Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 698 - 72: Visiting the Sacred Mountain_2

Because being liked by a literary young woman is a troublesome matter, it might be better to leave this trouble to Li Xiaoyu instead.

As for his own safety—when the judge appeared, Tang Xian had calculated many methods in his mind, none of which allowed for escape, so he had no choice but to leave it to fate.

After God's Stealth closed its mouth, it disappeared. With its disappearance, the teleportation fissure could be used again.

Tang Xian, watched by the judge, couldn't leave. He could only see the others off. Bai Mansheng reluctantly said goodbye to Tang Xian again, and Tang Xiaojiu also remained silent.

Tang originally wanted to stay, but Tang Xian just shook his head, and upon seeing this, Tang remained silent.

Moments later, only three people were left in the area, appearing incredibly small on this battlefield.

The judge, the Xuan Bird, Tang Xian. There was also a God's Stealth, but it was imperceptible.

The Xuan Bird finally regained its ability to move freely, and it spread its wings, crawling devoutly in front of the judge.

But Tang Xian saw a row of attributes on the Xuan Bird's panel.

Those black feathers appeared quite bizarre, overturning some of the Xuan Bird's beliefs, to the extent that… the Xuan Bird began to doubt this judge.

The present submission appeared more like a form of restrained testing.

Tang Xian suddenly thought, Bai Shuang's methods are really strong, how did he come by this feather of the Nether Phoenix?

He really wanted to return to Baichuan City, but now, he could only follow the judge to the sacred mountain.

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Upon entering the sacred mountain, one could feel life energy permeating throughout it.

Tang Xian looked around slowly as he walked. Occasionally, ancient apes would cry out, but upon seeing the Xuan Bird circling low in the sky and the judge emitting a fearsome aura, they paid no mind to the presence of a human on the sacred mountain.

The sacred mountain was vast, and it took a full ten minutes just to walk through the forest.

Tang Xian was curious about how the sacred mountain floated.

"Why does the sacred mountain float? Even if mechanical principles fail in this world, gravity has not failed."

The judge didn't directly answer, but simply said:

[Sometimes things that take the shape of beasts are not necessarily beasts, so mountains are not necessarily mountains either.]

Tang Xian didn't object to the Zen-like way of speaking; he understood it all the same.

Going to the forbidden area of the sacred mountain meant passing through a bronze gate.

Outside the forest, many ancient apes were in various laboratories, which had a style somewhat akin to 18th-century European architecture.

Inside, they were likely conducting experiments similar to those that had once cultivated Tang. Tang Xian was not interested in these.

He followed the judge through the enormous bronze gate, and before entering, he looked toward the waterfall to the east.

"Is there a turtle being kept over there?"

[That is the dwelling of the Endless Turtle, why do you ask?]

"Just curious." Tang Xian now seemed very mild-mannered.

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Out of curiosity, Tang Xian said:

"I've heard some legends about the Endless Turtle, and I want to go ask this turtle a question. In Huaxia, there's an old saying: 'Since we're both here, it would be a shame not to meet.' I can't just pass up the chance to see such a formidable soothsayer... oh no, I mean prophet, right?"

The judge nodded, appearing quite open-minded.

[You may, but it isn't important. The Endless Turtle is old, and all it sees now are irrelevant fragments of the future.]

"I don't mind."

[Since I have promised you, I will let you go. However, before that, you need to follow me to a place.]

"Where?"

The judge's figure halted and he raised his hand, pointing to a row of grand buildings behind the bronze gate. The Xuan Bird was already perched outside the bronze gate, while Shen Yin had disappeared without a trace.

Tang Xian looked at those buildings, which strongly suggested the grandeur of the Ancient Greek libraries.

If there were a few Athenians and Spartans around, it would have been even more convincing.

"What is inside there?"

[The records organized by the Myriad Beasts Court over these years are far more detailed than what you humans have painstakingly studied. What do you think these ancient apes have been doing all these years, as the Holy Mountain has traveled the world?]

Tang Xian was astonished; the contents of these records were incredibly attractive to him.

But the even more significant news was yet to come—

[Besides these records, there is also the Law of Myriad Beasts. I will give you access rights to the extent that the Xuan Bird can obtain. As for content you cannot see, if you wish, I can lift those restrictions as well. Actually, everything inside is just my own notes. Believe as much of it as you want.]

This script seems a bit off, Tang Xian said with a smile:

"Before entering the Holy Mountain, I had somewhat expected to face the court's judgment."

[The wisdom of the myriad beasts is ultimately different from that of humans. Those influenced by the crystal of Eden, although I personally do not approve, are indeed smarter. The Four Fiends, Gorgon, Gold-Breaking Beast, Sin Bone Spider, Cinder Dragon, Pestilence, Shiling Beast, after all, are not very smart. It's the same for both the Xuan Bird and the Endless Turtle.]

The judge's tone was rather helpless:

[Perhaps, in the end, the one from the Myriad Beasts Realm had a farther sight than me. In the future era, it's true we shouldn't be confined by the form of life. Being able to gain more wisdom through human form might indeed be a good thing for myriad beasts.]

The attitude displayed by the judge differed from what the Xuan Bird had said.

But Tang Xian could understand. After all, the Xuan Bird hadn't seen the judge many times over those hundreds of years.

Battered and with the other beast gods falling one after the other, it's natural for their sentiments to change.

If it were someone else, they might truly believe what the judge had said.

But Tang Xian wouldn't. The scenes before him felt as though he had stepped into a divine realm.

Everything carried a hint of showmanship.

He chuckled and nodded:

"I'll graciously accept your kindness. But I'm curious to know, why say all this? Are you trying to win me over?"

Turning the greatest variable in this world into an ally would mean no loss for the court.

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Although Tang Xian couldn't see the judge's face, he could guess the judge's thoughts.

The judge did not deny it.

[Everything you want to know is mentioned in the Law of Myriad Beasts.]

Thus far, the judge still did not know how much Tang Xian had found out from the Xuan Bird, and Tang Xian pretended to be clueless as well.

Both harbored their own schemes.

One thing, however, Tang Xian could be certain of: the world beyond the bronze gate was the one closest to the truth.

He followed behind the judge without commitment, and the judge was not in a hurry, because Tang Xian could not leave the Holy Mountain.

To the judge's surprise, Tang Xian, upon arriving at the grand library, did not browse through any book.

Tang Xian's gaze traveled the lengthy corridor, looking towards the forbidden area at the rear of the library.

This was something the judge had not anticipated. He had an astonishing sense of smell, already enough to cover the entire Holy Mountain.

After detecting the scent of humans, Tang Xian's expression remained unchanged; he knew that he would have to stay here for the coming days—negotiating while unraveling the truth.

(I'll try to update two chapters tomorrow. Anyway, I'll do my best to double the updates these days. A dog's life? It doesn't exist. The more I write, the happier I am.)