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"Oh? Let's hear what secret news you have."
Qinchuan raised his eyebrows, retracted the long spear he held aloft, and said indifferently, "I'll give you ten breaths of time."
Seeing Qinchuan retract his spear, Gu Shi felt the terrifying pressure on him loosen slightly. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said cautiously, "Young Master, promise that after I reveal this secret news, you will spare my life."
"You have five breaths left," Qinchuan glanced sideways, his demeanor cold and deadly.
At that, Gu Shi felt as if something had fiercely struck his heart; shaken, he no longer dared to hesitate and hurriedly exclaimed, "A Spiritual Treasure has appeared in this world, and I have information about this secret treasure!"
Having said that, Gu Shi became silent again, his two mustaches twitching uncontrollably as he trembled with fear.
Upon hearing this, Qinchuan's heart stirred. The Innate Pupils activated, and his eyes emitted a lonely, desolate, and mysterious divine light that penetrated into Gu Shi's body. He saw that Gu Shi was enveloped in a faint aura of karma, which seemed to be connected to this very world.
"This world is stewarded by heaven and earth and, in theory, should not be tainted with mundane karma. How could it be connected with him through karma?" Qinchuan grew curious at this.
His eyes activated once more, and the Innate Pupils released a beam of strange and mysterious holy light, looking towards the center of the world.
After a moment, he withdrew his gaze, understanding the situation.
What Gu Shi mentioned must be the secret news of that Spiritual Treasure. The karma emanating from him was clearly linked to this world. There was only one possibility: the Spiritual Treasure was related to this small world.
Regrettably, the karma he had awakened to just then had been mostly devoured and suppressed by the Emperor Soul. Now, he could only see simple karma but was unable to delve into deeper details. Even the connection between the Spiritual Treasure and this small world was not seen through karma but deduced by himself.
"It seems what this old man has said is not false; he truly knows some astonishing secret news," Qinchuan thought. "I originally assumed the emergence of a Spiritual Treasure in this world would be nothing more than an ordinary magical treasure or heavenly materials, but it seems to be related to Spirit Martial Great Tomb. It looks like I need to properly investigate this."
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"What about the Spiritual Treasure?" Ji Huo'er's eyes sparkled as she heard about the Spiritual Treasure, and she hopped forward, urgingly asking. Even Ling Xian'er and Ding Hao showed curious expressions, eager to learn about this so-called secret news of the Spiritual Treasure.
However, Gu Shi remained silent, lying on the ground, begging with his eyes at Qinchuan, meaning clear without words.
Qinchuan knew that if he didn't make his stance clear, he might not get another word from him today.
He immediately gave Gu Shi a sidelong look: "If your secret news can move this young master, then I may forgive you for your sneak attack today."
As Qinchuan spoke, he included an oath of the Great Dao. An oath to the Great Dao cannot be defied.
Upon seeing this, Gu Shi finally exhaled deeply.
"Now you may reveal your secret news," Qinchuan said indifferently.
Gu Shi nodded, his face showing a trace of terror as he thought of the secret news. After a long moment, he eventually began to speak, throwing out a piece of news that shocked everyone: "This world never had a Spiritual Treasure emerge. This so-called Spiritual Treasure has been a conspiracy from the very beginning!"
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"A conspiracy?" When the crowd heard this, their spirits were shocked, drawn by Gu Shi's words, and they gathered around: "What conspiracy, and for what purpose?"
"There is an ancient god in this world that is about to awaken, and the awakening requires a large amount of fresh blood. This so-called Spiritual Treasure is nothing but bait to attract more Cultivators and Martial Artists into the Spirit Martial Great Tomb."
"Ancient god!" Upon hearing this, Ding Hao and the others were deeply moved and utterly shocked.
Ancient gods have long vanished into the river of time, so how could there be an ancient god now?
Ling Xian'er, unrivaled in elegance and untouched by a speck of dust, with a tranquil presence like that of a still ancient well, now had a rare expression on her cheeks. With clear eyes and bright teeth: "Are you saying there is no such thing as a Spiritual Treasure? That all this is a ploy to attract outsiders with its released Qi to enter, just to provide Essence Blood for the being within the Spirit Martial Great Tomb that is preparing to awaken?" Ling Xian'er couldn't believe that an ancient god still existed at this time, only referring to the awakening entity.
Gu Shi nodded eagerly: "Exactly, the Qi released by that Spiritual Treasure is in the Central Area of this world, drawing even more Cultivators here. Otherwise, with the strength of my three brothers and I, we would have long since gone to the Central Area of this world to compete for that Spiritual Treasure."
The Gu Shi brothers were all strong warriors of the Dao Palace Realm, top combat forces in this world. If it were not for the variable that was Qinchuan, they probably could have walked horizontally with their might. Now, with the Spiritual Treasure emerging, people were rushing towards the far end of the Central Area of this world, yet only these three were running counter to the flow, heading towards the exit. This suggested that they truly knew something.
Qinchuan's Innate Pupils flickered, spilling forth a misty silver light that shone upon Gu Shi, revealing that Gu Shi did not lie, which also brought a few doubts to Qinchuan's mind.
"Could there really be some so-called conspiracy? Does that 'ancient god' truly exist?"
With Qinchuan's Nine Lives Reincarnation, his vision was far superior to that of Gu Shi and the others. Although he believed that some entities from ancient times might have survived through certain means, he didn't believe that there truly was an ancient god in this world.
"Where is this 'ancient god' slumbering? And what exactly is this so-called Spiritual Treasure?" Qinchuan asked, furrowing his brows.
"In... In the center of this world, there is a Life Prohibition Zone, where the ancient god is slumbering," Gu Shi said with a terrified and trembling face when he spoke of the Life Prohibition Zone, as the place had left him with horrifying memories.
"That so-called Spiritual Treasure is nothing but the radiance emitted by a Demonic Spring within the Prohibition Zone! The Demonic Spring is overflowing with deadly peril; touching it means certain death. It's not a treasure but a trap!"
At this point, Gu Shi seemed to recall something and presented a Bronze Fragment with both hands: "Young Master, please take a look. This Bronze Fragment is what I obtained from within that Life Prohibition Zone."
With a gesture from Qinchuan, the Bronze Fragment flew into his hand, and he could immediately feel a potent and rich Divine True Intent from the Fragment, a presence that far exceeded the Divine Intent within the Divine Cave.
"Indeed, an artifact of ancient times. Only objects that have long been in the presence of deities can exude such a profound sense of the Divine." Qinchuan's eyebrows lifted as he understood why Gu Shi believed an ancient god was slumbering in the Central Area.
This was perhaps an article of the divine, but certainly not a true god in this place. Otherwise, the Gu brothers couldn't have possibly escaped the Life Prohibition Zone.
Qinchuan then carefully examined the Bronze Fragment, which was ancient and melodious in design, covered with verdigris from age. Turning it over, the back of the Fragment bore complex and difficult to understand Runes. The Runes were ancient, profound, and mysterious.
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After carefully discerning the Secret Inscriptions, Qinchuan's face remained calm, but inside, he was swept by towering waves of emotion.
"This is... that Secret Inscription!"
The mysterious and marvelous Runes on the Fragment were exactly the same as the text he had seen on the Mysterious Stele in the Heavenly Demon Forest.
Only, these written characters were fragmented and worn, lacking the essence and the captivating, soul-enthralling presence.