This naturally formed stone cave is quite spacious, but soon after the group entered, a dull rumbling sound echoed, and the cave shook.

The group moved a little further, and their view became even more expansive.

On a stone wall ahead, a figure was slammed into the wall, blood splattering everywhere.

That person was one of the two Profound Tier ancient martial artists who first rushed into the cave.

"Roar~!"

Inside the cave, a Fire Crystal Demon Ape roared violently. Its size was even larger than the five Fire Crystal Demon Apes seen earlier.

The Fire Crystal armor flashed with a scorching light, like a crystal-clear red tower, exuding an extremely fierce aura.

The fierce beast aura emanating from it was no less than that of an Earth Tier expert.

"This is... the Fire Crystal Ape King!"

Qin Yang raised his eyebrows slightly and said softly. Apes are mostly social animals, and there must be the strongest one among them as the king.

A yard in front of the Fire Crystal Ape King, the other ancient martial artist who first rushed into the cave lay on the ground, moaning in pain.

The Fire Crystal Ape King's eyes seemed to be filled with flames, and then, with a violent kick, its large foot stomped down on the ancient martial artist.

Crack!

The ancient martial artist crashed heavily against the wall, spitting blood and dying.

"Roar~!"

The Fire Crystal Ape King roared, its eyes filled with a fiery light, sweeping the group entering the cave with a fierce aura, declaring this as its territory.

Behind it were seven deep and dark caverns. Clearly, the Hundred Fruit Wine was in one of these caverns.

"Is there any way to subdue this Fire Crystal Ape King?"

Mu Shuiyuan narrowed her beautiful eyes, looked at the Fire Crystal Ape King, and asked the elderly woman next to her.

"Miss, I'm afraid it's very difficult. This Fire Crystal Ape King's strength is not inferior to mine. If the Valley Master were here, there might be a possibility."

The elderly woman gently shook her head and said.

Thud, thud, thud!

The Fire Crystal Ape King's thick lower limbs stomped the ground quickly, and with a violent punch, it charged directly at Bai Junlong, who stood at the forefront of the crowd.

"You beast, how dare you!"

Elder Qing Bai shouted sternly, forming seals with his hands rapidly, and a golden light gathered in front of Bai Junlong to form a Dragon Pattern Shield.

Bam!

The Golden Dragon Pattern Shield cracked instantly under the violent blow of the Fire Crystal Ape King.

Swish!

Elder Qing Bai's figure flashed, and his palms, covered in golden light as if cast from pure gold, swiftly engaged in a fierce fight with the Fire Crystal Ape King.

However, the Fire Crystal Ape King excelled in speed, strength, and defense, far surpassing the five Fire Crystal Demon Apes from earlier. The two sides were evenly matched for a while, making it difficult to determine a victor.

"Young Sect Leader, leave this beast to the two of us. You go search for the Hundred Fruit Wine."

Elder Qingsong said solemnly from the side.

"Alright."

Bai Junlong nodded, his gaze deepened as he looked toward the seven deep caverns.

"Grandmother, you should help too. This Fire Crystal Ape King has been consuming the Hundred Fruit Wine for a long time, its power is extraordinary, and it might have developed a Crystal Core within."

Mu Shuiyuan said to the elderly woman beside her.

"I understand."

The elderly woman nodded, replying.

Powerful demon beasts might develop a Crystal Core inside them, containing abundant energy.

If other demon beasts consume this Crystal Core, it can greatly benefit their evolution, and there is a chance to acquire the traits and abilities of the Crystal Core demon beast.

At the moment, three Earth Tier Early Stage experts quickly engaged in a fierce battle with the Fire Crystal Ape King.

Bai Junlong, Mu Shuiyuan, and Qin Yang, along with others, quickly bypassed the battle area and stood before the seven deep caverns.

Among those seven caverns, the central one was the most spacious, but the light in all the caverns was very dim, making it impossible to see clearly what was inside.

"Who knows which cavern the Hundred Fruit Wine is in."

Bai Junlong's face darkened as he glanced around, finally fixing his gaze on the central cavern.

However, Bai Junlong was not the only one eyeing the central cavern. One team of ancient martial artists, without a word, rushed into it.

Bai Junlong snorted coldly and followed inside with a flash.

The other two teams of ancient martial artists hesitated slightly before choosing other caverns to enter.

"Celestial Eye Opening."

Qin Yang activated the Celestial Eye, a layer of blue light covering his eyes as he looked toward the seven caverns.

However, the seven caverns were deep and dim, limiting the Celestial Eye Power, providing little useful information, except for a faint glimmer of firelight in the cavern furthest on the right.

"Brother Qin Yang, I sense that the fire energy in this cavern seems more intense. Let's go this way."

Zilan suggested softly to Qin Yang, pointing at the cavern farthest to the right.

"Alright."

Qin Yang nodded. He also felt that the rightmost cavern was somewhat unusual.

At that moment, Qin Yang, Bi Luoyue, and Zilan entered the rightmost cavern.

Mu Shuiyuan watched the backs of Qin Yang and the others, hesitated briefly, and then followed behind them.

This rightmost cavern was quite clean. Qin Yang picked up a stick, lit it, and the fire illuminated the way as the four of them walked deeper into the cavern.

"Brother Qin Yang, it seems we are heading underground."

Zilan commented.

"Yes."

Qin Yang nodded, noting that the cavern had a certain slope, leading underground, and as they ventured deeper, the temperature gradually rose.

After walking about a hundred yards, their view finally became extremely wide and bright.

Ahead was a searing lava flow, the flowing deep red magma emitting a terrifying heat. In addition to the high temperature, an intense wine aroma permeated the lava cave.

"That is... the Hundred Fruit Wine!"

Qin Yang's eyes narrowed. Ten yards away from the lava was a rectangular pit.

Inside the pit was a red liquid, slightly transparent, with bits of fruit flesh floating on the surface, exuding the rich and intoxicating aroma of wine from within.

"Hehe, Brother Qin Yang, it really is the Hundred Fruit Wine."

Zilan's small face lit up with cheer as she spoke.

"Let's go, let's fill up on the wine."

Qin Yang nodded and smiled.

This wine, brewed from over a hundred kinds of Spirit Fruits, was a rare treasure indeed. Drinking it was like consuming over a hundred Spirit Fruits at once.

Moreover, due to the proximity to the scorching lava, the Spirit Fruits had fermented fully, and every so often, bubbles emerged from the thick red Hundred Fruit Wine.

At that moment, Qin Yang took two Jade Gourds from his waist, which they had purchased before leaving Danfeng City.

The two women also had a green Jade Gourd hanging from their waists.

Glug, glug, glug!

Qin Yang and the two women opened the mouths of the Jade Gourds and quickly filled four of them, causing the red wine in the pit to drop by more than half.

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