The Shangqing school's Treasure House was brightly lit.
The two elders, Pan Dechang and Tang Ren, hurried to the scene.
"Shang Zhen, what's the situation?" Pan Dechang asked after arriving.
Shang Zhen said, "I've been guarding the door of the Treasure House, waiting for the two Martial Uncles to arrive."
"Well done."
Pan Dechang praised Shang Zhen. Shang Zhen was mature and prudent, doing things properly.
Tang Ren said, "The person who entered the Treasure House must be that guy surnamed Lu. He's really daring to break into the Shangqing school's important place! It seems that he's not an upright gentleman. "
Pan Dechang frowned and said, "We were at fault first. Even if he entered the Treasure House and stole a few spiritual objects, let him be. It's not a secret Treasure House, so it won't affect the foundation of our Shangqing school. I'm worried that he might have triggered the array restriction. "
Pan Dechang went forward to check the restriction on the Treasure House's door.
After checking, Pan Dechang was shocked. "This … this young man called Lu Wang is actually so powerful?"
Tang Ren and several patrolling disciples, including Chen Rong who arrived later, all gathered around.
Pan Dechang pointed to the buried restriction array and said, "Lu Wang didn't break the restriction with brute force, but skillfully cut the core lines of the array. No wonder it didn't trigger the array's warning function! Even I may not be able to do such a delicate trick. "
Tang Ren muttered, "Evil intentions. The stronger the ability, the greater the disaster."
Pan Dechang finally couldn't bear it and angrily rebuked Tang Ren in front of all the disciples.
"Junior Brother Tang, what kind of resentment do you have against Lu Wang? You should know that he destroyed the Black Sky Cult's plot in the Sword-testing Valley and saved our Shangqing school and the experts of various sects. He's a great benefactor to the Shangqing school!
"Originally, I was planning to barter for that evil treasure from him and thank him properly. But you, on the other hand, directly took it by force and activated the protective formation without permission, leading to a deep misunderstanding … You can't shirk your responsibility for the current situation!"
Tang Ren's face turned pale. He lowered his head and said, "Senior Brother is right."
Pan Dechang snorted and said, "If he's not a righteous person, why would he risk his life and do something so heroic in the Sword Trial Valley? Furthermore, combined with the various exquisite methods displayed by this Young Master Lu, don't you suspect his origin? "
Tang Ren narrowed his eyes. "He … could he be from 'that place'?"
Pan Dechang nodded heavily. "It's good that you understand. The cultivators from that place are not people our Shangqing school can afford to offend."
When Chen Rong heard this, he frowned slightly and hesitated to speak.
As the candidate for the next head of the sect, she knew what the two elders were talking about. The so-called "place" referred to the Danxia Sect, a hidden sect. It was a holy place for cultivators to practice. However, very few people knew about the Danxia Sect, let alone those who had been there.
However, Chen Rong felt that "Lu Wang" did not look like a young talent from a hidden sect. When they were in the Ancient Scholar Town, Bai Xiaowen didn't even know the soul sense method at first.
Chen Rong didn't speak. She felt that it was a good thing to let the elders of the sect misunderstand that "Lu Wang" came from a hidden sect.
Shang Zhen said, "Martial Uncle Pan, according to the time, that … that Young Master Lu Wang should still be in the Treasure House and hasn't left yet."
Pan Dechang nodded. "Junior Brother Tang, Xiao Rong, and Shang Zhen, follow me in. When you meet Young Master Lu Wang, don't fight. Just resolve the misunderstanding. "
Chen Rong and Shang Zhen agreed at the same time. Tang Ren didn't object.
After the four of them entered the Treasure House, they saw that the stone rooms on the left and B were all opened.
Tang Ren's expression suddenly changed. He said, "The A secret room is filled with rare materials. It doesn't matter if a few of them are stolen. The B secret room contains the secret of talismans from our Shangqing school! We can't let him take it. "
Pan Dechang's expression was also a bit unsightly. If he really took away the talisman true inheritance, that would be a bit too much.
The four of them first entered the B1 stone room. Seeing that the four elemental energy protective glowing balls and the jade scrolls inside, they all heaved a sigh of relief.
The wrinkles on Pan Dechang's face smoothed out. "Like I said, Young Master Lu Wang has an extraordinary background. Of course he will abide by the rules and know what can and cannot be touched. Moreover, some of our Shangqing school's shallow secret arts may not be of interest to Young Master Lu. "
Tang Ren lowered his head, his eyes darting around.
The four of them then went to the A1 stone room on the left and saw that two spiritual materials were missing.
Then, they went to the A2 stone room on the left and saw that two more spiritual materials were missing.
Shang Zhen said with some astonishment, "That Young Master Lu doesn't seem to have a deep cultivation base. How could he so easily break through so many restrictive stone doors and so many elemental energy protective barriers?"
Pan Dechang sighed. "If he really is a young expert from 'that place', he naturally has methods that ordinary people can't imagine."
Hearing up to here, even Chen Rong was somewhat uncertain as to whether or not Bai Xiaowen had a deep background from a hidden sect.
The four of them did a round of calculations. A total of seven spiritual materials were missing from the treasury. As for the precious secret arts and secret arts, none of them were stolen.
"Of the spiritual materials that were lost, apart from a portion of 'Taiyi Gold Essence' that is somewhat heart-wrenching, the rest are fine." Pan Dechang said. "However, let's think of it another way. Originally, we planned to give Lu Wang more than a portion of Taiyi Gold Essence as a thank-you gift. Let's just say that he took the thank-you gift himself. When we find him, we'll just give him the few items that he stole. "
However, the problem was that the four of them searched everywhere in the treasury but didn't find any trace of 'Lu Wang'.
Chen Rong couldn't help but say, "My two senior uncles, I'm afraid that it'll be very difficult for us to find Young Master Lu's traces. Why don't we close the Mountain Protecting Grand Formation and allow him to leave? From what I see, Young Master Lu isn't a talkative person. When he sees us close the formation, he'll naturally realize that it was all a misunderstanding. He won't tarnish our Shangqing's reputation in the outside world. "
Pan Dechang, this old man, was rather stubborn. He shook his head and said, "No, no. We must find him and then explain things clearly. "
The four of them once again searched around the treasury.
"Looks like he really isn't in the treasury." Pan Dechang shook his head, a bit disappointed.
One must know that the invisibility effect of the 'Fish Pattern Robe' was basically non-existent to Suzerain level experts, namely the two elders. Searching for so long without finding him meant that 'Lu Wang' had left long ago.
Chen Rong once again persuaded to close the formation and promised that Lu Wang wouldn't speak carelessly in the outside world. However, Pan Dechang still didn't agree.
Pan Dechang stayed in the treasury to repair the restrictions on the stone door and sent Tang Ren and the other two away. He first brought the disciples to continue their night patrol.
Without waiting for Tang Ren to move, a disciple suddenly rushed in hurriedly, saying, "Elders, it's bad!"
"What's wrong now?"
That disciple said with a long face, "The formation pagoda in the northwest corner fell … a corner of the Mountain Protecting Grand Formation has collapsed!"
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