With a sweep of his gaze, Lin Xiu quickly found the location through traces, then began to dig.
After a few moments, a dazzling light suddenly appeared.
Lin Xiu immediately released his Dou Qi to cover it, narrowly avoiding exposing the light for too long.
What appeared before his eyes was a mass of viscous liquid as green as jade.
"By rights, leaving a way out is wise, but leaving it here would only let Xiao Yan dig it up, so I won't leave it."
Lin Xiu hesitated briefly, then dug out all the Core Quenching Body Milk.
With that, the spiritual essence of the earth, which had taken nearly ten thousand years to form, completely disappeared from this area.
Lin Xiu stood up, intending to leave, when suddenly his eyes flickered with a malicious gleam.
In the darkness, the sound of dripping water echoed.
"You little brat, trying to take advantage of me, you're destined to fall flat on your face. This time, I'll give you a little lesson."
Lin Xiu casually waved his hand to disperse the scent, then dashed towards the entrance of the cave.
He deliberately took a detour to avoid running into Xiao Yan and the others prematurely.
Fortunately, the underground cave was vast, and coupled with the speed of the Three Thousand Lightning Movements he made his way back faster than them.
So, when Lin Xiu neared the entrance, Han Yue and the others appeared about a hundred meters away.
"Junior Brother, is that you?"
Sensing the fluctuation of Dou Qi, Han Yue asked loudly.
"It's me, Senior Sister. Why are you back so soon? Did you find the Core Quenching Body Milk?"
Lin Xiu took the initiative to greet them.
"Senior Brother Lin Xiu, it's too dark down here. How about we go outside and talk?" Xiao Yan, who was walking in front of everyone, spoke up.
"I still want to see what the place where Core Quenching Body Milk forms looks like," Lin Xiu said with a tone of regret.
"Senior Brother, that's not really worth it. It's just a stone pillar with a groove underneath that happens to catch it," Xiao Yan replied.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat, feeling a bit panicked, but he didn't show it on his face.
He was very afraid.
If Lin Xiu also had a soul body like his teacher, discovering any clues would be disastrous.
He had just actively refused the Core Quenching Body Milk.
If even the real Core Quenching Body Milk was found and dug out by Lin Xiu.
Then he would have simply suffered a beating for nothing, gaining no benefits at all. That wouldn't do.
"Cough, cough, Lin Xiu, it's really nothing."
Lin Xiu Ya covered his chest, emitting two slightly painful coughs.
He was seriously injured by the Snow Demon Sky Ape earlier.
But he had been enduring it without paying much attention since he hadn't seen the Core Quenching Body Milk.
Now that the Core Quenching Body Milk was obtained, it was like a relief, and the severity of his injuries became apparent.
"Brother Lin, your injury... let's not go then."
Lin Xiu didn't insist.
Because he had already been there once, and mentioning it just now was simply to tease Xiao Yan.
From Xiao Yan's nervous reaction, it was clear that he knew about the real Core Quenching Milk but deliberately concealed it.
Since you were the one who was sneaky first, don't blame me for giving you a little lesson.
"Yes, that's right, healing is important. With the Core Quenching Body Milk, I believe it won't be long before everyone, Senior Brothers, and Senior Sister, will advance to the next level in strength."
Xiao Yan took the initiative to describe a beautiful future for everyone.
The others listened, their expressions truly moved, smiles blossoming on their faces, as if they couldn't wait to return to the Academy immediately and immerse themselves in cultivation.
Outside the valley, Han Yue smiled and reached out her tender white jade hand towards Lin Xiu, handing over a jade bottle.
Inside was half a bottle of milky white liquid, which seemed somewhat inferior compared to his own full bottle of emerald liquid.
Therefore, Lin Xiu casually accepted it without asking too many questions.
"Can't you stop being so calm, or else it makes us Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters look foolish!" Yan Hao couldn't help but punch Lin Xiu in the chest.
You see, just now underground, when they saw the Core Quenching Body Milk, their eyes almost lit up with green light.
"Junior Brother, you must take good care of it, as it truly helps a lot with cultivation," Han Yue reminded Lin Xiu, worried that he might not take it seriously.
"I know," Lin Xiu nodded.
He understood well just how precious Core Quenching Body Milk was, but now that he had a better quality and larger quantity of it, he couldn't get too excited over seeing just half a bottle.
Moreover.
People like Lin Xiu Ya, Yan Hao, and others were eager to obtain Core Quenching Body Milk in hopes of breaking through to Dou King.
But Lin Xiu had long been a Dou King.
Although it wasn't of much use temporarily, it was still a treasure, so it wouldn't hurt to store a bit more.
The group prepared to return to the Academy.
Xiao Yan made an excuse that he needed to gain more experience and didn't accompany them.
This didn't concern Lin Xiu Ya and the others much; they just politely reminded Xiao Yan to be careful.
Standing on top of a tree, Xiao Yan kept watching them until they were out of sight before withdrawing his gaze.
"After obtaining the Core Quenching Body Milk, I can attempt to break through to Dou Spirit."
With a powerful push, Xiao Yan leaped a great distance from the tree, and as his figure began to descend, a pair of purple wings unfolded behind him.
A shadow swept across the ground, heading straight for the Snow Demon Sky Ape's cave.
Xiao Yan, familiar with the route, arrived beneath the hundred-meter-long stalactite in less than half the time it took before.
"Teacher, where is the real Core Quenching Body Milk?"
He asked.
The next moment, a phantom figure quietly appeared.
Yao Chen slowly raised his head, gazing at the hanging stalactite, and waved to Xiao Yan, "Follow me."
With that, he shot upwards.
Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment, then summoned his Purple Cloud Wings again and followed, seeing his teacher stop at the junction between the stalactite and the ceiling.
Looking around, he could see many faint glows seeping out from within the stalactite.
The color is beautiful, like transparent crystal.
Yao Chen frowned upon discovery and remained silent. Xiao Yan's heart inexplicably skipped a beat, feeling uneasy.
He called out, "Teacher?"
Yao Chen didn't answer but raised his palm, signaling Xiao Yan to hold off.
He circled around the stalactite, his frown deepening.
How could there be traces of digging?
The beast should have been guarding nearby, so no one should have approached.
With that beast's intelligence, it wouldn't know about the true or false Core Quenching Milk.
Moreover, these digging marks seemed fresh, as if they were left recently.
Xiao Yan stayed close to Old Yao.
Regarding Core Quenching Milk, he knew little, mostly from his teacher's descriptions.
So, he didn't even know where there might be Core Quenching Milk.
There didn't seem to be any liquid nearby.
"Xiao Yan, do you have a jade tool? Start digging from here with the jade token. Remember, don't use too much force, or you'll completely ruin this thousand-year-old stalactite."
After observing for a while, Yao Chen avoided some damp soil and used his fingers to draw a circle beside it.
"Alright."
Xiao Yan was puzzled, but he didn't question his teacher's words and began to dig earnestly.
Soon, he uncovered a gap, revealing a somewhat spacious cave inside.
Upon careful observation, one could see a faint mist floating inside, similar to the Core Quenching Body Milk below, but more concentrated.
Xiao Yan snapped out of it, ignoring the thought of contaminating the Core Quenching Milk, abandoning the jade tool, and digging directly with his hands.
However, after digging for most of it, there was nothing inside, not even a trace of liquid.
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