Chapter 932: Greed Awakened at the Sight of Treasure

"That is absolutely impossible!" High Venerable Yuanfa declared, his countenance growing exceedingly grave. "This seal was forged before the great cataclysm of heaven and earth, when Immortal Lord Longchi attained the Dao, drawing from the very source of the world's pristine vital energy and a block of naturally born celestial stone. It took fourteen thousand and nine hundred years of refinement through water and fire just to form its shape."

"It could easily suppress an entire realm, yet it was casually taken by a mere golden basin...!?"

"Waste no more words on her!" High Venerable Guangfa drew a blood-jade gourd from his waist, his voice freezing into iron. "The treasures bestowed upon us by the Immortal Lords are more than one, and each is more potent than the last. I simply refuse to believe she can claim them all!"

The two exchanged a sharp look: "Strike together!"

Instantly, their hands flickered through mystic seals, and the blood-jade gourd along with the yellow silk scroll were immediately sacrificed into the sky.

In a flash, the world was dyed in primordial chaos, and the clouds of the nine heavens bled with crimson light!

These two artifacts were supreme treasures that stole the very creative power of heaven and earth in this realm; once unleashed, the entire mortal world seemed stained by their magical power, its scenery transformed into something completely unearthly!

Yet at that moment, a universe seemed to manifest within the Primordial Golden Basin, its power akin to a bottomless black hole; the two treasures struggled for barely a breath before plunging straight into the basin, instantly falling utterly silent!

In that exact heartbeat, High Venerables Guangfa and Yuanfa stood petrified, a deathly chill seizing their limbs!

Losing a single treasure was already an unbearable burden, and now three had been taken away altogether!?

"What... what manner of witchcraft is this!?" The two pointed at the Three Goddesses, their voices breaking in sheer panic.

They were on the verge of madness! The treasures in the hands of the Immortal Lords were all of unimaginably catastrophic might; when deployed under normal circumstances, none dared face their edge, and everything before them would be crushed like rotten wood.

The names of such supreme artifacts were known to almost every member of the immortal clans.

"This precious gourd was formed countless ages ago, condensed from the blood of fiendgods when the ancient demons perished, possessing infinite wondrous uses, and the Heavenly Mystic Register is a supreme treasure above all...

How could they both be claimed today by some obscure, unheard-of golden basin?!"

At this time, True Lord Bixiao, the Inspector of the Sea of Ten Thousand Immortals who had retreated to the back, could not help but cry out in terror: "You... where on earth did you get these treasures?!"

It felt as though they had just picked them up off the ground!? Otherwise, how could we be completely unaware?! How could we have never heard of them?!

Yunxiao merely sneered, replying with calm indifference: "Listen well: 'This basin grew forth when heaven first split, holding the cosmos and aligned with the Three Forces; personally bestowed within the Bixiao Palace, immortals, gods, humans, and ghosts alike shall suffer its tribulation'!"

Qiongxiao also laughed: "This is a supreme treasure of heaven and earth from the dawn of primordial chaos, capable of containing the entire cosmos within its depths. What capability do you possess to withstand such an artifact!?"

In an instant, the entire eight immortal clans erupted into absolute chaos!

"Arrogant! Utterly arrogant!" At this point, the two elders, Guangfa and Yuanfa, could no longer care about the punishment awaiting them; they hurriedly took High Venerable Xuanfa and fled upon a cloud, leaving behind only the Inspector, True Lord Bixiao, and a host of immortal generals shaking like reeds in the wind.

Owner Fang walked forward and spoke to her: "What did this owner tell you before?"

"You... you... I..." She looked at Fang Qi, then at the Three Goddesses beside him, her heart filled with such immense terror that she could not even form a proper sentence.

What immortal had ever witnessed such a terrifying display!?

"Kind words of advice were useless in the past. Since that is the case, go to the Investiture Platform." Owner Fang spoke calmly, turning his hand to reveal a crude, ancient stone seal in his palm.

"If it were those three behind you, it would be one thing." Seeing that it was actually Fang Qi stepping forward, showing such blatant contempt for her, True Lord Bixiao put on a desperate show of bravado and shouted, "But you think you can kill me?!"

Immediately, Owner Fang sacrificed the stone seal, and in the next instant, a miserable shriek rang out:

"Ah—!"

She collapsed face-first onto the ground on the spot.

Her forehead looked as though it had been brutally smashed by a brick; her brains spilled forth, her face frozen in absolute bewilderment, as her soul flew straight to the Investiture Platform.

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Meanwhile, after bestowing the treasures, Immortal Lord Longchi, along with Immortal Lords Wanjie and Wuming, sat amidst the clouds discussing the Dao.

As for the battlefield, it was naturally not the focus of their concern; after all, three supreme treasures had been given out, so could they possibly fail to subdue a few wilderness immortals of unknown origin?

Yet who could have foreseen that before even a quarter of an hour had passed, Guangfa and Yuanfa returned in a frantic rush, practically crawling and rolling, their faces pale with lingering terror!

The three automatically looked down, only to see that the three female immortals and the instigator of all this, the young man named Fang Qi, were actually... completely unharmed!

"What is the meaning of this!?" Immortal Lord Longchi flared with rage. "What happened to you two?! Why did you not use the golden seal I bestowed upon you to capture them!?"

"The... the golden seal..." the two stammered.

Before they could finish, Immortal Lord Wanjie cut them off: "Why are you in such a frantic panic!?"

"The treasures of those three are incredibly formidable; even the golden seal was taken away by an artifact in their hands called the 'Primordial Golden Basin'!" the two said in a hurry.

"Is there not still the Heavenly Mystic Register!?" Immortal Lord Wanjie said coldly. "And the blood-jade gourd I bestowed upon you, which was..."

Before he could finish, he saw the two stammering: "It... it was also taken away..."

"What did you say—!!!"

"Fools! A pack of fools! To let such supreme treasures be taken by others! What are you good for?!" Immortal Lord Wanjie immediately cursed furiously. "Did you just stand there with your eyes open and watch others strip the treasures from your bodies?!"

To take a step back, even if the opponent's treasure was powerful, there should have been a struggle of magical prowess!? This had not even lasted the time it takes to burn a stick of incense!

In contrast, Immortal Lord Longchi's face was now dark and sinister as he said coldly, "The Sacred Spirit Golden Seal has attained the Dao for many years and has long possessed spirituality; even if you operated it improperly, it could deploy itself. How could it be taken?"

"This..." The two could only shake their heads. "We do not know either. We only saw a flash of golden light from that 'Primordial Golden Basin,' a loud ring, and the golden seal had already fallen into it, lasting not even a single breath!"

"What—!!??"

"To take the Sacred Spirit Golden Seal without expending the slightest effort?"

The three Immortal Lords exchanged a glance: "Could that be another supreme treasure...!?"

"Whether it is or not!" The red-robed Immortal Lord Wanjie's eyes flashed with a sinister chill. "If this treasure is claimed for our use, who else among the Fiendgods of the Nine Netherworlds or the Pantheon of Gods would dare oppose us in the future?!"

The ultimate creations of destiny, even if obtained, would have nothing to do with them, but this item was different...

The gazes of the three fell upon the Three Goddesses, a tinge of greed surfacing in their eyes; it had been a very long time since they had been so moved by a treasure: "Such a rare artifact has fallen into the hands of a few unknown female immortals; what level of cultivation do they possess to deserve such a treasure..."

The three looked at one another, revealing a dark, calculating smile: "Treasures belong to those with the capability. It seems... it is ordained that we shall gain another handy artifact!"

After all, as Immortal Lords ruling over an entire immortal clan, their methods were far more than just this!

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