The demonic qi on Demon Burial Star was abundant. Even a Spiritually Connected Magic Treasure left exposed to the air would have been eroded by the demonic qi over a hundred thousand years, reduced to scrap metal. But it was a different story if it had been stored in a treasure vault.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, since you're here, why not come out? There's no need to hide," Ximen Jie said in a deep voice.
A streak of golden light flew over from the distance. Ye Lijiao and her clansmen arrived and landed near Ximen Jie.
Both families had lost cultivators, who had evidently died to the restrictions. Even with Mahayana cultivators protecting them, casualties were unavoidable. After all, Demon Burial Star had plenty of Mahayana-stage Magic Beasts, along with many powerful restrictions.
"Since we've found this place together, we should share whatever treasures it holds. How about we work together to retrieve them?" Ye Lijiao suggested with a smile.
Ximen Jie readily agreed. "No problem. Fellow Daoist Ye should know how dangerous this place is. It's better if we work together."
They had been attacked by Demon Insects, Magic Beasts, and Demonic Birds. The most troublesome threat was the restrictions that could spring up at any moment. If Ximen Jie hadn't brought a Heavy Treasure, they would have suffered even greater losses.
The Ximen and Ye families each sent a clansman up the mountain to search for treasure.
In a secluded underground cavern, enormous booms rang out from time to time, making the earth tremble and the mountains shake.
A strange beast's roar echoed. A streak of black light shot out of the cavern, but before it had flown far, a crescent-shaped blade of light shot over and pierced through it in an instant.
With a shriek, the black