"Just as I thought... this place was hidden well enough. Using the entire imperial capital as cover while keeping it under the palace's overall surveillance—if not for the commotion Zhang Chen caused, I would have had no way of reaching this place. Now it seemed that the source of the conflict between Brother Zhang Chen and Xing Can was here. I really wanted to see what sort of thing it was."
The clown stood within a massive passageway surrounded by jade-green radiance. Before him, the enormous underground palace gates stood completely open.
"Are we sure we're going in now?" Gu Chen stopped at the entrance to the underground palace.
"We worked so hard to open the gates, so why wouldn't we go in? Don't worry, I won't touch a single treasure stored inside for now. Once this is over, everything here will naturally be mine to choose from. We're only checking whether the secret treasury of the Can Realm contains any secrets related to Xing Can."
The clown and Gu Chen entered the secret treasury one after the other. It appeared to have been organized into distinct sections.
It was roughly divided into three massive areas: 'Can Realm Rarities,' 'Spatial Oddities,' and 'Books.' However, through the restrictions here and the location of each section, the clown immediately identified the most important area: the 'Books' section at the end of the long passage directly ahead.
"Gu Chen, follow me. This corridor should..."
Because the clown took the first step toward the 'Books' section, he sensed an unusual change around him. Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly discovered that Gu Chen had vanished from beside him.
At the same time, the center of the treasury, which had originally offered three possible directions, transformed into a long covered corridor.
"What profound illusion