CHAPTER 1635: CHAPTER 1635: BENEATH THE SURFACE

The Sect Master Hall of Taixuan Sect suffered severe damage during the recent battle between Fang Bai and Bao Zhenhai, with half of the hall collapsing.

Hu Chong, the Clan Leader of the Tiger Clan, walked up to the hall and struck it with a powerful palm, sweeping the entire hall away, revealing an empty space inside.

"The entrance is here!"

The Tiger Clan Steward who discovered the treasure entrance dashed under the sect master’s seat, cleared the area, and revealed an entrance a few feet in diameter.

At the entrance was a rectangular stone slab engraved with ancient and complex array patterns. It was these patterns that made the slab seem as if it was part of the ground, even using a royal-grade spiritual artifact couldn’t budge it.

"It’s quite a formidable defensive array!"

Hu Xiaoshan, the Supreme Elder of the Tiger Clan, who knew some array arts, went over to take a closer look but shook his head in resignation, indicating he was powerless.

"Brother Fang, you’re skilled in array art, see if you can break it."

Seeing Fang Bai walk up to him, Hu Xiaoshan stepped back a couple of steps, giving Fang Bai space.

Fang Bai crouched down, gently brushing his fingers over the complex array patterns, realizing that a high-level imperial rank array had appeared in Taixuan Sect, suggesting that the ancestors of Taixuan Sect might have included Thunder Tribulation Realm experts proficient in array arts.

Imperial rank high-level arrays are not something an ordinary array master can even comprehend, let alone break, but they posed no obstacle for Fang Bai.

Fang Bai turned his fingers into a blade, making simple swipes over the stone slab’s array patterns. Soon, beams of light radiated from the slab, and after a slight tremor, it shattered loudly, revealing an entrance a few feet square.

The Tiger Clan’s high-ranking members exchanged glances, admirably praising Fang Bai’s array art.

Rich spiritual energy immediately overflowed from the entrance, bathing Fang Bai and the others, prompting them to take deep breaths. Even the Lightning Mink, feeling refreshed, let out a contented sigh.

"Swish!"

A silver flash darted into the underground treasure entrance, with the Lightning Mink rushing in first while everyone was dazed.

"This guy..."

Seeing the disappearing silver streak, Fang Bai couldn’t help but smile wryly, then said, "Let’s go down and take a look... Hopefully, the Taixuan Sect’s underground vault contains some good items."

"Brother Fang, after you."

The Tiger Clan’s high-ranking members courteously said.

Among these people, Fang Bai’s cultivation level wasn’t the strongest, but his combat strength was second to none, and he contributed the most to the battle. Now at the division time of cultivation resources, it was only natural for him to enter first and make his selection.

Fang Bai, taking Linghu Qianjiao with him, entered first as the Tiger Clan high-ranking members followed in order of hierarchy.

The first thing Fang Bai saw upon entering the underground vault wasn’t the mountain of cultivation resources but a person and a beast.

The beast was the Lightning Mink, and the person was Wu De.

At that moment, Lightning Mink and Wu De were standing in front of a pile of royal-grade spirit stones, glaring at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

"Wu De? When did you get in here?"

Seeing Wu De there, Fang Bai was quite bewildered, but then he thought about Wu De’s expertise in stealing, perhaps there wasn’t only one entrance to the vault. Who knows where he sneaked in, even before the rest of them.

Seeing Wu De’s eyes darting around, Fang Bai knew this guy had already harvested quite a number of treasures.

"Me? Hehe... I just got in here too!"

Wu De chuckled awkwardly, instinctively tightening his grip on the space ring on his left hand.

Fang Bai rolled his eyes, led Linghu Qianjiao to the pile of royal-grade spirit stones, and said, "You’ve certainly pocketed quite a few of these royal-grade spirit stones, haven’t you?"

Fang Bai’s divine sense diffused, discovering that in this vast underground vault, this pile of royal-grade spirit stones was the most valuable, and given Wu De’s character, if he discovered such cultivation resources, he would definitely fill his spatial ring.

Wu De shook his head like a rattle drum, repeatedly saying, "No! No!"

Fang Bai appeared doubtful, but didn’t argue with Wu De, knowing his spatial ring had limited space and couldn’t hold many royal-grade spirit stones.

Yet the million spirit stones before them were plentiful enough for everyone to divide.

"I don’t believe it! Old Taoist Wu, show me your spatial ring. If there’s other good stuff inside, we must share!"

Fang Bai ignored Wu De, but Lightning Mink wasn’t as forgiving. He noisily demanded to take Wu De’s spatial ring, probing it with his divine sense.

Even though Wu De yelled "Wah wah," being outmatched, he had no choice.

After Lightning Mink had looked into the ring for a while, seeing his disappointed expression, Wu De grumpily said, "Have you seen enough? Apart from royal-grade spirit stones, there’s nothing in my spatial ring that would interest you! Humph, you brazenly snatched the Taoist Master’s spatial ring. The Taoist Master is angry. If I could beat you, I would have already taught you a lesson to vent my frustration!"

Lightning Mink chuckled and said, "When you reach my realm, Master Mink will already be a Thunder Tribulation expert! So, you’ll never be my match! Haha..."

Lightning Mink, seeing Wu De’s annoyed and hopping mad expression, couldn’t help but laugh triumphantly.

"You all take these royal-grade spirit stones first... Fill your own spatial rings as much as you can! Of course, if there are other cultivation resources you fancy, don’t hold back!"

Fang Bai addressed the high-ranking members of the Tiger Clan.

There were over a million royal-grade spirit stones here, but only a dozen Tiger Clan high-ranking members, whose spatial rings could hold at most tens of thousands of stones. Fang Bai wasn’t worried they’d take them all.

Even if they did, so what?

Like Wu De, Fang Bai had also realized that within the Taixuan Sect on Taixuan Peak, there’s a spirit stone vein inside. Judging from the spiritual energy it emits, it surely contains some royal-grade spirit stones.

"Brother Fang, you should take them first!"

Hu Xiaoshan still thought Fang Bai was being courteous and hurriedly insisted.

Fang Bai raised his left hand showcasing the Five Elements Spatial Ring and smiled, "My spatial ring can accommodate millions of spirit stones. If I take them first, you’d have no chance. You take them first, then the rest will be all mine."

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiaoshan realized Fang Bai wasn’t being courteous but was rather generously sharing the benefits among them.

Now, Hu Xiaoshan and the Tiger Clan experts stopped being polite, one after another, and began storing the pile of royal-grade spirit stones into their spatial rings.

By the time their spatial rings were filled, half of the million royal-grade spirit stones were still left.

Fang Bai laughed "Haha," moved his left hand slightly, and in a flash of light, the remaining half of the royal-grade spirit stones disappeared, all taken into his Five Elements Spatial Ring.

"Everyone scatter and see if there are other preferred cultivation resources."

The underground vault was immense, and every so often there were piles of cultivation resources. After Fang Bai finished speaking, he took Linghu Qianjiao’s hand and headed towards a pile of spiritual medicine, stretching out his hand to collect a few royal-grade spiritual medicines.

Seeing this, Wu De and others also scattered, each seeking their treasures.