Chapter 1718

Bai Tiancheng said coldly, "I'm going to destroy every single one of you, seize your sect, and take all your wealth for myself!"

Having said that, he burst into loud laughter.

However, just at that moment, a figure burst out from the flames.

It was Xiao Yufan!

He held a golden pill in his hand and hurled it toward Bai Tiancheng.

"Eat it!" Xiao Yufan bellowed.

Bai Tiancheng froze, unsure what Xiao Yufan was up to.

But his objective was crystal clear — get the golden pill!

He lunged at Xiao Yufan at top speed, striking out with a palm.

Xiao Yufan had long been prepared; he sidestepped and dodged the strike.

He retreated swiftly, evading Bai Tiancheng's attack.

Then he pulled out a remote control and pressed a button.

The entire stone chamber suddenly began to shake, and great gouts of flame burst from the surrounding walls.

The flames blazed fiercely, rushing toward Bai Tiancheng.

Bai Tiancheng's face went ashen with terror; he threw everything into an all-out attack, trying to break through the ring of fire.

But it was all in vain — he was swallowed by the flames.

The flames gradually dispersed, and Bai Tiancheng's figure had vanished without a trace.

Xiao Yufan was panting heavily, rooted to the spot.

He had never imagined his plan would actually succeed.

It turned out he had once gathered a peculiar flame flower in the Dark Demon Forest, which could be refined into a miraculous pill — the Heaven-Burning Pill.

The Heaven-Burning Pill's effect was to trigger a tremendous blaze, possessing immense offensive power and destructive force.

Xiao Yufan guessed that Bai Tiancheng might try to kill him, so he secretly swallowed one Heaven-Burning Pill himself and tossed the only antidote to Lin Chen and the others.

He had long anticipated that Bai Tiancheng might betray them, so he deliberately sold the spirit pill to the Emperor of the Holy Wu Dynasty to lure Bai Tiancheng into showing himself. Now it seemed his guess had been right — Bai Tiancheng had indeed appeared.

Xiao Yufan was filled with complicated feelings — although Bai Tiancheng was no good man, they themselves were hardly good people either.

For their own profit and wealth, they had not hesitated to sell the spirit pill to the Emperor of the Holy Wu Dynasty, ultimately bringing devastating ruin upon their sect and fortune.

What was all of this for?

For money and profit?

Or for something else?

He didn't want to know the answer — he only hoped he could leave this place, return to the sect, and properly reflect on what he had done.

Perhaps they had done something wrong — but they didn't want to keep doing wrong.

They needed to think carefully about their future and their values — not for any profit or wealth, but for the true thoughts and pursuits within their hearts. After settling on a plan, they left the Tianyang Sect the next day and set off for that mysterious treasure.

They traveled along a winding mountain path and arrived at a desolate valley.

They couldn't help but recall the mysterious legend recorded in the ancient texts — the Holy Wu Dynasty's treasure that protected the nation!

At that moment, the golden orb behind the black-robed man shattered, and from within stepped a young man clad in golden battle armor!

He had a head of silver-white hair and a handsome, dashing face, looking every inch the awe-inspiring figure!

The man said calmly, "Hello, I am Wang Meng, the General Who Guards the Nation of the Holy Wu Dynasty."

Everyone stared in astonishment at the golden youth before them — he was the General Who Guards the Nation of the Holy Wu Dynasty?

How could he look so young?

But they quickly recalled that, as recorded in the ancient texts, cultivators of the Holy Wu Dynasty aged differently from ordinary people, which was why he looked so young!

Wang Meng continued, "That man in black just now was one of my subordinates. He had defected, but I arrived in time and dealt with him."

Lin Chen asked, puzzled, "Why did you save us?"

Wang Meng replied calmly, "Because you helped me obtain the spirit pill, so I want to repay you."

Ling Fei exclaimed in surprise, "You want to repay us? How do you plan to do that?"

Wang Meng said calmly, "I can take you somewhere."

GLOSSARY:

【Wang Meng, Bai Tiancheng, Xiao Yufan, Lin Chen, Ling Fei, Tianyang Sect, Holy Wu Dynasty, Heaven-Burning Pill, Dark Demon Forest, General Who Guards the Nation, Emperor, stone chamber】