Treasures from the Secret Vault!

The Immortal Crossing Sect.

At Zhuge Qingsong's news, Jiang Ning and Shen Wenyuan perked up.

Shen Wenyuan also understood why Zhuge Qingsong had insisted on waiting for Jiang Ning to come back to himself before revealing this.

A secret vault—and an inner vault at that.

Unlike an ordinary storeroom, it held the sect's most precious treasures.

At that thought, Shen Wenyuan could not help giving Zhuge Qingsong another couple of looks.

Then Zhuge Qingsong led Jiang Ning and Shen Wenyuan behind the main hall.

An inconspicuous stone wall there was engraved with intricate cloud patterns.

Beside the wall, an elder of the Zhuge Family and a member of the Inspection Office stood on either side of a silver-haired old man, keeping watch over him.

"My respects, my lords. I am the grand elder of the Immortal Crossing Sect, known as Master Cloudconceal!" Seeing Jiang Ning and Shen Wenyuan arrive, the old man hurried forward and bowed to them.

"Please cooperate with us and open the secret vault, Grand Elder," Zhuge Qingsong said.

"Rest assured, my lords. I will cooperate fully. I only hope you will treat our sect's disciples kindly and avoid harming the innocent wherever possible! The Immortal Crossing Sect has its own difficulties, too. Sometimes, we have no choice in what we do!" Master Cloudconceal addressed Jiang Ning and Shen Wenyuan with great courtesy.

Both men nodded.

Their hearts were like clear mirrors at that moment; both understood what Master Cloudconceal meant.

Seeing them nod, Master Cloudconceal inwardly sighed in relief.

Then he approached the stone wall, performed a complicated sequence of movements, and struck seven concealed protrusions in succession.

Rumble—

With a rumble, the stone wall slid inward without another sound, revealing a staircase leading down.

Luminous pearls embedded along both sides of the stairs lit the