My Master Knows It All

”Rumble...”

Slowly, a series of sounds like mountains being forcibly moved reached Cao Zhen’s ears. In front of him, it seemed as though an entrance formed by intertwining vines was gradually opening, each vine unfolding as if a door were being opened. Consequently, the poisonous energy previously trapped within the ruins surged forth with fierce intensity, almost causing Cao Zhen to cough. He quickly took several steps back.

This poisonous energy was terrifying.

However, behind him, there were experts from various clans rushing towards the entrance, and even Venerable Lin Feng stepped aside.

This was almost the norm every time a ruin was opened.

After a ruin is opened, those who enter first may indeed find treasures lying on the ground. The earlier one enters, the greater the chance of finding treasures.

However, the earlier one enters, the greater the risk of encountering dangers, even unknown ones. Therefore, the first entrants are also the most vulnerable.

But, those cultivators with weaker cultivation bases have no choice but to enter early. If they enter late, they might not even catch a whiff of the treasures.

As for cultivators with higher cultivation bases, they are more than happy to let others pave the way. Once it’s confirmed safe, or once the dangers are known, they enter.

As for letting the weaker cultivators find treasures.

The treasures on the outermost layer might not even interest them, not to mention, even if the weaker cultivators find treasures, so what? Can’t they just seize them?

Venerable Lin Feng stayed not far from the entrance, watching as each cultivator entered and observing the situation outside the entrance. Noticing that the poisonous energy surging from the ruins was no longer so dense, he immediately shouted to the side, ”Go in!”

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhen immediately turned and flew in, with Venerable Lin Feng closely following. She knew Zi Tie had a stronger physique, so naturally, she let Zi Tie lead the way!

When Cao Zhen was outside, he had already felt the poisonous energy was intense enough, but upon entering, the poisonous energy outside seemed insignificant.

The intensity of the poisonous energy outside was not even half of what was inside the ruins.

All around, cultivators from various clans had begun exploring their surroundings, with many gazing towards what seemed to be the center of the ruins, where a towering tower stood!

Even from a great distance, the tower could be seen clearly, and atop it, a dark green light illuminated the world around it in a verdant hue!

”That is... the greatest treasure in these ruins!”

”Look, this entire ruin is filled with ruins, it must have been the home of some great ability of the Poison Tribe, or a faction that was wiped out by enemies.

Yet, the tower looks perfectly intact!”

”Let’s go to the tower!”

”No, going to the tower is unnecessary. Such treasures are visible to all, surely all the experts will fight for it.

Given our strength, how could the treasures within that tower possibly be ours?”

”That makes sense.”

”We should search around here; with so many ruins, perhaps there are secrets hidden within.”

Hearing the voices around him, Cao Zhen looked to the side at Venerable Lin Feng.

”Let’s head towards the tower, but there’s no need to rush. Based on past experiences, when entering ruins, you might see the greatest treasure immediately, but such treasures generally take time to be accessed.

Along the way, we do what we should normally do, proceed slowly, and wait until the tower becomes truly accessible. There will definitely be changes within the ruins.

As for those ruins, we’ll explore them when we’re further away. The outer areas don’t usually hold valuable treasures.” Venerable Lin Feng had obviously visited many ruins, appearing very composed as she spoke, flying forward with Cao Zhen.

Although they were not the very first to enter, their flying speed was fast enough.

In no time, they surpassed those ahead, becoming the leading cultivators among those entering from this opening.

Behind, many cultivators, upon seeing the direction they flew, changed their course. With two terrifying presences leading, there was little chance of finding treasures following them.

Moreover, that Demon Bull was notoriously bloodthirsty. What if it thought people were deliberately following and attacked?

So, the best solution was to change direction and continue searching, avoiding those heading to the tower!

Besides, though the outer areas of the ruins rarely hold significant treasures, occasionally surprise finds occur. What if this ruin’s outer area holds a major treasure!

After flying a certain distance, Cao Zhen’s eyes narrowed slightly.

In this sweep of ruins, though it was saturated with poisonous energy, plants still grew within. However, within a twenty-mile radius, only a single towering tree ten feet high stood alone.

This tree was blood red, and beneath its bark, one could see veins bulging like human blood vessels.

What was even more bizarre was that this tree had ten tentacles resembling those of an octopus, each tentacle adorned with sharp spikes like arrows.