"It seems this must be the teleportation formation," Zhou Yan murmured, gazing at the stone wall before him.
He then began to examine it quickly. The stone wall was covered in intricate patterns, clearly the cultivation methods of cultivators. These patterns recorded the ways to practice all the martial arts and secret techniques in this world.
Zhou Yan flipped through them three times but couldn't understand the patterns. He wasn't in a hurry; such things required time and patience.
"My luck is good this time. Finding this place! If I cultivate here, my strength will surely increase significantly!" Zhou Yan was immensely excited, looking at the patterns. He hadn't expected to find such a wonderful place on his first visit to the demon cave after arriving in the immortal cultivation world.
He then rested on the spot, preparing to recover properly.
What Zhou Yan didn't know was that this cave entrance was merely a passage leading to the demon cave. However, the energy within was so terrifying that the entire demon cave had been sealed. Unless one was an extremely powerful cultivator, no one could open this entrance and enter the demon cave. Otherwise, they would be overwhelmed and killed by the energy inside. This entrance was the only way to access the demon cave.
Zhou Yan stayed there for a full twenty years. For twenty years, he didn't leave this cave entrance.
"Rumble...!"
On this day, a thunderous sound echoed, and the entire cave entrance began to shake violently. Numerous cracks appeared at the entrance, fine fissures instantly spreading before Zhou Yan's eyes. Zhou Yan was startled.
"This looks like it's about to collapse! What's going on? Is it going to crumble? No way!" Zhou Yan stared at the scene before him, his face filled with shock, disbelieving what he was seeing. He never would have believed this mountain cave would actually collapse if he hadn't witnessed it himself.
"Damn it, am I dreaming?" Zhou Yan looked at everything before him, unable to believe it was real.
Zhou Yan immediately retreated quickly, hiding in a corner of the cave entrance, waiting for it to collapse completely. However, he failed this time. The entire cave entrance had indeed collapsed, and immensely thick vines instantly shot up from the entrance, lashing out fiercely at Zhou Yan.
"What the hell is this? Such a huge demon worm!"
Seeing the vines approach, Zhou Yan's face changed dramatically. He quickly retreated and hid behind a large tree nearby.
The vines swept forward and directly struck the tree where Zhou Yan was.
The tree was instantly torn to shreds, with countless wood chips and debris falling. Zhou Yan quickly flew into the sky to avoid being hit by the vines.
Hovering in the air, Zhou Yan looked at the cave entrance. At this moment, the entire cave had completely caved in, turning into a pile of rubble. A deep passage appeared on the ground, and the cave entrance vanished from the surface. The cave had completely collapsed, and the entire demon cave was destroyed.
Looking at the collapse of the cave entrance, Zhou Yan felt a sense of relief. He no longer had to worry about the cave entrance's collapse affecting the treasures inside.
"Phew! That was close!" Zhou Yan patted his chest, slightly relieved.
"Huh!"
Suddenly, a faint sound echoed, and then a small black shadow was seen crawling out of the cave entrance. It was a dark creature, covered in scales, looking extremely ferocious and ugly, emitting a strong stench that was quite repulsive.
Seeing such a thing appear, Zhou Yan was startled. He hadn't expected it to be demon worms! The number of these demon worms was immense, at least several thousand, and they were continuously crawling out of the cave entrance, looking terrifying.
As soon as they appeared, these demon worms rapidly charged towards Zhou Yan.
Seeing the demon worms approaching, Zhou Yan swiftly dodged behind a large rock.
The demon worms burrowed into the ground one by one, chasing after Zhou Yan.
"Damn it, there are so many! What should I do?" Zhou Yan secretly despaired, looking at the demon worms underground. With so many of them, he couldn't possibly escape.
At this moment, the demon worms underground were almost catching up. Zhou Yan felt anxious and fled forward quickly, hoping to find another place to hide.
Zhou Yan soon discovered a cave. This cave was not far from the entrance, only about seven or eight meters away. Without a second thought, Zhou Yan quickly entered the cave.
As soon as he entered, Zhou Yan felt a powerful energy surge from his body. He felt his strength constantly increasing.
Zhou Yan was astonished. He hadn't expected this place to possess such terrifying energy. This place was definitely not simple.
He then quickly shot further inside, wanting to find the owner of this cave.
Zhou Yan sped through the cave. It was very quiet, with no other demonic beasts. Zhou Yan's speed was fast, and soon he saw a cave entrance ahead.
The entrance was half the size of a house, and it emitted a strong smell of decay, clearly a place that had been rotting for a long time. A thick corrosive gas permeated the area around the entrance, making one feel like vomiting blood with just a whiff. Seeing this entrance, Zhou Yan immediately leaped inside.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh!"
After Zhou Yan entered the cave, he immediately heard a sound of wind breaking from outside. A group of demon worms rapidly swarmed towards the entrance.
"Hmph! Seeking death!" Zhou Yan snorted coldly and instantly unleashed a terrifying aura that suppressed the demon worms outside the cave.
The demon worms immediately stopped attacking and quickly retreated. Zhou Yan then quickly moved deeper into the cave, wanting to find what was inside.
Entering the cave, Zhou Yan found that the passage extended upwards. He wasn't sure what it was but continued forward quickly. In less than five minutes, Zhou Yan reached the end and discovered a spacious stone chamber piled high with treasures, looking extremely luxurious.
"So many treasures!"
Seeing the scene inside, Zhou Yan's face immediately showed immense joy.
He then quickly walked inside.
After collecting all the treasures in the mountain cave into his ring space, Zhou Yan began to study them. After going through them once, he found that there were no secret manuals at all, only ordinary cultivation methods and spells.