The number of these demonic dragons was increasing, and Zhou Yan worried that their strength would grow, making him suffer.
Zhou Yan observed his surroundings and, after some thought, reached out and grasped a handful of air. Immediately, a flame appeared in his hand.
As the flame landed in his palm, Zhou Yan felt a comfortable warmth spread through his body.
"Huh? Isn't this my fire element? How is this happening?" he wondered aloud. Before he could finish, he suddenly remembered that he had used instant movement to escape. He had been holding that black bead in his hand, and it had now flown out of the hole on its own.
"Damn it!" Zhou Yan exclaimed, startled. He quickly threw the bead into his mouth and swallowed it. Everything happened too fast for him to think.
As the black bead entered his stomach, a warm current surged through him, causing his body temperature to rise rapidly.
"It's truly a good thing. No wonder so many people were fighting over them. This stuff is perfect for my constitution. It would be a waste not to eat it!" Zhou Yan said excitedly, then placed the bead into his storage ring.
Having done all this, Zhou Yan rushed back to the location.
Upon entering the depths of the cave, Zhou Yan was met with a pungent, unpleasant odor.
He wrinkled his nose and realized that the place was filled with corpses, rotten and emitting a foul stench.
Looking at the bodies, Zhou Yan felt a wave of nausea, but he forced himself to press on.
He found that everywhere he looked, there were corpses, bones, some so decayed they were only half-formed, suggesting they had been dead for a long time. Others were mere remnants, just tattered clothing.
There were both male and female corpses. As Zhou Yan walked, he saw many female bodies, all decomposed, revealing white bones. Some bones were charred, but the flesh had not yet rotted away.
Seeing this, Zhou Yan felt a chill. Beneath the rotting flesh, he saw decaying skeletons, and even further down, more white bones, also corrupted.
"What the hell is this place?" Zhou Yan's heart grew cold as he looked at the decaying skeletons. He felt the place was incredibly sinister.
Feeling uneasy, Zhou Yan dared not move rashly. He quickly took out a bottle of pills and swallowed them.
After taking the pills, Zhou Yan's body quickly recovered, and his internal injuries also improved significantly.
"Phew... that was close. I need to find a place to rest first, otherwise, I won't be able to contend with these demonic dragons!" Zhou Yan exhaled, then found a dry spot and sat down to rest.
At this moment, Zhou Yan's spiritual energy was severely depleted and needed replenishment. Furthermore, his spiritual power had not fully recovered, so he dared not act rashly, lest a single misstep lead to danger.
Sitting on the ground, Zhou Yan closed his eyes and circulated his Chaos Qi, rapidly restoring his spiritual power and slowly healing his body.
Soon, Zhou Yan's injuries were healed.
He opened his eyes and, looking at the surrounding rotten remains and skeletal fragments, felt another surge of disgust. He quickly stood up.
"Who built this cave? It's too cruel!" Zhou Yan cursed inwardly.
The designer of this cave was truly merciless. Not only had they killed all these demonic dragons, but they had also dumped all the rotting corpses and bones here.
"I will find the designer and tear them to pieces!" Zhou Yan vowed inwardly, feeling extremely displeased as he looked at the corroded bones around him.
At this moment, Zhou Yan noticed something even more bizarre.
Amidst the scattered bones, there was a complete skeleton.
His heart skipped a beat.
"Holy crap, could there actually be a skeleton?" Zhou Yan stared at the stark white skeleton among the other bones, his heart pounding.
This skeleton was completely corroded, its bones decayed, making it difficult to discern its original form. However, from the white bones, a faint glow could be seen, indicating it had been carved.
This was the first time Zhou Yan had seen a complete skeleton, and one with intricate carvings on its bones, which was truly awe-inspiring.
A thought struck Zhou Yan: Could this skeleton be the female cultivator he had encountered before? The white lotus mark on her body might have been carved on this very skeleton.
"Damn, could it be that female cultivator!" Zhou Yan exclaimed in his mind.
With that thought, Zhou Yan hurried closer to the skeleton.
The skeleton was not dead; it still emitted a glow. As Zhou Yan approached, the skeleton's eye sockets suddenly opened, and it looked at him.
Seeing the skeleton's eyes open, Zhou Yan's heart leaped. He stopped abruptly and looked at the skeleton, asking, "Why are you looking at me? Do you know me?"
The skeleton seemed to understand human speech. Its eyes were fixed on Zhou Yan.
"You know me? Are you human or ghost?" Zhou Yan inquired, feeling a prickle of fear. After all, he had almost been bitten by this skeleton before, and it had swallowed his spiritual consciousness and soul in one gulp.
But to Zhou Yan's surprise, the skeleton seemed to understand his words. As soon as he finished speaking, it lunged at him, moving faster than Zhou Yan and instantly appearing before him.
"Damn it! Is this skeleton going to bite me too?" Zhou Yan dodged as the massive skeleton lunged at him.
However, the skeleton's claws were too sharp, and Zhou Yan was grazed, blood immediately flowing down his arm and splattering onto his clothes.
Zhou Yan quickly took out a cloth to wipe away the blood, his heart burning with anger. He realized he had underestimated this place. It was likely that more than just this one skeleton existed here. Perhaps, long ago, other living beings had inhabited this place, only to be consumed by these demonic dragons.
"With so many demonic dragons, they must have considered this cave a food source. There must be other demonic beasts or monsters here!" Zhou Yan said, looking around the cave. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, wondering if he would encounter those beasts.