Chapter 826 - 338: Inner Hall of the Void Hall, Divine Platform Treasure Seizure

As soon as Li Bailin spoke, everyone’s eyes turned towards him.

Although he was the Young Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, he obviously had little say in the presence of so many Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Amidst the gazes of numerous Nascent Soul Cultivators, Li Bailin spoke again with bravado.

"Esteemed seniors, this Fellow Daoist Chu is quite adept in the Path of Array; he once received an invitation from me to come to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect but declined.

When the Void Abyss appeared, he was the first to arrive. A Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator arrived here alone.

To say he knows nothing about this Void Abyss, haha."

With Li Bailin’s words, the crowd’s attention once again focused on Chu Ning.

However, the gaze of most Nascent Soul Cultivators was no longer as indifferent as it was before.

Clearly, from Li Bailin’s words, they had realized that Chu Ning was not an ordinary Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator.

Meanwhile, Chu Ning was secretly cursing inside.

He had just deliberately acted ignorant and naive in his conversation with Qiu Qijun, hoping to be overlooked by the many Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Planning to enter the Inner Hall or leave this Void Abyss later, he hoped not to attract trouble.

But after Li Bailin’s remarks, his earlier act completely backfired.

Chu Ning knew clearly that anything he said now would only make things worse.

At this moment, all he could do was remain silent.

Just when he was feeling deeply troubled, his expression suddenly changed as more people emerged from the entrance.

At the forefront, it was none other than Lu Xuedao, one of the three Hall Masters of Changkong Hall.

Following him were three Nascent Soul Cultivators.

They were Shang Song and two Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Divine Sound Valley.

Seeing Lu Xuedao appear, the expressions of everyone in the hall varied.

The Nascent Soul Cultivators from Cold Rock Continent immediately lost their stern expressions and showed joy.

While Old Demon Qu, the Sect Leader of Illusion Spirit Sect, and others exchanged glances.

Their eyes revealed a hint of regret.

Evidently, they were quite regretful that Lu Xuedao and his group had returned peacefully from bothering the great turtle at the Divine Spring Pool.

Lu Xuedao took in everyone’s expressions, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoists, you all arrived quite early!"

As he spoke, he led his three companions to their camp.

The Sect Leader of Illusion Spirit Sect, Tantai Ze, obviously didn’t want to concede momentum at this time, and chuckled.

"Unlike Fellow Daoist Lu’s group who gained much from the Divine Spring Pool, there were hardly any treasures in other areas of this Void Abyss.

That’s why we came here to wait early. Hmm, where’s Fellow Daoist Shen? Could something have happened at the Divine Spring Pool?

Fellow Daoist Lu must have slain that Divine Turtle?"

On hearing Tantai Ze’s words, Lu Xuedao’s expression remained unchanged, and he instead smiled faintly and said:

"Fellow Daoist Tantai, your words drip with sarcasm, hoping to hear of some mishap befalling us at the Divine Spring Pool, I suppose.

But you’ll be disappointed; we indeed explored the Divine Spring Pool.

We discovered that behind it there exists a Restriction Barrier leading deeper, a treasured area seemingly untouched by any Daoist before."

Hearing Lu Xuedao’s words, the Cultivators present all displayed expressions of astonished surprise.

Immediately, the gaze towards Lu Xuedao and his companions became complicated.

Especially Old Demon Qu and others, their eyes were now shining brightly.

Everyone was quite familiar with this Void Abyss and knew well that there were indeed not many treasures to be found this time around.

But now, Lu Xuedao claimed they found a treasure place no one had entered before.

Who wouldn’t be envious?

Tantai Ze’s tone was now mixed with complexity, but he laughed heartily.

"In that case, it seems Fellow Daoist Lu has gained much. I suppose you’ll extend your generosity when it comes to the treasures in the Inner Hall later."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuedao responded domineeringly:

"Discovering the treasure place is one thing; the items in the Inner Hall are mine for the taking, Fellow Daoist Tantai, your calculations have gone awry."

Hearing Lu Xuedao’s words, Tantai Ze’s face darkened, but he didn’t say anything further.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall grew cold again.

Chu Ning secretly chuckled inside.

The area behind the Divine Spring Pool was indeed an untapped treasure ground.

But regardless of whether Lu Xuedao and his companions arrived there or not, obtaining much good stuff would be unlikely.

After all, that entire route had been swept clean by himself.

Unless they found something he missed in the icy or fiery mountains.

While contemplating this, Chu Ning noticed that someone was intently keeping an eye on him.

And indeed, it was from Lu Xuedao’s direction.

Just then, Shang Song’s gaze shifted subtly, looking at Chu Ning with a curious and doubtful expression.

He seemed to have inquired about the situation through sound transmission with those around him, before opening his mouth to say:

"No wonder Fellow Daoist Chu declined our invitation to join Changkong Hall. It turns out you came here alone to treasure hunt.

I wonder which path you took, Fellow Daoist Chu? I suppose you’ve gained something, no?"

Shang Song’s words redirected the attention of many Cultivators, who had been speculating about the treasure place behind the Divine Spring Pool, back to Chu Ning.