6 Sure enough, I am the son of destiny
Drip, drip—
From the stalactites on the cave ceiling, water droplets fell from the stone tips, the sound exceptionally clear.
The ground inside the cave was uneven, very rugged, and in some places, there was standing water, emitting an unpleasant odor.
After calming himself slightly, Xiao Ze's curiosity got the better of him, and he continued to walk carefully deeper inside.
The passage varied in height.
In one part of the passage, Xiao Ze saw a glow stick.
Glow sticks were items Spirit Masters created with spirit power for nighttime activities.
They were somewhat like spirit tools.
Activated with spirit power, they could glow for an entire day.
"Hoo… someone?" Xiao Ze took a deep breath, his heart involuntarily speeding up, and his breathing also became much more rapid.
He tightly gripped the glow stick in his hand, injecting spirit power into it.
But it had no effect; it was completely depleted.
"Sigh…"
Xiao Ze sighed softly, looking at the cave entrance ahead, he cheered himself on and continued forward.
As soon as he stepped into the cave, a 'creak' sound echoed.
It startled Xiao Ze.
He quickly lowered his head, and Xiao Ze's pupils suddenly contracted.
What he saw was bones!
And they were human bones.
Human bones are usually dry, lightweight, and porous.
Although Xiao Ze didn't know much, these were very likely human bones.
Outside, not even a single animal could be seen, and no animals would come here.
Xiao Ze touched his chest; his heart was racing, this eerie place was too frightening.
Not only was there a cave, but there were also bones inside the cave.
Xiao Ze slowly advanced; there weren't many bones on the ground.
It looked like they belonged to one person.
There were no other cave entrances around, indicating this was the deepest part of the cave.
"Hoo… It seems someone died here, but why did he die here?" Xiao Ze couldn't understand.
Suddenly, an unpleasant smell wafted over.
Xiao Ze followed the scent to a skull, and suppressing his fear, he looked at the ground.
There was a black, viscous substance on the ground.
"Is this blood?"
Xiao Ze thought it was.
It seemed this person was injured, tried to hide, but died from severe wounds?
Xiao Ze searched around, hoping to find something good.
A quarter of an hour later.
Xiao Ze found the right hand of the bone's owner, and on the right hand, there was a faintly glowing ring.
The ring had some beautiful patterns. It looked like this ring was not ordinary.
Xiao Ze took off the ring and examined it.
He felt that it didn't look like a simple, ordinary ring at all.
"Could it be…"
Xiao Ze suddenly thought of something and immediately injected a little spirit power into it.
The next moment, Xiao Ze's mental force seemed to enter the ring.
Xiao Ze was overjoyed: "It really is a storage spirit tool! The one who died was a Spirit Master."
"Indeed, I am the Child of Fortune. Coming to a cave always brings rewards; what else could this be but the Child of Fortune?"
Xiao Ze inspected the interior of the spirit tool.
The spirit tool was not large, about 5 cubic meters.
There wasn't much inside either.
Thousands of gold coins, and some spiritual herbs and medicines, but Xiao Ze didn't recognize these spiritual herbs and medicines.
And in a corner, there was a white piece of paper; besides that, everything else was rotten.
Xiao Ze disposed of all of them.
"It seems this Spirit Master was too severely injured and died. He didn't even finish his food."
"What a pity."
In a World where strength is respected, fighting and killing are not uncommon.
Xiao Ze picked up the white paper and read it by the faint firelight.
After reading for a while, Xiao Ze's expression changed: "Could this be a treasure map?"
"Does this Douluo Continent also have places with hidden treasures?"
Xiao Ze was a bit confused, but the white paper seemed to be drawn that way, though Xiao Ze didn't know this place.
"It seems I'll have to wait until later to find out."
Xiao Ze checked again; there was nothing else.
Xiao Ze headed outside.
This was a great harvest.
Not only did he find a perfect place for cultivation.
He also found a storage spirit tool, which was extremely precious.
Xiao Ze noticed that the rain outside had lessened considerably.
He then ran towards Golden Harvest Village.
Arriving at Golden Harvest Village in the rain, Xiao Ze spotted a familiar figure, his hands behind his back, and he put the storage spirit tool into his pocket.
"Grandpa Principal."
"Xiao Ze, you rascal, it's good that you're alright." The Principal walked over, relieved.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa Principal, it was raining just now, and I was sheltering from the rain."
"It's good that you're okay." The Principal ruffled Xiao Ze's head.
"Let's go, you're so wet, go back and take a bath."
"Okay."
Xiao Ze felt a warmth in his heart, and a little guilt.
But it was only for a moment.
Grandpa Principal and he had only known each other for a day, and he was very kind to him.
But the matter of the storage spirit tool was too important; he couldn't take that risk.
Returning to Notting Academy.
Xiao Ze took care of himself and returned to Dorm 7.
Gah!!
Xiao Wu and Tang San appeared in front of his face.
"What are you two doing?" Xiao Ze whispered.
"Where did you go? You're back so late." Xiao Wu's delicate brows furrowed.
"I went to cultivate, but it rained on the way, so I was sheltering from the rain," Xiao Ze said, exasperated.
"Be careful next time, tell me when you go out, you made the Principal scold me." Xiao Wu clenched her fist.
"Got it."
Xiao Ze didn't want to talk to such a brainless rabbit at all and just lay down on his bed.
"Damn it!!" Xiao Wu was angered by Xiao Ze ignoring her.
He was the first person who dared to ignore her like that.
"Alright, Xiao Wu, let's go back to sleep." Tang San was also a bit displeased with Xiao Ze, but sleeping with Xiao Wu was more important.
"Mm-hmm."
A month later.
Xiao Ze took the spiritual herbs and medicines he had obtained and came to the Principal's office.
"Haha… Xiao Ze, what's up?" The Principal had grown fonder of Xiao Ze over the past month.
Xiao Ze cultivated very diligently, had a good personality, and was very mature.
Few people in the school disliked him.
Even the nobles wouldn't bully Xiao Ze.
"Grandpa Principal, look at the spiritual herbs and medicines I found recently, but I don't recognize them."
"Oh? You have such luck." The Principal became interested.
Xiao Ze handed them over.
"They really are spiritual herbs and medicines, but their quality is just average. Perhaps due to certain reasons, their medicinal effects aren't as good as they originally were, but for you, they are still excellent resources."
The Principal's smile never faded.
"Then, Grandpa Principal, do you know what these spiritual herbs and medicines are used for?"
"Of course, let me introduce them to you."
The Principal picked up a pale purple spiritual herb, "This one is called Youmenglan . After consumption, it can temporarily enter a deep meditation state, which is remarkably effective for cultivating mental force and spirit power."
"And this Flame Crystal Ginseng contains fire-attribute power, which is very effective for fire-attribute Spirit Masters in cultivation. For other Spirit Masters, it can also be used to temper the physique."
"This one is…"
…
The Principal was knowledgeable and recognized all five spiritual herbs and medicines.
Xiao Ze was very pleased.
Xiao Ze could use all five of these spiritual herbs and medicines; they were excellent.
"Xiao Ze, go and cultivate well."