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The cave was empty and dark. At the end of the hall, a figure was sitting cross-legged on a dao platform.

It was an old man wearing an ancient robe. His face was thin and he did not give off any aura. It was evident that he had died long ago. However, his eyes were still strangely staring. Fear and unwillingness filled his eyes.

Seeing this scene, Ye Hao felt a chill run down his spine. It wasn't that he was timid, but that everything here was too scary.

The ground was littered with white bones and the stone walls were covered with dried human skin. Under this terrifying and bloody scene, even the old man on the stage seemed to have a strange and eerie air about him.

Ye Hao felt weak in his heart. Could it be that the elder on that stage was the evil spirit of the Black Abyss Ghost Mist?

He immediately rejected this idea. Although the evil spirit had no form and was only a mass of black fog, its voice was not old.

"Don't worry, I've been dead for a long time." Shen Jiuyou said.

Ye Hao nodded, suppressing his anger. The medicinal energy within his body continued to rush forth, and with a vigilant look on his face, he headed toward the Dao Pillar.

The Dao Pillar was not big and was covered with a thick layer of dust. Ye Hao looked at the face of the old man and thought, "This old man must be the one who created this cave. Why did he die here?" What was he afraid of?

"This guy …" "You are really unlucky, to think that such a strong individual would actually fall under this black abyss." Shen Jiuyou suddenly sighed.

"Uncle Shen, he's very strong?" Ye Hao was a little curious. He didn't feel any intense pressure from the old man's body. The old man who was being hanged was far inferior to the young man who was at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

"It might be inferior to when Master Shen was at his peak, but if this person was alive, he could crush that hanging fellow to death with a finger." Shen Jiuyou said indifferently.

Ye Hao's expression froze. His eyes were filled with shock.

A finger could crush a Celestial Phenomenon Ascendant to death?

What kind of terrifying existence was that?

"It seems like that Earth Grade Spiritual Array was left behind by this guy."

After Shen Jiuyou finished speaking, Ye Hao turned his gaze towards the elder's left hand. In his left hand, he was holding an array symbol jade slip that was emitting a mysterious light.

Clearly, this talisman was sealed with a terrifying Spiritual Array that could obliterate evil spirits.

"Put away the symbol jade slip. Although this Spiritual Array is already broken and has consumed quite a lot of strength after being used, I can still barely use it once." Shen Jiuyou said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Ye Hao licked his lips somewhat passionately. He had personally witnessed the terrifying power of that Spiritual Array.

Currently, he was far from reaching such a terrifying Spiritual Array. However, if he had a symbol jade slip, he might be able to use it even with his strength.

This was undoubtedly a trump card.

Clasping his fist and bowing towards the old man, Ye Hao kept the jade letter into his storage bag. Then, he turned around and found that the old man was still tightly holding a black jar in his right hand.

It was hard to tell what material the jar was made from, but it exuded an ancient aura and was covered with mysterious runes. It was extremely extraordinary.

Ye Hao was puzzled. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw a storage bag hanging on the old man's waist. Beside him, there was a three-inch stone box quietly placed on the dao platform.

"You silly brat, what are you waiting for? Why aren't you taking them all and leaving?" Anything left behind by a cultivator of this level would be enough for the current you to enjoy endless uses. " Shen Jiuyou scolded angrily.

Ye Hao was stunned, but soon after, his breathing quickened. The old man in front of him was a terrifying existence that surpassed the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. The items he left behind definitely exceeded his imagination.

After thinking about it, he no longer hesitated and apologized. He put all of the black jar, the storage bag, and the stone box into his bag of holding.

As for what was inside, Ye Hao didn't have the time to check it out right now. His gaze swept across the Dao Pillar. After confirming that there was nothing inside, he turned around to leave.

Suddenly, an extremely strange smell entered his nose, causing him to frown slightly.

This smell was filled with the stench of rotting blood, yet it was mixed with a strange … Medicine fragrance.

In a split-second, Ye Hao's gaze was cast towards the corner of the cave. His pupils suddenly contracted.

There was a small patch of mud there, upon which grew three different types of spirit medicines. On each of them hung a heavy spirit fruit that emitted a strong medicinal aroma along with the stench of corpses in the cave, creating a strange smell.

"This... They are all Tier 4 spiritual medicines?! " Ye Hao's eyes opened wide, and his voice was filled with unconcealable shock.

Rank 4 spiritual medicines were extremely rare and precious. Without even saying anything, he truly could not imagine that there were three stalks of them in the purgatory-like cave.

"Not really. One of them should be considered to be a quasi-rank 5 spiritual medicine." Shen Jiuyou was also speechless, sighing, "You brat, this adventure of yours is really worth the risk."

Ye Hao's body flashed and appeared beside the muddy ground. He stared at the three stalks of elixirs with a passionate look in his eyes. Two of them emitted auras that were definitely in the fourth rank.

There was also another spiritual medicine. On its surface, there was a golden-bright and dazzling fruit that emitted a dense medicinal fragrance that was almost real. Clearly, its rank far surpassed rank 4 and it already reached the quasi-rank 5.

In the past, Ye Hao didn't even dare to imagine seeing such a high level spiritual medicine.

Panting, he didn't hesitate for even a moment. He quickly plucked the three Spirit Fruits and put them into his bag of holding.

The harvest this time was too great, far exceeding Ye Hao's expectations. Just these few stalks of spiritual medicine already made Ye Hao feel that this trip was worth it.

"Let's go, this place is really weird and disgusting." Shen Jiuyou spoke with disdain.

Ye Hao nodded. Previously, when he had swallowed the Jade Marrow Fruit, its rich medicinal power was still circulating in his body, and it had not been completely refined.

He needed to find a quiet place to refine the blood essence as soon as possible with the aid of the medicinal efficacy. He wanted to break through the shackles of the human body with this.

At that time, even if he faced Ye Tianlin head on, he would not have any fear.

Thinking about this, Ye Hao rushed out of the cave.

"Uncle Shen, what about those two things?" As he neared the exit, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, frowning as he looked at the two figures that were still blocking in front of him.

According to Shen Jiuyou, these two puppets were comparable to Dao Soul Realm experts. With such strength, Ye Hao had no way to fight back.

"These two fellows should belong to that fellow on the Dao Pillar. Now that the evilness has disappeared, there shouldn't be any threat. Wait a moment."

After he finished speaking, Shen Jiuyou fell silent for a moment, and very quickly, the two puppets blocking his path, for some unknown reason, actually fell flat on the ground.

"Put them away. Master Shen has already erased them. You only need to carve your own unique imprint on your consciousness and you can control them."

Hearing this, Ye Hao's eyes lit up. Two puppets that were comparable to Dao Soul Stage experts were so precious that they were probably even inferior to Grade 4 Elixirs.

His eyes were burning with passion as he put away the two puppets. Ye Hao didn't stay any longer and dashed out of the cave abode in a blink of an eye.

"Whiz!"

The wind whistled beside Ye Hao's ears as he rushed out of the cave, which was as bloody and terrifying as purgatory. Ye Hao's vision was still dark, but the surrounding air was extremely fresh.

The cave was filled with the stench of rotting blood, which had already made Ye Hao feel disgusted. Now that he was outside, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Turning around to look behind him, he saw that the cave looked like the entrance to hell. Ye Hao's face was still filled with fear, but at the same time, it was also filled with excitement.

Although this time he was in danger and had a slim chance of survival, his gains were still enormous.

Not to mention anything else, at least with those few rank 4 spiritual medicines, his grandfather's hidden injuries could be completely healed.

Thinking of this, Ye Hao had already returned home like an arrow. He raised his head and looked up. A tiny bit of light was faintly discernible.

"It's really high."

Ye Hao was speechless. If he wanted to leave this place, he would need to spend a lot of effort.

After muttering to himself, he didn't waste any more time. He quickly used the Cloud Pursuing Steps, his feet flashing with spirit energy, lightly tapped the rock wall, and flew toward the black abyss.