Chapter 1671: This Thing Is Still Alive

"Haven't you investigated the source?" Xu Que pointed to the cloud-covered mist above his head.

The female disciple smiled bitterly: "Above is an unknowable place; we have no way to explore. Actually... even how the Holy Water Spring appeared, we don't know. We only know that the holy water born from this place is very useful for cultivators, so we have always collected it."

"Understood, that is to say, you only discovered this place, but how it came to be and why it disappeared, you don't know at all." Xu Que touched his chin and observed around this cliff. "Then why bring this humble monk here?"

"Because this place is the first place in our hall where drying up appeared." The female disciple said honestly, "We have come to investigate many times, but in the end, we have gained nothing."

Xu Que looked around and didn't find any strange signs. Just as he was about to let the female disciple take him to other places to see, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and stopped his steps.

In a hidden corner of the stone platform, there was a small claw print.

The position of this claw print was very hidden, covered by the shadow of the vines, and from the angle, it looked very much like a posture of wanting to dig open this mountain wall.

Er Gouzi had been here?

"Cough, Amitabha, as this humble monk expected, Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude once broke into this place, right?" Xu Que pressed his palms together and said seriously.

The female disciple was a bit surprised and nodded: "Master can even see this... It is indeed so. Before, when Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude visited our Holy Moon Hall under the guise of communication, they specifically came over to stroll around twice. At that time, they were very interested in the Holy Water Spring, and later they sneaked into the Holy Water Spring at night. After being discovered by Senior Brother Murong, a thorough investigation revealed that they had actually stolen the treasure vault of the Holy Moon Hall, so we started to issue a wanted notice for them."

Xu Que nodded; it was a very distinct Er Gouzi style of doing things.

If they saw something they liked, they had to get it; if they couldn't get it, they had to steal it; the last method was open robbery.

If they couldn't even rob it, at least they had to leave a mark to collect it later.

Any treasure, the moment it was seen by Er Gouzi... no, heard of in rumors, was already regarded as their own thing.

However, another name caught Xu Que's attention.

"Senior Brother Murong? Are you talking about Murong Yunhai?" Xu Que asked curiously.

"Yes, at that time Senior Brother Murong was a guest at the Holy Moon Hall; he should have been discussing participating in the Heavenly Gate competition with Senior Sister." The female disciple recalled.

Heavenly Gate competition?

What kind of thing is that?

Xu Que didn't rush to ask, but picked some unimportant words to say, going around in circles to get the information out.

It turned out that the Heavenly Gate was not without competition. Every hundred years, a Heavenly Gate competition would be held. It was said that the successful ones would enter the Central Heavenly Gate for quiet cultivation.

The losers could choose to go to the forces of the Heavenly Gate to become helmsmen, or continue to practice under the Immortal Emperor as disciples.

"So, Fairy Nishang actually failed before?" Xu Que was shocked.

That woman's strength didn't look as delicate as it appeared on the surface; at least if he didn't use the Righteousness Sealing Demon Sutra, he estimated it would be a draw.

"That's not it..." The female disciple appeared a bit embarrassed; most of these messages were blocked within the Holy Moon Hall. "I don't know very clearly either, but it seems that Senior Sister had some accident, so she didn't participate. Later, His Majesty the Immortal Emperor spoke and let Senior Sister manage the Holy Moon Hall, and then Senior Sister came."

Seeing that he couldn't dig out any big news from the gossip, Xu Que sighed with regret.

"Then have you explored this place?" Xu Que asked a key question.

If the other party had explored it, they might have discovered the abnormality here long ago. If he acted rashly, it would be easy to be discovered.

The female disciple nodded, and Xu Que's heart sank.

But immediately after, the female disciple said again: "We carefully explored this cliff at that time, but we didn't find anything. The Holy Water Spring was like it came out of thin air and suddenly disappeared."

Xu Que breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that there was nothing inside, but that they hadn't discovered it.

Xu Que trusted Er Gouzi's ability to explore treasures very much; this guy was as accurate in finding treasures as smelling shit.

This was probably a species talent.

"Although this place has dried up, I think it should have left quite a few clues." Xu Que said in a deep voice, "I don't know if I can stay here for a moment; maybe I can find the traces of Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude. The strange things in the Holy Moon Hall might be related to them."

Silently, a black pot was buckled on the heads of these two goods; Xu Que didn't have the slightest psychological burden.

Good brothers are meant to be sold.

The female disciple heard this and became indignant: "These two guys are too bad, stealing our things and causing destruction. Then I'll trouble Master Tang, I'll go outside and wait for you."

As a disciple of the Holy Moon Hall, although her cultivation was not high, she still had knowledge.

This monk clearly wanted to display some secret method and didn't want to be seen by outsiders.

Because of Fairy Nishang's order, the female disciple didn't doubt Xu Que's intentions at all; after all, they had already explored this place inside and out long ago, and hadn't found a single hair.

"Then thank you, benefactor. If you have time, let's have a 'date'." Xu Que pressed his palms together.

The female disciple was slightly stunned: "Master Tang, what is a 'date'..."

"Oh, it's a practice secret method of my Buddhism. Through in-depth exploration of each other, we realize our original heart to achieve the effect of improving cultivation." Xu Que said with a smile, "This humble monk sees that you have the potential in this area, so I said that."

The female disciple suddenly realized and said gratefully: "Then thank you, Master Tang. If Master Tang has time, you can have a 'date' anytime."

Watching the female disciple go away, Xu Que nodded with satisfaction.

It seems that the female disciples of the Holy Moon Hall have high quality; I hope I can have an in-depth exploration when I have time.

At this time, Xu Que was the only one left at the Holy Water Spring.

He sat cross-legged in front of that cliff, closed his eyes and focused, and a golden light flashed across his brow.

The small golden body that had already merged with his divine sense suddenly surged with a huge force, exploring toward the mountain wall.

Now his cultivation was on the verge of Immortal Venerable, and the area he explored was many times larger than before; ordinary Immortal Venerable exploration probably didn't even reach one-tenth of his.

Therefore, in Xu Que's perception, the environment he saw was very different from others.

In the depths of this cliff, unknown how deep, an existence was hidden, and the heaven and earth spiritual energy of the entire Holy Moon Hall was being slowly absorbed by it.

Even, vitality was being absorbed.

Xu Que subconsciously poked that thing with his divine sense, and a violent fluctuation suddenly came.

He was shocked on the spot.

This thing is still alive???

... ===== CHAPTER 1672 =====