In a remote part of the ancient wilderness, Xiao Xun'er looked at the two people standing in front of her, maintaining a polite, faint smile:

"Gentlemen, please stop following me."

One of the young men with an afro was laughing at Xiao Xun'er:

"No, sister-in-law, this is the Imperial Treasury of Ten Thousand Treasures! I'll risk any opportunity to protect you."

Another young man with fiery red hair immediately objected:

"Lei Che, do you have nothing but your mouth? You dare call the eldest daughter of the ancient clan 'sister-in-law'? That's what I called her! Sister-in-law, just let me stay by your side. Don't worry, I'll go first if anything happens, and you can take any opportunities you want!"

Lei Che's thick eyebrows shot up:

"Huoran, don't spout nonsense! The one who went to the ancient clan to propose marriage last time was my Lei clan's young patriarch, my elder brother Lei Dong! What business is it of yours?"

Huo Ran also glanced sideways:

"What? A marriage proposal? Did the ancient clan agree? Did the clan chief, Senior Gu Yuan, give his approval? You're shamelessly calling her 'sister-in-law,' do you think the young lady of the ancient clan will even acknowledge you?"

Lei Che: "That's still better than you! Your older brother Huo Xuan got beaten up by Emperor Xiao Qian on his way to the ancient clan last time!"

Huo Ran: "What do you mean by 'got beaten up'? It's just that I lost half a move because I wasn't paying attention! Did your older brother Lei Dong beat Emperor Xiao Qian last time?"

Lei Che: "That's because Emperor Xiao Qian relied on the Azure Dragon Divine Wood. If he didn't use the wonders of heaven and earth, my elder brother could have beaten Emperor Xiao Qian so badly that he could barely breathe!"

Huo Ran spat:

"Pah! Lei Che, you're even more arrogant than that Xiao Clan guy with the nine-ringed sword!"

Seeing the two arguing like this, Xiao Xun'er said helplessly:

"Excuse me, gentlemen, could you please let me pass? Thank you."

The two immediately stopped arguing, glared at each other, and made way for each other.

But the two of them stood on either side of Xiao Xun'er, taking a step back.

Xiao Xun'er took two steps, and the two men followed two steps.

They looked exactly like Xiao Xun'er's two bodyguards.

Xiao Xun'er turned around:

"Thank you for your kindness, gentlemen. Please do not follow me any further, and do not assign me any false identities. I have important matters to attend to, so I will not chat with you any longer. Farewell."

Lei Che and Huo Ran said in unison:

"Hey! Sister-in-law!"

Xiao Xun'er's polite smile vanished completely:

"Out of respect for the elders of the Lei and Yan clans, I'll tolerate you one last time. Don't say anything more out of line."

Xiao Xun'er did not continue speaking, but golden flames had already ignited in her eyes.

Lei Che and Huo Ran turned pale with fright.

In their impression, Xiao Xun'er had always been a very easy person to talk to.

When I visited their clan before, I always had a slight smile on my face and was very polite to everyone.

She's even willing to get food for animals that roam freely in the forest!

The new generation of the eight ancient clans all believe that Xiao Xun'er is the least like a divine bloodline.

Throughout history, which divine bloodline has not been high above all others?

Xiao Xun'er, however, seemed to have never flaunted her status as the eldest daughter of an ancient clan.

It is precisely because of this that Lei Dong, the young patriarch of the Lei Clan, and Huo Xuan, the young patriarch of the Yan Clan, became Xiao Xun'er's suitors after only meeting a few times.

When Lei Che and Huo Ran first saw Xiao Xun'er, their hearts pounded.

But they knew they were not good enough for Xiao Xun'er, so they didn't indulge in wishful thinking.

When have they ever seen Xiao Xun'er get angry?

And they actually used the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame directly!

Emperor Xiao Qian's Azure Dragon Divine Wood is only ranked fifth on the list of exotic woods, while the Golden Emperor's Burning Heaven Flame is ranked fourth on the list of exotic flames!

Lei Che and Huo Ran, both young masters from their respective races, were drenched in sweat upon seeing the Golden Emperor's Burning Heaven Flame.

"No! Miss Xun'er, don't be angry!"

"No one can take your place if you get sick from getting angry, Miss Xun'er. Let's talk this out. I was wrong just now!"

Xiao Xun'er's pupils returned to normal, but her voice remained exceptionally cold:

"From now on, please be careful with your words and actions. Otherwise, not only will I teach you a lesson, but when you return to your clans, the uncles and elders of both clans will also give you a lesson!"

Xiao Xun'er turned around and subconsciously touched her stomach.

"I didn't expect you to be here too, waiting for me!"

At this very moment, Yang Shan, completely unaware of everything, is still trying to buy a bag of sunflower seeds to eat in the game store.

The main highlight was the truly spectacular fight between Xiao Kuang and Ice River Venerable!

Xiao Kuang truly lived up to his name. One was a Dou Zun in the early stage, and the other was a Dou Zun in the middle stage, a difference of three stars, yet he still dared to strike.

The prodigy of the Xiao clan is naturally no ordinary person.

But Venerable Ice River was, after all, a renowned veteran powerhouse in the Central Plains and the leader of a top-tier force!

Xiao Kuang must have used a special secret technique of the Xiao clan, causing his cultivation level to surge by two stars, bringing him to within one star of Ice River Venerable.

As a result, even the Ice River Venerable used a secret technique!

The Ice River Venerable's secret techniques naturally couldn't compare to the Xiao Clan's inheritance, only raising his cultivation by one star. However, aside from his secret techniques, he also possessed the acquired Calamity Poison Body!

His bone-chilling ice-attribute battle aura also contained a trace of troublesome poison!

It was only with his acquired Calamity Poison Body that Venerable Ice River was able to fight Tang Zhen, who had activated the "Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire," to a 40/60 split.

Therefore, the actual combat strength of the Ice River Venerable is comparable to that of a Seven-Star Dou Zun.

Xiao Kuang's martial arts and fighting skills were inherited from the Xiao Clan, but Venerable Binghe had been in Zhongzhou for hundreds of years, and his accumulation was enough to reach the same level as Xiao Kuang!

Unless Xiao Kuang can produce a Heaven-rank cultivation technique or a Heaven-rank fighting skill.

Otherwise, Xiao Kuang would be constantly being suppressed and beaten by Venerable Ice River!

"Old man, you've got some tricks up your sleeve!"

"Young man, you don't need to flatter me. When I was your age, I was far inferior to you. Give me another ten years, and I'm afraid I wouldn't be your match! Unfortunately, in the real struggle for resources, seniority doesn't matter!"

Xiao Kuang never revealed his identity or background from beginning to end, presumably because of the grand scheme of things five hundred years ago. The eight ancient clans wanted to train their descendants and prevent them from using their backgrounds to pave the way.

But instead of testing the waters, the Ice River Venerable chose to take action directly!

Ice River Venerable could not possibly be unaware that if Xiao Kuang, this peerless genius who could easily defeat the deceased number one on the Prodigy Ranking, Yi Chen, had a powerful force backing him up, then that force must be incredibly strong!

They are definitely not something Glacier Valley can afford to mess with.

But Yang Shan thought again that perhaps this was more in line with the main theme of Zhongzhou, or rather, the cultivation world.

Resources must be seized!

Only with resources can one become stronger; without resources, even if you diligently cultivate your skills your whole life, you'll still end up with nothing!

In the original novel, Tang Zhen, the Valley Master of Burning Flame Valley, dared to stand up and cooperate with Xiao Yan in the inheritance cave of the Creation Saint!

At that time, Xiao Yan faced opponents including the Soul Palace, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, the Heavenly Underworld Sect, and the Ice River Valley!

But Tang Zhen still dared to make a move! It wasn't just because of his friendship with Xiao Yan, but also because what they needed to compete for at the time was the resources left behind by a Dou Sheng powerhouse!

If the Dou Sheng Cave is like this, what about the Wanbao Imperial Treasury now?

This is a legacy established by a powerful Dou Di (Battle Emperor) who loved collecting treasures tens of thousands of years ago!

If you're looking for a place with an incredible opportunity to rise to the top in one step, then the Imperial Treasury of Myriad Treasures is one of them!

Such a great temptation is enough for Venerable Ice River to disregard the power behind Xiao Kuang!

Furthermore, the token holder has one chance to escape death.

The conflicts are limited to "competing for resources," which is the main theme of the Dou Qi Continent. Just like Ice River Valley and Burning Flame Valley, they have been fighting for so many years, but when have they ever had any major conflicts?

Conflicts, feuds, deep-seated hatreds, and blood feuds—different levels of hatred naturally require different approaches to handling.

As a senior figure, the Ice River Venerable had an extremely accurate grasp of the intricacies involved.

If you stop before the other party can trigger the token to avoid death, you can minimize the conflict.

"Young man, this is my last piece of advice: leave quickly. If I send you straight out of the Myriad Treasures Imperial Treasury, you'll have nowhere to cry!"

"Old man, don't be arrogant just because you have a higher cultivation level. The outcome is still uncertain!"

Xiao Kuang showed no intention of retreating, raising his nine-ringed sword towards the sky, causing crimson lightning to flash in the clouds above.

The Ice River Venerable's expression also turned serious:

"Good lad, you actually have a high-level Earth-rank battle technique. But unfortunately, I also have high-level Earth-rank battle techniques!"

The Ice River Venerable released grayish-white mist from his hands, and in an instant, frost formed on the surrounding tree canopies, but within a few breaths it turned black and melted quietly, like the sun shining on ice and snow.

"The sky is broken by lightning!"

"Ice Venerable Heavenly Poison Force!"

Blood, lightning, and dark ice—two completely different battle energies surged in this space, their energy fluctuations like boulders falling into a pool, spreading outwards for miles.

If you look closely, you'll definitely notice that these energy ripples are actually causing the space itself to be compressed!

These ripples are just the aftermath!

In the core area where the fighting spirits clashed, the space was already cracked like a broken mirror.

After the crack appeared, it healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This demonstrates that the solidity of this space is extraordinary!

The two energies were initially evenly matched, but the blood lightning eventually lost momentum and began to be gradually devoured by the grayish-white frost.

"How can this be?"

Xiao Kuang found it hard to accept this fact.

This "Heavenly Profound Thunderclap" is a high-level Earth-rank combat skill secretly passed down by the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Kuang was rewarded with a portion of it when he broke through to the Dou Zong level, and after breaking through to the Dou Zun level, he obtained the complete inheritance.

With the accumulation of experience from his time as a Dou Zong, and after obtaining the complete inheritance and the accompanying experience of his predecessors, Xiao Kuang cultivated it to its peak after two and a half years of training!

Xiao Kuang originally thought that with his "Heavenly Profound Thunderclap", even if his opponent used the same high-level Earth-rank fighting skill, he could reverse the situation and suppress his opponent.

Unexpectedly, things turned out completely differently from what Xiao Kuang had imagined!

The Ice River Venerable's "Ice Venerable Heavenly Poison Force" was obtained by the founder of Ice River Valley from a Battle Saint's ruins. It is no less powerful than "Heavenly Profound Thunder Break". Even its weakened version, "Ice Venerable Force", is enough to qualify as Ice River Valley's unique core inheritance!

In particular, since the Ice River Venerable's body is a calamity-inducing poison body, its "compatibility" with the Ice Venerable Heavenly Poison Force is almost at its maximum!

Compared to Xiao Kuang's two and a half years of cultivating "Heavenly Profound Thunder Break", Ice River Venerable has been cultivating "Ice Venerable Heavenly Poison Force" for almost a hundred years!

If Xiao Kuang is exceptionally talented, he can unleash the full power of the "Heavenly Profound Thunderclap" technique.

So, it was through a hundred years of arduous struggle that the power of the Ice River Venerable was pushed beyond its original limit!

This is the Ice River Venerable's true trump card. Even if Tang Zhen came, he would have to use his most trump card to stop him!

Young people are not necessarily inferior to their predecessors.

But the centuries that the old man lived beyond that point were not wasted!

Xiao Kuang's two and a half years couldn't compare to the Ice River Venerable's hundred years.

Losing to the Ice River Venerable is only natural!

However, Venerable Ice River had also suffered considerable losses. Seeing that the situation was settled, Venerable Ice River was unwilling to entangle with Xiao Kuang any longer.

Ice River Venerable activated the power of space to forcibly disperse the residual energy of the surrounding battle aura.

This golden treasure chest is already his!

But when the Ice River Venerable turned his gaze to the golden treasure chest

"How dare you, Zhu Zi!"

Yang Shan Quan pretended not to hear and slashed fiercely at the lid of the golden treasure chest with the [Yanluo] in his hand.

This time, the lid has finally been opened.

Upon seeing a purple jade ball the size of a walnut inside, Yang Shan grabbed it without even reading the system description.

"You're truly insatiable, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant! You ignorant little thief, I think you're tired of living! Put those things down for me!"

Yang Shan disregarded the threat from the Ice River Venerable.

Do you know what the Fourth Natural Disaster is?

Even if Xiao Xuan came today, Yang Shan wouldn't back down!

At worst, I can just go back to the Black Corner Region to be resurrected!

Yang Shangang was about to send the jade ball into his storage ring when he unexpectedly received a system notification:

[Ding! Player, please note that you have obtained the first-class treasure "Heavenly Fragrance Grape Fruit" from the "Ancient Wasteland," the opening location of the current Treasure Trove. This treasure will emit a noticeable fluctuation for ten minutes. During this time, you will be unable to store the "Heavenly Fragrance Grape Fruit" in your storage ring.]

"Damn it! Tianyao's designer!"

After cursing under his breath, Yang Shan quickly activated the "Three Thousand Thunderclaps" technique and disappeared in a flash.

"Where do you think you're going, you little thief!"

Glacier Venerable immediately gave chase.

Xiao Kuang, without any hesitation, popped a recovery pill into his mouth and chased after them!

The ancient eight tribes recorded a great deal of information about the Wanbao Imperial Treasury.

It records many of the rules and circumstances under which token holders were transferred into the Myriad Treasures Palace before its official opening.

The teleportation of token holders will select and open a corresponding treasure space based on the overall strength of all token holders.

For example, the ancient wilderness today is most likely a treasure space for Dou Zun level experts. Every treasure in it can have a significant effect on Dou Zun experts.

Among these, the treasures are divided into three grades. Grade three treasures can be taken at will, while grade two treasures will emit strange fluctuations within two minutes of their appearance.

If it is a first-class secret treasure, the strange fluctuations will be even stronger and will take ten minutes to stop!

After seeing Yang Shan holding a purple jade ball in his hand but not putting it into his storage ring, and after seeing the strange fluctuations emanating from the jade ball, Xiao Kuang was certain that this should be the "first-class treasure" recorded in the clan!

So even if it comes at a price, it's worth the effort!

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