In the depths of the ancient ruins, this place was not as barren as the outer area. What was different from the outer area was that this place was mostly filled with ruins and remains.
There were the remains of ancient buildings everywhere. All of them were covered with moss and vines. It seemed quite quiet everywhere. A strange aura slowly spread out.
On this quiet and strange place, there was a relatively intact ruin. Two stone pillars of different lengths shot up into the sky from the ruin. The stone pillars were carved with the vague appearance of a demon beast. Now, they were covered with green vines.
There were a large number of collapsed stone walls in the surroundings. The moss on the stone walls could be seen that this place was very old.
The flat floor was no longer flat. There were pits and cracks everywhere, as if a great war had happened.
Perhaps this place used to be as prosperous as a country, but now, it had disappeared into the river of time and turned into ruins, a ruin waiting for people to explore.
Today, a figure came and broke the silence of this quiet place. Xu Que, who was wearing a purple robe, was the first to arrive at the ruins.
Xu Que walked slowly in the ruins. He looked at the depths of the ruins with a serious expression on his face.
In front of him were the depths of the unexplored ruins.
Xu Que did not venture into the ruins rashly. For thousands of years, there had been people who wanted to see the true appearance of the depths. However, there was only one end for them, and they did not come back alive.
This was a rumor passed down from generation to generation in their families. Many generations had followed this rule and did not cross the boundary between the depths and the periphery of the ancient ruins.
However, as the number of times the ancient ruins were opened increased, the things that could be explored in the outer regions were no longer enough to satisfy their current needs.
Today, they were going to break the rules passed down by their ancestors and explore the depths of the unknown ruins.
Not long after Xu Que arrived, a few sounds of air being torn apart could be heard from afar. A few figures could be seen rushing towards Xu Que from all directions.
“Are they finally here?”
Xu Que muttered to himself as he looked at the figure. He placed his hands behind his back and looked like an expert. He had his back facing the figures who were rushing towards him. He stood proudly on top of the ruins of a huge stone wall. The wind blew gently and his purple robes fluttered in the wind, he looked like an expert.
However…
“Old geezer, why are you standing so high up? Don’t fall down and become paralyzed. You’ll only be able to spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair.”
Xu Que heard a powerful voice. When he heard this, he staggered and almost fell down.
Xu Que turned around. He wanted to see who was bothering him.
He turned around and saw Nie Dingtian, the grey-haired Old Nie, sitting on the broken stone wall.
Nie Dingtian looked at Xu Que with a mocking smile.
“Old Nie, if you don’t know what to say, then shut up!”
Xu Que looked at Nie Dingtian and said unhappily.
“Heya, if I shut up just because you tell me to shut up, then do I, Nie Dingtian, still have any face left? On the other hand, you’re already so old. Who are you standing so tall for? Are you trying to seduce a little girl? Hey if I remember correctly, you’re still single, right? Tsk tsk. What a miserable life. You even have to solve your own physiological problems…”
“Enough!!”
Xu Que could not stand Old Master Nie’s sarcastic remarks anymore. He clenched his fists tightly. Nie Dingtian was right. He was already so old, but he had never had a cultivation companion before, this hit his sore spot.
Therefore, Xu Que was angry. He glared at Nie Dingtian and roared.
“F*cking Nie Dingtian, if you want to fight, just say it. Why do you have to beat around the bush and ridicule me like this?!”
As he spoke, Xu Que’s true core strength started to circulate and his aura started to dissipate.
At this moment, another figure appeared in the ruins. A lady wearing a golden robe and a golden hairpin slowly arrived.
“Oh, the two of you seem to be in high spirits today.”
The lady looked at Nie Dingtian and Xu Que with a faint smile.
This noblewoman was Wang Ruobing. If she had arrived just a little bit later, Xu Que would have started a fight with Nie Dingtian.
Old Man Nie glanced at Wang Ruobing and said indifferently, “sometimes, when this person is in the mood, he can’t control his behavior. Don’t you think so, Old Ghost Xu?”
“You!!”
Xu Que pointed at Old Man Nie angrily, but he could not say anything. He was so angry that his beard exploded.
Soon, the other elders arrived one after another.
Tang Shang, Li Xuande, the old man of the Lu family, Zhao Xuening’s great-uncle, Xuan Mingzi of the Sword Pavilion, the Sun family, the Qian family, and the Yan family.
The eleven people representing the aristocratic families had arrived. However, there were only two people missing from the group.
After waiting for a long time, they still did not see the absentees.
They saw that Old Man Nie was still full of vigor and vitality. He looked at Xuan Mingzi of the Sword Pavilion and asked with a sullen face, “Xuanming Zi, Where’s your third brother? Don’t tell me he’s lost and can’t find his way here.”
Seeing that Xuan Lingzi was mentioned, Xuan Mingzi looked at Old Master Nie with a hint of hidden coldness in his eyes.
However, when Old Master Nie mentioned him, he had no choice but to respond. Thus, Xuan Mingzi said slowly with a calm expression.
“He must have been delayed by something on the way.”
Xuan Mingzi’s tone was half-true and half-false, making it impossible for people to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
On the other hand, elder Nie narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew that the relationship between the Sword Pavilion and that Su Yi Kid had already become mortal enemies. Could that old geezer have sent Xuan Lingzi to deal with those juniors?
This old geezer of the Sword Pavilion really did not have a bottom line. He was capable of doing anything.
However, now that he was here, he could only hope that the little brat would be able to fend for himself and not be met by Xuan Lingzi.
At this moment, Tang Shang and Xu Que looked at Xuan Mingzi suspiciously before Tang Shang spoke out sternly, “let’s wait for another day. If they haven’t arrived yet, there’s no need to wait. The matters in the depths of the ruins are much more important than those trivial matters.”
At this moment, Wang Ruobing stood out and said slowly, “everyone, this lowly one would like to mention something. If we encounter a treasure in the depths, how should we divide it?”
Her words were simply to the point. Everyone was here for the treasure in the depths of the ruins.
Hearing this, the elders fell into deep thought. It was impossible for them to grade it. This was clearly a matter of opportunity. Who wanted to divide it among others?
“The matter of the treasure will belong to whoever obtains it first. Is there a need to think for so long?” Old Master Nie glanced at them and said disdainfully.
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and nodded in agreement with this suggestion.
Just as the elders were quietly waiting at the entrance of the ruins deep within the remains…
Su Yi and the others had already planned to go around the forest and arrive at the plains.
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