After a pause, he continued, "You thought the descendant of the Great Qin Dynasty you found later was genuine? He was merely a pawn I planted. The descendants of the Great Qin Dynasty died out long ago."
"As the head of the Cao Household, it wasn't convenient for me to act against the Sun Household and Liu Household directly. After all, the Chang Household was still on the island, and I didn't want to attract their attention."
"You Qi Refining Stage ants-did you think I didn't know you were just a handful of stray cats and dogs? And all this talk of a lord! I've never seen a Foundation Establishment Realm expert among you."
"Most likely, you stumbled upon a treasury left by the descendants of the Great Qin Dynasty. Did you really think you could frighten me? You truly don't know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is."
Although Cao Yuan said this, he was actually somewhat uneasy.
This insignificant little force could produce a formation as powerful as the peak first tier Cold Crow Formation, as well as that bizarre, skull-shaped battle formation. It truly left him baffled.
These were not treasures an ordinary small force could casually possess. Could they really have a Foundation Establishment cultivator backing them?
Cao Yuan speculated inwardly, but those thoughts were soon replaced by a burning desire.
Leaving these two treasures in the hands of these petty Qi Refining Stage thieves was simply squandering heaven's gifts. They rightfully belonged to him.
If he could equip the Cao Household with them, its strength would surely rise to another level.
Moreover, as long as he obtained the last two tokens, he could assemble the Secret Key. When that time came... excitement surged through Cao Yuan.
At that moment, the crows'