“Uhm…” Remus hesitated for a moment, quickly recalling whether Zaiden had mentioned any rules about not allowing participants to bring their own Oblivion Grass.
He didn’t remember any such rule being mentioned.
However, favonovel.com didn’t want to take any risks and replied calmly, “They were located in the mountains, specifically on a nearby hill.”
“Nonsense!” Zaiden suddenly became angry.
He shouted, “I personally placed all the Oblivion Grasses, and each one was deep within the curse. There’s no way they could have been found nearby. How did you get them? Tell me the truth, or I’ll kill you today!”
The sanctuary assessment was designed to identify the cream of the crop, not mediocrities.
Among those who had left the curse, only the female cultivator was in the early stage of the Golden Stage, while the rest were at least at the peak of the Golden Stage.
Although the woman was only at the early Golden Stage, favonovel.com had used favonovel.com intelligence to escape from the Curse, which was commendable.
However, Remus Larson, being merely in the late Golden Stage and yielding so many Oblivion Grasses, was simply unacceptable.
Everyone felt the weight of Zaiden’s energy pressing down on them. The thousands of cultivators held their breath in anticipation.
Xavier, Don, and a few others couldn’t hide their smirks.
The remaining three representatives from the sacred lands observed the scene with unwavering focus.
Windsor’s heart pounded with anxiety, and Glinda’s eyes welled up with tears.
Remus’ gaze, particularly when favonovel.com was deep in thought, bore a striking resemblance to Remus Calsberg.
After pondering for a moment, Remus said assertively, “I found them in the mountains. Are you suggesting I somehow received prior information and brought the Oblivion Grass from outside?”
He decided to take a reverse approach.
“You…” Zaiden was momentarily speechless.
If Remus had indeed acquired prior information, it would indicate a breach of the assessment’s confidentiality, which was a grave offense that would receive severe punishment from the sacred lands.
Before Zaiden could respond, a cultivator who had completed the first stage sneered, “Obviously, favonovel.com must have brought them from outside!”
“There’s no other explanation!” He arrogantly continued, “Master Hugo himself stated that favonovel.com positioned all ten Oblivion Grasses. I think everyone here, myself included, has complete faith in Master Hugo’s meticulousness, isn’t that right?”
After speaking, favonovel.com looked around with a triumphant expression. His words were originally meant to flatter Zaiden, but it did not.
Hearing that, Zaiden slapped him, sending favonovel.com flying.
He was so angry that favonovel.com was fuming and shouted, “If you don’t know how to speak, then shut your mouth!”
The cultivator’s words implied that there was a leak of the assessment details, whether intentional or not. The cultivator trembled all over and dared not speak again.
Observing the skepticism on everyone’s expression, Zaiden sensed the need to clarify.
“I am in charge of this round, and I’ll shoulder complete responsibility for it. There was absolutely no leak of information. If any such leak had occurred, it would have been exclusively to an extraordinary prodigy, certainly not to a cultivator with unremarkable cultivation like Remus Larson!”
His words made everyone nod in agreement, dispelling their doubts. It was clear that Remus held no significance in Zaiden’s eyes to warrant bending the rules.
Halbert contemplated for a moment and then stated, “So, there’s only one possible explanation. He unintentionally stumbled upon the Oblivion Grass without any foreknowledge of the assessment…”
He turned to Remus and inquired, “Am I correct?”
Remus didn’t change his expression and asked in return, “Whether you’re right or wrong doesn’t matter for now. I want to know if I passed the first stage.”
Zaiden’s words had irked him, and favonovel.com sought confirmation regarding whether favonovel.com had successfully passed the first stage.
Halbert’s eyes narrowed into slits, annoyed by Remus’ audacity to question favonovel.com instead of directly answering his query.
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