Following that, the group arrived in the ground-floor hall. Looking around, the entire hall, apart from the spiral staircase and five wooden statues that seemed like decorations, was completely empty.
“Are you playing with us? Where are the treasures?” Judge scanned the empty surroundings and asked Len Quinn.
“They should be upstairs.” Soul Chaser replied, “Let’s go up and see.”
“Indeed, there are treasures upstairs, but they are just ordinary items. I doubt they would pique the interest of the King of the West.” Len Quinn responded.
“Then where are the treasures you mentioned?” Judge continued to ask.
“Please be patient, both of you,” Len Quinn said, walking to one of the wooden statues. He then turned to Billy, “King of the West, I need four people to help me turn the heads of these statues.”
“I’ll do it!” Judge quickly walked to one of the statues.
Then, Vermilion Bird, Soul Chaser, and Azure Fang went to the other three statues.
“Thank you, four of you.” Len Quinn continued, “After I say start, please turn the heads of the statues 360 degrees clockwise and then 180 degrees counterclockwise.”
“Okay.” The four of them nodded.
“Start!” After a short pause, Len Quinn spoke in a serious voice.
“Oh, Harleen, look!” Soon after the five people simultaneously turned the heads of the statues, Felicia, full of surprise, pointed to the west side of the hall.
“Hmm?” Harleen also showed a hint of surprise.
Billy and the others naturally noticed the change.
Near the spiral staircase, not far from the rotating statues, a hole appeared in the floor, about two to three meters in length and width, revealing a wooden staircase inside. The mechanism’s design was quite interesting. Without guidance, it would be difficult for outsiders to imagine that there was another world beneath the intact floor.
“King of the West, this way please!” Len Quinn then looked at Billy.
“Boss, let me go down first and take a look. You all wait for me upstairs!” Casey looked at Billy and said.
“No, let’s go down together.” Billy responded. He naturally understood Casey’s concerns, afraid that something might be amiss below. However, he could tell from Len Quinn’s demeanor that there shouldn’t be any issues.
“What if…” Casey started again.
“It’s fine.” Billy interrupted him and then looked at Len Quinn. “Lead the way.”
“Sure.” Len Quinn nodded and led the group towards the stairs.
In a short while, they all entered the staircase. Inside, the lights were as bright as daylight.
Here was also a section of the spiral staircase, wrapping around a pillar with a diameter of about two meters, extending straight down about thirty meters before reaching the bottom.
Billy released his spiritual power to sense the surroundings. He could clearly feel a chill emanating from the walls and the pillar around them. Obviously, there were mechanisms inside, but they were currently inactive. To be cautious, he still condensed a strong defensive aura to protect everyone.
“King of the West, there’s no need to be so cautious.” Len Quinn said.
“Where do you get so much nonsense? Move quickly!” Judge retorted.
A few minutes later, everyone reached the bottom of the spiral stairs. Looking around, not far away was a heavy iron door. Len Quinn walked to a spot about two to three meters away from the wall and pressed a mechanism button in an unknown location. The iron door slowly moved aside.
“Tsk tsk! This place is like another world!” After entering the door, Soul Chaser couldn’t help but sigh in amazement. The others showed the same excitement in their eyes.
This was a large space, about a hundred meters in length and width, with a height of ten meters or so. Around the space were arranged numerous storage cabinets, with the different colors of the cabinets indicating different areas.
“King of the West, this is the Treasure Cave of Ink Pavilion.” Len Quinn looked at Billy and said. “In these cabinets, there are gold and silver treasures, martial arts techniques, spirit herbs, elixirs, and quite a few cold weapons, among which there are even divine artifacts.”
“Really?” Stout and Judge asked simultaneously.
“Whether it’s real or not, the two of you will know by taking a look!” Len Quinn replied.
“Go see what’s inside!” Billy instructed everyone. He hadn’t detected any traps inside before coming in.
“Understood!”
Including the Harleen sisters, everyone nodded and dispersed to explore.
Not long after, Judge pulled open one of the storage units, about a meter wide and long, and couldn’t help but let out a curse.
“Judge, what’s wrong?” Harleen and Felicia walked over upon hearing his voice.
The next moment, both of them exclaimed, “So much gold!”
Unable to contain their astonishment, the three of them discovered an entire large box filled with gold bars inside the storage unit. They exchanged glances, then proceeded to open all the storage units of the same color. Without surprise, this area housed items like gold and silver jewelry. Judging by the quantity, it was enough to match the annual revenue of a small country.
Whoa!
The three of them simultaneously took a sharp breath.
Casey and the others walked over at this moment, observing the scene with expressions full of amazement.
“An Ink Pavilion has accumulated so much wealth. Those super martial sects in the martial arts world can only have more!” Casey spoke up, “Truly living up to the title of a national parasite!”
After about twenty minutes, everyone had opened all the storage cabinets in the Treasure Cave. Just as Len Quinn had said, besides gold and silver treasures, there were spirit herbs and elixirs, martial arts techniques, and various cold weapons.
“Boss, there are quite a few good things here!” Stout’s eyes were shining as he pointed to the area with spirit herbs and elixirs.
“Hmm.” Billy nodded. He had already recognized that there were indeed many rare treasures here, which were rarely seen even in the Secret Essences’ warehouse.
“Come, everyone, don’t be polite. Share what you find!” Stout took out a dozen dark fruits from one of the cabinets and handed one to each person.
“Stout, why are you giving this to us?” Soul Chaser asked.
“These are precious treasures that are hard to come by. You’ll know after you taste them!” Stout responded.
“Are you fooling us? Can we eat these dark things?” Soul Chaser looked incredulous.
Stout directly took a bite of the fruit in his hand. Then, with relish, he chewed it. In the blink of an eye, he had eaten more than half of it and then smacked his lips, saying, “Anyone who doesn’t want to eat can return it to me.”
Seeing his expression, Judge and Soul Chaser hesitated for a moment, then took a bite. After the juice entered their bodies, they immediately felt a refreshing and cool airflow spreading throughout their bodies, making them exceptionally comfortable.
Immediately after, the two of them didn’t hesitate anymore and quickly devoured the fruit. Casey and the others walked over and tried a bite. Soon, their eyes also brightened. On the side, Len Quinn watched this scene with a twitching mouth. He couldn’t believe such rare and precious treasures were being treated like apples to be eaten! If their sect master had not died, seeing this scene, he would probably be enraged to death!