Chapter 410: Competing for the Treasure

Old man Gu also immediately led his men to rush toward the Wan Chong Shan side, and the two sides clashed again.

When Wan Chong Shan activated the stone tablet, the Dark Night Demon Hall side also noticed that their stone tablet showed no movement. At that moment they couldn't bother to consider whether the stone tablet had been used before, and they immediately rushed toward Wan Chong Shan, attacking while charging and blasting many of the bandits near Wan Chong Shan away.

As the Teleportation Array opened, spatial fluctuations surged; everyone around the stone tablet was teleported away, and the remaining people were left behind helplessly.

When they found that the surrounding stone gates wouldn't open, they completely broke down. It turned out there was no way back here; they couldn't advance, so they could only wait for death in place!

They also tried to jointly attack a stone gate, but those of higher cultivation had already been teleported away, and the rest couldn't budge the gate at all. Their only option was to await death.

Ye Liuyun was teleported into a spacious room. The room was empty, and the floor was a checkerboard of black and white squares. With a sweep of his Golden Pupil, Ye Liuyun realized the trial required stepping on the correct squares to avoid triggering traps.

So he didn't rush, letting everyone rest while he produced a spindle‑shaped object and began studying it. He then fed a strand of Divine Sense into it, registering himself as its owner.

Lei Ming also took out the bell, hung it on the bracelet the White Fox Demon Emperor had given her, and began to toy with it. Ye Liuyun knew it was a Spirit Grade Soul Defense Artifact, so he didn't ask. Wu Qingcheng already had one, and it fit her perfectly.

Su Miaoyin looked puzzled and asked, "Is this what you just took out of the coffin? How did I not see it, when did you get it? You seem familiar with this place. How did you know the stone tablet was a Teleportation Array?"

Ye Liuyun gave a mysterious smile and offered no further explanation, simply saying, "Someone passed me a message, so I knew in advance."

Su Miaoyin then realized Ye Liuyun had known the situation all along. "So that means he deliberately grabbed my hand just now?" As she thought of it, her face flushed again.

Seeing Su Miaoyin's face burning red, Ye Liuyun immediately understood her misunderstanding and hurried to explain.

"I wanted to seize the Flying Boat while the coffin was being opened. If you had opened it, the secret would have been exposed. That's why I stopped you,"

"Oh!" Su Miaoyin realized she had been overthinking and instantly felt embarrassed.

Fortunately Lei Ming spoke, breaking the awkward atmosphere. She asked, "Why didn't you take everything inside just now?"

"Silly girl, if we took everything, how could we escape? You only took one item, and they all attacked us together! If we took everything, what would they be fighting over?"

"Oh, right!" Lei Ming thought for a moment and agreed.

"Let's go! We need to reach the next stage before the others and take the treasure early, so we don't run into them again. To speed up, everyone get into the Storage Ring; I'll clear the stage myself, which will be much faster."

Everyone agreed. They only had one Skeleton Puppet, and if the three teams teamed up against it, they truly couldn't withstand it.

Thus, Ye Liuyun sucked everyone into the Storage Ring and cleared the stage himself. He saw all the traps clearly, so his speed was extremely fast.

Very quickly, after passing ten more stages, they arrived at the next cave.

After entering the cave, he released everyone.

In this secret chamber there was only a stone platform bearing three treasures: a lotus‑shaped defensive artifact, a long sword, and a gourd that could store liquid, containing some spirit liquid that could boost cultivation. Moreover, these artifacts were of a higher grade than Spirit Grade, likely Revered Grade treasures.

The Corpse‑Eating Worm King found no danger here. Ye Liuyun remained skeptical, inspected the area, and indeed found nothing. So he first picked up the wine gourd, examined it carefully, and confirmed there was no danger.

He then took a sip of the spirit liquid, found nothing unusual, and handed the gourd to Wu Qingcheng for safekeeping.

Next, he lifted the lotus‑shaped defensive artifact and gave it to Su Miaoyin, urging her to refine it quickly to avoid danger.

Just as he was about to take the long sword, the stone gate suddenly opened, and six people flew out. Among them were two from Dark Night Demon Hall, plus Wan Chong Shan and a bandit, as well as Gu and a young female disciple. Because the formation's activation was fierce, few entered and even fewer emerged.

Ye Liuyun hadn't expected only so few to come in.

When they saw Ye Liuyun and noticed only one treasure remained on the stone platform, and Ye Liuyun reached for the last item, their eyes instantly turned red.

Without hesitation, they all launched attacks at Ye Liuyun and his group.

Ye Liuyun instantly used one hand to seize the final long sword, and with the other hand produced the Skeleton Puppet to block their assault, while pulling the people nearby into the Storage Ring. Just as he tried to pull Su Miaoyin in, the lotus she had just received suddenly blossomed, enveloping her and shielding against the attackers.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun didn't pull her in. The only ones left were Lei Ming. Lei Ming could still help; she couldn't block the three strongest, but could hold off the other three.

This time they also owed it to Su Miaoyin's timely refinement of the defensive golden lotus. Otherwise, dealing with these foes would have been truly difficult.

"Use the great hammer!" Ye Liuyun reminded Lei Ming to wield her silver hammer, boosting attack power for a swift victory.

At the same time, he focused on that Dark Night Demon Hall disciple, launching a Spiritual Soul Attack to eliminate him first. That person was at Tian Gang Third Layer, higher than Lei Ming, so Lei Ming couldn't match him.

The other bandit and the female disciple were both Tian Gang First Layer; Lei Ming, relying on her Physical Body and the silver hammer, could barely cope.

Just as Ye Liuyun launched his attack, the Tian Gang Liu Chong strongman from Dark Night Demon Hall threw the Spirit Grade whip he had just acquired at the disciple, intending it as a weapon against Lei Ming's hammer.

Unexpectedly, Ye Liuyun's Spiritual Soul Attack arrived before the whip, so the disciple hadn't reached for it. Ye Liuyun then flashed, using the Lingkong Art to snatch the whip, and vanished through the void, returning to his original spot.

Meanwhile, his Spiritual Soul Attack had already devoured the Dark Night Demon Hall disciple's Soul.

The Tian Gang Liu Chong strongman of Dark Night Demon Hall let out a "Ow!" as he was about to complain that the disciple hadn't caught the whip, only to see the disciple collapse on the ground.

"Spiritual Soul Attack!" The strongman was stunned by this, and became even more cautious when dealing with Ye Liuyun.

For a moment, his subordinates slowed, and the others also halted.

But Ye Liuyun kept going, instantly annihilating the two lower‑level opponents, then pulling Lei Ming in as well. Only Su Miaoyin, protected by the golden lotus, and the Skeleton Puppet remained.

Thus the three versus three was not too disadvantageous for Ye Liuyun's side. Mainly because Su Miaoyin's golden lotus was a Revered Grade treasure; their attacks couldn't budge it.