At this moment, someone in the crowd spoke up, "The dragon fish of Heavenly Pond... appearing here might not be impossible. It is said that this kind of dragon fish are not native creatures of our world. During ancient times, a crack once appeared in the sky of the Four Symbols Continent and no one knew how it was caused. Even now, the existence of this crack is no longer verifiable."
The person paused before continuing, "But I've checked many ancient texts and believe this legend to be true! The crack really did appear. Along with it, many creatures from upper realms entered the Four Symbols Continent. This dragon fish of Heavenly Pond, is one of them. When it fell from the crack, it didn't necessarily land only on the Black Tortoise Continent in the extreme north. Moreover, its original effect should not be as simple as extending life by just fifty years."
"Old man, how do you know?" someone in the crowd questioned, "You speak with such certainty, could it be that you have seen this before?"
The crowd turned to look at the speaker.
The old man speaking had a head full of silver hair and a face covered in wrinkles. He looked quite frail, his skinny body seemingly could hardly withstand even a gust of wind.
Upon hearing this, he smiled faintly, "Though I am not particularly talented, I had indeed had the privilege to see this dragon fish of the Heavenly Pond once, and even had the chance to eat one!"
A collective gasp sounded from the crowd.
Many people's eyes held an incredulous light.
But soon, those acquainted with the old man greeted him respectfully.
"So it's Mr. Qi who's here."
"I've met Mr. Qi before, I even got pointers from him in the past."
"Turns out it's Mr. Qi, I didn't see you earlier, my apologies."
Many fighters from the Azure Dragon Continent came forth to pay their respects to the old man. However, the people from the Vermilion Bird Continent were left somewhat dumbfounded.
Somebody whispered an explanation, "This Mr. Qi is quite popular on Azure Dragon Continent. Though he's not particularly powerful, only reaching the pinnacle of the Gold Stone Realm, due to his character, he likes giving advice to the younger generation. A lot of the younger warriors on Azure Dragon Continent have received his guidance. Don't be fooled by his appearance, looking to be in his seventies, he is actually over a hundred years old!"
The silver-haired elder smiled faintly, "I came here mainly out of curiosity. How is a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy so powerful? My intention is different from yours. You want to snatch his inheritance, but I want to take him as a disciple. I wanted to plead with you all to spare his life. But looking at the situation now, it seems there's no need for me to do anything. Because the mysterious powerful entity hidden from view absolutely won't allow you all to truly kill this young man."
Such words coming from anyone else present would probably be met with ridicule.
Wanting to protect Chu Mo? What a joke! Is there anyone among those present who doesn't want to get the inheritance of Piaomiao Palace on Chu Mo's body, or the cultivation methods Chu Mo is practicing?
Whoever dares to say otherwise, is likely to be drowned by condemnation.
However, when these words come from Mr. Qi, those familiar with him find it hard to refute.
Because no matter how you look at it, it's hard to say that this old man is a bad person.
Especially when some people remembered that this older man, from beginning to end, only tracked Chu Mo along with them but never made a move. Not against the people around him, and not against Chu Mo!
Someone forced a bitter smile, "Mr. Qi, why put yourself through this trouble? We don't bear any grudges against Chu Mo. But the inheritance on his body is not his to keep either, it is not something a boy his age can handle. We just want to get this inheritance, we never thought about killing him."
At this point, someone in the crowd sneered, "Give it a rest, I trust the words of Mr. Qi but when others say this, in my opinion, it's nothing but a fart! You don't want the boy's life? What a joke! Not wanting his life is the same as not cherishing your own life! Will a demonic youth spare you guys once he matures?"
The crowd immediately fell silent. Because everyone understood this logic, they just didn't want to admit it.
At this moment, someone suddenly cried out, "To the senior hidden in the shadows, who are you exactly? What is your purpose in sealing our elixir fields, suppressing our realms? Even if you want to kill us, at least let us know the reason!"
The crowd immediately fell into silence. Everyone became quiet as they all felt an overwhelmingly powerful presence watching them from the shadows.
As expected, a faint voice echoed from the void, "Each of you acts as if killing for treasure is a matter of course, treating greed as a force of justice, and seeing yourselves as embodiments of justice. In fact, you all deserve to die."
The crowd fell dead silent.
Even Mr. Qi, who had lived over a hundred years and eaten a Heavenly Pond dragon fish, couldn't help but slightly narrow his eyes. He tried to deduce the speaker's location through various mystic arts he'd learned but found nothing. He sighed in disappointment, realizing the gap between them was insurmountably vast.
"But killing you with my own hands is like dirtying them! I have absolutely no interest in killing you ants." The voice from the void was extremely indifferent.
But for the people present, these words were as relieving as celestial music.
The person who spoke earlier, seeing that his question had been answered, felt a surge of excitement and hastily asked. "So, senior, what exactly do you want us to do?"
"Be opponents for my disciple to train against!"
This domineering answer threw the crowd into a stir.
Many people seethed with rage but held it back.
This was just too much! All of them had some status and had never been looked down upon so much. But on thinking about the inscrutable strength of the other party, everyone fell silent.
"I've lowered your realms, which is already bullying in a way. As for killing you, I have no interest. If you really have the ability, it wouldn't matter if you seize the inheritance from my disciple or even kill him before I save him, I won't blame you! And I won't cause you trouble afterwards!" The Demon Lord in the void spoke indifferently.
If these people truly have the ability to kill Chu Mo before he can save him, then it would only mean his disciple is too weak.
If he gets killed, he deserves it!
Ordinary people might find it hard to understand the Demon Lord's mindset, but in reality, anyone who had experienced what the Demon Lord had gone through would understand his intentions.
If one can't even bear these hardships, how would they face the much more terrifying hardships that are yet to come?
"Are the senior's words true?" Someone with an excited look on his face asked impatiently. (To be continued. If you work, please come to qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users can read on m.qidian.com.)