Meanwhile, the merchants were in an uproar.

Five of the six Martial Spirit stage elders died, and the already struggling business was severely weakened!

Shang Zhenyun was extremely busy with this.

The only survivor, Shang Mingyi, has now had his hands and feet cut off and his cultivation completely destroyed, turning him into a useless person who is neither human nor ghost!

Not only did he become a useless person, but he also needed to be served for everything, including eating, drinking, and defecating. He also went insane.

Whenever someone came to see him, Shang Mingyi would make "ah ah ah" noises and wriggle and struggle on the bed like a maggot.

His appearance disgusted everyone who saw him. Even Shang Jiuming only visited once or twice, and even his own son couldn't stand it.

Later, no one came to see him anymore.

Shang Mingyi tried every means to convey the news that Shang Yanting was still alive to them, but was horrified to find that he had been abandoned!

His caregivers became increasingly perfunctory, and his food changed from expensive medicinal soups to broth, and then to cold porridge. His undigested excrement, which used to be dealt with frequently, was now being taken care of every two or three days, or even five or six days.

He was surrounded by a stench, and the voices of advice he heard were dwindling while the curses were increasing.

What he found most unacceptable was that after doing so much for Shang Jiuming, Shang Jiuming never even looked at him again.

Loneliness, anger, helplessness, fear.

He had nightmares every day. Sometimes he dreamed of Shang Yanting, sometimes of his sister, sometimes of Shang Jiuming, and even of all the Shang family members.

He eventually suffered everything that Shang Yanting had endured, waking up from nightmares every day, suffering both physical and mental torment, a fate worse than death!

On the other side

Shang Yanting has already infiltrated the forbidden area and entered the ruins.

Each level of the ruins is guarded by a monster.

The topmost one is the weakest, and the lower you go, the stronger it gets.

All the monsters on the first four levels of the ruins have been cleared out, and everything inside has been taken away by generations of the merchant's ancestors.

The ruins have five levels, guarded by earth scorpions with the cultivation level of a martial arts master in the early stage.

It can burrow nimbly into any part of the soil, and if you are stung by the poisonous stinger at its tail, you will suffer severe injuries, ranging from broken limbs to death. Because it is so agile and difficult to clear, some treasures still remain here.

Shang Yanting didn't come for these things, and he dealt with these earth scorpions quite easily.

The sixth floor contains giant lizards in the early stages of the Martial Spirit realm.

And there was a whole group of them!

The thought of hundreds of giant lizards with the strength of martial spirits blocking the entrance is terrifying.

Shang Yanting attempted a hard drive.

Countless giant lizards blocked his path and nearly devoured him.

Fortunately, there seems to be some kind of restriction here; once you leave the current level, the monsters on each level will not attack you again.

Therefore, the staircases on each floor became the safest places.

If a direct breakout didn't work, he looked up at the top.

Merchants who want to retrieve items from the sixth floor can only do so by going up from there.

The soil above them had been carved into grooves for climbing. Shang Yanting put the raccoon into the talisman and pushed off with his feet.

He reached out and grabbed the dented area, moving forward.

The passageway on the sixth floor is very long.

The front was fine, but the dents became fewer and fewer at the back.

Sizzle—

Suddenly, a long, red object shot out from below—it was the tongue of a lizard.

They began their attack as they approached the entrance to the seventh floor.

These tongues were extremely long and sticky, and more and more of them attacked him, sticking to his body more and more. They pulled downwards forcefully, and Shang Yanting could barely hold onto the soil above.

On the ground, several human bones were faintly visible as the giant lizard moved, a testament to what happened when they fell.

A few clods of dirt fell from above, and Shang Yanting was slightly distracted, his left hand actually grasping nothing.

He attached a solidification talisman to his longsword, concentrated his true energy, and slashed at the long tongues. Instantly, bluish-green blood splattered, and the places where the blood touched were corroded.

Despite the pain, Shang Yanting plunged his longsword deep into the top of the soil, looked towards the exit six or seven meters away, and leaped into the air.

We've finally made it! The narrow staircase leading to the seventh floor is right in front of us!

The merchant once sent his most skilled experts to explore the seventh floor. However, all the experts sent either died on the sixth floor or never returned.

There was even a skeleton lying inside the narrow staircase.

Shang Yanting picked up the weapon from the skeleton and walked down without looking back.

The pitch-black passageway led downwards, and upon entering the seventh floor, the space suddenly opened up into a bright and clear environment.

Something soft and fluffy pounced on him, clinging tightly to Shang Yanting's arm, and a sweet, coquettish voice rang out, "My lord, you've finally arrived."

Shang Yanting frowned, reached out and grabbed the woman's neck, snap.

The woman's head turned behind her, then turned into a wisp of smoke and dissipated in the wind.

Fake?

Shang Yanting was distracted.

However, the surrounding environment suddenly changed again.

The cave suddenly became resplendent with gold and jade. The walls and floor tiles were paved with gold, the bed was made of top-grade spirit stone, and dozens of huge luminous pearls hung overhead, each displaying considerable value.

On the desk were the best cultivation techniques and rows of magical artifacts, each brimming with spiritual energy and of indistinguishable rank, laid out like cabbages for anyone to choose from.

Any one of these would be enough to drive people crazy!

Shang Yanting's eyes remained completely unmoved.

The scene shifts, and he sits in the seat of the Shang family head. The eight great families, the Holy Capital Academy, and even the royal family all grovel at his feet.

Unlimited power!

Tempting, yet deceptive.

"roll!"

Everything vanished instantly amidst Shang Yanting's stern rebuke.

Then a smooth little bundle of joy jumped into his arms, wriggling around in his embrace like a hyperactive child, "Host, dear!"

"Host, why are you making such a sour face?"

"Host, please play with me!"

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