Chapter 65: Forming Teams to Search for Treasure

  As expected, Tianba spoke up, saying seriously: "The ones you just encountered were the tests to see if you can get the first treasure in the treasure room, which requires luck, wisdom and perseverance; From now on, there may be treasures everywhere in this space, but whether you can get more benefits depends on your own luck and strength. If multiple people encounter a treasure at the same time, they can either fight for it or negotiate among themselves. We won't interfere. Of course, do you still remember the rules when you came in?

  "Of course I remember, no one can harm human life!" Upon hearing that treasures could be found everywhere, the students cheered and became excited.

  "Alright, you all take care of yourselves then." Tian Ba said as he finished speaking, all the high-ranking officials of the academy simultaneously disappeared within the hall, leaving behind a crowd of students looking at each other in confusion.

  I and my brother have already walked together, with the three sisters of Xiaomei and those eight children from the Shenxiu family by our side. As other students gradually formed teams and left, a group of people came over, classmates from Wenban, obviously led by Liu Jingsong, although his strength was only mediocre, but because he was Long Hongnian's nephew, others listened to him. Of course, there were also individual exceptions who had formed teams in advance and left, including Shifu Tian Chenchen, who was now with the Rose sisters.

  As they saw them coming, especially Liu Jin's complacent expression, the brothers felt a bit disgusted and were about to leave. A magnetic voice came: "Xiao Mei, we meet again, what a coincidence! Let's go treasure hunting together, look at how many younger brothers I've brought along, it's also good for protecting you guys."

  Upon hearing such shameless remarks, the four girls including Xiao Mei felt a surge of indignation: with your little formation, you think you can protect us? On the surface, they simply refused, saying "No, we already have our own team, let's go." They looked at the two brothers who were about to leave.

  Liu Jinsong looked at my brother and me, pretending to be unaware, saying: "Where are your team members? I didn't see anyone else. Why don't you just join us instead, that's the best choice."

  The eight members of the Ba Da Shen Xiu family who were present couldn't stand Liu Jin Song's attitude. "You're just a low-ranking Qi Refiner, what makes you think you're so great?" one of them sneered. "Hey, that kid, what kind of gaze is that? Are we not human?"

  "Oh, I see, you must be blind or colorblind, otherwise you wouldn't have missed the fact that there are eight of us here!"

  "That makes sense."

  Among the eight people, three of them spoke one sentence each, while the other five were laughing and chatting.

  Liu Jinsong thought that the eight people would not intervene in this matter, so he spoke like that. Unexpectedly, the eight people inserted a leg and Liu Jinsong knew that they were not easy to mess with. Although he was angry in his heart, he also didn't dare to continue entangling. He glared at my brother and me fiercely and said: "Ren Yiyue, you'd better pray that you don't meet me next time, or else..." After saying a ruthless remark, he made a fist at me and led the "little brothers" away with a sullen face.

  Eight people thought Liu Jinsong would scold them, but unexpectedly he was this kind of person, venting his anger on the two seemingly weak brothers. Suddenly, they didn't even have the mood to talk to him anymore. However, they were interested in how the two brothers would respond, and saw that the brothers seemed not to have heard anything, and immediately came up with two conclusions: one was that the two brothers were cowards, which was obviously unlikely; the other was that the two brothers had a deep understanding of human nature, and they thought this possibility was greater. Of course, all of these were just speculations, who could guarantee there weren't other possibilities?

  Now that Liu Jinsong has left, the two brothers are no longer in a hurry to leave. They turned their heads and looked at Tian Wumi's four daughters: "Do you want to go together?"

  Xiao Mei and Liu Zhenzhen nodded, Rose saw the two sisters agreed so easily, couldn't help but tease: "How did the two sisters agree, just now someone wanted to leave without even saying goodbye, obviously didn't care about us, is it reliable to follow such a person?"

  By the way, Tian Chenchen, who was beside her, also echoed: "Yes, Liu Jinsong's words were a bit unpleasant just now, but they were also quite sincere, unlike some people who are neither cold nor hot."

  The two brothers felt a moment of awkwardness, and they hadn't thought about teaming up with others at first. They had too many secrets on their bodies, and it was easy to expose them when there were more people around. After all, not everyone here was trustworthy. It wasn't until Xiaomei refused Liu Jingsong that Shen Shi saw the longing in Xiaomei's eyes, which changed his initial thoughts, and he turned back to ask a question.

  Since entering the treasure room, the brothers' divine consciousness has been at least a dozen meters in diameter, which ensures timely discovery of the surrounding situation and does not get too tired, so they can see Xiaomei's eyes.

  This expression was seen by the four girls, and with Zhenzhen Jie and Xiaomei making excuses for the two brothers, the other two women reluctantly agreed.

  "Can't a few beauties consider teaming up with our eight-man team?" The oldest and most powerful of the eight people who had been watching from the side joked: "Hehe, our team is also very strong."

  "I'd love to, but I'm afraid my two sisters won't agree, so thank you all for the kind offer! Hehe" Tian Chenchen replied with a smile.

  "Hehe, isn't this easy? Which two brothers, are you interested in treasure hunting with us?" In his opinion, the two brothers would definitely agree, Tian Chenchen and Tian Meigui also thought so.

  But unexpectedly the two brothers politely declined: "Thanks for your kind intentions, but aren't you afraid that when the time comes, there won't be enough to go around? Our appetites are quite big."

  That person was surprised, but also didn't mind, and still smiled: "Brother, this statement is not quite right. The treasure originally belongs to those who are talented and capable, some treasures also depend on luck, what's there to fear?"

  "Never mind, no need for this brother to stay any longer, we'll meet again someday!" The elder brother said curtly, cutting short the conversation.

  "Alright then, we'll meet again later. After I leave, I really want to ask you for advice on how to win a beauty's heart, haha!"

  "Alright, it's settled!" His brother was also pleased to agree, seeing how bold and straightforward he was. This scene invigorated the three white-haired old men who were secretly observing from the shadows. The kid actually dared to accept a challenge from someone with higher cultivation than himself, and on top of that, from a direct descendant of a prestigious family. He didn't seem to be one to be underestimated. The few girls present also looked at him in surprise.

  Eight people left first, Tian Chenchen was still a little dazed, Liu Zhenzhen looked at his brother with concern and said: "You accepted that person's challenge, how many layers of assurance do you have? He is the genius disciple of the Eight Great Body Refining Families." The other girls also looked at their brother with curiosity.

  My brother smiled silently, exuding great confidence. I said in a low voice, "My brother can kill a level-four magic beast by himself, you can imagine it for yourselves." With my explanation, it was naturally more convincing than if my brother had spoken himself, so the girls began to ponder.

  Others have started searching for treasure, and we should act too. The two brothers did not follow everyone's footsteps to leave, but instead searched in the hall, and several girls' eyes lit up and followed suit. Sure enough, they gained something in the hall, getting some practical items like Revival Dan and Healing Dan. All the girls were very happy, and the two brothers were puzzled - what's so great about this kind of dan medicine? As if understanding the brothers' confusion, Rose explained:

  "This thing is not precious, but it's a rare item: due to the scarcity of divine cultivation methods passed down, cultivators' souls are not strong, and there are few people on the mainland who refine elixirs, and the quality of the refined elixirs is also poor."

  This stuff is roughly the same quality as what the red-haired old man used to treat my brother's injuries last time. After listening to Rose's explanation, the two brothers finally understood why the red-haired old man had a painful expression on his face at that time. My brother nodded and said, "I see, it seems everyone has gained something. Let's go upstairs and take a look."

  A group of people rushed to the second floor, where they acquired various martial arts techniques. These techniques were divided into ten levels based on their mysterious nature: first to third level were low-level techniques, fourth to sixth level were mid-level, seventh to ninth level were high-level, and tenth level was known as divine technique. Of course, the strength of a technique also depended on the user's own power and comprehension. Some techniques required more subtlety, like the famous martial arts from Earth. Moreover, not all techniques could be practiced by everyone; some required specific physical attributes and conditions, such as Fa Xiu, Qi Xiu, and Shen Xiu, each with their own unique techniques.

  Let's ignore these for now, collect them all, and then exchange the ones that can be exchanged, and leave those that cannot. They can be sold or donated to the college, which will have corresponding rewards.

  After finishing the second floor, we went up to the third and fourth floors. These two floors encountered some trouble. There were puppets guarding them, all low-level puppets. A few people joined forces and took care of them in three or five moves. The things obtained were relatively few, but they were more precious techniques. Although everyone was not lacking in techniques, it was an opportunity that could not be missed.

  The fifth floor, already the highest level, the first two floors all have puppets. The fifth floor must be even more dangerous. It's strange that the fifth floor has an area of only one classroom, and no puppet-like objects were seen, but four sets of divine repair methods and a set of divine soul techniques were found. This is good stuff, and the four girls all showed excited expressions, forgetting that the things in front of them might be a trap, and they couldn't help but get closer. The two brothers, however, furrowed their brows, a bit unusual.

  "Don't touch those skills!" The two brothers almost exclaimed in unison, while Xiaomei and Liu Zhenzhen retreated reflexively, looking at the two brothers. Mei and Tian Chen'er still thought that the two brothers wanted to snatch the treasure, so they listened and acted even faster. Along the way, they knew that this pair of brothers was extremely powerful, but also knew that they would not snatch things from others' hands, so getting it themselves was the safest bet.

  Just as their hands touched the divine repair method, they let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground, clutching their heads in agony. Seeing this scene, the two brothers smiled wryly, while Xiaomei and Liu Zhenzhen were momentarily frightened and wanted to rush over to see what was happening, but the brothers quickly pulled them back. The two women looked at the brothers with pleading eyes, sighed, and although they knew that Meixiang and the others would not be in danger of losing their lives - after all, these mechanisms were designed by the higher-ups of the academy to prevent students from obtaining treasures - several days of suffering were unavoidable.

  Looking at the eyes of the two women, I couldn't bear it and thought: It seems that I have to reveal a bit of my true strength. At the same time, I released my divine sense to investigate the situation. My brother checked Tian Chenchen, while I checked Tian Wuxiang, and found that there was a weak but mysterious spiritual energy in their minds, like a mischievous child playing hide-and-seek, appearing and disappearing from time to time, causing their spirits to suffer greatly.

  I immediately used the only move I learned, Soul Devouring Bite, transforming into a small snake guarding the edge of Rose's divine soul. At the same time, I waited like a hunter for prey to appear. The weak divine soul reappeared, and the small snake accelerated towards it, stunning it before it hastily escaped, but unfortunately, it was too late, and was swallowed by the small snake in one bite. Rose, already very weak from struggling, felt no more danger at this moment and directly fainted.

  On the other hand, his brother's divine soul technique was even more direct and overbearing. The divine soul transformed into a giant hand that grasped the weak divine soul, crushing it with one squeeze and absorbing its pure energy. Tian Chenchen's already weakened nerves were also shocked to the point of fainting.

  Half a day later, the two women slowly came to and saw the divine cultivation methods in their hands, feeling embarrassed for a moment. On the other hand, my brother and I were holding that one book on divine soul techniques research, but there was nothing out of the ordinary about it, so we lost interest. As for the divine cultivation methods, they were even more disappointing, so we casually handed them over to Zhenzhen Jie and Xiao Mei. The two women felt even more embarrassed, realizing that others didn't care about these methods at all.

  The two women came over to thank them, their attitude was extremely sincere and apologetic. The brothers looked at them with deep meaning, and said with a heavy heart: "In the future, you must be more careful, often treasures are accompanied by danger, this is called opportunity and danger coexisting." They naturally wouldn't have any objections, and nodded obediently to show they understood.