Counting the Spoils (Part 2)

In the secret chamber.

Cheng Buzheng sat cross-legged atop the Mind-Clearing Spirit Jade Bed, clutching a Jade Slip in his hand!

Several Jade Slips and a few Storage Bags lay scattered haphazardly across the jade bed beside him.

A short while later.

Cheng Buzheng set down the Jade Slip in his hand and muttered:

"No wonder Yan Qi and Shang Zhang attacked directly before they had even seen a single treasure?"

"No wonder the Magic Treasures they had prepared were so abundant."

"All of this abnormal behavior stemmed precisely from what was recorded in this Jade Slip."

This Jade Slip contained some information about the Abandoned Mansion.

However, nine parts were true, and one part was false!

The true portions included:

The Abandoned Mansion's approximate sea region.

The construction layout of the Abandoned Mansion.

The thunder passages of the first and second stages...

Likewise!

It also omitted certain crucial pieces of information.

Such as the Abandoned Mansion's exact location, information regarding its owner, and the events of their life... and so on.

Most crucially, the motive that had driven Yan Qi and Shang Zhang to act ahead of time lay in one piece of information within this Jade Slip.

That information stated:

Without an Abandoned Mansion passage token, one had to blood-sacrifice a Golden Core cultivator before the Mystic Fire Array behind the Abandoned Mansion would cease operating.

There was the thunder passage ahead and the Mystic Fire Great Array behind.

And the only places where they could make a move were the main hall and the passage behind it.

Since they had no Identity Token, taking action early was their only path.

And once Ma Chang entered the passage beyond the main hall, it would be the best time to strike.

Compared to the main hall, the passage was