Ning Qi agreed to follow Niu Man and the few other demons to break the Array together, which instantly delighted the demons beyond expectation.

Previously, the demons believed that Ning Qi was at most on par with Niu Man, but after witnessing him break the Array and hearing about his defeat of Chu Xiaotian, they immediately regarded Ning Qi as a demonic genius.

Just from what they saw, they knew Ning Qi's expertise in Arrays far surpassed Wu Dao, who was renowned in the Southern True Domain for being unparalleled in Arrays.

Moreover, Chu Xiaotian was known as the strongest among prodigies in Primordial Spirit, excelling in Primordial Spirit attacks. Ning Qi was able to defeat Chu Xiaotian and remain unscathed.

Although the demons did not witness the battle, they feared that Ning Qi's mastery in the Primordial Spirit must be stronger than Chu Xiaotian's as well.

Among the five prodigies, each had their own strengths. Wu Dao and Chu Xiaotian were among them due to their expertise, and Ning Qi's position was not originally included.

But now, Ning Qi had evidently surpassed the two. If the positions of the prodigies were to be rearranged, Ning Qi would undoubtedly be the undisputed number one.

Thus, the demons understood that a prodigy like Ning Qi actually did not need them to accompany him.

Instead, they felt like they were the ones gaining a significant advantage by following him.

However, receiving all the Spirit Blood from the Hundred Demons Palace already made them indebted, so they might as well owe a bit more.

Niu Man and the few demons knew what Ning Qi and others needed. They decided to use the Niu Mo Upper Sect to aid the Infinite Sword Sect in opposing the Beixuan Upper Sect as repayment.

Each of the demons had a strong background within the Niu Mo Upper Sect, and Niu Man was the only son of the Niu Mo Upper Sect Leader, so persuading the sect would not be an issue.

Subsequently, with Ning Qi leading and Niu Man following, a team of nine people and six demons quickly headed towards the palace ahead.

Soon, they arrived before a palace named Shaoyang Palace.

Surprisingly, the location of this Shaoyang Palace was not set back, and Ning Qi and the others even heard sounds of battles from the palaces further ahead.

The doors of Shaoyang Palace were tightly shut, with no one paying attention to it, which was quite strange.

"Brother Niu, what do you think?"

Niu Man, having cultivated to this point, was naturally not foolish.

His Primordial Spirit scanned the surroundings and then fell on the Shaoyang Palace. He immediately patted his bull head and said,

"Brother Ning, the Restriction on this Shaoyang Palace is stronger than that of the palaces ahead. Those who came earlier weren't ignoring it; they simply couldn't break its Restriction, so they gave up."

"I think there are definitely great treasures inside this Shaoyang Palace, don't you all agree?"

Niu Man glanced at the others, who all thought for a moment and then unanimously agreed.

Everyone who came to this Golden Heavenly Tomb definitely wanted to enter the Golden Treasure Hall at the far end, which undoubtedly contained the most valuable items in the entire Golden Heavenly Tomb.

Although they wanted to try breaking into Shaoyang Palace, they couldn't help but glance at the Golden Treasure Hall.

Perhaps the crypt's owner deliberately designed it this way, as the Golden Treasure Hall was suspended in the sky at the back of all palaces, allowing everyone to see it clearly.

At the moment, three figures had already stepped onto the stairs before the Golden Treasure Hall.

Ning Qi and Niu Man recognized them as Fu Chen, Wu Dao, and Ren Zong.

They were leisurely ascending the steps, each wanting to be the first to reach the Golden Treasure Hall.

However, endless golden light transformed into Divine Spear arrows shooting down, and the three of them each tried their own methods, struggling arduously with every step.

Niu Man touched his chin, a cunning smile appearing on his bull-face, and said,

"Brother Ning, no one has entered the Golden Treasure Hall yet; see, even Fu Chen's trio is finding it challenging."

"Moreover, their actions have alarmed many others; quite a few have already followed them, and to seize the greatest opportunity, that place is bound to turn into an Asura Field."

"If we were to rush there, regardless of whether we could enter, just breaking through the many Restrictions would take a lot of time. Although we'd gain a slight advantage, we'd end up clearing obstacles for others and would still need to guard against them."

"I think instead of competing for entry to the Golden Treasure Hall right now, why don't we try breaking into this Shaoyang Palace that no one is interested in?"

Niu Man's words struck a chord with everyone. Even Ning Qi looked at him in surprise, finding Niu Man to be more astute than he had imagined.

Ning Qi slightly nodded and said, "Okay, we'll attempt to break into Shaoyang Palace while keeping an eye on the situation at the Golden Treasure Hall."

...

Before the Golden Treasure Hall, the Spiritual Ladder required the same number of steps as previously ascending to the Heavenly Palace, totaling nine hundred and ninety-nine steps.

Fu Chen walked alone on the wide Spiritual Ladder, his steps extraordinary. Each step seemed to land on a spot where the attacks were weakest.

Endless golden aura from above formed Divine Spear arrows shooting down, but the place where he stood appeared far less dangerous than it seemed.

He wielded a blood-colored broadsword, blocking all incoming golden rays, shattering them one by one.

Not far away, Ren Zong and Wu Dao were moving alongside Fu Chen at the same pace on the Spiritual Ladder.

Since forming a team, they had grown increasingly coordinated, one of them radiating Star Spiritual Power, while the other casually set up Arrays.

However, they were extremely astonished that Fu Chen, alone, could maintain the same pace as the two of them working together.

"Fu Chen, why not come over here, so the three of us can proceed together?" Ren Zong proactively invited.

However, Fu Chen smiled slightly and suddenly said, "If I join you, how will the rewards be divided among the three of us?"

Ren Zong and Wu Dao exchanged a glance, and Ren Zong said, "You are after all alone; how about taking two parts?"

Fu Chen snorted coldly and said,

"Forget it, I have long been accustomed to being alone, lacking the experience of partnering with others; sticking to my own pace is most comfortable."

What a joke, two parts?

Just because he was a Loose Cultivator, they looked down on him?

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