Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

Will we be able to dig it up in a few more days?

A smile appeared on He Teng's lips.

I wonder what's in this tomb's treasure trove.

This is something that these top-tier forces are paying so much attention to.

If he can get it then.

They'll become rich.

of course.

At this point, he won't make a move that might alert the enemy.

The top-tier forces will supervise the third-rate forces to dig first, and when it's time to dig, he can just go and pick up the ready-made loot.

"Yes." The chief of the Night Watch of Xiling City received the order.

"Don't worry, I won't treat you badly if you work for me," He Teng said to him.

"I wouldn't dare. It's already an honor for me to serve you, sir. How could I possibly ask for more benefits?" the chief of the Night Watch of Xiling City hurriedly replied.

Of course, although he was just speculating, he was secretly delighted. Now that he had gotten in touch with He Teng, he could do things for He Teng. If he did a good job, it could save him decades of hard work.

The next day.

Mei Jingfei has not returned yet.

Su Lin then sent two disciples from the Haoran Academy to Jiuwan City to investigate.

No trace of Mei Jingfei could be found.

Instead, they learned that the notorious womanizer who had been committing crimes in Jiuwan City over the past few nights had been captured by Gu Chen, the chief of the Night Watch.

It has now been handed over to the yamen (government office) and is awaiting trial.

After the disciples who came to investigate returned to the Xiling Mountains and told Su Lin about it, Su Lin immediately learned that Mei Jingfei had been captured.

"This good-for-nothing!" Su Lin said, exasperated.

"You two immediately send a message back, and before his identity is exposed, let Mr. Mei come and bail him out himself," Su Lin said to the two disciples of Haoran Academy.

Mei Jingfei always used a bone-shrinking disguise technique to change her appearance when committing crimes.

Therefore, even if he is discovered, as long as he does not voluntarily reveal his identity, outsiders will only think of him as a flower thief in the True Essence Realm and will not know that he is a disciple of the Haoran Academy.

As long as he doesn't reveal his identity.

If they find a way to retrieve it, they can turn a major issue into a minor one, and a minor one into nothing.

They are now focused on the entrance to the tomb and cannot get through.

Let Mr. Mei, Mei Jingfei's father, come and retrieve it himself.

Mr. Mei is a top-three expert from their Haoran Academy. With him coming in person, the government of Jiuwan City will give him this face.

"Yes." The two disciples from Haoran Academy received the order and went to deliver the message.

now.

Outside the tombs in the Xiling Mountains.

After thousands of people have been digging day and night for so many days...

More than two-thirds of the area has already been excavated.

Three days at most.

That will allow you to find the entrance.

During this period, the people from several top-tier forces have been guarding this godforsaken mountain range, and they've long been fed up with it.

Three more days, and we'll dig up the treasure.

Once they've seized what's inside, they can leave.

The leaders of the four top factions gathered to discuss their next steps in exploring the tomb for the treasure.

"The entrance to the cemetery will be dug up in about three days. We should get started and clear out the surrounding shrimp," said Gao Tai, the senior disciple of the Divine Fist Sect, to the leaders of the other three top-tier forces.

During this period, they summoned people from third-rate forces in several nearby cities to excavate the mountain on such a large scale for them.

Even a fool could tell there's something good in here.

Many spies and independent cultivators from nearby cities have already set their sights on it.

They went to such great lengths to excavate.

It's not so that these nearby forces and independent cultivators can take advantage of the final harvest.

"Let's clear the area today. All forces and rogue cultivators who dare to approach this area within a fifty-mile radius of the Xiling Mountains must be driven away. Those who refuse to leave will be killed without mercy," said Yuan Geng of the Golden Palace.

"We've worked so hard on this excavation; anyone else who wants a piece of the pie shouldn't even think about it."

"The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect is responsible for the west, the Divine Fist Sect for the east, the Haoran Academy for the north, and my Golden Radiance Palace for the south. After we drive away the spies from these forces and the rogue cultivators who want a share of the spoils, we will arrange for our disciples to guard the surroundings until the treasure is opened and we obtain it. Anyone who dares to trespass will be killed without mercy." Yuan Geng of the Golden Radiance Palace narrowed his eyes.

"My Haoran Academy has no problem," Su Lin replied.

"My Ten Thousand Poisons Sect has no problem either," Ruan Canglin of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect nodded in agreement.

"The Divine Fist School is fine too," Gao Tai added.

immediately.

The four top-tier forces began to take action.

They began clearing out the spies and independent cultivators from the four directions—east, west, south, and north—who were monitoring the area around the Xiling Mountains.

The personnel sent by Cheng Mengling of the Cheng family to keep an eye on the situation for Gu Chen were quickly driven away.

After returning to Jiuwan City, the group reported the matter directly to Cheng Mengling.

Cheng Mengling hurriedly came to report to Gu Chen: "Brother Gu, the people from the four top forces in the Xiling Mountains have started clearing the area. It seems they are afraid that people from other forces or rogue cultivators might get close and that someone else might take a share of the spoils."

"Now, our Cheng family's intelligence personnel dare not approach. A few rogue cultivators tried to test the attitude of the top powers, but were killed on the spot," Cheng Mengling said. "These top powers don't take the forces and rogue cultivators in Yuehai County seriously at all. If you ignore their advice and insist on approaching, you will be killed on the spot."

Gu Chen frowned upon hearing this.

"They've already started clearing the area? Then it probably won't be long before they start digging through the mountain," Gu Chen pondered.

"Yes." Cheng Mengling nodded: "According to the reports from the spies who returned after being driven out of the Cheng family, the mountain will be dug open in three days at most, revealing the entrance to the treasure inside."

"Understood." Gu Chen nodded and said to Cheng Mengling, "Since the people from the four top forces have started to drive away the people in the vicinity, don't send any more people over there. Let's leave it at that for now."

The disciples of the four top-tier forces are mostly at least at the third level of the Innate Realm.

If the Cheng family sends more people over, they will be killed if they ignore the warnings.

He calculated the time.

I'll go there myself when the time comes.

With his current strength at the peak of the Breaking Aperture Realm, even the leading disciples of the four major forces would definitely not be his match.

When the time comes, he will simply go and retrieve the treasure.

"Yes." Cheng Mengling nodded and left.

Gu Chen told her not to send anyone to keep an eye on things, so she stopped doing so.

The people from the four top-tier forces are not to be trifled with.

If things aren't handled properly, the Cheng family could easily be plunged into an abyss of no return.

Treasure is tempting, but you need the corresponding strength to compete for it.

Otherwise, you're just asking for death.

She didn't know if Gu Chen's decision to stop monitoring the treasure excavation was an indication that he was giving up or if he had other plans.

These are questions that a subordinate like her should not be asking.

She simply did whatever Gu Chen instructed her to do.

Here in Xiling City.

The night watchmen from Xiling City who had gone to keep an eye on the Xiling Mountains returned and reported to He Teng: "The personnel from the four top powers have begun clearing the area. We can no longer keep an eye on the treasure excavation there, but we estimate that in another three days, they will be able to dig open the entrance to the treasure."

Upon hearing this, He Teng pondered for a moment and said to the head of the Night Watch of Xiling City, "Then there's no need to keep an eye on it. Gather your men and come with me to the Xiling Mountains in three days to seize the treasure."

The four major powers are not fools.

When it comes to the final moment, they will definitely clear the area so that no one else can get a share.

But sometimes, they can't avoid it just because they want to clear the area.

They will dig open the entrance to the treasure.

He would go and rob the treasure if he felt it was his place, given his overwhelming strength.

They can't stop them.

At Haoran Academy.

A pigeon returned with a message.

He was stopped by a disciple who was in charge of receiving information. He took out the letter and handed it to Mei Jingfeng, a teacher at the academy and a third-rank expert of the academy.

This letter was specifically addressed to Mr. Mei Jingfeng.

In Haoran Academy, there is a quiet and elegant little garden filled with the fragrance of books.

Mei Jingfeng received the letter, opened it, and read through its contents.

Enraged, he unleashed his true energy, shattering the letter.

"This unfilial son is truly incorrigible," Mei Jingfeng said angrily.

"What's wrong? Why are you so angry?" his wife asked from the side.

"Your good son, this time he went to the desolate state with Su Lin and others to search for treasure, but he couldn't stand the loneliness and didn't change his ways. He became a flower thief in Jiuwan City and was caught by the local night watchmen. I'm going to bail him out!" Mei Jingfeng said through gritted teeth.

"Oh, then hurry up and go!" Upon hearing this, the woman immediately said with worry, "Do they know Fei'er's identity? If they don't, what if they kill Fei'er? You must go quickly and rescue Fei'er first."

"Save him, save him, all you know is how to save him! If you hadn't spoiled him, he wouldn't be like this today, capable of doing something that makes us lose face!" Mei Jingfeng said angrily.

This wasn't the first time his son, Mei Jingfei, had done this; he had done it before in several cities outside the Haoran Academy.

In the end, he managed to resolve everything.

I didn't expect him to continue doing it even after he got out; he really is incorrigible.

"What's the use of saying all this now? Fei'er has already committed a crime. The most important thing now is to rescue him. We can educate him properly after we bring him back. At worst, we can lock him up and not let him go out again," the woman said anxiously.

"Hmph!" Mei Jingfeng snorted coldly.

It went straight to the small circle.

Despite her anger, she couldn't very well not go and save him; after all, he was her only son.