Chapter 1241: Just Snatching for Fun

Er Gouzi believed that if there were a moment of supreme happiness in this world, it was the bliss he felt when taking his first bite of Stinky Tofu back then!

And if there were a moment of supreme joy, it must be right here, right now.

Outside the Treasure Pavilion of the Heavenly Palace Academy, Xu Que and his companions stood at the main gate, their faces brimming with eagerness and overflowing with excited smiles!

Holding the Vice Dean's Token, Xu Que could go anywhere within the Heavenly Palace Academy at will, naturally including this Treasure Pavilion, which boasted the most powerful Restrictions.

This was a place Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude had strived for a long time yet failed to reach; now, Xu Que had settled it with a single Token—how could these two fellows not feel thrilled?

"Stand up where you fell! Today, I, the Divine Venerable, am going to empty this place!" Er Gouzi raised his arms and shouted, venting his frustration!

"Right, right, well said!" Duan Jiude also shouted repeatedly!

Xu Que rolled his eyes and said speechlessly, "You two, stop being so wicked, will you? One must have principles; don't forget the rules of our Zhuang Tian Faction: we go in just to look, and absolutely take not a single needle or thread, understand?"

These words actually made Mo Junchen pause in surprise; did the Zhuang Tian Faction really have such principles?

Take not a single needle or thread? Truly just go in, look around, and come out?

His confusion didn't last long before Er Gouzi grinned with squinting eyes and said, "Understood, understood! Except for needles and thread, we'll take everything else!"

"Mm!" Only then did Xu Que nod in satisfaction; principles and bottom lines were things one must always uphold.

Mo Junchen nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood; so *that* was what he meant by taking not a single needle or thread!

"Kid, hurry up and open the gate; I, the Divine Venerable, am already itching with impatience!" Er Gouzi urged.

Xu Que smiled, raised the Token, and slapped it against the main gate of the Treasure Pavilion!

Boom!

Amidst a tremendous roar, the final few Restrictions on the gate completely dispersed; the immensely heavy door slowly pushed open with a massive commotion!

However, this area itself was filled with countless Restrictions; ordinary Disciples outside could never approach it normally, so at this moment, no one noticed the disturbance here.

As soon as the gate opened, a surging breath of Immortal Spirit instantly rushed toward their faces, refreshing to the heart and spleen.

Obviously, countless varieties of Spirit Medicine were stored inside, all of high grade.

At first glance, everyone was stunned.

The interior of this Treasure Pavilion was structured like a tall tower, resembling an ancient Library over ten stories high; in the center was a spiral wooden staircase ascending upward, while the four surrounding walls held countless Pills and Dharma Spells, with a pile of Dharma Artifacts and Immortal Artifacts at the very top!

"Haha, all of this belongs to me, the Divine Venerable!" Er Gouzi laughed loudly and immediately rushed to charge in.

Xu Que's expression suddenly changed; he hastily pinned Er Gouzi to the ground and swept his gaze directly into the Treasure Pavilion.

Beneath that wooden staircase sat an old man!

The old man's eyes were slightly closed as if resting; he had concealed his entire aura, yet vaguely gave people a very uneasy feeling.

Obviously, this was another terrifying and powerful Existence!

"Eh?"

At this moment, the old man seemed to pretend he had just woken up; he opened his eyes, scanned his gaze toward Xu Que's side, and said in surprise, "Why have so many people entered? Could it be that the Academy recently held some Competition? Never mind, bring me the Dean's handwritten order!"

"Handwritten order? What handwritten order? Old man, look clearly; the one beside me, the Divine Venerable, is the newly appointed Vice Dean!" Er Gouzi widened his eyes, pointed at Xu Que, and shouted at the old man.

Just now, he too had been startled; focused on the Treasures inside the Treasure Pavilion, he hadn't noticed the Gatekeeper inside at first and had nearly charged in.

"Vice Dean?" The old man frowned, glanced at Xu Que, then shook his head and said, "Indeed, a Vice Dean is qualified to enter this place; you may read any Dharma Spell here, but you cannot take anything away unless you have the Dean's handwritten order!"

Having spoken, he closed his eyes again and continued to rest.

Obviously, the old man assumed Xu Que and his group had entered merely to study Dharma Spells and didn't think much of it, so he stated the rules as per custom and ignored them thereafter!

But this instantly chilled the hearts of Xu Que and the others by more than half.

So after all that commotion, entering here still required the Dean's handwritten order to take anything away?

Damn it, this was troublesome now!

"Kid, what do we do now?" Er Gouzi looked at Xu Que and asked via Sound Transmission; in reality, he wanted to ask whether he should summon the Two Souls to forcibly loot the place!

"Let's go in and take a look first!"

Xu Que pondered briefly, then shook his head and said.

His brows were tightly knitted; if he summoned those Two Souls, he had absolute confidence to empty this entire place, but once the Two Souls were summoned, he would need the Resurrection Thousand Gold Vine to replenish them, otherwise the Two Souls could not be sustained.

Therefore, before making a move, he had to investigate whether this Treasure Pavilion contained the Resurrection Thousand Gold Vine or other Spirit Medicines with similar effects!

If they could replenish the consumption of the Two Souls, then this Treasure Pavilion would be worth forcibly looting; as long as the Two Souls could bluff that old man, that would be enough!

However, after walking around in a circle.

Xu Que saw countless varieties of Dharma Spells and countless varieties of Spirit Medicine, yet precisely none of them was the Resurrection Thousand Gold Vine; although there were Spirit Medicines with similar effects, their quantity was pitifully small.

This was not because the Heavenly Palace Academy lacked foundation; in terms of preciousness and value, many Spirit Medicines inside far surpassed the Resurrection Thousand Gold Vine in grade and such, but those were not what Xu Que currently needed.

"Damn, there really isn't even a single stalk of Resurrection Thousand Gold Vine!" Er Gouzi examined it carefully several times before finally cursing in frustration.

"That is a Spirit Medicine specialty of the Shennong Clan; other Factions basically find it very difficult to obtain, and precisely because of this, it is precious!" Liu Jingning shook her head and said; although she had expected this, she hadn't anticipated that the Heavenly Palace Academy wouldn't have even a single stalk!

Comparing it this way, the fact that those several Guardians earlier had given Xu Que two hundred stalks of Resurrection Thousand Gold Vine was sufficient proof of their sincerity and that the price they paid was extremely high!

"Kid, what do we do now? Are we really giving up?" Er Gouzi looked at Xu Que, somewhat unwilling to accept it.

With so many Treasures right before their eyes, it would be unjust to not take them!

"Old Man, I actually have a method!"

At this moment, Duan Jiude laughed softly and said, "We can go to the Shennong Clan first, then come back... hehehe!"

"No, that's too troublesome; by then, Li Qingshan, Li Qinghe, and that crowd will have returned, making it even harder for us to make a move!" Er Gouzi shook his head and said.

Xu Que suddenly thought of something, his brows slightly furrowing: "Old Man Duan makes a point; we should go to the Shennong Clan first, and indeed should not rush to act here at the Heavenly Palace Academy!"

"Why?" Er Gouzi asked in astonishment.

"Don't forget, Hongyan is currently in Closed-door Cultivation in this place; if we offend the Heavenly Palace Academy to the death, even with the Two Souls, it's hard to say we won't drive them to desperation; it's better to be steady for now, make a trip to the Shennong Clan and return; by then, Hongyan will be nearly out of seclusion, hehe, and we can clean up everything in one sweep and take Hongyan with us when we leave—wouldn't that be delightful!" Xu Que said with a beaming smile.

Hearing this, Er Gouzi could only nod: "Fine, then I, the Divine Venerable, will temporarily spare these Treasures; but having said that, Kid, don't monopolize everything next time; your table manners are unsightly, you must be brave enough to share!"

"Calm down; actually, these things aren't of much use to me anyway; I'm just snatching them for fun!" Xu Que smiled with Solemnity.

Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude also smiled; heh, Acting Cool!

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【As an author, one must constantly read various things to seek inspiration and material; thus, last night I went to watch Avengers: Infinity War and couldn't help but want to spoil the Play for you all, but I refrained. Today I slept the entire day, and I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight, so tonight I will write as much as possible, striving to make up for the owed Chapters. I will absolutely not serve up trash, after all, I am not the kind of person who deceives others for food and drink!】