nucmednet Chapter 530 The Central Region Great World: A Stormy Era
Chapter 530 The Central Region Great World: A Stormy Era
"We'll go too."
Ye Xinghe and Lu Haoran said in unison.
"Of course I'll be involved in this kind of thing too, so don't worry about it, you brat!" Qinghe Daoist stroked his beard, looking smug.
"That makes sense. How about I come with you, just to be safe?"
Suddenly, Xingchen Daoren's face changed to an eager expression as he looked at Shen Rugo with longing eyes.
"Forget it, Master. You should just stay home and guard the gate. Don't drag us down!"
Several voices rang out at the same time, their tones full of disdain.
"Why am I always the one left behind? I'm a Nascent Soul cultivator, after all!"
The Starry Sky Taoist shouted.
"Haha! Who told you to be the sect leader!"
The five laughed loudly, their figures blurred, and they stepped into the teleportation array together. With a flash of light, the five figures disappeared.
An hour later, on the border of the Central Region, at the ruins of an ancient sect.
Shen Rugo and her group of five stepped out of the teleportation array. What came into view was a desolate scene: ruins, overgrown weeds, and a faint smell of decay in the air.
"This is the ruins of that ancient sect."
Shen Rugo explained, "Ten thousand years ago, it was a powerful sect, but it was destroyed overnight for some unknown reason. This teleportation array is one of the legacies they left behind."
"The Central Region truly lives up to its reputation as the core of the continent; the concentration of spiritual energy here is more than 30% higher than that of the Western Region."
Ye Xinghe took a deep breath and said.
Xiao Changkong cautiously scanned his surroundings: "Leave as soon as possible. Although this place is remote, it's hard to guarantee that no cultivators will pass by. We must not let anyone discover the entrance to this teleportation array, otherwise, we will not be able to return."
Shen Rugo nodded and took out the Myriad Realms Dragon Warship.
The warship grew longer as it faced the wind, transforming into a flying boat more than ten feet long, its entire body shimmering with starlight.
The five boarded the warship, and Shen Rugo piloted the flying boat into the sky, heading towards the nearest major city, Liuzhou.
The Myriad Realms Dragon Warship flies at full speed, covering 100,000 li a day. However, there is still nearly 100,000 li between the border of the Central Region and Liuzhou City.
On the warship, Daoist Qinghe closed his eyes to rest, but in reality, he was projecting his divine sense to keep watch over his surroundings.
Xiao Changkong and his two companions excitedly discussed their upcoming robbery plan.
"Junior Sister, how many should we rob this time?"
Lu Haoran rubbed his hands together eagerly.
"We'll see." Shen Rugo said while maneuvering the flying boat and checking the map. "There are more than a thousand branches of the Wanbaoge in the Central Region, including twenty super-large branches, one hundred large branches, and three hundred medium-sized branches. We have limited time, so we can only take seven or eight at most."
"Then let's focus on the big ones, one of them is worth ten!"
Ye Xinghe's eyes gleamed.
"Right on my mind."
A day later, Liuzhou City came into view.
Although they had expected it, the sheer size of the city from the air still surprised all five of them.
The city walls were hundreds of feet high and stretched for thousands of miles. Inside the city, buildings stood side by side, and the streets were as wide as rivers.
Cultivators flew on their swords, and spirit beasts pulled chariots, creating a scene of great prosperity.
A rough estimate puts the city's population at at least 200 million!
Shen Rugo piloted the warship to land a hundred miles outside the city. The five of them changed their appearances, concealed their auras, and blended into the crowd entering the city.
The Wanbaoge branch in Liuzhou City is located in the city center. It is a magnificent nine-story building covering nearly 100 acres.
The pavilion was shrouded in an array, and a Nascent Soul cultivator was stationed at the entrance, making it heavily guarded.
"Two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and six early-stage and mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators."
Qinghe Daoist scanned the area with his divine sense and transmitted his voice, "This is only what's on the surface; there might be even stronger ones hidden in the shadows."
Shen Rugo nodded: "Proceed according to plan."
The five people split up.
Fifteen minutes later, Lu Haoran "accidentally" knocked over a guard at the main entrance of Wanbaoge, and had a "fierce argument" with the guard. He was extremely arrogant and attracted a large crowd of onlookers.
The guards' attention was also drawn to it.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Rugo and Zhao Cai used invisibility talismans to sneak silently into the backyard.
With a sniff, Zhao Cai located the treasure vault, opened its mouth and spewed out a wisp of almost invisible Phoenix True Fire, burning a small hole in the protective array.
Shen Rugo slipped inside.
Just then, dozens of guards spotted them and rushed over, shouting.
Among them were Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators.
Before Shen Rugo could make a move, Zhao Cai opened its mouth and spat out another flame, instantly turning dozens of people into ashes, leaving not a single hair behind.
Even Shen Rugo was speechless at this scene.
The flames that brought wealth were even more terrifying; she doubted that even a peak Nascent Soul cultivator could withstand them.
"Zhao Cai, this princess has high hopes for you!"
Shen Rugo shouted and rushed straight for the black iron gate of the treasure vault.
There are thirty-six restrictions on the door.
It would take an ordinary cultivator several hours to break the seal, but Shen Rugo was prepared. She took out thirty-six seal-breaking talismans and pasted them on the door in a specific order.
"open!"
With a soft shout, the layers of restrictions crumbled, and the Xuan Iron Gate slowly opened.
The sight inside the treasure vault made even Shen Rugo, who was used to grand scenes, gasp in surprise.
Spirit stones were piled up like small mountains, pills filled jade shelves, materials were dazzling, and magical artifacts shone brightly. The inventory here was at least five times that of the Northern Icefield City branch!
"Get rich..."
The lucky charm is practically drooling.
Without further hesitation, Shen Rugo flicked her sleeve, unleashing a rune that resembled a large net, frantically collecting the resources within the treasure vault.
"Those fire-attribute ones are mine!"
But then Zhao Cai shouted, and as soon as it opened its little mouth, fire-attribute treasures flew into it like a stream.
Even though Shen Rugo was already used to it, seeing so many fire-attribute treasures rush into Zhaocai's little mouth and disappear in the blink of an eye, and its palm-sized body not expanding at all, Shen Rugo couldn't help but nod hard. This Zhaocai must have an origin that is bigger than the sky.
Meanwhile, Xiao Changkong and Ye Xinghe rushed in from other places and began to plunder the other underground vaults.
Shen Rugo targeted the main treasure vault, since it was a large branch with other sub-vats.
In just a quarter of an hour, the entire Wanbaoge branch in Liuzhou City was looted.
"withdraw!"
The five reunited, quickly left the city, boarded the Myriad Realms Dragon Warship, and disappeared into the sky as starlight.
The entire process, from infiltration to evacuation, took less than half an hour.
"Robbers! Robbers!"
It was only then that the guards who had been stationed outside realized something was wrong, and the piercing alarm sounded throughout Liuzhou City.
Meanwhile, Shen Rugo and her group of five were already thousands of miles away, heading towards their next destination.
Zhongyu, headquarters of Wanbaoge.
Inside the magnificent hall, Ling Tian sat high in the main seat, with all the high-ranking members of the Wanbao Pavilion below him. They were discussing the sect's grand competition.
"The Star Palace must be eliminated."
A Nascent Soul Peak elder, his killing intent palpable, declared, "They robbed dozens of parts of my Northern and Western Regions; this is an irreconcilable feud!"
Elder Ling Qing nodded: "We have contacted sects such as Misty Peak and Xuantian Sect, and they have promised to give special consideration to Star Palace during the competition."
"not enough.
"I want them dead, all of them dead. That Shen Rugo, and everyone in the Star Palace, leave no one alive."
Ling Tian suddenly said coldly.