Three nights ago.

After the assault by the Assassin's Guild, Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Jing gathered in the room to discuss their next strategy.

As Chen Hao saw it, it was easy to dodge the clear shots but hard to guard against the hidden arrows. As long as they were in the light, Luo Pengfei would continuously send people to attack them. The best method was to hide in the shadows, which would not only avoid attacks but also invisibly pressure the enemy.

Besides, since there were people from Luo Pengfei tracking them all along the way, it would be suspicious to try sneaking into the Feipeng Sect, and they would be discovered if they went there openly. The best method was to legitimately disappear.

However, how could they legitimately disappear? After brainstorming for over two hours that night, Chen Hao and his companions failed to come up with a good plan.

It wasn't until they left Baishi Town and saw a bomb flying towards the Exorcism Special Vehicle that Chen Hao realized this was the perfect opportunity to legitimately disappear. So, a moment before the bomb hit the vehicle, he used the Nether Acupoint to suck himself and the three companions into it before they made their way to Qingyun Mountain.

However, if he could do it over, Chen Hao would definitely choose not to be blown up by the bomb. The Exorcism Special Vehicle had been with them for nearly half a year, having survived numerous dangerous situations with them, and they had developed deep feelings for it, silently. Unfortunately, when the bomb was imminent, Chen Hao, in his urgency, chose to save his three companions first, abandoning this companion.

Now, in front of the Feipeng Sect Barrier, Chen Hao first released Ye Yuqiao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Jing from the Nether Acupoint.

Still grieving over the lost Exorcism Special Vehicle, the two girls, Tang Jing and Ye Yuqiao, appeared to be very upset.

"Boyfriend, I hate you. Ever since I met you, in addition to you, I've even grown attached to your house and your car!" Ye Yuqiao's voice echoed in Chen Hao's mind, sounding like she was complaining but actually expressing the nostalgia for the house and the unwillingness to part with the Exorcism Special Vehicle. In the past when she was in the Netherworld, she would never have developed an attachment to the Nether King Palace where she lived or the Netherworld elks she used to ride.

"Silly girl, this is the joy of being human," said Chen Hao with deep meaning, "It shows you're becoming more and more like one of us from the mortal world."

After a moment of silence, the four of them slowly recovered from the sorrow of losing the Exorcism Special Vehicle.

"Damn it!" Xie Xiaofeng looked up at the cliff, "Is this cliff the entrance to the Feipeng Sect?"

Chen Hao nodded, then activated his Nether Vision in his left eye to look into the cliff. A few seconds later, his vision finally pierced through the cliff to see inside the Barrier: a dimly lit corridor, neither too long nor too short, led to the entrances of three different Barriers.

"So how do we get in?" asked Xie Xiaofeng, "Did Zhao Wuji mention in that letter he gave you how to enter the Barrier?"

Chen Hao frowned and shook his head, looking thoughtful, "No. The person who wrote the letter wouldn't tell us how to enter the Barrier."

"Why?" inquired Tang Jing.

"Because he wants to use this as a test for us," explained Chen Hao, "In his view, if we can't break this seal, it means we're not the people he's looking for."

"Then have you thought of a way to break the seal?" Tang Jing asked again.

"I can't think of one, but there is someone who can."

"Who?"

"Duh, it's you!" Before Chen Hao could answer, Xie Xiaofeng interjected, "If we were an army, then you, Tang Jing, would definitely be the bomb disposal expert, dealing with technical issues like breaking seals and applying spells."

After saying this, Xie Xiaofeng pulled Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao to sit beside a large rock in the bamboo grove, then sat down on the rock and shouted at Tang Jing, "Hurry up, Tang Jing, everyone is waiting for you!"

Tang Jing glared back at Xie Xiaofeng with anger, huffed and said, "Xie Xiaofeng, shut your mouth and don't disturb my thinking."

By the time Tang Jing turned her back to the wall lost in thought, Xie Xiaofeng laughed loudly twice and, with a smile, watched Tang Jing's back, saying, "I feel like we can start calling her Expert Tang."

"What should we call you then?" Ye Yuqiao asked with a laugh.

"Xie Genius or Xie the Great Inventor," Xie Xiaofeng said proudly, patting his chest, and then looked at Ye Yuqiao, "And you, goddess, should be called Ye Encyclopedia!"

"What about me?" Chen Hao curiously asked.

Ye Yuqiao suddenly let out a light laugh, raised her hand to pinch Chen Hao's cheek, and said, "Of course, it's Chen Bastard!"

Chen Hao's face darkened, and he muttered unhappily, "I knew it would be something like that, you might as well call me Chen Naughty or Chen Mischievous."

"Alright, alright, Chen Naughty, Chen Mischievous!"

"Didn't some people call you Big Boss Chen back in school?" Xie Xiaofeng said.

"Right! I like this nickname!" Chen Hao's face lit up with joy, then he looked towards Ye Yuqiao, raised an eyebrow, and said with a mischievous smile, "But I like the nickname 'man of the monarch' even more."

Xie Xiaofeng's expression darkened, and he sighed, "Speechless, here we go again with the lovey-dovey act, can't you consider the feelings of us single dogs?"

Several minutes later.

Seeing Tang Jing still standing motionless in front of the barrier, the increasingly impatient Xie Xiaofeng yelled out to her, "Expert Tang, are you done yet? We're running out of things to talk about here."

After a long time, Tang Jing still did not respond.

Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao, and Xie Xiaofeng exchanged looks, then Xie Xiaofeng stood up and walked towards Tang Jing, calling out "Expert Tang" continuously.

It was only when Xie Xiaofeng came up behind Tang Jing that she showed no reaction whatsoever.

"Tang Jing!" Xie Xiaofeng tapped Tang Jing's shoulder from behind with caution.

Suddenly, Tang Jing's whole body jolted, and then she began to tremble uncontrollably.

Xie Xiaofeng's face immediately showed concern. He had realized that Tang Jing's Yin Soul was no longer in her body. He quickly turned to Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao and urgently said, "Bastard, goddess, Tang Jing's Yin Soul is missing."

"Ah!" Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao were startled, and they quickly walked over to Tang Jing's side.

After glancing at Tang Jing, Ye Yuqiao then looked at the giant roc carved on the cliff. The setting sun's afterglow happened to shine upon the cliff, making the roc seem very lively, almost like a living creature.

"Chen Naughty, quickly use Nether Vision to look at this roc," she said.

Hearing the words "Chen Naughty," Chen Hao did not react at first, but after a few seconds, he nodded in acknowledgement.

But when he activated Nether Vision to look at the roc, Chen Hao saw an unexpected visage: he actually saw a roc soaring through the clouds, and Tang Jing's Yin Soul…

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