He quickly took out the spirit stone from his Qiankun bag and placed it in the center of the cave, hoping that the spiritual energy here would dispel all the rotten corpses and skeletons in the cave before he retrieved the spirit stone from the Qiankun bag.
After Zhou Yan made his preparations, he blocked the entrance of the cave, preventing the rotten corpses or skeletons from entering the underground dwelling.
This way, the cave would become safe.
Zhou Yan breathed a sigh of relief after finishing these tasks.
Zhou Yan then sat down to restore his spiritual power.
The underground dwelling was filled with corrosive spiritual energy and toxins. Zhou Yan had to recover his strength quickly to leave this place.
Zhou Yan sat cross-legged in the underground dwelling and soon recovered his strength. The white skeleton did not attack Zhou Yan but merely lay there quietly, watching Zhou Yan recover his strength.
Zhou Yan, having recovered his strength, looked at the skeleton with curiosity. Why was it staring at him? Was it interested in him?
But looking at the skeleton, he felt no life fluctuations. It shouldn't be. The skeleton was already dead, so how could it be interested in him?
Zhou Yan looked at the skeleton doubtfully, not daring to approach it.
Zhou Yan carefully observed the skeleton, trying to see if it still retained any intelligence. However, after observing for a long time, he found that the skeleton seemed to be dead. Its aura was very faint, with no trace of vitality at all.
Zhou Yan sighed inwardly. It seemed his guess was wrong. There were no other monsters in this cave; it was just a cave dwelling set up by a female cultivator.
Since there were no other lives, Zhou Yan ignored the skeleton. He directly took out a few immortal pills from his storage ring and ate them.
After consuming all the immortal pills, Zhou Yan's injuries healed. He checked the time and realized it was still early before dark. Zhou Yan decided to continue cultivating in the cave and leave after dark.
Zhou Yan thought about it and then sat cross-legged, beginning to circulate his energy to absorb the spiritual energy and toxins of the mountain cave.
The skeleton watched Zhou Yan's actions without attacking, staying quietly by his side.
Time passed slowly, and the sky gradually darkened, soon reaching night. A wind began to blow, and the temperature in the cave gradually decreased.
Frost began to appear on the skeleton.
Seeing this, Zhou Yan quickly stopped cultivating and hurried to take off his outer layer and put on his clothes and pants, lest the temperature in the cave become too cold.
"Phew! Fortunately, it's not too cold here yet!" Zhou Yan said to the skeleton. The skeleton's skin was not thick, looking like a layer of paper that could be easily torn, which greatly reduced Zhou Yan's burden.
Zhou Yan rested in the cave for a while, then got up, put all the spirit stones back into his storage bag, and then walked towards the outside of the cave.
There was nothing of value in the cave that he could take away. The only thing Zhou Yan could take was that talisman.
That talisman was a first-grade defensive talisman. Zhou Yan had used it to protect himself twice before, saving his life once.
Zhou Yan put away the talisman and walked towards the cave entrance. When he reached the entrance, Zhou Yan stopped.
Although the temperature in the cave was very low, there was no problem outside the cave. The skeleton was still lying there sleeping, seemingly unaffected in any way.
"What kind of demonic beast is this! It's so powerful!" Zhou Yan looked at the skeleton, extremely surprised. If it were him here, he would have probably frozen to death by now.
Zhou Yan thought for a moment, then turned and entered the Qiankun bag.
Zhou Yan took out a jacket and draped it over himself, then flew out of the cave, intending to find a cave to hide from the wind.
"Whoosh!"
But before Zhou Yan had gone far, a powerful aura suddenly struck him. Zhou Yan quickly retreated backward, only to collide with the mountain wall behind him, causing him to gasp in pain.
"This place is indeed dangerous!" Zhou Yan thought, looking at the surroundings. He hadn't expected such a terrifying pressure to suddenly appear here. Fortunately, he had reacted quickly, or he would have been killed here.
But Zhou Yan did not stop and continued to charge forward rapidly.
After Zhou Yan had taken only a few steps, another powerful aura struck him. This time, it was even stronger than before, making Zhou Yan feel suffocated. This aura was definitely something a six-star realm expert could achieve. Zhou Yan hadn't expected such a deep cave to hide a seven-star ninth-tier expert.
"Whoosh!"
Zhou Yan suddenly stopped and immediately turned around to look behind him. As soon as he turned, a giant fist bombarded towards him.
"Hmph! A mere trifle!" Zhou Yan looked at the fist with disdain, reached out directly, and grabbed the fist, holding it firmly in his hand.
With a slight exertion of strength, Zhou Yan gently pulled and tore the giant fist off.
"Roar!"
A tiger-like roar immediately echoed throughout the cave. Zhou Yan looked at the giant fierce beast in front of him, his heart filled with shock.
Zhou Yan had never imagined that such a terrifying fierce beast was hidden in this cave.
The fierce beast in front of him was covered in black fur. Its four legs were extremely thick, and its body was about three meters tall. Its body was covered in sharp claws, and its mouth was filled with sharp fangs. Its eyes were like lanterns, flashing with cold light, extremely frightening.
Zhou Yan carefully observed the fierce beast's physique and found that it had a very ferocious appearance, very similar to the giant tiger he had encountered in the divine treasure space. Moreover, it also had a pair of horns on its head, though not as thick.
"This fierce beast's bloodline is one level higher than that of the giant tiger, and it is even more powerful," Zhou Yan analyzed inwardly, looking at the fierce beast in front of him.
"Who are you, and why have you trespassed into my clan's forbidden land? Hand over what you have!" the fierce beast roared at Zhou Yan with an angry expression.
Zhou Yan was stunned by its roar. He hadn't expected this fierce beast to know that he had trespassed into its clan's forbidden land. It must have been the demonic beasts who told it.
"You demonic beasts dare to roar at me? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you all!" Zhou Yan warned the giant fierce beast in front of him.
"Hahaha!"
The fierce beast immediately burst into laughter and mocked Zhou Yan, "Kid, don't brag. My clan's elders have already come out. You can't escape!"