Hearing this, Diao Nan felt slightly relieved, and his somewhat fearful expression immediately turned extremely serious.
"Elder Quan, this is no time for jokes. I am duty-bound to brave fire and water for the Sacred Profound Sect."
Quan DuZhao's face was gloomy, his brows deeply furrowed. He said gravely, "If only the Sacrificial Gate had gone missing, it might have been a coincidence. But even my Profession Advancement Scroll is gone. There is most likely a serious problem here."
Yuan Tai narrowed his eyes. "You mean there might be a spy in our Demon Research Institute?!"
Quan DuZhao nodded. "Both missing items happen to be related to the Demon Plan. Someone must be interfering, trying to stop us from creating a Supreme Realm great demon."
Hu Ao and the other two nodded. They did not believe such a coincidence could exist either-both of the most crucial special Treasures had happened to disappear.
After a brief silence, Yuan Tai snorted. "I'll leave the investigation to you. Whoever the traitor is, I will tear them to pieces."
The three raised their brows slightly and looked at Yuan Tai with extreme suspicion. "And you? Trying to slack off again?"
Yuan Tai flew into a rage and cursed, "Slack off, my ass! Don't you trust my character?"
All three shook their heads, leaving Yuan Tai momentarily speechless. He had often used that line before, but that had been before they discovered he had cheated them out of their Treasures. Now it did not seem to work very well.
Yuan Tai swept his sleeve and snorted. "The Imperial Tomb Secret Realm will open soon. There are still many unknown secrets within it, and our Sacred Profound Sect cannot miss out this time either. I intend to properly nurture that girl Qin Keyi and make her