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"So what? Paimon, you have to know that being famous doesn't always mean you have strong fighting ability. In terms of fighting ability alone, I am indeed much stronger than the great thief Bao Jia who disappeared in the secret realm."

Gao Muming said this with a proud look on his face, raising his chin slightly.

"Otherwise, Sister Nan wouldn't have come to me for help with this matter."

Paimeng, who was somewhat disgusted by Gao Muming's expression, crossed his arms over his chest and complained.

"It's because you're too strong, and they're worried that you'll use your strength to take the things in the ruins for yourself, so the treasure-stealing group is so united in concealing the progress of this matter from you, right?"

"Well, I do not have a very good reputation among the management of the treasure-stealing group. After all, in recent years, there have been treasure-stealing groups that have committed serious crimes and have been arrested by the Qianyan Army because of the 'unwarranted disasters' caused by my 'carelessness'."

Ying, who couldn't wait any longer, spoke.

"Now that we know the exact location of the ruins, let's go over and take a look at the situation."

The three of them arrived at Ao Zang Mountain through the teleportation anchor point and then rushed towards the secret realm.

On the way to the secret realm, Gao Muming and Ying passed by a ruin and found two abyss mages who were searching for something among the remains of the ruins guardian.

"It's the Abyss Mages. They seem to be searching for something nearby. Should we go up and kill them?"

Takagi Akira asked Ying in a low voice while looking at the Abyss Mages who were searching.

"We are not far from the secret realm. They might have been lured out by the treasure-stealing group from the secret realm. If they block our retreat from behind when we sneak into the secret realm, it will be a bit troublesome."

Looking at the two Abyss Mages dressed in red and blue in the distance, Ying nodded and responded in a low voice.

"No problem. We'll attack from two directions while they don't notice us."

When Takagi Akira and Ying had drawn up a battle plan, Paimon spoke timidly.

"I'm hiding here, so be careful."

"Don't worry, Paimon, we'll be able to fix it soon."

After leaving these words, Gao Muming and Ying, under the watchful eyes of Paimon, surrounded the Abyss Mages from two directions.

After a while, Gao Muming estimated that he was close to the Abyss Mages' warning line and made a throwing gesture. The ice elemental power in his body gathered in his hand and turned into a spear, which Gao Muming threw towards the Abyss Mages' position.

Sensing the sound of breaking wind, the Abyss Mages subconsciously activated their respective elemental shields.

The water-attributed Abyss Mage was instantly frozen in place by Gao Muming's attack. After withstanding Gao Muming's attack, the fire-attributed Abyss Mage immediately counterattacked by throwing a flame at Gao Muming.

Because the Abyss Mages' attention was attracted by Gao Muming, Ying suddenly pushed hard behind the Abyss Mages and quickly approached them.

After seeing Ying's actions, Gao Muming stood in place and fought against the fire-attributed Abyss Mage to attract its attention.

By the time the two Abyss Mages realized something was wrong, the Wind Vortex Sword formed by the wind element in Ying's hand had spread the water and fire elements alternately, instantly breaking the elemental shields on the Abyss Mages.

After defeating the two Abyss Mages, Ying tried to get some information out of them, but ended in failure.

"Although time was tight, I didn't get any useful information out of him. My interrogation skills still need to be improved, but not being able to get any relevant information out of him is a sign in itself."

"Not only did the Abyss Mages refuse to reveal any information about your brother, they couldn't even get any information about the secret realm we were about to visit. It seems that the importance of that secret realm is far beyond our imagination."

Gao Muming flexed his wrist and looked at Ying, whose face was filled with joy after hearing his words.

"Although the Abyss Cult attaches great importance to the secret realm, which will increase the difficulty of this operation, it also means that the things involved in the secret realm are very important. The more important the secret realm is, the greater the possibility that I will meet my brother."

"What are you waiting for? Let's take action immediately."

As he spoke, Ying led the way towards the secret realm.

The closer they got to the secret realm, the more monsters controlled by the Abyss Cult they encountered. With the cooperation of Takagi Akira and Ying, many monsters that tried to return to the secret realm were quickly dealt with.

After Takagi Akira and Ying defeated a group of Hilichurls, Paimon complained out loud.

"Didn't Sister Lan say that a large number of treasure-stealing groups lured away the guards of the abyss? Why are there still so many monsters?"

Gao Muming, who was standing by, spoke out to comfort Paimon.

"Paimon, the information you received is outdated. Originally, those treasure-stealing groups were cooperating to lure away the guards of the abyss and create opportunities for the great treasure-stealing family."

"The current situation is that the great treasure thief failed to return on time at the agreed time. You can't expect the treasure thieves who are responsible for luring the guards of the abyss to continue fighting the monsters of the abyss after completing the agreement."

"So these monsters we killed were the guards that were led away by the treasure-stealing group?"

After hearing Gao Muming's explanation, Paimon widened his eyes and spoke in disbelief.

"I now believe what you said before that you are stronger than that great thief Bao Jia. I asked you to go deep into the secret realm to explore the information without giving you any help. You should know that the great thief Bao Jia relied on the cooperation of many treasure-stealing groups to successfully go deep into the secret realm."

As he said that, Paimon sighed and flew to Gao Muming's side, then raised his hand and patted Gao Muming's shoulder.

"Takagi Akira, did you do something to that Nan Changjie that made her hate you? That's why Nan Changjie from your treasure-stealing group wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of you?"

Gao Muming raised his hand and pinched Paimon's little face.

"What are you thinking about? Comrade Xiao Pai, I can stand out in the treasure-stealing group because of my strong strength. The big treasure-stealer who was invited here was also one of the ones who was beaten by me back then, so he asked me to take action now that he has lost contact."

"Besides, I'm not a fool. If I really feel that something is wrong, I will just run away."

As he said this, Gao Muming let go of the hand that was pinching Paimon's little face and looked at Ying beside him with some solemnity.

"Although it may sound discouraging, Ying, you must be prepared to retreat at any time. This trip to the secret realm is probably the most difficult one we have ever encountered."

"I know."

Ying looked at the entrance to the secret realm not far away and nodded.

Taking a deep breath, Ying tightened his grip on the sword and walked towards the entrance to the secret realm.

Following Ying into the secret realm, Gao Muming looked around the secret realm and frowned at the particularly gloomy secret realm.