Chapter 274

Pang Hao stared at the woman not far from him with an incredibly grim expression, his fierce eyes wishing he could devour Liu Xiangxuan alive.

Although the alliance had been initiated by their Nine Netherworld Gate, the Profound Heaven Hall had agreed faster than anything else. Yet now, when they truly needed to join forces, this woman had directly kicked their Nine Netherworld Gate aside.

Not only was Pang Hao's expression unsightly, but even the group of Profound Heaven Hall experts behind Liu Xiangxuan were shocked as they looked at her. Clearly, this matter had not been discussed within the Profound Heaven Hall.

"Holy Maiden, this…"

"Rest assured, I know what I'm doing!"

The Death Profound Realm elder was interrupted by Liu Xiangxuan raising her hand before he could finish speaking. Catching the dissatisfied look on the elder's face, Liu Xiangxuan felt a chill in her heart.

As the Holy Maiden of the Profound Heaven Hall, she was unable to make decisions on behalf of the Profound Heaven Hall while personally leading the exploration of the Reincarnation Cave. Even the people she had brought did not truly treat her, the Holy Maiden of the Profound Heaven Hall, as the one in charge, highlighting Liu Xiangxuan's awkward situation.

More than that, the dissatisfied look in the elders' eyes made Liu Xiangxuan feel an even greater sense of crisis. The fact that these people were increasingly disregarding her was simply because her death was drawing nearer.

In other words, the Hall Master of the Profound Heaven Hall was already prepared to deal with her, the so-called Holy Maiden!

Recalling a secret she had discovered by accident, Liu Xiangxuan's jade hands slowly clenched, but soon relaxed again. With a charming smile, she took a few steps back, distancing herself further from Pang Hao.

"Liu Xiangxuan, are you going back on your word? Don't forget, we agreed to eliminate this competitor together!"

Seeing that Liu Xiangxuan and the Profound Heaven Hall were determined to distance themselves, Pang Hao finally couldn't help but speak directly.

Since you, Liu Xiangxuan, want to withdraw, unwilling to be enemies with the Gu Family, and even want the Nine Netherworld Gate and the Gu Family to fight each other, allowing you, Liu Xiangxuan, to reap the benefits, then I will make sure that your Profound Heaven Hall cannot stand by and watch, ultimately gaining the fisherman's profit.

Pang Hao's lips curled slightly, staring at Liu Xiangxuan with a hint of sarcasm. At the same time, his gaze as he sized up Liu Xiangxuan couldn't help but reveal a bit of lewdness.

It had to be said that the Holy Maiden of the Profound Heaven Hall, Liu Xiangxuan, was indeed a stunningly beautiful woman. Looking at the entire Chaotic Demon Sea, she was one of the top beauties. Especially the alluring aura emanating from her exquisite figure, which was even more captivating.

Liu Xiangxuan's willow eyebrows furrowed slightly. Pang Hao's gaze aroused killing intent in her heart. Although Liu Xiangxuan was not a good person, she was not a promiscuous woman either, valuing her chastity highly and loathing people like Pang Hao.

Of course, the main reason was that Liu Xiangxuan looked down on him. Liu Xiangxuan was a very clever, or rather, a very rational woman. She never bet easily.

"Hehe, Netherworld Gate General is joking. The alliance between the Nine Netherworld Gate and my Profound Heaven Hall, Xiangxuan remembers, was not to eliminate the Gu Family, but simply to prevent this Sky Demon Marten from interfering in the competition between the three of us. I think this Sky Demon Marten should not lower his status, right?"

After quickly suppressing the dissatisfaction on her face, Liu Xiangxuan explained softly, smiling slightly as she stared at Little Marten. With one sentence, she directly put Little Marten on a pedestal, while also limiting the scope of the competition to Lin Dong, Liu Xiangxuan, and Pang Hao.

Seemingly disadvantageous to Little Marten, in reality, it was proposing an alliance. If others were to besiege Little Marten, the Profound Heaven Hall could help, but the prerequisite was to allow Lin Dong and her, Liu Xiangxuan, to compete fairly. As for the others, they would naturally be kicked out of the game first by joining forces.

As for Pang Hao, given the current situation, Pang Hao was just like the others, destined to be kicked out of the game first.

Pang Hao's expression became even more unsightly. He had not expected Liu Xiangxuan to be so fickle. Without the Profound Heaven Hall, relying solely on their Nine Netherworld Gate might not be enough to deal with this Sky Demon Marten. After all, the Sky Demon Marten's strength was comparable to their Nine Netherworld Gate Master. If there were no other forces to share the pressure, they would not be willing to provoke him.

"Humph, I hope that when the inheritance inside the cave is taken away, I will see how you, Liu Xiangxuan, explain yourself after returning to the Profound Heaven Hall!"

"This is not something Netherworld Gate General needs to worry about. Compared to Xiangxuan's affairs, Netherworld Gate General should first think about how to deal with the current situation."

Liu Xiangx smiled lightly. Pang Hao had not yet reacted, but soon, he noticed that the gazes of the surrounding experts towards him were already carrying a hint of coldness.

Clearly, the Gu Family, which even the Holy Maiden of the Profound Heaven Hall, Liu Xiangxuan, had taken the initiative to back down from, could not possibly be an easy target to bully.

On the contrary, this Gu Family, which had emerged from nowhere, was an extremely hard, unassuming iron plate that the Profound Heaven Hall was unwilling to provoke, and they, a group of rogue cultivators without any background, were even less able to provoke.

Moreover, there was actually a Sky Demon Marten among that group of people. That was a hegemonic race in the Demon Territory, and even more so, not something they could provoke. Its own strength, judging from the fact that the Nine Netherworld Gate and the Profound Heaven Hall needed to join forces to resist it, was at least the Great Accomplishment of the Death Profound Realm, or even the peak of the Death Profound Realm.

If they had taken the initiative to attack such a powerful Sky Demon Marten just now, they would have died without even knowing how they died.

The purpose of Pang Hao's deliberate publicizing of the whereabouts of the third Silver Tower owner earlier was already obvious. It was nothing more than wanting to use them as cannon fodder, or rather, suicide soldiers.

They were greedy, but that didn't mean they were stupid. So, after understanding these schemes, each of these Life Profound Realm experts directly hated Pang Hao and his Nine Netherworld Gate.

"Worthy of being a Netherworld Gate General, truly good methods. I've learned something today, and I will definitely ask for guidance another day!"

The burly man with a fierce face spoke coldly to Pang Hao. Although he didn't directly attack, everyone knew that in the subsequent exploration of the cave, some rogue cultivators represented by this fierce burly man would definitely bring countless troubles to the Nine Netherworld Gate.

After all, anyone who was almost used as a knife without knowing it and died unclearly would be furious, even to the point of endless conflict.

"Esteemed sir, I offended you just now. I hope you can forgive me."

After uttering a harsh word to Pang Hao, the burly man cupped his fists at Lin Dong and his group again, and then directly turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the city.

In the air, some other experts also cupped their fists at Lin Dong and disappeared.

As for competing for the Silver Tower, they decided to forget it. None of the three Silver Towers were something they were qualified to snatch. They couldn't afford to offend the Nine Netherworld Gate and the Profound Heaven Hall, and they couldn't afford to offend the Gu Family, which seemed unknown but even the two major forces didn't dare to provoke.

Therefore, they could only give up the idea of ​​competing for the Silver Tower. Anyway, as long as they used the key to open the cave, they would be able to enter it, which was enough.

Seeing that those people had left, Pang Hao didn't stay any longer. After jumping down from the pavilion, he directly led the people from the Nine Netherworld Gate and quickly disappeared, obviously worried that those people would secretly form an alliance and attack them halfway. At the same time, they were also going to discuss countermeasures.

Pang Hao and the Nine Netherworld Gate didn't want to give up the treasures in this Reincarnation Realm expert's cave. Since they wanted to continue to snatch it, they naturally had to think carefully about countermeasures.

After watching the others leave, Lin Dong turned his gaze to Liu Xiangxuan, who was standing on the pavilion, staring at him with a smile. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded to Gu Yan, Little Marten, and others, and then, with a light tap of his feet, flew straight towards the pavilion.

"Xiangxuan greets Young Master Lin Dong!"

Seeing Lin Dong take the initiative to come over, Liu Xiangxuan smiled and bowed slightly, and a burst of charm was inadvertently released, causing Lin Dong to lose his mind for a moment. After reacting, Lin Dong was even more shocked.

With a slight condensation in his eyes, Lin Dong's gaze towards Liu Xiangxuan also had a bit of fear. With his current strength, he would actually lose his mind for a moment, which showed that the woman in front of him, who looked delicate and charming, but also exuded a sacred temperament, was also not a simple character.

This made Lin Dong, who had just greatly improved his strength and didn't take some of his peers seriously, sober up again. There were countless geniuses in this world, and he couldn't be proud.

"Does Miss Liu seem to know Lin Dong very well?"

For some reason, Lin Dong always felt that the woman in front of him was very clear about his origins, otherwise she wouldn't have made such a strange request.

"Could it be that Xiangxuan can't understand Young Master Lin Dong's origins? You must know that a peerless genius like Young Master Lin Dong, who is also an Ancestor Symbol controller, has given Xiangxuan a lot of pressure by appearing in the Chaotic Demon Sea."

Liu Xiangxuan chuckled, and a hint of fear flashed in her eyes. Lin Dong's pupils couldn't help shrinking when he heard this.

Although the fact that he was the Devouring Ancestor Symbol controller was well known in the Eastern Xuan Region, there were not many people who knew about it in the Chaotic Demon Sea. After all, news spread slowly, and there was also the news of the shocking battle in Otherworldly Demon City to cover it up.

Moreover, even if someone heard it, they wouldn't believe it immediately, but would investigate it first. After all, there were quite a few Ancestor Symbols that appeared that day, and Lin Dong's Ancestor Symbol was not being controlled by himself.

"It seems that Miss Liu knows a lot!"

Lin Dong could be sure that Liu Xiangxuan in front of him must have completely inquired about the news from the Eastern Xuan Region, so the news she wanted to inquire about was a bit intriguing.

"Who made Young Master Lin Dong so famous? A hundred years later, another peerless genius from Dao Sect who has cultivated the Great Desolate Scripture, and also the successor of the Azure Dragon King, Xiangxuan naturally learned more about it."

Liu Xiangx's gaze swept over Lin Qingtan, Little Marten, and Little Flame below, and then she said to Lin Dong with a smile.

"Xiangxuan has a doubt, I wonder if Young Master Lin Dong can help Xiangxuan solve it?"

"What doubt?"

Lin Dong couldn't figure out what kind of medicine this woman in front of him was selling in her gourd.

"Xiangxuan really wants to know, what kind of strange treasure is in this Reincarnation Realm expert's cave that can make Young Master Lin Dong, as well as the next Darkness Hall Master of my younger sister, and the Space Ancestor Symbol controller come together."

Compared to Pang Hao, Liu Xiangxuan knew far too much, which is why she chose to stand on Lin Dong's side without hesitation. It wasn't just because she needed a backer, but also because Liu Xiangxuan knew from the start that even if they joined forces, they wouldn't be a match for Lin Dong and his group.

Or rather, even if they could defeat Lin Dong, Liu Xiangxuan didn't want to, and didn't dare to offend him. The Sky Demon Marten Tribe, the Dragon Clan, the Darkness Hall, the Dao Sect Alliance—any one of these forces was beyond Liu Xiangxuan's ability to provoke.

"Miss Liu's curiosity seems a bit excessive."

Seeing Lin Dong frown, seemingly displeased, Liu Xiangxuan didn't mind, because she had come with sincerity.

"If Young Master Lin Dong can answer Xiangxuan, Xiangxuan is willing to fully assist Young Master Lin Dong in seizing the treasure, how about it?"

"Hmm?"

Lin Dong instantly turned his head to look at Liu Xiangxuan. He was genuinely surprised. If Liu Xiangxuan could really help him, at least Lin Dong wouldn't have to worry about the Nine Netherworld Gate. It could be said that as long as there were no accidents, the Thunder Ancestor Symbol would definitely fall into his hands.

However, Lin Dong didn't quite trust Liu Xiangxuan's character. After all, Liu Xiangxuan had just tricked Pang Hao. What if she stabbed him in the back as well...

"Young Master Lin Dong, rest assured, Xiangxuan wouldn't be courting death. As for Pang Hao, Xiangxuan didn't deceive him. The treasures in the cave, I imagine, wouldn't be to the taste of your brother's strength, Young Master Lin Dong, would they?"

Liu Xiangxuan seemed to know what Lin Dong was thinking, and immediately explained with a light smile. Seeing that Lin Dong still seemed somewhat distrustful, she pondered for a moment before speaking again.

"Inside, it should be the legendary Thunder Ancestor Symbol, right?"

Instantly, a chilling killing intent locked onto Liu Xiangxuan. However, the killing intent came quickly and left quickly, disappearing in the blink of an eye. But Liu Xiangxuan had already gotten the answer she wanted. Lin Dong said with a sullen face.

"I wonder what Miss Liu is trying to do?"

"Xiangxuan has already gotten her answer, so naturally, she will help Young Master Lin Dong obtain the treasures inside."

Liu Xiangxuan chuckled, and seeing that Lin Dong seemed somewhat disbelieving, she then explained.

"I know Young Master Lin Dong doesn't believe me, but everything Xiangxuan has said is true. I just want to survive, so I need Young Master Lin Dong to help me make connections. Xiangxuan wants to meet Sword Saint!"

"Young Master Lin Dong doesn't need to rush to decline. Since Xiangxuan knows about the Eastern Xuan Region, she must be clear about what kind of existence that so-called Demon Prison is. And with the Thunder Ancestor Symbol appearing, the Demon Prison will definitely take action. According to Xiangxuan's understanding, wherever there is a Demon Prison, Sword Saint will definitely come!"

"And Xiangxuan is in a dangerous situation, only wanting to find a way out for herself. Only Sword Saint can save Xiangxuan from the Profound Heaven Hall, so please, Young Master Lin Dong, build a bridge for Xiangxuan."

In fact, Liu Xiangxuan still harbored other thoughts in her heart, or rather, thoughts that most women in the world would have.