si-mexico Chapter 231 Law Fragments
Chapter 231 Law Fragments
Kongming was extremely embarrassed. He felt like he had raised an ungrateful child. His face turned red and white in turns. Fortunately, Liu Mengli changed the subject in time.
She chuckled softly, like a gentle spring breeze, and said, "You must have heard that within the territory of the Holy City, a secret realm concerning the ancient god Gu Xuan is about to open. Gu Xuan once roamed the world, and I don't need to elaborate on the opportunities he encountered!"
Kong Ming composed himself, stared at Liu Mengli, and slowly said, "Miss Liu, any opportunity must be enjoyed by someone who is alive! Such a huge benefit will surely be fought for by the three ancient families. They have countless experts, so why do they allow so many rogue cultivators to participate?"
Liu Mengli sighed softly, her expression turning serious, and spoke.
"The reasons for this are quite complex. This secret realm has a special restriction. The stronger one's cultivation, the more severe the suppression. After much exploration, it was discovered that this secret realm can only accommodate Golden Core cultivators. Once it senses a Nascent Soul cultivator, it will forcefully eliminate them. Although the three ancient families have profound foundations, they have to be cautious under this restriction, which is why they rely on the power of rogue cultivators."
Kongming took a sip of tea and said somewhat noncommittally, "Oh? Isn't the plan to have the rogue cultivators scout ahead and clear the way for the aristocratic scouts? Even if these rogue cultivators do obtain great opportunities, with the strength of the ancient aristocratic families, surely they have ways to force them to hand them over?"
Liu Mengli remained calm, sitting upright to the side, and said, "While summoning rogue cultivators certainly has this intention, it's not the whole story. The secret realm is vast, and the hidden dangers and opportunities within it are extremely scattered. It's difficult for the Golden Core cultivators within the aristocratic families to explore it fully. Moreover, fragments of laws may be born within the secret realm, which is of paramount importance to the ancient aristocratic families!"
"Fragments of laws?" Kongming suddenly looked up and asked.
He had heard of this thing, but he had never seen it before, and it was only mentioned in a few words in some ancient books.
Liu Mengli nodded and continued, "These fragments of laws can not only help Nascent Soul cultivators break through bottlenecks and advance to the Divine Transformation stage, but also allow Divine Transformation ancestors to improve their cultivation and comprehend the great hurdle of life and death. The three great families are all vying for them, but the secret realm is fraught with danger. The more independent cultivators enter, the greater the chance of collecting the fragments."
Kongming looked thoughtful.
In today's cultivation world, fragments of laws are extremely rare. Each fragment seems to contain the most primordial power of the laws of heaven and earth, and their preciousness is simply immeasurable.
Even if one or two pieces were to occasionally appear in the world by chance, it would be something that ordinary cultivators would never dare to covet.
Even the three major sects of various countries, as powerful as they are, can only look on in awe at the fragments of laws and dare not easily dabble in them.
After all, the lofty and powerful ancient families would never allow the emergence of Nascent Soul cultivators in the kingdoms below, lest they threaten their position.
This situation is similar to how the three major sects strictly prohibit the emergence of Nascent Soul cultivators in their subordinate sects in order to firmly control their own cultivation forces.
"Such a precious item, aren't the three ancient aristocratic families afraid that the rogue cultivators will secretly hide it after obtaining the fragments of the laws and refuse to hand it over?"
Kongming stared intently at Liu Mengli, trying to glean more information from her answer.
Liu Mengli gently shook her head, her expression calm yet exuding confidence: "The three great families have naturally considered this point. Firstly, while there are opportunities within the secret realm, there are also numerous dangers. It is already difficult for rogue cultivators to find fragments of laws alive, let alone hide them privately. Moreover, even if a rogue cultivator were lucky enough to find them, with the families' extensive network of informants and powerful search capabilities, it would be difficult for them to evade investigation."
"Secondly, the aristocratic families have set a rule that, apart from treasures as vital as fragments of laws that must be handed over, other relatively insignificant opportunities can be kept by rogue cultivators. This is to show the tolerance of the ancient aristocratic families and to silence any criticism from the world. As long as rogue cultivators hand over fragments of laws, they can obtain far more than ordinary rewards. After weighing the pros and cons, most rogue cultivators will still choose to cooperate."
Kongming nodded, understanding that the three ancient aristocratic families' move was truly killing two birds with one stone.