Published: September 5, 2025
Chapter 628: The Spirit Eye Tree
"Alright, the matter has been resolved. You three should go about your business. Don’t bother this old man here. I still need to carefully study the gains and losses of this game," the attendant boy waved his hand at the other cultivators, shaking his head and humming to himself. Then, he actually lowered his head and began examining the chessboard in front of him.
Upon hearing this, the gray-robed old man and the others respectfully responded with a "Yes" and did not dare to be negligent.
Then, the yellow-robed cultivator led them out of the hall through another side door.
"I really didn’t expect Fellow Cultivator Bai to actually be... Senior Brother Yue! Did you know about this beforehand?" The middle-aged cultivator from the Hundred Skills Courtyard sighed uncontrollably soon after stepping out of the stone hall.
"No, Senior Lan only said he had some matters to handle here. How could I dare ask further?" The yellow-robed cultivator's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant.
Hearing this, the middle-aged cultivator ceased questioning and fell silent.
The group of younger disciples behind, having gone through the recent events, were even more afraid to speak casually.
In the somewhat heavy atmosphere, Han Li and the others passed through a long corridor. After turning a corner, they were led to a pale yellow stone gate.
Before the gate sat a disheveled person, motionless.
Though their face was obscured by messy hair, it was clear from the gray-white hair that this person was not young.
Upon seeing this person, the yellow-robed cultivator showed a few hints of respect on his face.
"Brother Wei, I have brought the disciples from the sword trial tournament. Should we let them in now?"
"Since you have arrived here, let them enter. The pure liquid is flowing later than expected. These disciples will have to wait a bit longer," the disheveled cultivator said calmly, his voice surprisingly steady and deep.
Han Li’s gaze quickly swept over the person, a cold glint flashing briefly in his eyes.
This disheveled cultivator was a late foundation formation cultivator, already at the peak of the false nascent soul realm.
This caused Han Li to pay extra attention to him.
The gray-robed old man’s expression brightened with excitement when he heard the disheveled cultivator’s voice. A few steps forward, he said with a trembling voice:
"Senior Brother Wei, are... are you alright?"
This person was actually a cultivator from the Luoyun Sect!
"Younger Brother Yu, it’s been so many years. You’ve aged a bit," the disheveled cultivator sighed softly and spoke leisurely.
"Senior Brother, why..."
"Enough. It’s fate that we as senior brothers can meet here again. Let’s not talk about the past. When I entered this place, I swore a deadly oath. Until the false nascent soul is formed, I will not leave. Besides, I have heard from our two senior uncles that everything in the sect is being managed strictly by Younger Brother Feng. I have nothing to worry about," Senior Brother Wei said calmly.
The gray-robed old man’s face grew somewhat gloomy. The words he wanted to blurt out were swallowed back.
"Junior brothers, wait here a moment. I will lift the restriction and let those leading the group enter the Sacred Ground," Senior Brother Wei stood up, flicked a spell formation from his sleeve, and struck the yellow stone gate. Instantly, the gate silently split into two halves.
Before Han Li could see clearly inside, a surge of pure spiritual energy wafted out from within.
Sure enough, this was where the Spirit Eye Tree resided.
But after a slight comparison in his mind, the purity of this spiritual energy was definitely no less than that of his Spirit Eye Jade; it might even be slightly superior. Truly worthy of being the highest-grade Spirit Eye artifact.
Led by the disheveled old man, Han Li and the others stepped inside.
Suddenly, an enormous stalactite cave appeared before them.
The cave was several hundred zhang in length and width, and about twenty or thirty zhang high. At a glance, it looked like stepping into an underground world.