C2723 The Mystery of the Dead Tree Trunk
C2723 The Mystery of the Dead Tree Trunk
Didn't you and Ke Jiu Ji do all this just to delay me?
Are you waiting for me while you delay me?
Don't you think you're conflicted? "
The Tower Lord stared at Young Hero Ke coldly.
Gu Xuan also looked at Young Hero Ke with interest.
This perfect man was definitely not a kind person. Gu Xuan knew this better than anyone else present.
Now, there was only two possibilities for him to suddenly put on such a smile.
Or perhaps they were plotting against the Ancient Pagoda lineage.
Either that, or he wanted to ask for cooperation.
The Tower Lord's sarcasm did not diminish Young Hero Ke's smile in the slightest.
"This time, that time."
When I'm ahead of you, I naturally don't want you to catch up.
But now, the situation was different.
"I won't say too much, just come over and take a look."
Young Hero Ke gestured for the Tower Lord to enter the courtyard.
The Tower Lord coldly snorted. He didn't show any signs of being weak as he swaggered towards the courtyard.
Elder Feng Lei, Elder Liu, and a few others wanted to remind the Tower Lord to be careful in his ambush. Unfortunately, they were very clear that even if they did, the Tower Lord would not listen to them.
Young Hero Ke dared to "invite" her, yet he dared to go? Who was afraid of who?
This time, Gu Xuan didn't think that the Tower Lord was reckless.
In here, even the strength of Soul could only be released thirty meters.
As for the courtyard in front of them, although it was called a courtyard, its width was several hundred zhang. It would not even be an exaggeration to say that it was a garden.
In such a large area, other than entering, there was no other way to investigate everything in the courtyard.
He might as well go in and find out why Young Hero Ke's attitude was so ambiguous. What was the point?
He might as well just walk in.
It was obvious that the courtyard had been deserted for a long time. Grass grew everywhere, and even the bluestone path was completely covered by grass.
In the distance, he could vaguely see fake mountains and fake water.
There were quite a few low level, small-scaled Vicious Beast scuttling around the courtyard, giving this desolate courtyard a little bit of vitality.
In the middle of the courtyard was a dried up Giant Tree with only half of its body left, without any leaves or branches. The trunk of the Giant Tree was extremely thick, and it would require at least ten people to hug it.
At this time, the Holy Monarch s of the Nine Poison Valley were all gathered beside the Giant Tree, each one of them had a serious expression on their faces.
Like the stars surrounding the moon, Ke XiaoDu and a thin man were constantly being guarded in the middle of the crowd.
There was a thick smell of blood surrounding the Holy Monarch s.
"Corpses? There were more than thirty corpses?
There are even a few corpses with peak Holy Monarch! "
Gu Xuan's pupils contracted slightly.
Even the Tower Lord's expression changed slightly. He did not dare to loosen his guard as he increased his vigilance to one hundred percent.
The disciples of the Ancient Pagoda lineage all had unusually serious expressions. They had already formed their Battle Formation and were constantly on guard, not daring to be even the slightest bit careless.
Gu Xuan's Soul power was also released in an instant, monitoring the surrounding area of 100 feet, not sparing a single tree or blade of grass.
"What exactly is going on?
After the Nine Poison Valley absorbed the Holy Monarch of the Hundred City Alliance, there were more than sixty to seventy of them.
There were more than a dozen of them with Holy Monarch at its peak.
Adding Young Hero Ke as a Great Perfection expert, just what kind of huge power was this?
But now, there were so many corpses of Holy Monarch lying on the ground. This meant that even Young Hero Ke was unable to stop his subordinates from perishing!
Enemy, what is it? Just how strong was he?
Could it be that the other tomb guardians are also here? "
Gu Xuan's mind was filled with thoughts as he thought about the reason for the tragedy that had happened in front of him.
Young Hero Ke had already walked up to Ke Xiao Du's side. He glanced at the huge tree trunk before turning around to look at the Tower Lord.
"Now, you should have guessed why I'm smiling at you, right?
We need to temporarily abandon our past grudges and join hands with them!
Otherwise, no one would be able to enter the third floor of the Sword Tomb's abode!
You and your people, take a look first. "
Young Hero Ke's eyes were shining as he stared at the Tower Lord.
The Tower Lord's breathing quickened as she quickly walked forward.
A light flashed across Gu Xuan's eyes. He followed the Tower Lord and quickly approached the huge withered tree.
The meaning behind Young Hero Ke's words was very clear.
The opening to enter the third level of the Sword Tomb was right on top of this huge tree trunk!
As for Elder Feng Lei and the others, they were a few steps behind, maintaining a certain distance from Martial Cultivator and the others of the Nine Poison Valley.
Even though the probability of the Nine Poison Valley plotting something was extremely low, they still had to be on their guard.
In front of the tree trunk.
The Tower Lord carefully probed for a while and couldn't help but frown. It was obvious that he didn't discover any secrets.
Actually, a hundred thousand years ago, he had already carefully explored this courtyard.
This huge, withered tree was situated in the center of the courtyard. Since it was so eye-catching, it had naturally become his main target.
Unfortunately, he didn't discover anything at the time.
But now, the Tower Master didn't think that he would be able to see anything with just his normal observation skills.
He looked at Gu Xuan.
In terms of perception, Gu Xuan was probably above him. Furthermore, the things that Gu Xuan was proficient in were all over the place and he might even get something out of it.
Gu Xuan also observed for a while, but did not discover anything.
Just as he was frowning, he suddenly felt two mocking gazes land on him.
Raising his head, he realized that the owner of those two gazes was none other than Ke Xiao Du!
Gu Xuan had just arrived at the sword tomb, and he had already fought with Ke Xiao Du. If it wasn't for his heaven-defying life saving treasure, he would already be cold from the cold.
It was precisely because of this that he had always been at odds with Ke Xiao Du.
Of course, this kind of disobedience was a one-sided affair.
Ke had always regarded Gu Xuan as a formidable opponent.
As for Gu Xuan, he did not treat Ke Xiaofu as an enemy.
After all, no mammoth would treat an ant as an enemy.
In Gu Xuan's eyes, Ke Xiao Du was nothing more than an ant.
Gu Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly. There seemed to be a familiar energy fluctuation coming from Ke XiaoDu. Although it was very subtle, it was definitely there!
Not only did Ke Xiao Du have it, even the skinny man next to him had it!
Gu Xuan held his chin and started to think.
"It seems that you are highly regarded by the Tower Lord?
Even Elder Feng Lei and the others were waiting at the back, but you and the Tower Lord were able to walk side by side?
Unfortunately, there's no use in walking over. The mysteries of this tree trunk are not something that you, a small Middle Rank, can discover.
Get lost, you fool who can't find anything! "
Ke Xiao Du mocked.
Beside Ke XiaoDu, the lean man also revealed a look of contempt.
"Young lord is right, kid, I know you have the ability to fight those who are higher ranked.
However, your insignificant cultivation experience is still insufficient to meddle in this matter.
It was impossible to see the secrets of this tree.
Get lost, you piece of trash! "
This thin man used to be one of the peak Holy Monarch of the Hundred City Alliance. Gu Xuan remembered his appearance, but he did not expect that after he joined the Nine Poison Valley, he would be so shameless as to flatter Ke Xiao Du.
This was utterly humiliating.
Hearing the mocking words of the two, Gu Xuan only smiled, as if he didn't care at all.
However, the Tower Lord's heart was ignited with raging fury.
What did these two fellows mean?
To scold someone?
Could he not tell that the secret on the tree trunk was trash?
This wasn't just scolding Gu Xuan, it was also scolding himself!
How preposterous!
Of course, the Tower Lord could not say such words. Otherwise, the one who would lose face would not be Ke XiaoDu or that thin man, but him!
On the surface, Gu Xuan was only a Middle Rank cultivator. He could not see any secrets hidden on the tree trunk, so it was normal.
And he, the Tower Lord, was a grand completion expert!
If he couldn't see it, how could it be acceptable?
Therefore, even though the Tower Lord was angry, he could only smile.
"Gu Xuan, the mystery behind this tree trunk is so simple. I could immediately see through it.
You are Ke Qing from the Ancient Pagoda branch, my most valued right-hand man. I presume you can only see through me with just a couple of eyes, right?
Just don't hide it, let others look down on you.
Let these two brats experience your capabilities! "
The Tower Lord had a calm and composed expression, as if he had long seen through the mysteries of the tree trunk, causing the people from the Nine Poison Valley to roll their eyes.
"Oh, so you have already become the Ancient Tower Faction's Ke Qing? Really disrespectful!
Was there no one else in the Ancient Tower Faction?
If you can become Ke Qing with just Middle Rank, then can't I, Ke Xiao Du, be an elder? "
Ke XiaoDu laughed out loud. He laughed very arrogantly:
"Master Ke Qing, why are you not saying anything?"
If you see anything, just say so. It doesn't matter if you're wrong, I'll tell you in the end anyway.
Why? Can't say? Then you really are a complete trash, Ke Qing!
If even the dignified Ke Qing was so useless, then the rest of them …
Ah, I'm sorry, forgive my bluntness, but I believe that the ancient pagodas are not all trash, and that there will always be people who will be able to see through the mysteries of this tree trunk.
I don't know, who can help Lord Ke Qing?
After all, what in the world was this huge ancient pagoda branch?
That really was … "Hahaha!"
Before Ke Liu-Du could finish her sentence, Chu Feng's last laugh caused the people from the Nine Poison Valley to all burst into loud laughter.
This laughter, in the ears of those from the Ancient Pagoda Faction, was extremely ear-piercing.
Ke Xiao Du was obviously humiliating the ancient pagoda lineage!
The anger in the Tower Lord's heart was almost uncontrollable.
Everyone's eyes fell on Gu Xuan. Whether or not you can protect the ancient pagoda lineage's dignity will depend on you!
Gu Xuan shrugged indifferently.
Looks like I have made up my mind to act tough!