Chapter 1173: Chapter 121: Loot Sharing? Setting Out Again

"It’s strange, since we know the enemy is powerful and there’s such a big risk of loss, why do we have to venture into the ruins?"

"Can’t we continue cultivating, increase our strength, and come back when we’re strong enough to crush everything?"

Everyone turned to look at Xu Shu: "Brother Xu, what you mean seems to imply..."

Xie Xiaochan rolled her eyes and said, "So you’re saying everyone is weak, huh?"

Jiang Biyun and Yan Shan both lowered their heads, filled with shame.

"Ah, I’m not saying you’re not strong enough, I’m just purely curious, don’t misunderstand!

"But it does make you wonder, since fierce enemies surround this place, if you came here to make money by killing monsters, it’s not a good place, so why not find smaller ruins or slowly accumulate in the wilderness?"

Xu Shu tried to smooth things over, being considerate of everyone’s feelings, but noticed their gazes becoming increasingly strange, so he paused and asked:

"Uh, why are you all looking at me like that? Am I wrong?"

Jiang Xiao and Yan Ning stared at Xu Shu blankly: "..."

After a while, Jiang Biyun, who had been very quiet since entering the ruins, finally asked: "Are you really clueless or pretending to be?"

"Haha, Brother Xu is teasing you." Ning Zhaoxuan chuckled, thinking he understood the situation.

"No way, no way, no way someone really doesn’t know about this, right? Haha, Brother Xu is just trying to ease our tension." Yan Shan laughed heartily, and the others could only awkwardly laugh along.

"Stop, hold on! I really don’t understand, is this supposed to be common knowledge?" Xu Shu was quite surprised.

"..." Their laughter froze, and they looked at each other, seemingly unsure how to respond.

"Well, it’s not exactly common knowledge, but you really didn’t know? But..." Jiang Biyun pursed her lips, her expression odd, and she stopped speaking.

"But what? Go on and tell me." Xu Shu was at his wit’s end.

Who on earth got these people into the habit of speaking halfway?

Especially you, Jiang Biyun, you could clearly open your mouth wide when calling names, why play mute now?

This feeling of "I know there’s something I don’t understand, you also know I don’t understand this, but no one tells me what it actually is" was like ants crawling inside Xu Shu’s heart.

Xie Xiaochan, knowing he wasn’t pretending to be ’illiterate,’ curiously asked: "Don’t you have a teacher? Why doesn’t your teacher teach you anything? That’s really irresponsible."

Standing nearby, Gu Yue Ming thought she was talking about Gu Pan, and for some reason, she immediately lowered her eyes and quietly moved aside to wait for Xu Shu, seemingly not wanting to join the topic.

Xu Shu knew Xie Xiaochan was referring to the mighty "Tai Chu" behind him, so he could only helplessly look at the bride.

Xie Xiaochan could only say: "Ahem, all right, all right, stop teasing him, though he’s strong, his education is lacking, everyone just disperse."

Saying this, Xie Xiaochan played the role of a teacher, fulfilling the duty of educating, explaining the reasons to Xu Shu—it was something Xu Shu believed she should do.

With Xie Xiaochan’s explanation, Xu Shu finally understood that there is a very peculiar phenomenon: the more the Transcendents step into danger within the ruins, challenging hardships, the more chances they have for enlightenment, and the opportunity to break through their current cultivation bottleneck!

This is the reason why, despite the apparent restrictions of the ruins, people still rush in groups with great enthusiasm.

Indeed, the ruins hold a vast amount of secret treasures hard to obtain outside, which is one driving force, but treasures, no matter how valuable, have a price, they’re purchasable.

Only the opportunity for enlightenment to break through bottlenecks must be sought by venturing into the ruins, and this is truly priceless!

"Such a thing actually exists!" Xu Shu expressed his astonishment.

"So Brother Xu genuinely didn’t know about this!" Yan Shan expressed even greater surprise.

Xiao Yingrong sighed and said: "Little brother, you’re so naive, did you really think everyone just came for money? If it weren’t for this, would I abandon a good life just to come here risking my life for a chance? Isn’t it just for that slim breakthrough chance, causing countless people to vie for it and fall here."

"Sigh, An and Brother Lin told me they came here seeking a chance to break through to the mid-stage." Xie Xiaochan suddenly sighed with some emotion.

"Oh... so that’s how it is. Lesson learned!"

Xu Shu nodded, thinking no wonder everyone, though afraid of death, still came in.

Almost forgot that cultivation actually has bottlenecks, and to advance further, one has to risk it all...

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