Chapter 2718: Tribe Members Searching for Treasure

The Profound Spirit Cavern was a hidden underground grotto. Dark and damp, it was home to tens of thousands of black venomous scorpions. Their pincers were massive, their tails swayed erratically, and a pair of thin black wings grew on their backs, from which they spewed venomous mist.

A ripple appeared in the void, and a spiritual light shone, revealing Wang Chuanming's figure.

Wang Chuanming was enveloped by a thick golden light barrier. He was startled to see the dense swarm of giant black scorpions.

The moment he appeared, the black venomous scorpions discovered him.

Wang Chuanming reacted quickly. He took out a Spirit-Calming Horn, and with a gentle blow, a deafening sound resonated, echoing throughout the entire cavern.

Upon hearing the horn, the black venomous scorpions became sluggish, unable to attack Wang Chuanming.

Wang Chuanming flipped his hand and took out a talisman glowing with flickering red light. With a flick of his wrist, the red talisman flew towards the scorpion swarm.

With a muffled thud, the red talisman exploded, transforming into a massive crimson fire cloud. Carrying astonishing high temperatures, it engulfed the scorpion swarm.

A tremendous roar!

A massive crimson mushroom cloud rose, and raging flames engulfed the entire cavern. Some low-level black venomous scorpions were directly incinerated to ash by the high temperature. The stone grotto was scorched crimson, with signs of melting in some areas.

Seizing this opportunity, Wang Chuanming's body glowed brightly with spiritual light, transforming into a streak of escape light and flying out of the cavern.

Not long after, he appeared above an endless, verdant mountain range.

“Thankfully, I didn’t encounter any sixth-tier venomous insects! Otherwise, it would have been troublesome,” he muttered. Wang Chuanming recalled that Wang Changsheng had told them about his own experiences in the Profound Spirit Cavern.

When Wang Changsheng first entered the Profound Spirit Cavern, he had also appeared in a venomous insect lair, but he had encountered a sixth-tier venomous insect.

The Profound Spirit Cavern was home to high-tier demonic birds, and flying through the air could easily attract their attention.

A cacophony of hissing sounds came from behind Wang Chuanming, interrupting his thoughts.

Wang Chuanming was startled. He applied an earthy yellow light barrier to himself and burrowed into the ground.

Not long after, tens of thousands of black venomous scorpions pursued him. They all cast spells, attacking the ground, and some even burrowed underground to chase Wang Chuanming.

In a hidden mountain cave, deafening explosions occasionally echoed, causing the ground to shake.

In the lower left corner of the cave, a skeletal hand was visible, and a flying sword with dim golden light was stuck in the stone wall.

Wang Yuanjiang was currently fighting a golden giant bear over thirty meters tall. The golden giant bear bared its fangs, its body covered in golden fur, and its eyes were earthy yellow.

Wang Yuanjiang held a long staff glowing with flickering blue light. The staff was engraved with exquisite patterns, and the three golden characters “Tian Yue Staff” were clearly visible on its body.

The Tian Yue Staff was forged with a significant amount of Sky Moon Cold Crystal, a sixth-tier crafting material. This treasure was bestowed upon Wang Yuanjiang by the family, specifically to aid him in treasure hunting.

The Wang family placed great importance on this treasure hunt. Five clan members entered the Profound Spirit Cavern. Each was equipped with three sixth-tier escape talismans, two low-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, two fifth-tier puppet beasts, and a set of fifth-tier formation arrays. Wang Yuanjiang, in particular, also carried a sixth-tier formation array.

The golden giant bear let out a loud roar, spewing a golden sonic wave that caused earth and rocks to crack.

The Tian Yue Staff in Wang Yuanjiang's hand glowed intensely with spiritual light, moving to meet the golden sonic wave. The golden sonic wave dissipated completely as if made of paper.

The Tian Yue Staff, with a piercing whoosh, transformed into multiple staff shadows, striking the golden giant bear's body with a muffled thud.

The golden giant bear's claws seized the Tian Yue Staff. A blue misty cold air surged from the Tian Yue Staff, causing its claws to freeze as the ice spread rapidly.

Wang Yuanjiang flicked his wrist. The golden giant bear's claws released the Tian Yue Staff, its palms numb. The Tian Yue Staff glowed intensely and struck towards the golden giant bear's head.

The golden giant bear's body glowed intensely with golden light, trying to stop the ice from spreading. Just then, the Tian Yue Staff emitted a blue cold mist, enveloping the golden giant bear.

The golden giant bear's body quickly froze. The Tian Yue Staff struck down, and the golden giant bear's head shattered like a cracked watermelon.

The moment a mini golden bear left its body, a misty blue glow descended from the sky, enveloping the mini golden bear and drawing it into a green gourd, where it disappeared.

Wang Yuanjiang put away the green gourd and meticulously searched inside the cave.

He came to the upper right corner of the cave and dug out a golden glowing jade pendant from underground, which was precisely the key to entering the Profound Spirit Cavern.

Some cultivators had accidentally abandoned their keys, becoming trapped in the Profound Spirit Cavern, or were killed by demonic beasts, leaving their keys behind.

Wang Yuanjiang and the other four had brought their own keys to enter the Profound Spirit Cavern for treasure hunting. If they obtained another key, they could keep it. However, as for other cultivation resources, especially spirit herbs, they still had to hand over a portion to Zhenhai Palace.

Obtaining an additional key meant that when the Profound Spirit Cavern opened next time, the Wang family could send one more Spirit Transformation cultivator into the Profound Spirit Cavern for treasure hunting, provided Zhenhai Palace granted the slot.

Wang Yuanjiang's expression was excited. He searched meticulously but did not find a second key.

He pulled out the flying sword stuck in the stone wall; the characters “Xuan Yue” were engraved on its blade.

Wang Yuanjiang cut open the golden giant bear's abdomen but couldn't find a key. He placed the corpse into his storage ring, then got up and left the area.

A dense red forest, dark and damp, with fallen leaves about a foot thick.

Two men and two women were engaged in a battle, with continuous roaring sounds.

Wang Jingfeng and Zhang Yuyun were directing spirit insects to attack two disciples from the Nine Flames Sect. Their luck was good; they hadn't been too far apart. Using their sensory treasures, they quickly rendezvoused and unexpectedly discovered two 8,000-year-old Five-Color Ganoderma. After eliminating the venomous insects guarding the Ganoderma, they were attacked by cultivators from the Nine Flames Sect.

Under a towering tree, two palm-sized five-colored ganoderma grew. A completely black centipede lay nearby, cut in half by a sharp weapon.

Wang Jingfeng performed a hand seal, and tens of thousands of silver-sheathed insects converged to form a silver lotus, which then charged towards the opponents.

Zhang Yuyun performed a hand seal, and a massive green flood dragon spewed a misty green hurricane, pouncing aggressively towards the opponents.

This Azure Wind Flood Dragon had already advanced to the fifth-tier. It was a betrothal gift from the Wang family, originally only third-tier, and had only reached the fifth-tier after many years of arduous cultivation.

The Wang family currently possessed only two fifth-tier flood dragons: one nurtured by Wang Gonghu, and the other by Wang Jingfeng. Both were passed down from their ancestors.

At the same time, a giant ape puppet beast and a flying eagle puppet beast cast spells, attacking the two Nine Flames Sect disciples.

A thick red light barrier enveloped a tall, thin young man in a red shirt and a ruddy-faced old man in a green robe. Both of them successively summoned their treasures to counter the attack.

The red-shirted young man conjured a command flag, flickering with red light, releasing rolling flames that met the silver lotus.

After a tremendous roar, the silver lotus was engulfed by the rolling flames. However, soon after, a silver-glowing spear shot out, striking the red light barrier with a muffled thud.

The silver spear was formed by tens of thousands of silver-sheathed insects. They dispersed, clinging to the surface of the red light barrier and gnawing at it.

The spiritual light of the red barrier dimmed. The green-robed elder quickly conjured three shimmering blue flying needles, which blurred and transformed into thousands of blue flying needles. They struck the silver-sheathed insects with a muffled thud, annihilating over a thousand low-tier silver-sheathed insects.

The green-robed elder performed a hand seal. Three shimmering blue flying daggers glowed intensely with spiritual light, converging into a misty blue towering giant blade. It struck the green flood dragon, producing a metallic clang, and a few scales fell off. The green flood dragon then spewed a green hurricane, knocking the towering giant blade away.

The massive body of the green flood dragon crashed into the red light barrier, producing a muffled thud. The red light barrier twisted and deformed, its spiritual light dimming further.

The giant ape puppet beast then spewed a thick golden light, striking the red light barrier. The red light barrier could no longer withstand the attack and shattered.

Tens of thousands of silver-sheathed insects swarmed forward, engulfing the figures of the two Nine Flames Sect disciples.

Two miserable screams rang out. The defensive spiritual light of the two Nine Flames Sect disciples simply could not withstand the tens of thousands of silver-sheathed insects and the green flood dragon.

Not long after, only two storage rings and a few treasures remained on the ground.

Wang Jingfeng put away his spirit insects, spirit beasts, and treasures, while Zhang Yuyun harvested the two Five-Color Ganoderma. The two then left the place.