227: Chapter 227 The Foundation of the Hehuan Sect! A Treasure Trove of Top-Grade Treasures with a Hundred Thousand Years of History, and the Female CEO Dons a Seductive Robe!

The underground passage was very deep.

Bluestone steps stretched downward, with fist-sized night-luminescent pearls embedded in the walls on both sides, lighting the passage as bright as day.

Ji Ruxue walked at the very front to lead the way.

She wore only a thin layer of red gauze, her bare, jade-white feet stepping onto the stone stairs.

Having acknowledged him as her master, she had completely dropped her airs as a Soul Transformation Stage powerhouse; her water-snake waist swayed exaggeratedly as she walked, the rounded, perky curves visible beneath the red gauze, clearly an intentional attempt to seduce Su Yang.

Su Yang followed behind her with his hands in his pockets, unreservedly admiring the visually striking view of her back.

"Auntie, your waist is quite flexible," Su Yang teased nonchalantly.

"As long as Master likes it."

Ji Ruxue turned her head, casting a sultry glance with eyes like silk, her red lips slightly parted. "As long as Master wishes, Ruxue can strike even more poses."

This woman was truly worthy of being the Joyful Union Sect's Sect Master; once she abandoned her boundaries, the flirtatiousness etched into her bones made even Mary the Vampire feel inferior.

Qin Xueji, walking at the very back, couldn't bring herself to smile at all right now.

Her high-end white shirt had a large hole burned into it by the Gu insect's poisonous blood, and her chest's expanse of snowy skin and black lace underwear couldn't be covered at all. She could only wrap her arms around her chest, walking cautiously in ten-centimeter high heels, terrified of exposing herself.

Furthermore, the temperature in the underground passage was somewhat low; Qin Xueji shivered from the cold, her long legs clad in black stockings trembling uncontrollably.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, Qin Xueji's foot slipped, her high heel missing a step, and she tumbled forward.

Su Yang, walking ahead, seemed to have eyes in the back of his head; he reached back, grabbed her wrist, and pulled hard.

Qin Xueji cried out and crashed directly into Su Yang's firm chest.

Due to this movement, the hands she had been using to guard her chest were forced apart. Her proud peaks and deep cleavage pressed unreservedly against Su Yang's chest.

"Can't even walk straight, yet you're supposed to be a big CEO," Su Yang said, looking down at the panicked, cold beauty in his arms.

Qin Xueji's face instantly turned beet red; she hurriedly stood up straight, frantically clutching her tattered collar.

"B-Boss, I'm sorry. The heels are too slippery."

"Alright, stop covering up. I'll find you some clothes to change into once we're in the treasury. Looking all tattered like this, people would think I'm abusing you."

Ignoring her embarrassment, Su Yang turned and continued walking down.

Qin Xueji bit her red lip, a strange warmth flickering in her heart. This seemingly domineering and cold man was actually quite protective of his own.

A few minutes later.

The group finally reached the end of the steps.

Blocking their path was a Dragon-Severing Stone Gate weighing ten thousand catties.

Ji Ruxue stepped forward, bit her fingertip, and flicked a drop of Soul Transformation Stage essence blood onto the Formation in the center of the stone gate.

"Rumble!"

The Dragon-Severing Stone Gate slowly rose.

When the scene behind the door was revealed, every woman present—except Su Yang—including the well-traveled Bai Li, gasped in unison.

This wasn't just a secret room; it was practically a hollowed-out underground mountain!

The entire space was as large as several football fields.

The most shocking sight was the "mountain" piled in the center of the hall.

Those weren't ordinary stones, but an entire mountain built from Top-Grade Spirit Stones!

Each Spirit Stone was the size of a fist, crystal clear and emitting dazzling, multicolored light. The incredibly dense Spiritual Qi had even condensed into colorful mists in the treasury's air.

"My God..."

Qin Xueji was completely stunned.

Previously on the cruise ship, she had spent a fortune to buy a piece of ten thousand year profound ice marrow, feeling that her status as a hundred-billion-dollar tycoon gave her plenty of confidence.

But now, looking at this mountain of Top-Grade Spirit Stones, her proud Qin Group couldn't even afford a single corner of it!

"Master, this is the entire foundation that the Joyful Union Sect plundered from the Cultivation World a hundred thousand years ago."

Ji Ruxue turned around and spread her arms like a little girl presenting a treasure.

"Thirty million Top-Grade Spirit Stones. The Jade Slips over there record more than seven hundred lost Cultivation Techniques and Secret Manuals from the ancient Cultivation World. And the jade bottles on those shelves are all filled with top-grade Medicinal Pills."

"Now, all of this belongs to you."

Su Yang glanced at the mountain of Spirit Stones and nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad. It's barely enough to fuel the Spirit Gathering Formation in my courtyard for a few years."

He strode into the treasury.

Mary had long been unable to contain herself. She flapped her wings and flew onto the mountain of Spirit Stones, grabbing two handfuls and stuffing them into her cleavage, as happy as a child who had found a toy.

"Boss! We're rich! So many shiny stones!"

Chu Ling drifted over to the jade shelves holding the Medicinal Pills. She had no interest in Spirit Stones, but she soon found several bottles of black Medicinal Pills emitting extreme Yin Qi, pulled the stoppers, and poured them into her mouth like candy.

Bai Li walked through the Cultivation Technique area with her hands behind her back, stopping occasionally. Every so often, she would pick up a Jade Slip, press it to her forehead for a quick scan, and a faint smile would appear on her lips.

Su Yang walked straight to a row of clothing racks hanging various garments.

These clothes weren't made of ordinary fabric; each one rippled with powerful Formation fluctuations.

"Master has such good taste."

Ji Ruxue sidled up, her water-snake waist swaying, and pressed her two full mounds directly against Su Yang's arm, rubbing against him.

"These are the 'Heavenly Silkworm Flowing Cloud Dharma Robes' left behind by past Elders of the Joyful Union Sect. Not only are they impervious to fire and water, capable of withstanding a full-strength blow from the Nascent Soul Stage, but also..."

Ji Ruxue covered her mouth and giggled, her eyes suggestive. "And the material is extremely special; wearing it feels like wearing nothing at all. It's perfect for Dual Cultivation."

"Qin Xueji, come here."

Ignoring Ji Ruxue's flirtatious talk, Su Yang beckoned to Qin Xueji, who was still dazed at the entrance.

Qin Xueji quickly jogged over.

Su Yang casually pulled a black Flowing Cloud Dharma Robe from the rack and tossed it into her arms.

"Change out of that tattered shirt. Since you've become mine, don't wear that trashy fabric from the mortal world."

Qin Xueji held the weightless black dharma robe; it felt cool and silky to the touch.

She glanced around; there wasn't even a changing room here, and Su Yang and Ji Ruxue were staring right at her.

"B-Boss... do I change here?" Qin Xueji's face was flushed deep red, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

"Where else?" Su Yang raised an eyebrow. "It's not like I haven't seen you before. Is there any part of you I haven't seen?"

Hearing these domineering words, Qin Xueji bit her lip.

She turned around, her back to Su Yang.

Her fair, slender hands trembled slightly as she unbuttoned the tattered white shirt.

"Sshhk."

The shirt slid to the ground.

The perfect curves of her back were revealed unreservedly before Su Yang's eyes. There wasn't a hint of excess fat, and her spinal groove was deep and alluring.

With her eyes closed, Qin Xueji quickly slipped the black Heavenly Silkworm Flowing Cloud Dharma Robe onto her body.

The moment the dharma robe touched her skin, it actually shrank automatically, fitting her body measurements perfectly.

When Qin Xueji turned back around, Su Yang's eyes couldn't help but light up.

This wasn't just clothing; it was practically a second skin growing on her body!

The black flowing cloud threads tightly hugged Qin Xueji's explosive S-curve. Her already ample chest appeared even more magnificent under the robe's constriction. Her long, straight legs were partially visible beneath the slit skirt; combined with her cold, icy beauty, she looked like a soul-stealing queen of the night.

"Not bad, fits well." Su Yang was quite pleased with his choice.

Qin Xueji looked down at her current appearance, so embarrassed she wanted to find a hole to crawl into. Although the clothes covered everything, it felt as if they covered nothing at all; the tight sensation made her feel exceptionally ashamed.

"Alright, stop being shy."

Su Yang patted Qin Xueji on the shoulder and turned to look at Ji Ruxue.

"While there are many things in this treasury, they're all inanimate objects. As the Joyful Union Sect's Sect Master, you didn't even keep that Demon Soldier remnant map here. Tell me, is there something even more central hidden in this underground space?"

Upon hearing Su Yang's question, the flirtatious smile on Ji Ruxue's face faded slightly.

Looking into Su Yang's eyes, which seemed capable of seeing through everything, she knew she couldn't hide it.

"Master is wise."

Ji Ruxue took a deep breath, her expression becoming exceptionally solemn.

"The wealth in this treasury is only on the surface. The Joyful Union Sect's true ultimate secret—the reason this independent space has been able to exist for a hundred thousand years—lies at the very depths of the treasury."

She turned around and pointed to a massive, tightly closed bronze door behind the mountain of Spirit Stones.

"The [spatial core] of the entire 'Immortal Palace Outer Realm' is stored there. Once refined, you can take this entire independent space, along with everything inside, and store it within your body."

"spatial core?" Su Yang's eyes lit up.

This was a good thing! It was equivalent to picking up an infinitely large portable base for free.

"However..."

Ji Ruxue bit her red lip, her tone somewhat hesitant.

"That spatial core was placed under a peerless ominous formation by the previous Sect Master. Moreover, to refine it requires an extremely massive..."

Ji Ruxue suddenly stopped, her dark red eyes staring straight at Su Yang, her gaze becoming intensely hot and seductive.