Chapter 69: Watching from the Sidelines

  "Huh?"

  Seeing them, Zuo Xiaoyao felt quite surprised and subconsciously murmured, while a hint of surprise also flashed across her face.

  Walking beside her, Zhuge Jinyu noticed this scene unintentionally and was somewhat surprised "What, Xiaoyao also met an acquaintance?"

  Just as she was about to speak, Zuo Xiao Yao suddenly remembered her current appearance and identity in front of others, and the cultivation that she had revealed. It would be inconvenient for her to acknowledge them, so she immediately shook her head and said, "I saw someone who looked like an old friend I once helped, but as I walked closer, it seemed like it wasn't him after all."

  Zhuge Jin smiled and nodded, believing or not, he had his own judgment in his heart. He just casually asked, besides, based on his relationship with Zuo Xiao Yao, they hadn't reached the point where they could speak freely about each other's affairs, so naturally, he didn't have the right to pursue it further.

  A giant tripod, over nine meters high, has been excavated more than halfway, with one of its four pillar-like legs still slanting into the desert. The crowd surrounding it stopped their argument as soon as they saw Zhuge Jianyu's group arrive, and immediately became vigilant. From the auras emanating from everyone present, it was clear that none of them were ordinary people, despite their different skin tones - there were cultivators like Zuo Xiaoyao, as well as blonde-haired, blue-eyed men holding 'crutches'.

  Even the whole body was wrapped in a large black robe, leaving only two eyes outside, like an Arab, similar to the ordinary Arab clothing style, but with slightly different habits. The dozen or so adventurers who first discovered the existence of this giant tripod had apparently been sent away.

  No wonder Zhuge Ziyu had a cautious and somewhat careless attitude, they came from afar in G city, already destined to miss the first opportunity, but there were too many forces interested in it. If not careful, it's very likely that they would end up with nothing but trouble.

  It's been three or four years since they last met, and Luo Hongtian was still dressed in casual attire. Qin Xiao also wore a black Zhongshan suit, but Qin Lian, who stood behind him, looked much more mature than before. It wasn't the change in her appearance, but rather the overall aura around her had changed significantly, becoming much more stable. Her cultivation had reached the perfect state of Nascent Soul stage.

  Noticing the meaning conveyed by the gazes of the people on the scene, he slightly nodded to a few acquaintances and smiled lightly, saying "Everyone continues, I and a few little friends just passed by here, encountered excitement, and came to take a look. Definitely won't delay everyone's business!"

  One of them, an elderly man who seemed to be the leader, said in English, "You Chinese are the most cunning, your words don't count, we won't believe you!"

  "Hum! You blond-haired devils are really creditworthy? Don't make me laugh, no matter what, we Chinese have always followed the principle of 'a man is valued for his self-awareness'. This tripod is obviously a treasure of our Chinese people, even if you take it away, it's useless to you, why bother joining in on the excitement?"

  A middle-aged cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage standing next to Hong Tian immediately replied, "It seems that not only the cultivators of the Covering Heaven Sect have worked on some foreign languages due to their tasks, but from the reactions of most people present, it can be seen that modern cultivators have also kept up with the times."

  "This is our territory, no matter what. Since it has appeared here, it is a gift from God to us, of course it should belong to us. You are all rule-breaking foreign invaders, please leave quickly!"

  One of the men in black robes also shouted loudly, presumably in Arabic, but unfortunately Xue Xiao Yao didn't understand and only heard him mutter a string of words, without knowing what he meant.

  Qin Xiao pushed up his glasses and replied calmly, "Although I don't know the reason why this thing was left here, it actually belongs to our Chinese ancestors. It should be inherited by us Chinese people, and no one can deny that. This matter shouldn't be dragged on for too long, it's better if we fellow Taoists take it back first!"

  As soon as this was said, it immediately won the support of all the cultivators present, changing the situation from everyone being on their own to taking action to show their approval. It's clear that they had been reminded by Zhuge Zhenyu and his group's arrival, and none of them wanted to drag things out any longer, lest even more people arrive. After all, these people were able to arrive first not only because they received the news quickly, but also because they were originally closer to this location. If they lost this advantage, it was uncertain whether they could still seize the initiative. The probability wasn't very high, after all, there were many powerful cultivators interested in this suspected ancient relic.

  As Zuo Xiao Yao got a closer look at the giant tripod, a hint of doubt flashed across her eyes. The tripod, still half-buried in the large pit, gave her an unusually familiar feeling. The intense and powerful aura it emitted showed its extraordinary nature. The originally pitch-black tripod seemed to be surrounded by a giant dragon, whose body shape was similar to those recorded in Chinese mythological legends, except that its head was facing downwards. From where she stood, she couldn't see the entire tripod's appearance at all.

  His eyes fixed on the large tripod in the pit ahead, Zhuge Zhan Yu's eyes were also filled with a fiery passion similar to that of other cultivators. However, he was obviously much more rational, and although he was somewhat excited, he did not have the urgent desire to possess it for himself like many of the cultivators present who couldn't wait to take the tripod away and flee. He clearly knew that based on the aura emanating from the tripod alone, with his current cultivation level, even if he had the opportunity to obtain it, he could only look at it as useless, just like what Zuo Xiao Yao said, and might even bring about great calamity.

  She was secretly wondering why this cauldron gave her a sense of familiarity, the people on the scene had apparently reached a 'consensus', without even saying hello, they suddenly started fighting, it was a melee, under Zhuge Zhenyu's command, the left Xiaoyao who quickly retreated to the back looked at the people on the scene who were displaying various magical techniques, with a hint of excitement and joy flashing in her eyes, this was a good opportunity for a close-up 'observation' of the world's practitioners of various special schools showing off their skills, in the past she had only heard about the existence of these schools through information circulating in the cultivation world.

  The cultivators on that side were almost instantly casting their spells, which brought great trouble to the other opponents who could only summon a protective shield for an instant. The blond-haired blue-eyed people who needed to finish reciting a longer incantation before they could cast their spells through their "magic wands" couldn't keep up, but some of them transformed into giant wolves and others wielded long swords, each swing bringing out a fierce and powerful aura that blocked most of the cultivators' attacks.

  After a while, the situation on the field became increasingly fierce. At first, the cultivators had the upper hand, but they gradually found themselves being successfully blocked by the other side who had achieved cooperation. Although several foundation-stage cultivators tried to take away the giant tripod, they all failed and returned in defeat.

  Seeing Zhuge Zhenyu and his group truly intending to just stand by with their hands in their sleeves, a cultivator who had reached the later stages of foundation building and had once swept them with a gaze like he was guarding against thieves, angrily shouted: "This concerns a great matter of my cultivation world, how can fellow daoists be so indifferent? Could it be that you want to reap the benefits while others take the risks?"

  PS: Thanks for the support from Jianmo, I may not have a chance to use computer next time, will try to update more tomorrow!