Treasure Chest

After the man surnamed Qiu was killed, his severed body was immediately pulled into the sea and dragged underwater. His Storage Bag was instantly stolen from his waist. A group of Special Forces Team members at the early Tribulation stage Realm could easily hold their breath underwater for an hour or two, so their actions were swift and efficient.

Just then, the Special Forces Team soldiers received orders to retreat. They quickly withdrew, wading through the blood-stained crimson seawater and plunging into the azure ocean, where they swiftly washed themselves clean. The flying Law Artifact that had been waiting for them on the surface opened a hatch, its back to the direction of the battle. Dozens of people stealthily slipped back inside, the hatch closed, and the flying Law Artifact quickly took off.

Ziyi surveyed the commotion below, then looked at the sea where people were still falling, and asked in confusion, "We should have been able to collect quite a few Storage Bag, so why did you have them withdraw?"

The captain beside him nodded slightly, expressing the same doubt. Yue Qianchou smiled slightly and said, "If we continue fighting, we'll only kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of our own. Which sect in the Cultivation Alliance would be willing to do that? I believe they'll retreat soon. By then, our people will still be down there, and we'll become the target of the Wuji Island's revenge. Too much of a good thing is bad! The captain ordered a retreat. Let's Wanghai Town first."

The order was given, and the four flying magical Law Artifact quickly took off and flew westward back. Not long after they left, the Huaxia Cultivation Alliance was indeed also fighting and retreating, while Wuji Island pursued them relentlessly. However, when they were close to Wanghai Town, they finally retreated reluctantly, as they were already close to the enemy's main camp and it would be bad to be ambushed.

As soon as the four flying Law Artifact returned, Yue Qianchou and Ziyi immediately came out and went to the cabin of another vessel. They saw several piles of Storage Bag stacked on the deck. Ziyi's eyes lit up, Yue Qianchou excitedly rubbed his hands together and asked, "How many Storage Bag are there here?"

The second captain replied, "About three thousand!"

"Oh! So, in that case, at least three thousand people died in the great battle. Hehe! Not bad." Yue Qianchou laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Send a few people to guard outside, close the hatch tightly, and don't let anyone near. Sort out the contents of the cabin so they don't get mixed up. Let's see how our harvest is this time! Oh, and put the Spirit Stone stones in different grades, don't mix them up."

With a wave of his hand, the second captain immediately surrounded each pile of Storage Bag, with over a dozen people quickly picking them up and sorting their contents. Instantly, the clatter of gleaming Spirit Stone filled the air, bottles of various pills rattled and clattered, and a jumble of magical Law Artifact mingled with the noise...

As soon as the group from Wuji Island returned to the sea area where the fierce battle had just taken place, cultivators from various countries immediately dispatched many people to search for the items. Their targets were naturally the Storage Bag of their own country's cultivators; as for those from the Huaxia Cultivation World, whoever found them kept them.

Chang Mandong of the Tuan Kingdom was so impatient that he called all the disciples around him down into the sea. He himself quickly rushed into the sea, roughly to the spot where his junior brother had just fallen in.

The leaders of the various cultivators looked on with some surprise. Chang Mandong's actions were puzzling, and many of them remained suspended in the air. Little did they know that their Chang Mandong's Storage Bag contained something extremely important, along with a large number of Spirit Stone. Chang Mandong was determined not to let it fall into the wrong hands.

The strong smell of blood had attracted countless sharks, Chang Mandong killed seven or eight of them as soon as he entered the sea. Fortunately, the waters here were not deep, and the blood had been washed away, so visibility was good. He reached the seabed in about a few dozen meters, where the seabed was littered with corpses, attracting various carnivorous animals.

After a group of people infiltrated and searched, they were shocked to find that almost everyone's Storage Bag were gone, with only a few remaining on the bodies of a few corpses. Chang Mandong's heart sank; he had heard that his sect was sparing no effort to find his junior brother's body.

Seeing that they had found nothing, the cultivators from other countries all surfaced to report the strange events that had occurred. Only Chang Mandong's disciples continued their search. Their efforts paid off, and since their sect members were somewhat familiar with Senior Qiu's appearance, they finally found the two severed pieces of the corpse. Upon seeing that the rope around the corpse's Storage Bag appeared to have been cut by some sharp weapon—clearly intentional— Chang Mandong felt a chill run down his spine...

The leaders of the various countries were also shocked when they received the report. Someone had actually taken advantage of their battle to hide in the sea and reap the benefits. It was truly unbelievable who had done it.

Upon returning to Wanghai Town after the Cultivation Alliance campaign, the important figures from each sect gathered to discuss the reasons for their defeat. While arrogance was undoubtedly the cause, mutual blaming was inevitable. The most unfortunate were the smaller sects, who suffered heavy losses but had no right to criticize anyone, leaving them only to grit their teeth with grim faces.

After arguing for a long time without reaching a conclusion, the argument gradually subsided. Everyone felt something was missing, and upon closer examination, they realized that Yue Qianchou was absent. In this great battle, Yue Qianchou, who commanded a powerful army, had remained inactive, which was infuriating and immediately drew unanimous condemnation from everyone.

Amidst the fervor of the crowd, Lu Qing had no choice but to shout, "Send someone to fetch Yue Qianchou over here." Immediately, a disciple from Fu Xian Island obeyed and went to carry out the order.

Little did they know that Yue Qianchou was immersed in the joy of everyone else's deaths and his own fortune. He had no mind to discuss anything here, and besides, no one had notified him, so he certainly wouldn't have come on his own initiative.

Inside the flying Law Artifact, Ziyi eagerly joined everyone in organizing the contents of the Storage Bag. Suddenly, a teammate carrying Storage Bag exclaimed, "This Storage Bag really has a lot of Spirit Stone in it, over fifty million high-grade Spirit Stones!"

Yue Qianchou, who was sitting to the side waiting for the results, suddenly lit up and waved his hand, saying, "Ordinary disciples can't carry this much money. It must belong to some important person. Throw it over here so I can see."

The team member immediately tossed the Storage Bag over. Yue Qianchou caught the bag, injected his Divine Sense into it, and immediately chuckled, "Wow! It's a three-room capacity bag. Tsk tsk, almost 60 million. I have to check the contents to see if there's anything that can prove my identity."

After rummaging through a bunch of miscellaneous items, they still couldn't figure out whose it was. But one thing was certain: it definitely wasn't a Chinese cultivator's. This was evident from the clothing in the Storage Bag. Finally, a small wooden box in the Storage Bag caught Yue Qianchou's attention. He casually summoned it, placed it on the deck, and rubbed his hands together. He laughed heartily at everyone, "Hopefully, we'll find some treasure!"

Everyone burst into laughter, staring at the box with curious eyes. The Ziyi, her eyes wide and sparkling, leaned closer. Women are naturally drawn to treasure chests and the like.

Having whetted everyone's appetite, Yue Qianchou directly lifted the lid. Upon seeing what was inside, everyone's eyes immediately showed some disappointment. The box contained a bunch of jade tablets; there was no treasure inside.

"What kind of lousy jade tablet is this? Why would it need to be specially packed in a box?" Yue Qianchou asked suspiciously, picking up a piece and examining it with his Divine Sense. After looking at it, his expression faltered slightly. He glanced at everyone, First Company took out several more pieces to examine.

The more she looked, the stranger the expression on his face became. The woman in Ziyi was full of curiosity. She leaned closer with her pretty face, forced a smile, and asked ingratiatingly, "Yue Qianchou, what kind of things are inside?" It seems that women's curiosity is truly unmatched by men. She was even willing to fawn over Yue Qianchou for this.

Yue Qianchou glanced at her, but didn't reply. Instead, he put the jade tablets back in the box, used his Divine Sense to count the number of jade tablets in the box, and found there were 317 pieces. He pondered for a while, stroking his chin, then turned to ask, "Ziyi, do you know how many countries there are in this world?"

"My master told me there are a total of 319, large and small, most of them small kingdoms," Ziyi replied casually, then asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this jade tablet?" As she spoke, she took out a jade tablet to examine it herself.

"You guys continue." Yue Qianchou instructed his team members, then turned around with his hands behind his back, frowning as he muttered to himself, "Three hundred and nineteen, there are three hundred and seventeen here, two are still missing. It seems the problem lies with these two missing countries."

The contents of the box were not treasures, but to some people they were treasures. Each jade tablet contained detailed information about the topography of a country, as well as a general introduction, such as the location of cities, population, troop deployment, customs, and road conditions—everything was recorded without omission.

Each jade tablet could practically be used as a strategic map. What's most astonishing is that it even provides detailed information about the cultivation sects of this country, including their Spirit Stone mine and their Spirit Stone output.

Yue Qianchou shook his head in amazement. More than three hundred countries! How long must it have taken to produce these jade tablets! The person who created this thing must be utterly despicable! Needless to say, the one with this ability must be a cultivation sect, otherwise, it would be impossible for secular forces to understand the situation in the Cultivation World so clearly.

"I thought it was something that made you go to so much trouble, but it's just some maps!" Ziyi pouted and casually tossed the jade tablet back into the box.

A sharp clang startled Yue Qianchou from his reverie. Under the astonished gaze of the woman in Ziyi, he retrieved the clattering jade tablets to examine them. Seeing nothing amiss, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My little ancestor in Ziyi! These things are priceless treasures. Do you know how much money you've thrown away if you've broken even one?"

These words immediately startled Ziyi, who asked somewhat awkwardly, "Is it really that valuable?"

"Nonsense, would I lie to you? By the way..." Yue Qianchou changed the subject and asked, "Can you remember the names of those three hundred-plus countries?"

"My master has traveled to every country and told me about them, but I haven't kept them in mind. I just have some impressions..." Ziyi said with some difficulty. But before she could finish speaking, Yue Qianchou waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Take a look at each jade tablet and see which two countries are missing."

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