One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

Tang Ming, walking beside him, coughed lightly and explained somewhat awkwardly:

"You flatter me, Master. The two disciples who failed in their duties have already been taken to the Punishment Hall and placed in solitary confinement. These two were just transferred here to relieve the previous ones."

Zhang Tianyi stopped mocking him and swaggered inside.

The lighting inside the warehouse was somewhat dim.

Rows of tall metal cabinets were neatly arranged, and a faint smell of metal mixed with medicinal herbs filled the air.

Zhang Tianyi walked to the center of the room.

He casually put his hands in his pockets, and lightly rubbed the soles of his shoes on the floor tiles.

He assumed a fighting stance, his expression becoming focused.

The group of people behind them tactfully stopped near the door, and none of them made a sound to disturb them.

Even Zhang Chulan obediently held his breath, afraid of making any noise that might interrupt his master's spellcasting.

The entire space was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Click".

Suddenly, a crisp chewing sound broke the silence.

Feng Baobao pulled out a half-eaten cucumber from some pocket and took a big bite without any expression.

In the deathly silent chamber, the sound was jarringly loud.

Zhang Chulan was startled and quickly covered her mouth, desperately trying to signal her with his eyes.

Zhang Tianyi ignored this little incident that followed.

He slowly closed his eyes.

He maximized his senses, and at that moment, he felt as if he had completely merged with the sealed stone chamber.

The Taoist concept of "observation" (观).

It's not about looking at the surface with the naked eye, but about touching every remaining thread in this space with your spirit.

In Zhang Tianyi's perception network.

This space was originally perfectly sealed and showed no signs of damage.

A tiny, almost negligible "crease" appeared.

The texture of this crease is reminiscent of the traces left in the room where Ma Xianhong disappeared a few days ago…

It's exactly the same!

This is definitely not some ordinary teleportation technique or a simple spatial manipulation.

It's more like someone took an eraser and wiped away a piece of the canvas of space.

After taking the items away, they used an extremely skillful method to perfectly sew the canvas back together.

A moment later.

Zhang Tianyi opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a long breath from his chest.

"Master Advisor, how is it? Have you figured anything out?"

Seeing that he had stopped, Zhang Chulan quickly stepped forward and very considerately handed him a hot towel.

Tang Miaoxing and Zhang Wang also pricked up their ears and stared at him nervously.

Zhang Tianyi didn't take the towel, but looked at Zhang Chulan and asked a question instead of answering:

"Grandson, you've spent so much time in the company archives, you should be pretty familiar with the Eight Extraordinary Skills that came about during that turmoil back then, right?"

Zhang Chulan was taken aback, not understanding how the topic suddenly shifted to this, but he still answered honestly:

"It's alright, I remember most of them."

"Then let me ask you."

Zhang Tianyi pointed to the empty metal grid:

"Among these eight extraordinary skills, besides those that have already been passed down and have appeared in the world of supernatural beings, are there any others that have barely been revealed?"

Zhang Chulan stroked his chin, his mind racing.

"Qi Body Source Flow, Spirit Binding and Commanding, Heavenly Record, Feng Hou Qi Men, Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, Six Treasuries Immortal Thief, Dual-Hand Techniques..."

He muttered to himself, then suddenly his eyes widened.

"The Great Luo Cave Observation!!"

Zhang Chulan blurted out, his voice unconsciously rising eight octaves:

"The one who has grasped the truth, Gu Qiting!"

Upon hearing this name, Tang Miaoxing and the others standing behind him all changed their expressions.

Zhang Wang couldn't hold back any longer and shouted with wide eyes:

"Gu Qiting?! Didn't that kid disappear without a trace decades ago?!"

Tang Miaoxing frowned, lost in memories of that long-forgotten past:

"When the affair of the Thirty-Six Thieves was exposed, all the sects and factions went on a frenzied campaign to hunt them down."

"Gu Qiting was cornered by top experts from several sects. Then, right before everyone's eyes, he simply vanished into thin air!"

"Since then, decades have passed, and there has never been a single word about him in the martial arts world."

Tang Miaoxing turned to look at Zhang Tianyi, her tone filled with surprise and uncertainty:

"Master, are you saying... that the theft of our inner treasury and the abduction of Ma Xianhong in Beijing are related to this Gu Qiting?"

Zhang Tianyi nodded noncommittally, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.

"I can't be sure if he did it himself. After all these years, who knows if this skill has been passed on to someone else."

"But I can't think of anyone else besides the Great Luo Cave Observation who can use such methods."

Zhang Tianyi put his hands back in his pockets, pointed to the air in the secret room, and began to explain to the others:

"This person can not only ignore the lightning net I set up, but also make a living person disappear out of thin air."

"How could they steal things from the Tang Clan's inner warehouse, which is as secure as an iron barrel, without leaving a trace?"

"This kind of technique, which can even deceive my senses, has long surpassed conventional spatial magic."

Zhang Tianyi's eyes revealed a hint of admiration!

"He's not traversing space. He's directly observing, and even temporarily altering, the laws of this space."

Upon hearing this explanation, the old men from the Tang Clan felt a slight dampness on their backs.

If there really is such a person lurking in the shadows, then the defenses that the Tang Clan is so proud of are nothing but paper in his eyes!

They can come and go as they please, as if it were their own territory!

"No wonder we searched for a whole day and night and didn't even find a trace of it..."

Tang Ming shook his head with a wry smile, which actually lessened the frustration and sense of defeat he felt.

This is a complete game-changer! Can you blame me if I can't find out?

Zhang Tianyi noticed their predicament and, unusually, offered a word of comfort:

"Alright, Sect Leader Tang, don't blame yourselves too much."

"It's perfectly normal for you defense-focused players to be unable to detect cheaters like this. Tang Clan shouldn't take the blame for this."

Hearing this living ancestor personally clear the Tang Clan of suspicion.

Tang Miaoxing's shoulders, which had been tense all night, finally relaxed.

He breathed a long sigh of relief and was about to clasp his hands in thanks.

Zhang Chulan, who was standing next to him, suddenly jumped out like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"I don't care whether it's the Great Luo Cave Observation or the Small Luo Cave Observation!"

Zhang Chulan rolled up his sleeves and started shouting, his face red and neck thick.

His portrayal of unwavering loyalty was so convincing, his acting was truly superb.

"Dare to touch my advisor's horse?! They must have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard!"

"Master! Please give the order!"

"As long as you nod your head, I'll go and pull up all the surveillance footage in the world. Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I'll find this bastard and tear him to pieces!"

Zhang Tianyi's eyes twitched as he looked at his grandson, who was acting like a drama queen.

I was just about to raise my foot and kick him to shut him up.

"boom!!!"

A deafening roar suddenly came from the direction of the outer mountain of Tangmen.

Even the floor of the underground vault trembled slightly.

Followed by.

The piercing alarm shattered the tranquility of the valley, and enemy attack whistles echoed throughout Tangmen.

A Tang Clan disciple rushed into the inner treasury corridor, shouting at the top of his lungs:

"Master! Something terrible has happened!!!"

"The Quanxing demons have invaded!!!"

This sudden change plunged the entire inner treasury into a brief silence.

Tang Miaoxing's face instantly darkened.

Zhang Wang was furious!

"Oh, these rats."

Zhang Tianyi glanced at Zhang Chulan, and the two exchanged a knowing look.

"You're pretty quick."