Demon Sword Sect's Undercover

Hou Niao and his group quietly observed the Jinxiu cultivators acquiring treasures from below, a process that was hard to describe.

Upper Realm artifacts come with their own spiritual sense, not only possessing great power but seemingly carrying a trace of inexplicable pride from the Upper Realm? Their attitude showed that they seemed to look down a bit on these Jinxiu cultivators?

Like a flower unwilling to be placed in manure.

Although these artifacts were not the lifebound treasures of the Upper Realm envoys, they were exceptionally precious and often used by their owners, hence carrying a portion of their power when operated.

Especially the Daoists of the Three Pure Ones System who had premeditatedly chosen the most powerful treasures apart from their lifebound ones, not because they were generous, but because they didn't want others to obtain them.

With the owners' will remaining, the treasures' unique self-awareness developing, and the Jinxiu cultivators' indeed unremarkable understanding of the Dao Realm, this combination led the cultivators targeting the most precious treasures to constantly fail, as these Three Pure Ones System treasures formed a kind of inertial consciousness where refusal seemed to become their instinct.

Utterly unresponsive to summons, was there any fate to begin with? The reason why treasures buried in secret places for hundreds or thousands of years in historical records are easily subdued upon someone's arrival is because they have been suppressed for too long and want to go out for some fresh air, but these treasures have no such inclination, preferring to follow powerful cultivators.

After two hours, the most precious treasures remained completely immobile, only occasionally were non-Three Pure Ones System Upper Realm treasures taken away; gradually, people began to understand, becoming increasingly wise in making choices, measuring their strength.

Things were exactly as Master Xiao had predicted, they were just playing with them.

Groups of people went up, and groups withdrew, without the scene of seizing everything at once, only a sense of powerlessness before Upper Realm artifacts felt by the Jinxiu people, and this sense of powerlessness was spreading and intensifying.

The fact is that the Jinxiu people's strength is insufficient, but that doesn't mean their minds are also lacking; after a few hours, they saw some clues, and their attitude towards these so-called envoys from the Upper Realm was undergoing subtle changes, though everyone was a person of status and would not easily show it.

Zhi Xuan noticed this too, realizing the inappropriateness, which might bring negative impacts on their hard planning,

"This isn't right, our treasures should also be taken, at least some should be, rather than us at the forefront remaining pristine while others carry the losses."

Jue Mingzi was indifferent, "We can't control it! They're not lifebound treasures, we can't connect with them mentally without using mana, and they've formed a kind of inertia. Are we supposed to take them back into our bodies and then release them? Too obvious!

Why don't you trust the Jinxiu people's capabilities? Maybe the next person will succeed? And honestly speaking, this kind of setback is good for them; it shows that things from the Upper Realm don't come for free, and they have to pay with effort and loyalty to obtain them. If they acquire them easily this time, what will you use to motivate them next time?"

Zhi Xuan Daoist was silent, knowing that his senior brother was genuinely concerned about his fire peacock, unwilling to let it be taken; but his reasoning was also sound and valid, yet given the current situation...

Besides waiting and hoping for one or two promising Jinxiu people, it seemed there was no better solution.

... This trend was also noticed by Hou Niao, precisely what he hoped to see; if the opponent never made mistakes, he really wouldn't have any spells, but in this world, nothing is flawless, nothing is perfect, especially when it's a group of people.

"Spread the word about how the Daoist Sect pretends to be generous but is actually stingy, quietly..."

"Understood, I'll find someone to do it immediately, hehe, if they were really generous, that would be fine, but since it's fake generosity..." Li Chuping was an old hand, no need for someone to teach him such things.

The treasure hunt continued, and now with only less than thirty percent of the fifteen hundred people having gone up, there was still plenty of time, but the visible change was that more and more people focused on those relatively unimpressive treasures.

Even if they were slightly inferior compared to treasures from the Three Pure Ones System and other Daoist Sects, the gap with what they currently had was vast, which was the reason Jinxiu cultivators were flocking to them.

"Sect Hierarch, news just came from the Jiazi Hall, one Turing Cave Heaven can't support Sword Tomb Cave Heaven; Aunty Nineteen's intention is to use Eocene Cave Heaven too, both together."

Hou Niao stated solemnly, "Didn't I say already? Follow Aunty Nineteen's lead entirely, don't let her feel we apprehend over the grotto heavens and start adopting risky measures that might harm herself!

What's up with Masters Zong and Yang? At such an age, they can't handle a little thing? I want Sword Tomb Cave Heaven, even if Turing and Eocene are destroyed in it, it doesn't matter!

There are plenty of grotto heavens like Turing and Eocene on the continent, if they are lost now, find a chance to seize a few back! Where would we find Sword Tomb Cave Heaven if we lose it?

For things like this, don't come to me asking, is there a need for such vacillation and hesitation?"

"Yes."

Master Xu for the first time felt the Sect Hierarch's anger, not only dissatisfaction with Zong and Yang but also with himself.

If he were to choose, he certainly would decide the same way, but now with a backbone, he instead had become unlike his decisive self in Sikong Mansion?

There was still time, he hoped that next time when he returned, things would've been resolved, rather than these endless requests for instructions.

... In Jiazi Hall, the three Masters Xu, Zong, and Yang were coordinating to send Ji Cave Heaven into Otherworldly Space; this process opened their eyes.

In terms of spatial characteristics, Otherworldly Space is infinitely vast, not just a few grotto heavens, even countless grotto heavens can fit, what they're squeezing is actually the Stone Sword's capacity space, which is finite.

As long as Sword Tomb Cave Heaven can be squeezed out from the Stone Sword's wrapping, it's considered a success, and this is relatively easier.

Master Xu earnestly said, "Aunty Nineteen, if necessary, just destroy Turing and Eocene, it's fine, the Sect Hierarch said he's already set sights on a few other sects' grotto heavens, planning to seize some back once this is done.

Out with the old, in with the new, you need not worry."

The little peacock chuckled, "Seizing grotto heavens? I'm skilled at that, without me concealing, they wouldn't seize a fart, must bring me along! For now though, let's get started."