Manipulation behind the scenes, collective attack

The door to the Treasure Vault was blasted open by the impatient Cultivators outside.

The light from outside streamed in, illuminating everything within the Treasure Vault with perfect clarity.

A disheveled youth, looking pale and weak, stood at the entrance.

From his attire, one could barely make out that it was a Daoist robe from the Sacred Institute.

The Cultivators outside rushed in without a second thought, surrounding the youth.

It was Ye Tian.

The Cultivators who rushed in watched Ye Tian warily, fearing he might slip away.

Ye Tian knew the situation was dire, 'Oh no!'

Although he had completed his Breakthrough, this Breakthrough was too painful, almost exhausting all of his magical power.

He was now weak all over, his strength less than half of his peak!

The people surging in now numbered at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand, and these individuals were all Core Disciples from various sects and factions, their strength not to be underestimated.

If he were at his peak, he naturally wouldn't fear them.

But now, with insufficient strength, he had to choose: endure!

"Everyone, what is the meaning of this?" Ye Tian took a deep breath, calming his weak aura to avoid showing fear.

A young Cultivator smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing much, just a bit curious, when did this Fellow Daoist come in, and how long have you been here?"

Although he spoke with a smile, the hostility in his eyes was very obvious.

What if the other party was a Disciple of the Sacred Institute?

This was the Legacy land of the Eternal Sacred King, and the allure of the Legacy was greater than the threat of the Sacred Institute.

It was worth taking the risk!

Not just this one person, the other Cultivators also shared the same thought; the allure of the Legacy was greater than the threat of the Sacred Institute.

Everyone stared intently at Ye Tian, fearing he would escape.

From the moment they discovered the anomaly to entering the Treasure Vault, there was a time difference of one month.

Clearly, they all believed that Ye Tian had already turned the place upside down during that month and had surely collected all the good things.

So, the first thing they did upon entering was not to search for treasures, but to block Ye Tian.

"Calm down, don't show fear," Ye Tian told himself inwardly.

As expected of a Child of Destiny who could use hundreds of millions of people as bait to slaughter the Demon Race, to him, this was a minor scene.

Ye Tian chuckled, "Indeed, I entered a bit earlier than you all."

"However, during this past month, I have been entirely focused on healing my injuries and have not searched for any treasures. I can swear to the heavens that I haven't searched a single palace inside."

"You all must have seen it too; thousands of miles outside, there are traces of a fierce battle. I fought fiercely with the Puppets guarding this place and suffered some injuries. This past month has been entirely spent on healing."

Ye Tian knew that everyone's gaze was on him, and they all suspected that he had turned the place upside down and pocketed all the treasures.

Wealth moves hearts; he had to clear himself of this suspicion.

"Oh?"

"It seems so, there were signs of a fight on the way here, and two broken Puppets along with a lot of blood."

"That's right, there must be guards in the Secret Realm, that much is true."

Clearly, many people had seen the traces of battle on the way.

Ye Tian breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, the remaining battle traces served as corroborating evidence for him.

Among the crowd, Xiao Fan and Miao Xiaoqing were also mixed in, only Miao Xiaoqing was in her cat form, nestled in Xiao Fan's arms.

Her eyes watched everything intently, with a hint of solemnity.

"What a formidable fellow, he can remain so calm in such a situation."

"The threat is too great!"

She became increasingly convinced that Ye Tian was more dangerous than Ouyang Ke.

"Master, can you kill him?" Miao Xiaoqing transmitted her voice.

Xiao Fan stroked her belly, gently caressing her head, but did not respond to her words.

His gaze towards Ye Tian also showed a rare seriousness. 'He's calm enough. Such a calm opponent, I can't let you live too long.'

"Just wait to be attacked by the crowd," Xiao Fan thought to himself.

Returning to the Cultivators surrounding Ye Tian, they did not let him go because of his explanation.

When it came to Legacy, nothing could be taken lightly.

"Words mean nothing," someone immediately said.

"Of course, you can send people to search. There are many palaces inside. If you go too late, the treasures will be taken by others and gone," Ye Tian said, spreading his hands.

He didn't feel at a loss, because he had already obtained the most important Opportunity here.

Supreme Immortal Pill!

He could deeply feel that the Broken Blade had stopped trembling, indicating that the treasures inside were things the Broken Blade disdained.

What the Broken Blade disdained certainly wasn't a good treasure.

At this moment, Ye Tian even felt fortunate.

Take the most important Medicinal Pill, leave behind a pile of cheap goods, and waste their time.

He could then slip away, seek Opportunity elsewhere, and seize the initiative!

"Heaven is too good to me," he chuckled inwardly.

Everyone was very confused to see him so calm.

"What's going on? He speaks so confidently, could it be that he really didn't search?"

"Indeed, from the bloodstains outside, he was indeed seriously injured. Spending a month healing seems to be nothing unusual."

Everyone was half-believing, half-doubting. Someone with sharp eyes immediately sent people to check.

"Junior Brother, there are many palaces here. Just find two to open and see if there are any traces of searching."

"Yes."

Ye Tian remained unperturbed, as steady as an old dog.

From the moment he entered until now, except for refining the Medicinal Pill, he hadn't moved at all in other places.

So, the palaces inside should be exactly as they were.

Could it be that someone else entered before me and searched everything inside?

That's impossible.

Ye Tian was calm and collected, looking completely unconcerned.

Miao Xiaoqing saw this and let out a happy meow.

Goodness, the inside was empty, long since turned upside down by her and Xiao Fan. Xiao Fan cleared out all the treasures, while she swept up all the rubbish.

Now, the inside was completely empty.

No, it was even more terrifying than empty.

"He wouldn't even dream that this cat would clean up even the trash," Miao Xiaoqing meowed with a laugh.

Xiao Fan also laughed.

Indeed, looking at Ye Tian's confident demeanor, he probably hadn't searched; this entire month was spent refining Medicinal Pills.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so calm.

"Good fellow, you cleared obstacles for me beforehand, diverted the Dragon General, and now you're taking the blame for me, taking responsibility for all the missing treasures."

"You, a Child of Destiny like you, if I don't torment you for a couple more days, I'll be letting myself down."

Xiao Fan saw through everything; this Ye Tian was likely about to be ganged up on.

Sure enough, soon, the Cultivators who went to search the palaces flew back with grim expressions.

"Senior Brother, it's all empty inside."

"Not only that, the beams of many palaces have been dismantled, and the floor tiles have been pried up. When we went in, it looked like a bare-bones house."

"Let's just say, if the palace itself couldn't be moved, I'd even suspect that he would have moved the palace too."

Ye Tian was instantly dumbfounded upon hearing this.

No, I really didn't search.

Among the crowd, Xiao Fan was also a little confused. He lowered his head to look at the little cat in his arms, only to hear Miao Xiaoqing's soft and weak voice transmission:

"I thought this palace was quite luxuriously decorated, so I wanted to move it back and decorate my own place with it.

Those crimson pillars, green jade glazed tiles, white jade floor tiles, and spiritual silk window paper, they all looked very high Rank.

Leaving them in this Secret Realm would be a waste, so I dismantled them and took them back for my own use."

"Master, am I not thrifty and good at managing the household?"

She blinked her eyes, and obediently rubbed her head against his chest, looking innocent.

Xiao Fan was shocked. He originally thought picking up trash was her limit, but he never expected her to also dismantle homes.

"Well done," Xiao Fan said with a smile, gently stroking her cat tail again.

She did indeed do a good job, inadvertently digging a big pit for Ye Tian to jump into.

The information brought back by those Cultivators completely focused everyone's attention on Ye Tian.

Clearly, they all believed that Ye Tian had long since collected all the treasures inside.

Of course, otherwise, how could he have had time to dismantle floorboards, windows, and pillars?

At this moment, in their eyes, Ye Tian was no longer a Disciple of the Sacred Institute, but a walking Treasure Vault!

Feeling the fervent gazes of those people, Ye Tian was fully on guard, fearing that others would gang up on him.

He said coldly, "Everyone, I, Ye, can swear on my Dao Heart that everything I just said is true, without any falsehood."

"What age is this? Still swearing? I also said I'd love my Dao Companion for life, but I didn't say I couldn't love anyone else?"

"Exactly, exactly. We worked hard for over half a month outside to get here, and if we return empty-handed, it will be very difficult for us."

"It's not impossible to leave here alive, but what's seen is shared."

Everyone wanted to attack Ye Tian and snatch from him, but no one wanted to be the first, as the first bird gets shot.

If the spoils were not distributed fairly, it would lead to greater disputes.

Ye Tian's heart sank to the bottom; what a disaster!

He really hadn't searched the palaces; he had truly only picked up one Medicinal Pill at the entrance.

Surrounded by wolves, his Realm was still unstable after his recent Breakthrough. Ye Tian knew he couldn't fight now, or it would lead to greater injury.

Even: a Realm regression, making future Breakthroughs even more difficult.

So, his choice was: verbal evasion!

"Everyone, in a Secret Realm, whether or not you can find treasures depends entirely on Luck."

"Not every Secret Realm contains treasures; many Secret Realms are empty."

Xiao Fan watched, now everyone wanted to make a move, but they only lacked an excuse.

And Ye Tian was still trying to convince everyone with words.

"Then I'll add fuel to your fire," Xiao Fan thought to himself.

He lightly pinched a hand seal in his sleeve, chanting a spell silently.

He was choosing, preparing to let something drop from the necklace formed by the Myriad Thought Bead.

And Ye Tian, at this moment, was still saying:

"I, Ye Tian, swear to the heavens, here, I really haven't found a single treasure..."

At the same time, a white light flashed from his necklace.

Along with the light, more than a dozen fist-sized colorful Divine Stones appeared.

The colorful Divine Stones clattered to the ground, making a muffled sound.

Silence!

The entire scene was deathly silent!

Ye Tian was dumbfounded, the words he wanted to continue speaking caught in his throat.

And those Cultivators, seeing the colorful Divine Stones, their eyes lit up.

"You still say you haven't found any treasures?! I see you've definitely collected them all."

"Goodness, your appetite is truly enormous, not only did you take everything, you even dismantled the roof beams."

"You must have taken everything."

Someone immediately tried to pick them up, and instantly, more people rushed forward, scrambling.

The Treasure Vault immediately fell into chaos.

"Let go, that's mine."

"Get lost, what's yours? It's clearly mine, alright."

"Let's settle it with our hands."

Hundreds of people swarmed forward to snatch the dozen or so Divine Stones.

Instantly, thunder and lightning flashed, countless divine lights shone, and the roar of clashing swords and blades echoed through the Treasure Vault.

But even more people focused their gaze on the necklace around Ye Tian's neck; the treasures just now had dropped from there.

This necklace was where he stored treasures.

It should be said: all the treasures in the entire Treasure Vault were in that necklace of his.

Cut him down, and the treasures would be theirs!

Immediately, countless people brandished their swords, spears, and halberds, rushing towards Ye Tian.

Ye Tian was like a mute eating bitter melon, unable to express his suffering.

"Don't mess with me, big brother, why are you failing me at this moment?"

But he couldn't care less and began to desperately dodge.

However, his strength had not recovered, and his dodging steps were not agile enough; many spells still landed on him.

His recovering body was once again battered and bruised, Ye Tian spat out fresh blood, his breath weak.

This was not all; even more people were aiming for the necklace on his neck.

As long as they cut off his head, all the treasures inside would be theirs.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~

Swords and blades cut through the air, making sharp whooshing sounds.

Even a momentary lapse would result in a severed body.

Thousands of people ganged up on Ye Tian, and many of the overwhelming sword lights and blade shadows landed on him, leaving him covered in blood, his newly healed wounds even more severe than before.

"Do you want to die? I am a Seed Disciple of the Sacred Institute. If anything happens to me, none of the forces behind you will escape."

Ye Tian began to bring up his background, trying to intimidate them.

"You're a Seed Disciple?"

"Hahaha, good, Ouyang Ke and I are close friends."

"If I kill you and clear an obstacle for him, I can even claim great merit, and he'll owe me a favor."

Ye Tian was stunned, not expecting that bringing up his identity would not only fail to stop them, but instead make them strike even harder.

In an instant, those people struck with deadly blows.

If some people were still hesitating and not daring to kill just now.

Now, everyone was striking to kill, wanting to end Ye Tian's life right there.

Immediately, Ye Tian's pressure doubled; his front and back were covered in sword wounds, and even his limbs were bleeding profusely.

He was covered in injuries, not a single intact spot on his whole body.

Xiao Fan slowly withdrew, watching Ye Tian from outside.

He watched to see where he would escape next.

This was a treasure-hunting mouse with abundant Luck; he wouldn't die so easily. He would surely break through adversity and rush to the next Opportunity point.

And what Xiao Fan had to do was follow him and steadily pick up the Opportunities.

Steady!