Chapter 5: Robbery (Part 1)

The handsome old man cursed, “You two scumbag kids, get out of the way! Don’t mess with an old man, or I’ll make you scream worse than the Jin Qing people!” Eagle Demon and Nan You retreated hundreds of meters in fear. This old man clearly seemed like a pervert.
On the ground, the Gu Jin family’s army suffered another defeat. The Gu Nan family’s army had a huge advantage and crushed them in less than half an hour. The Gu Jin family’s professionals completely lost their will to resist and fled in panic. Even many Saints and Grand Saints stopped running and dashed along the ground at high speed.
With most of the Saints and Grand Saints fleeing, the Gu Jin family’s army could no longer hold back their pursuers. There weren’t many deaths this time, and soon large groups of professionals began to surrender.
Spirit-catching tendrils floated in the air around the altar. The handsome old man only absorbed the soul fragments drifting nearby, without collecting them in large quantities, so others couldn’t see the mystery behind it. The total number of deaths on the battlefield was very low—both sides combined had no more than ten thousand dead, just like in the battle the day before.
Eagle Demon asked, “Should we advance with the main army or rush over first?”
Guo Shier said, “Of course, we rush over first.” He was still thinking about what Ancestor Nan Qiang had said—the enemy’s material depot was located in their main camp near the Red Gold ore veins, and that was something they absolutely couldn’t miss.
Three talismanic lights flashed, and Guo Shier led Eagle Demon and Nan You toward the Red Gold ore veins.
He ignored the professionals on the ground, who were like ants. He wouldn’t bother with those mid- to low-level disciples. In an instant, he surpassed the retreating Gu Jin family troops and soon saw the light trails of the Gu Nan family’s expert altar users, who were also chasing after them in their victory.
Ancestor Nan Qiang, Ancestor Nan Qin, and others pursued frantically. The enemy’s ancestors were equally frantic, but they were fleeing in panic. They hadn’t expected the Gu Nan family to have so many ancestor-level experts, let alone even more altar experts at the clan elder and grand elder levels, who made them suffer greatly. Fortunately, it was difficult for others to catch up with altar experts who wanted to escape.
As one side pursued and the other fled, the altar users rushed toward the Gu Jin family’s main camp.
The Gu Jin family’s main camp was a huge city. When the top experts of the Gu Jin family rushed into the city, its defenses immediately activated. A circular shield rose, blocking Ancestor Nan Qiang and the others.
Guo Shier caught up soon after. He stopped when he saw the shield, then spotted Ancestor Nan Qiang’s group in the air.
He flew over on his altar and called out, “Ancestor.”

Elder Nanqiang nodded and said, “I’ll assign tasks. It’s best to break through their defense talisman array within half an hour.”
Guo Shier knew that with this defense talisman array in place, those expert Altar users who fled into the city would have enough time to escape using teleportation talismans. However, the professional army of the Gujin family had basically no way to escape, and most of them would be captured by the army of the Gunan family.
Guo Shier’s task was to take care of the north corner, with each elder responsible for a side and the others providing support. They planned to force their way through the defense talisman array. Guo Shier could already see the expressions on the faces of those defending professional users—they were all pale with fear. Against expert Altar users, they could only rely on the defense talisman array; once it was broken, they would have no chance to resist.
The several elders took their positions and, under Elder Nanqiang’s command, launched attacks from multiple directions at once.
This time, Guo Shier didn’t ask the old man for help. Since it wasn’t about fighting directly, the Moon Blade was sufficient. He cast a hundred or so spells, and the Moon Blade instantly transformed into a giant blade hundreds of meters long. After Elder Nanqiang gave the order, he sharply pushed the Moon Blade forward.
A sharp howling sound arose, followed by a loud crash as the Moon Blade slashed at the defense talisman array.
The mid- and low-level professional users inside the array immediately collapsed. Even with the defense talisman array blocking it, they, as mid- and low-level users, couldn’t withstand such force.
With several elder-level experts working together, along with the attacks from dozens of virtual Altar users and expert first- and second-tier physical Altar users, the entire defense talisman array began to shake violently. Without any restraint, if the Altar users were allowed to attack freely, no talisman array could remain intact.
As the light of the array dimmed, the professional users inside scattered in panic. No one dared stay put. Once the array was broken, the attacks would fall below, and there was no way they could resist. Anyone who stayed would be a fool.
Guo Shier said, “Wow, this defense talisman array is really strong!”
A group of expert Altar users launched continuous attacks, causing the array to wobble but failing to break it. Guo Shier said, “This approach isn’t working. I’ll go see the elder.” He flew over to Elder Nanqiang and shouted, “Elder, we can’t fight like this. Let’s try a different method.”
Elder Nanqiang was also getting impatient. The longer they delayed, the fewer spoils they would get. As elder-level figures, they weren’t interested in ordinary things; only valuable items could arouse their interest. If those items were taken by the enemy, it would be a huge loss. He asked, “What method do you have?”

Guo Shier said, “Our attacks are too scattered. If we focus them on one point, this defensive talisman array won’t be able to withstand it!” It’s a simple principle of physics—attacking one point is far more effective than spreading attacks.

The Ancestor of Nanqiang was also desperate and tried anything. He said, “Alright!” With a shout, all the altar masters gathered. Someone asked, “Ancestor, why did you call us here… what’s the matter?”

The Ancestor of Nanqiang replied, “Ancestor Guo suggests we attack one point only. Let’s give it a try!”

No one had any objections. It was still an attack, and it didn’t matter where they attacked.

Dozens of altar-level masters launched a coordinated attack on one point. A blinding light emerged, and violent gusts of wind pushed some of the virtual altar masters hundreds of meters away. A deafening explosion followed, with continuous cracking sounds.

Guo Shier still used his Moon Blade, slashing rapidly, strike after strike. It was his final blow that made the defensive talisman array unable to resist the impact. It collapsed with a loud noise, and countless virtual talismans scattered, revealing the entire city bare to everyone’s eyes.

Everyone was stunned. No one expected such a powerful attack that could break through in less than five minutes. Cheers erupted immediately. The Ancestor of Nanqiang glanced at Guo Shier in surprise and said joyfully, “Go to the assigned locations. Ancestor Guo and I will go together!”

Guo Shier replied, “Yes.” He was very happy, knowing that the place the Ancestor of Nanqiang was going to must be the most important warehouse, filled with many treasures. “This is robbery! Haha, I like it!”

“Destroy their teleportation talisman arrays and prevent anyone from entering or leaving!”

The Ancestor of Nanqiang added, “Remember, hold your positions. Alright, let’s move!” He led Guo Shier and several altar masters, along with Eagle Demon and Nanyou—the largest group—flying swiftly into the city. Without the protective shield, the city lost all its defenses.

The masters of the Ancient Gold Family, including altar-level masters, a large number of Great Sage Masters, and a few Sage Masters, had already fled using teleportation talisman arrays. These were top professionals, essential to the family. Even if the lower-level professionals perished, they were still forces the family must preserve.

The Ancestor of Nanqin was responsible for attacking the enemy’s teleportation talisman arrays. She led several altar masters toward the city center.

Guo Shier followed the Ancestor of Nanqiang to the northeast corner. He couldn’t help asking, “Ancestor, are you familiar with this place?”

Ancestor Nanqiang smiled and said, “We have spies here who have already obtained relevant information. We’re going to the largest warehouse of the red gold ore veins; their inner treasury is also there.”
“Underwear?”
Guo Shier was puzzled—why would there be underwear? But he didn’t dare ask whose underwear it was.
Soon, they saw a cluster of buildings below. Ancestor Nanqiang seemed very familiar with the place. He said, “See that small white building? It’s right there.”
Guo Shier was surprised, “Just such a small building?” His concept was still from his past life; when he heard “warehouse,” he assumed it would be a large complex of buildings.
The group rushed toward the small building at full speed. The entire complex was silent, with no one in sight. Ancestor Nanqiang folded up the altar and landed on the ground, saying, “It must be this small building; there’s no mistake…” Just then, a professional ran out in a panic.
Guo Shier snapped his fingers, and a virtual talisman wrapped around the man. He reached out and pulled the man in front of him, asking, “Is this the warehouse?”
It was a junior Great Sage Master who had no chance of resisting Guo Shier. He kept his mouth tightly closed but looked extremely panicked. Guo Shier had an idea and said, “Ancestor Nanqiang, you go in first. I’ll ask him.”
Ancestor Nanqiang gave a signal and led the others into the small building.
Guo Shier turned around and said, “Uncle Eagle Demon, Nanyou, you two go too.” The two replied and followed Ancestor Nanqiang inside. Luo Zhan sensed something was off and asked quietly, “Is there something wrong with this guy?”
“There is something off. Coming out at this moment… Hehe, Handsome Old Man, come here!”
Guo Shier immediately brought out the altar and threw the man onto it. Handsome Old Man poked his head out and asked, “Who is he?”
Guo Shier replied, “I don’t know. I just feel there’s something wrong with him. As for what it is, I don’t know either. You need to ask him.”