"Then does Your Excellency know where that Phase Gate was once located?" Black Earl hurriedly asked.
Augustine gave a simple, direct answer. "I don't know."
Why would he have needed a Phase Gate when traveling to the Source World? Ten thousand years ago, teleportation arrays had not yet been severed. Later, after breaking through to Legend in the Source World, he had even more ways to travel between worlds. Besides, the Abyss's Phase Gate was, after all, a creation of the Abyssal Confluence Demon Eye. There might be hidden risks, so a Phase Gate would never have been his first choice for transportation.
Besides, even if he truly wanted to use that Phase Gate given to the natives, he would have needed to come to the Southern Region. After leaving back then, he had never returned, so naturally he had had no use for a Phase Gate.
Though Black Earl had expected that answer, disappointment still showed on his face.
Augustine said, "If you truly wish to find that Phase Gate, it isn't impossible. There are actually quite a few extraordinary lifeforms in the Abyss willing to trade intelligence with humans. If the price you offer is high enough, even Demon Gods can lend you a Phase Gate."
Black Earl fell silent for a moment, then nodded. "I understand."
Though he said he understood, Black Earl thought otherwise. Leaving aside trading for information—if the Barren Face had such an intelligence source, would Monchi not know about it? As for borrowing a path from a Demon God, that could only be said to be a difference in standing and perspective. A Demon God might dare to lend the route, but did he dare to use it?
Augustine was powerful and sharp-eyed. If a Demon God had tampered with it, he would