The High-Level Heavenly Vault, on a Space-time Great Dao.
Undefeated Immortal Venerable was sitting there drinking tea when a chill suddenly crept up from beneath his feet. He looked down—and saw that his boots had vanished!
Undefeated Immortal Venerable: "...?"
After a moment of silence, he waved a hand and stirred the Heaven and Earth Great Dao. The secrets of the world unfolded before him like an enormous clock turning. Powerful Karma filled the past and future of this stretch of time as he repeatedly searched for clues.
He found nothing!
Undefeated Immortal Venerable frowned. A cold glint flashed in his deep-set eyes as he looked into the distant reaches of space-time. "Was it them?"
Naturally, Undefeated Immortal Venerable pinned the blame on Kaoshan Sect. They were the only ones who might have done such a thing.
He remained calm, but murderous intent simmered beneath the surface.
Their methods were as bizarre as ever—not only disgusting, but impossible to guard against.
After so many years, their rematch had come around again, and they were already capable of stealing his Undefeated Battle Boots without anyone noticing. That was worth taking seriously!
And there had to be a deeper meaning behind this sudden move.
A provocation?
Even Undefeated Immortal Venerable couldn't get a handle on Kaoshan Sect's true intentions. One thing was certain: they wouldn't provoke him for no reason.
"Could this be an upgraded version of Equivalent Exchange?"
Undefeated Immortal Venerable muttered again, "Have you become so stingy that you won't even give me a single Low-grade Spirit Stone?"
After speaking, he cautiously cast a special spell on all his treasures, placing them under a forbidden enchantment to keep them from being stolen again.
He also planted a self-destruct mechanism in every treasure. The moment one left his possession, the power