Chapter 754

Luo Ke didn't dare to move as he was gripped by the devil ape from behind. Then, the devil ape picked him up like a chicken.

"The civet Luo Ke was caught."

"He defeated the enemy in one move."

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned. Their faces were filled with disbelief. A living person was standing behind Luo Ke, but the latter didn't notice it at all.

"You think you're a civet? Bah, don't insult the word civet."

The devil ape held Luo Ke's neck and spat out a mouthful of phlegm on the ground. Then, it dragged Luo Ke towards Zi Chen.

"What do you want?"

Luo Ke's face was pale without any color. This was naturally related to the devil ape holding his neck, but it was mostly due to fear.

Today, he had failed to recognize Mount Tai. He hadn't realized that the other party had only been attacking his doppelganger. Now that he was being controlled, it was as if his life no longer belonged to him.

"Answer whatever I ask you. Cooperate and I'll keep you alive. If you don't, you know the consequences," Zi Chen said indifferently.

"Ask, ask. I'll tell you whatever you want to know." Luo Ke nodded quickly.

"Where is this place?" Zi Chen asked the first question.

"This is the starting point of the ancient road. Only by leaving here can we truly enter the ancient road," Luo Ke replied.

"Then why aren't you leaving? What are you doing here?" Zi Chen asked the second question.

"The passage to the ancient road is opened at the same time. It will only open when there are three thousand people." Luo Ke was very cooperative.

"Third question, why did you suddenly kill someone? We don't seem to have any enmity with you."

"On the ancient road, everyone can be an enemy. If you kill one now, there will be one less enemy in the future."

Feeling that something was wrong, Luo Ke said, "No, no, I didn't kill him because there would be one less enemy. I killed him for resources. It is said that resources are extremely scarce on the ancient road. There is even news that some trial grounds don't even have enough World Energy to replenish."

When Zi Chen heard this, he frowned slightly. "Since you already knew about this, why didn't you bring more resources when you came? Also, you've been waiting for so many years. Could it be that you only have a few hundred people? How long would it take to gather three thousand people?"

"We found out about it in the tavern when we came here. We didn't know about it before, but we're close to gathering three thousand people. If we still can't gather three thousand people, then the passage will open in the ninth year."

"Tavern? There's a tavern here?" Zi Chen was surprised.

"Yes, just outside the square, behind the mountain."

Luo Ke did not suppress his words. Therefore, all the demons were listening attentively. In addition, some of the people who had arrived earlier were also listening attentively.

But the others didn't care at all, because as long as one left the plaza and spent a drop of low grade origin liquid, one would be able to obtain this information.

At that moment, the teleportation formation on the high platform lit up again. This time, more than ten people appeared on the high platform. When the latter appeared, his expression was almost the same as that of Zi Chen and the others. He shouted angrily while he was still in a daze.

Facing the angry rebuke of the crowd, the group of people was also slightly stunned. They didn't immediately leave the teleportation formation. Therefore, they also faced the numerous energy attacks.

In this group, there were no existences comparable to the Devil Ape and the Dragonman. Their strength was slightly weaker, so they were hit by many energy attacks. Under the explosions of energy, an unlucky person unfortunately died.

Then, a figure like lightning rushed onto the high platform at an extremely fast speed. In an instant, he took the Primordial Core and Spirit Ring of the other party and flew back like lightning.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Zi Chen's gaze was fixed on the man who had turned into lightning. The other party's speed seemed to be almost comparable to his.

"He's called Speed Ghost. His speed is even faster than mine. Once he shows his extreme speed, in this group of thousands, he's definitely above average, or even slightly above average," Luo Ke said again.

"This kind of speed is only slightly above average."

Zi Chen was a little surprised. Then, he asked, "So you mean that there are many people here who can suppress him?"

"Even if there aren't fifty people who can suppress him in terms of speed, there are at least forty. There are at least ten people who can match him in terms of speed, and there are at least two hundred people who can surpass him in terms of combat power."

In just a short sentence, Zi Chen had a better understanding of the Ancient Road of Trials. Indeed, this place was known as the strongest trial. There were indeed many powerful cultivators here.

"If you want to know anything, go to the tavern. You can find anything there. As long as you pay the price, you can even find out what's on the Ancient Road of Trials. Because the owner of the tavern is a powerful cultivator who successfully came out of the Ancient Road of Trials."

Zi Chen's heart skipped a beat. Someone who successfully came out of the Ancient Road of Trials was a powerful cultivator of the Mortal Origin Stage.

"Alright, thank you for your information. Devil Ape, let him go." Zi Chen smiled lightly.

After being let go by the Devil Ape, Luo Ke twisted his neck a few times. He pretended to be relaxed, but soon, he screamed, "You, you guys actually …"

Zi Chen held a Spirit Ring in his hand and smiled, "I only said I'll let you go, but I didn't say I'll let go of your Spirit Ring."

As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying spiritual thought appeared in Zi Chen's mind. Under this spiritual thought, Luo Ke's Spirit Ring was forcefully removed, and the latter coughed up blood in an instant.

With one strike, the Spirit Ring's Spirit Ring was broken. This proved that the opponent's spiritual thought was much stronger than his. Luo Ke's face was extremely pale. Only now did he truly understand that the team in front of him was a truly powerful one.

And the young man in front of him, who seemed to be the leader, seemed to be even stronger than the Black Ape.

Zi Chen opened Luo Ke's Spirit Ring and counted the resources in an instant. He couldn't help but shake his head and curl his lips, "I heard that you came here and killed many people, but there are only so many resources in your Spirit Ring. It seems like you're very poor."

Luo Ke was speechless. If he was considered poor, then at least half of the thousands of cultivators here were poorer than him.

"What's in this? It's a type of poison." Zi Chen took out the gourd that had poisoned the Wei Clan's Elixir Origin and shook it. There was liquid inside.

Looking at the gourd, Luo Ke's eyes flashed with pain. He said, "This is a highly poisonous item refined by my clan using more than a thousand types of non-poisonous plants. It's colorless and tasteless. It tastes sweet in the mouth, but it can instantly destroy one's soul."

"Then it can kill all Elixir Origin experts." Zi Chen looked surprised.

"Strictly speaking, that's the case. But to kill a Elixir Origin expert with a strong soul, they have to drink more. This poison will destroy their soul after entering their stomach, so it's not realistic to kill a real Elixir Origin expert."

After gaining a general understanding of this area, Zi Chen walked out of the square. The Demon Clan had already left.

There were only a few hundred people in the square, but there were more than ten people who were comparable to Sky Realm cultivators. And according to Luo Ke, there seemed to be even stronger existences.

Therefore, even Zi Chen felt the pressure during this trial. As for the dozen or so people from the other forces, they all had looks of regret on their faces.

The square was surrounded by mountains. After following the mountains to the exit and leaving the square, Zi Chen saw a large open space.

There were scattered buildings in this open space. One of them was a tavern, and next to the tavern was a three-story building. There was a tattered wooden sign in front of the building with the word "room" written on it. It seemed to be a place to stay.

Other than that, there were a few small houses in the open space. They were all made of wood. Even from a distance, Zi Chen could see the thumb-sized holes in them. Zi Chen doubted that these small houses could be lived in. Perhaps in the middle of the night, the wooden houses would be blown down by the strong wind.

Other than the buildings, what Zi Chen saw the most were cultivators. They gathered in groups of three to five. Some were chatting, and some were meditating. The appearance of Zi Chen's group only attracted the attention of a few people.

Among these people, there was no lack of people who stood alone, but often, there would be a state of emptiness within a radius of more than ten meters around them. When the crowd glanced at these people while talking and laughing, there would be a deep fear in the depths of their eyes.

After Zi Chen entered this open space, his gaze started to sweep across the crowd of humans, especially the female cultivators. Zi Chen would deliberately look at them.

When he came here, he did not sense the presence of Longhu. Therefore, Zi Chen concluded that Wang Xian 'er was not here. Furthermore, after hearing from Luo Ke that this place opened once every nine years, he did not expect to see Wang Xian' er.

At this moment, Zi Chen was searching among the female cultivators. He also wanted to see if Lin Xue or Su Mengyao would be among them. Although the chances of meeting them were very slim, it was not impossible.

Zi Chen's gaze swept across the crowd of female cultivators. He attracted a lot of ridicule and angry provocation. However, he did not find anything.

"The chances of this happening are very small. However, if you can successfully complete the Ancient Path, you might meet them." The monk beside him, who knew who Zi Chen was looking for, said faintly.

Zi Chen nodded. Then, he turned around and looked at the only tavern here.

"You want to go in and find out more about the Ancient Path of Trials?" The monk asked again.

"The more I know about the unknown Ancient Path of Trials, the higher my chances of survival." After saying that, Zi Chen walked towards the tavern. The devil ape and the monk followed closely behind.

The group of 60 Elixir Primordial cultivators wanted to follow as well. However, when they saw the small tavern and the number of people on their side, they gave up on the idea of entering. However, the group of 60 still took a few steps forward and tried their best to get closer to the tavern.

Just as he reached the entrance of the tavern, Zi Chen saw cultivators standing in the tavern. Moreover, from the corner of his eye, he could see that there were already many people in the tavern.

The small tavern was actually filled to the brim. This made Zi Chen a little stunned and surprised.

This seemed like a place to buy information and find out more about the Ancient Path of Trials. However, there were many people drinking here.

"Could it really be a tavern?"

Zi Chen tried to walk into the tavern. This was because he saw that although the tavern was full, there was still room for people to stand inside. Zi Chen was only there to find out more information, not to drink. Therefore, it was fine as long as there was room for battle.