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That very night, Gao Fei requested an audience with Nangong Qi, claiming to have an urgent matter to discuss.

Considering the ten thousand pieces of amethyst, Nangong Qi agreed to meet with Gao Fei.

"Speak, what do you want?" Nangong Qi asked with an even tone, "Normally, I do not see visitors at night. Today, I made an exception for you; you should feel honored."

"I truly have an urgent matter; otherwise... I wouldn't have come to disturb you, Senior..."

"What urgent matter?"

"Uh... it's about Shangguan Yunyue."

"Shangguan Yunyue?" Nangong Qi frowned, giving Gao Fei a disapproving look, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"I'm not going to hide it from you, Senior, I've already discovered the truth."

"The truth? What truth?"

"Shangguan Yunyue is hiding on the back mountain, protected by a Spiritual Treasure Level formation."

"Bang!"

Nangong Qi slammed the table fiercely, then glared menacingly at Gao Fei, "Speak! How did you find out!!! Who told you!!!"

"If I said... I dreamed it, would you believe me, Senior?"

"Believe your mother!" Nangong Qi cursed loudly, "You'd better tell the truth, otherwise I won't be nice to you." As he said this, Nangong Qi added another sentence, "Don't think just because you're protected by a cultivator at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, I can't deal with you!"

"Senior, please calm your anger." Gao Fei quickly said, "I came to help, to help you deal with Shangguan Yunyue."

"You?" Nangong Qi was amused by his anger, "Someone like you wants to help me deal with Shangguan Yunyue? How preposterous!"

"Senior, I just want to ask you one thing! Do you have a way to break through a Spiritual Treasure Level formation?"

"You mean you do?"

"Correct, I have a way!"

"That's utterly laughable! You, a mere cultivator at the Soul Out of Aperture Stage, dare to claim you can break through a Spiritual Treasure Level formation? How utterly ridiculous and overconfident!"

"I know you don't believe me, Senior," Gao Fei calmly said, "As long as I show you something, you will believe."

"What is it?"

"Senior, please look!"

Drawing in his breath and contracting his abdomen, Gao Fei then exhaled a mass of cyan flames. "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." As the cyan flames appeared, the temperature in the entire hall began to rise rapidly, with the air crackling with combustion within several meters around Gao Fei.

"What is this?" Nangong Qi's pupils suddenly constricted; he was a man who knew the goods and spotted the extraordinariness of the cyan flame at a glance: "This flame resembles the legendary Li Fire…"

Gao Fei cracked a smile: "Senior really has good taste! You're right, this cyan flame is none other than Li Fire."

"Hiss…" Nangong Qi drew in a breath of cold air, his whole being becoming excited: "Is it really Li Fire? I never thought I would see the legendary Li Fire in my lifetime." Unable to help himself, Nangong Qi stood up, walked over, and circled the Li Fire, the more he looked, the more curious, the more he liked it, the more excited he became. This was Li Fire, the top flame in the Mortal World! Just below the Samadhi True Fire of the Immortal Realm!

Before coming here, Gao Fei had guessed that Nangong Qi would be very surprised to see Li Fire, as would anyone else.

"Tsk tsk..." Nangong Qi expressed his admiration: "As expected of the Mortal World's foremost flame, it does look extraordinary. Gao Fei, how did you obtain the Li Fire? Your luck couldn't be better, right? I'm getting a bit jealous of you?" As he spoke, a hint of greed flitted across Nangong Qi's eyes; it was clear that he harbored thoughts of seizing the Li Fire. Such treasures as the Li Fire are elusive, and now that he had encountered it, he mustn't let it slip away.

"Come, circle around the great hall a few times." Gao Fei flicked his fingers with a snap.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Li Fire rose into the air and indeed circled the great hall several times, "Crackle and pop!" all one could hear was the sound of air being burnt and popping around one's ears.

"Eh?" Nangong Qi blinked: "This Li Fire seems to really listen to you, huh? As far as I know, flames of Li Fire's level are spiritual and generally difficult to subdue by most people."

"Senior is correct," Gao Fei nodded, "To subdue this Li Fire, I went through quite a few hardships and nearly failed! But now, it's all good; I have integrated with the Li Fire, which trusts and relies on me deeply. Whatever command I issue, it will execute with all its might."

"Integrated with it?" Nangong Qi was taken aback: "How did you achieve that?"

"That… is not something I can explain in just a few words… To be precise, I can't even explain it clearly…" Gao Fei chuckled wryly: "I succeeded in a confused manner… Looking back on it now, it really was a miracle."

"Indeed, a massive miracle," Nangong Qi said acidly: "Li Fire is a Heaven-Earth Spirit Fire, the premier flame of the Mortal World, and it was subdued by you, a junior cultivator, it's simply... a wasteful outrage." Nangong Qi was thoroughly vexed, so vexed he could be no more. He had previously read an ancient text that stated once Li Fire recognized its master, it would be impossible for others to snatch it away, even if they were to kill the master and forcibly take Li Fire, it wouldn't be subdued! Thinking of this, Nangong Qi couldn't help cursing inwardly, "Damn it, this Gao Fei really lucked out and got the recognition of Li Fire. Now it's troublesome; Li Fire has acknowledged its master, and to try and snatch it away for my own use… is nearly impossible.

Seeing Nangong Qi's face alternating between light and dark, Gao Fei felt nothing but disdain in his heart, "You mongrel, thinking of laying a hand on Li Fire? Dream on! Just try and grab it; see if I don't cripple you!"

"Senior, do you believe it now?" Gao Fei asked.

"Believe what?" Nangong Qi inquired.

"Believe that I have the ability to breach the Formation," Gao Fei reminded: "I once heard someone say that Li Fire is the nemesis of all formations in the world, even those of Spiritual Treasure Level cannot withstand the burning of Spiritual Fire."

"Er… oh… ah… that seems to be the case…" Nangong Qi snapped back to reality: "Indeed, Li Fire does have the ability to break Spiritual Treasure Level formations, but..."

"But what?"

"This Li Fire is too small; it appears to be in its juvenile stage, its unleashed power is limited…"

"Even if it's in its juvenile stage, it will definitely be able to break through Spiritual Treasure Level formations! Senior might as well give it a try, if it succeeds, naturally there will be great joy for all, if not... we can think of other means, it's not as though Senior has anything to lose," Gao Fei said.

Nangong Qi thought it over carefully, indeed, let Gao Fei give it a try; if it really works, it would save a lot of trouble, and if it fails, it's no big deal, just find another way. Although he had made up his mind, Nangong Qi did not rush to show his cards. He first gazed deeply at the Li Fire dancing in the air, then turned his attention to Gao Fei: "Why do you want to help me?"

"Because of mutual benefit," Gao Fei had long thought about the answer: "I help you, and you help me, it's mutually beneficial."

"You're right," Nangong Qi nodded: "Well said! Wonderfully put! Interactions between people should be mutually beneficial! You help me, and I help you! I now promise you that as long as you help me break the Formation and capture Shangguan Yunyue alive, I will assist you in wiping out bandits, help you accomplish great deeds, help you rise in rank!" Anyway, making empty promises costs nothing; he'd say anything for now, whether or not to keep those promises would depend on how closely they worked together in the future.