Chapter 1325: What Is This?

"You've been here before?"

Xu Que and Duan Jiude almost shouted simultaneously, looking at Er Gouzi in astonishment.

Just how many places had this fool visited back in the day? How was he everywhere?

Er Gouzi shook his head, looking completely confused: "I really have a slight impression, but I can't recall the specifics!"

"Damn, how is that any different from never having been here?" Duan Jiude said with a look of contempt.

"Why the rush? Let this Divine Venerable recall properly!" Er Gouzi sat directly on the ground, closed his eyes, knitted his brows tightly, and put on an expression of deep contemplation.

Zixia Fairy sized up Er Gouzi thoughtfully, then looked at Xu Que and said with solemnity: "He once claimed to be the Ancestral Founder of our Wei Wu Sect; I taught him a lesson for it. Do you still believe him?"

"Uh..." Upon hearing this, Xu Que's expression instantly froze, then he couldn't help but burst out laughing: "My dear Xuan'er, putting other things aside, this fool truly was your Wei Wu Sect's Qilin Ancestor in his previous life!"

"What?" Zixia Fairy was immediately stunned, then frowned and said in a deep voice: "Supreme... Xu Que, matters concerning our Wei Wu Sect's Qilin Ancestor are not to be joked about."

"Haha, this time I'm speaking seriously, not joking. He truly was your Qilin Ancestor in his previous life. Moreover, Duan Jiude personally witnessed his Reverting to Ancestral Form; didn't he tell you?" Xu Que laughed.

Back then, Er Gouzi obtained Qilin Blood in the Southern Continent Secret Realm and successfully achieved Reverting to Ancestral Form, which was sufficient proof of his identity.

Hearing this, Zixia Fairy was stunned for a moment: "Er Gouzi mentioned this matter as well, but Duan Jiude denied it..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Zixia Fairy's sharp gaze instantly swept toward Duan Jiude.

Duan Jiude's face changed, and he shouted loudly: "No, this old man absolutely did not see anything!"

"Oh ho!"

Seeing this, Xu Que immediately burst into laughter: "Duan Jiude, this is your fault. Er Gouzi swallowing the Qilin Blood to revert to his ancestral form was something we two personally witnessed; how can you tell such blatant lies?"

After speaking, Xu Que's eyes narrowed into slits from laughter; this time he had finally caught Duan Jiude by the short hairs—let's see if you can escape death now!

"Damn it, kid, d-don't talk nonsense! This old man saw nothing!" Duan Jiude panicked as well, waving his hands repeatedly and retreating.

Er Gouzi, however, jumped up from the ground in excitement, staring at Duan Jiude with a look of shock and rage, and roared: "Damn it, so it was you who betrayed this Divine Venerable, Duan Jiude, causing this Divine Venerable to get beaten!"

"Misunderstanding, this is absolutely a misunderstanding!" Duan Jiude explained while retreating even further.

"What misunderstanding? Er Gouzi, don't you still have some Qilin Essence Blood? Swallow another drop, and won't the truth come out immediately?" Xu Que said with a smile, folding his arms across his chest.

Having finally caught an opportunity to retaliate against Duan Jiude, how could he possibly let it slip away!

"Damn, kid, don't mention that; just bringing it up makes this Divine Venerable angry. Those few drops of Qilin Blood I obtained back then somehow disappeared inexplicably!" Er Gouzi was furious.

If he had possessed the Qilin Blood back then, he wouldn't have been mistaken by Zixia Fairy for an impostor Qilin Ancestor and beaten for nothing!

"Aha, I almost forgot; your Qilin Blood is with me!" As if suddenly remembering something, Xu Que abruptly pulled a small Jade Bottle from his bosom.

Back then, he had indeed smoothly stolen that Qilin Blood from Er Gouzi.

After all, this was genuine Qilin Blood!

"Holy crap!" Er Gouzi instantly widened his eyes and cursed loudly: "Mai Pi, kid, when the hell did you steal it?"

"Oh my damn, Er Gouzi, watch your language! What do you mean 'steal'? Can the affairs of cultivators be called stealing? I was merely keeping it safe for you, afraid you'd lose it!" Xu Que also widened his eyes, confronting Er Gouzi.

Everyone present was instantly dumbfounded; how had this farce suddenly shifted from targeting Duan Jiude to Xu Que and Er Gouzi clashing with each other?

Great Buddha Master Zeng shook his head with a bitter smile, while Dean Qin of Litian Academy and others were completely baffled, seemingly still unable to grasp the situation.

"Bullshit, that was stealing!" At this moment, Er Gouzi roared angrily, raising his claw and pointing at Xu Que to rebuke harshly: "Damn it, this Divine Venerable actually regarded you as a brother, yet I never expected you to be so filthy; what this Divine Venerable despises most in this life are thieves like you!"

His words were righteous and solemn, spoken with forceful clarity.

But as soon as his voice fell, with a "Clang!" an iron staff fell from his belly, crashing heavily onto the ground, rolling twice, and coming to a stop directly at Xu Que's feet.

Xu Que looked down and was instantly stunned on the spot.

"Holy crap!"

He immediately picked up the staff, staring at Er Gouzi in shock: "When the hell did you steal my Purple-Gold King-Forcing Staff?"

"Damn, when did this Divine Venerable steal it? You were cultivating in Buried Immortal Valley back then; this Divine Venerable was afraid you'd break the staff, so I took it to keep it safe for you. How can that be called stealing?" Er Gouzi told blatant lies without showing the slightest weakness in his momentum.

"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing; let this old man speak a fair word!"

Duan Jiude hurried over at this point and said with earnest sincerity: "Regarding this matter, you are both at fault, but being at fault isn't important; what matters is knowing you are at fault, since you won't change anyway, right?"

"..." Everyone present instantly had black lines running down their faces.

Is this how one mediates a dispute?

What kind of nonsense is this?

What does it mean that being at fault isn't important, but knowing you are at fault is, since you won't change anyway?

What sort of logic is that?

"Teacher Duan makes some sense!" At this moment, however, Er Gouzi calmed down and nodded.

"Correct!" Xu Que also nodded, put a fake cigarette in his mouth, took a deep drag, and exhaled a smoke ring: "Knowing one's mistakes is indeed quite important; that way, the next time we commit them, we'll be mentally prepared!"

"???"

Everyone present stared wide-eyed, their eyeballs rolling back as they nearly fainted.

What the hell is this?

They actually said Duan Jiude's words made sense?

What kind of people are these?

Dean Qin of Litian Academy, along with the leaders of other factions, looked at each other in dismay, subsequently finding themselves unable to laugh or cry.

Truly worthy of the name Virtue-Lacking Dog Combination; these three extreme specimens are none of them normal people!

"Have you finished making trouble?" At this moment, Zixia Fairy, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, suddenly spoke in a chilly tone.

Her gaze fixed on Xu Que and Duan Jiude as she said indifferently: "So now, which of you wants to continue explaining this matter to me?"

"I will!"

Xu Que immediately raised his hand, volunteering eagerly, and pointed angrily at Duan Jiude: "In this matter, Duan Jiude is the chief culprit; what he did fully qualifies as deceiving the master and destroying the ancestor, and he should be severely punished!"

"Damn!" Duan Jiude's face instantly changed; he cursed loudly and turned to run!

Zixia Fairy's delicate brows furrowed; how could she not see the truth of the matter? She immediately waved her wrist, and several strands of purple Light Stream shot out, rushing directly toward Duan Jiude, completely binding his hands and feet and pinning him in place.

"Ah..." Duan Jiude immediately let out a shriek, wailing, "Master, Master, let's talk this over calmly! This old man was wrong, this old man is guilty, this old man is not human, this old man should never have deceived you!"

"You..." Zixia Fairy spoke in a cold voice.

Boom—!

However, just as she uttered the first word, a deafening roar suddenly erupted from the Tianhuo Xuelake behind her.

Everyone was startled; they turned to look, yet the Tianhuo Xuelake remained motionless, calm as glass, without any change whatsoever.

Yet the rumbling beneath Xuehu continued.

"Look quickly, that heavenly fire in the center of the lake seems to have shrunk!" At this moment, someone pointed toward the center of Xuehu and cried out in alarm.

Xu Que immediately raised his head to look; his gaze condensed, and he actually sensed an extraordinary pressure emanating from the flames.

This was a feeling he had never experienced before; whether earlier or just now, facing that heavenly fire, he had felt nothing at all.

But this time, that heavenly fire actually made him feel pressured.

"Not good, there seems to be something strange about this place; it is not as simple as we thought!" Zeng Dafoye's expression tightened, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"Ao, this Divine Venerable still can't remember where this place is!" Er Gouzi struggled, hammering his own head, unable to recall the detailed memories.

"Hmm? This place seems to hide a Prohibition Array!"

Zixia Fairy seemed to have discovered something; she suddenly stepped forward, waved her arm toward the surface of Xuehu.

Whoosh!

A gentle breeze blew past, and the lake surface, piled high with white snow, instantly became crystal clear.

Everyone's gaze also penetrated through the clear lake water, looking down to the lake bottom!

"Hiss!"

The next moment, everyone in the arena inhaled sharply in unison, utterly shocked: "This... what is this?"

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