The blue celestial ring was very quiet, and he didn't know how the cave master had noticed the anomaly in his trousers pocket.

Even though he was very nervous inside, he couldn't show it. If he showed any flaws, he might be in life-threatening danger.

Even if he wasn't in mortal danger, the blue celestial ring could very likely be taken away.

Therefore, he had to stay calm and face it composedly.

So, he answered with an unchanged expression, "Senior, there's nothing in junior's pocket."

"Really?" the cave master asked uncertainly.

"Yes!" Lin Yifan answered firmly.

"I don't believe you!"

The next moment, the cave master's face darkened, and he immediately unleashed a powerful cultivation power, attempting to control Lin Yifan.

Lin Yifan had already prepared to escape at any moment, so when he heard the change in the cave master's tone, he immediately jumped back without thinking and escaped the secret room.

He was betting that the cave master was not the true owner of the cave.

If he won the bet, he would be safe for a long time; if he lost, he might lose his life because he had defied the cave master's orders.

After escaping the last secret room, Lin Yifan stood at the door, quietly observing the movement of the door to the last secret room.

The next second, he saw waves of prohibition array layers forming on the door of the last secret room.

It was obvious that someone was attacking the door of the secret room; and the force was unprecedented; even the might of True Master Ding could not cause such a disturbance.

Lin Yifan had won his bet; the "cave master" was indeed not the true owner of the cave.

But if he wasn't, how did he get in?

Moreover, how did he have the map and key to the orange immortal ring? Could these be the treasures of the true owner of this cave?

Lin Yifan thought it must be the case.

This fake cave master was likely a treasure hunter like himself; and the outer mechanisms and arrays were likely broken by him.

However, if he wasn't the "fated person," how did he enter the final secret room? If he had a way to get in, why couldn't he get out?

Lin Yifan was very puzzled. Now, there was only one speculation that could explain it: the true cave master might not have died before the fake cave master arrived, or a remnant of his thoughts remained in the final secret room.

Because the fake cave master offended the true cave master, the true cave master spared no effort to completely seal the fake cave master in the final secret room.

With the crisis averted, Lin Yifan let out a sigh of relief to ease his tension.

Now, he had five years to cure the poison in his body; if he couldn't, he'd have to return to the final secret room and be punished by the fake cave master.

This was not what he wanted, so he had to cure the poison inflicted by the fake cave master.

With everything in hand, Lin Yifan put the map, key, and scroll into the blue space ring, then quietly left the underground cave.

In the final secret room, an elder with disheveled hair was roaring, frantically attacking the door.

He had just sensed the aura of the immortal ring, the thing he had always dreamed of, and it escaped right in front of him. How could he not be furious?

He never imagined that Lin Yifan, this low-realm small cultivator, would possess the legendary immortal ring. Had he known, he would have used a more potent poison to force Lin Yifan to hand over the ring.

But it was too late; Lin Yifan had already seen through his intentions and wouldn't enter the secret room again, at least not in the next five years.

However, he still had confidence that Lin Yifan would return on his own; because his poison, a modern cultivator wouldn't be able to cure it; unless Lin Yifan met a cultivator from his era.

But after such a long time, are there still any cultivators from his era?

The answer was certainly no, because the only reason he had lived so long was that he hid in the Immortal Cave.

Compared to the outside world, time in the Immortal Cave passed more slowly; in a ratio of ten to one; meaning if a cultivator could live five hundred years outside, they could live five thousand years inside the Immortal Cave.

Therefore, he was very confident in his poison; Lin Yifan, this low-realm small cultivator, could not cure it; even if he were an alchemist, it wouldn't matter.

The one who caused him to miss the immortal ring was the owner of this Immortal Cave.

So, he vented all his anger on the owner of the Immortal Cave: "Immortal Yunxu, you bastard! Go to hell! Go to hell! Go to hell!!!"

This was an Immortal's Cave Mansion, he entered as a "fated person" but couldn't leave as one, all due to his greed. If it weren't for his avarice, Immortal Yunxu wouldn't have been so ruthless.

The more he hit, the more pain he felt; finally, he sat in the secret room, demoralized and silent.

Everything was in vain, unless he reached the Immortal Realm.

But the secret room had no spiritual energy, so how could he cultivate?

The only way was to find the immortal ring and hide inside it, and let a fated person take him out.

Unfortunately, he missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity just now when he didn't discover it in time, and Lin Yifan escaped.

His greatest regret in life would be failing to stop Lin Yifan, even more than offending Immortal Yunxu.

Now everything was left to fate; if the poison acted up in five years and Lin Yifan chose to die rather than return, he would have no options left. He would only be slowly consumed by the cruelty of time.

The escaping Lin Yifan could never imagine that the one who plotted against him was an old monster who had lived for thousands of years; what would he think if he knew?

After leaving the underground cave, climbing over the wall, Lin Yifan sneaked away, gradually disappearing into the pitch-black night.

Returning to the An Family, he took out the parchment map and the bronze key, examining them closely to see if there were any other pieces of information.

The parchment map was an ancient map, with marked place names and mountain names that might have changed; so he needed to check historical records to know where in Shenzhou Country the marked treasure was located.

The bronze key was a rather delicate key; the inscriptions on it were meticulously crafted and filled with an immortal aura.

Both items had no special information, everything would only be revealed when he reached the place where the orange immortal ring was hidden.

Lin Yifan didn't dare touch the scroll because he only had three chances. If he opened it for observation and wasted a life-saving opportunity, it would be too regrettable.

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