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In the great hall.

As the Elders departed,

only Elder Gu, Elder Chen, and the Cultivators' Alliance Leader Wu Yue remained.

Wu Yue's eyes were fixed on these two deacons as he took a deep breath.

"Do you two know why I asked you to stay behind?"

Wu Yue slowly began to speak.

"Is it about matters of the Hidden Sect, Alliance Hierarch?"

Elder Gu stepped forward, cautiously responding.

"Indeed,"

Wu Yue affirmed.

He wanted to get a step ahead and learn more comprehensive news about the Hidden Sects of the East State.

This would also make it convenient for him... well, convenient for him to better understand the Hidden Sects and prevent any mishaps during the grand assembly of all Sects.

"Alliance Hierarch, as for the Hidden Sect, the Wayless Sect, we have no further information. On our trip there, we only met Disciples of the East State Hidden Sect who were outside. However..."

Elder Gu hesitated.

On the other hand, Wu Yue was initially expecting to hear that he couldn't get more comprehensive information, feeling a hint of disappointment.

He was just about to wave his hand and have Elder Gu and Elder Chen step back.

But upon hearing the word 'however,' he was taken aback.
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Are you seeking death by stopping mid-sentence?

"However, what?"

Though Wu Yue felt anger, he wanted to know the rest of the sentence and had to suppress his ire to ask aloud.

"Alliance Hierarch, before I left, I received a stone, which was brought by a Disciple of the East State Hidden Sect."

Elder Gu said carefully.

"A stone? What use does a stone have? Even if it's a stone from a Disciple of the Hidden Sect, it is still just a stone!"

Wu Yue shook his head.

"This stone was taken from the Hidden Sect itself,"

Elder Chen interjected coldly.

Upon hearing this,

Wu Yue paused.

A stone taken from the Hidden Sect itself?

A stone from inside a Hidden Sect??

Could it be that stones from inside a Hidden Sect are special in some way?

Wu Yue had also seen some of the Hidden Sects in Zhongzhou, where the stones seemed no different from those outside.

If there had to be a difference,

It would be that the Spiritual Energy was denser than outside.

"Bring it here for me to see,"

Wu Yue said with furrowed brows.

Elder Gu nodded, quickly taking out the stone full of Evil Earth Qi from his storage ring and handing it to Wu Yue.

Wu Yue took the stone, scrutinizing it with a tight frown.

"Are you certain this is a stone from the East State Hidden Sect? Why is it filled with Evil Earth Qi?"

"No, within this stone, there is also a kind of Blood Evil Qi."

"What in the world is this?"

Wu Yue asked, puzzled.

"Alliance Hierarch, this... this is most certainly a stone from within the East State Hidden Sect. I suspect that the Hidden Sect of the East State is built atop an Ancient Battlefield."

Elder Gu revealed his speculation.

"Ancient Battlefield?"

Wu Yue furrowed his brows deeper.

Distracted by Elder Gu's suggestion, he put aside his other thoughts, contemplating whether the stone could have come from an Ancient Battlefield or not.

Places with Evil Earth Qi are numerous, such as the deep recesses of the earth, which contain Evil Earth Qi.

There are also certain Secret Realms or areas where demonic beasts born from the earth have fallen, which can generate some Evil Earth Qi.

But that Evil Earth Qi wouldn't contain this particular kind of Blood Evil Qi.

What exactly is this terrifying Blood Evil Qi?

Could it be that it truly originated from an Ancient Battlefield?

If it was the blood of a fallen mighty being from Ancient Times, imbuing the ground and thus creating this Blood Evil Qi, it is indeed very possible.

However, Wu Yue was at a loss.

He had read numerous books.

In the Ancient Times, the East State was always a land of barbarians; the great wars of that era had never occurred there.

Where does the talk of an ancient battlefield come from?

"The Blood Evil Qi on this stone is indeed very strange and special, but it's wrapped in Evil Earth Qi, which makes it difficult to determine its specific age,"

"Wait here for a moment, you two. I'll send this stone to Old Alliance Leader for inspection, so he can confirm it for us."

After contemplating, Wu Yue decided to have Elder Gu and Elder Chen stay there.

At the same time, he moved his palm, wrapped the stone in mana, and attached some information to it before sending it out of the great hall, asking someone else to take a look.

Naturally, Elder Gu and Elder Chen didn't dare to object and could only obediently wait where they were.

It was probably after a while.

The stone, filled with Evil Earth Qi, flew back and landed in Wu Yue's hand.

At the same time, a voice rang in Wu Yue's mind.

"Not sure."

Wu Yue was stunned at that moment.

Not sure?

The Old Alliance Leader had existed for who knows how many years, and even he wasn't certain?

So, was this stone really from an ancient battlefield or not?

Wu Yue furrowed his brows in thought.

Forget it, forget it.

Why think so much about it.

Whether it is or it isn't,

the Wayless Sect of the East State will remain the Hidden Sect.

Why should he overthink it?

Let's just treat this stone as if it were from an ancient battlefield.

"Go on, you two. Set up a ritual altar and offer this stone upon it. Have people use Spirit Incense to worship it day and night. The Blood Evil Qi on this stone could very well belong to an Ancient Human Sage who died during Ancient Times. Worship it and that's it,"

said Wu Yue with a wave of his hand.

He had Elder Gu and Elder Chen take the stone and leave.

"Yes, Alliance Leader."

Elder Gu and Elder Chen exchanged a glance, stepped forward to receive the stone, paid their respects, and then prepared to leave.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, Wu Yue thought of something else.

He called out to stop the two who were about to leave.

"Does the Alliance Leader have another command?"

The two stopped and asked.

The seated Wu Yue pondered for a moment, slowly stood up, and walked a few steps forward.

"When the two of you go out later, also inform them that I want to change the rules of the Grand Sect Competition,"

Wu Yue announced.

"Ah? Change the rules? Now?"

"No way, Alliance Leader, we've already sent out the invitations, and now we're changing the rules?"

Elder Gu and Elder Chen were both astounded.

"The change must be made, but I'm only going to change the rewards section, nothing else,"

said Wu Yue decisively.

"Change the rewards? How so?"

Elder Chen asked, puzzled.

"All rewards will be changed to unknown! There's no need to list them out."

answered Wu Yue.

Elder Chen and Elder Gu, on their way out, were startled.

Changed to unknown rewards?

Is that necessary?

Isn't listing out the rewards better?

Wouldn't that be more motivational?

Under their puzzled gaze,

Wu Yue calmly replied,

"I don't know which rank the disciples of the Hidden Sect will reach; those talents from Zhongzhou are not to be underestimated. Without knowing which rank the disciples of the East State Hidden Sect will achieve, we can't carelessly list the rewards."

"With rewards changed to unknown, can't we just adjust them on the fly?"

Wu Yue continued languidly.

Elder Gu: "..."

Elder Chen: "..."

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