The Humble Saint Child, Treasure Hunting in the Palace

Shi Hao and the others stopped before a cluster of ruined palaces.

Fighting could be heard from within.

This was the Technique Hall and Pill Hall of the ancient holy land, so many people had gathered here, all hoping to try their luck and see if there was anything left to pick up.

"We saw this place first. We're going in first."

"You're quite amusing. Just because you saw it first, it belongs to you?"

"Don't you know that treasures belong to the capable?"

"So you're saying you're a good fighter?"

The moment Shi Hao and the others entered, they saw two groups locked in confrontation. Both sides were wounded; it seemed they had already fought once.

"Holy Maiden, the Eastern Profound Holy Land people have arrived."

Hearing this, Jie Mengxin, the Holy Maiden of the Mist Moon Holy Land, frowned and looked toward the newcomers.

The two sides already confronting each other had been evenly matched. Now another powerful opponent had arrived.

Moreover, they had just fought and had not fully recovered their strength.

They wouldn't end up like the snipe and clam, fighting each other while the fisherman reaped the profit, would they?

Mu Fan, the Saint Child of the Azure Sky Holy Land, also watched the newcomers warily. He had gone all out earlier, and only half of his spiritual energy had recovered.

"Well, who do we have here? So it's Miss Jie and Brother Mu."

"Looks like we came at the wrong time. Shall we let you continue?"

As the Holy Maidens and Saint Children of the five great holy lands of the Eastern Domain, they all knew of one another. However, there was no friendship between them; they had merely heard each other's names, nothing more.

"No, you came at exactly the right time."

"Wang Xiong, how about our two sides join forces to wipe out the Mist Moon Holy Land first, then divide the treasures?"

Mu Fan asked probingingly.

"You shameless man!"

Hearing Mu Fan's words, Jie Mengxin shouted angrily.

Then she looked uneasily toward Wang Teng and the others.

In this situation, if the two sides truly joined hands, every disciple of her holy land, herself included, would surely perish in this secret realm.

Although she had a life-saving trump card bestowed by the Holy Lord, it could only be used as a last resort.

But they were also people of holy lands. Could they possibly lack life-saving trump cards of their own?

"Hahaha, Brother Mu must be joking."

"Miss Jie, rest assured. I, Wang Teng, have always acted openly and honorably. I would never take advantage of someone's peril."

Only after hearing this did Jie Mengxin relax. As long as those two sides did not join forces, her side could fully handle a three-way standoff.

"Isn't this just about who enters first? When there are good things inside, they should still belong to the capable."

"How about this? I see you've been unable to settle who is superior."

"I, Wang Teng, will be a good man. The Eastern Profound Holy Land will take this place. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Mist Moon Holy Land and Azure Sky Holy Land faced them as if confronting a great enemy, drawing their swords one after another.

"What? Such a good solution, and you actually disagree!"

"Brother Shi, what do you think we should do?"

Shi Hao and the other two walked forward with smiles. This Brother Wang was too amusing—his acting was superb!

If you wanted to drive them all away, you could have just said so.

"Brother Wang, I think your proposal is excellent."

"The three of us strongly agree."

What? They had helpers too!

Seeing the three people step forward, Jie Mengxin and Mu Fan were greatly alarmed.

In this secret realm, anyone who could join forces with a holy land was either from a holy land themselves or an exceptionally gifted individual.

There were countless resources and fortuitous encounters in the secret realm. There was no need to waste manpower over this place, and there might not even be anything good inside.

With that thought, both sides intended to leave and search elsewhere.

"Hmph, let's go." After saying that, Jie Mengxin turned and left with a sweep of her sleeve.

The disciples of the Mist Moon Holy Land also breathed sighs of relief. Having just gone through a fierce battle, they truly had no energy left for another.

"Wang Xiong, then we'll leave this place to you. My Azure Sky Holy Land will willingly yield."

"Wang Xiong, once we leave the secret realm, I must find a chance to drink and make merry with you."

Mu Fan said with a grin, then called for his sect's disciples to leave.

This kid was someone who could accomplish great things. He understood how the world worked!

"Alright, it's quiet now."

"Let's go, Brother Shi. Let's take a look inside."

After pushing open the broken gates within, Shi Hao and the other two headed deeper inside.

The interior was extremely dark, and they could only vaguely make out the path. Everyone could only feel their way forward.

"Ah! Something bit my foot!"

Hearing the cry of a disciple behind them, the people walking in front hurried over to check.

"You brat, you're far too timid."

"Take a look at what you stepped on."

"Ah?"

The disciple lowered his head to inspect it.

He saw that his foot had gone right into the mouth of a skeleton.

"Ah, sorry. Senior Brothers, let's keep going."

After pulling out his foot, the disciple said awkwardly.

After that farce, everyone continued onward. As they walked, they found the surroundings growing wider and wider, while holes in the palace roof gradually made the area brighter.

When they reached several separate chambers, they stopped.

"Brother Shi, it seems this is the holy land's Technique Hall and Pill Hall."

Wang Teng carefully examined the surrounding layout.

However, the place had already been ransacked and left in utter ruin. It had first been battered into a thousand holes by a great battle.

Then there had been the scrambling of disciples who had entered the secret realm before them. There was probably nothing good left.

But no one could be certain that nothing had been overlooked. This place was definitely the first destination for everyone entering the secret realm.

By the time Shi Hao and Wang Teng arrived,

only two holy lands remained because they had temporarily joined forces to drive out everyone else who came, before competing with each other.

That was why this place was still highly sought after.

"Everyone, spread out and take a look. Remember, don't hide anything!"

"I, Wang Teng, am very reasonable. If anyone hides something, don't blame me for giving you a lesson in reason."

"Yes, Saint Child."

The twenty disciples of the Eastern Profound Holy Land immediately scattered and began searching everywhere.

"Come on, Brother Shi. Let's take a look too."

"Senior Brother, this place doesn't seem like it has anything good."

Shi Hao and Lin Bai had been planning to fill large sacks with resources.

"Don't rush. Let's go take a look over there."

Shi Hao pointed toward the secret chamber ahead.

"Junior Sister, let's go. What are you thinking about?"

"Oh, let's go, Senior Brother."

Hua Qingyu had just been communicating with Mu Shuixian inside the ring through divine sense.

"Senior, this is the secret realm's Pill Hall and Technique Hall? It doesn't look like there are any Sacred Medicines here at all."

"Don't worry. My senses can't be wrong."

"The Sacred Medicine is ahead. Keep going forward."

As someone in the Great Emperor Realm, Mu Shuixian's divine sense was extremely powerful. Although she was currently only in a Remnant Soul State,

she could still clearly sense something ahead that made her soul feel refreshed.