After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 168 Prematurely Dividing the Treasure

"Elder Mu, there's no need to hesitate. How about we split the treasures in the Five Elements Venerable Realm between our two sects?" Wu Haotian said calmly.

"Brother Haotian, what about our Fanjiang Sect?" Fan Qujiang, the sect leader of Fanjiang Sect, asked timidly.

"Brother Fan, I'll take care of your share!" Wu Haotian said calmly.

"Thank you so much, Brother Haotian!" Fan Qujiang said gratefully upon hearing this.

"How is it, Elder Mu? It will be difficult to handle if there are more and more rogue cultivators later!" Wu Haotian urged again.

"Alright! Let's do it this way!" Mu Jiuling originally planned to keep the Five Elements Venerable's secret treasure all by himself, but seeing the current situation, the Qingxia Sect alone couldn't handle it, so he had no choice but to cooperate with the Seven Lakes Sect.

Subsequently, the Seven Lakes Sect and the Clear Clouds Sect began to drive the rogue cultivators away from the location of the secret realm.

At this moment, Ye Xiaobai and Liu Rumei also quietly walked into the group of rogue cultivators.

"This is it, the Seven Lakes Sect and the Clear Clouds Sect won't let us participate in the treasure hunt!" Ye Xiaobai sighed helplessly upon seeing the situation.

"No rush. So many independent cultivators are a considerable force. We can still get a share of the pie!" Liu Rumei said calmly.

The disciples of the Seven Lakes Sect and the Clear Clouds Sect, relying on the strength of their sects, continuously drove away the rogue cultivators surrounding them.

Some hot-tempered rogue cultivators immediately became displeased and shouted at the group of rogue cultivators, "The disciples of the Seven Lakes Sect and the Clear Clouds Sect are too domineering! The Five Elements Venerable was originally a rogue cultivator!"

His treasures are for all of us independent cultivators who see them! Don't you all agree?

"Yup!"

"Yup!"

The group of independent cultivators had long been dissatisfied with the actions of the Seven Lakes Sect and the Clear Clouds Sect, and as soon as someone took the lead, they all followed suit.

"Kid, you're pretty brave! Looks like you want to test the sharpness of my sword?" Upon hearing this, Wu Haotian immediately drew his flying sword magic weapon, playing with it as he walked towards the rogue cultivators who had just started the commotion.

Upon smelling it, the rogue cultivator was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated to a distance, preparing to escape on his sword in the blink of an eye.

"Fellow Daoist Wu... I... I didn't mean that!" His voice stammered.

This tactic of making an example of someone to scare others worked well; most of the independent cultivators didn't dare to say a word.

As the gaunt old man nearby watched the situation develop in an unexpected direction, he was about to go and support the rogue cultivator when a fairy with a beauty that could rival the most beautiful women blocked his way.

"I've heard that Fellow Daoist Wu is one of the best among the younger generation of the Seven Lakes Sect. I wonder what his true strength is?" The fairy said, making a gesture as if she was preparing to spar with Wu Haotian.

This stunningly beautiful woman was none other than Liu Rumei, who mingled with Ye Xiaobai among the rogue cultivators.

The rogue cultivator standing nearby breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that someone had stepped forward to help him, and plopped down on the ground. However, no one paid any attention to him at this point; everyone's focus was on Liu Rumei.

The gaunt old man not far away also stopped in his tracks, silently thinking to himself, "Now I don't have to take action myself."

Wu Haotian, who originally thought he could intimidate the rogue cultivators with his strength, was filled with hatred when he saw Liu Rumei suddenly appear. However, upon closer inspection, he discovered that Liu Rumei's cultivation had reached the mid-stage of the Core Formation realm, and he realized that he really couldn't defeat her.

Even if all the disciples of the Seven Lakes Sect attacked together, they would suffer heavy losses, and the Qingxia Sect might even benefit from it.

Thinking of this, Wu Haotian immediately smiled and said, "Fairy, we meet again, what a coincidence! When would you be free to visit our Seven Lakes Sect?"

"Hmph!" Liu Rumei snorted coldly, completely ignoring Wu Haotian's invitation.

Wu Haotian still had a smile on his face, not wanting to offend Liu Rumei, a powerful cultivator.

Seeing that Liu Rumei had disrupted their original plans, Mu Jiuling quickly stepped aside and calmly advised, "I wonder where the fairy's master is? Offending our Qingxia Sect and Qihu Sect in Yue Kingdom is not a wise decision!"

"I can't reveal my master's name, but do you think that the Qingxia Sect and the Qihu Sect in Yue Kingdom can control everything?" Liu Rumei sneered disdainfully.

Upon hearing this, Mu Jiuling was greatly alarmed. In the Yue Kingdom, only the royal family possessed the strength to rival the Qingxia Sect and the Seven Lakes Sect. For hundreds of years, many members of the royal family had joined various sects to cultivate.

By now, the Yue Kingdom's royal family had many Core Formation stage cultivators, making them arguably the number one cultivation family in Yue. Mu Jiuling then asked, "Is the fairy a member of the Yue Kingdom's royal family?"

"No, stop guessing! Let's talk about what to do about the secret realm." Liu Rumei said impatiently.

"This..." Mu Jiuling couldn't figure out Liu Rumei's identity for a moment and didn't know what to do.

Seeing that things had reached a stalemate again, Wu Haotian quickly suggested, "How about this, we each compromise. Of the treasures in the secret realm, our Seven Lakes Sect and Qingxia Sect will choose five first, and the rest will go to those who are destined to receive them."

"No, I still insisted on entering the secret realm. The treasures are for those who are destined to find them!" Liu Rumei refused directly.

"Yes!"

"Yup!"

Ye Xiaobai echoed the sentiments of the other independent cultivators, saying that they couldn't let the two major sects select all the treasures and leave the rest of the trash for everyone else.

After some haggling, Qingxia Sect and Qihu Sect were chosen first, and the remaining treasures would be given to whoever was destined to receive them.

After all, these two sects are the strongest here, so it's not really anyone else's place to say anything.

What followed was the process of everyone working together to break the formation.

After the profits were divided, Mu Jiuling and the others carefully observed the formation to determine how to break it.

After a brief inspection, the group discovered that the array at the entrance to the secret realm was a seventh-order array—the Seven Star Primordial Array.

As a seventh-order formation, its defensive strength is extremely high. Even a late-stage Core Formation cultivator cannot break through its defenses with all their might.

Just to be on the safe side, Mu Jiuling looked up at the crowd and asked, "Fellow Daoists, does anyone know how to break this Seven Star Primordial Chaos Formation?"

"no!"

"no!"

Everyone denied it, saying that array masters were even rarer than alchemists, let alone array masters who could break this seventh-order array.

"Forget it, let's not waste time! Anyway, this formation is ancient, and there shouldn't be much spiritual energy left in it. If we use force, we can definitely break it!" suggested a rogue cultivator.

"Alright, this is the only way!" Seeing that there was no chance to find someone to break the formation, Mu Jiuling had no choice but to use brute force to break it.

"Fellow Daoists, if anyone fails to contribute when breaking the formation, they can forget about the treasures in the secret realm!" Wu Haotian warned sternly to everyone.

"No problem, we'll definitely do our best!" Everyone readily agreed, determined not to slack off openly and to put in the effort when required.

Subsequently, under the fierce attack of the disciples of the two sects and numerous rogue cultivators, the formation emitted a dazzling light and, accompanied by a huge roar, finally collapsed completely!

The once indestructible formation was now scattered on the ground like a shattered mirror, and the treasures hidden within were finally revealed to everyone.

Everyone's eyes widened, their faces revealing greed. They all knew that the treasure protected by this formation was absolutely extraordinary, but they also understood that a fierce battle was about to unfold.

After all, who among those present wouldn't want this precious treasure? And so, a chaotic battle ensued…