Donoghue had circled the entire forest with the stone chest, but he was unable to find anything.

Just as he got slightly frustrated, he found a collapsed cave. Could that be it? Donoghue's spirit instantly lifted. When he saw that the cave entrance was blocked, he did not hesitate to summon his internal energy and blasted it open before he went into the cave. Indeed, that was the cave where Darryl had been trapped and also where he found the Ghost Valley Sage. It did not take long before Donoghue discovered the stone room that Darryl had used for his cultivation.

Excited beyond words, Donoghue could tell that the other treasure must be hidden around there somewhere. He paced around the room and realized that there was something unnatural with the stone platform in the middle of the room. He immediately investigated and uncovered the well beneath the Ghost Valley Sage's body and an opened stone chest hidden in it.

Donoghue's expression darkened the moment he caught sight of the open