Chapter 1070: Chapter 1067: A Terrifying Origin

“You son of a—!”

Gai felt like he got played, immensely frustrated.

“Why didn’t you say so earlier?” Gai grumbled.

It made him travel to another space-time, spending over a hundred years to figure it out.

Turns out this guy recognized those four characters long ago!

He was shaking with anger!

Thinking about the hundred years of pulling his hair over there, Gai just wanted to spit blood.

“You didn’t ask.” Ye Xuan rolled his eyes.

“Besides, this was for your own good. If I directly told you, would you truly understand the meaning behind it?”

“Would you feel the thrill of figuring out the puzzle?”

“Self-satisfaction in achieving it yourself versus getting things without effort, right?”

Faced with Ye Xuan’s soul-searching questions, Gai begrudgingly felt there was truth to them.

But then, Gai grimaced at Ye Xuan, cursing, “What the hell! We just wanted the result of ‘Dao Chu Immortal Skill,’ why care about self-achievement or freeloading?!”

“I think you made a good point.” Ye Xuan looked appreciative, solemnly saying, “Now I tell you the four characters are pronounced as ‘Dao Chu Immortal Skill’.”

“Come on, repeat after me, ‘Dao Chu Immortal Skill’!”

Ye Xuan enunciated deliberately.

Gai’s face turned ashen to the extreme, finally spitting out a word: “Buzz off!”

Ye Xuan laughed heartily.

As Gai angrily seemed ready to strike, Ye Xuan finally stifled his laughter, saying, “Since you’ve deciphered those four characters, let’s get to the real subject and discuss its deeper meaning.”

Upon hearing that, Gai’s expression softened slightly, seriously pondering, “What deeper meaning do you see in this? I think it’s a cultivation technique.”

“By coincidence, so do I.” Ye Xuan said seriously.

Gai looked at Ye Xuan: “…”

Ye Xuan: “?”

Gai took a deep breath, suppressing his urge to hit, speaking gravely, “You’ve recognized these four words early on, is this all you’ve got in terms of insight?”

Ye Xuan chuckled, “What other insight can you have?”

He naturally had other insights since he had absorbed those ‘Dao Chu Immortal Skill’ words into the Emperor Soul.

But regarding this secret, Ye Xuan didn’t plan to share with Gai.

Though their relationship continued well, it definitely wasn’t to the point of intimacy.

Despite acting like absolute old pals.

In reality…

From the moment Ye Xuan reunited with Gai, Gai’s probing was evident.

Just two old foxes playing chess.

Each pretending ignorance despite knowing.

After deciphering those ‘Dao Chu Immortal Skill’ words, did Gai really have no other insights?

Only a fool would believe that.

Ye Xuan certainly saw through that.

Some secrets, after all, are better known only to one.

Gai stared intently at Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan looked calmly at Gai.

After a long while, Gai sighed, resigned, “Alright, I’ll start then.”

“Within these four characters, ‘Immortal’ is the most important, followed by ‘Dao,’ ‘Chu’ is the least crucial, but still essential.”

“The ‘Immortal’ character is closely linked to our plans, while ‘Dao Chu’ signifies the true origin of Dao Chu Ancient Land, or maybe it’s what formed Dao Chu Ancient Land — just my speculation.”

“And the ‘Skill’ character, emerged after the three characters combined, evolves into a cultivation technique.”

“Maybe by comprehending this technique, we might unlock its secrets.”

Gai looked at Ye Xuan, shifting from his previous nonchalance to utmost seriousness.

Ye Xuan stroked his chin, ponderously saying, “I’ve thought about these too, but the key is how to derive the technique from these four characters.”

Gai gazed at Ye Xuan, solemnly asking, “Then I must ask, did you hold back anything, are these four characters just on these three sheets, or is there more?”

Ye Xuan heard this and instantly rolled his eyes, saying, “Do you know how much effort it took to collect these four ancient characters? In the Chaos Ancient Dao, there appeared a Golden Vertical Eye, almost glared me to death.”

“Golden Vertical Eye?!” Gai’s complexion suddenly changed, seizing the crucial point.

“You know?” Ye Xuan raised a brow, speaking sternly.

“How did you encounter that creature?!” Gai’s face turned pale, eyes showing fear.

“Seems I escaped with my life.” Ye Xuan saw the terror in Gai’s eyes, self-mockingly laughed.

“You’re right, you indeed escaped with your life!” Gai’s expression turned extremely grave, “If it were your former self, perhaps you wouldn’t be threatened, but now, it’s sheer luck surviving beneath its gaze.”

“Talk about its origins.” Ye Xuan squinted.

Having faced that Golden Vertical Eye, he felt unprecedented crisis.

Yet he knew nothing about the Golden Vertical Eye.

He’d planned to ask Gai about it.

Just now, he purposely let slip that phrase to let Gai hear.

Since Gai knew, he might as well ask.

“I don’t know its origins.” Gai shook his head, face pale, “My only understanding is it’s incredibly terrifying, so terrifying I’d feel extinction in its presence.”

Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes, silent.

Though Gai didn’t reveal the Golden Vertical Eye’s origins, his words were enough to show its frightening nature.

Encountering it twice…

Yet surviving…

Ye Xuan furrowed his brows.

“Forget it, let’s not discuss it, too creepy.” Gai waved his hand, “Let’s continue talking about those four ancient characters.”

Evidently, Gai didn’t wish to talk further about the Golden Vertical Eye.

Ye Xuan looked up at Gai, speaking seriously, “That Golden Vertical Eye might have a significant connection with Dao Chu Ancient Land’s origins, perhaps even with those four ancient characters.”

Gai shook his head, “That’s impossible.”

Ye Xuan raised a brow, “You’re certain?”

Gai nodded, “Yes, it couldn’t have any link to Dao Chu Ancient Land.”

Ye Xuan frowned deeply, “Then why did it appear in Chaos Ancient Dao?”

Gai fell silent.

Ye Xuan squinted, calmly saying, “Of these three Saint Papers, I only want the ‘Immortal’ ‘Skill’ one, the others are yours.”

Gai clenched his teeth, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

After a while, Gai seemed to have made up his mind, saying, “Its origin is not in Dao Chu Ancient Land, so it has no connection with Dao Chu Ancient Land’s origins. As for why it appeared in Chaos Ancient Dao, it’s because it needs to maintain its power there.”

“It…”

“Doesn’t belong to this world!”