Xiao Fei utilized the law of gathering and scattering to pass through the defensive array. Upon entering the large courtyard, he did not reveal himself but continued to move underground.
At that moment, even Xiao Fei felt like an earthworm.
Following this series of events, he had a rough idea forming in his mind.
The assassination he had encountered earlier was likely unrelated to the Xing clan. The true mastermind was probably his friend, Ji Zhuo.
This person had first approached them under the guise of friendship, with his true objective very likely being Huang Feifei.
After all, Huang Feifei was now a giant gold mountain, one that came with its own money tree.
Everyone wanted to possess someone like her.
Especially the major powers, who were inherently greedy and believed that all good things in the world should belong to them.
It was for this very reason that Young Master Xing would try to get close to Huang Feifei.
What was peculiar was that Huang Feifei always appeared naive and sweet in front of Xiao Fei, making people think she was foolish and easily deceived.
The only obstacle was Xiao Fei. If they could find a way to eliminate Xiao Fei, then deceiving Huang Feifei would be a simple matter.
Thus, Xiao Fei, as a stumbling block, became the target of assassination and elimination.
Fortunately, he still had some means of survival. Not only did he not die, but he also successfully took the bait.
As for this time, he estimated that the Ji clan intended to seize something within this abandoned courtyard.
They feigned an attack on Young Master Xing outside the city to lure all the experts in Tiantong City out, and then the hidden experts of the Ji clan would launch a surprise attack here.
Pretending to avenge Xiao was merely a convenient excuse to draw Xiao Fei out of the city to be dealt with.
He had just received news from Huang Feifei that Ji Zhuo had already taken her out of the city.
Thinking of this, a cold smile touched his lips. If Huang Feifei could be easily lured away, she would have been snatched long ago.
Xiao Fei moved rapidly underground, searching for any anomalies in the courtyard.
Soon, he found a cave entrance ahead, winding and descending.
Xiao Fei quickly flew downwards along the cave.
He descended several miles underground before encountering a vast sinkhole, its depths unfathomable.
Xiao Fei reached the edge of the sinkhole and peered down. It was pitch black below, but he could sense a familiar aura.
He recalled the aura to be similar to the green light spots found within the Jianmu ore.
Perhaps, the Ji clan had come for this.
Without hesitation, he leaped down.
His body plummeted rapidly, the wind whistling past his ears. His divine sense was fully extended, ready for any contingency.
After an unknown duration of descent, his divine sense finally perceived the ground rapidly approaching. If he didn't brake soon, he would land face-first.
The laws operated, and his law domain manifested. Just as his face was about to touch the ground, he finally halted his descent, stopping about a foot above the surface.
Only then did he slowly land, his feet touching solid ground.
The ground of the sinkhole was uneven and pitted. His divine sense scanned the surroundings, and it felt like being inside an ancient tree that had been hollowed out.
He soon found a protruding section in the very center of the sinkhole.
This protrusion was an entire piece of Jianmu ore.
It stood over a zhang tall and was thicker than a man's waist.
Most importantly, this piece of ore was different from any he had seen before.
This piece of ore stood in the center of the sinkhole, faintly emitting a pale green light, as if the greenness was so concentrated it was about to drip.
Seeing this, Xiao Fei naturally had no intention of letting it go.
He immediately took out a magical flying sword and began to dig vigorously at the base of this entire treasure.
The magical flying sword moved with incredible speed. With a single strike, it carved a large pit in the ground.
"Swish swish swish swish..."
He dug downwards for over two zhang, and only then did he extract a complete piece of ore.
This piece of ore was about three zhang high, emitting a faint, alluring treasure light from within.
As Xiao Fei stored this piece of ore into his spatial dimension, he suddenly sensed that someone else had entered the sinkhole from above.
He did not wish to encounter anyone, so he immediately burrowed into the nearby stone wall of the sinkhole.
Given the intense excitement shown by both the Xing and Ji clans towards this treasure trove,
If they discovered that someone had gotten there first and taken the treasure, they would likely fight him to the death.
With his current cultivation of only Nascent Soul, he might not even leave behind any dregs.
Moments later, the two Void Refining experts who had been attacking the array earlier also descended to the bottom of the sinkhole.
Upon seeing the large hole dug out in the center of the sinkhole, their hearts sank.
"Not good, someone might have gotten here first!"
A Void Refining realm expert crouched down and examined the soil on the ground.
"This person should have left not long ago."
"Search carefully!"
However, before the two of them could search, more people arrived from above the sinkhole.
"Hahaha... how could I be absent from such good fortune!"
It turned out another Void Refining realm expert had come upon hearing the news.
"Fellow Daoists, hoarding treasure is not a good habit. You'd best hand some over to me!"
"Right, right, there's a share for me too!"
Just then, another Void Refining realm expert descended from the sky, carrying a sword.
It seemed that the Ji clan was not the only one eyeing the treasures in Tiantong City; several others had already appeared in this short time.
The two Void Refining experts from the Ji clan wore bitter smiles. At that moment, they felt like they had stepped in something unpleasant, and there was no way to escape the foulness.
"Everyone! If I say we just arrived and did not obtain this treasure, will you believe us?"
The two experts from the Ji clan still wanted to explain.
"Heh heh..."
"Fellow Daoists of the Ji clan, hoarding is definitely not a good habit. Please hand over the treasure."
However, the two experts from the Ji clan had to swallow their pride.
Furthermore, before the people at the bottom of the sinkhole could make a move, the opening above the sinkhole had already been breached. Intense spiritual energy fluctuations even reached the bottom of the sinkhole.
It turned out that the experts from the Xing clan had been returning one after another. The ground of the abandoned manor was now also a scene of chaos, with both sides fighting fiercely.