122: Chapter 122 Magical Treasures That Move Hearts

Inside the main hall, the atmosphere was tense and volatile.

Shen Yuanshan held a fist-sized orb in his hand. It was amber throughout, with a faint light flowing over its surface. Countless fine runes seemed to swim slowly within, emitting an ancient, weathered aura.

As soon as that aura appeared, the temperature in the entire hall seemed to drop several degrees. A sharp, matchless Sword Intent permeated the air, slicing through the Spiritual Qi.

“What a fine treasure!” Shen Yuanshan's eyes lit up. He could clearly feel that this orb contained an extremely terrifying power. That power was so vast and deep that it far exceeded the Shen Family's clan-protecting Magic Treasure.

Zhao Hongfu and Chen Boyuan's eyes also lit up, filled with greed and fanaticism.

“A supreme treasure of the Heavenly Sword Sect! It must be a supreme treasure of the Heavenly Sword Sect!” Zhao Hongfu's voice trembled as he stared fixedly at the orb in Shen Yuanshan's hand. “Shen Old Third, hand it over!”

Chen Boyuan also took a step forward. The aura of the first level of the Void Piercing Realm erupted, intertwining with Zhao Hongfu's pressure like an invisible net, enveloping Shen Yuanshan.

“Brother Shen, we discovered this orb together. It wouldn't be appropriate for you to keep it all for yourself, would it?” Chen Boyuan said with a smile, but his eyes revealed a cold, murderous intent.

Shen Yuanshan glanced at the two of them, the corners of his mouth curling into a mocking arc.

“Discovered it together?” He toyed with the orb in his hand, his tone nonchalant. “I discovered this secret room first, and I retrieved the orb with my own hands. You two didn't even touch the edge of the secret room, and yet you have the nerve to say we discovered it together?”

Zhao Hongfu's face darkened. “Shen Old Third, what do you mean by that? You want to keep it all for yourself? Have you asked the blades in our hands?”

Before his voice finished echoing, he flipped his right hand, and a pitch-black long saber appeared out of thin air.

The blade was slender, its edge glinting with a cold light. A dark red gemstone was embedded in the hilt, with a faint blood-red light flowing within.

A Heaven-Grade Magic Treasure! And a High Grade Heaven-Grade Magic Treasure at that!

Chen Boyuan was not to be outdone. He flipped his left hand, and a silver-white shield appeared. The surface was smooth as a mirror, with runes faintly flowing, emitting a heavy aura.

Likewise, it was a High Grade Heaven-Grade Magic Treasure!

Shen Yuanhe looked at the Heaven-Grade Magic Treasures in their hands, a flash of surprise crossing his eyes.

High Grade Heaven-Grade Magic Treasures were extremely rare items in Guangnan City.

Even in their Shen Family, there were only a handful of High Grade Heaven-Grade Magic Treasures, most of which were held by the Old Ancestors.

Zhao Hongfu and Chen Boyuan had only just broken through to the first level of the Void Piercing Realm. Their Foundations were shallow and their auras unstable. How could they possess Heaven-Grade Magic Treasures of this level?

“Oh, nice Magic Treasures,” Shen Yuanshan raised an eyebrow. “You've even brought out your families' hidden reserves. It seems you value this ruin quite highly.”

Zhao Hongfu let out a cold snort and did not respond.

He gripped his long saber tightly, the spiritual power within his body surging wildly. The blood-red light on the blade grew brighter, and the murderous intent it emitted became increasingly thick.

“Shen Old Third, I’ll ask you one more time. Are you handing it over or not?”

The smile on Shen Yuanshan's face gradually faded, replaced by a cold chill.

“And if I don't?”

“Then don't blame us for being impolite!”

Zhao Hongfu bellowed, his body lunging forward as he swung his long saber straight down!

The saber's light was like a ribbon of ink, pitch black, carrying the full power of the first level of the Void Piercing Realm as it slashed toward Shen Yuanshan's head!

This strike was ruthless to the extreme, with no intention of holding back!

Chen Boyuan also moved. Holding his shield in his left hand, he flipped his right hand, and a short sword slid out from his sleeve. He appeared beside Shen Yuanshan like a ghost, the short sword thrusting straight for the throat!

The two attacked from left and right with perfect coordination; it was clearly premeditated.

The attacks arrived in an instant, however—

Shen Yuanshan didn't even move.

He simply raised his eyes and glanced at the two of them.

That gaze was like looking at two ants.

“Seeking death.”

Before his voice finished, the suppressed aura within his body erupted!

The Primal Chaos Realm!

A terrifying pressure to the extreme swept out from him, like a mountain pressing down, crushing toward Zhao Hongfu and Chen Boyuan!

Zhao Hongfu's saber stopped abruptly three inches above Shen Yuanshan's head.

An invisible force bound him tightly in mid-air, leaving him unable to move even a finger.

Chen Boyuan fared no better. His short sword stopped three inches before Shen Yuanshan's throat, unable to advance another hair's breadth.

His face was deathly pale, and his entire body was shaking.

“Pri... Primal Chaos Realm?!”

Zhao Hongfu's voice trembled, his eyes filled with disbelief.

How was this possible?!

Hadn't Shen Yuanshan just broken through to the second level of the Void Piercing Realm?

How did he suddenly become a Primal Chaos Realm expert?!

This was impossible!

Chen Boyuan was also stunned, frozen in place as if struck by lightning.

The Primal Chaos Realm.

That was an existence an entire major Realm higher than the Void Piercing Realm!

In the entire Southern Region, such a person would be a top-tier expert!

“You... you hid your strength?!” Zhao Hongfu's voice shook, his eyes filled with despair.

Shen Yuanshan looked down at him, a mocking arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

“What else? You thought that just because you two newly ascended Void Piercing Realm level ones showed up, you were worthy of acting arrogant before me?”

He raised his hand and waved it.

“Bang! Bang!”

Zhao Hongfu and Chen Boyuan were sent flying as if hit head-on by a giant elephant, slamming heavily into the hall walls and spraying mouthfuls of blood!

“Pfft— Pfft—”

The two slumped at the base of the wall, their chests severely caved in and countless ribs broken. Their faces were as white as paper, eyes filled with terror.

“You... you—”

Zhao Hongfu struggled to stand up, only to find that most of his bones were shattered; he couldn't move at all.

Shen Yuanshan walked over to him and looked down from above.

“Tell me, who gave you the courage? To actually dare to strike against us!”

Zhao Hongfu's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth, remaining silent.

Shen Yuanshan was in no hurry. He simply raised his foot and lightly stepped on Zhao Hongfu's left hand.

“Crack.”

The sound of bones shattering was clearly audible.

“Ahhh—!!!”

Zhao Hongfu let out a shrill scream, veins bulging on his forehead as cold sweat poured down like rain.

“I'll talk! I'll talk!”

His voice was trembling, his eyes full of fear.

“It's... it's the people from the Tiangang Sect!”

“Tiangang Sect?” Shen Yuanshan raised an eyebrow.

Gasping for breath and not daring to hide anything, Zhao Hongfu confessed everything.

It turned out that Senior Brother Sun Zhengyang of the Tiangang Sect had suffered a great loss in Guangnan City and was exceptionally dissatisfied with the Shen Family. He had secretly contacted the Zhao and Chen families, promising them a large amount of Medicinal Pills, Cultivation Techniques, and Heaven-Grade Magic Treasures—even promising to help the two families cultivate Void Piercing Realm experts.

There was only one condition—that at the critical moment, the two families would stab the Shen Family in the back.

After hearing this, Shen Yuanshan immediately spat out a curse.

“Tiangang Sect, what a Tiangang Sect.”

He looked down at Zhao Hongfu, his eyes showing no emotion.

“Your Zhao and Chen families have quite the nerve.”

Zhao Hongfu trembled all over and kowtowed repeatedly. “Brother Shen, have mercy! Brother Shen, have mercy! We were forced! The people from the Tiangang Sect said that if we didn't agree, they would destroy our two families! We—”

“Enough.” Shen Yuanshan waved his hand, cutting him off. “Save those words for Senior Brother Sun Zhengyang.”

On the side, Shen Yuanhe gritted his teeth. “Had I known, when we were killing that old fellow, I would have slashed him a few more times. We let him off too easy.”

Zhao Hongfu slumped on the ground, his face pale as paper and cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

When he heard Shen Yuanhe's remark about “slashing him a few more times when killing that old fellow,” he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his entire body stiffening.

“You... what did you say?!”

His voice was trembling, his eyes full of disbelief.

“You killed Senior Brother Sun Zhengyang?!”

Chen Boyuan was also dumbfounded, staring wide-eyed at Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe. His mouth hung open, his expression a sight to behold.

Senior Brother Sun Zhengyang!

He was an Elder of the Tiangang Sect, an expert at the second level of the Primal Chaos Realm!

He was a prominent figure in the entire Southern Region. In the eyes of small families like theirs in Guangnan City, he was a high and mighty existence that should never be provoked!

But now, what was Shen Yuanshan saying?

Slash that old fellow a few more times when killing him?

This tone, this attitude—it clearly meant they had already killed Senior Brother Sun Zhengyang!

“Impossible... it's impossible...” Zhao Hongfu muttered to himself, his eyes full of confusion and terror. “Senior Brother Sun Zhengyang is a Tiangang Sect Elder, a second-level Primal Chaos Realm expert. How could you possibly kill him?!”

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