I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 290: Storage Bag and Purple Mansion Demonic Beasts

The path downwards became steeper, seemingly due to hasty excavation. Lin Qing walked slowly, occasionally observing the surrounding rock walls. The rock walls in this mountain range were even more formidable, reaching the level of a second-grade magical tool in terms of hardness. However, after carefully examining a piece of rock wall, Lin Qing discarded it. While the rock wall was hard, it couldn't be used to make magical tools. It had minimal capacity for spiritual energy and its only characteristic was its hardness. It couldn't be considered a second-grade material. Moreover, its ability to absorb divine consciousness was not inherent to the rock wall itself, but rather a method set up by ancient cultivators.

Speaking of which, if this rock wall could really be used as material for magical tools, Lin Qing wouldn't have come here today. It's likely that this mountain has already been hollowed out by the Dali cultivators.

"Hmm?"

Before reaching the residence, Lin Qing suddenly frowned, pondering something.

Lin Yuanwu beside him immediately became ecstatic and said, "Could it be that the Patriarch has discovered hidden treasures? The Patriarch is truly..."

Before Lin Yuanwu could finish speaking, Lin Qing shook his head and smiled. "Yuanwu, I'm not a true powerful cultivator. Perfecting the Purple Mansion cultivation level is not uncommon in Dali. I don't have the confidence to discover hidden treasures on my first visit."

"Then..." Lin Yuanwu was somewhat puzzled.

Lin Qing smiled and said, "I just find it a bit strange. Look at the rock wall half a zhang ahead of me. Doesn't it seem strange?"

"Strange?"

Following Lin Qing's gaze, Lin Yuanwu looked at a smooth rock wall for a while but didn't notice anything.

Lin Qing walked up to it and touched the rock wall while saying, "Throughout my journey, I've been speculating on how this rock wall was excavated. Based on the traces, not only magical tools were used, but also demonic beasts. Their goal was to quickly open up the residence and obtain treasures. Therefore, they didn't bother with the appearance of the traces. But this rock wall here is too smooth, which makes me suspicious."

"Hmm, it does seem so?"

After Lin Qing mentioned it, Lin Yuanwu also noticed something different. It seemed like this area was intentionally made smoother. At first glance, it didn't seem like anything, but upon closer inspection, it seemed out of place.

"Yuanwu, dig it open," Lin Qing said.

Lin Yuanwu nodded and immediately took out a magical tool to excavate. The rock wall was hard, but it seemed to be pieced together. Under the power of a third-grade magical tool, it crumbled like tofu, and in no time, something was dug out.

It turned out to be a storage bag.

"Patriarch, how could this be a storage bag?" Lin Yuanwu was puzzled.

Meanwhile, Lin Qing thought of something and sighed inwardly.

Then he opened the storage bag, but there was nothing significant inside. It was just an ordinary storage bag that a Foundation Building cultivator would have. After examining the storage bag, Lin Qing's speculation was completely confirmed.

"Let's go, Yuanwu. If I'm not mistaken, when this cave first appeared, a cultivator who entered knew that his situation was not good and hid his storage bag behind this rock wall. It was hidden flawlessly and wasn't discovered by anyone. However, he didn't manage to dig it out later, and now we've discovered it. It's not a treasure," Lin Qing explained.

"I see. It must have been a fierce struggle back then," Lin Yuanwu nodded, understanding. Although it was just a storage bag, it wasn't difficult to imagine the scene from back then.

Lin Qing also nodded. No matter where this cave was discovered, it would always lead to intense conflicts.

Some would obtain treasures, but many would lose their lives.

Afterwards, as they followed the road, there were no more discoveries worth mentioning. It was just a residence that had been thoroughly searched by countless people, inside and out, leaving nothing for Lin Qing and the others.

But Lin Qing had come with the mindset of having something or having nothing. He didn't expect any astonishing discoveries from the jade slip he obtained with ten spirit stones.

Moreover, even though the storage bag left behind by the Foundation Building cultivator was not much, it contained items worth two thousand spirit stones.

In terms of profit, that was a two hundredfold return, which was not bad.

Afterwards, they searched the upper part of Zhongfeng and the neighboring Youfeng, but they found nothing. Of course, if Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu were to settle here and spend several years or even decades, they might make some unexpected discoveries. However, they didn't have the time for that now, as they were participating in the Five Nations Conference.

Therefore, one day later, Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu walked out of the passage they had dug from the right side of the mountain.

Looking back at the ancient cultivator's cave formed by the three peaks, Lin Qing believed that there were probably still undiscovered secrets inside. But for him, it was unlikely that he would have the opportunity to find out.

Just as Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu were about to leave, their expressions suddenly changed as they looked towards the left peak.

They saw the three Endless Pleasure Sect cultivators who had disappeared after entering the cave, now fleeing in panic from the passage. Behind them was a purple palace stage demonic beast.

Although the three cultivators had decent cultivation levels, they could only run for their lives in the face of this purple palace stage demonic beast.

As they escaped from the cave, the three of them were overjoyed. They immediately released their flying boats and prepared to fly away. However, they had forgotten one thing: this demonic beast could also fly, and it was even faster than them.

Helplessly, the three of them had just taken off when they quickly landed again. Then, they noticed Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu and immediately ran towards them.

Seeing this, Lin Qing didn't leave.

Although he didn't want to cause trouble, if there were benefits to be gained, that was another matter.

When he and Lin Yuanwu entered the cave, they didn't find any traces of living creatures. The three people who entered also didn't bring any living creatures with them. So where did this purple palace stage beetle demonic beast come from? If it were a spiritual beast, it wouldn't be able to chase after them on its own. Could it be that they had discovered something valuable and attracted it?

Thinking of this, Lin Qing became even more reluctant to leave.

In the eyes of these three people, Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu might have weak cultivation levels, and they might even have the idea of shifting the blame onto them. But Lin Qing didn't mind helping them, of course, with some rewards.

Seeing the demonic beast flying towards them, Lin Qing whispered to Lin Yuanwu, "Yuanwu, it's up to you. I'll keep an eye on these three."

"Yes." Lin Yuanwu finished speaking and rushed towards the beetle demonic beast, which was less than a hundred zhang away.

At this moment, Lin Yuanwu unleashed the strength of a purple palace stage cultivator, while Lin Qing looked at the three people. If they tried to escape, he would immediately capture them. With his complete purple palace stage cultivation, dealing with these three people would be a piece of cake. That was also the reason why he wanted Lin Yuanwu to hold back the demonic beast.

However, what Lin Qing didn't expect was that the three people didn't try to escape. Instead, after witnessing Lin Yuanwu's eruption of purple palace stage strength, they immediately came forward to help. Lin Qing was slightly stunned, but he didn't think too much about it. He joined in and helped Lin Yuanwu deal with the demonic beast.

"Thank you, seniors, for saving us. We are cultivators from the Endless Pleasure Sect. We are extremely grateful to you, seniors."

After dealing with the demonic beast, one of the male cultivators in the later stage of Foundation Building spoke to Lin Qing, expressing their gratitude. Apart from thanking them, he mentioned that they were cultivators from the Endless Pleasure Sect. Lin Qing had already noticed this yesterday, which was why he didn't immediately take action to subdue them.

(End of this chapter)