Fairy, help me cultivate.

Chen Yao let go of his hand, laughed, and walked up the stairs.

He turned around and glanced at the Fire Spirit Jade Sword, wondering which great demon's magic weapon it was. How could it have caused the blood energy of the Ten Directions Demonic Fiend within his body to surge, to the point that he couldn't help but touch it?

Moreover, since touching that sword, he has gained a clearer understanding of all the fire-attribute magical artifacts in the entire Treasure Pavilion.

Not knowing whether this was a blessing or a curse, he dared not explore further.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up."

Chen Yao walked around the corner, and Hui Ding, blushing, stamped her foot and followed.

This guy is definitely not a good person!

How embarrassing!

She felt that the embarrassment she had just experienced was even more embarrassing than having her face slashed and demonic energy injected by Chen Yao.

You wait!

When Great-Grandmother pulls out what you planted, I'll skin you alive!

Why do you share the same surname as your great-grandmother?

Chen Yao asked casually.

Hui Ding glared at his retreating figure and muttered, "Hui takes her mother's surname."

"Rare."

Women hold up half the sky!

Chen Yao turned around and gave Hui Ding a strange look: "You...you're also a comrade who grew up under the red flag?"

Hui Ding was taken aback, but felt a chill run down his spine from the look in his eyes: "What red flag... I, my Hui family's banner is a purple and bright gold flag..."

Chen Yao was somewhat disappointed and lost interest in chatting with her.

Led by Hui Ding, the two arrived at the top floor without any problems.

As Chen Yao passed through other floors, he discovered more and more high-grade magic artifacts, which became more powerful the closer they were to the top floor.

Compared to that, the things he carried, apart from that immortal sword, could only be described as shabby.

To be fair, he was a cultivator who had killed a Nascent Soul Immortal, but unfortunately, these Nascent Soul cultivators hiding in the Sea Ruins were pitifully poor.

They deserve to stay cooped up in the ruins, too afraid to go out.

Upon reaching the top floor, Chen Yao was so dazzled by the treasures hidden on the shelves that he could hardly open his eyes.

Even Hui Ding's breathing became heavy.

"Hey, you absolutely can't touch anything this time. The magical artifacts in the top-level collection are mostly magical treasures and spiritual treasures left behind by the immortals of our sect. Not to mention that they are heavily protected by the Treasure Pavilion, their own restrictions are probably not something a Golden Core cultivator can touch."

Chen Yao glanced at her expression: "What? Have you learned your lesson the hard way about this?"

Hui Ding blushed, but stubbornly retorted, "How could that be? Do I look like someone who's so brainless?"

"picture."

Huiding was delayed.

"Okay, I did sneak in once before and accidentally touched that five-colored umbrella. But... it only burned me a little."

Chen Yao nodded: "Oh—it's just a little burn, it doesn't sound that serious. Go and get me that umbrella."

!! ?

Hui Ding's eyes widened, like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"You...do you have to be so cruel!"

Chen Yao looked completely innocent: "It was just a small burn, what's so terrible about it?"

"Do you know that I haven't been able to get out of bed for six whole months! And I even got a severe beating from my great-grandmother!"

Hui Ding was clearly somewhat on guard, because she was now in Chen Yao's grasp, and if he insisted that she touch the five-colored umbrella, she would not dare to refuse.

"Well--"

Chen Yao looked at her quietly, and she calmed down, feeling uneasy.

After a while, Chen Yao spoke up: "But I don't want to go into a treasure mountain and come back empty-handed. Besides, there's such a good scapegoat like you. If we don't take ten or eight magic treasures, it would be a huge loss."

I knew it!

I knew this guy wasn't a good person!

He clearly had ulterior motives for asking me to bring him here!

Looking at Chen Yao's extremely calm expression, Hui Ding felt a chill run down her spine.

"I...I...you...you..."

For a moment, she couldn't think of any good words to dissuade Chen Yao from the idea.

Chen Yao looked at Hui Ding, who seemed stunned, and sighed: "But to be honest, during the time we've spent together, I think you may be a bit slow, but you're not actually a bad person..."

"Yes, yes! I'm very kind..."

As she spoke, Hui Ding's eyes welled up with tears, and she actually put on a pitiful look.

Chen Yao was speechless.

Chapter 104 Inviting the Enemy into the Trap

Seeing Hui Ding's uneasy expression, Chen Yao relented:

"Actually, I didn't come to the Treasure Pavilion with any intention of finding treasures. I just wanted to broaden my horizons."

He observed Hui Ding's reaction discreetly.

Hui Ding indeed straightened up: "Since that's the case, we'd better leave as soon as possible..."

"Seeing the world is secondary. The main thing is that I have something here that might be there. If I can find it, I won't need to compensate with other treasures..."

Chen Yao's meaning was clear: let Hui Ding choose between taking one item or taking ten or eight items.

Hui Ding wasn't completely stupid, so he naturally asked, "What is it?"

In her view, taking one item would inevitably cause far less harm than being forced to take several, though it wouldn't be much less, but it would still be "beneficial" to her.

"The Pearl of Ten Thousand Demons Concentricity."

Chen Yao saw that Hui Ding seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"I wondered what it was, but it turned out to be that strange rock."

Hui Ding was truly relieved. The stone was ordered to be brought to the Treasure Pavilion by her great-grandmother after she came to power.

Because it was handled by her, she was quite certain that the bead was rather ordinary and didn't even have any restrictions.

"how?"

Seeing her reaction, it was Chen Yao's turn to be suspicious.

"That white bead is over here, come with me! I was wondering why this seemingly ordinary bead was sent to the top floor of the Treasure Pavilion by my great-grandmother..."

As Hui Ding spoke, she led the way, then looked at Chen Yao curiously: "What secret does this bead hold? Can you tell me? Is it some great mystery? Could it be a priceless treasure passed down from your ancestors? Is its ordinary appearance just an illusion?"

Chen Yao glanced at her quietly and found that Hui Ding did not seem to know why the Myriad Demon Heart Pearl was so ordinary, so he stopped trying to answer her.

Hui Ding shrank back when Chen Yao looked at her like that: "Fine, I won't say then..."

The two crossed roughly the entire floor, and Hui Ding stopped in front of a pristine white wall.

Where is the bead?

Chen Yao did not see any beads.

Hui Ding tapped the white wall with her fingers.

"That's why I find it strange. Why would you hide something so ordinary behind here?"

She recalled the solemn way her great-grandmother had handed her the beads, and her face fell.

Oh no, my great-grandmother knows I've betrayed her family, she's probably going to spank me terribly...

Only now did she remember this.

However, she didn't have any other options; she always had to deal with the immediate problem first.

As Hui Ding tapped the wall three times, the white wall emitted five-colored light.

The five-colored umbrella at the entrance of the building also began to shimmer with light.

With a creaking sound, the colorful wall cracked open, opening like two large doors to reveal a hazy, blue, illusory light within.

Amidst the illusory light, a white bead floated silently, without any mysterious aspect to it.

Upon seeing the beads, Chen Yao made no move.

Based on Hui Ding's description and the changes in the light of some magical artifacts on the floor when she knocked on the door, he guessed that the bead must have a strict restriction.

Of course, he had already thought of this when he decided to come to the Treasure Pavilion. One of the purposes of kidnapping Hui Ding was to get her, as a close friend of Hui An, to make the trip.

"Take it off."

Chen Yao spoke calmly, but he had already begun to connect with the immortal sword in his storage ring, and his sleeve was also prepared with a talisman for escaping after stealing the bead.

Although it was confirmed that the bead had no restrictions when it was delivered, Hui Ding was still very nervous under the influence of the solemn aura unconsciously emanating from Chen Yao. She took a deep breath and slowly reached out her hand towards the bead.

The blue void, with its suspended beads, sensed someone approaching and began to ripple like water.

Throughout the entire floor, all magical artifacts emitting multicolored light experienced a sudden increase in the frequency of their light changes.

Hui Ding's face turned pale. She wanted to pull her hand back and not do it, but with Chen Yao watching her from behind, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and hold the white bead.

The white beads have a smooth surface and feel slightly cool to the touch.

Apart from that, there was nothing unusual.

Seemingly after sensing her presence, the ripples in the blue void disappeared, and the other magical artifacts also came to a standstill.

"call--"

Hui Ding breathed a sigh of relief, took off the white bead, and a drop of sweat from the tip of her nose dripped onto the bead, splashing up a few water droplets.