At this point, Chu Mo had already returned to the military camp.

The giant chicken and small puppy were both in the camp. Upon seeing Chu Mo, the puppy approached excitedly, rubbing affectionately against Chu Mo's leg.

The giant chicken, however, watched Chu Mo seriously and asked quietly, "Your master has left?"

Chu Mo nodded silently.

The chicken looked at Chu Mo and said, "So, kid, you need to focus more on your cultivation now. War or battlefield, in reality…neither should be places for you to linger."

Chu Mo looked at the giant chicken in surprise, "It's a bit uncomfortable for me to hear such sensible words coming from you."

"Buzz off, I'm helping you out of good intention!" The chicken scowled.

"Do you…have some news?" Chu Mo looked at the chicken, a hint of suspicion in his gaze. It wasn't that he doubted too much, but that this chicken is too sly.

"In your eyes, is Lord Chicken really so unbearable?" The chicken stared at Chu Mo with a sad expression then sighed, "Fine, Lord Chicken will leave! You can continue playing king on the battlefield…"

"Just 'king' will do, can we drop the 'just playing' part?" Chu Mo stared at the chicken, "Just tell me, what news have you got that you want me to withdraw from the battlefield?"

The chicken glanced at the small puppy beside Chu Mo and snapped, "Small pup, go play elsewhere, this is classified information, you can't listen!"

The puppy instantly started barking furiously at the chicken. With Chu Mo by its side, it wasn't too afraid of the chicken.

"Enough, what can it understand right now?" Chu Mo stared at the chicken, "Speak directly."

"Lord Chicken has indeed found out some information recently."

The chicken didn't mention the source of its information. Chu Mo knew that when it came to sneaky and roguish tactics, this chicken was far more knowledgeable about the world than he was.

"The Four Symbols Continent holds a sect gathering every fifty years. Every sect eligible to participate will receive an invitation. This gathering is more like an exchange forum and also a ranking competition," the chicken explained, its red comb bobbing, "Lord Chicken has witnessed it a few times, it's quite boring."

Chu Mo glanced at the chicken without saying anything, because he knew that there must be more to come.

The chicken waited for a long time, but Chu Mo keep silent, looking mournfully at Chu Mo, "Don't you know how to cooperate with Lord Chicken? Ask me why even though it is boring, I still pay attention to it? Couldn't you ask: What is the sect meeting? Then look surprised, making it seem like Lord Chicken is very knowledgeable?"

Chu Mo stared at the chicken as if he was looking at an idiot, then asked emotionlessly, "Why? What is the sect meeting? Lord Chicken, you're truly learned!"

The chicken rolled its eyes unwillingly, "Alright, stop it, otherwise, Lord Chicken will really lose interest."

The chicken spoke, "The main part of the sect meeting is actually the exchange of certain items. At that time, there will be a dedicated market. However, in Lord Chicken's eyes, there are not many good items that can be found. The part about re-ranking is somewhat interesting. Each major sect sends its young elites for exchanges. In the end, the strongest cultivators in each realm will be determined, such as who is the strongest in the Iron Bone Realm… or who is the strongest in the Iron Blood Realm."

"And then, there's the Four Symbols Rankings, which is the main event," The chicken looked at Chu Mo, "For young geniuses like you who are somewhat monstrous, you'll most likely choose the Four Symbols Rankings, because this list is specially prepared for people like you!"

"People like us?" Chu Mo looked at the chicken, "Which kind of people do you mean?"

"Those who are not over thirty but possess power that far surpasses the majority of their peers. They are the unparalleled Heavenly Geniuses," the chicken said, with a faint hint of sarcasm in its voice when it mentioned the four characters 'unparalleled Heavenly Genius', "If you want to compete for this list, you need real strength. If you think you are capable, even the Iron Bone realm can participate, but if you encounter a young master from the Gold Stone realm, just be prepared to lose face. Perhaps, losing face is minor, but losing life is major!"

"There could be deaths?" Chu Mo was a bit surprised.

"Generally speaking, no," said the chicken. "But then again, who can be sure? You're not in a sect, so you have no idea how much these sects care about rankings. Moreover, there are feuds among the sects of the four continents, which is quite natural. Besides, it's all young hot-blooded people. If they lose control in a fight… that wouldn't be surprising, right?"

"Hmm," Chu Mo nodded, "I understand."

The chicken went on, "But, if it was just these, I definitely wouldn't be interested. However, this sect meeting is not quite the same as the previous ones."

"What's different?" asked Chu Mo.

The chicken glanced at Chu Mo with satisfaction and said smugly, "This time at the sect meeting, the Lone City Sword and Beyond Heaven Immortal, these four top sects, will also participate!"

"Oh?" Chu Mo said in surprise, "I thought they always stay out of worldly affairs?"

"Times have changed," said the chicken indifferently, "If Lord Chicken can come out from the deep mountains and old forests, what's preventing them from coming out?"

Chu Mo looked the chicken up and down, a hint of contempt in his eyes.

The chicken said angrily, "Are you looking down on Lord Chicken?"

"Not at all," Chu Mo said diplomatically, "Their participation must have a reason, right?"

The chicken glanced at Chu Mo resentfully, but it also knew that it couldn't do anything about this kid. If it had been an ordinary person, anyone who dared to talk to it like that would have been ripped apart by its claws.

"There's a place in the Mortal Realm called 'Return to the Ruins'," said the chicken, glimmers of fiery light in its eyes as it spoke these words," You're looking for the water of reincarnation, aren't you? To tell you the truth, the Reincarnation Pool is in the Return to the Ruins! Originally, the Mortal Realm didn't have the reincarnation pool."

"Do you mean... this place, Return to the Ruins, originally didn't belong to the Mortal Realm?" Chu Mo asked, frowning.

"How come you react so quickly? Can't you let Lord Chicken keep you in suspense?" The chicken looked at Chu Mo uncomfortably.

Chu Mo gave an innocent look.

At that moment the chicken said, "Return to the Ruins, is said to be a corner that fell from the Heavenly Realm. It's the broken corner from the Heavenly Realm during the Battle of the Gods… It pierced through the barriers of space and fell into the Mortal Realm. Thus, Return to the Ruins can be considered the most worth exploring place in the whole Mortal Realm!"

"Return to the Ruins…" Chu Mo frowned slightly. This was the first time he heard of such a place.

"Yes, originally, this place has always been guarded by the Four Great Sects, and no outsider could enter." The chicken said resentfully, "I don't know why, but this time, the Four Great Sects suddenly sent messages to the top major sects of the Four Symbols Continent, saying that they were going to participate in the sect meeting. And, during the sect meeting, they will select outstanding young disciples to explore the Return to the Ruins together. They also promised that whatever is found in the Return to the Ruins, the Four Great Sects only want 30%, and the rest… all belongs to the individual!"

"They want to take a cut too?" Chu Mo's mouth twitched, "On what grounds?"

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