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Under the cold gaze of the crowd, Duan De sighed, covering his eyes with one hand to prevent himself from seeing the heartache he would feel when the treasure was taken away.

"Taoist Master, please."

Yan Ruyu smiled warmly, extending her fair and delicate hand, waiting for Duan De to pry something out of her hand.

The demon high priest remained silent, stepping forward with his scepter poised to strike, as if ready to reduce Duan De to ashes at the slightest provocation.

The demons who had originally intended to prevent Ye Fan from escaping now silently stepped forward, unknowingly forming an encirclement that surrounded Duan De and Su Zhe.

On the contrary, Ye Fan, who had already been captured, was now bound hand and foot and excluded from the crowd, yet he stood on tiptoe, trying his best to squeeze in.

"Master Duan, don't be so polite. You took more than ten spirit weapons from me when we were in the Demon Emperor's Tomb. Why don't you take them all out now?"

Ye Fan spoke with a smile.

Even though he looked disheveled with his hands tied behind his back, he still joined in the fun, wanting to see this unscrupulous Taoist priest bleed profusely.

"What nonsense are you talking about! I only borrowed two or three summoning weapons from you!"

Duan De quickly retorted.

As soon as he finished speaking, he wanted to slap himself!

The Demon Emperor's Tomb was in such chaos back then that no one knew how many things were lost or which force had stolen them. If he had kept quiet, he might have been able to keep those few spirit weapons a secret.

But now, seeing that the surrounding demons were looking at him with increasingly hostile eyes, and some even gripping their weapons tightly.

"I'll take it..."

Duan De muttered to himself and started taking things out of his pocket.

When the first spirit weapon was brought out, the expressions of the demons turned grim.

"This is a weapon once used by the Demon Emperor. It doesn't have a specific rank, but it accompanied the Demon Emperor for a considerable period of time!"

The demon high priest snorted coldly and spoke.

Duan De smiled awkwardly upon hearing this and continued to pull out various items from his pocket.

"And this, this is the jade thumb ring that the sixth-generation descendant of the Demon Emperor loved most. I've seen it in an ancestor's portrait before!"

"Ahem, counterfeit, counterfeit..."

"Isn't this the Wind-Fixing Pearl that the Demon Queen used back then? How come it's in your hands too, brat?"

"Ye Fan gave it to me, Ye Fan gave it to me..."

"This is my grandfather's jade tablet! It was still there when I went to pay my respects ten years ago!"

"You must have seen it wrong..."

……

Every time Duan De took something out, the expressions of the demons watching became increasingly unpleasant.

Because they actually recognized what this guy pulled out; in fact, they were quite familiar with it!

"That's all... that's all!"

Duan De threw the last weapon on the ground and quickly waved his hand, saying...

Su Zhe looked thoughtfully at the pile of things on the ground, and subconsciously activated his Appraisal Technique.

Jade thumb ring:

Grade: Dao Palace - Dragon Transformation

The artifact, crafted by the descendant of the Demon Emperor from the remnants of his childhood, possesses a certain degree of spirituality. Its minimum requirement for use is the Dao Palace Secret Realm; its effectiveness is greatly reduced beyond the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.

Effect: During the usage period, the power of the Demon Emperor's technique is increased by 10%.

Su Zhe: ? ? ?

He quickly looked at other things.

Wind-Fixing Pearl:

Rank: Dragon Transformation - Saint

One of the most beloved magical treasures of the Demon Emperor's beloved, containing a wisp of holy power from before the Demon Emperor attained enlightenment.

Effect: Activating the Wind-Stabilizing Pearl can counter all wind-attribute magical techniques and treasures of the same realm.

Su Zhe: !!!

Su Zhe's eyes widened.

These descriptions seemed unfamiliar to him; he was certain that they were not found in the original work!

"Ahem, Your Highness, does this jade thumb ring have any special effects?"

Su Zhe coughed twice and asked casually.

"This item is a spiritual weapon left by our ancestors. It is incredibly powerful and is considered a top-grade magic weapon among those of the same level."

Yan Ruyu looked at the jade thumb ring, her eyes thoughtful, and spoke.

"Are there any other effects, such as an amplification effect when encountering a descendant of the Demon Emperor or using the Demon Emperor's cultivation techniques?"

Su Zhe slapped his forehead and asked directly.

Why play these roundabout games with a bunch of NPCs?

"Young Master Su is probably overthinking it. While spirit weapons are powerful, they don't have such an effect. The kind you're talking about would at least be a sacred weapon..."

Yan Ruyu frowned slightly and spoke.

"None of them will work..." Su Zhe muttered to himself, his gaze sweeping over the spirit weapons laid out on the ground.

As expected, almost every spirit weapon had its own unique effect.

"Game features! Such crucial information wasn't even disclosed to players from the beginning!" Su Zhe shook his head, expressing his dissatisfaction with the game's instructions.

They completely forgot that they hadn't been paying attention at all.

"Does Young Master Su want this jade thumb ring?"

Seeing Su Zhe shaking his head and sighing as he looked at the spirit weapon on the ground, Yan Ruyu assumed that Su Zhe wanted to ask for the spirit weapon, so she took the initiative to ask.

"Before I learn the Demon Emperor's techniques, this item is of little use to me."

Su Zhe shook his head and refused.

Upon hearing Su Zhe's words, Duan De, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh.

"Young man, you still want to learn the Demon Emperor's technique? Do you know that this is the most advanced technique of the demon race? Among all the people present, only Her Highness the princess is qualified to learn it."

Duan De chuckled, as if he was finally about to see Su Zhe suffer a setback.

They had met by chance in the Demon Emperor's tomb, and now both Ye Fan and he had suffered setbacks to varying degrees, while Su Zhe had become a distinguished guest of the demon race. This was too much for him to bear.

"If Young Master Su wishes, the Demon Emperor's cultivation technique can also be given to you," Yan Ruyu said softly.

Duan De, who was standing to the side, was stunned when he heard this. He stared wide-eyed at Yan Ruyu in disbelief.

"Princess, this is the most advanced technique of your demon race. Are you really going to let an outsider learn it like this?"

Duan De quickly spoke up, trying to persuade Yan Ruyu to retract her decision.

"It's alright," Yan Ruyu said.

She naturally had her own thoughts on the matter.

Since Su Zhe was able to communicate with the Demon Emperor's heart and have a long talk with him, he must have gained the Demon Emperor's approval.

There's no loss in giving the Demon Emperor's cultivation technique to Su Zhe.

Su Zhe's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Wow, so this is where the favorability reward for Yan Ruyu was waiting!

"Ahem, since Your Highness is so generous, I will return the favor."

With a smile on his face, Su Zhe immediately pointed at Duan De as soon as he finished speaking.

"This unscrupulous Taoist priest has visited so many large tombs, yet he claims he only has this much stuff on him. Do you believe him?"

Su Zhe spoke with a smile.

Duan De clutched his chest, taking two steps back in despair. "Su Zhe...you're not human!"

"Master Duan, please cooperate a little."

Upon hearing this, the demon high priest pressed closer and closer, almost cornering Duan De.

She no longer cared how many times Duan De had been to the demon clan's tomb; she was more interested in knowing how many good things this unscrupulous Taoist priest, whose belly was so big it could practically hold a boat, was still hiding.

With a single glance from the high priest of the demon race, several demons nearby immediately understood and approached the wicked Taoist priest.

"Su Zhe! You have no heart! I trusted you so much!"

The crowd surged forward, surrounding Duan Detuan.

"Don't tear my clothes!"

"That's my fat! Fat! It's not some kind of magic weapon!"

"Stop!"