Wild Dogs

After the three of them had all entered, Xue Ming waved his hand and closed the bronze door again, then set up several layers of restrictions behind the door.

"That way, no one else outside can break in and disturb us anymore."

After taking all necessary precautions, Xue Ming clapped his hands in satisfaction.

He looked up at the scenery ahead, but Yang Fan was already deeply shocked by what he saw.

Inside the bronze gate stands a towering, steep mountain peak, rising straight up as if it were about to pierce the clouds, with no end in sight.

But that's not the most shocking part.

What truly shocked Yang Fan was that the entire mountain peak was translucent, as clear and flawless as crystal.

Could this be an iceberg?

Yang Fan looked over with a puzzled expression, then gently shook his head.

No, this is not ordinary ice, but a special kind of rock with a crystal-like texture.

He could also faintly sense that the mountain peak was shrouded in an invisible, oppressive force.

Yang Fan's gaze slowly swept over the surroundings of the mountain peak, and then he discovered a cave hidden at the bottom of the peak. This cave led directly into the interior of the mountain, and no one knew what was inside.

Looking at the towering mountain peaks before him, Xue Ming smiled slightly.

"Alright everyone, we have now arrived at the core of the entire secret realm."

"According to the records, the most crucial treasure of the Mysterious Abyss Realm is stored here. Everyone, let's go in together now."

Hearing these words, Xuan Yang nodded and took a step forward.

But at that moment, Xueji suddenly spoke up.

"Wait a minute, I still have some questions to ask. It's not too late to go in after we've got the answers."

Hearing this, Xue Ming raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? What do you want to ask?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Ji gave an awkward laugh.

"Nothing else, I just wanted to ask how the treasures inside should be distributed after we go in?"

Then he looked at Xue Ming and pointed to Xuan Yang beside him.

"As we agreed before, the treasure will be split 50/50 once we're inside. But now there's an extra person. How are we going to divide it?"

As for Yang Fan, he ignored him completely. In his opinion, Yang Fan was just Xue Ming's follower and had no right to participate in the distribution of treasures.

Hearing this, Xue Ming smiled calmly.

"That's not right. Before, it was a 50/50 split between the two of us. Now there are three of us, so naturally it should be split equally among the three of us. What, you have a problem with that?"

Xue Ji immediately snorted coldly.

"If we divide it equally among the three of us, wouldn't that violate our original agreement?"

He took a step forward, staring coldly at Xue Ming.

"I don't care what you and he discussed in private. I want half of the treasure. You can divide the other half however you like. It's none of my business. I only want my rightful half."

Xuan Yang, who was standing to the side, picked at his ear and then shook his head.

"Are you kidding me? Do you really think we can't do anything to you?"

As he spoke, Xuan Yang walked towards Xue Ji, and Xue Ming followed him, the two of them subtly surrounding Xue Ji in the middle.

At this point, Xue Ji also saw the situation clearly and couldn't help but sneer.

"I thought you'd go in and then discard me after you've served your purpose, but I didn't expect you to make your move so soon. Do you really think I'm so easy to bully?"

He pointed to Lady Lianhua behind him.

"I'm warning you, this is my Daoist partner. Only I can control her. You have no power over her. Think it through. That kid alone can't take much. Are you sure you want to get rid of me?"

Hearing this, Xue Ming sneered.

"Your wife? Everyone knows she's fickle. I already had my disciples tamper with her. Do you really think I didn't take any precautions?"

As he spoke, Xue Ming suddenly rushed out and was already a few steps away from Xue Ji in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it!"

Xue Ji's expression changed drastically. He never expected Xue Ming's actual combat strength to be so formidable. In a panic, he hurriedly retreated, but just as he took two steps back, Xuan Yang's icy voice came from the side.

"Weren't you very arrogant just now? Why are you silent now? Do you think you're not strong enough?"

"If you're not strong enough, then behave yourself. If you had been willing to give us all the treasures from the beginning and helped us wholeheartedly, you might have been spared. Now you dare to challenge us, it's a dead end."

As Xuan Yang spoke, he quickly pounced from the side. Seeing that he was surrounded by the two, Xue Ji's expression changed drastically. Only then did he realize how foolish his previous idea had been.

In his view, all three were Core Formation cultivators, and he was fully capable of protecting himself. Moreover, Lady Lianhua was his Daoist partner, and he had placed a backup plan on her, which no one else could control.

Judging from the actions of the two people in front of him, they could not only control Lady Lianhua, but their combat power was far superior to his.

"You are all Core Formation cultivators, how come your combat strength is so much stronger than mine?"

Xue Ji spoke with disbelief on his face.

Xuan Yang, who was standing to the side, snorted coldly.

"You don't need to worry about this. In short, we are much better than you think."

As they were speaking, Xuan Yang suddenly pounced forward, and Xue Ming also attacked at the same time, instantly forcing Xue Ji into a desperate situation.

In a moment of extreme desperation, Xue Ji tried to end his life by self-destruction, but at that moment, Xuan Yang's body twisted violently.

Immediately afterwards, his arm flew off his body and then pierced through the Blood Extreme, digging out his Golden Core.

After extracting the man's golden core, Xuan Yang grabbed it tightly in his hand.

"They dare to put on airs in front of us with this kind of strength."

Xuan Yang spat dismissively and shook his head repeatedly.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Lady Lianhua rushing towards him.

But at that moment, Xue Ming suddenly rushed forward.

Then he tapped the back of Lady Lianhua's head slightly.

Lady Lianhua then obediently followed orders.

Upon seeing this, Xuan Yang raised an eyebrow.

"Blood Darkness, didn't we agree before that this woman would belong to me? You take your disciple inside."

"What, you want both?"

"If that doesn't work, give me your apprentice, and I'll turn him into a puppet too."

Hearing this, Yang Fan was startled.

Xue Ming waved his hand.

He gave a strong push, shoving Lady Lianhua next to Xuan Yang.

Xuan Yang grabbed Lady Lianhua and then quickly tapped her head a few times with his fingertips.

With these few quick strikes, Madam Lianhua was completely under his control.

After taking control of Lady Lianhua, Xuan Yang smiled slightly.

"Very good, now that we have a suitable candidate, shall we go in?"

"However, the things inside are still somewhat dangerous, so we need to be careful."

"Don't worry, I know that."

With that, Xue Ming waved his hand.

Yang Fan immediately came over.

"Disciple, your master and your uncle are about to enter the mountains. Stay close to us and don't stray more than three steps from me."

"If you take more than three steps, your master won't be able to protect you."

"Let me tell you, this place is fraught with danger. There are ferocious beasts lurking inside, and they could eat you if you're not careful."

"You must not get yourself into trouble."

"Yes, disciple will certainly follow obediently."

Yang Fan had lost count of how many times Xue Ming had warned him.

It seems that Xue Ming doesn't trust him at all, fearing that he might take the opportunity to escape.