Chapter 1064: Trap

Wang Chongxiao's spear and golden armor were confiscated, and his hair ornament, neck pendant, and prayer beads were all snatched away.

What left Jiang Fan speechless was that Six-path Venerable had stripped Wang Chongxiao completely, leaving him with nothing but a pair of shorts.

"Hey, have you not looted anyone in eight hundred years?" Jiang Fan asked, astonished. "You only left him a pair of shorts?"

Six-path Venerable scoffed, "At least I left him a pair of shorts. When you loot, you wouldn't even spare a woman's bodice."

Jiang Fan's face reddened. He remembered accidentally pulling off Mu Ziyu's bodice when he looted her. This old man knew all his shameful acts better than anyone.

"Ahem!" he cleared his throat. "You're getting old, your memory is failing, you're confusing me with someone else."

He walked up to Wang Chongxiao and gazed intently into his body, ready to find the heaven-defying mysterious eye within him. But at that moment, a powerful soul attack struck without warning.

Six-path Venerable's old eyes flashed with brilliance. He pulled out a black flag and held it behind Jiang Fan. Two spirit-formed birds collided with the flag, like encountering a bottomless pit, swallowing them.

The Black-robed Venerable, whose sneak attack failed and resulted in the loss of a wisp of soul power, groaned. It turned out that, relying on his formidable soul power, he was the first to awaken from *Immortal's Drunkenness*. He immediately launched a sneak attack, planning a "mantis stalks cicada, oriole behind" move.

Jiang Fan's expression changed slightly. With the Black-robed Venerable awake, others would soon recover. There was no time to loot Wang Chongxiao anymore! He couldn't risk big for small gains. He immediately grabbed the ancient giant, ascended into the sky, and rushed towards beyond the vast sea.

However, how could the powerful cultivators present watch a junior like Jiang Fan reap the benefits? The Realm Lord of Myriad Forms Void Realm shook his dizzy head and activated a secret technique. Seven tall towers suddenly appeared above Jiang Fan's head, shooting out chains that sealed the sky above him. The Lord of Rivers and Mountains First-Grade Tower also became restless. After a moment of hesitation, the Heavenly Surveillance Guard and White Horse Temple immediately began to seize the treasure. The Black-robed Venerable even more decisively cast *Immortal's Drunkenness*, attempting to replicate Wang Chongxiao's condition for an indiscriminate attack.

Six-path Venerable's face grew slightly grim, and he said in a deep voice, "Kid, escaping won't be easy."

Jiang Fan's expression was also composed. No matter how many tricks he had, he couldn't retreat safely surrounded by so many masters.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the ancient giant speaking. The ancient giant had also awakened, its consciousness very weak, but its lips moved, speaking a hellish language.

Jiang Fan patted the Specter Crystal in his embrace. "What is it saying?"

Hua Xin looked through the Specter Crystal, listened carefully, and with a strange expression, said, "It says you've all been tricked. You will all die."

Jiang Fan's eyes narrowed. Why would the ancient giant say that? He remembered the Three Divine Sects and Seven Great Cults being summoned here by the mysterious person, and a sense of unease surged in his heart.

As his thoughts churned violently, he looked at the ancient giant in front of him, and a huge question suddenly popped into his mind. "Old man, tell me, how did this injured ancient giant survive until now?"

Six-path Venerable's expression froze slightly. Clearly, he also realized something was amiss. He murmured, "The ancient giant beneath the Nine Dynasties Ancient Capital was able to survive for a thousand years because it was guarding a giant egg of a True Spirit descendant. It survived by regularly absorbing its essence blood. Otherwise, how could it withstand the erosion of time? Then, this one before us..."

His gaze passed over the ancient giant and fell into the bottomless, dark sea cave. A hint of unease welled up in his heart. "Kid, is there a possibility that there's another True Spirit in this sea cave?"

Jiang Fan shook his head: "If it were a True Spirit, this ancient giant wouldn't say we would all die. So, what's in the sea cave might be something else. Something that can survive a thousand years and prolong the life of this injured ancient giant."

At this point, both shivered. Whatever it was, if it could live for a thousand years, it was definitely not simple. What's more, it was protecting the ancient giant! This meant it was allied with the ancient giant!

At this moment, Hua Xin suddenly tapped the Specter Crystal, her face grave, and said, "Run! Something is coming out! Don't touch this ancient giant again!"

Jiang Fan's heart tightened. Even when he encountered Asura King Ayu, Hua Xin hadn't been this agitated. Jiang Fan no longer dared to imagine what kind of existence was beneath the sea cave.

He quickly let go of the ancient giant and threw it to the Black-robed Venerable: "Senior, I apologize for my past offenses as a junior. I'll give you this ancient giant as my apology. I hope you'll let bygones be bygones."

The Black-robed Venerable was stunned. Jiang Fan's sudden 180-degree change in attitude left him momentarily unable to react. But why would he refuse a free ancient giant? He immediately flew up and grabbed the ancient giant. He couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The Lord of Rivers and Mountains First-Grade Tower, the Demonic Subduing Protector, the Heavenly Imperial Guard expert, and the Realm Lord of Myriad Forms Void Realm all rushed forward with sharp eyes. But at this moment, Jiang Fan's warning echoed simultaneously in their minds: "Run! A formidable and ominous entity is about to emerge from the sea cave!"

Everyone looked around. They found Jiang Fan and Six-path Venerable had vanished without a trace. The few people showed looks of surprise and doubt.

The Lord of Rivers and Mountains First-Grade Tower's eyes shifted, and he immediately used a spatial scroll to escape at any cost. The reason was simple: firstly, Jiang Fan had no reason to lie to him; secondly, abandoning an ancient giant already in hand! It must be true!

And seeing the Lord of Rivers and Mountains First-Grade Tower run, the Demonic Subduing Protector's eyes flickered. Given Jiang Fan's cunningness, if he said there was no danger, he might be bluffing. But if he said there *was* danger, then he was definitely not lying! "Go!" He immediately activated the Eight-Grade Golden Lotus, carrying a group of eminent monks, and fled. Their direction was different from Jiang Fan's and the Lord of Rivers and Mountains First-Grade Tower's.

The Commander of the Heavenly Imperial Guard's eyes flickered, and he decisively led his people to escape as well. The Realm Lord of Myriad Forms Void Realm looked at the ancient giant with reluctance but immediately vanished and fled.

Only the Black-robed Venerable remained, full of surprise and doubt. "What's going on? Why did they all run? Did they just give up on the ancient giant?" He was the only one who hadn't received a warning, and he looked bewildered.

Two old Taoist priests with eight-aperture Nascent Souls frowned deeply. They sensed something was wrong. "No matter why, take the ancient giant and leave quickly!"

The Black-robed Venerable nodded. He was the first to soar into the sky. The two eight-aperture Nascent Soul cultivators protected him from front to back, guarding against others trying to snatch the ancient giant.

"Senior Tianyan, will Venerable Xieya really fulfill his promise?"

"He promised a chance for one intervention." The Tianyan Venerable in front nodded: "Venerable Xieya made the promise publicly, so it's naturally credible."

The Black-robed Venerable showed excitement, saying, "Senior Tianyuan, with this opportunity, can we settle scores with the Sky's End Sea Pavilion? They've taken quite a bit of our elixir business over the years."

The Tianyuan Venerable, guarding behind him, did not respond.

"Senior Tianyuan?" The Black-robed Venerable called out again, but there was still no movement behind him. He turned his head. He couldn't help but stop, looking bewildered. Tianyuan Venerable was gone.