Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

As Chu Xiu grew increasingly vigilant, Mao Qi suddenly said, ”I just checked, and it seems besides the small hole Xie Xuanzhao pointed out, there aren’t any other holes.”

”And these small holes happen to be seven!”

”Could this be indicating the location of the Seven Artifacts?” Mu Tuo exclaimed.

”It’s possible,” Xie Xuanzhao nodded, ”Otherwise, this Star Jumping Ship is so immense; exploring it might not be easy for us. Since Abyss has issued this task, it must leave some clues.”

”Then what are we waiting for?” Mu Tuo said, ready to fly towards the nearest hole.

”Hold on,” Zhu Jiu waved his hand in the void, and an invisible hand grabbed him, ”We need to discuss personnel allocation. Acting rashly might give the Tribulation participants an opportunity.”

”That’s right,” Mao Qi agreed, ”Although dispersing individually is the most efficient, the risk is too high. Two people per group won’t work because inevitably one will be paired with a Tribulation participant; hence, I suggest at least three people per group led by a strong leader.”

With those words, everyone’s gaze turned to Xie Xuanzhao, Mao Qi, and Zhu Jiu.

It seemed not only Chu Xiu but other Civilization Envoys also sensed the special capabilities of these three.

Meeting everyone’s gaze, Xie Xuanzhao calmly said, ”I agree with Brother Mao’s suggestion, but we also need to assign someone to explore the Land of Divine Fall, the large hole in the center.”

It seemed this lady was very confident in her divination skills and still considered Chu Xiu’s proposal.

”But I’m afraid no one wants to gather information.” Mao Qi said.

Anyone could see that gathering information was an obviously disadvantageous role, not to mention missing the chance for Artifacts directly, just the unknown risks of the Land of Divine Fall could make one think carefully.

”I am willing.”

But as soon as Mao Qi spoke, Xie Xuanzhao replied without hesitation.

This made everyone’s expressions turn peculiar.

Was this lady truly so selfless, or did she receive other instructions from her divinations, with another agenda?

It was even possible, she was the hidden Tribulation participant, misleading everyone all along!

For a moment, everyone chose silence; in truth, even if Xie Xuanzhao said there was a great opportunity hidden in the Land of Divine Fall, no one would follow her.

Chu Xiu was no exception.

The safest method for now was to first obtain the Artifacts to enhance one’s strength.

After all, while he can hide from the seven Civilization Envoys, the upcoming Tribulation Thunder Incarnation requires hard strength; having Artifacts in hand naturally increases one’s certainty.

Seeing no one responded, Xie Xuanzhao wasn’t bothered and said, ”Since that’s the case, I’ll explore the Land of Divine Fall, Brother Mao and Brother Zhu will each lead a group.”

Mao Qi and Zhu Jiu hesitated for a moment; indeed, Xie Xuanzhao’s action of leaving alone was quite suspicious. Only Tribulation participants would want to act alone, for their every move would be monitored when with others, doing nothing.

Even Chu Xiu’s expression was a bit odd, if not for his task hinting clearly in his consciousness, he would have suspected the other as a Tribulation participant.

But ultimately, everyone said nothing, just nodded in agreement.

The remaining seven quickly divided into groups, with Chu Xiu, Zhu Jiu, Mu Tuo, and a Civilization Envoy from [Blood Blade Civilization], calling himself [Remnant Devil].

Afterward, everyone divided the regions their groups should explore and exchanged contact Artifacts, allowing one side to quickly assist the other if something went wrong.

These seven Civilization Envoys were meticulous and flawless, causing Chu Xiu quite a headache, but for now, he could only continue awaiting the opportunity.

Soon, the two groups dispersed, and Chu Xiu’s group of four came near the nearest hole, slowly entering the Star Jumping Ship.