Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1441 - 621: Ascension to the Seventh Rank!

The three exchanged glances, then Marquis Yu took the initiative and said, "Brother Yu... I think the reason Brother Xuan chose to back down must have a reason."

"It's definitely not because he's afraid of Lin Xi."

"After all, Qiu Tu has already gone to the core area and can't come back. There's no way for him to support Lin Xi."

At this, Marquis Yu paused, then glanced at Kou Xuan before finally saying, "And... Lin Xi's current backing isn't Qiu Tu, it's Li Feng."

"Brother Xuan must have his own considerations."

Hearing the debate, Kou Xuan slowly took a sip of tea, then spoke, "Lin Xi's current support... is actually still Qiu Tu."

Marquis Yu was stunned at Kou Xuan's words.

Kou Xuan gently rubbed the rim of the teacup with the lid as he continued, "And... Qiu Tu is actually very likely still in the Northwestern Region."

Hearing this second statement from Kou Xuan, Marquis Yu, Han Dong, and Gao Changming all froze.

Then Kou Xuan kept going, "Lastly... even if Qiu Tu has already left the Northwestern Region, it doesn't mean he can't come back."

At Kou Xuan's third statement, even Kou Yu was stupefied.

The atmosphere was silent. The few present were all digesting the implications in Kou Xuan's three sentences.

After a moment, Kou Yu suddenly ran his hand through his hair and said impatiently, "Brother, just say it clearly! How come Qiu Tu hasn't left? And he can still come back?"

"Are the Isolation Mountains made of tofu?"

Kou Xuan replied leisurely, "Then what if the Isolation Mountains collapse?"

At Kou Xuan's words, Kou Yu froze abruptly. The other three also sat dumbfounded in their chairs.

After a moment, it was still Gao Changming who broke the silence. He was a man with delicate features but a full beard.

He looked at Kou Xuan and asked, "Family Head, the Isolation Mountains would collapse?"

Kou Xuan put his teacup on the table and sighed lightly.

He said, "Actually... I've suspected this for some time."

"The reason is simple. Qiu Tu's recent actions are all a bit fishy, not his usual style."

"Then, when he cut off a section of the Isolation Mountains with one sword, it further confirmed my suspicions."

He glanced around at the four present and said, "Back then, we fought our way to the Isolation Mountains with King Kang together."

"How hard the Isolation Mountains are, everyone ought to remember."

"At the time, neither nuclear weapons nor the battle between King Kang and Little Yaksha could damage the Isolation Mountains in the slightest. So how come they're suddenly so fragile these days?"

"Even if Qiu Tu is extremely powerful, he shouldn't be that overwhelmingly strong, right?"

Kou Xuan said coolly, "So... at that time, I suspected the Isolation Mountains might have some problem."

Then Kou Xuan changed the topic, "And what really made me sure of my suspicions is... someone sought me out in the last couple days."

"Someone sought you out?" Marquis Yu asked curiously. "Who?"

Kou Xuan calmly spoke five words, "The Second Sanctuary."

At Kou Xuan's reply, all four present involuntarily narrowed their eyes a bit.

As the Kou family's upper echelon, the four were well informed on all the Sanctuaries.

The Second Sanctuary, as one of humanity's oldest, has been in the Boundless Heart Sea - Core Region since its inception.

Back then, to establish that Sanctuary, countless human elites advanced wave after wave, enduring humiliation and heavy burdens, and only then did they finally manage to found it.

Because it is one of humans' oldest Sanctuaries and the only one in the Boundless Heart Sea - Core Region, the Second Sanctuary has always been the strongest in the Human Camp.

This can be seen in how easily the Second Sanctuary can support the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sanctuaries.

It's said that the Second Sanctuary has three Eighth Rank Cataclysmics, each a famous figure. They're known as the Three Heavenly Kings.

And Li Feng's mother is one of the Heavenly Kings.

This is also why she is so powerful, so aggressive and arrogant, and able to pour vast resources into establishing the Fourth Sanctuary.

After all, the power Li Feng's mother alone controls is stronger than the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Sanctuaries combined.

Although all the Sanctuaries are supposed to have equal status, it's undeniable that the entire Second Sanctuary is the true core of humanity.

Moreover... once the top talents and experts from all the Sanctuaries reach Fifth Rank Peak and go to the core area, most choose to pledge themselves to the Second Sanctuary.

This has led to the Second Sanctuary's strength steadily climbing over the years.

And also because of this transcendent status, the Second Sanctuary usually only keeps a close watch on the madmen of the Third Sanctuary and only occasionally pays attention to Li Feng's Fourth Sanctuary.

As for the other Sanctuaries, they generally don't care.

So for such a behemoth to suddenly visit Kou Xuan is indeed surprising.

Thinking this, Kou Yu couldn't help but ask, "What does the Second Sanctuary want from us?"

Kou Xuan sat upright at the head seat, his gaze unmoved, "To recruit us."

"Recruit us?" Kou Yu frowns.

Even with his pride, he knew that compared to the Second Sanctuary, the Kou family was nothing.

So he couldn't help but say, "What help could we possibly give them?"

Kou Xuan half-smiled, "Now that's the problem."

"It's been twenty or thirty years. The Second Sanctuary has never tried to recruit us, but suddenly now they do. Don't you all find that strange?"