Black Iron Tower was overjoyed as well. He had never expected the treasure Hong Ji had stolen back then to be the recipe for an antidote to the Ghost Gu. This meant that as long as the Ghost Gu was removed, he would be free in twenty years. He had still felt some resentment at having been forcibly subdued, but now he was filled with a joy he couldn't put into words. Otherwise, unless he broke through to the Golden Core Late Stage, he would have no chance of freedom in this lifetime. Black Iron Tower was arrogant, but he still had serious doubts about whether he could reach the Golden Core Late Stage in his lifetime, and his confidence was lacking.
Although Lei Dong coveted White Bone Devil Lord's forbidden treasure, he wasn't strong enough to claim it just yet, so he could only let it go for now. Besides, this was White Bone Hall territory—not a place to linger. Once Shangguan and the others had finished cleaning up the battlefield, Lei Dong immediately led everyone away. Naturally, they took the two large warships belonging to White Bone Hall as spoils of war. Black Iron Tower also had some fixed assets, but he wasn't foolish enough to walk into a trap just because he was greedy, so he had no choice but to abandon them.
Because they left quickly, and Black Iron Tower knew the patrol routes of White Bone Hall's Flying Boats well, Lei Dong managed to escape the sect's territory without incident. They plotted a new route, and the three Flying Boats sailed quietly across the boundless sea. A month later, they finally crossed the vast waters and entered Zhao Prefecture. Once on land, they could no longer fly around in such a conspicuous formation of three