bookcurios Chapter 636 What was she holding?
Chapter 636 What was she holding?
Jiang He was unsure of the clues and observed several areas, but did not see any obviously suspicious man-made areas.
Either the clues given by the competition were placed in the secret realm ten years ago and have become one with it, or they are triggered by luck.
For example, this time, special crystal cores and notes appeared when eliminating Lingyun Sect cultivators.
The crystal nucleus has a subtle shape, which is artificially cut. The cut surface is neat and flat, yet it has a touch of geometric artistic beauty.
Jiang He felt that the shape was a bit strange, but she wasn't sure.
The only certainty now is that eliminating cultivators can yield "gold".
And related to that, murder might also be an option.
Her luck was bad, but there were also Long Aotian and other cultivators present who might have better luck, and this time it just so happened to coincide with her plan, killing two birds with one stone.
None of the four major sects can unite and cooperate; dispersal is the best situation for them now.
Jiang He, along with the Divine Cult cultivators, eliminated the Lingyun Sect group openly.
Jiang He never asked Pei Ci about the matter between him and Lingyun Sect, but she was certain that someone who even Ye Qingqian wanted to kill must have a grudge against Lingyun Sect.
After refining the information about digging out spiritual roots circulating within the Empire, the feasibility rate reached 80%.
Previously, in the secret realm, Pei Ci helped her dig the soil. Since he was going to do it, it wouldn't hurt for her to be the one to push him away.
The outcome will not affect the interests of either party.
Jiang He opened the note after she had walked some distance away.
When she saw the words on the note, her rapidly working brain paused slightly.
It's the Chinese language again.
"water."
[I see, it's the character for "water"!]
Huh? How did you see that? The pattern is weird and doesn't look like words at all.
I don't understand. Was the person above a linguistics expert? Why did they say it was the character for "water"?
Haha, I know a little bit, but I'm not a linguistics expert. I'm just an ordinary monk stationed at Black Nest. I took some advanced courses and learned a bit. You might not recognize the characters above, but you definitely know a country, the ancient nation of Hua. This is Chinese.
Wow! Chinese has reappeared! Wasn't it supposed to be taboo before? There's no information about it at all.
I know a little bit. I heard that the Empire has softened its stance. Think about it, even the sect competition has appeared. It seems the policy has been relaxed. I think Chinese is still the encrypted language used by the military region before.
The information upstairs is very accurate!
: ? What do you know? Why didn't you invite me to join the gossip?
Okay, now I understand. The note really was a clue. But I'm a little curious, why did it appear out of nowhere from the location of the eliminated cultivator? Could it be that their analysis was correct, and eliminating a cultivator really can yield clues?
I think so. Before, I thought this year's sect competition was a bit boring. Only the Xiaoyao Sect did some interesting things. Otherwise, everyone was just digesting resources and resting. It's been almost two days now, and not a single big battle has taken place. It's pretty boring.
Now it's different. If other sects discover this secret, the whole place will be a battlefield, incredibly intense! Plus, it could indirectly eliminate players whose talismans might have a red flag symbol, thus wiping out an entire sect. It's incredibly exciting!
Yeah, I knew the organizers of this year's sect competition couldn't be so kind. They're all powerful figures; they wouldn't have reached this level without some cunning. Turns out they were waiting for this! Ugh, I really want to ask everyone to fast forward; just thinking about it makes me want to fight.
Wow, that's awesome! Is this the composure of a veteran artist? Killing two birds with one stone, hahaha!
No, it has to be at least a single sword striking multiple targets. Once the news gets out, conflicts between sects will escalate rapidly, and I feel the decisive battle will be brought forward.
Just wanted to add a quick note: Now that the clues are out, I'd like to hear an analysis of these textual clues—what do they actually mean?
It's a bit hard to tell what the single character "water" is trying to express.
Everyone says the destination can be deduced from clues. I wonder if the destination is located near water or has a body of water nearby?
That shouldn't be the case. Looking at it that way, the clues are too obvious. And based on my years of experience playing holographic murder mystery games and various puzzle games, clues are usually not just expressed through facial expressions. I'm more inclined to start with water, looking for the next clue near or in the water, or perhaps searching for clues to clues.
Matryoshka dolls, huh? If that's the case, I admit you won the sect competition. It was incredibly difficult!
Let's see where Hongmu and Pei Ci went. They both looked at the clues, so one of them should be the smart one.
The note contained only one Chinese character.
Jiang He recalled the dungeon from her college entrance exam, and was surprised by the sect competition format.
Long Aotian moved closer to Jiang He, glancing sideways slightly, clearly unable to understand the Chinese text above.
Jiang He did not rashly burn the note. She carefully folded it and put it in her mustard seed bag: "It is in ancient language and it contains the character 'water'. The clue is too clear and obvious. I guess it is the location of a certain clue."
"When I came here, I passed through a body of water that stretched as far as the eye could see, wider than a river but not quite as wide as the sea."
Long Aotian recalled the places he had passed through, with mountains and rivers, but the body of water he had described was particularly memorable.
He was in a hurry to kill the demon, so instead of flying over it on his sword, he chose to go around it.
Jiang He replied without hesitation:
"You lead the way."
"it is good."
As Jiang He and Long Aotian prepared to head to the water, Jiang He took out a paper crane.
It was the flying crane used by the cultivators of the River Basin Sect to transmit information.
Jiang He spread the information about obtaining clues by eliminating cultivators through flying cranes.
Viewers in the live stream stared wide-eyed as Jiang He produced an iron rod from the Weaponry Sect, a wooden plaque from the Earth and Wood Sect, a bluebird from the Beast Taming Sect, and a communication tube from the Soaring Cloud Sect, following the paper crane from the Flowing Water Sect...
[What is she holding? I asked her what she was holding!]