Chapter 247: Flame Heart Lotus, Heavenly Secret Tracking

At the moment it discovered Zhou Chen, the Fire Demon Spirit did not alert the Jiang Family immediately. Instead, it opened its bloody maw, wanting to devour Zhou Chen in one bite.

Because it felt as if the person before it possessed a fatal attraction.

The Samadhi True Fire, which was a Fusion of various exotic fires, was an incomparable treasure to fire-attribute demon spirits; they had no resistance against it at all.

Roar!

The sudden sound gave Zhou Chen a startle.

"What the hell? Scared the life out of me!"

Seeing the demon spirit suddenly pouncing towards him, Zhou Chen remained calm. With a flick of his hand, he sent out a blast of Samadhi True Fire.

Aowuuu!

The demon spirit let out a miserable wail.

However, before even a breath had passed, it was completely devoured and absorbed by the Samadhi True Fire.

That demon spirit was quite unlucky; when it came to playing with fire, Zhou Chen was its ancestor.

The treasury fell silent.

Looking at the dazzling array of treasures, Zhou Chen couldn't help but grin. This scale was simply even greater than that of the Ying Family.

He repeated his old trick, sweeping all the treasures into the System space, leaving absolutely nothing behind!

However, due to the tight schedule this time, Zhou Chen was forced to give up on the Spirit Stone floor tiles of the Jiang Family treasury.

Otherwise, they could have been sold for a good price.

"Eh? This is…"

Zhou Chen suddenly saw several fiery-red jade boxes emitting terrifying heat. He opened them, and his eyes instantly lit up.

Inside one of the jade boxes lay a fiery-red lotus, its nine petals radiating a dazzling light.

"Flame Heart Lotus!"

Zhou Chen thought it was a pity; it would have been even better if it were a Flame Dao Lotus. The Flame Heart Lotus could only be used for the Fusion of the World Tree Seed and could not be used for the Heart of the World.

It seemed he would have to find another way.

If he had the Flame Dao Lotus, combined with the earth core source crystal, nine heavens dao lotus, and nether king ice soul, he could break through to the Emperor Realm at any time once he gathered all the Materials.

"Mine, mine, it's all mine!"

Zhou Chen swiftly stored the Flame Heart Lotus into the System space while continuing to sweep up other Cultivation Techniques, Medicinal Pills, Spiritual Artifacts, and Spirit Stones.

Anything within his sight was taken.

For nearly half an hour, the entire treasury was emptied by Zhou Chen.

Afterward, he silently left the Jiang Family.

Two hours later.

Jiang Wudao and Ying Tianji were still fighting each other in the Void Realm.

Suddenly, a Jiang Family Disciple rushed over in a panic and sent a message via Divine Sense to Jiang Wudao in the Void Realm: "Clan Chief! Something terrible has happened!"

"What is it?!"

Jiang Wudao immediately separated from Ying Tianji and asked with a frown.

"The Jiang Clan treasury… the treasury has been emptied!"

After saying this, the Disciple actually burst into loud wailing.

"What did you say?!"

Jiang Wudao was completely stunned.

He abruptly turned his head to look at Ying Tianji nearby, his eyes full of rage.

"Ying Tianji! It's one thing for you to make false accusations, but you actually dared to loot while the house was on fire?! What a clever trick of 'crying thief to catch a thief'."

Jiang Wudao's molars were nearly crushed from grinding.

"What?"

Ying Tianji was also stunned upon hearing this.

"The Yanwu Treasury of the Flame Clan was also ransacked?"

"Stop acting! This must be a play directed by you lot, isn't it?!"

Jiang Wudao's eyes were nearly splitting with rage.

"Hahahahahahaha! Hahaha!"

Ying Tianji suddenly burst into laughter, doubling over, completely unable to stop.

"Hahaha! Jiang Wudao, oh Jiang Wudao, your Flame Clan actually has a day like this!"

"Bastard, what are you laughing at?!"

"I'm laughing because you're a fool!"

Ying Tianji laughed until tears came out: "The theft of our Ice Clan treasury is known to everyone. If we really wanted your treasury, would we need to use such a low-level method?"

Ying Wu Dao also realized it at this moment, but hearing Ying Wu Dao's mockery, he flew into a rage: "You're the fool, your whole Ice Clan are fools! If you hadn't attacked the Flame Clan's territory without rhyme or reason, how could the Jiang Clan treasury have been looted while it was vulnerable?!"

"Brother Jiang, those who achieve great things do not sweat the small stuff. This is all a misunderstanding. Both our families are victims. I'll apologize to you first and compensate all losses twofold, but the priority now is to find that despicable thief!"

It's not the scarcity but the inequality that bothers people; now that Ying Tianji and the people of the Ying Family knew the Jiang Clan treasury had also been stolen, they felt much more balanced.

Jiang Wudao was stunned for a moment, then laughed out of anger: "Good one, Ying Tianji, what a calculation."

However, Jiang Wudao took it to heart and didn't bother arguing with Ying Tianji anymore, as further entanglement was meaningless.

He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, saying: "There aren't many forces in the Eastern Wastelands who would dare or have the ability to steal from both our families at once. It's highly likely to be an outside Cultivator…"

Ying Tianji narrowed his eyes: "The opponent's strength shouldn't exceed the First Layer of Emperor Realm. They are skilled in calculation and excel at hiding and disguising their aura."

If Zhou Chen heard their analysis right now, he would surely be breaking out in a cold sweat.

As expected of the Clan Chiefs of Emperor Families, they had analyzed Zhou Chen's methods almost perfectly based on just a few clues.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Wudao roared: "No matter who it is, I will find him and cut him into a thousand pieces!"

However, in the next moment, the two looked at each other and thought of the same thing.

"Heavenly Secret Clan!"

They said in unison.

Thus, the Jiang Clan and the Ying Clan paid a huge price to trade for an opportunity for the Heavenly Secret Clan to perform a divination.

Three days later, news came back from the Heavenly Secret Clan.

Jiang Wudao and Ying Tianji looked at the person in the portrait, their eyes widening simultaneously.

"Azure Lotus Sword Venerable?!"

"How could it be him?!"

Both found it hard to believe that a mere Pseudo-Emperor had toyed with two great Emperor Families in the palm of his hand.

But the divinations of the Heavenly Secret Clan never erred; the person who stole their treasuries was indeed the Azure Lotus Sword Venerable!

"You damn Azure Lotus Sword Venerable!"

Jiang Wudao said through gritted teeth: "How dare you steal from our Jiang Clan treasury!"

Ying Tianji was also furious: "Dammit, if I don't eliminate this brat, I swear I'm not human!"

However, Ying Tianji didn't know how big of a landmine he had planted for himself with those words, but that's a story for later.

"Here, the Heavenly Secret Clan also gave us tracking compasses."

Jiang Wudao took out two golden compasses, their needles spinning continuously and pointing in a certain direction.

"As long as he is within ten thousand miles, we can completely lock onto the Azure Lotus Sword Venerable's location. Beyond ten thousand miles, it gives a vague direction."

Ying Tianji nodded: "Good, we'll split into two groups. We must catch this little beast!"

The execution power of the two great Emperor Families was staggering.

At this moment, the two ancient families had begun to take action. Emperor Realm experts, who were usually rarely seen, appeared by the hundreds or thousands, holding tracking compasses and frantically searching for Zhou Chen's tracks.

Eastern Wastelands, a certain dense forest.

Zhou Chen and Miao Dandan were on their way when he suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong, Master?"

"Someone is hunting us."

Zhou Chen frowned. His Divine Sense swept out and found dozens of powerful auras about ten thousand miles behind them, rapidly approaching.

"And…"

He looked at his right hand and found a faint mark had appeared on the back of it.

The mark emitted a weak light, flickering continuously.

"What is this?"

Zhou Chen's heart tightened.