Qin Yi saw the four Azure Dragon members still healing, so he instructed the Blood Flood Dragon to guard them while he headed deeper into the Su Family territory.
The Su Family was finished, but the wealth accumulated by this clan over hundreds, even thousands of years, was astronomical and couldn't be let go to waste.
Qin Yi burst into the depths of the Su Family, where the buildings, although affected, were not as severely damaged as those outside. However, cracks spread throughout, making them uninhabitable as they could collapse at any moment.
He soared into the air, looking down from above.
The Su Family's Treasure Vault must be near where Su Wuyu resided.
As the Family Head of the Su Family, Su Wuyu's residence would certainly be the most luxurious and finest.
Qin Yi fixed his gaze on an opulent palace, its walls marred with cracks from the battle yesterday, yet the structure still exuded luxury.
He descended from the air and rushed into the hall, sweeping it with his Divine Thought.
However, he was soon disappointed to find that this was probably the conference hall for the Su Family, not Su Wuyu's residence.
Nevertheless, it was filled with valuable items. Qin Yi took anything worth money that he could carry away, leaving nothing behind.
They had nearly paid with their lives to destroy the Su Family; they deserved some compensation.
If he didn't take these things, someone else would.
There were still many women in the Su Family, but Qin Yi didn't see any of them, probably hiding somewhere, and he had no desire to meet them anyway.
Leaving behind the Su Family's old and weak was merciful enough on his part.
After ransacking the hall, Qin Yi walked out, took to the air again, and looked down.
Finally, he spotted Su Wuyu's dwelling, a luxurious and exquisite courtyard.
Qin Yi landed in the yard, which was elegantly styled, reminiscent of Jiangnan Su's gardens.
He approached and pushed open the central main room, where he found a portrait of Su Wuyu on the wall, confirming he had not come to the wrong place.
The furnishings in the room were luxurious, the paintings on the walls inscribed by famous personalities, and the ornaments were priceless antiques.
Of course, all of these went into Qin Yi's Storage Ring.
But he was disappointed that after thoroughly looting and searching several times, he could not locate the Su Family's Treasure Vault.
Qin Yi emerged, standing in the courtyard, pondering. Such a family must have a Treasure Vault.
The key was where this Treasure Vault was hidden.
Suddenly, his eyes brightened as he recalled a place—the spot where the Su Family's ancestor secluded himself.
The Mo Family referred to where their ancestor secluded himself as the Holy Land, so it was certain the Su Family had a similar place.
Placing the Treasure Vault in the spot where the ancestor secluded himself would be the safest.
Having figured this out, Qin Yi darted like lightning towards the mountain range deep within Su Family territory.
It wasn't long before Qin Yi's figure appeared atop a hill, staring at the distant majestic mountain where the Su Family's ancestor had emerged from.
His figure blurred as he moved forward.
Finally, at the mountain's base, he discovered several concealed Stone Gates, one of which had shattered into fragments.
Qin Yi entered, finding a secret chamber over a hundred square meters in area. There was a Cushion on the ground, and he detected the Su ancestor's scent in the air, indicating this was his seclusion place.
Qin Yi searched around inside, and it was just a regular secret chamber without any hidden doors or the like.
He stepped out and stopped before the second secret chamber, observing for a moment before his lips curled into a smile. He stepped forward and slapped a stone on the door's edge, causing the stone to slide inward.
"Rumble!"
The Stone Gate trembled and slowly shifted, opening the door.
Qin Yi stepped inside, and was instantly scared stiff, his blood running cold and his scalp tingling.
For, seated on the Cushion in the center of the secret chamber, was a figure.
The person's clothes had decayed, appearing very old, with hair like dried grass covering their face, obscuring their features.
Qin Yi dared not move a muscle, staring intently at the figure.
In fact, he had always been curious; when he secretly investigated the Mo Family's Holy Land, he sensed three terrifying Qi presences.
This indicated the existence of three old monsters in the Mo Family.
But only one old monster, the Su ancestor, emerged yesterday from the Su Family, which was unusual.
The Su Family, as a Hidden Family, would long have been absorbed by other Hidden Families if they lacked strength.
The person before him must be another old monster of the Su Family.
Recalling the Su ancestor's Cultivation, facing this person filled Qin Yi with dread.
Yesterday, they had only managed to defeat the Su ancestor with luck and cunning; could they rely on such luck again?
The key was, during yesterday's battle with the Su ancestor, the four Azure Dragon members were in peak condition; now, they were still healing, would there be any chance of victory with another fight?
But Qin Yi soon noticed something amiss; the person before him emitted no Qi, akin to a dead person.
Could this person have entered the state of sitting meditation and died?
Initially, Qin Yi was so terrified upon seeing this person that he was momentarily unable to think clearly. But calming down and thinking more intricately now, not only was there no Qi, but had this person truly been another old monster of the Su Family, why had they not appeared during yesterday's battle?
With such commotion, even a deaf person would have heard it, so this person couldn't possibly have missed it. Therefore, the sole explanation was that this person had long perished.
Although he was almost certain this person was dead, Qin Yi remained extremely cautious, carefully approaching.
Better safe than sorry; unexpected mishaps happen often.
After a few steps, Qin Yi stopped, then suddenly kicked a small stone on the ground towards the figure.
The small stone, kicked up by Qin Yi, possessed a power more terrifying than a bullet, capable of piercing metal and stone.
"Puff!"
A faint sound, similar to a blade slicing through leaves, emerged as a hole appeared in the person's shoulder, pierced by the stone, but no blood flowed out.
Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, realizing this person had long been deceased.
He moved forward, lightly waving his hand to create a gust, intending to lift the figure's straw-like hair to see their face.
The wind swept across, and the person's hair vanished instantaneously like a suddenly removed wig. In reality, their hair had decayed long ago, breaking at the slightest touch.
Qin Yi saw the person clearly but had no desire to take a second glance as the sight resembled a human-like skeleton, extremely gruesome and hideous.
Though unsure how the person died, Qin Yi felt fortunate; if they were alive, it would have been them dying yesterday.
Qin Yi no longer focused on this person, instead searching around the chamber. He was here to find treasure, not stare at corpses.
However, he was once again disappointed; this chamber contained nothing, indicating the Su Family's Treasure Vault wasn't here.
Qin Yi turned to leave, heading to the next chamber to continue his search for treasure.
Yet as he reached the doorway, he was suddenly seized by a chilling sensation, his body stiffness, the hair on his back standing on end as icy dread surged from his tailbone to his brain, making him shiver.
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