Ah, so this is the cave of Thor.

    Chen Yun finally understood why the elderly couple, Gao Laozhang and Gao Damother, had lived near Wang Shun Mountain for decades yet didn't know about this place.

    That's because the Thunder God Cave is located at an altitude of several meters above the barren canyon and mountain walls, where few people live.

    Such a place, let alone Gao Laozhang and Gao Damother, if they are not attentive, even if you turn the entire Wang Shun Mountain upside down, it may be difficult to discover.

    Fortunately, it was because I came to pursue the wolf demon that I found this place; otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to.

    Upon learning the specific location of the Thunder God Cave, Chen Yun's yin spirit hovered downwards.

    He did not enter in his yin spirit to investigate.

    After all, the yin spirit is weak, and who knows what might happen inside?

    It's still safer to go in person.

    Return to his physical form.

    He slowly opened his eyes and found Zhang Qian still searching.

    Chen Yun stood up and said, "Brother Zhang, there's no need to search any further."

    Zhang Qian turned his head with confusion and asked, "Don't we remove the wolf demon anymore?"

    "I have already detected the trace of the wolf demon with my yin spirit," Chen Yun pointed upwards, "It might be hiding in a cave on the mountain wall, more than thirty feet above."

    "Thirty feet high?" Zhang Qian suddenly felt puzzled, "How can we climb up there?"

    Chen Yun laughed and said, "I've already looked at it, the mountain wall is steep, but there are stones protruding occasionally. As long as we can find the right direction, it's not hard to climb up."

    He had indeed used his yin spirit to examine carefully where the protruding stones were, but Zhang Qian hadn't seen them.

    Perhaps considering this issue, Chen Yun added, "I will go up to take a look. You are still injured and may cause the wound to reopen if you climb up. Wait for me briefly below."

    Zhang Qian anxiously reminded, "You must be careful of the wolf demon."

    "Yes, I know."

    As he spoke, Chen Yun began to grab the protruding stones on the mountain wall according to memory.

    He tried to climb upwards.

    It's somewhat similar to rock climbing, and it really tests the strength of one's arms and legs.

    Fortunately, Chen Yun has accumulated spirit energy to refine his body, and his physical strength is extremely powerful, so climbing is relatively easy.

    Because the mountain wall was steep, he had to keep searching for the exact location of the protruding stones, so his climbing speed was not very fast.

    A minute or two later.

    Chen Yun found the cave entrance.

    He pushed off with both arms and rolled into the cave.

    The darkness here was immeasurable, and only dimly could he see a faint light in the distance.

    He stood up and felt his way towards the inside of the cave.

    This is a long passageway.

    After walking for about a quarter of an hour, he saw the light ahead become brighter.

    "Probably the exit."

    As Chen Yun quickened his pace and moved forward, he took out the remaining Fiery Seal from his storage ring.

    In case of any emergency, this talisman can save his life.

    As he walked closer, the fragrance of flowers filled the air.

    Finally, as he stepped out of the exit, he saw the beautiful valley.

    The mountain wall here resembles a volcanic crater, arching upwards in a circular shape to the sky, with sunlight streaming in through the arched opening.

    Chen Yun nodded slightly, "Thank goodness my yin spirit didn't come over earlier. Otherwise, I would have been killed by the sunlight."

    He continued to survey the environment of the valley.

    Occasionally, he could see a pine tree or two on the mountain wall, not knowing how they had grown there.

    Down below, the surroundings were filled with blooming flowers and lush vegetation.

    There was a large lake in the middle of the valley.

    In the middle of the lake, there was a natural spring.

    The scenery is beautiful, and it brings joy to the heart.

    Chen Yun, however, had no time to appreciate it. He was all over in a sweat, and his hair was raised to the roots.

    In front, by the shore of the lake, there was a giant black wolf as big as a calf, lying quietly, its left side charred black.

    That's right, it's the wolf demon!

    Chen Yun quickly took out the tiger skin.

    In case the wolf demon attacks, he could use the tiger skin to protect himself.

    After wrapping the tiger skin around himself, he tried to pick up the broken stone and throw it towards the distant wolf demon.

    Boom.

    The stone hit the wolf demon precisely, making a dull sound.

    However, the wolf demon didn't react at all, as if it had already died.

    "Could it have been burned to death?"

    Chen Yun wasn't quite sure.

    However, since the broken stone didn't seem to affect the wolf demon, Chen Yun dared to take a step closer.

    He cautiously approached the front.

    He drew closer to the wolf demon.

    Ten meters.

    Five meters.

    Two meters.

    The wolf demon still didn't react at all.

    However, Chen Yun suddenly felt relieved.

    Because he saw that half of the wolf demon had been "boiled" already.

    Clearly, it was dead beyond saving.

    "It was burned to death, no wonder throwing stones didn't have any effect."

    He hurriedly walked forward to investigate and saw that the wolf demon was still biting a plant that looked like chive.

    Chen Yun's eyes brightened, "Ah, it's actually Chuyu Herb?"

    He wasn't quite sure, so he pulled the plant out of the wolf demon's mouth and examined it carefully.

    The plant looked like chive, with tender stems and a few blue flowers.

    It is exactly the same as the Chuyu Herb described in the《Da Luo Ling Tang》!

    "It is indeed Chuyu Herb!"

    Chen Yun's mood suddenly turned wonderful.

    He never thought that there would actually be Chuyu Herb here.

    However, he had a little confusion. Why would the injured wolf demon chew and swallow Chuyu Herb?

    "It's said that if a person eats Chuyu Herb, they can feel no hunger for a long time. Could there be some secret to it?"

    Chen Yun was a little confused.

    However, since《Da Luo Ling Tang》records that Chuyu Herb has no side effects, it should be fine to eat it.

    He decided to look for more Chuyu Herb to try eating some.

    As for the Chuyu Herb that was pulled out from the wolf demon's mouth, Chen Yun definitely wouldn't eat it.

    So smelly, who would eat it?

    He turned his gaze around, searching for any traces of the Chuyu Herb.

    In the end, he didn't have to search for long before he found that there were a lot of Chuyu Herb in the low-lying area by the lake.

    He roughly estimated that there were probably over a thousand Chuyu Herb plants.

    Chen Yun was rather surprised and thought to himself, "There are so many Chuyu Herb plants here? Could there be some treasure here, or maybe they were planted by ancient people?"

    However, he didn't see any signs of human habitation here.

    Could it be in the bottom of the lake?

    After thinking for a moment, Chen Yun put the tiger skin and the Fiery Seal into his storage ring, took off all his clothes, and dived into the lake.

    A splash of water shot up.

    A cold sensation came.

    Chen Yun remained unfazed and tried to open his eyes underwater as much as possible.

    As it turned out, he did discover something.

    He dimly saw some buildings at the bottom of the lake.

    It seemed that the lake was quite deep, and he couldn't reach the bottom with a single breath.

    Helplessly, Chen Yun had to resurface and climb back to the shore, then shouted towards the lake, "I am Chen Chongyong, a disciple of the Xing Yang True Man under the Guandong Hall of Qingyang Temple on Zhong Nanshan. I wonder if there are any predecessors living here? If there are, I will leave immediately. If there is no response, I will treat these Chuyu Herb as unclaimed property. Perhaps I will take some of them."

    He waited for a while without any response.

    Chen Yun estimated that no one was living here, so he didn't continue to shout.

    Chen Yun waited until his body dried off before putting on his Daoist robe.

    He squatted by the lake and selected about a hundred Chuyu Herb plants. Then he put the wolf demon's body into his storage ring and left.

    As for why he didn't take all of them, it was because he vaguely saw buildings at the bottom of the lake. He feared that there might really be divine beings living there. If he took all of them, it might attract unnecessary trouble.

    Moreover, he originally wanted to take some spirit springs. However, after collecting over a hundred Chuyu Herb plants, if there were indeed any sacred beings or senior highmen living here, would he be making enemies by taking the Chuyu Herb and the spirit springs?

    Chuyu Herb is a necessity, but spirit springs are not.

    Of course, after careful consideration, Chen Yun only took the Chuyu Herb.

    Of course, if no one comes to look for it later, he's determined that this is an unclaimed item. If he confirms it's indeed no one's home, he won't be so polite next time.

    After he left for two or three minutes.

    The surface of the lake began to ripple, forming a young man dressed in scholar garb.

    Then, a burst of radiance shone, revealing Han Xiangzi, whom Chen Yun had seen when he was taking his master.

    The young scholar smiled and said, "Han Xiangzi, you owe me a great favor from Wang Shun. Is it worth it just to get some medicinal herbs for your junior master?"

    Han Xiangzi had his hands behind his back, standing on the water surface and smiling faintly. "Master, how can I refuse when you personally ask? Master has been paying attention to me and my little junior master all the way. He has been secretly protecting us, and when I learned that my junior master was looking for a spring of spiritual water, Master even transformed into an old woman to guide him. I never expected him to ignore the spring of spiritual water and only take the Chuyu Herb. It seems that the old wine is not what it seems."

    As Han Xiangzi is the disciple of Lü Dunbin, naturally he must address Chen Yun as his uncle master.

    Moreover, his practice place is in the Xiangzi Cave next to Wang Shun Mountain. After receiving the master's transmission from a distance, he found Wang Shun, who was moved to the heavens by his act of carrying earth to bury his mother and thus became a deity with smoke and fire, and asked him to give Chen Yun a favor.

    As the saying goes, "Even distant relatives are not as good as neighbors." Wang Shun and Han Xiangzi's practice places are next to each other, so how could he refuse such a small request?

    Who would have thought that Chen Yun neither took a sip of the spiritual spring nor took the hundred-plus Chuyu Herb plants. This has put Han Xiangzi in a big favor.

    Wang Shun laughed heartily, "My little apprentice is always very precious, which is why Teacher Zhongli attaches so much importance to him. But speaking of that, my little master uncle took away over a hundred Chuyu Herb plants from me. How will you compensate me?"

    It seems that Han Xiangzi and Wang Shun have a very good relationship.

    He said in a jovial tone, "Well, that wild wolf demon ate so much Chuyu Herb and you didn't say anything. How come my junior master uncle took a few plants and you're asking for favors in return?"

    Wang Shun rolled his eyes and said, "You shouldn't be unaware that as a deity formed from the smoke and fire of my devotions, I can't govern mundane animals. If that wild wolf really cultivates into a spirit, or if an evil cultivator domesticates it to do evil, perhaps I could still interfere. But since it has opened its spiritual intelligence but hasn't truly become a spirit yet, and is still exercising its instincts as an animal, killing it would be heinous."

    Han Xiangzi sighed and said, "How many people in the Gao family, including those of you who cultivated to be spirit-like beasts, wouldn't that be even more heinous?"

    Wang Shun fell silent, and he naturally couldn't ignore the lives of over ten people.

    But there are rules for deities.

    Because the deities are too powerful, they are not allowed to interfere with mundane beings during specific times. Otherwise, they will be punished and have their divine power reduced, and will be reborn in the cycle.

    Wang Shun was truly powerless.

    In the end, it was because the wild wolf had not truly cultivated into a monster but only possessed some monster essence. Otherwise, Wang Shun would have killed it long ago.

    What is a true monster?

    Having true "intelligence," knowing what they are doing, animals like this are true "monsters."

    Additionally, if an animal is deliberately transformed by evil cultivators, such as the tiger spirit that Guan Yu defeated, deities are allowed to eliminate them. This is because they are not naturally born but are products of defying the heavens, and thus they do not fall under the scope of protection.

    ......

    Chen Yun, who had just left the cave, had no idea about the situation inside.

    He thought it was just his good luck, coincidentally encountering the Chuyu Herb.

    Gradually climbed down the mountain wall.

    When he was about three or four meters away from the ground, Chen Yun simply jumped down.

    Splash, the sound resounded abruptly.

    Zhang Qian immediately stood up and asked, "Is it you, Chen Brother?"

    Chen Yun was in a good mood and said, "It's me. Let's go back to Gao Village."

    Zhang Qian joyfully said, "Did you kill the wolf demon?"

    Chen Yun smiled and said, "The wolf demon was hit by my Fiery Seal last night. Although it didn't die on the spot, it lasted a while before dying when it returned to the cave."

    Zhang Qian was overjoyed and said, "That's great. We'll return to Gao Village to tell the villagers that everything is fine, and then continue on our way to Luoyang."

    Chen Yun was also in a good mood and said, "Yes, I found some celestial and terrestrial spiritual roots in the cave. I don't know if they'll help with your injuries, but I'll try them later."

    He indeed doesn't know if the Chuyu Herb has any healing effects on injuries.

    However, since the wolf demon immediately came back to eat the Chuyu Herb after getting injured, it should have some effect.

    Chen Yun was ready to let Zhang Qian try it, as the Chuyu Herb has no side effects. Even if he guessed wrong, it wouldn't matter.

    Anyway, he was in a great mood. The three celestial and terrestrial treasures he lacked for the refining-into-essence energy soup had already been collected by him. Only the Nine Sheath Grass Rain Dew was left!

    (End of Chapter)