Above the grassland, the grass bent over as the group of eight flew past, silent during their flight, yet beneath this quietude, schemes and hidden motives were afoot – even the Green Dragon Yan Lang had begun spiritually communicating with Yan Mo.

"Yan Mo, although you disobeyed the Elders’ orders back then, our Dragon Clan has never treated you as an outsider. You should know that our clan is highly unified; we don’t abandon any clan member," Green Dragon Yan Lang telepathically communicated while flying.

With his three uncles dead, the Dragon Clan’s influence among these eight had significantly diminished. Now, Yan Lang had no choice but to try to win over Yan Mo.

After all, in terms of strength, Yan Mo at the Middle Kongming stage was comparable to a Cultivator in the late stages of Tribulation Crossing. While Third Tribulation Independent Demons and Independents Immortals were akin to Great Success stage experts, both Huo Can and Elder Qian Xu were seriously injured.

Huo Can’s injuries were still manageable, but Elder Qian Xu was more severely wounded; it was estimated that in a real fight, he wouldn’t be much different from Yan Mo.

"Yan Lang, what are you implying?" Yan Mo coldly transmitted his voice.

"Yan Mo, you know the strength of our Dragon Clan and our protectiveness towards our own. When any clan member is bullied, our entire Dragon Clan seeks revenge. You were young back then when you disobeyed the Elders, but in their hearts, they still considered you a member of our clan," Yan Lang persuaded.

Yan Mo fell silent.

"Though the Elders haven’t looked after you for many years, yet... Why, even in the Primordial Wilderness, were you able to become a leader on the periphery? Why didn’t the inner circle Demon Beasts kill you?" Yan Lang further inquired.

Even dragons who left the clan weren’t easily killed by other experts.

Because the Dragon Clan is far too protective.

Yan Mo knew very well that his thriving in the Primordial Wilderness was partly due to his own strength. On the other hand, although he could forget, he had to admit that his identity as a Dragon Clan member played a significant role.

The Dragon Clan!

Among the Demon Beasts, the major categories were beasts, scale-armored, and birds, with the Dragon Clan almost serving as the synonym for scale-armored beasts. Though there were some powerful groups among the scale-armored category, none could match the combined might of one Dragon Clan, especially with the clan’s unity when facing external threats.

"What do you want me to do?" Yan Mo spoke softly.

After so many years in the Primordial Wilderness, Yan Mo was no longer the same as before. The current Yan Mo was a lord in his own right, no longer the too proud and easily broken youth he once was.

Yan Lang felt elated and immediately said, "Yan Mo, this time since the three uncles have perished, and you also know, that this Immortal Mansion belongs to Immortal Emperor Ni Yang, said to be ten times more valuable than the Qingyu Immortal Mansion. Even our clan’s Elders covet it. If we can seize that treasure and submit it to the clan, our status will surely skyrocket. You were young back then and disobeyed the Elders’ commands, surely they won’t mind."

"Yan Lang, are you saying you want me to help those old men?" Yan Mo was slightly annoyed.

"Yan Mo, I’ve also been alone in the Green Dragon Palace for such a long time, constantly conflicting with the Penglai Immortal Domain and the Purple Flame Demon Prison, so I can imagine how your days in the Primordial Wilderness were. Yan Mo, we’re brothers, brothers of the Dragon Clan. Do you really enjoy being alone out there?" Green Dragon Yan Lang indifferently stated.

Loneliness, happiness?

Yan Mo pondered for a while, wondering what was going through his mind. After some time, he said, "Fine, I’ll join forces with you to seize the treasure. I know that Lady Yan Ji, Huo Can, and Elder Qian Xu are all seriously injured. In terms of strength, with me unscathed at this moment, I can certainly match them, but... they all have Low Grade Immortal Devices."

Huo Can and Elder Qian Xu both possessed Low Grade Immortal Devices. Despite their injuries, if Yan Mo were to fight them, his chances of victory were slim.

"Rest assured on this point, I have a Low Grade Immortal Device with me," Green Dragon Yan Lang suddenly said.

For the Dragon Clan, producing a Low Grade Immortal Device was no difficult task. This time, letting Yan Lanshan, Yan Lanxu, and the others bring along three Illusion Dragon Pearls, it was not surprising that Green Dragon Yan Lang had a Low Grade Immortal Device as well—after all, the Dragon Clan is wealthy and powerful.

"Aren’t you worried that I’ll take your Immortal Device and not return it to you?" Yan Mo countered.

"Why worry?" Yan Lang was utterly unconcerned.

...

Not just Yan Mo and Yan Lang, but the others were also communicating silently with their Spiritual Sense while on the eight-thousand-mile journey to the Treasure Pavilion. All eight had secretly formed an alliance, and they were flying slowly because they were wary of potential dangers.

However, in the end, they learned that their suspicions were misplaced.

The insidious Immortal Emperor Ni Yang, on rare occasions, had spoken the truth. There was indeed no danger on the road at all.

In the center of the endless grassland stood a two-story pavilion, constructed entirely of white jade, though the roof tiles were golden. In front of the entrance to the pavilion, on the left side was a human sculpture made from black crystal stones, while on the right side stood a massive stele, as tall as the sculpture.

The person depicted in the black crystal stone sculpture looked quite handsome, but what really stood out was his bearing—the kind of confident and proud demeanor that made others feel inferior in his presence.

Qin Yu and the other seven couldn’t help but feel a sense of oppression after glancing at the sculpture, internally admiring the sculptor’s skill for fully capturing the depicted person’s presence to the extent that it even made practitioners at the Third and Fourth Tribulation Independent Immortals and Demons Realm feel suppressed.

The art of sculpture was almost akin to the nature of the heavenly way.

Unconsciously, everyone moved their gaze away from the sculpture and onto the stele.

They recognized the familiar handwriting at a glance—as though the letters had been left there by Immortal Emperor Ni Yang himself.

"Youngsters, don’t get the wrong idea. This stele is not the Township Stele. Remember, once you enter through the main gate, the first floor will have Immortal Treasures waiting for you. Afterwards, proceed from the first floor’s corridor to the second floor, where more Immortal Treasures are reserved for you. What treasures you will obtain all depends on your fortune."

Reading the large characters on the stele, everyone felt joy in their hearts.

It seemed there were plenty of treasures indeed, present on both the first and second floors.

Looking at the main entrance of the White Jade Pavilion, there were even some who wanted to charge in directly. Fortunately, there was not a single fool among them, for the first to act would likely be surrounded and attacked by the rest.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Brother Yida once made an agreement outside the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion. However, since many have perished since then, it naturally cannot be considered binding. Therefore, I suggest... here we should discuss the distribution more thoroughly," Yan Lang said in a clear voice.

Yan Mo stood by Yan Lang’s side, holding a deep green spear in his hand. He had already taken the Low Grade Immortal Device from Yan Lang and performed a Blood Recognition upon it upon arriving at the White Jade Pavilion.

"Distribution, huh? By what right?" Lady Yan Ji snorted coldly. "Little Azure Dragon, all three of your seniors have died; does your Dragon Clan still delude itself with thoughts of competing?"

Even though she was seriously injured, if she faced anyone individually, none present were a match for Lady Yan Ji.

Yan Lang smiled and said, "My three uncles may have perished, but as early as in Qin Yu Immortal Mansion, I had already passed on the message to the Dragon Clan Elders through our Dragon Clan’s Secret Technique. If you rely on brute force to snatch the treasures, even if you leave the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion, you won’t be able to take the Immortal Treasures with you."

Lady Yan Ji’s complexion changed, and the faces of Elder Qian Xu and the others also turned slightly ugly.

If there really were Dragon Clan experts waiting outside the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion, then the situation would truly be terrible.

"Stop talking nonsense. I’ve already tried it, the Communication Orders are useless inside the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion," Elder Qian Xu said coldly, "One cannot send messages out from here, how did you notify your elders?"

"Haha... Qian Xu, I didn’t say I used a Communication Order. Lady Yan Ji, I presume that with your knowledge, you should know that my Dragon Clan has secret treasures for communication, much more effective than Communication Orders," Yan Lang said confidently.

The Dragon Clan possessed an abundance of treasures.

Communication Orders were only used by average cultivators and demon cultivators. High-level communication treasures did exist within the Dragon Clan. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Indeed," Lady Yan Ji admitted somewhat helplessly.

In fact, Yan Lang was trembling with fear. Although the Dragon Clan did possess such secret communication treasures, they hadn’t paid enough attention to this Immortal Mansion initially. It was already remarkable that three Late Tribulation Crossing Azure Dragons came with three Illusion Dragon Pearls, so how would they expect that even Communication Orders would be unusable here?

However, Yan Lang successfully bluffed everyone. He knew he couldn’t be too excessive.

"My Dragon Clan’s demand isn’t high. We want two out of the nine shares. How about that?" Yan Lang proposed with a smile. "That is to say, if the Immortal Treasures are a multiple of nine, we will distribute them accordingly. If there are fewer than nine items, we rely on our abilities to compete for them."

Upon hearing the Dragon Clan’s demands, Lady Yan Ji immediately replied, "Fine, I agree. I won’t ask for much either, I want three out of the nine shares."

Not much, yet three out of nine shares?

But with Lady Yan Ji’s strength evident, the others couldn’t complain much.

Before Qin Yu could speak, Li’er said with a smile, "The Star Pavilion won’t ask for much either. On behalf of my big brother Qin Yu, let’s just take two shares."

"You want two shares, on what grounds?" Huo Can said coldly, while Elder Qian Xu’s eyes flashed with a cold light. With the Dragon Clan and Lady Yan Ji together claiming five shares, how many could Huo Can, Elder Qian Xu, and the others take?

"On what grounds?" Li’er said with a smile, "I have a protective treasure on my body. You can’t harm me in the slightest, yet I can use this ’Devouring Rock Thunder’ seal to kill any one of you two." Li’er produced a translucent purple talisman.

The situation shifted dramatically.

Qin Yu also smiled. Uncle Lan had given Li’er a protective treasure, apparently he had also brought attack treasures.

"Lady Yan Ji, you should be aware of the power of the Devouring Rock Thunder Seal. If you were unharmed, you might barely be able to defend against it, but now, even if you block it, you’ll likely be seriously injured. As for the others, they probably wouldn’t be able to withstand it at all," Li’er said as she looked towards Yan Ji.

Yan Ji couldn’t help but laugh and cry: "Little girl, I truly respect that Independent Immortal predecessor of yours. With the Devouring Rock Thunder Seal, even at my prime, I estimate I would be seriously injured and lose my attack power. Now..."

Lady Yan Ji had indeed heard of the Devouring Rock Thunder Seal.

But to refine such a seal was nearly impossible without the strength of an Eighth Tribulation Independent Immortal, the materials were exceedingly precious, even more valuable than a Low Grade Immortal Device. And thirdly... the method of refining it was not known to just any Independent Immortal.

A single Devouring Rock Thunder Seal had pacified everyone.

"Fine, I’ll take one of the nine shares," Elder Qian Xu conceded.

Huo Can, also at a loss, said, "The last remaining share will go to both Yida and me." Although that’s what he said, if there were truly nine immortal artifacts, would he really give the one allocated to him to Yida?

However, Yida didn’t show the slightest dissatisfaction at the moment.

"Very well, let’s go in then," Lady Yan Ji said. She led the way to the large gates of the pavilion, and the others followed into the interior of the White Jade Pavilion, while Qin Yu turned to Li’er.

"Li’er, what’s wrong?" Qin Yu asked, puzzled.

"Big Brother Qin Yu, you go in first. I have some things to take care of. Here, take this Devouring Rock Thunder Seal," Li’er said with a mysterious smile.

Hearing Li’er say this, Qin Yu nodded, taking the seal with a smile, and then headed for the gates of the White Jade Pavilion. There could be dangers inside the pavilion, but there wouldn’t be outside. Moreover, Li’er had a protective treasure to keep him safe.

With the Devouring Rock Thunder Seal, Qin Yu would pose a threat to those third tribulation independent immortals and demons.

As Qin Yu approached the entrance, right by the carved effigy, he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye—on the right index finger of the black jade human sculpture, which carried its hands on its back, there was actually a ring.

Due to the hands being behind its back and the long robe it wore, the ring would have gone unnoticed from any other position; and since the ring was the same color as the sculpture, it was hard to detect. Yet, Qin Yu had spotted it.

"A ring, could it be a treasure?" Qin Yu reached out to try and remove the ring and to his surprise, he easily took it off.

However, when Qin Yu scanned the ring with his spiritual sense, he didn’t find anything special about it. Even after he wore it on his finger and performed blood recognition, he still couldn’t find anything special about the ring. Clearly... it was just a decorative piece.

"I really am being paranoid," Qin Yu shook his head with a laugh and stepped directly into the first floor of the Treasure Pavilion.

Inside the first level, Lady Yan Ji and others were gathered around a small black collar that was floating in the air. The collar looked exactly like an ordinary dog collar used by mortals, but it radiated with a very strange energy, different from the usual immortal essence power.

"A Spiritual Beast Ring, it’s actually a Spiritual Beast Ring, and there are eighteen of them," Lady Yan Ji exclaimed.

Not too many, not too few, exactly eighteen—that’s precisely a multiple of nine, isn’t it?

"So, it is the Spiritual Beast Ring." A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Green Dragon Yan Lang.

Lady Yan Ji, restrained by the others, did not dare to snatch it openly and looking to the Green Dragon, said with a smile, "My friends, these Spiritual Beast Rings are used by immortals to subjugate demon beasts. Once a demon beast is injured and dying, if it is caught with this ring, the beast must then be controlled by the immortal. Of course, the user of the Spiritual Beast Ring doesn’t have to be an immortal; we independent demons can use them, too. The Spiritual Beast Ring, I heard it’s quite common in the Immortal Realm, but in the Mortal World, it’s almost impossible to find."

No wonder the Green Dragon Yan Lang was unhappy. These Spiritual Beast Rings were used for capturing demon beasts to serve as mounts.

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