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Duan De's brows twitched as he listened. He turned around, looking utterly aggrieved. "I swear, I never entered the Bronze Immortal Palace! If I'm lying, may my path to cultivation be severed in this lifetime, with no possibility of ever making any further progress!"

Duan De swore an oath very seriously, but no one believed him at all.

"Daoist Master, you shouldn't struggle anymore. Just hand over a portion of what you obtained back then, and we'll let you go!" said the Holy Maiden of Yaoguang with a smile.

At this point, it no longer mattered whether Duan De had actually entered the Bronze Immortal Palace or not; they were clearly determined to squeeze another hefty sum out of Duan De.

If Duan Dezhen were to enter the Bronze Immortal Palace, it would be best if they could reap the benefits.

Even if Duan De doesn't enter the Bronze Immortal Palace, they can still gain other benefits from him, so it's not a loss.

As for what Duan De said about it being gone, it really is gone...

They don't believe it!

How could a seasoned thief who frequents various sacred sites and family cemeteries for years, and who has been at large all these years, not have some treasured items or unique means of survival?

"I……"

Duan De's vision blurred, but he instantly understood what these little guys really meant.

"I shouldn't have come to the Northern Region..." Duan De took a deep breath and said helplessly.

With a flick of his sleeve, he unleashed more than a dozen dazzling treasures. The least valuable among them were spiritual weapons, while others were divine weapons forged by ancient powerful beings, still possessing immense power even today.

"That's all! I didn't gain anything by entering the Bronze Immortal Palace at all; all the real good stuff was snatched away by that brat Ye Fan!"

Duan De took a deep breath and spoke.

He guessed that Ye Fan was trying to shift the blame onto him, so he spoke up now, wanting to put the blame back on Ye Fan.

"I didn't get anything good. I walked alongside Brother Su and Little Moon from the Ji family the whole time, always behind Duan De, and I didn't see anything good at all! Brother Su and Little Moon from the Ji family can vouch for me on this!"

Ye Fan quickly raised his hands and spoke.

He knew that among the people who entered the Bronze Immortal Palace, Ji Ziyue had the highest status and no one dared to put pressure on her. Next was Su Zhe, the newcomer who joined the Ji family.

The former is the little princess of the Ji family and the younger sister of the Eastern Wilderness Divine Body. Even if the Ji family wants to exert pressure, they have to take into account Ji Haoyue's attitude.

Needless to say, the latter was Ji Haoyue's savior, who cooperated with the demon race to save Ji Haoyue on multiple occasions.

Therefore, he and Duan De were the only two people without any background or status who were constantly being hunted down.

"I can testify to that!" Su Zhe said.

Duan De stared wide-eyed at Su Zhe with disbelief.

At this point, even if he was slow-witted, he would come to his senses.

He now knows who spread the rumors and secretly harmed him!

"Su Zhe! We have no grudge against each other, why would you try to harm me!"

Duan De wanted to cry but had no tears.

He had been hunted down for so long, and had always thought that Ye Fan was targeting him. But now that he suddenly learned the truth, he realized that he had wronged Ye Fan.

"Don't talk nonsense! The three of us saw you appear in the Bronze Immortal Palace that day, and you even took away the Great Emperor's corpse!"

Su Zhe spoke without changing his expression.

The Holy Maiden and Holy Son of Yaoguang also stepped forward, their gazes fixed coldly on Duan De.

"Master Duan, that's rather dull. Why hide something like the Great Emperor's corpse when you clearly have it?" The Holy Maiden of Yaoguang asked with a charming smile.

Duan De knew that these guys' ambitions hadn't been satisfied; they wanted more.

He sighed deeply and threw out a piece of his hand bone with a pained expression.

"They're mistaken. There's no such thing as an emperor's corpse; it's just the remains of an ancient saint..."

Duan De spoke, his heart aching so much that tears were about to fall.

Although he only took out a small fragment of bone, it was something he had brought out from an ancient tomb after surviving countless near-death experiences.

Even though it has been hundreds of thousands of years since its fall, the ancient saint's corpse still exudes an aura of power. The fact that it has been preserved to this day shows how precious it is.

The Holy Maiden of Yaoguang looked at the piece of snow-white, warm bone on the ground and finally nodded.

Although they didn't get what they wanted, obtaining a fragment of an ancient saint's bone was still a gain for them.

As for the so-called corpse of the Great Emperor, they didn't care at all. This was something they couldn't control, and even if it really existed, they would have to report it to the Holy Land in the end.

However, the spiritual weapons and ancient saint remains on the ground are things that can truly end up in their pockets.

"Can I leave now?" Duan De asked with a mournful face.

He was truly desperate. He had painstakingly accumulated a third of his wealth over many years, which was stolen from him when he was with the demon race, and now another third of it was stolen from him in the Yao Guang Holy Land!

"Wait a minute," Su Zhe suddenly said.

Duan De felt a chill run down his spine and almost cursed at Su Zhe.

Fortunately, he managed to hold back in the end.

After all, it's on the territory of the Yao Guang Holy Land.

"Now that we know there are ancient clans buried underground, we can't just stand by and watch, can we?" Su Zhe said.

"What else can we do? There are ancient saints sealed down there, and we few can't possibly deal with those ancient races."

Duan De pursed his lips and spoke.

"We may not be able to do anything, but that doesn't mean others can't," Su Zhe said with a smile.

"Hmm?" The Holy Maiden of Yaoguang raised her eyebrows slightly, clearly also wanting to know what happened next.

After all, the ancient clan's sealed land is located in the mines of the Yao Guang Holy Land. If something really happens, the Yao Guang Holy Land will be the first to be affected.

"The Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron!" Su Zhe exclaimed.

Everyone immediately realized what was happening.

"You mean you're going to use the ultimate imperial weapon to suppress this place?" Duan De asked, his eyes wide.

This idea is too crazy.

He had previously looted so many ancient and powerful families' tombs, and he had never heard of any of them using supreme imperial weapons...

Let alone supreme imperial weapons, he had hardly ever seen even legendary holy weapons.

"That's right. So many ancient clans are dormant here. If they were to emerge in the future, it would have a huge impact. Rather than waiting for them to erupt passively, we should take the initiative to solve the problem and completely crush these ancient clans!"

Su Zhe grinned and said in a sinister tone.

"You..." Duan De couldn't help but bare his teeth.

Just now, Su Zhe had tricked the ancient clans below into offering him so many tributes, but the other party turned around and wanted to kill all the ancient clans. This ruthless act of turning his back on people was quite like that of a god-king.

"How about it? Isn't it a good idea?" Su Zhe asked with a smile.

Using the ultimate imperial weapon to suppress the ancient clans directly triggered the drama of the ancient clans' premature revival, accelerating the progress of Shrouding the Sky Online!

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