170: Past events!

Zhang Chulan's brows furrowed after hearing these things.

If Xu Xin only knew these trivial matters, then this trip would have been in vain, with no gains whatsoever.

How did Rootless Life come about?

He did not know.

What was Feng Baobao's relationship with him?

He did not know.

How did the Eight Wonders originate?

He also did not know.

From Xu Xin, he basically got no useful answers.

Zhang Chulan was still a bit unwilling to give up at this point, and he immediately pressed on:

"Is that all? For example, what did you do when you got to that place? What did you see?"

Zhang Chulan also tried to get some clues by asking about details.

From what that group of people did, perhaps he could infer why Rootless Life wanted to gather thirty-five people and insist on becoming sworn brothers in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Tongtian Valley.

Was there something strange about this place?

Or did this place hide something that allowed these people to comprehend the Eight Wonders?

Moreover, they had discovered the writings left by True Man Ziyang in the cave back then.

Was it that the writings had not been destroyed at that time?

None of this was a coincidence!

Rootless Life gathering thirty-five people for no reason definitely meant there was a problem.

Lin Yuan frowned.

Was Rootless Life in such a hurry to gather these people because he wanted to do something, and time was pressing? And all of this was related to Feng Baobao.

Perhaps it was Feng Baobao who caused Rootless Life's drastic change in personality.

Rootless Life wanted to become sworn brothers with Xu Xin and the thirty-five others because of Feng Baobao.

But because of Feng Baobao's issue, something went wrong in the end... leading to eight people comprehending the Eight Wonders by a strange twist of fate.

What exactly did the Thirty-Six Thieves do in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Tongtian Valley back then?

Xu Xin scratched his head.

"Hmm... at that time, we were all dead drunk. I remember, we seemed to have entered the Nine-Bends Circling Cave..."

"Later, we learned that the Cultivation Technique left by Zhang Boduan was carved in the Nine-Bends Circling Cave in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Tongtian Valley."

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Xu Xin recalled and said softly:

Currently, these details, in his opinion, were not worth mentioning.

The most useful thing about the Nine-Bends Circling Cave was the Cultivation Technique left by Zhang Boduan.

Now the problem was, before they entered, the Cultivation Technique inside the Nine-Bends Circling Cave had already been erased by someone.

The Cultivation Technique left by True Man Ziyang, a person rumored to have achieved Immortal Ascension, the Cultivation Technique left by this person... wasn't that Immortal Art?

Tang Miaoxing and Zhang Wang both started breathing rapidly.

Zhang Chulan frowned.

"Could it be that what True Man Ziyang left behind was really a Cultivation Technique for Immortal Ascension? And were the Eight Wonders comprehended by them through the things True Man Ziyang left behind?"

Xu Xin shook his head.

"Don't even think about it. When we entered the Nine-Bends Circling Cave, the Cultivation Technique carved on the cave walls had all been artificially erased. It had no value at all."

"In other words, the Eight Wonders were not comprehended from here at all."

"I don't know if it was Rootless Life's doing, but we didn't care either."

"Oh, right... right, I remember!"

Xu Xin suddenly remembered something.

"At that time, Rootless Life himself discovered a great treasure! He brought over a large box and wouldn't let us touch it, only allowing us to feel it through the box."

"We didn't know what was inside; it was just a broken box. Most people took one look and lost interest."

"But I remember very clearly! Zhang Huaiyi! That kid stayed in front of the box for a long time back then! But I didn't pay attention to it at the time."

Because he was dead drunk, how could he pay attention to such things?

Lin Yuan frowned.

"Wait? A box!?"

"What was inside this box?"

Rootless Life was not a boring person; he wouldn't bring out a useless box for no reason.

And he cherished this box very much. The contents inside were probably related to True Man Ziyang.

Perhaps it was something left by Zhang Boduan that Rootless Life found!

Lin Yuan immediately pressed on:

"Hey? Was this box really never opened?"

Wang Zhenqiu and Wang Ye's ears were practically perked up like rabbits, afraid of missing a single detail.

Xu Xin shook his head.

"No... Rootless Life didn't open it, so we naturally wouldn't open it. After all, he wouldn't let us touch it, but that box quickly disappeared. It must have been put away."

At the time, Xu Xin just thought Rootless Life was drunk and doing something on a whim.

Perhaps it was just a test by Rootless Life.

Lin Yuan pondered for a moment.

"I have nothing more to ask."

Lin Yuan didn't gain much this time, but at least he knew one thing: a strange box had been brought out of the Nine-Bends Circling Cave.

Lin Yuan knew that Rootless Life wouldn't make a move for no reason.

Taking thirty-six people all the way to Qinling, then entering the Nine-Bends Circling Cave, just to let them see Zhang Boduan's Cultivation Technique that Rootless Life had erased?

When did Rootless Life start a new business, leading tour groups?

Taking a bunch of people on a spring outing?

Moreover, Rootless Life brought out a strange box, and not only did he not open it, but he also made Xu Xin and his group look at it through the box.

This suggested that even the thirty-six sworn brothers didn't get to touch what was inside the box.

And Zhang Huaiyi had lingered in front of the box for a long time! He was also one of the people who comprehended the Eight Wonders.

Was this Rootless Life's goal?

Going to such great lengths, gathering thirty-five people from various sects and factions, to let them feel the contents of the box.

To let them comprehend something from it.

Indeed, some of these people gained something.

These eight people comprehended the Eight Wonders.

The thirty-five people comprehending the Eight Wonders, everything was because of Feng Baobao.

Lin Yuan then looked at Feng Baobao, who was squatting by the side, playing with an insect.

Feng Baobao seemed to sense Lin Yuan's gaze, turned her head, and stared blankly at Lin Yuan.

Zhang Chulan stepped forward and cupped his hands.

"Thank you, Senior, for the information."

"Haha... there's nothing to say about this. These are old matters, weighing on my heart for so many years. Now that I've spoken them, I feel much lighter."

"Kid, you have someone like Lin Yuan helping you; you should be secretly happy."

"These things are not secrets either."

At this moment, Lin Yuan looked at Zhang Chulan, who seemed to have something more to say but hesitated, and smiled.

"Chulan, if you still have anything you want to ask, then come back and ask."

Zhang Chulan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Martial Uncle Lin Yuan, Senior Xu Xin. Junior will come to you later about some matters."

Tang Miaoxing, seeing that everyone had asked enough, immediately shouted:

"Everyone! You've heard it! There are some things I must make clear to you!"

"This Senior Xu Xin is your Tang Clan's Senior! I am now officially stepping down as Clan Head!"

"From today onwards! Xu Xin will be called Tang Xin!"

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