After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

"I see!"

Qin Chuan's face showed a look of sudden realization, but a subtle smile appeared on his lips.

Immediately, Qin Chuan and the man in the yellow robe slowly walked towards the cave.

As soon as the two approached, the man in the yellow robe waved his right hand, and a beam of red light flew out and landed on the stone gate.

"Boom!"

The stone door trembled and slowly opened.

Almost the instant the cave's stone door opened, two cultivators emerged from within.

The two men looked to be in their thirties and were both at the ninth level of the Xuan Master realm.

His face was full of fleshy muscles, and his eyes gleamed with cunning.

"My two brothers, this is Fellow Daoist Fang whom I met on the road. I invited him to stay for a while, so we must treat him well!"

The man in the yellow robe laughed heartily, looking at Qin Chuan with a smile, emphasizing the word "hospitality."

The two burly men with menacing faces looked Qin Chuan up and down, and smiled.

But no matter how you look at that smile, it has a sinister look to it, as if it's looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered!

One of the burly men with a fan smiled and clasped his hands in a fist salute towards Qin Chuan.

"No wonder there were magpies calling outside the cave this morning, it turns out we have a distinguished guest arriving!"

"When I first saw you, fellow Daoist, I felt an aura of immortality emanating from you. As expected of a disciple from a great sect, you exude extraordinary qualities!"

"We deeply admire such a young talent. Please come into the cave for a chat!"

"this…"

Qin Chuan seemed a little embarrassed by the praise, and his hesitation deepened.

He shook his head inwardly, thinking, "This flattery is practically reaching the heavens; will anyone really fall for it?"

"Brother Fang, we're already at your doorstep. Come, come, come inside with me. Once you're here, make yourself at home!"

The man in the yellow robe's eyes flashed, and he pulled Qin Chuan over.

Soon, the crowd escorted the somewhat hesitant Qin Chuan into the cave.

"boom!"

As the stone door of the cave closed, a soft white light immediately appeared in front of Qin Chuan.

The cave was surrounded by many fist-sized luminous pearls.

The cave is very spacious, with many stone chambers inside.

Not only does it have an alchemy room, but it also has a room specifically for growing medicinal herbs.

"Brother, this is my second brother, the one next to him is my third brother, and I am the fourth one!"

As the man in the yellow robe introduced himself, he glanced at the cunning man who was ranked third and gave him a meaningful look.

"Greetings, fellow Daoists!" Qin Chuan clasped his hands in greeting and smiled, his smile revealing a hint of shyness.

He glanced around at the cave dwelling, a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Brother Fang, is this cave dwelling alright?" Yuan's third son asked with a smile, fanning himself in the hand.

As he spoke, there was a hint of contempt in his expression that no outsider could see, as if he were playing with Qin Chuan.

"Not bad, not bad. Although this cave is small, it has all the necessary functions. It's truly a rare find!"

Qin Chuan exclaimed sincerely, "Especially this luminous pearl, it's so big and round, it would be a really nice gift."

Moreover, the mystical energy here seems much denser than in other places!

"Brother Fang has excellent taste! There's a spiritual spring underground. Otherwise, we brothers wouldn't have chosen this place as our cave dwelling!" Yuan's third brother said with a smile.

As he spoke, the contempt in his eyes deepened as he looked at Qin Chuan, who was now trapped in a dangerous situation.

The second son of the Yuan family, who was standing next to him, and the man in the yellow robe were also looking at Qin Chuan with a sinister smile on their faces.

In their view, Qin Chuan was already like lambs to the slaughter.

At this moment, the man in the yellow robe smiled even more brightly, feeling that today was truly his lucky day.

They even brought back a big, fat sheep on the side!

Disciples of sects like this are often the richest.

Qin Chuan was also smiling, a smile that was utterly sincere.

If he hadn't had to rush to attend the Qianyang Dynasty Alchemist Conference, he would have really wanted to stay in this place for a while.

Amidst laughter and cheers, the group embraced and walked deeper into the cave.

Rather than an embrace, it was more like three people surrounding Qin Chuan.

"Brother Fang, my elder brother recently hired a painter, and he's currently creating a painting. Shall we go in and take a look?" the man in the yellow robe said with a smile.

Although it was a question, it didn't give Qin Chuan a chance to refuse, and pulled him forward.

After passing through a stone gate, the group arrived at the very center of the cave.

This is a large, open space, surrounded by even more luminous pearls, illuminating the area brightly.

At the head of the cave dwelling, there is a large stone chair.

At this moment, a burly man in his forties with tied sideburns, dressed in a purple robe, with a dignified and imposing expression, sat upright on a stone chair.

This burly man's cultivation level was not that of a Mystic Master, but rather that of a Grand Mystic Master.

Still at the peak of the ninth level of the Great Mystic Master realm!

In front of this burly man in purple robes stood a thin, hunched-over old man with white hair.

At this moment, he was trembling, as if he could barely hold the paintbrush, standing in front of a canvas, sketching the appearance of a burly man.

As the crowd approached, the burly man in purple ignored Qin Chuan and instead swept his gaze directly toward the man in yellow robes.

"Didn't I already tell you that you shouldn't go out unless you have something important to do these days?"

"However... now that you're all back, let's have this artist paint a portrait of each of you later."

"yes, Sir!"

The man in the yellow robe looked at him with awe, took a few steps forward, and found a seat nearby.

The second and third sons of the Yuan family did the same, bowing respectfully to the man in purple.

He then ignored Qin Chuan and sat down next to the eldest son of the Yuan family.

Before long, the group began chatting amongst themselves, seemingly forgetting Qin Chuan completely and leaving him standing to the side.

Qin Chuan touched his nose, a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face.

"If you paint well for us brothers, you'll naturally get your share of the rewards!" the burly man in purple said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hunched-over white-haired old man trembled and almost dropped the paintbrush in his hand, but kept nodding.

Seeing this, the burly man in purple shook his head and smiled.

"Oh, right, third brother!"

As if he had thought of something, the burly man in purple turned to look at the third son of the Yuan family who was waving a fan.

"I've been feeling uneasy lately. Remember to check the teleportation array so that if anything unexpected happens, we can leave here in time!"

As he spoke, he looked at the other two, "And you two, the second and the fourth, listen up, you're not allowed to go out for the next few days!"

With each sentence spoken by the burly man in purple, the men around him nodded in agreement.

After a while, seeing that no one paid any attention to him, Qin Chuan thought he should say hello and coughed lightly.

"Cough cough..."

However, after a dry cough, no one paid any attention.

The burly man in purple didn't even glance at Qin Chuan, and the others, including the man in yellow robes, didn't even raise their heads either.

"Cough cough!!"

This time, Qin Chuan took a deep breath and coughed forcefully, interrupting the four people's conversation.

Finally, he managed to get their attention to him.