Sometimes, being a little more sincere could save your life. If you concealed the truth, the outcome would be miserable.
To great powers, a single glance was enough to tell lies from truth.
"A secret chamber? Building such a large secret chamber means they must have been hiding something. Do you know where the hidden item is?"
Ye Lin's expression shifted slightly as he asked in an even tone.
"Uh..."
At this, Xue Ming fell silent for a moment. He cautiously glanced at Ye Lin, then took out a blueprint, looking from it to the main hall as though confirming something.
"Mm, exactly the same."
"According to the blueprint, there should be an essence bead here, left by the Patriarch to confuse enemies. Mm, it should have been on this table. This essence bead seed contains the lifelong essence of countless powerful experts."
"It was specifically used to mislead enemies."
"An essence bead, uh..."
Holding the blueprint, Xue Ming walked around the three of them to the table behind them. Staring at the empty tabletop, he was dumbfounded.
He then looked at the expressions of Ye Lin and the other two and understood everything. Without another word, he continued forward.
"Three mechanisms—the first, the second, the third... Mm, here."
Facing the smooth wall before him, Xue Ming punched a certain spot. At once, all kinds of mechanisms emerged from the previously flawless wall. Dense gears meshed together and turned, looking immensely intricate.
After layer upon layer of deciphering, the door before them slowly opened. Behind the golden wall, there was another secret chamber.
"This isn't ordinary gold. More accurately, it isn't gold at all. It can actually block my divine sense. Interesting."
Hong Batian stepped before the wall, stroking the gold-like material as he murmured.
Before entering, his divine sense