chapter 673: chapter 412 cracking the ãsteleã _1
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âhow can these traitors collude with the blood drinking sect? the righteous sects and the demon path are irreconcilable enemies. itâs all because we old bones have been trapped in this ancient secret realm.â
many sanctuary powerhouses were furious, unable to fathom how so many sects could betray their principles and join the blood drinking sect. have they forgotten the undying hatred?
had they had the chance to leave this place, theyâd have dealt with their own sects harshly, enforcing a strict reorganization to purge the influence of the blood drinking sect.
holy daoist remained calm and asked, âif what you say is true, then the power amassed by the blood drinking sect must be formidable. the saint sky sect and other sects couldnât possibly stand against them, could they?â
âof course not. in the end, i took action and set up an array which resolved the issue of the blood drinking sect leader; the rest, a mere mob, were easily taken care of. as for those hundred-plus sect leaders, it wasnât an act of the saint sky sect but a consequence of the blood drinking sect leaderâs blood sacrifice to his dantian,â
logan said with a faint smile, explaining to everyone, âas for why, the twists and turns are too complex to explain in a few words. in short, they turned against each other!â
âmeanwhile, the saint sky sect has been reorganizing the central region. now, the entire central region has regained its prosperity. those hundred-plus sects, having lost their leaders, are under the protection of the saint sky sect. no sect would dare to target them, as the saint sky sect seeks to preserve their inheritances, not wishing for those sects to be annihilated because of this.â
after logan had finished speaking, everyone sighed in astonishment. there were also voices of skepticism. what logan described was profoundly mystical, and the key point was that logan had turned the tide, something quite out of the ordinary. everyone could see that logan was merely a sanctuary powerhouse.
in the central region, there are so many quasi-saint powerhouses that even the saint sky sect and a few other great sects couldnât resolve the crisis. and youâre telling us that the blood drinking sect leader fell to loganâs hand at his first move? even boasting should have its limits, and donât think that since weâre in the ancient secret realm, everyone will believe whatever you say.
âyoung friend, could you tell us the facts? i believe you indeed contributed, but to claim all merit for yourself doesnât seem right, nor is it something anyone would believe,â
one of the sanctuary powerhouses sneered with disdain, shaking his head. âiâve seen too many heavenly prides through the ages, but never one as preposterous as you. a person should remain grounded in reality.â
âevery word iâve spoken is true; whether you believe it or not is your business!â loganâs expression turned cold as well, having no patience for this person. even as a sanctuary powerhouse, he still mocked others like the common folk, wholly lacking the demeanor of a strong one.
wexler daoist naturally stepped forward, speaking in loganâs favor, âi believe in logan. he just arrived today and has already helped me through the first challenge. iâve been trapped here for a hundred years, and i fear that many sanctuary powerhouses are still stuck on the first challenge and havenât arrived.â
âless than a day?â everyone was dumbfounded. this was even more unbelievable than logan saving central region. if the likelihood of a dominator realm resolving the crisis in central region was one in ten thousand, passing the first challenge in just one day was nothing short of miraculous, a miracle beyond what all sanctuary powerhouses present could achieve.
âamong the several dozen sanctuary powerhouses here, isnât each one remarkably capable? yet almost all have been trapped here for decades. even i, slightly luckier, spent a full five years to get through,â
holy daoist looked at logan with new respect and bowed reverently, âyou certainly are not lying. after all, i only entered the ancient secret realm ten years ago, and i hadnât heard about you before that. you must have risen in the recent decade, and indeed, the ancient secret realm just opened today.â
âthereâs no need for doubt. i myself traveled from saint sky sect through the extreme cold lands over the past decade. there were twenty sanctuary powerhouses at that time, and this young friend here wasnât among them. so, he must be from this recent decade, truly a one-in-a-million prodigy.â
holy daoist spoke righteously, and among the twenty who came ten years ago, he was the only one who reached the second challenge. the rest were still trapped at the first one. he had always been proud of taking only five years to reach the second challenge, but when compared to logan, he felt remarkably dull.
the other dozens took a sharp intake of breath. they had been certain not to believe, but after holy daoistâs confirmation, it seemed to truly be the case. the ancient secret realm had just opened today, and if logan had come in the previous decade, holy daoist would certainly know and wouldnât need to lie.
in their shock, the crowd could only offer a bitter smile, unable to accept it. they, sanctuary powerhouses, had almost all been trapped for decades, yet logan took merely a day. it was as if the ancient secret realm was specifically designed for logan; truly, comparison is the thief of joy.
the eldest among the sanctuary powerhouses suddenly lost his composure, âiâve been trapped for three hundred years; my lifespan should have ended long ago. iâve been clinging to life, hoping to seize an opportunity, but to be outdone by such a juniorâitâs just too unfair, isnât it?â
seeing him about to attack logan, wexler daoist and holy daoist quickly intervened. if logan truly had great skill, as he easily passed the first challenge, perhaps he could do the same with the second. since everyone had been stuck at this second challenge for so long, this sudden hope couldnât be ruined.
âyoung friend, you mentioned using an arrayâcould it be that you are an array master? if so, could you first try to break the mystery of this stele?â
cloud sky daoist stepped forward and pointed to the stele, saying, âwe have studied it here for several years to no avail. this is a dilapidated palace, and the only anomaly is this stele. thereâs not a single word on it, yet it seems imbued with endless mysteries.â