517: Sudden awakening

"Everyone, please return."

One of the Saint Kings spoke up.

As soon as his voice fell, all the Saint Kings couldn't help but startle slightly, vaguely thinking of something.

During this time, they had found various traces left by the Child of the Great Path, and there were many unusual aspects among them. If one were to speak of the most unusual part...

It was that Child of the Great Path's abnormal thirst for creation crystal stones!

The Child of the Great Path constantly roamed the various cities of the Ancient Origin Realm, solely to earn a large amount of creation crystal stones.

Whether for Dao Ancestors or Saint Kings, the value of Great Dao Texts far exceeded that of creation crystal stones. They would generally only use creation crystal stones to exchange for Great Dao Texts... rarely using Great Dao Texts to exchange for creation crystal stones.

But this was precisely the strangest thing about this Child of the Great Path.

Unlike all the Dao Ancestors and Saint Kings, he did the exact opposite.

How so?

Was he turning the world upside down or something?

All the Saint Kings could feel that the Child of the Great Path seemed to have an abnormal craving for things like creation crystal stones.

But no one knew the reason for this; even if there were some guesses, they couldn't be certain.

If that Child of the Great Path was no longer in the Origin Realm and had gone elsewhere... where would he be?

And what would he be doing?

The greatest possibility was... that he was in another Source Realm, continuing to sell Great Dao Texts to earn creation crystal stones.

It was impossible for him to be in the Major Thousand Worlds, and even more impossible in the Middle Thousand Worlds, because the volume of output from the Child of the Great Path was too large; the people and powers in the Major Thousand Worlds couldn't handle it.

Moreover, things like Great Dao Texts were too high-end for the Major Thousand Worlds; too few people could afford or make use of them, so the Child of the Great Path would definitely not go there.

After someone spoke up to remind them, the thoughts of these Saint Kings raced, and they quickly figured out the various key points.

Few people who could reach the level of a Saint King were fools; on the contrary, these people were all sharp and cunning.

After confirming the Child of the Great Path was not here, all the Saint Kings did not linger, turning to leave one after another, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye...

...

Below in Gu Yong City, the millions of citizens did not even dare to breathe loudly.

Only after all these Saint Kings had left did they let out a long breath, and then the place erupted into a clamor.

"What on earth is going on? Why did so many Saint Kings suddenly come to our Gu Yong City!"

"It wasn't just those few Saint Kings from our Origin Realm... even Saint Kings from other Source Realms came!"

"According to rumors, those Saint Kings all came for the Child of the Great Path, and the place where the Child of the Great Path first appeared... was our Gu Yong City!"

"So that's how it is?"

"No wonder those Saint Kings would gather in my Gu Yong City!"

Twenty-two Saint Kings gathered here; although they had some verbal sparring, they didn't come to blows, which was truly a rare marvel of the ages.

Many people hadn't seen as many Saint Kings in their entire lives as they did today; the stir caused by the gathering of Saint Kings in Gu Yong City would not settle for a long time.

Chen Rufeng of the Gu Yong City Rare Treasure Appreciating Conference was also in the city. He naturally saw the group of Saint Kings above the city and knew why they had come.

At this moment, Chen Rufeng's expression flickered with uncertainty, as if he were deep in thought.

Just then, a voice appeared behind him, interrupting Chen Rufeng's thoughts.

"Rufeng, it's been a long time..."

"How have you been lately?"

When this familiar voice appeared, Chen Rufeng was startled and quickly turned around to bow, saying respectfully.

"Rufeng has always been fine. I wouldn't dare trouble Your Excellency to be concerned about me."

And the person who suddenly appeared behind Chen Rufeng... was none other than Saint King Aurora.

This Saint King Aurora was the person behind the Rare Treasure Appreciating Conference and also Chen Rufeng's superior.

At this moment, Saint King Aurora had a faint smile on his face, and this smile carried a somewhat mysterious meaning.

"Rufeng, my purpose for coming... I presume you've guessed it?"

After confirming that the place where the Child of the Great Path first appeared was Gu Yong City, Saint King Aurora immediately became extremely vigilant, and his subordinates secretly passed an important message to him...

During the Rare Treasure Appreciating Conference in Gu Yong City, someone had indeed entered suddenly and decided on the spot to use the conference's channels to sell a large amount of Great Dao Texts.

Combining this with the time the Child of the Great Path appeared, Saint King Aurora instantly guessed the person's identity.

That person... was likely the Child of the Great Path they were looking for.

Saint King Aurora was no fool, and neither was Chen Rufeng. Since Saint King Aurora, who rarely traveled outside, had come to his door, Chen Rufeng did not dare to deceive him and immediately replied.

"As for your purpose, Rufeng knows a thing or two."

Saint King Aurora nodded with satisfaction: "Very well, then let's hear it."

According to the rules of the Rare Treasure Appreciating Conference, all Great Dao Texts for sale must be authenticated, and this task was basically Chen Rufeng's responsibility.

In other words, Chen Rufeng was likely the only person here who had been in close and prolonged contact with the Child of the Great Path, possessing the most authentic information about him. This was why Saint King Aurora sought out Chen Rufeng.

Chen Rufeng then told Saint King Aurora everything about his encounter with Li Qi, leaving out no detail, recounting every minor point.

Saint King Aurora said nothing, quietly listening to Chen Rufeng's narration, as an image of the Child of the Great Path was gradually sketched out and perfected in his mind.

When Chen Rufeng finished speaking, Saint King Aurora remained silent.

Combining the information he previously held with the firsthand information provided by Chen Rufeng, he had gained a considerable understanding of that Child of the Great Path.

This did not make Saint King Aurora happy; on the contrary, he now appeared somewhat puzzled.

"It feels a bit strange..."

"But I can't quite put my finger on what exactly is strange..."

"That fellow seems like the Child of the Great Path, yet not quite like one..."