"Oh! You didn't know, fellow Daoist?" Seeing this, Qiong Nanqi and Di Long Yunyi exchanged a glance. Di Long Yunyi spoke, making no attempt to keep anything from the cultivator.
"I really didn't! After I came out of seclusion, my sect told me to make a trip here!" The cultivator froze at their words, then hastily explained. Despite his high cultivation, he was a lone wolf within his sect. Though he enjoyed some reputation among his race, he had contributed little and won few hearts. Thus, despite being at the late Heaven-and-Earth stage, he had been sent to the Hell Tower. They would leave him to join the Heaven-and-Earth Divine Generals, which would count as serving his race. And so he had arrived knowing absolutely nothing-a truly bizarre situation...
Of course, his sect had also deliberately concealed certain things from him, though they had explained the advantages and disadvantages.
"Well! To be frank, fellow Daoist, according to the Hell Tower's selection rules, the first person to pass the Tenth Layer receives an exceptionally generous reward!" Di Long Yunyi explained without trying to hide anything.
"That's right! They say the first cultivator to pass the Tenth Layer receives a chance to visit the Human Race Alliance's Dao Mountain and soak in the five elements divine pool!" Qiong Nanqi chimed in, even revealing the reward. It was hardly a closely guarded secret, so there was no harm in telling him.
"Dao Mountain! A chance to soak in the five elements divine pool!" The cultivator cried out in utter astonishment. The news had clearly shaken him. Evidently, he knew very well what Dao Mountain and the five elements divine pool were, and longing appeared on his face...
"Haha! But with Fellow Daoist Di Long here, I doubt the rest of us have any