"Don't be anxious, the two of you!"
"If it were just that, I'd consider myself shameless!"
Seeing the grim expressions on Ye Zhenghao and Ye Cangtian's faces, Hu Ben quickly raised his hands, signaling them to calm down.
He then hurriedly said, "The two of you will take these two pavilions for your respective factions, and we truly benefited from this.
So, how about we hand over everything we obtained in the rainforest for you to divide equally?"
Having ventured in these ruins for many years, Hu Ben knew that the treasures produced within the secret realm were absolutely better than those from the outside.
Moreover, as long as his team sustained no casualties, there was a chance of seizing the final ultimate treasure.
Therefore, for him, it was worth deceiving the Lie Huo Yuan and Huang Shan to make a move, even if it meant sacrificing what they had previously gained.
Hmm?
Upon hearing Hu Ben's words, Ye Cangtian and Ye Zhenghao fell silent.
Earlier, seeing that Hu Ben hadn't even spared the corpses of the ancient giant crocodile and the golden-scaled demon ape, they inferred that Hu Ben was the type to err on the side of caution, even if it meant killing an innocent.
This meant that Hu Wang Men's Qiankun bags must contain quite a few treasures.
With this thought, Ye Zhenghao spoke first, "Hu Ben, if you truly hand over the Qiankun bags, then agreeing to your terms wouldn't be impossible!"
As his voice faded, Ye Cangtian also glanced over and said, "Furthermore, if there are any unexpected dangers in the two pavilions, they will be handled by your Hu Wang Men! After all, it's very likely that other factions have also discovered this place."
Heh, what an imbecile!
Upon hearing this, Hun Qi's face immediately broke into a mocking smile.
After all, this place housed two peak factions, Lie Huo Yuan and Fei Yun Ge, as well as a Heavenly realm expert.
If other factions were to arrive, how many would dare to directly attack them?
Hu Ben, having thought of the same, quickly responded, "Besides the demons within the two pavilions, anyone or any beast that enters the secret realm will be handled by our Hu Wang Men!"
"Agreed!"
As he spoke, Ye Cangtian looked at Ye Zhenghao and then said, "Ye Zhenghao, you go first, and I'll be an observer."
Ye Zhenghao frowned upon hearing this and asked, "The front and back pavilions have no obstacles or dangers, why don't we attack simultaneously?"
"Heh, I'm worried that your Lie Huo Yuan might be too busy, so I'll go take a look and provide backup!"
Ye Cangtian said with a smile. Since there were people from other factions around, Ye Cangtian didn't dare to be too obvious.
To avoid raising suspicion from Fei Yun Ge and Hu Wang Men, which might lead to them joining forces against them, it wouldn't be good.
Hmph!
Ye Zhenghao let out a cold snort. He was very displeased with the other party's explanation and wished he could directly teach him a lesson.
However, upon further consideration, his team had no Heavenly realm experts, and if they encountered powerful demons, it would be difficult for him to handle.
Therefore, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing for the other party to accompany him; what if they could genuinely offer assistance?
With this in mind, Ye Zhenghao said no more and led the people of Lie Huo Yuan to push open the door of the first pavilion.
On the first floor of the pavilion, aside from ten statues, there was nothing else.
And as everyone stepped into the room, the ten statues began to tremble, followed by a series of cracking sounds.
In just an instant, the stone armor on the surface of the ten statues shattered, revealing their true forms.
They were ten armored soldiers wielding long spears, their eyes devoid of any intelligence, filled only with endless slaughter.
"Lie Huo Yuan members, kill!"
Ye Zhenghao gave no hesitation towards these armored soldiers, clenching his fists and issuing the command.
The next moment, the soldiers of Lie Huo Yuan rushed forward, launching a fierce assault.
Fei Yun Ge and Hu Wang Men paid no attention to this scene.
Taking advantage of Lie Huo Yuan tying up the armored soldiers, they began searching the first floor.
After all, whoever obtained the treasure would own it, and they didn't want to give others a chance to search.
"Boss..."
Seeing this, Yao Bao'er quickly approached Ye Cangtian and signaled him. If the treasure was truly taken by the other party, what would be left for them?
Sensing Yao Bao'er's gaze, Ye Cangtian smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's fine, there won't be any good treasures here!"
After all, these armored soldiers only had the combat power of the Triple Heaven realm. With such low cultivation, Ye Cangtian dared to be so confident.
Besides, both Hu Wang Men and Fei Yun Ge were insatiably greedy, and in the end, they would likely clash.
If that were the case, even if both factions found any treasures, they would ultimately fall into his hands.
For this reason, Ye Cangtian disdained competing with them.
His gaze remained fixed on Lie Huo Yuan, though this was somewhat unnecessary.
While these stone-armored warriors were indeed fierce, under the siege of the Lie Huo Yuan guards, they were quickly defeated.
"Despicable!"
As Ye Zhenghao watched the entire first floor being searched by both Fei Yun Ge and Hu Wang Men, he couldn't help but mutter.
He then angrily proceeded to the second floor!
The second floor began with a long corridor. There were no armored soldiers in the corridor, only a general clad in armor.
"You trespass upon the Rainforest Manor, die!"
A deep voice echoed, and the general's pair of blood-red eyes fell upon everyone, his powerful aura pressing down, making many disciples breathless.
"Fifth Heaven realm guard."
Ye Cangtian glanced at Ye Zhenghao and reminded him.
Ye Zhenghao nodded and then looked to the side, saying, "Yan Biao, this one is for you."
Since the opponent was only one person, there was no need for a large number of disciples to remain here, so Ye Zhenghao directly left Yan Biao behind.
This would also save some time.
Yan Biao nodded and, without a word, charged towards the general.
Using the opportunity of their fight, everyone bypassed the general and proceeded directly to the hall at the end of the corridor.
This first pavilion had only two floors, and the hall was the final hurdle of the pavilion. Whether there was an ultimate treasure or not depended on this.
Creak!
Everyone pushed open the doors of the hall, and everything within the hall came into view.
The decor was quite good, appearing grand and imposing, but perhaps due to the vast size of the hall, it felt somewhat empty!
"It seems the manor has encountered strong enemies this time!"
"You are quite capable to have reached me!"
"But alas, this will be your end!"
At the main seat, a man wearing black armor and a red cape slowly stood up.
The smile on his face was extremely cruel, and his eyes held a hint of excitement, as if he hadn't experienced the thrill of killing for a long time.
"You alone cannot stop us!"
Sensing the aura emanating from the opponent, Ye Zhenghao sneered dismissively. The other party was merely at the quasi-Heavenly realm seventh layer, not enough to contend with him.
As he spoke, Ye Zhenghao signaled the guards beside him to search the entire hall, lest others get there first.
At the same time, Ye Zhenghao strode towards the opponent.
Beside him, Ye Cangtian watched the scene before him and breathed a sigh of relief.
The next moment, he chose to leave with the Death God squad. Ye Zhenghao was an eighth-layer expert with considerable spiritual power.
In such a situation, the opponent was no match for Ye Zhenghao, so he no longer needed to stay here to escort Ye Zhenghao.
As Ye Cangtian retreated from the pavilion, he saw Hun Qi and Hu Ben leading their men closely behind.
"Oh, the two of you, aren't you planning to search for more treasures here?" Ye Cangtian asked them with a smile.
Heh heh!
Hun Qi chuckled scornfully and said, "Stop asking the obvious. These demonic beasts here are so trashy, what treasures can we possibly find?"
"Exactly!"
Hu Ben echoed, continuing, "All the treasures are definitely in the final pavilion!"
The two were not fools either. They had already scoured the first floor before, and all they found were some Great Restoration Pills and some weapons made of scrap metal.
In plain terms, these were trash. Looking at the demons in the third-floor hall, they were only at the quasi-Heavenly realm seventh layer. With such low strength, what treasures could they possibly have collected?
Moreover, Lie Huo Yuan had already started searching. By the time it was their turn, they would probably be left with nothing.
Therefore, the two directly followed Ye Cangtian out. They didn't want all the benefits to ultimately fall into Huang Shan's hands.