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"Motherfucker!" Immortal Master Huang cursed loudly, "Too sneaky! Too despicable! Too damn extravagant... Thousands of treasures... just self-destructing on a whim... This is such a waste... A total profligate! If you don't want them anymore, you could give them to me! I want them!" Immortal Master Huang was both angry and heartbroken.

Gao Fei also felt heartbroken, but not for the self-destructed treasures; he was concerned about the Bronze Coffin, "The Bronze Coffin has been severely damaged, not sure if it can still be repaired..."

"It definitely can." Shangguan Yunyue took Gao Fei's hand and consoled him, "I promise you, I will do my best to help you repair the Bronze Coffin."

"Eh? How come there's still a person here?" Immortal Master Huang exclaimed in surprise, "Who are you? How did you sneak in here?"

"Stop shouting." Gao Fei waved his hand, "He's my captive. I've stripped him of his cultivation; he poses no threat whatsoever."

"A captive?" Immortal Master Huang breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought an enemy had infiltrated our midst..."

"This man looks very familiar..." Shangguan Yunyue looked at Ximen Lie with suspicion, "It seems like I've seen him somewhere before?" At that moment, Ximen Lie, with disheveled hair and a beard covering his face, looked just like a beggar, so Shangguan Yunyue didn't recognize him immediately.

"He is Ximen Lie." Gao Fei pinched Shangguan Yunyue's fingers and whispered.

"What!" Shangguan Yunyue got a huge shock, "How... How could he..."

"This isn't the place to talk." Gao Fei shook his head, "When we get out, I'll tell you all about it slowly."

Shangguan Yunyue glared at Gao Fei, "How many more secrets are you keeping from me!"

"No more, just this one…" Gao Fei said with an embarrassed smile, "Actually, I've wanted to tell you a long time ago, just never found the right moment..."

"Hey, what are you two whispering about over there?" Immortal Master Huang shouted, "Can you speak up and let me also hear you."

"You want to listen?"

"Of course!"

"Really want to listen?"

"Yeah!"

"... I won't tell you!"

"You..." Immortal Master Huang was furious, glaring at Gao Fei, wishing he could rush up and give him a good beating.

The energy from the self-destruction of thousands of treasures finally started to slowly dissipate... The Bronze Coffin fell from the sky and crashed to the ground. Immediately, the Bronze Coffin lifted off and shot away like a meteor.

The entire back mountain had been leveled, with craters and pits everywhere. All trees and plants were shattered... The scene was one of utter devastation!

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh!"

Over a hundred figures flew over from a distance, led by Nangong Qi.

"How devastating!"

"Shangguan Yunyue and the others must have died, right?"

"The power of the treasures' self-destruction is just awesome!"

...

Everyone whispered and chattered amongst themselves.

"Boom!!!"

A loud bang came from afar.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

"Seems like... the sound came from the direction of the main gate..."

"Let's go, check it out."

Under the lead of Nangong Qi, a crowd headed mightily towards the direction of the main gate.

"Hiss... How could this have happened?"

When they arrived at the mountain gate, they were all stunned!

The solid mountain gate was cracked and shattered; the disciples guarding the gate had fainted on the ground. Even the Defensive Great Formation that protected the mountain gate had been destroyed...

"It must have been Shangguan Yunyue and her group!" Nangong Qi, his eyes red with rage, shouted, "It must have been them! They aren't dead yet! Chase them! Chase them for me!!! No matter the cost, we must catch up to them! Then kill them!" Leaving a few people to guard Piaomiao Palace, the rest followed Nangong Qi to hunt down Shangguan Yunyue and her companions.

They chased for thousands of miles in one breath but saw no sign of Shangguan Yunyue and the others.

"Impossible! They can't have escaped so quickly!" Nangong Qi was about to go mad with anger.

"Could we have gone in the wrong direction?" one of the elders hesitated to suggest.

"Split up and chase! Divide into four groups, each heading in a different direction. If you spot Shangguan Yunyue and the others, send a signal immediately, and the rest will come to support!" Nangong Qi bellowed.

Thus, hundreds of experts were divided into four groups, each heading in a different direction to pursue Shangguan Yunyue and her group.

They chased from dusk till dawn, then from dawn till dusk again... After flying tens of thousands of miles, they found no trace of Shangguan Yunyue and the others.

"It's killing me! It really is killing me!!!" Nangong Qi was so furious he was practically exploding, and he started cursing the elders beside him furiously: "You are nothing but a bunch of good-for-nothings! Worthless! Bastards!!!" After berating the elders, he continued to curse Gao Fei: "Gao Fei! You dog, I won't let this go!!!!"

He had been scheming for several months, thinking he was on the brink of success, but then Gao Fei had ruined it all! It was infuriating!

Gao Fei! I sworn to stand against you!!!

...

In reality, Gao Fei and the others had not left Piaomiao Palace; they deliberately shattered the mountain gate, knocked out the gate disciples, and destroyed the Defensive Array to feign their escape from Piaomiao Palace... After doing all this, Gao Fei and his companions found a hidden place to conceal themselves.

As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is often the safest.

Nangong Qi indeed took the bait. Seeing the destroyed mountain gate, he was convinced that Gao Fei and his group had fled from Piaomiao Palace, and without a second thought, he led his people in pursuit.

Once Nangong Qi and his followers were far away, Gao Fei, Shangguan Yunyue, and Immortal Master Huang leapt out, injured the few elders left to guard, and then left Piaomiao Palace with great swagger.

The three chatted as they flew.

"Gao Fei, how were you so sure Nangong Qi would take the bait?" Immortal Master Huang asked.

"It's simple," Gao Fei laughed. "If I were in his shoes, seeing the mountain gate smashed and the Defensive Great Formation destroyed, I would also believe that the enemy had fled Piaomiao Palace... It's normal human thinking."

"Aren't you afraid Nangong Qi would spot the flaw?"

"He's practically driven mad with rage? He simply can't calm down to think things through, so he wouldn't notice the flaw."

"You're impressive, having calculated every step. Nangong Qi is really unlucky to have crossed you," praised Immortal Master Huang.

"Although we've escaped, I'm afraid our future days won't be peaceful," Gao Fei sighed deeply.

"Don't be so pessimistic," Immortal Master Huang consoled. "It's not as bad as you think."

"Yes." Shangguan Yunyue also chimed in persuasively: "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I won't let anyone bully you." Shangguan Yunyue was serious; she had already decided to protect Gao Fei from then on, ensuring no one would bully him.

...

When a disheartened Nangong Qi returned to Piaomiao Palace, he found that the few elders left behind were all severely injured. He stood there stunned: "What happened? How did you get hurt?"

"It was Shangguan Yunyue and her group!" an elder said with a mournful expression. "We were all deceived by them! They never left Piaomiao Palace at all... Once you left, they jumped out, caught us off guard, injured us, and then escaped..."

"Damn it!" Nangong Qi felt everything go dark before his eyes as he collapsed backward. Overwhelmed by exhaustion and rage, Nangong Qi finally fainted.

"Vice Palace Master!"

"What's wrong?"

"Vice Palace Master fainted, quickly take him back to his room."

A group of people swiftly carried Nangong Qi away.