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Chapter 279 Harboring Hidden Intentions

"That makes some sense."

Before coming here, they barely knew each other; they were clearly among the three who had won in their own little worlds.

Currently, including Zhang Lingyu, there are only eight people.

Even without waiting for those two cultivators, they had already consumed a lot of magic power when they worked together to break the barrier. If they broke it now, wouldn't they be just throwing their lives away?

They all nodded in agreement and found a spot to sit cross-legged and recover their magical power.

The old man from the East Sea, however, was not in a hurry. He slowly flew to Zhang Lingyu's side and began to talk to her in secret.

The burly man who had spoken up earlier snorted coldly, having already seen through the old man's little scheme. This old man had come to him before, simply seeking cooperation.

But everyone present is an enemy. Who would cooperate at this critical juncture? It would be interesting if someone betrayed them later.

As the big man expected, Zhang Lingyu immediately shook his head and refused.

Not to mention that the old man was from the East China Sea and was extremely cunning, if the two of them cooperated, they would probably face an attack from the others, and he didn't want it to turn out that way.

The old man wasn't angry after being rejected; he just smiled and stepped aside to quietly heal his wounds.

After waiting for a while, two streaks of light landed not far away. The two men saw that all the cultivators were waiting for them and secretly cried out in alarm. They turned to leave, but fortunately, the old man stopped them.

After the explanation, the two were still half-convinced. They realized that their journey had indeed been too smooth. Not only had the other party thoughtfully moved their positions, but they hadn't even encountered any of the other members of the Six Sects.

He even once thought that the Spirit Puppet Transformation Box had chosen him, which was why it had opened the door to convenience.

Unexpectedly, they were just one of many candidates. Realizing they had to fight their way through to obtain the inheritance, and looking at the crowd before them, they immediately considered retreating.

"Sorry, we're giving up on entering the main hall!"

It was already quite an achievement to get this far, but after observing Zhang Lingyu and the others' cultivation levels for a while, they felt that their chances of winning were not very high, so it would be better to retreat in time and save their lives.

"If you two really want to give up this opportunity, what if that senior doesn't need us to fight to the death?" Seeing that the two were having second thoughts, the old man from the East Sea immediately tried to persuade them.

"hehe."

One of them sneered:

"The only reason you're not going in now is because the restrictions on the door are too strong, and you need help. Even if that senior didn't intend for us to fight to the death, after seeing so many treasures and inheritances, do you dare say you don't want to keep them all for yourselves?!"

The room fell silent upon hearing this, except for the old man who frowned and threatened, "Since you two are unwilling to help, then we are afraid we cannot let you leave. What do you all say?"

He turned to look at Zhang Lingyu and the others, but to his surprise, none of them seemed inclined to come forward to help; they all just watched the show with their hands behind their backs.

What a joke! Who would want to expend their magic power at this critical juncture?

So what if two people are missing? At most, it will take a little more effort to break the barrier, but once inside, there will be fewer threats.

Seeing that no one answered, the old man's face turned extremely ugly, so he had no choice but to wave his sleeve to make way for the two men to leave.

"Trying to leave? I'm afraid you can't." Zhang Lingyu had already seen through everything and chuckled to himself. Now that things had come to this, how could that sect leader and his magic weapon let anyone escape?

Sure enough, the two returned in less than a quarter of an hour. They intended to leave along the same route, but little did they know that the way back had not only changed, but also led to a dead end.

No matter which path they take, it's the same; puppets keep popping out to block their way, clearly trying to prevent them from leaving.

"The only option is to fight to the death!"

The two secretly formed a defensive alliance. Seeing them return, the old man immediately understood their meaning and laughed, "Now that everyone is here, let's not delay and quickly break the seal!"

Even though some of the cultivators had not recovered much of their magic power, they were forced to stand up and join forces to break the seal under pressure from the others.

"Splash!"

With a flick of his long sleeve, Zhang Lingyu unleashed a river of blood that surged forth from his sleeve, its waves reaching several feet high.

Almost simultaneously, the other nine people also used their own methods to land on the barrier. Due to the sudden appearance of three powerful reinforcements, the pressure on the barrier's light screen increased dramatically!

The restriction trembled violently, and the originally orderly flowing pale gold runes now darted around like a school of startled fish, illuminating the entire passage with a bizarre and surreal light.

Before long, the solid light barrier began to fluctuate violently. The originally airtight defense showed signs of loosening, and even faint soft sounds could be heard coming from inside.

Although the light had dimmed considerably and the signs of loosening had persisted for quite some time, the barrier still showed no signs of truly breaking or collapsing, stubbornly resisting.

All the cultivators present knew perfectly well that none of them wanted to expend too much magical power while the situation was unclear and they were suspicious of each other, so that they would become fish on someone else's chopping board the moment the restriction was broken.

Everyone was thinking of getting others to do more work while they conserved their strength, waiting for the barrier to be broken so they could compete for the items inside the hall.

Thus, this joint effort to break the ban fell into a delicate stalemate, with each side seemingly launching a fierce attack but actually holding back.

The restrictions were teetering on the brink of collapse, always just one last straw was needed to break the camel's back.

"Gentlemen, I know what you're thinking, but the barrier won't break if we continue like this. If each of us puts in just a little more effort, the barrier will break in an instant!"

Zhang Lingyu looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the old man from the East Sea. Despite his flushed face and seemingly exerting all his strength, he had actually done the least.

But dragging it out wasn't a solution, so everyone had to put in even more effort.

Fortunately, the barrier finally gave way and shattered amidst cries of "It's broken!", disappearing into specks of light.

With the restrictions removed, the palace gates burst open with a roar.

The first thing that caught the eyes of the cultivators was the magic sword stuck in the center of the hall and the twenty-odd jade boxes. Everyone was excited by the sight, but Zhang Lingyu kept glancing at the corpse on the seat out of the corner of her eye.

There's no other reason than that the mastermind's soul is currently hiding inside, working in tandem with the Spirit Puppet Transformation Box to control everything from the shadows. Now that all the actors have arrived, we're just waiting for the show to begin!

"We absolutely cannot make a move now!"

Zhang Lingyu suppressed the urge to rush forward and destroy the corpse immediately. Doing so would not only expose himself, but also reveal that there were no fewer than ten Foundation Establishment Peak level puppets hidden in the shadows behind that position.

So let's first compete with the other cultivators and put on a show before making any decisions.

So he looked at the jade boxes in the hall, seemingly examining each one, but his attention remained fixed on one square box covered with black patterns.

There's no other reason than that, according to the intelligence system, this contains the Golden Core that all cultivators dream of!

"No matter what, we must get our hands on this first!"

After making up his mind, Zhang Lingyu suddenly activated his escape technique and rushed towards the center of the hall. Of course, the others were not to be underestimated either, and they each used their own methods at almost the same time.

Since the ten people broke the barrier in a single line without any distinction between front and back, now it's time to compete in speed!

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