[Disciples Poisoned and Rioting, Hall in Crisis! Hall Master, Return Immediately to Suppress!]
“Clearly, this is Blue Shadow’s diversion tactic,” the Dry Hall Master frowned.
“But she’s too late. The restrictions on the Underground Supreme Treasure Vault are all activated now. Even if we weren’t guarding it here, she’d have no way to deal with the vault’s restrictions.”
“Then we…”
“We absolutely cannot all leave. That would be playing right into Blue Shadow’s hands. And no matter how sturdy a formation is, we must consider the possibility of the enemy breaking it. We cannot blindly rely on the formation completely.” The Dry Hall Master continued, “So, we must not follow the opponent’s pace.”
“We await your orders!” The other Hall Masters stood at respectful attention.
The Dry Hall Master pondered for a moment.
“Hall Masters of Zhen, Dui, Li, and Xun. Your cultivation bases are slightly weaker, so I’ll trouble each of you to handle the situation at two branch halls. The remaining Hall Masters will stay here with me to continue guarding against Blue Shadow.”
“Understood!”
“Ah, one more thing,” the Dry Hall Master spoke up again before the four Hall Masters left.
“Dui Hall Master, lend me your mirror. We need a treasure here that can perceive life and death to anchor the field.”
“Alright, no problem!” The Dui Hall Master readily handed the mirror to the Dry Hall Master.
“We’ll handle the branch halls. We leave this place in your capable hands!”
“Mhm! Don’t worry!” The Dry Hall Master smiled and patted the Dui Hall Master’s shoulder.
“Go quickly!”
“As you command!”
The four Hall Masters swiftly departed.
Among the four remaining Hall Masters, the Kan Hall Master sat quietly with his hands bound, keeping his distance to avoid suspicion.
The other Hall Masters stood alertly in a triangular defensive formation.
Fortunately, as time passed, the heavy atmosphere gradually lightened.
“It seems we’re safe. While that Jiang Ke’er and Blue Shadow have created many outrageous miracles, they’re helpless against such a tight defensive formation,” the Kun Hall Master said with a laugh.
The Dry Hall Master remained frowning and silent, pondering if he had overlooked something.
Something felt off.
If Blue Shadow’s goal was to rob the treasure vault, why make such a grand announcement with a notice, allowing them to prepare and activate the defensive formations layer by layer?
Moreover, during the last robbery of the national treasury, Blue Shadow didn’t give any prior notice… Why issue one this time? Just a quirk?
Also, since she used the diversion tactic to lure away several Hall Masters, her goal must be to reduce the combat power here and seize the opportunity to strike.
But even if she suddenly erupted with terrifying power and actually defeated them, the few Hall Masters here, what then?
She still couldn’t break the restrictions.
And the Hall Masters, even if captured, wouldn’t open the restrictions for her—betraying the Tribulation Immortal Hall would lead to a fate worse than death. Blue Shadow should be well aware of these considerations.
So why would she still do this?
The Dry Hall Master couldn’t figure it out. He could only continue staring intently at the surveillance feed of the Supreme Treasure Vault.
“Bleh~”
Suddenly! A huge fox face filled the entire surveillance screen!
The other party stuck out its tongue mockingly, its face full of infuriating provocation.
The Dry Hall Master instantly felt his hands and feet turn cold.
When?!
When did she get in?!
This is impossible! The restrictions showed absolutely no fluctuation!
Even if there was a legendary Dragon Vein Teleportation Technique from ancient times, allowing her to teleport to the dragon vein, she would still need to open the restrictions on the vault’s main door to get inside!
How on earth did she bypass the restrictions and enter the Supreme Treasure Vault?!
Right under the watchful eyes of everyone, that hateful, wretched fox transformed back into human form.
Wagging her tail and humming a little tune, she began stuffing treasures one by one into her pouch right under the noses of the four Hall Masters!
“Open the restrictions! Get in! Hurry!”
At this moment, the Dry Hall Master hated these complex restrictions intensely.
If not for these complex restrictions blocking the way, he could have rushed into the Supreme Treasure Vault quickly to stop her.
But now, these restrictions had become obstacles slowing him down.
“Why… why…” The Dry Hall Master’s mind was in turmoil. “Which link went wrong… Damn it, why?!”
He had clearly considered every possibility, even the legendary Dragon Vein Teleportation Technique from ancient times!
But how could she have gotten inside the Supreme Treasure Vault?!
She even skipped the restricted door!
On the surveillance screen, that arrogant little fox was remarkably nimble.
The Hall Masters swore that if the disciples of the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce were half as efficient as her when working, the Chamber’s productivity would at least quintuple!
“Opeeeeeen!”
The Hall Masters were about to explode with anxiety.
Before the four layers of complex restrictions were fully deactivated, they could only watch helplessly as that damn fox swept all the treasures into her pouch right before their eyes… She didn’t even spare the display cabinets!
What a beast!
“Courtyard formation deactivated successfully!”
“Underground passage entrance restriction lifted successfully!”
The Hall Masters had successfully removed two layers of restrictions. Meanwhile, the other party had already taken half of the vault’s treasures, and the expensive half at that, including the Imperial Seal.
The Hall Masters’ hearts were bleeding.
They absolutely could not let her escape! Otherwise, the damage to the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce would take centuries to recover from!
“She must have left a teleportation device inside the Supreme Treasure Vault,” the Dry Hall Master thought, the only explanation he could come up with.
“So we must charge in as fast as possible. We absolutely cannot give her a chance to teleport away!”
“Yin-Yang Dragon Vein room partition restriction lifted successfully!”
Now, only the final layer—the Supreme Treasure Vault’s main door—remained.
At that exact moment, Jiang Ke’er had also just finished gathering about three-quarters of the treasures, leaving only a huge pile of Magic Crystals.
“Supreme Treasure Vault main door restriction lifted! All Hall Masters, prepare yourselves, watch for traps! Three… two… one… Charge!”
The remaining quarter of the treasure, the Magic Crystals, vanished instantly.
Simultaneously, Jiang Ke’er’s figure also disappeared.
A pitch-black little cauldron enveloped her, and then she, along with the cauldron, completely dissipated into the air.
“The Underworld Province Cauldron? A petty trick!” The Dry Hall Master’s veins bulged all over his body. Without hesitation, he summoned the Eight-Grade Soul-Illuminating Mirror left by the Dui Hall Master.
“Demonic fiend! Reveal yourself! Get out here!”
The Eight-Grade Soul-Illuminating Mirror erupted with a blinding White Light that instantly filled every corner of the Supreme Treasure Vault!
However.
Nothing happened.
The mirror’s light was all thunder and no rain, having absolutely no effect.
The Dry Hall Master was stunned.
It was as if something in his head snapped and shattered. He stared dumbfounded at this completely useless Eight-Grade Soul-Illuminating Mirror.
He seemed to understand.
“Poof~”
The spiritual power of the Yin Attribute Dragon Vein was drained almost in an instant.
“Not even sparing the Dragon Veins?!” The Dry Hall Master’s eyes nearly burst from their sockets.
He hurriedly rushed back to the Yin Attribute Dragon Vein room, unleashing a furious barrage of attacks.
Unfortunately, the spiritual power of the Yang Attribute Dragon Vein room vanished the next moment.
The originally robust and towering Dragon Vein, as huge as an ancient tree, instantly withered into a tiny, tender sprout.
Jiang Ke’er reappeared, waving cheerfully at the Hall Masters with a smile. “Wow, well played! Thank you! Farewell!”
Beside her, Qiao Xiaoxian wrapped an arm around Jiang Ke’er’s waist, ripped off the fake beard from her mouth, and shed the disguise of the Dui Hall Master’s attire.
A flash of teleportation light shimmered, and the two girls vanished side by side… taking everything from the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce’s Supreme Treasure Vault with them.
The Dry Hall Master slumped to his knees on the floor.
He finally understood.
“A feat bordering on the divine…”
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