Mortal: I possess a copy of the Jade Manual of the Sea of ​​Consciousness!

The location of the treasure vault that he had obtained from the Liu family disciple he had captured yesterday flashed through his mind.

Wang Xuan slipped away like a greased black rat and arrived at an inner room.

The inner room looked very ordinary, with only some bookshelves and desks, and two candles hanging on the wall.

Thinking of the styles of some ordinary mechanisms, Wang Xuan walked to the two candles, examined them for a while, and then slowly turned them.

Click click click click!

As the candle flickered, a crack split open, and the walls on both sides slowly stretched out, revealing a passage before Wang Xuan's eyes.

Wang Xuan wondered if Elder Huang had noticed that he had disappeared.

Even if the other party finds out, it doesn't matter. The more he gains, the more Elder Huang will gain as a result.

Casting a spell to illuminate the way, Wang Xuan carefully moved along the wall to avoid being ambushed by traps.

After walking for a while, Wang Xuan's vision suddenly cleared.

The walls on all four sides are inlaid with luminous stones, casting a dark glow on the small space.

Looking around, there are many small wooden boxes with sealing talismans on them, which are undoubtedly treasures.

Wang Xuan's gaze passed over the treasures that were protected by restrictions.

With his current cultivation level, breaking the restriction is still too difficult. The battle outside is fierce and will surely end soon.

He needs to collect as many treasures as possible within this short period of time.

"Gathering Essence Pill and Spirit Transformation Pill! These are actually pills that can promote the advancement of Foundation Establishment cultivators' cultivation. I'll take them!"

"There are so many top-grade magical artifacts here, but unfortunately most of them are protected by restrictions and won't be easy to take."

Wang Xuan searched the treasure vault to his heart's content, although there were many things he couldn't take away or had no right to take.

However, judging from his current gains, it's enough for him to not have to worry about spirit stones, magic weapons, etc. during the Qi Refining stage.

Feeling that the time was right, Wang Xuan quietly left the place, erasing all traces of his presence.

But then a funny thing happened: just as he stepped out of the secret treasure vault, he bumped into a Foundation Establishment stage elder of the Liu family!

The other person was seriously injured, with a hole in their chest from which blood was seeping out continuously.

The Foundation Establishment elder of the Liu family was stunned for a moment when he saw Wang Xuan walk out of the treasure vault.

But when he sensed that Wang Xuan's cultivation level was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, his expression suddenly turned cold.

"You thief, how dare you sneak into the Liu family's treasure vault! Your crime deserves death!"

Without uttering any further words, the elder of the Liu family was extremely confident in his own strength.

He slapped Wang Xuan directly, the heavy spiritual pressure causing Wang Xuan to stagger back several steps.

My thighs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and a strong sense of crisis arose in my mind.

Wang Xuan's breathing became heavy and rapid. Without time to think, he quickly sent out the Silver Steel Bell to envelop himself within it.

clang!

A muffled, heavy sound rang out, and instantly the expressions of all the Foundation Establishment cultivators who were engaged in fierce battle outside changed.

Someone is trying to take advantage of the situation!

The Five Poisons Elder held the Liu family patriarch firmly in place. If he could just wait a moment longer until the patriarch's spiritual energy was exhausted, he could kill him on the spot.

A level-five poison pill! A level-five poison pill! That thing could only be his!!

But the next second, when he heard the bells ringing, he immediately turned his head away.

That direction—isn't that the location of the treasure vault that he interrogated by torturing those two deserters from the Liu family last night?

Someone wanted to take advantage of their chaos to sneak away with the loot and fish in troubled waters!

The head of the Liu family noticed that the Five Poisons Elder was distracted and diverted from the battle.

With a glint of light in his eyes, he seized the opportunity when the Five Poisons Elder revealed a weakness and stabbed him in the abdomen with his sword, causing serious injury!

The moment the sharp blade pierced his body, cold sweat poured down the back of the Five Poisons Elder.

He was only thinking about the level-five poison pill, and actually committed the cardinal sin of being distracted in battle!

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!!"

The Five Poisons Elder swiftly swallowed several healing pills to recover his condition.

The two exchanged a glance and neither continued to attack, instead using their divine senses to investigate what had happened in the treasure vault.

The Five Poisons Elder was extremely angry. He had finally managed to suppress the Liu family head and was about to capture and kill him when someone tried to interfere!

"Don't let me find out who ruined my grand plan, or I'll make you wish you were dead!" the Five Poisons Elder thought bitterly.

Blood trickled from the corner of the Liu family patriarch's mouth, clearly indicating a serious injury; his face was purple.

"This old poisoner's techniques are truly insidious. If we hold out for another half an incense stick's time, once the poison enters his internal organs, he will have no choice but to offer his neck for slaughter."

The Liu family head swallowed a few antidote pills, and both sides tacitly stopped fighting to recover.

"Patriarch Liu, your family's treasure vault has been stolen. Don't you care?" the Five Poisons Elder said coldly.

"Hehe, my Liu family is now in a life-or-death predicament. If our mere treasure trove is stolen, so be it."

It's you rogue cultivators who attacked my Liu family, just for those few things in my family's treasure vault, right?

Especially you, you old poison master, I never expected you to know that my Liu family possessed a level-five poison pill. This must be your ultimate goal, isn't it?

The Five Poisons Elder had no interest in listening to the other party's rambling.

What he cares about most now is whether those opportunists have taken away the poison pills he desperately needs!

"If your Liu family allows us to go to the location of that treasure vault, we may spare your lives today."

You may all leave on your own to establish your own lineages and live out the rest of your lives. Between the continuation of the family line and the treasure trove, I hope Patriarch Liu will carefully weigh the options."

After speaking, the Five Poisons Elder prepared to pass by the Liu family head and head to the location of the treasure vault.

Patriarch Liu snorted coldly and released his spiritual power to suppress the Five Poisons Elder's movements.

"Fellow Daoist Wudu, please don't try to disrupt our morale. The battle has progressed to this point, how can we give up halfway!"

Think of our Liu family members who have died; these people have the blood of our Liu family on their hands. Do you think we should just stop here?!

Upon hearing this, the remaining members of the Liu family shouted, "Impossible!"

The more the Five Poisons Elder listened, the uglier his face became, and his eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

"Very well, since you've made this choice, then let the fighting continue!"

The great war has been reignited.

Old Huang glanced at his old friends around him and quietly took two steps back.

His divine sense failed to detect Wang Xuan's figure, which could only mean two things.

The other party is either dead or has escaped.

But judging from that kid's nature, and considering that familiar bell sound...

Huang Gu was anxious.

I hope that kid doesn't die; he's so bold as to try and snatch something from the Liu family's treasure vault.

Huang Lao remained completely invisible on the Foundation Establishment stage battlefield, observing all the changes on the battlefield.

He had clearly seen that one of the Foundation Establishment elders from the Liu family had left silently, heading straight for the location of the treasure vault.

It seems that the head of the Liu family has already decided that they are doomed to lose this battle.

They planned to have their men abscond with the treasure and establish a new power base elsewhere.

……

The land of the Liu family's treasure trove.

Although Wang Xuan blocked the opponent's palm with his silver steel bell, the shockwave made him feel very uncomfortable, as if his internal organs were about to burst.

"The strength of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is indeed incredibly powerful; a mere casual strike was enough to force me to use the Silver Steel Bell!"

The opponent's offensive did not stop. If one palm strike was not enough, they would strike twice or three times, until Wang Xuan was shocked to death inside the bell.

Wang Xuan's mouth was full of blood, and his heart sank to the bottom.

Faced with the deadly threat of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could he possibly break free from this predicament?!

Wang Xuan's mind raced through various possibilities, but the outcome was as expected: he was destined to die at the hands of this Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Taking advantage of the moment before the silver bell was broken, Wang Xuan quickly searched through his storage bag.

Finally, there's always a way out.

Wang Xuan took out a small blue bottle, uncorked it, and a cloud of poison slowly floated out.

Having learned from his previous experience facing the Five Poisons Elder, he used his spiritual power to block his nose.

Even so, he still felt extremely unwell.

"The potency of this venom is astounding! I doubt even the Five Poison Elder's poison skills are as potent as this bottle!"

Wang Xuan gripped the small blue bottle tightly, waiting for the Foundation Establishment cultivator outside to break his silver steel bell.

Taking out the Water Element Pearl, Wang Xuan carefully used his spiritual power to envelop the venom and poured some into it.

At the same time, he used his remaining spiritual power to condense a water ball in his hand and wrapped it around the Water Element Pearl from the outside.

As soon as the opponent breaks the Silver Steel Bell, he will immediately throw the Water Element Pearl containing venom at it.

There's only a sliver of a chance; whether it works out is up to fate!