The Golden Core cultivator then tossed a jade slip and some spirit stones into another flower bud. On the vine woven from that bud were written the words: Xuntian City has not fallen, the Dao sects win!
Seeing those two cultivators step forward to place their bets, the other cultivators also came forward, each tossing in a considerable amount of spirit stones. The two vines grew ever larger, and before long, both were as large as the vine Steward Chen had activated!
Of course, only some cultivators had made up their minds. Many more were still murmuring among themselves, discussing the reasoning behind the Tongmu City Lord's decision.
"How can this count as the greatest mystery of the Dao Sword Great Battle?" Xiao Mao frowned, looking at Xiao Hua and then into the hall as he muttered. "If we're talking about mysteries, then the mystery of the Sword Mound's disappearance ought to be the greatest mystery!"
Wang Cheng smiled faintly upon hearing this, but did not answer.
Xiao Hua glanced at Wang Cheng and smiled. "In this Xiao's view, I fear even the City Lord cannot know how the Sword Mound vanished. Moreover, no one will ever know the truth behind the Sword Mound's disappearance... With such a mystery sitting there, even if someone placed a bet, even if the number of spirit stones were enormous, how could it be considered the greatest mystery of the Dao Sword Great Battle when no one could ever claim it?"
"Hehe, indeed!" Xiao Mao laughed. He understood now that even if the Sword Mound's disappearance was the greatest mystery of the Dao Sword Great Battle, since there could never be an answer and it could never earn the Tongmu City Lord any spirit stones, it could only be kicked out of the three