"Why did the Lesser Deductive Power show me Sister Lingyue after I touched this Blood Skeleton Head?"
"Wasn't Sister Lingyue exploring those battlefield ruins in the Land of Chaos in Outer Heaven?"
Even after returning to the earth-vein karst cave, Xu Taiping still had not figured out the answers to those two questions.
Dongfang Yuejian, who had seen Xu Taiping looking troubled the entire way, finally could not help asking once they returned to the cave abode:
"Eldest Brother Taiping, what's wrong?"
Dongfang Yuejian added:
"You've looked worried ever since you got that skull. Is there something wrong with this blood skull?"
Xu Taiping glanced at Dongfang Yuejian, then nodded.
"There is indeed something unusual about this Blood Skeleton Head, but I still need a little time to sort it out."
At this point, Xu Taiping glanced at Gu Yu, who was asking Xuanzhi for advice about something, before turning back to Dongfang Yuejian.
"Yuejian, go set up the Spirit-Gathering Formation first. I'll come find you once I've sorted this out."
He immediately added:
"When the time comes, I'm afraid there will be a few things I'd like to ask you about, Yuejian."
Xu Taiping's knowledge of the Shangqing Realm, and even the Land of Chaos beyond the Upper Realm, fell far short of Dongfang Yuejian's.
Seeing how earnest Xu Taiping was, Dongfang Yuejian immediately nodded with a solemn expression.
"Yuejian will surely tell you everything I know."
Xu Taiping thanked Dongfang Yuejian, then strode deeper into the cave abode, heading straight into the cavern Yuanlingzi had used to store his treasures.
Bang!
After entering the cavern, Xu Taiping took out the Dragon-Trapping Tower without another word and went straight inside.
The moment he entered the tower, the Lotus Eye's voice rang out in his mind:
"Although the Lesser Deductive