Chapter 671
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Chapter 671: Dividing the Treasures?
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After emptying Hu Zhen’s storage room, Fang Yu led Su Lengyun and Bai Ran back to the hall.
At that moment, four martial artists were standing in front of the stone lion statue in the corner.
They saw the stone lion statue flash once, and then Fang Yu’s group of three appeared before them, leaving them stunned.
The four of them had already searched the entire hall thoroughly, not missing a single corner.
However, apart from some statues and murals, they hadn’t found any other valuable items.
The magical treasures and spirit pills they had imagined were nowhere to be seen.
Now, witnessing Fang Yu’s group appear out of thin air, the four martial artists’ eyes lit up.
Indeed, this place had hidden mechanisms!
These three people obviously knew about the mechanism and had already taken everything, preparing to leave!
Fang Yu paid no attention to the gazes of these four martial artists and simply walked forward.
“Stop!”
At this moment, the highest-ranked cultivator among the four stepped forward and blocked Fang Yu’s path.
This man appeared to be in his forties or fifties, at the Foundation Establishment stage, equivalent to the Martial Venerable realm.
“Where did you come from? What did you get?” the man stared at Fang Yu’s face and asked coldly.
Before Fang Yu could speak, Bai Ran behind him darted forward, grabbed the man’s collar, and lifted him up.
The man cried out in surprise and struggled desperately but couldn’t break free.
His three companions behind him immediately changed their expressions and shouted.
“What are you doing!? You dare to attack someone in broad daylight?”
This shout attracted the attention of many martial artists nearby.
Bai Ran held the Martial Venerable realm man’s collar with one hand, his face ice-cold.
The man struggled desperately, trying to release his true energy, but couldn’t do it!
He felt his entire body locked by a powerful pressure!
“Forget it, we’ve had a good harvest today, let him off,” Fang Yu said calmly from behind.
Hearing this, Bai Ran casually threw the man aside.
“Bang!”
The man fell to the ground with a dull thud, followed by a cry of pain.
Fang Yu continued walking forward.
Bai Ran and Su Lengyun immediately followed.
“They know the hidden mechanism of the Great Saint Hall! They’ve taken all the treasures for themselves! Quickly stop them! Don’t let them escape!”
At this moment, the man who had been thrown to the ground amplified his voice with true energy and shouted.
These words reached the ears of every martial artist in the hall.
They had initially paid no attention to the conflict, but upon hearing about treasures, they all became alert!
“It’s true! They’ve taken all the treasures! We must stop them! Otherwise, we’ve come here for nothing!”
“Our boss was injured by them just because he wanted to ask about the location of the mechanism…”
“Everyone must stop them, we can’t let them monopolize so many treasures!”
The man’s three companions also started shouting.
Soon, the gazes of all martial artists in the hall fell upon Fang Yu’s group as they walked toward the exit.
These gazes were hostile, greedy, and some even contained killing intent.
Faced with potentially enormous benefits, they unconsciously formed an alliance.
They had to stop Fang Yu’s group and get clear information!
So, many martial artists moved forward, gradually surrounding the three.
“Not bad, knowing how to redirect hostility and mobilize the masses,” Fang Yu glanced at the man sitting on the ground not far away.
At this moment, the man’s face revealed a sinister smile.
You dare to attack me? Unwilling to reveal the mechanism’s location?
In that case, don’t expect to have it easy!
With so many martial artists present, who wouldn’t want to get a treasure or two?
Today, you three won’t leave this place without paying a heavy price!
“Mr. Fang, let me…” Facing the encirclement of so many martial artists, Bai Ran’s expression darkened as he stepped forward.
“No need. As the saying goes, a gentleman uses words, not force,” Fang Yu smiled.
After speaking, Fang Yu stepped forward and addressed the crowd of martial artists in front of him: “Those words were just one-sided. You all surround us based on that, letting yourselves be used as pawns… I’m afraid this doesn’t reflect well on your intelligence.”
With these words, the expressions of the martial artists in front darkened.
Wasn’t Fang Yu clearly saying they lacked intelligence!?
“Young friend, we don’t mean to offend you,” said an elderly man in Taoist robes who stepped forward and spoke slowly.
“So many of us have gathered here from various places just to see if there are opportunities within the Great Saint Hall,” the elder said. “If you truly know the mechanism of this place, why not tell us?”
“We’re all martial artists, fellow practitioners. There’s no need to monopolize resources without sharing.”
“Otherwise, it will only make everyone unhappy.”
Though this elder’s tone seemed mild, his meaning was clear – he wanted Fang Yu to tell them the location of the mechanism.
“Fine, since you put it that way, I’ll tell you the location of the mechanism,” Fang Yu said, turning around and pointing to the stone lion in the corner. “That’s the mechanism.”
The storage room was now completely empty, so even if these martial artists went in, they would return empty-handed.
Therefore, Fang Yu was happy to tell them the mechanism’s location.
Upon hearing Fang Yu’s words, the expressions of the martial artists forming the encirclement changed.
Many were already thinking of heading toward the corner.
“These three just appeared in front of that stone lion statue before our eyes! They must have taken all the treasures! Now they’re telling us the mechanism’s location just to buy time! Everyone must not fall for their trick!” the man from behind shouted again.
Fang Yu turned his head, glanced at the man, and frowned slightly.
It seemed he shouldn’t have stopped Bai Ran from dealing with this man earlier; he was causing too much trouble.
After hearing the man’s words, the martial artists present once again shifted their attention to Fang Yu’s group.
Their eyes were full of hostility and killing intent.
“Young friend, I know his words can’t be fully trusted. But you see, so many people here have come for treasures… To convince everyone… you should hand over your storage bags for inspection. If you haven’t taken any treasures, everyone will certainly not make things difficult for you… what do you think?” the elder looked at Fang Yu with a fake smile on his face.
“That’s right, if you want to prove you haven’t taken any treasures, hand over your storage bags for everyone to check!” the Martial Venerable realm man from behind also shouted.
“No, no need to check. All the treasures in the Great Saint Hall have been taken by us. You heard correctly, all of them,” Fang Yu smiled.
These words fell like a thunderbolt, causing all the martial artists present to change their expressions!
“In that case… young friend, shouldn’t you hand over the treasures for everyone to share equally? The three of you probably can’t handle so many treasures,” the elder narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.
“Oh? If we don’t hand them over, what will you do?” Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and asked.
The elder glanced to both sides, smiled coldly, and said, “Do we need to be so explicit? You surely understand.”
“Very well,” Fang Yu nodded.
The elder’s face lit up with joy, thinking Fang Yu was willing to hand over the treasures.
“We won’t share a single hair with any of you,” Fang Yu said with a mocking smile. “If you want to rob us, go ahead. But I warn you, once a fight breaks out, you’ll bear the consequences.”
Hearing these words, the surrounding martial artists’ expressions changed.
Especially the elder, who became furious, his face completely darkening.
“In that case, don’t blame us for using our numbers against you,” the elder said coldly.
“Mr. Fang, let me handle this,” Bai Ran spoke again.
“No need, I have rich experience dealing with such shameless people,” Fang Yu smiled.
“Everyone, since they insist on monopolizing all the treasures, we don’t need to be courteous anymore! This young man is quite strong, everyone be careful when attacking!” the elder shouted.
The true energy within the surrounding martial artists was released.
Fang Yu stood in place with a calm smile.
The atmosphere dropped to freezing point, tensions rising!
“Boom!”
At this moment, the ceiling of the great hall was broken open, and a beam of white light plunged down from above!
An extremely powerful aura enveloped the entire scene!
