I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

"Let me see that gourd."

"Entering the Dragon Gate," Li Miaozhen said.

"Are you poisoned?"

As Shen Ming spoke, he tossed the Shangqing Jade Gourd over.

“…You shouldn’t be a disciple of a sect; a disciple of a noble family would suit you better,” Li Miaozhen said casually.

"Why do you say that?" Shen Ming's heart stirred. There was no reason for the Buddhist nun from the Western Regions to know his true identity.

Li Miaozhen thought to herself, "Because you are too trusting of others. Even in aristocratic families, you can still have protectors watching over you."

Before becoming a divine child, a disciple of a sect will not have a protector.

This is one of the drawbacks of disciples of a sect.

She didn't say these words aloud, but opened the Shangqing Jade Gourd.

"With keen insight, even the most wicked cannot escape the shadow of misfortune."

She held her breath and concentrated, using a secret detection technique to determine whether the Qingxu Wine was poisonous.

Points of light gathered and surged at the mouth of the gourd, displaying a bluish-white glow.

Seeing the color of the light, Li Miaozhen's expression softened.

"What are you doing? Why would Senior Brother Li poison me for no reason?" Shen Ming realized what she was doing.

“There are countless instances in this world where people scheme against others for no reason, and sometimes you don’t even realize when you’ve blocked someone’s path,” Li Miaozhen said.

"Is it poisonous?" Shen Ming asked.

“It’s not poisonous. You can check it yourself with your Eye of Truth.” Li Miaozhen returned the gourd.

"No need, if you say it's not poisonous, then it's not poisonous," Shen Ming said.

Li Miaozhen nodded slightly. In her opinion, Li Yingyi was skilled in rhetoric and knew how to get along with people.

However, this does not mean that someone is so bad that they would poison others.

The two focused on the present moment; behind the Dragon Gate was a treasure room, where a rich spiritual energy emanated.

Rows of neatly arranged shelves on the left and right were filled with spirit jade of various colors and shapes. Some of the spirit jade was as smooth and delicate as mutton fat jade, while others were bright red, like burning flames, exuding a fiery aura.

These are all treasures, and they have extremely powerful effects whether used for cultivation, weapon forging, or setting up formations.

"Robbery is indeed the easiest way to get rich."

Shen Ming patted his storage bag and accepted all the hundreds of spirit jades.

"Don't worry, we'll split it 50/50." He didn't forget Li Miaozhen standing next to him.

Who is five?

With no outsiders around, Li Miaozhen no longer had an image of keeping everyone at arm's length.

Seeing that Shen Ming was innocent and pure, she decided to play a trick on him.

Upon hearing this, he noticed that Shen Ming's gaze towards him was filled with sympathy.

"Hey, hey, I'm just kidding. You don't really think I'm an idiot, do you?"

Li Miaozhen immediately said, "You should keep them all. Giving them to me is also a contribution to Buddhism."

Shen Ming naturally didn't hold back and continued to plunder.

In front of the jade shelf was a huge ice crystal treasure chest, which contained many strange spiritual herbs.

“Nine-Turn Resurrection Grass, Ten-Thousand-Year Lingzhi, Rebirth Flower, Spirit Bone Ginseng…” Li Miaozhen identified them one by one.

"It's a pity we don't have the Golden Platform Source Essence," Shen Ming said with some regret.

The essence of the Yellow Springs water and the lotus seeds of the Green Lotus are called the Golden Platform Source Essence, which is more precious than anything here.

“According to the usual practice of powerful forces, such treasures are guarded by Supreme Realm experts, which means they are located in the inner three layers of the treasure vault,” Li Miaozhen said.

"I won't force you," Shen Ming said.

The inner three levels are filled with battles between the supreme beings of heaven and earth. The treasure vault is not like the pagoda, where everyone uses the power of the Great Void.

Li Miaozhen's heart stirred, and she thought of saying that she could go to the inner three levels to find the Golden Platform Source Essence, as long as Shen Ming agreed to become a Dao Child.

In fact, she went to great lengths to travel with Shen Ming because she thought that Shen Ming would be in danger and would owe her a debt of gratitude for saving his life.

Deep down, I felt some resistance; how was this any different from the Little Western Paradise?

The two continued searching and found piles of ores shimmering with a strange light in a corner.

"Star Iron, Spirit Origin Crystal Ore..."

These are all precious materials used to forge spirit weapons.

However, these materials are sold by weight and are quite bulky, so Shen Ming was a little annoyed that they took up space in his storage bag.

Even a small mosquito is still meat.

After much deliberation, Shen Ming decided to continue the act.

……

On the other side, Li Yingyi and his group entered Humen and saw a platform floating in the air.

Several magical artifacts radiating a powerful aura were displayed on the platform.

Among them was a floating, upside-down sword with a long blade that gleamed with a cold light and was covered with mysterious runes.

"Void-Piercing Sword! Primordial Divine Shield! Hahaha!"

Jiao Fei's eyes lit up with excitement.

"What are you junior brothers bragging about with your Eye of Truth? I think you should just gouge your own eyes out." Jiao Qing was even more smug.

The three Xuantian Sect disciples, oblivious to their embarrassment, were preoccupied with the treasure.

"We'll take the Void-Breaking Sword, and the rest you Xuantian Sect can divide up."

Jiao Fei uttered a sentence and charged towards the upside-down sword.

His weapon is also a sword, and with this precious sword in hand, he is comparable to most sword cultivators.

He leaped onto the platform.

Almost simultaneously, the 'Void-Breaking Sword' twisted and deformed, transforming into a strange blue flame.

The flames emitted intense heat, causing the temperature in the entire treasure room to rise rapidly.

"Do not!!"

Jiao Fei was the first to be hit, almost crashing headfirst into the blue flames.

He wore many life-saving treasures, such as a fire-avoiding pearl hanging at his waist, and an inner armor under his robe.

As a result, the fire-repelling pearl shattered the instant the wave of fire swept in.

Flames licked across his entire body, the inner armor offering almost no protection; he was reduced to charcoal, his body to pieces.

"Southern Bright Fire!"

The three members of the Xuantian Sect turned pale and felt a chill in their hearts.

This is not the Void-Breaking Sword at all; it is clearly a trap set by the Taiyi Sect, where a wisp of Nanming Li Fire is placed.

The Southern Bright Fire is enough to kill even a Supreme Earth Warrior. The Taiyi Sect's placement of it on the outer three layers shows their ruthlessness, leaving no way for thieves to survive.

Jiao Fei, too, coming from the Jiao family, was so careless.

"elder brother!"

Jiao Qing let out a heart-wrenching scream. In her mind, no man in the world could compare to her brother.

"Let's go! Let's get out of here first!" Li Yingyi said.

Now is not the time to be sad. If the Void-Breaking Sword is a trap, then the other treasures are no exception.

As expected, the Hunyuan Shield suddenly shattered, transforming into countless sharp beams of light that shot out like a torrential rain.

Fortunately, these beams did not lock onto any targets, and they were relatively far from the platform.

Thanks to precautions, no one lost their life.

However, Jiao Qing was too grief-stricken and was caught off guard, with a beam of light piercing his body, leaving him covered in blood.

Fortunately, Li Yingyi used the "Yi Mu Shen Jue" to heal his injuries.

Once the beam of light ended, the other 'treasures' began to unleash their power one by one.

The four of them felt a chill run down their spines, and an indescribable sense of regret filled their hearts.

Shen Ming had warned them that this place was full of traps!

But they listened to the Jiao family.

With one member of the Jiao family dead and another injured, they were of no use whatsoever!