Liu Changxu drew Diamond Mountain into his dantian to nurture it, then extended his divine sense once more, carefully probing the depths of the cave abode.
Soon, he discovered a spacious, lavish stone chamber in the innermost part of the cave abode. At its center stood a Warm Jade Bed, gleaming white from end to end. Its jade was smooth and lustrous, with a faint, gentle warmth flowing through it!
Snow-white jade tiles lined the chamber walls, while several ornaments carved from high-grade spirit jade stood in the corners, each with a distinctive design.
Such furnishings were exceedingly rare in the cave abodes of powerful members of the demon race. It seemed the ninth-tier Crab Emperor he had slain had quite a taste for luxury.
Liu Changxu examined the jade ornaments carefully. After confirming there was nothing special about them, he left the stone chamber.
Just then, Xiao Zier and the other women entered the cave abode in high spirits. The moment they saw Liu Changxu, they gathered around him, their faces brimming with the joy of victory as they chattered about the spoils of their recent battle.
"Your Majesty!" Xiao Zier spoke first, unable to hide her excitement. "We've truly struck it rich this time! We recovered an enormous number of spirit treasures from those Crab Demons' corpses and cave abodes!"
Liu Changxu nodded and smiled. "What a coincidence. I also obtained quite a substantial haul of high-grade spirit treasures from that ninth-tier Crab Emperor. Once the fighting is completely over, we must catalogue everything we've obtained and place it in the Household Treasury.
"Also, the soldiers who fought in this battle must receive the merit and rewards they deserve. We must properly compensate the families of the soldiers and lineage members who died as well. We must never