"That really is a fine treasure."
Ye Xuan nodded in satisfaction and drew the Kongtong Seal back into his body to nourish it.
Nearby, Small Pagoda stared in utter shock. Its whole body felt wrong.
"Th-this is it? You've refined it already?"
Small Pagoda shuddered, its awe of Ye Xuan deepening even further.
"That's a Chaos Artifact! He just fused it like that? This lord isn't just absurdly powerful—his artifact-refining skills are terrifying too!"
It instinctively shrank farther into Shi Hao's hair, afraid that this mighty lord might take a dislike to it and grab it to use as refining material.
With Five Elements Mountain dealt with,
Ye Xuan dusted off his hands and looked around.
By now, Immortal Mountain had long since been reduced to ruins.
The Qin Clan watched as their sacred treasure was refined away. Their faces were ashen, as if mourning the dead; they couldn't even cry.
"Since we've come all this way, we can't leave empty-handed."
Ye Xuan spoke calmly, his voice carrying across the entire area.
"Xiao Hao, Small Pagoda, and Senior Kunpeng. Immortal Mountain has deep reserves. Take whatever you need. Consider it a little compensation for the mental anguish they've caused."
"Coming right up!"
To everyone's surprise, Small Pagoda was the first to react.
With a whoosh,
it turned into a streak of light and shot toward the treasury deep within Immortal Mountain.
"Divine Materials! Immortal Gold! I can smell the good stuff! It's all mine! Every last bit!"
Small Pagoda shouted excitedly, looking so greedy that it had none of the dignity of an ancient artifact.
"I'm going too!"
Shi Hao's eyes lit up.
He was famous for being both a glutton and a miser. A great sect like Immortal Mountain was bound to have plenty of good things in its