The two opened the curtain and entered the house, meeting Jin Ming Zhenren and his wife coming towards them.

Jin Ming Zhenren's old face showed bitterness as he said, "I didn't expect the Black Armored Divine Army to arrive early, now we can't leave even if we want to."

Beside him, Ming Cai Zhenren said, "Don't be disheartened, if the one who has come is truly the Formless Celestial Venerable from the Ancient Race, this might be our opportunity. Besides..."

She lowered her voice, "If there really is a treasure, who doesn't give three parts and keep two, give half and swallow half? Isn't that right, Friend Xiao Jiu?"

An Li thought for a moment and said, "Friend Ming Cai, I feel the waters here are very deep, if there's a chance to escape, we should take it. No treasure or opportunity is more important than life."

Ming Cai Zhenren smiled and whispered, "Hasn't Friend Xiao Jiu just come out to gain experience? How can one enter a mountain of treasures and return empty-handed? What if there's a chance?"

Jin Ming Zhenren nodded in agreement then said, "Let's go, let's dig the tomb!"

The four walked out of the house.

The Profound Qi emitted by the Profound Crystal Snake Corpse refreshed all the cultivators.

The four each took out digging tools, found a piece of empty land, and began to dig.

...

The rumbling sound of digging was deafening.

The hills surrounding Ziwu Village had been largely pushed away.

Song Yan and An Li worked laboriously with their backs to the sky and faces to the earth, busy for half the day, when Ming Cai Zhenren unexpectedly took out a melon shrouded in cold mist.

The four cut it open and each took two slices, munching on the flesh of the melon.

The melon was sweet and juicy, melting the moment it touched their mouths.

Wiping their sweat, the four chatted among themselves, feeling quite as if they were farmers taking a short break during the busy season in the fields.

Jin Ming Zhenren laughed and said it reminded him of the time before he practiced cultivation, when he was barefoot, helping his mother plant seedlings in the water fields, where from time to time loaches and small insects moved around, creating a soundscape that he quite missed.

Song Yan said that his family slaughtered pigs when he was young, and during the farming busy season, he often watched from the meat shop as farmers came and went on the distant unknown road, though he never walked the fields himself. Now, it's like a wish has been fulfilled.

An Li, under Song Yan's encouraging look, tried to construct a memory to fit into the current atmosphere.

Ming Cai Zhenren jokingly hit her partner, saying: "Loaches, insects, water snakes are all fine, but if we encounter something here, it might be demon beasts."

The four of them laughed heartily, managing to find humor in their hardship.

Then, under the scolding of the overseer of the Black Armored Divine Army, the four continued their work.

In such an efficient digging environment, about a day and a night later, a soft glow suddenly rose several dozen miles north of Ziwu Village, illuminating the surroundings, appearing particularly dazzling in the night.

Song Yan stopped his actions, looking into the distance, but his Divine Sense had already been sent out.

Because of Changwang's Evil Treasure, his Divine Sense was incredibly powerful, allowing him to probe others without being detected...

Sitting cross-legged and resting with his eyes closed, the Divine Tiger King suddenly moved swiftly to the source of the soft glow, raising a hand to grab a small, luminous pearl-like bead into his hand.

'This is...'

He stared for a long time, his pupils suddenly shrinking, followed by his heart pounding.

As a regional hegemon, very little could move him anymore.

This time, he had come to curry favor with the Formless Celestial Venerable. After all, to him, it didn't matter what treasures might be here... treasures are just those, the best Evil Treasure is within the Soul Threshold. However good things outside are, what could they be?

But this time, the Divine Tiger King had to admit he was wrong, absurdly wrong.

Just a slight probe of this bead had made him aware of its effect: enhancing comprehension!!

Not just one- or two-fold enhancement, but a several dozen-fold enhancement!

Just by gripping it and slightly absorbing its light, he vaguely felt some of his magic bottlenecks were loosening slightly, with subtle inspiration beginning to emerge.

'How could such a treasure exist in this world?'

The Divine Tiger King showed a greedy expression, quickly stowing away the treasure pearl, then said: "Good job, such a treasure will earn you 100 Contribution Points!" Afterward, he went to Dian Kang to exchange for treasures, cultivation techniques, and Profound Crystals, all available!"

Then, he returned to his original spot, took out the pearl again, and fondly caressed it.

The overseer of the Black Armored Divine Army shouted loudly: "Why aren't you continuing to dig? The more you dig, the more rewards you'll get!"

The Divine Tiger King took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with indecision.

But soon, he shook his head.

Though this pearl was precious, his loyalty to the Formless Celestial Venerable was unwavering and well-known, having grown up in the Earth Realm of the Formless Ancient Race, naturally holding steadfast loyalty to the true 'Sovereign' of this land.

Before long, another soft glow appeared in the distance.

The Divine Tiger King hurried over, only to find, surprisingly, two pearls!!

Feeling his mouth dry and throat parched, he grasped the pearls in his hand and feigned calmness, continuing to urge the loose cultivators to dig.

When he sat back down, his eyes already glowed with a strange light, internally thinking: 'What's the use of loyalty?! Can it feed me? These three pearls enhancing comprehension might actually, truly aid my cultivation! Do I really have to hand them over to the Formless Ancient Race?'

Just as the Divine Tiger King was wavering, an eerie voice suddenly exploded in his ear.

"The Formless Ancient Race doesn't even have enough for themselves, why would they give any to you?"

"Who?!"

The Divine Tiger King was almost bristling, suddenly turning his head to find a mysterious figure in a black robe had somehow appeared at his side.

The black-robed figure appeared as a ghost, merging heavily into the night so that even close up, his shape was hard to discern, while a pair of eyes, like jewels embedded in the darkness, radiated a sharp light, quietly staring at him.

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