The Emperor with a heavy saber on his back hesitated. "The Great Yuan Empire may have declined, but it was once incomparably glorious. For your imperial father to have survived unharmed until now, he must have something to rely on that we don't know about. If we rashly touch that secret chamber, I fear we won't come out alive."
Li Xuanfeng nodded. "You have a point, Mister Gu. With my current strength, I wouldn't dare venture there rashly either. But I believe that, since it is Great Yuan's most mysterious place, it must contain supreme treasures. It might even hide the secret to breaking through to the Supreme Realm."
"You must have heard as well, Mister Gu. Long ago, Great Yuan's third emperor successfully broke through to the Supreme Realm and left behind some insights and experiences."
"If the three of you are willing to stay and help me, once we successfully open the underground secret realm, you will each have a share of its treasures, just as with this Five-Color Soul Liquid."
The three looked somewhat tempted. The reason they treated this boy so amicably was not because he was particularly powerful, but because of the organization behind him, the Corpse Coffin.
The Corpse Coffin currently had little reputation in public, but in certain Black Zones, it already possessed considerable strength and prestige.
More importantly, there was something sinister about this boy. They had heard that anyone who attacked him ended up dying inexplicably, including an Emperor who had tried to kill him for his treasures.
After exchanging glances, the three decided to join the rapidly expanding Corpse Coffin organization. Perhaps under this strange boy's leadership, even three wanted criminals despised by everyone could one day rise in the world and accomplish something great.
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