The treasure room of the sword tomb was relatively spacious, but at this time, with more than thirty to forty people squeezed in, it seemed a bit cramped, and the atmosphere was quite subtle. When Wang Lu and the others appeared from the transmission array, they immediately attracted everyone's attention, just like pouring cold water into a hot pan.
"Who are they!?"
"Again? Hurry up and tell them to get out of here, this group of trash … "
The noise of life made Wang Lu frown. This kind of chaos was not in line with any plan.
However, there was a way to deal with the unplanned situation. As long as he didn't change … there was nothing to be afraid of.
Calming himself down, Wang Lu swept his eyes around. Among the large group of unfamiliar faces, he also found a few familiar faces. The other side, of course, also discovered Wang Lu. After a moment of hesitation, they came over.
"Brother Wang!"
A slight smile hung on Wang Lu's face. "Little Hai … there's also Brother Ziye over there, long time no see."
These people were the disciples of the Ten Thousand Arts Sect, led by their Eldest Brother Zhan Ziye. In the past, when the two sects met, Ye Feifei, Zhao Jiangyuan, and the others were also present. Behind them were two people with similar age and cultivation base. Obviously, they were also the elite disciples of the Ten Thousand Arts Sect.
"What's going on here?"
Hai Yunfan wryly smiled. "Man proposes, but God disposes."
For a disciple of the Ten Thousand Arts Sect to say this, it seemed like a great change had happened … Moreover, it was a change that was difficult to deal with. Combined with the situation at the scene, Wang Lu thought for a moment and then said, "Shengjing Sect?"
Although he didn't understand why the strictly confidential operation would be interrupted by the Shengjing Sect, but to be able to make the calculation of the three sects fail, to make the Feng Yin Daoist Master unable to deduce it, and to make the disciples of the Ten Thousand Arts Sect, one of the Five Uniques feel deeply helpless … no matter how he thought about it, only the Shengjing Sect could meet this condition.
"Yes, it's the Shengjing Sect!"
A vigorous and powerful voice suddenly came in, and then a tall male cultivator separated from the crowd and walked to the front of Wang Lu, covering him in his shadow.
Wang Lu's talent could be considered above average, but in front of this person, he was like an underdeveloped child. If one were to look at him at eye level, they would only be able to see his chest.
Then, without raising his head, Wang Lu stared at the other party's chest and said, "Fellow Daoist from Shengjing? Please forgive me for not going out to welcome you, esteemed guest. "
Although the cultivators of Shengjing Sect were tall, they were not reckless people. How could they not understand the implication of Wang Lu's words, which was that they were uninvited guests? However, he didn't care about the implied words and snorted coldly, "You're from Lingjian School? I have nothing to say to you. Go back to where you came from and stop being a hindrance here. "
Wang Lu lightly said, "Turtledove occupying magpie's nest, is this your Shengjing Sect's way of doing things?"
"A dove occupying a magpie's nest? Ridiculous, since when did ownerless things become your family's things? "
Hearing this remark, Wang Lu suddenly laughed, and then looked up. "Since you also admit that it's ownerless things, then at least it's not considered as Shengjing Sect's. Let's put aside our dispute and jointly develop it. As for exploring the depths of the sword tomb, it's up to our own chance … that's not bad."
"What a glib tongue!" The tall cultivator sneered a few times, but didn't speak again. His condescending eyes revealed a trace of appreciation.
Different from Zhou Mumu of Kunlun Sect and Zhan Ziye of Ten Thousand Arts Sect, the young cultivator from Blue River Region, his words were more shrewd and more pragmatic.
When they first met the people from Kunlun Sect, the two sects almost fought. Zhou Mumu, the leader of Kunlun Sect, didn't expect to meet Shengjing Sect cultivators here. Surprised, she didn't hesitate to spew venomous slander, slandering Shengjing Sect for using a despicable trick to steal the secret of the three sects.
Later, when the people from Ten Thousand Arts Sect arrived, they were also surprised. However, Zhan Ziye was a bit calmer than Zhou Mumu; he guessed the inside story and didn't directly accuse Shengjing Sect people of using despicable tricks. Instead, he emphasized that the sword tomb belonged to the three sects, Kunlun Sect, Ten Thousand Arts Sect and Spirit Sword Sect, and Shengjing Sect had no right to interfere...
That's all fart!
Despicable trick to steal the secret of the three sects? If Shengjing Sect wanted to know, why would they need to steal your information? They were really short-sighted, looking at the sky from the bottom of a well!
Shengjing Sect spread their influence all over the Nine Regions, not just for the immediate benefit. The Nine Regions strategy has been implemented for more than a thousand years, but Shengjing Sect actually didn't really do much plundering. They just deeply engraved the mark of Shengjing Sect in every part of the Nine Regions...
Later, the Sect Leader Hetu Daoren spent a hundred years to build the Immortal Treasure Nine Regions Map in Shengjing Immortal City, which connected the geography of the Nine Regions. From then on, all the major events in the world were under his control.
Therefore, how could Shengjing Sect not know about the appearance of the ancient sword tomb in the Southern Heaven Region?
Of course, even if it was the Immortal Treasure Nine Regions Map, it was impossible to calculate all the changes in the world. It could only perceive the major events, but the details were vague. And in the area where Shengjing Sect's power was slightly inferior, the Nine Regions Map's response was relatively insensitive. Plus, the Nine Regions was so big that changes were happening all the time. No matter how powerful Shengjing Sect was, it was difficult for them to take all of them into account. For example, the news about the birth of the Immortal Beast on the Grand Cloud Mountain in the Grand Cloud Mountain was vague on the Nine Regions Map, so it didn't attract enough attention. Later, when the Immortal Treasure Map issued a warning, Bai Shixuan had already completed her transformation, and the Fifth Elder of Spirit Sword Mountain personally went to the Grand Cloud Mountain. Thus, Shengjing Sect had to give up. As for the ancient sword tomb in the Southern Heaven Region, Shengjing Sect also misjudged it. They mistakenly thought that there were, at most, one or two high-rank spiritual treasures in the sword tomb, which was not worth spending too much manpower and material resources. At that time, there were already three sects from the Five Uniques competing for it, so there was no need for Shengjing Sect to forcefully intervene.
However, when the Lingjian School disciples took away the treasure, Shengjing Sect discovered the abnormality. In the Nine Regions Map, the symbol of the birth of the rare treasure in the Southern Heaven Region not only didn't disperse, but instead, it vaguely showed a stronger tendency. It was just that, indistinct and intermittent. The Sect Leader calculated with his supreme divination technique and determined that there might be a secret in the depths of the sword tomb. It was just that, as an inheritance tomb, it was not suitable to break it with brute force. Thus, he immediately ordered the elite disciples of the Immortal Sect to form a team to explore it.
The reaction of Shengjing Sect was actually a bit slower than that of the other three sects. However, the extraordinariness of this leader of the Immortal Sect was without a doubt. Although it started late, its unique internal management model allowed it to complete the organization mobilization in the first instance. From the Central Region Immortal City as well as its various branches, it gathered a twenty-five people team and directly rushed to the entrance of the sword tomb. They didn't have the transmission mark left by Kunlun Immortal Sect's Ten Thousand Arts Sect and the others, so they started from the beginning. The first three passes only took them half a day to completely break through, which was an exceptionally amazing efficiency!
Of course, this was normal for the people of Shengjing Sect. Although these twenty-five people were hastily assembled, they were the elites of the Immortal Sect, absolutely not mediocre. The leader was the seventh of the nineteen successor disciples of the Immortal Sect, Power King Jianglu, who was at the peak of Xudan Stage. His Mysterious Gold Unbreakable Body had reached the sixteenth layer, and his comprehensive strength was not inferior to the other lead disciples of the Five Uniques. His deputies were the twins Wangyue Luanyu and Wangyue Luanyun, who were ranked seventy and eighteenth among the nineteen successor disciples. The two of them held the Yin and Yang Treasure Chest, and when they joined forces, their strength was even a notch higher than Jianglu's. The remaining twenty or so cultivators were also the absolute elites of the Immortal Sect, with the lowest cultivation base being middle-level Xudan. Coupled with their superior cultivation method and magical treasures, their comprehensive strength was not much inferior to that of Daoist Master King Pill of a common high-rank sect.
With such a powerful team, why would they need to steal the news of Kunlun Immortal Sect and Ten Thousand Arts Sect? Relying on their own ability alone was enough to be successful in every endeavor in the sword tomb.
Uninvited guests, turtledove occupying the magpie's nest? How ridiculous! When their team entered the treasure room and was about to open the entrance of the fourth pass, Kunlun Sect's Zhou Mumu had just arrived! Ten Thousand Arts Sect's Zhan Ziye and the others were nowhere to be seen. The uninvited guests should be the disciples of Kunlun Immortal Sect and the other two sects!
After realizing this problem, Wang Lu simply didn't entangle himself with the ownership and development of the sword tomb. Instead, he directly put forward the argument that they should put aside the dispute, avoiding the disadvantage. From a reasonable point of view, this argument was the most difficult to refute.
Because although Shengjing Sect was the first to arrive, compared to the other three sects, they had, after all, lost the initiative. Thus, it was completely unclear who the right to develop the sword tomb belonged to.
And how to deal with this unclear issue? It was very simple. One was Wang Lu's proposal to put aside the dispute and focus on developing the treasure of the sword tomb first. The other was...
"What a joke, who wants to put aside the dispute with you?" From the Shengjing Sect team, a tall and thin cultivator sneered. "Do you think you can compete with Shengjing Sect for the treasure of the sword tomb?"
However, before Wang Lu could speak, a heroic young girl from the Kunlun Immortal Sect team furrowed her willowy eyebrows and angrily rebuked, "Wishful thinking? Didn't your Sect Master teach you first come, first served!? "
"First come, first served? When I came here, you, Zhou Mumu, were still on the road, yet you have the nerve to talk about first come, first served. Your Kunlun Immortal Sect has always boasted itself as the ancestor of the immortal path, how could you not distinguish right from wrong? "
"The last time we came here, your Shengjing Sect didn't even know this place!"
Seeing that the two sides were going to talk about the same old thing again, the Shengjing Sect's cultivators didn't say much. More than twenty people simultaneously took a step forward. Under the pressure of their astonishing imposing manner, the six people from Kunlun Immortal Sect suddenly looked a bit ugly.
No matter how strong their mouth was, they couldn't deny the fact that Shengjing Sect was the strongest among them. Among the twenty-five people, any one of them was not weak.
The imposing manner of the Kunlun Immortal Sect's cultivators was a notch lower. Zhou Mumu hastily turned to look at the Ten Thousand Arts Sect. Although the two sects weren't that close, they, after all, joined hands last time. Zhan Ziye's Ten Thousand Methods Comprehension Skill had an astonishing strength, so he could be a very powerful support.
However, when her eyes turned, Zhou Mumu couldn't help but be stunned. The last time they met, Zhan Ziye, who was quite heroic and somewhat bookish, was now like a young man who had his first awakening of love. His face was full of shyness, and from time to time, he would secretly glance at a naked girl from the Lingjian School...
You, your mother! What the hell are you doing here!?
Zhan Ziye was unreliable, so Zhou Mumu had to pin her hope on the Lingjian School. Previously, she didn't have much contact with the cultivators of the Lingjian School, but she had long heard of the name of the lead disciple of Spirit Sword Sect, Wang Lu. Moreover, in the last trip to the sword tomb, she received a sword strike from Zhu Shiyao, which nearly shattered her Immortal Taiyi Exquisite Body.
If the Lingjian School was willing to take the lead, the three sects might be able to fight against Shengjing Sect.
"Heh, allow me to say a few words." While the situation was tense, Wang Lu said, "This ancient sword tomb was left behind by a true immortal from the ancient times, and its level is far beyond the present age. Moreover, after experiencing the catastrophe of the Age of Chaos, it's likely that there are quite a number of mechanisms malfunctioning or mutation, making it even more dangerous. Although your sect's team is powerful, I'm afraid it's unrealistic to say that it's like walking on flat ground. Similarly, it's the same for our Spirit Sword Sect, Kunlun Immortal Sect, and Ten Thousand Arts Sect. So, instead of having internal friction, it's better for us to join hands and explore it. The scale of this sword tomb is unprecedented, and there are countless treasures, so why do we have to eat it alone? "
Jianglu nodded and said, "Shengjing Sect doesn't necessarily want to eat it alone. If we can get strong support in the process of exploring the sword tomb, that would naturally be a good thing. However, we're worried that when the time comes, we won't get a helping hand, but a dagger from the back."
This Power King Jianglu was tall and strong, and his method was firm and fierce, but his mind was calm and meticulous, which was quite inconsistent with his appearance.
Wang Lu said with a smile, "Then let's make the Big Heart Demon Oath."
However, this time, it was the Kunlun Sect people who came to undermine them. Seeing that Wang Lu wanted to join hands with Shengjing Sect, Zhou Mumu was quite annoyed. "Is your Lingjian School so spineless? Seeing Shengjing Sect, you can't even stand firm and shamelessly flatter them?"
Jianglu laughed. "See that? Even your three sects are scheming against each other, how can I feel at ease to accept you as my teammates? Moreover, what Brother Wang just said is right, this ancient sword tomb is extremely dangerous, even our Shengjing Sect has to be careful. As for your three sects … I won't say that you're just a motley crew, just save your energy and go home early. The Nine Regions is vast, and there are countless immortal opportunities. Our Shengjing Sect doesn't want to eat all the benefits, so if we can't, you guys can freely play to your heart's content! "
Wang Lu raised his eyebrows. "Isn't it clear that you're only giving the leftovers to others?"
"If you guys really have the ability, Shengjing Sect welcomes you to compete. Unfortunately, even if your three sects join forces, it's still not enough!"
Wang Lu said that he was waiting for this sentence. However, before he could open his mouth, he heard a stuttering but ice-cold voice behind him.
"So noisy, so noisy."
The next moment, the dazzling starlight sprinkled in every corner of the treasure room.
Tens of thousands of cold stars made people feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave. However, once they reached out and touched the starlight, they could feel the astonishing heat bursting out from it.
Ice and fire intertwined. Under the illumination of the starlight, this ancient sword tomb vaguely shook! A moment later, a burst of collapsing sound came from a gray wall.
The treasure room was actually broken!
The passage to the fourth level of the sword tomb also leaked out from behind the wall.
While everyone was incomparably shocked, Zhu Shiyao completely ignored the dispute between Shengjing Sect and the other three sects. Her figure, like a breeze, floated toward the entrance to the fourth level.
"Wait a minute …"
The Shengjing Sect cultivator who was closest to the wall reacted and reached out to stop her. However, when his five fingers opened and closed, the space collapsed and the five elements became chaotic, showing his terrifying power.
"Don't block the way."
Bam!
The crowd couldn't even see what happened, but the cultivator who reached out to stop her was hit back by an incomparably huge force and flew into the air like a straw.
Power King Jianglu stared with eyes wide open, unable to believe what he saw.
The person who was sent flying … was one of the vice-captains of Shengjing Sect, Wangyue Luanyun! That seemingly ordinary person, but between his palms there was the Yin and Yang universe, the most unpredictable peak Xudan Stage cultivator!
After a moment of consternation, Jianglu chased after him in big strides and roared, "Want to run!?"
The other cultivators of Shengjing Sect immediately followed. The twenty-five people, one after another, poured into the hole in the wall.
As for the cultivators of the other three sects...
"Tsk, things are really hard to predict. Come on, what are you waiting for? Let's catch up!"
Following Wang Lu's call, the cultivators of the other three sects immediately followed in silence.
Seeing that the previously difficult to solve deadlock was so violently broken, everyone's heart had different feelings. Among them, Wang Lu felt it the most.
"Sure enough, a thousand words are not as good as a straight stab …"
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