is indeed the cave of a Foundation Establishment predecessor. Breaking the restriction on this stone door will take some effort. You two should first restore your magic power; I will have to trouble you both to help later."

Hearing that there was a way, Old Daoist Chen and Zhou Jintang both showed expressions of joy on their faces, hurriedly taking a Soul-Returning Pill each, and sat down to restore the magic power in their bodies.

Song Qingming took out six formation flags from his storage bag, inserted them into the six angles around the stone door, and then took out a gray circular formation disk.

After the two people beside him had restored their spiritual power, Song Qingming raised his eyebrows and said:

"Two fellow Daoists, the restriction on the stone door cannot be forcibly broken with our current cultivation. We can only rely on the formation to change the lines of the restriction and weaken its power. Next, I will have to trouble you both to use your magic power to help me maintain the formation."

(End of chapter)