Li Xian sighed, "The creation of Heaven and Earth is infinite. Strange and unusual events emerge endlessly. Every time I think I’ve increased my knowledge and barely scratched the surface of the world, something new and peculiar appears, reminding me of how shallow my understanding is. This object is bizarre, and I must be careful."

He saw the stone cauldron standing. Inside the cave, colorful lights flowed, reflecting all around, forming spots of light. Occasionally he heard the tinkling sound of springs, serene and beautiful. Cautiously moving forward, he took two steps and immediately withdrew.

He almost stepped on a poisonous snake. The snake was multicolored, its scales sleek and shiny. Extremely dangerous, yet exquisitely beautiful. Li Xian’s eyesight was excellent, and he should have noticed it earlier. Just as he was about to step down, his [Perfect Appearance] intuition warned him in time, allowing him to barely avoid it.

Li Xian observed the cave sides and quickly understood: "The flowing colorful light in this cave disrupts vision. Coupled with the reflective snake scales lying on the ground, it is extremely difficult to spot. My experience is still shallow, and I did not anticipate this. Moreover, snakes love to hide in warm, humid caves. Although this place is relatively cold, it is warmer than other areas, which is why they gather here to nest and reproduce."

Looking closely again, between stone walls, stone cracks, stone tops... poisonous snakes were coiled everywhere. The mass of snakes made his scalp tingle, and because of their density, their bodies intertwined, forming complex snake knots.

Quick in eye and hand, Li Xian used the "Vertical Cloud Hand" to grab a snake. Pinching it three inches from the head, he closely examined the colorful snake, noticing its sharp fangs and pale yellow venom. A thought struck him: "These venoms might be usable, and as for the snake meat, we’ve been eating wild vegetables and fruits for days—it might be time for some meat!"

He threw the snake back. Using Lightweight Skill, he avoided the snake cluster and safely reached the stone cauldron. The cauldron was about a dozen feet high, milky white, resembling jade at first glance, but stone upon closer inspection. Rough in appearance, it was a four-legged square cauldron, empty inside but without a lid.

Drawing his Cyan Sword, Li Xian carved out a lid. Inside was a "White Stone Small Pill", emitting a subtle fragrance, pleasing to smell, strange to behold. He used his sword to lift it, the blade pointing upwards, allowing the small pill to roll into his palm.

About the size of a finger joint, it felt both stone and jade-like, extremely hard. Li Xian pondered, "The stone cauldron contains a Stone Pill, but since this pill is stony, it’s not for ingestion. What’s its actual use? My knowledge is limited; if my wife were here, I could ask her to resolve my doubts immediately. Yet if she were with me, how could I remain unscathed?"

Thinking of his wife’s figure complicated his mood further, and he said, "My wife might be in the tomb. If I encounter her, it would be a huge disaster."

Suddenly, all the snakes in the cave retreated in panic. His mind stirred slightly, clutching the pill closer. The snakes avoided it, fearing the aura of the Stone Pill. It turned out that the Stone Pill in the stone cauldron was not for "oral ingestion" but for "eye ingestion". With every gaze, one could subtly receive its medicinal effects.

The miraculous pills of the world do not all need to be swallowed!

The Stone Pill gathers the Essence of Heaven and Earth, embodying the miracles of creation, having been nurtured by geomantic veins over time, it is a convergence of coincidences and fate. It resembles stone, jade, and bi-disc... possessing the wonders of poison avoidance, life stabilization, and petrification. Venomous beasts seeing it would retreat. Those on the brink of death... by merely gazing upon this pill, could hang onto life. Even if one’s internal organs were destroyed, body decaying, just staring at this pill would prolong life, saving them from death. However, the longer one gazes at it, the greater the risk of petrification.

This is the "Wall Dust Pill". The Nangong Family’s "Avoiding Jade True Scripture" contains records of it, claiming a significant benefit in its practice, being a "heavenly match". Yet, fate played its tricks; the Nangong Family sought it in vain, while Li Xian stumbled upon it effortlessly.

However, Li Xian didn’t possess the true copy of the "Avoiding Jade True Scripture"; all he knew was from Nangong Liuli’s oral accounts. It was regrettably incomplete, so he wasn’t aware of this item. But being naturally astute, after pondering it, he understood its poison-avoiding use. He thought, "Though I am safeguarded by ’Clear Qi’, immune to toxic mists and gases, I am helpless against venomous beasts and snakes. With this pill, if I encounter them in the future... it will undoubtedly be useful. Once free of this predicament, I’ll gradually explore its uses."

Li Xian took out the Heaven and Earth Treasure Box and placed the ’Wall Pill’ inside. Instantly, the snakes no longer fled but, being warmth-seeking, headed towards the cauldron. Li Xian lightly tapped the ground, leaping with notable lightness, observing the dense snake-filled cauldron, pondering continuously:

"This geomantic anomaly, capable of nurturing strange pills, may also breed extraordinary beasts. Now that I’ve opened the cauldron, with snakes able to enter it, over time, won’t a Snake King be born?"

He laughed again, "Cultivating a Snake King would take hundreds or thousands of years. It’s too long. The immediate task is to use your snake bodies to fill my stomach. Sorry for the trouble, but you’ll be rolled in hot soups and oils first."

Li Xian triggered the "Chest Drum Thunder Sound". With a rumbling noise echoing back in the chamber, the snakes convulsively wriggled, fainting in batches. Just as he was about to trigger it again, he saw dust falling and cracks spreading on the walls, fearing a repeat might cause a collapse. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Then he took out his portable brocade bag, palm-sized, with a feminine fragrance, embroidered with golden floral patterns, extremely exquisite. It was a gift from Luo Feiyan of the "Luo Family of Brocade City".

He grabbed the edge of the brocade bag, shaking it three times. With each shake, the bag grew larger, and after seven or eight shakes, it expanded to about a zhang in length and width, capable of fitting three people. If he encountered a strong enemy and found himself outmatched, he could hide inside it, like a thin layer of armor for protection. This small brocade bag contained the martial arts essence of the Luo Family of Brocade City.

Li Xian was greatly pleased, thinking, "The possessions of aristocratic families have remarkable qualities. No wonder they stand unshakable, dominant in their region, truly not to be underestimated." He packed the fainted poisonous snakes into the bag. Li Xian executed Clear Wind Leg with a sweep, sending the snakes "rustling" into the brocade bag, in a few moves, the terrestrial poisonous snakes all fell into the bag.

Shaking the brocade bag, Li Xian thought, "It’s still not enough, how can these venomous snakes suffice for two hundred people? Just as well, I haven’t practiced Vertical Cloud Hand in a long time. I’ll use you as a workout."