A Terrible Turn of the Tide

The middle-aged man in the yellow robe sized up the Azure Ape King with indifference before turning his attention to the chamber, embers of avarice twinkling in his eyes.

He completely ignored both Shi Mu and Liu An standing across the chamber, as if they never existed. The two of them shot each other a meaningful glance without making any extra movement or speaking a word.

"Hoho, who knew that this Heaven Ascension Treasure Vault has been up here all along? I must admit, it really surprised this priest here. Oh Azure Ape King, you demons are such simple-minded animals. All it takes for you to uncover a centuries-old secret is a little trick! Hahahahahahaha!" Huang Long guffawed.

"Hmph! Trying to downplay the fact that you spent three hundred bloody years of torture, extortion, and coercion without ever catching a glimpse of this place at all?!" the Azure Ape King snapped.