As everyone brought out their spoils one after another, peerless immortal treasures appeared, each like a powerful bomb that left everyone reeling!
The treasures opened their eyes and stirred their hearts, yet also left them feeling as though they were trapped in an unreal dream.
Even Jian Shang was deeply shaken. If nothing else, he had broadened his horizons and learned quite a few hidden secrets.
Jian Shang had originally thought that by obtaining the two great treasuries, he had gathered the cream of the Lost City into his arms. He would eat the meat, while everyone else and all the other factions could at most sip the broth.
In truth, things stored in treasuries were treasures, but not necessarily supreme treasures. Moreover, those "immortals" were clearly outsiders. Given the Lost City's devastation, with ruined walls everywhere, most of its supreme treasures might have been scattered and lost!
Had the many Emperor Realm experts not independently chosen to destroy the Lost City, one could only imagine how terrifyingly powerful the faction that obtained it would have become!
"Excellent! Excellent! My ministers, you have done very well! Any one of these would be enough to make amends for your offense."
Only after all the Great Adepts present had displayed their treasures did Jian Shang offer repeated praise, his face full of delight. He paused, then surveyed their anxious expressions with some amusement. "Of course, I have always been reasonable! As they say, treasures have spirits of their own, and I will not forcibly take them from you. You may handle the treasures you obtained yourselves. If anything comes of them, half must go to the national treasury. After all, this was a collective operation. Obtaining these treasures was your good fortune, but you cannot erase the faction's indirect contribution!"
In truth,