Elder Kui Xing's expression changed. After standing there stunned for several breaths, he finally cupped his hands and said, "Throughout the ages, those who sought to level Black Wind Mountain were none other than sages and worthies. Great Immortal Green Ox, what bold spirit."
"Elder Kui Xing, you don't believe me?" Qin He naturally caught the implication beneath Elder Kui Xing's seemingly flattering yet actually doubtful words.
"This old man is merely a decrepit fellow wasting away outside Black Wind Mountain. Whether I believe it or not is unimportant." Elder Kui Xing shook his head.
"I understand." Qin He smiled. "Let's return to the main subject. I want to know about the planetary instrument and the Time Trap."
"Strictly speaking, there is nothing particularly special about this planetary instrument. My Kui Family has lived around Black Wind Mountain for generations. Our ancestors once took part in the campaign against Black Wind Mountain, and we produced some capable people. They made quite a few planetary instruments; this is one of them."
"As for that Time Trap, one of the Kui Family's ancestors was trapped inside it for a full hundred years. Presumably, this planetary instrument was left behind then," Elder Kui Xing said.
"Then that was truly Merit beyond measure."
Qin He nodded. He definitely had not been the only one to enter that place. Without the planetary instrument's warning, who knew how much time one might waste without realizing it?
Thinking of the inscriptions before Naihe Bridge, those had all been extraordinary figures. He simply did not know how long they had been trapped.
"Does this planetary instrument possess some unique mystery? Forgive my bluntness, but there are many ways to leave information behind." After a pause, Qin He asked.
"A planetary instrument can sense Starforce. Along the threads of