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Chapter 5 Unlocks the Cave Gift Pack
"Let's follow the herb-gathering routes on the map."
After changing into clean clothes, Mu Zhan took out the map he had bought from Little Fairy Doctor from his storage ring and entered the Monster Mountain Range following the map's route.
The map marked several herb-gathering routes of Wan Yao Zhai. Based on the description of the cave in the original work, Mu Zhan chose a route close to the cliff.
"As expected of a fantasy world, even the trees grow so lushly."
When Mu Zhan entered the Monster Mountain Range, it was as if he had entered a primeval forest, where the flowers, plants and trees grew extremely lushly.
Without delay, he quickened his pace and searched for a cliff that might contain a cave.
As Mu Zhan passed through a dense thicket of trees, a magical beast suddenly entered his senses.
A wolf-like demonic beast leaped out of the bushes, its sharp claws reaching Mu Zhan in an instant, and slashing at Mu Zhan's body.
But the sharp claws only tore Mu Zhan's clothes, without even hurting his skin. The wolf tried to use its claws a second time, but Mu Zhan reacted quickly and rolled away to avoid the second claw. The wolf's claws grabbed the tree behind Mu Zhan and cut the tree in half.
"A second-tier magical beast, the Gale Wolf, a magical beast known for its speed and cunning."
After regaining his footing, Mu Zhan finally recognized the beast who had launched the sneak attack, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"That damned beast! Luckily, I've focused on strengthening my physique since I was a child, and my physical strength is comparable to that of a third-tier magical beast. Otherwise, you really would have managed to sneak up on me."
This monster is not outstanding in any other way, but it is extremely fast. Although Mu Zhan has already discovered this beast, it is not only incredibly fast, but it also uses surprise attack tactics.
Mu Zhan activated the body-refining technique within his cultivation method, causing his entire body to ignite with blood-red flames. This was the beast fire of a fifth-tier magical beast, which his father, Mu Chen, had found, taken from the fifth-tier magical beast, the Bloodthirsty Tiger.
Mu Zhan utilizes the body-refining secrets within the Yin-Yang Creation Technique to introduce them into his body, tempering his fiery body. During combat, he can activate this combat physique, which can comprehensively enhance his combat power without any side effects.
Originally, Mu Zhan's speed was not as fast as Gale Wolf's, and his attacks missed several times. However, after Mu Zhan activated his battle form, his attributes increased significantly, and his speed became comparable to Gale Wolf's.
The Gale Wolf, who had been toying with Mu Zhan with its speed advantage, was caught off guard by Mu Zhan in a few moves, and his fist struck the Gale Wolf's head with precision.
With just one punch, he smashed the man's skull, and after a couple of thrashings, the man died.
"I can make countless mistakes, but you can only make one."
Mu Zhan spat to the side, took out a knife and cut open the wolf's body. Luckily, he obtained a second-tier magic core from it. He cut the wolf's corpse open with the knife and put it into his storage ring. He took out a few pieces, roasted them with flames, sprinkled some seasonings on them, and enjoyed a delicious meal.
The monster meat can be perfectly absorbed and refined by Mu Zhan, continuously strengthening his physique. However, first-tier monster meat no longer provides much improvement for Mu Zhan, while second-tier meat is still of some use.
Mu Zhan took out the second-tier magic core he had obtained. Because the magic core originated from a magical beast, it was the energy core of the magical beast and contained extremely violent power.
If an ordinary person directly absorbs the energy from the magic core, their body will explode and die because it cannot withstand the energy.
But Mu Zhan is no ordinary person. He can directly devour and absorb the energy of the demon core, remove the berserk factor through talismans, and then convert the energy into the battle qi he needs for cultivation through tiger talismans and techniques.
Mu Zhan held the demon core in his hand, circulating his cultivation technique and incantations. The energy within the demon core slowly flowed through Mu Zhan's meridians into his limbs and bones, following the circulation path of the cultivation technique.
In no time, all the energy of the magic core was absorbed by Mu Zhan, and its original color gradually faded, turning it into something resembling a lump of coal.
Mu Zhan gently blew on the coal ball in his hand, and the coal ball turned into powder and scattered in the wind.
After that, Mu Zhan encountered several first-tier magical beasts along the way, but none of them produced any magic cores. Since first-tier magical beasts didn't really improve Mu Zhan's abilities, he burned their corpses.
I picked a few decent medicinal herbs along the way and put them into my storage ring.
The rest of the journey was uneventful; no monsters bothered us, and we didn't find any places that matched the descriptions in the original text.
"The campsite of the herb-gathering team is just ahead; judging from the terrain, it's highly likely to be here."
Mu Zhan held a map in his hand and ate the second-tier magical beast meat he had roasted himself.
Based on his own judgment, Mu Zhan believed that Little Fairy Doctor was not strong enough to protect herself if she left the group, so the cave she discovered could not be too far from the route.
Moreover, it's possible that she only had the opportunity to gather herbs near the camp where the team was resting, which led to her discovering the cave entrance by chance.
Sure enough, at the encampment marked on the map, Mu Zhan found the cliff that matched the description in the original work.
Mu Zhan took out a rope from his storage ring, tied it securely, and began to descend along the rock wall. He hadn't forgotten that a rock snake was hiding in the rock wall, so he kept a close eye on it to prevent any potential dangers.
But even after he reached the platform at the cave entrance, the rock snake did not appear.
"I guess I arrived too early."
Mu Zhan took a breath and looked at the deep, dark cave entrance in front of him. He lit a flame in his hand and slowly explored into the cave.
Not long after entering, a heavy stone door came into view. The stone door was not simple; on the contrary, it had various mechanisms.
The original story was opened with the help of Little Fairy Doctor, but now that Little Fairy Doctor is gone, Mu Zhan can only resort to brutal methods.
He activated his battle form and slammed his right fist into the stone door, only managing to crack it. Mu Zhan continued to punch the same spot with one punch after another.
Finally, the long-neglected stone gate was shattered into pieces by Mu Zhan's bombardment.
The stone door burst open, and dust filled the air. Mu Zhan fanned away the dust in front of him and looked into the space inside the door.
On the left, a section was enclosed and filled with all sorts of herbs, including a rare one—the Ice Spirit Flame Grass.
Without a second thought, Mu Zhan put everything into his storage ring. Why not take what's free?
After collecting the herbs, Mu Zhan came to the skeleton. From the appearance of the skeleton, he could tell that this powerful person had been dead for many, many years.
"Thank you so much for the newbie gift pack, senior. In gratitude, I will give your remains a proper burial."
Mu Zhan bowed to the skeleton, carefully took out the key from the skeleton's body and the fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map hidden in its right arm, and put the fragment into his storage ring.
After he finished, he dug a large pit next to it, put the body in it, buried it, and erected a tombstone.
After finishing everything, Mu Zhan picked up the three boxes in front of him, opened them one by one with the key, and obtained two scrolls of fighting techniques and a book of poison.
Advanced Xuan-rank flying combat skill: Purple Cloud Wings.
The Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.
Low-level Xuan-rank combat skill: Roar of the Mad Lion.