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

Xuantian Square was crowded with anxious disciples, who craned their necks to look towards the main hall.

From time to time, true disciples and peak masters from various lineages would come out, muster their troops, and lead a large number of people to Lingzang to provide assistance.

The spiritual treasure of Cangyan Prefecture is called the Stone Flame Spiritual Treasure, which contains a dormant volcano.

This morning, the volcano erupted, the earth cracked, and the sky darkened.

The demonic sects, namely the Demon Heaven Sect, the Purple Nether Sect, and the Dragon Demon Sect, suddenly appeared out of nowhere and trapped their disciples inside!

Supreme-level experts set up a large array in the volcanic ash, and in the midst of this, they hunted down the demonic cultivators at the Innate Realm.

The grand formation and the spiritual treasure restriction are combined, and only those at the Innate Realm can enter.

Clearly, the Demonic Path is waiting for the three sects to come to their rescue; they intend to wage a major battle in Cangyan Prefecture!

The demonic path's intentions were not hard to see, but the three sects had no choice but to take action.

Shen Ming arrived at Xuantian Square and went straight into the main hall.

In the very center of the main hall, a magical, dynamic scroll was unfurled, surrounding everyone.

The painting depicts a landscape of mountains and rivers with clearly defined terrain, interspersed with points of light that seem out of place in the painting, with names written beside them.

Shen Ming learned that this was a map of the Stone Flame Spirit Treasury, with the dots representing the disciples trapped inside.

"The Demonic Array is to be handed over to the Elders and Peak Masters. The Spiritual Treasure Restriction has two layers, an outer one and an inner one. The outer layer can be entered by those at the third level of the Innate Realm, while the inner layer can only be entered by those at the second level of the Innate Realm."

The disciples trapped inside are disoriented by the volcanic ash and the array, and we need to bring a guiding spirit treasure to rescue them.

The location of the trapped disciple was determined by the token. It is very likely that the demonic path has seized the token and set a trap, so we must be on guard!

The disciples found their respective teams based on their spiritual veins and peaks, and then acted together!

Do not act without authorization!

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Deputy Headmaster Ren Fengqi stood in the center of the main hall, repeating the same thing over and over again.

Shen Ming looked around and saw disciples from various branches gathered together, making plans based on the locations of the trapped disciples.

"The Purple Nether Sect is skilled in using poison. Go get the antidote pills immediately! Those going in this direction, come with me!"

The master of the Divine Forging Peak shouted and drew a stroke on the scroll.

This stroke represents the rescue route of Zhushen Peak, which is a route with many trapped disciples, mainly from Zhushen Peak.

Shen Ming realized he was too late; the routes to the Nine Spirit Peaks, including the Ten Thousand Swords Peak, had already been drawn.

Disciples who wish to provide further assistance should primarily follow one of the nine routes.

The route to Wanjian Peak ends at the Seven Swords of Xuantian, the primary targets for rescue.

However, the Seven Swords of Xuantian only have six points of light, which means that one has already been lost.

Shen Ming continued to gaze at the landscape painting, his eyes sweeping over the names next to each dot of light.

These points of light are bound to the disciple's token, which is equivalent to a life lamp.

Those that are lit up are not necessarily still alive, but those that are turned off are definitely gone.

call!

Upon discovering Zhang Haoran and Ni Die's names, Shen Ming, who had been tense, breathed a sigh of relief.

He still cares a lot about his friends' safety.

However, Shen Ming discovered that the situation was not optimistic, as Zhang Haoran and Ni Die were located in the deepest part of the Spirit Treasury.

The rescue routes to different Lingfeng peaks either missed each other or didn't go this deep.

The main reason is that Zhang Haoran and Ni Die were not the primary targets of rescue, and their respective peak masters did not devise a route for them.

Such unlucky disciples were not only Ni Die and Zhang Haoran on the map.

"Senior Brother Shen, I am an orphan..."

"It's precisely because we have nothing that we should strive for it!"

Shen Ming's eyes gleamed as he recalled the words Ni Die and Zhang Haoran had spoken when they parted.

He's going to rescue people! He's heading to the Stone Flame Spirit Treasury!

Shen Ming circulated his primordial true energy, leaving a straight path on the scroll that led directly to the deepest part of the spiritual treasure.

"Who wants to come with me!"

Shen Ming looked at the other true disciples.

Along his route, there were also lone disciples, who were all friends with the others in the main hall.

They had just faced the same predicament as Shen Ming: their friends and family were not on the Nine Veins Spirit Peak rescue route.

Everyone was surprised to see Shen Ming draw a line.

Upon seeing him alone, his expression immediately darkened.

All nine rescue routes were led by the peak masters and elders of each spiritual peak, accompanied by senior brothers and sisters at the third level of the Innate Realm.

For a disciple at the second level of the Innate Realm to single-handedly charge in, isn't that a joke?

"Shen Ming, stop fooling around."

"Vice Sect Leader Ren Fengqi said solemnly."

"Sect Leader, only those at the second level of the Innate Realm can enter the innermost part. It makes no difference for me alone," Shen Ming said.

"Can it be the same? Without the peak master and elders, you might encounter a third-stage innate cultivator in the outer layer! Even if you go inside, you'll be all alone and helpless, facing hordes of second-stage demonic cultivators. What will you do?" Ren Fengqi said.

"Kill them all!" Shen Ming said without hesitation.

“You’re only at the first level of the Divine Concealment Realm. Do you know there are second, third, fourth, and fifth levels above that?” Ren Fengqi said.

"There's no such thing as doing something only when you're absolutely certain of success; you only have hope if you do it," Shen Ming said.

"You're giving me a lecture now," Ren Fengqi thought with a headache, but seeing Shen Ming's resolute face, he didn't say what was on the tip of his tongue.

He looked at the route drawn by Shen Ming, and it didn't overlap with any of the nine main rescue routes.

"Who are Zhang Haoran and Ni Die?"

Ren Fengqi looked at the two names at the end of the route and couldn't help but ask.

"friend."

"Just friends?"

Ren Fengqi was somewhat surprised, thinking that it was a closer relationship that would make Shen Ming take such a big risk.

"Friends are enough," Shen Ming said simply.

"Understood, wait for me a moment."

Ren Fengqi, now the deputy sect leader, wouldn't really let Shen Ming set off alone like this.

Similarly, as the deputy sect leader, he also had to consider the disciples' requests.

He walked deep into the Xuan Tian Hall, and a quarter of an hour later, he turned back.

Ren Fengqi drew a route of a different color on the Lingzang scroll, which highly overlapped with Shen Ming's route.

“One lineage of disciples from the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect is stuck on this route. You can travel with them to the center point, find the person, and then do not return the way you came. Instead, join the route to Tongtian Peak,” Ren Fengqi said.

"Thank you, Sect Leader." Shen Ming said sincerely.

A smile appeared in Ren Fengqi's eyes. Shen Ming was such a lovable kid, unlike others who called him 'Deputy Sect Leader'.

"Keep my jade token. Go and collect enough supplies and a compass."

The supplies included various healing pills, protective gear, and weapons.

A major battle was about to begin, and Shen Ming claimed everything he could.

The situation was urgent, so the Xuantian Sect activated its teleportation array, directly transporting the people outside the Spirit Treasury.

Shen Ming memorized the location of the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect team, stepped into the teleportation array, and with a whoosh, disappeared as if submerged in water.

"He's serious!"

Some of the true disciples looked at each other, wondering if Shen Ming was just putting on a show.

Because they themselves lack the courage to act alone.

The three sects and the three demons fought a great battle, and the Spirit Treasury became a meat grinder!