Inside the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury: Mount Fangcun's Journey to Heaven-Ascending Mountain!

The next day.

You stepped slowly out of the quiet chamber, your aura fully settled. All eleven members of the Mount Fangcun party had gathered, ready to depart.

In the distance, disciples of the various sects were entering the teleportation array jointly laid down by the three great sects. Linked to the Void Tear, it led into the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury.

Once the Western Kunlun disciples had entered, it would be Mount Fangcun's turn.

Beneath the sky, the nineteen sect leaders stood shoulder to shoulder with the North Sea Dragon King, their bearing imposing.

The array operated quietly before all eyes, glimmers of light appearing and vanishing within it.

Yet the atmosphere was not as grim and tense as it had been days earlier. The North Sea Dragon King's brow had relaxed, and a faint smile lent him an unexpectedly genial air.

You quietly restrained your aura without concern. So long as you did not act, even a Supreme Grandmaster standing before you would struggle to see the depth of your cultivation.

Among the Western Kunlun party, a veiled woman stood apart. Her bright eyes moved over the Mount Fangcun group as though searching for someone.

Only when her gaze found you did a faint smile spread through her eyes.

You looked up and recognized the Holy Maiden of Western Kunlun's Jade Terrace, who had vanished for several days. At last, she had appeared again.

You still remembered what she had said before: once inside the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury, you would help each other.

In your heart, she had earned even more of your trust than your fellow Mount Fangcun disciples.

You had once slain the Drought Demons of Clear River together. Besides, her cultivation ranked among the very best of your generation.

As the array turned, the Void Tear