Lucian tried to enter, but suddenly he was stopped by a formation. There was a formation covering the entire wall of the building.
"It seems like there is a formation."
"Give me some time. I will break it."
Lucian started to break the formation. It was complex, but not impossible to break.
Then he found out that the formation did not only stop people from entering—it also stopped them from leaving.
He just hoped the thing inside was already dead, whatever it was.
Four hours later...
"I'm done," Lucian said. The formation started to shine. It was collapsing.
They entered, ready for anything.
There was no sign of life.
They walked around. There was nothing special. Just old training halls and sleeping rooms. It was clearly an ancient sect.
Luckily, they found the library—but sadly, it was burned.
"We only have the sect's treasure room or the main hall left."
After checking the library, all the books were either burned or too old to read. Nothing useful, which made them all disappointed. But Lucian believed there was still something good.
They found the treasure room. It was still locked.
This made them happy. If it was locked, that meant no one had opened it.
Lucian sat down and started breaking its formation.
The person who made these formations was not simple.
The only reason Lucian could break them was because of their current state.
To keep the formations alive longer, the maker connected them to nature. They got power from the outside—using Qi.
It looked like the maker was only worried about beasts, not formation experts. That's why he left this weakness.
And because all formations in the sect worked together, changing the one on the wall also changed the one on the treasure room.
In less time than it took to break the wall formation, Lucian opened the treasure room.
He opened the door and saw the view.
There were many closed shelves. He opened the first one and found a plant inside.
These shelves had special formations to protect their items. Lucian had never seen or heard of such formations before.
There were thousands of shelves.
Some had spirit stones, some had rare metals, others had plants, potions, or talismans.
They also found some weapons.
Leo and Luke were full of excitement and greed. This was a treasure they had never dreamed of. This sect was one of the richest for sure.
Lucian found a ring on one of the shelves.
It was a storage ring with a very large space. He decided to keep it for himself.
The treasures piled up in the middle of the room. The spirit stones were now in bags.
After a while, they all realized something:
It was impossible to take everything at once.
They had storage bags, but the space inside was small.
"Don't worry, I have a solution," Lucian said as he pulled out the ring from his pocket.
"This ring has enough space for all the treasures here, even the ones still on the shelves."
"That's amazing! Now we can take everything at once!" Leo said, shaking with excitement and smiling wide.
But Luke, who knew Lucian well, didn't trust him with all the treasure.
"Wait! What if you run away with everything?"
Lucian stared at Luke in surprise and said, "Are you serious? I'm the one who told you about this place. I brought you here safely. I broke all the formations. And now you want to argue? At least have some honor. Look—I'll give you the treasures that match your elements. You can put them in your bags. I'll take the spirit stones and the rest in the ring."
Lucian's words made Luke and Leo feel ashamed. He was right. From beginning to end, they did nothing, but Lucian chose to share the treasure.
Leo looked at Luke. "You! That was rude. Apologize now."
Luke clenched his teeth and said in a low voice, "I… I'm sorry. I was greedy."
Lucian sighed. At least they were reasonable. If this was a Chinese novel, things would've gone badly. Good thing the writer didn't choose the Eastern Fantasy genre.
"It's fine. Take the treasures related to your elements. I don't need them. If you still have space, you can take some spirit stones too. But be careful. Sooner or later, the Ten Families will find this place. If they get suspicious, they might come after you. Use the resources wisely. And don't forget to launder the treasures. It's better if you two do it together. If each of you starts doing big things alone, people will notice. Luke, you're a mercenary. I don't think I need to explain how money laundering works."
"Don't worry. But what about you?"
"I have other plans. Oh, and one more thing," Lucian looked at Leo.
"I'm the one who killed Ryan. Don't tell anyone about me. It will only bring trouble. Especially now that we are crime partners in stealing this place."
Leo froze.
After a few minutes, he finally spoke: "Huh?"