Chapter 4273 — There Must Be Treasure
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Now, however, Wei Zhao finally understood: this place truly had once belonged to the spirit beast clan. It was only after that incident that the clan had abandoned it, leaving it untended ever since, and that was how it had come to take the shape it held today.
Wei Zhao even suspected that, for some unknown reason, after the Beast King had put every living soul here to death, he might never have truly intended to abandon the place. Lufeng Forest, after all, was a treasure no power could afford to dismiss. It was only that afterward the Beast King vanished, the spirit beast clan fell into chaos from top to bottom, and no one had the leisure to bother with it.
That alone could explain the semi-open state of Lufeng Forest today. Were it not for the miasma, the human cultivators from all around the Southern Isle would surely have swarmed in. However rich in heavenly treasures the forest might be, if it were picked over year after year without pause, it could never have withstood the plunder; a fine primordial land would have been ruined for good.
Of course, had matters truly come to that, the spirit beast clan would likely not have stood by so indifferent. By then the picture would have been different altogether—Lufeng Forest might have been placed under strict lockdown, and human cultivators barred from setting foot in it ever again.
"So then, the ruins of Aoduo Cultivation City must be quite famous?" Wei Zhao asked thoughtfully.
"Naturally. You could call the ruins of Aoduo Cultivation City the very emblem of Lufeng Forest. What's more, every spirit beast that once remained within the city was powerful and of noble station; when creatures of that caliber leave anything behind, even a trifle, it is a treasure rarely seen in the outside world. So it is a recognized trove—spend a few days in these waters and you will hear of it." Brother Chang nodded.
"Famous as it is, people must have flocked there in droves. No matter how many treasures it held, after so much time they should long since have been picked clean…" Wei Zhao glanced at Brother Chang, somewhat lacking in interest. Unlike most who grew excited at the mention of treasure, he seemed rather doubtful, even scrutinizing.
"Haha, for a young fellow to have such composure is truly rare!" Brother Chang laughed at the remark, then went on: "By rights it should be so. But Lufeng Forest can only be entered at this time of year, and the ruins of Aoduo Cultivation City lie at the deepest core. With ordinary strength one cannot reach them at all. And though the ruins are famous, known to all as they are, the maps to get there have been driven to astronomical prices. So those who can truly make the journey are in fact far fewer than you imagine."
"Oh? But by common sense, even if few go, each who does will scrape up every treasure he can. In that case only the first few to arrive could truly have reaped the rewards; those who came later should hardly have found much left, no?" Wei Zhao remained somewhat unconvinced.
"What kind of attitude is that? For our Brother Chang to speak with a bumpkin like you is condescension itself, do you understand? One doubt after another—we offer you face and you throw it back! You—" The seductive woman beside Brother Chang curled her lip in disdain.
Before she could finish, Brother Chang turned and gave her a look, and at once she fell silent, head lowered in embarrassment, not daring to utter another word.
Watching this, Wei Zhao shook his head inwardly. Even his dual-cultivation partner feared him so; plainly this Brother Chang was no easygoing sort.
And yet a man like that was all smiles and warmth toward Wei Zhao, a total stranger—and one, moreover, of an early Golden Core caliber wholly beneath his own. It was truly incomprehensible. When something is this abnormal, there is sure to be a devil behind it. This man might well be another Chu Bubai!