What happened next was simple.
They were not the hesitant sort, either. They acted decisively, splitting into batches and taking the legitimate route. They let 70% be taken and left the Longevity Imperial Mausoleum with 30% of the resources.
Those precious imperial treasures could be subjected to a cut, but the even more precious Great Emperor Longevity's Embers—
They absolutely could not accept a cut!
If they went through security like that, with seven babies and one mother, wouldn't four babies and one mother be taken from them?
How could they accept that?
They planned to seal the several Great Emperor Longevitys and Mother of No Life, who had been burned until they were extremely weak, and hide them somewhere secluded.
Then they would find a way to return and take them away later.
Soon, they acted according to plan and could only use conventional means to transport the goods.
"Hmm, no contraband this time."
"Next."
"You're being very well-behaved this time!"
One cultivator after another entered the gate and calmly accepted the division.
Some of the treasures they brought out left the passing Rogue Cultivators dumbfounded.
"Gasp! Materials from the Transforming Self Realm?"
"This is the main trunk of a spirit tree at the Transforming Self Realm level, cultivated over hundreds of thousands of years? This aura, this dense vitality!"
"They handed it over just like that?"
"Seventy percent was taken! My heart aches just watching!"
Many cultivators gathered around to watch, guessing that they had emptied the imperial treasury of the Longevity Dynasty.
And this 30% of the imperial resources was enough to instantly send them to the top of the entire town's contribution rankings.
Thus, the resources they took away became 40%, making Xin Xichen, watching from afar, look much better.
But how could those few blacksmiths