I'm Directly Fanning the Flames

After agreeing to split the proceeds evenly, both sides began searching for treasure together.

Once the treasure hunt was over, there was no issue with everyone dividing the heavenly materials and earthly treasures equally.

The problem arose when, just as they were preparing to leave, they discovered another white jade box.

The white jade box bore an ancient restriction. Though their strength was insufficient to open it, they knew full well that anything connected to an ancient restriction—

was very likely an immense stroke of fortune.

There might be an ancient treasure inside, perhaps even a spirit treasure possessing consciousness!

"Either hand over the item, or leave your lives here today. Choose."

Another Fire Spirit Sect cultivator urged impatiently.

Because Fire Spirit Sect cultivators specialized in fire techniques, none of them had particularly good tempers. They were all already seething with anger.

"You can have the box, but hand over two-thirds of the gains you obtained earlier as compensation. Then we'll pretend today never happened. Otherwise, I'll destroy this box, and none of us will get it!"

Li Wangsheng was naturally unwilling to simply hand over the box, so he named his terms.

If this continued, he truly would not be able to hold on much longer.

Moreover, this place was closer to the Fire Spirit Sect. It was entirely possible that their reinforcements would arrive first!

The three Fire Spirit Sect cultivators stopped attacking, their expressions dark and uncertain.

Just as they were considering it—

Tang Yu, who had been hiding nearby and watching the show, instantly realized that this was the classic fantasy cultivation plot of snatching chestnuts from the fire and stealing the prize, wasn't it?

The protagonist went somewhere and found two major factions fighting over some magic treasure or another.

Then some insignificant nobody protagonist