The Heavenly Blade Sect's Treasure Pavilion was itself a supreme-grade fourth-tier spirit pagoda artifact, with powerful defenses and surveillance capabilities.
Never mind breaking in from outside—even cultivators inside the pagoda colluding with outsiders would find it difficult to steal any treasures.
The elder responsible for guarding the Treasure Pavilion was also a Golden Core cultivator, though he possessed a false core.
Knowing he had no hope of reaching Golden Core, he had swallowed the inner core of a fourth-tier demon king to make his breakthrough.
Although this did not grant him a Golden Core cultivator's lifespan, he had still reached that realm, and his combat strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Purple Palace cultivator.
He merely looked rather old. When he saw Mo Dao True Person approach,
he repeatedly cupped his hands in greeting.
"Senior Brother Mo Dao, Elder Ye."
"This is Elder Mo Yu, who guards our Treasure Pavilion," Mo Dao True Person introduced.
"Mo Yu pays his respects to Elder Ye."
"There is no need to be so courteous, Elder Mo. We are both Golden Core cultivators. Such deference is more than I can comfortably accept!"
The two exchanged brief greetings, with Mo Yu adopting an extremely humble posture.
Ye Jingyu naturally would not act overbearing. After all, there had never been any major grievances between the Heavenly Blade Sect and the Ye Family.
Indeed, the Heavenly Blade Sect had even helped the Ye Family in its early days.
Hearing Ye Jingyu's response, Mo Yu visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew little about the Ye Family. Now that the Heavenly Blade Sect had placed itself under their protection, he naturally worried that they might exploit his position at the Treasure Pavilion to have him procure treasures for them.
Then, if the matter came to light,