The fissures tore the house apart, and the Array of Celestial Secret Valley gradually disintegrated.

Benefiting from this, everyone didn’t need to traverse through the array and flew past it effortlessly. Although a few unlucky ones were injured by the traps triggered by the ground collapsing, the overall situation wasn’t too serious.

In just a moment, the group had passed through the gates of Celestial Secret Valley.

The tremors stopped at this point, and when everyone looked back, they saw that Celestial Secret Valley had completely collapsed, using its gates as the boundary.

The scene made everyone present feel a jolt of shock.

Wen Fusheng frowned slightly and withdrew his gaze... his mood was a bit complicated, but overall he was relieved.

His only demand from Celestial Secret Valley was the Earth Scroll.

Now that he already knew the Earth Scroll had been sent to the Little Cold Valley, the existence or non-existence of Celestial Secret Valley no longer held any significance for him.

And after this battle, the Celestial Secret Order and this plot surrounding Celestial Secret Valley were exposed to the heroes of the Martial World.

These people would spread the news, and no one would plot against Luochun Manor for the Celestial Secret Order anymore.

All crises were resolved effortlessly.

This was the best possible ending.

Thinking of this, he looked at Chu Qing and spoke softly:

"Let’s go."

Chu Qing nodded:

"Let’s go!"

The way back was naturally to retrace the original route, still passing through the Wen Family’s forbidden land.

Yet, when the group finally managed to climb the over ten-zhang high Half Cliff and enter the cave, they found that there was no path forward.

"The tremors just now destroyed the mountain’s terrain, the original path is gone..."

After arriving at this conclusion, many Jianghu People present couldn’t help but feel restless.

Someone spoke up:

"Manor Master Wen, after all, this is Celestial Star Mountain. Do you know any other paths, old sir?"

Wen Fusheng was speechless for a moment:

"If I knew, could Celestial Secret Valley have lasted until today?

"Is Celestial Star Mountain so vast that an old man like me could measure it?"

"What’s to be done now? Are we really going to be trapped here?"

"Being trapped is fine, we just need to find a way out. But I’m afraid before we find it, we’ll starve to death first."

"I don’t think so...I remember the news that came from Celestial Secret Valley saying there is more than one path leading into the valley..."

As the words were being spoken, Not-An-Abbot walked in from outside the cave, his face no longer compassionate but full of frustration:

"Gone...all paths are gone.

"The collapse of Celestial Secret Valley is probably the work of Celestial Hermit.

"Thirteen paths have all collapsed; now this place has become a dead end, with no way in or out."

After Not-An-Abbot finished speaking, chaos erupted among the group.

Some began cursing Celestial Hermit, accusing him of being inhumane, gathering rare treasures from all over the world to hoard, only to secretly lay such a deadly trap, intending to trap anyone who came to Celestial Secret Valley.

Truly detestable to the extreme.

Others blamed Wen Fusheng; if not for him producing the Celestial Secret Order and leading them to Celestial Secret Valley, they wouldn’t be trapped here.

But these words were inappropriate.

Before Wen Fusheng could respond, a few Jianghu People who couldn’t stand it, rebuked them.

Firstly, it wasn’t Wen Fusheng who spread the news of the Celestial Secret Order; these people came uninvited.

Secondly, they forced Wen Fusheng to lead them here; before coming, Wen Fusheng had asked them if they wanted to come, and now in this predicament, how could they blame Manor Master Wen?

In just a moment, the whole scene had become chaotic.

Chu Qing leaned against the stone wall, with Gentle quietly sitting beside him.

Bian City and Mo Duxing, one touched their chin, the other with arms crossed, watching these Jianghu People argue back and forth.

Hua Jinnian paced back and forth in front of the crowd, looking somewhat uneasy.

Yet Zuo Wenchuan, who was slightly distanced from them, remained calm like a seasoned monk...

This made Chu Qing inevitably look up to Wu Qianhuan, this elder brother.

Inside Celestial Secret Valley, he recited Buddhist Scripture using Great Sun Profound Skill to counter Prince Mu’s Burial Song, which was like a praying mantis trying to topple a cart, but inexplicably heroic.

Now, trapped in this dire situation, he could still remain so calm, which was already superior to the majority in the Martial World.

Chu Qing withdrew his gaze from him and said softly to Gentle:

"Do me a favor, remember the scent of that old monk; when we get out of here, secretly break his leg for me."

Gentle looked at Chu Qing in confusion, not understanding why Chu Qing wanted to break the old monk’s leg.

But she still nodded:

"Okay."

In the crowd, Not-An-Abbot shivered inexplicably.

Feeling baffled, Chu Qing started speaking:

"Everyone, please quiet down."

If it were anyone else, it would be hard to quiet them down at this moment.

But now it was Chu Qing speaking...

Since the martial contest for marriage began, the identity of this Third Young Master had been increasingly emphasized in everyone’s minds.

First, he struck someone ten zhang away with a single palm, then, before Luochun Manor, he slashed at Ling Beichen.

Finally, within Celestial Secret Valley, he killed three Prince Mus.

The scene where he struck Prince Mu down from the sky was particularly impactful.

Now, with Chu Qing speaking, everyone shut their mouths immediately.

Chu Qing spoke:

"This mountain’s interior is hollow with countless paths; even Celestial Hermit might not know them all.

"Fortunately, we have many people here, so why not search upwards? Even if we can’t find a way out, if we can find a weak spot in the mountain wall, with everyone’s strength, can’t we carve out a path?"

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances.

This wasn’t necessarily a good solution; it was essentially gambling... but even gambling was better than waiting here to die.

Immediately, someone nodded:

"Alright, I’m willing to search for a way out with the Third Young Master."

With someone agreeing, many joined in.

Wen Fusheng looked at Chu Qing with a peculiar expression, knowing that Chu Qing had completely established his reputation in Celestial Secret Valley.

If Chu Qing could lead them out alive, his fame would naturally soar, and his future would be boundless.

He immediately smiled: 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Good, then let’s follow the Third Young Master and search for a way out!"

With Wen Fusheng’s words, any remaining hesitation was gone.

Everyone joined the group, and they began to search around the mountain interior in grand fashion.

This search turned up some leads; the cave interior was extremely complex with paths winding and connecting one another. Celestial Hermit damaged one area, but couldn’t destroy the entire mountain.

Among these experts today, there were those skilled in probing dangerous places, and their ability to judge the terrain and cave structure surpassed even Chu Qing.

With their combined efforts, the group indeed found a path leading upwards.

This journey took more than an hour, and the few remaining torches had long extinguished, leaving them reliant on heightened senses.

But now, as they walked, they found no farther route.

In the dark and cramped environment, a sense of despair began to brew.

Even Chu Qing’s brows furrowed tightly... at this moment, Gentle suddenly said:

"Third Brother, I smell your scent."

"My scent?"

Chu Qing was surprised: "I’m right next to you; isn’t it natural to smell my scent?"

"No... your scent is coming from above..."

She pointed overhead.

Chu Qing was puzzled, the ceiling was a giant rock, the wall before them a seemingly bottomless cliff; could there be a path they couldn’t see?

He observed closely and finally noticed a gap between the mountain wall and the overhead rock. The angle was tricky; it was difficult to spot even in bright light.

He immediately leaped, stepping on the opposite mountain wall, moving like rising smoke through the crevice, and in less than a zhang, he reached another platform.

A faint light seeped through a gap, filling Chu Qing with joy, as he stepped forward and raised his hand for a palm strike!

Dragon-shaped Qi roared forth!

Judging by the gap’s thickness, theoretically, this palm wouldn’t break through...

Yet unexpectedly, the Dragon-shaped Qi pierced through, not only breaking the wall but continuing to roar outward.

The sound of shattering stones echoed, and light flooded the scene.

Chu Qing stepped out, looked around, and was suddenly stunned:

"So this is the place..."