At the summit of Phoenix-Perch Ridge.
As Jiang Yuechu and the Lu Family entourage departed in a grand procession.
This devastated place finally grew somewhat quieter.
Before long, Lu Clan disciples stepped forward and coldly addressed the spectators watching from afar. "Everyone, this place has been temporarily sealed off. Please leave at once and do not linger here."
As soon as those words fell, most of the surrounding onlookers knew better than to stay. They transformed into streaks of light and scattered.
Yet there were still a few whose thieving hearts refused to die. Bolstering their courage, they edged closer with smiles piled across their faces.
"Fellow Daoist of the Lu Family, most of us came to attend your esteemed manor's Treasure Gathering Assembly. Now that such an upheaval has occurred, we are all trembling with fear... Might you allow us to remain here a little longer, so that we may settle our hearts?"
As he spoke, the corner of his eye kept darting toward the mangled body at the bottom of the deep pit.
This was the body of a Great Demon at the late Tower-Ascending Realm.
Even mere fragments of the remains would be immensely valuable treasures if one were lucky enough to pick up a few scales, claws, or fangs.
Hearing this, the Lu Clan disciple curled his lips in ridicule. "Trembling with fear?"
"When the Demon Emperor was running rampant earlier, you all stood by and watched, not daring to fart out a word. Now that the Demon Emperor has been executed, every last one of you rushes forward, wanting a share of the spoils?"
"Why don't you piss in a puddle and see what kind of things you are!"
These people... did they truly think the Lu Family was so easy to talk to?
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