Senior sister, stop working and go home for dinner.

Chapter 88 I've struck it rich

The beam of the flashlight moved slowly across the boundless sea of ​​bones, the flickering light making the empty eye sockets and twisted limbs appear even more grotesque.

The group walked slowly forward, sometimes stepping on bones and making a "crack" sound.

Chen Anran thought Zhao Mengmeng would be scared, but seeing her following them forward while constantly taking pictures or videos with her phone, she didn't seem scared at all.

"Aren't you afraid?" Chen Anran finally couldn't help but ask Zhao Mengmeng.

Zhao Mengmeng was holding up her phone to film a huge, strangely shaped animal skeleton, her eyes bright. "All fear stems from insufficient firepower. With you guys here, what is there to be afraid of?"

"Your words are so classic, I'm speechless."

Zhao Mengmeng chuckled, "If there were a signal here, I would have liked to do a live broadcast."

Chen Anran laughed too, "If you do that, we'll probably be wanted by the entire internet. I've already thought of a headline—'Shocking! Rich heiress teams up with Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain to rob tombs, live broadcast shocks the archaeological community.'"

Zhao Mengmeng stuck out her tongue. "Then forget it. I don't want to cause trouble for Master Chen and the others."

Feng Xiaolu, walking at the front, held a flashlight in one hand and a spirit-finding and pulse-locating disc in the other. She turned around and glared at the two of them. "You two, be serious! We're here for an adventure and treasure hunt, not a field trip!"

Chen Anran had no idea what Feng Xiaolu was angry about, since she was clearly the most outgoing one among the group.

However, Chen Anran didn't say anything, just shrugged and caught up with Feng Xiaolu.

He Qingyun and Mo Han remained highly vigilant. He Qingyun had a bright yellow talisman in her hand, while Mo Han's fingertips were surrounded by a faint spiritual aura, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.

The group continued onward, the sea of ​​bones beneath their feet seemingly endless, but fortunately they encountered no danger along the way. The white shadow of the guardian spirit appeared intermittently ahead, like a silent guide.

After more than half an hour, they finally reached the deepest part of this huge cave.

At the end of the cave is an even larger underground space. Instead of mountains of bones, there are spirit stones scattered all over the ground, shimmering with various colors of light!

There were about thirty spirit stones of varying sizes and qualities, but the pure spiritual energy they contained raised the spiritual energy concentration of the entire space to an astonishing level.

Interspersed among the spirit stones were numerous artifacts: ancient swords, tattered armor, strangely shaped jade bottles, scrolls, and even some odd fragments of unknown purpose. Most of them had dimmed spiritual light and were even cracked, clearly damaged over the long years, but even so, one could still sense their former extraordinary nature.

"I'm... I'm rich!" Feng Xiaolu's eyes instantly turned into stars. She cheered and was about to pounce when Chen Anran grabbed her by the back of her collar.

"Senior sister, calm down!" Chen Anran said helplessly, while her gaze swept across the entire treasure trove, and she was also shocked.

The value of so many spirit stones and treasures is immeasurable.

He Qingyun and Mo Han also looked surprised.

He Qingyun took a deep breath to calm herself and murmured, "How could there be so many spiritual items here..."

Zhao Mengmeng didn't react much, because she didn't know what these things meant to cultivators, especially cultivators in the Dharma-ending Age.

Feng Xiaolu struggled, "Junior Brother, let me go! There are so many good things, hurry up and pack them up! Delay might cause problems!"

Chen Anran released her, but did not immediately make a move. Instead, he looked at He Qingyun with a solemn expression: "Master He, although my senior sister was the first to discover the clues here, we were able to enter smoothly thanks to the mediation of Longhu Mountain. Now, considering these gains, how do you think our two families should divide them?"

Upon hearing this, He Qingyun's expression turned serious, and he cupped his hands, saying, "Fellow Daoist Chen is too kind. Fellow Daoist Feng has made meritorious contributions in the search, and Longhu Mountain has only done its part. How dare we take credit for it? Moreover, without Fellow Daoist Chen and Fellow Daoist Feng, my senior brother and I might not have been able to find this place. As for how to distribute the spoils, it is up to Fellow Daoist Chen and Fellow Daoist Feng to decide. Longhu Mountain has no objections."

Mo Han, who was standing next to him, opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything.

Chen Anran nodded inwardly; Longhu Mountain was indeed known for its upright and honest traditions. After a moment's thought, he said, "In that case, I propose that my Yunyin Sect take only 30% of the spirit stones and still intact treasures here."

He Qingyun, Mo Han, and Feng Xiaolu were all taken aback.

Just as Feng Xiaolu came to her senses and was about to object, Chen Anran said again, "As for those completely damaged magical artifacts that have lost all their spiritual power..." He paused, pointing to the cracked, dull, broken armor and objects, "They all belong to my Yunyin Sect, how about it?"

Feng Xiaolu immediately fell silent upon hearing this, because she knew Chen Anran's "gentle nurturing" secret method.

He Qingyun and Mo Han were stunned again.

The intact spirit stones and artifacts on the ground that shimmered with spiritual light were indeed precious, but their quantity was limited. Chen Anran's offer to take only 30% was already a great concession.

The piles of broken magical artifacts, devoid of any spiritual energy, were no different from ordinary iron and scrap copper, and were practically worthless in their eyes. Chen Anran, however, took the initiative to collect them all, which they saw as a huge loss, more like a gesture of humility.

He Qingyun was deeply impressed, feeling that Chen Anran was of noble character and unwilling to take advantage of Longhu Mountain. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, how can this be? Those broken artifacts are useless now. Why not divide the spirit stones and treasures equally, and also divide those broken artifacts equally?"

Chen Anran shook his head, his tone firm: "Master He, there's no need to refuse. Master Zhang has done a great favor for our Yunyin Sect, and how could we, the people of Yunyin Sect, be ungrateful? Let's settle this matter as it is."

He Qingyun and Mo Han exchanged a glance. Seeing that Chen Anran's mind was made up and that those broken artifacts were indeed of little value in their eyes, they no longer declined and solemnly cupped their hands, saying, "In that case, our Longhu Mountain is unworthy of your kindness. Fellow Daoist Chen's noble sentiments will be remembered by Qingyun and my junior sister."

As Chen Anran and He Qingyun finalized the distribution plan and everyone began to tally their spoils, Feng Xiaolu, who was always restless, was already wandering around the huge treasure cave with a flashlight in hand.

Her gaze wasn't entirely drawn to the glittering spirit stones and treasures; instead, it lingered more on the cave walls and corners, her fingers occasionally tapping on the seemingly smooth rock face.

"Senior sister, what are you looking for?" Chen Anran noticed her actions and asked.

"I have a feeling this place shouldn't be this simple..." Feng Xiaolu muttered without turning her head, "Look at these spirit stones and treasures, they seem to have been randomly piled up here. Besides bones, there's nothing else here, but there has to be a source, right?"

"Who put them here? What happened here before?"