Few people knew that Wanfa had hidden his ninth-realm body within the roots of the Longevity Tree. No one had noticed it as Chu Liang had. After Wanfa was slain, the cultivators scrambled more for other things.
The two divine artifacts that Venerable Wanfa had kept suspended in the sky—the East Sea Cosmic Wheel and the Yutian Ring—also lost control after his disappearance and fell to the ground.
When it came to snatching treasures, Empress Feng moved the fastest.
While everyone was still watching to see whether Wanfa had truly fallen, Empress Feng was already looking up at the heavens and pointing at the hovering Yutian Ring. "Yan Zi, charge, charge, charge! The swift hand gets it; the slow hand gets nothing!"
Judging by her posture, forget about Wanfa being dead—even if he were alive, she would have wiped him out again before taking it.
Her reaction was so fast that one could only say... arson, murder, plunder—every last one was carved into her bones.
The Shushan divine vessel rumbled to life, alerting the powerhouses of the other immortal sects as well. There were still two divine artifacts there. In an instant, countless gazes converged, and naturally more than one group had set its sights on the Yutian Ring.
But just as the others began closing in, the Shushan divine vessel had already flashed over. Empress Feng leaped down, grabbed the Yutian Ring in one hand, poured spiritual power into it to shrink it down, and held it in her palm before sweeping her sharp gaze around.
"I got this first. Who wants to snatch it? Step out and draw a line!" Her hair flew wildly, a pair of divine fire wings spread behind her, and ferocity gleamed in her eyes. "But don't blame me for not warning you. Take