Choosing Treasures

The thought of all those treasures being hidden away sent the Golden Hoop Immortal into a panic!

There was no telling when those people from the Chan Sect would return. If he wanted to dig through their cultivation grounds, he had to act fast.

But how was he supposed to find where the Chan Sect had hidden its treasures?

After turning it over in his mind, the Golden Hoop Immortal finally came up with a brilliant plan!

Since he could not find their treasure stash, he would infiltrate the enemy's ranks!

Senior Brother had taught him this trick!

The next moment, the Golden Hoop Immortal placed a formation on himself.

The formation concealed his aura.

At the same time, it drastically changed his face and build.

When the mist around him dispersed, the Golden Hoop Immortal was nowhere to be seen. In his place stood Taiyi Zhenren.

Few disciples remained on Kunlun Mountain.

Among them, however, were some high-ranking figures.

The Golden Hoop Immortal had taken Taiyi Zhenren's appearance precisely so he could approach those disciples and trick them into revealing where the treasures were hidden!

Why had he chosen Taiyi Zhenren?

Naturally, it was because he had spotted Taiyi Zhenren's disciple while exploring Kunlun Mountain!

Besides, compared with the other third-generation disciples, that little brat Nezha was clearly much easier to fool!

Within a few breaths, the Golden Hoop Immortal, disguised as Taiyi Zhenren, appeared inside Nezha's cave abode.

Nezha was still cultivating in seclusion. The moment he sensed his master's aura, he came flying out.

"Master, why are you back?"

The little brat rushed straight into his arms, leaving the Golden Hoop Immortal momentarily stunned.

But he soon nodded.

"I've finished dealing with my affairs, so naturally I came back."

"What, you don't want to see your master?"

Nezha's face brimmed with delight as he grabbed the Golden Hoop Immortal's sleeve.

"Of course I do!"

"I've been hoping you'd come back for ages, Master!"

"And you promised me last time that when you returned, you'd take me to the treasury!"

The Golden Hoop Immortal had never expected someone to hand him a pillow just as he was getting sleepy.

But isn't this going a little too smoothly?

Could those people from the Chan Sect have returned ahead of me and set a trap?

On second thought, however, the Golden Hoop Immortal dismissed that suspicion.

He had been keeping watch outside Kunlun Mountain from the start.

If those people from the Chan Sect had returned, how could Kunlun Mountain possibly be this quiet?

Besides, today's venture had been a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Not even Senior Brother and the others could have guessed what he would do!

How could those people from the Chan Sect have predicted it?

Having figured that out, the Golden Hoop Immortal immediately straightened his back!

Nezha still had a child's temperament. Once he saw his master, he began chattering nonstop.

"Master, you have no idea! While you were all away these past few days..."

"A book suddenly fell on my head."

"It was such a wonderful book, and I even comprehended quite a few Daoist arts from it!"

Nezha's words gave the Golden Hoop Immortal a jolt.

Why does Nezha's experience sound so much like the opportunities our Jie Sect disciples received?

Logically, Senior Brother should not have given a Chan Sect disciple an opportunity meant for Jie Sect disciples.

But the Golden Hoop Immortal soon glanced at Nezha.

With the way this boy keeps chattering, perhaps it isn't so strange that he received an opportunity?

Maybe Senior Brother planted him in the Chan Sect as a spy!

And so, the adult and the child made their way toward Kunlun Mountain's treasury, step by step...

Meanwhile, Daoist Randeng and the others had yet to realize that their own home was about to be robbed.

Instead, they were diligently writing IOUs.

By the time an IOU was finished, Daoist Randeng and the others wore utterly foul expressions.

Duobao took the IOU and nodded in satisfaction.

It was quite well written.

Moreover, with these IOUs in hand, if the Chan Sect tried to go back on its word later, he could simply hand them over to his teacher and the others.

When that time came, his teacher would take care of collecting the debt.

I'm sure Teacher would be more than happy to do it, too.

The thought left Duobao positively delighted, and he waved his hand on the spot.

"In that case, you may leave."

Only after hearing Duobao's words did the Chan Sect disciples finally breathe a sigh of relief.

This time, they had been outplayed by a single move, carelessly stepping into the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and allowing those people from the Interception Sect to extort such a massive sum!

Once this affair was over, they would definitely settle the score!

Duobao and the others did not need to guess what those people from the Chan Sect were thinking.

They were a pack of sanctimonious hypocrites, and Duobao and the others could not be bothered to argue with them.

The Spirit Treasures the Chan Sect had handed over, however, deserved to be properly distributed.

Duobao already possessed quite a few Magic Treasures, while Zhao Gongming and the three sisters all had Magic Treasures born alongside them.

Thus, in the end, all these Spirit Treasures were distributed among the remaining Chan Sect disciples.

With these Magic Treasures in hand, they would have another layer of protection as they traveled through the Primordial World.

The Snake Monster, who had made a substantial contribution this time, also successfully obtained an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

It was also the only Innate Spiritual Treasure among the spoils they had collected this time.

Looking at the Innate Spiritual Treasure in his hands, the Snake Monster was positively delighted.

I really hope this sort of thing happens a few more times. Then my meager purse can finally swell!

Senior Brother and the others really are incredible!

All he had done was move his lips and flick his tail, and he had ended up with an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

There could hardly be a better bargain!

After receiving their spiritual treasures, the disciples of the Interception Sect scattered and left.

After all, they were still thinking about the opportunities Senior Brother had mentioned!

With Zhao Gongming and Qiongxiao as examples before them, everyone threw themselves into finding Senior Brother's opportunities as soon as possible.

Duobao was especially eager. As the Second Senior Brother, ranked just below Senior Brother, he now felt the greatest urgency.

Previously, among all his fellow disciples, his strength had been second only to Senior Brother's.

Yet now, both Zhao Gongming and Qiongxiao had surpassed him.

If he did not improve his strength soon, could he still hold on to his position as Second Senior Brother?

In mere moments, the bustling crowd scattered completely.

Meanwhile, on Kunlun Mountain...

The Golden Hoop Immortal walked alongside Nezha.

As Nezha chattered beside him about everything he had seen and heard in the secret realm, the Golden Hoop Immortal grew increasingly astonished.

Something on this scale could only be Senior Brother's handiwork!

He simply did not know what sort of legacy Nezha had obtained in that secret realm.

Just as the Golden Hoop Immortal was about to ask a few detailed questions...

Nezha suddenly spoke.

"Master, do you think there's really any affection left between fellow disciples?"

"After seeing what the demon child went through in that secret realm, I felt a deep shudder of dread."

"As though those things would happen to me, too..."

Looking at the bewilderment filling Nezha's eyes beside him, the Golden Hoop Immortal could not help rubbing his head.

"It's all right."

"Even if there's no affection left between fellow disciples, you still have your master, don't you?"

"How about we go pick out some treasures for you now?"