121: Cultivate on the second floor of the Time Tower

Watching Night Owl's disappearing figure, the disciples' faces were filled with admiration.

Only Night Owl dared to do such a thing; they would never dare.

After all, Night Owl was the Sect Master's eldest disciple, and even if he made a mistake, the Sect Master would handle it personally.

But if they violated sect rules, the Enforcement Elder would punish them directly, and they would be flayed alive even if they didn't die.

"Phew, it seems I'm destined to be the barbecue chef for this year."

Seeing Night Owl truly walk into the light gate, Gu Chen let out a sigh and muttered somewhat dejectedly.

Although he felt he hadn't lost out, the thought of having to barbecue for Night Owl every day for the next year still kept him from feeling happy.

"Senior Brother Gu, don't sigh. Being a barbecue chef for a year to satisfy everyone's curiosity is quite a good deal."

"Mm-hmm, Senior Brother Gu, you're so nice."

At this moment, Mu Xueqing and Qin Fei'er walked up to Gu Chen with smiles, teasing him.

They had heard the two of them make a bet, so they came over to poke fun at Gu Chen.

Anyway, no matter who won or lost, they didn't have to pay anything.

Now, they just had to wait for Night Owl to come out to know what was behind the light gate; it was like getting information for free.

"Alright, Junior Sisters, just wait for me to get the news."

Gu Chen rolled his eyes at the two of them.

Being teased by them like this, he finally felt that he had lost out.

He regretted being so rash just now.

Even if he was going to bet, he should have roped in Mu Xueqing and Qin Fei'er to share the risk.

Now he was doing all the work alone, satisfying everyone's curiosity, and felt a bit like a scapegoat.

"Hehe, thank you, Senior Brother Gu!"

The two girls smiled playfully, then stood quietly in place, waiting for Night Owl to bring back news about what was behind the light gate.

And Night Owl didn't make everyone wait long; he quickly emerged from the second floor of the Time Pagoda and walked over to Gu Chen and the other two.

"How was it, Senior Brother Ye? What exactly is behind the light gate?"

Seeing Night Owl approach, Gu Chen asked impatiently.

This news was something he obtained by working hard for a year, so of course, he wanted to reveal it himself; otherwise, it would be too worthless.

Hearing Gu Chen's question,

Mu Xueqing, the two girls, and all the Qingtian Sect disciples on the first floor perked up their ears, waiting for Night Owl to reveal the answer.

"Hmm."

Night Owl paused, putting on a very shocked expression. "There's nothing particularly special behind the light gate; the space is the same as here. However, I just asked Master, and he said that it's the second floor of the Time Pagoda, where the time flow rate has reached an astonishing two thousand times!"

"What! A two thousand times time flow rate?"

Gu Chen and the other two, along with the other Qingtian Sect disciples, exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this.

They had thought that behind the light gate was some hidden space.

After all, for the Time Pagoda to have a thousand times time flow rate was already defying the heavens.

They didn't expect it to now have two thousand times; it was truly terrifying.

One must know that a thousand times time flow rate already allowed them to surpass those outside by a large margin.

A two thousand times time flow rate was completely disregarding those outside as human.

"Junior Brother Gu, now that you know the situation behind the light gate, it's time to fulfill your promise, isn't it?"

Seeing Gu Chen's horrified expression, Night Owl couldn't help but remind him.

"This..."

Gu Chen came back to his senses and looked at Night Owl suspiciously.

He always felt there was something wrong with Night Owl's words, but he couldn't pinpoint it at the moment, so he could only admit defeat for now.

"Senior Brother Ye, tell me, what barbecue do you want to eat today?" Gu Chen asked magnanimously.

Night Owl replied without thinking, "Hmm, go to the back mountain now, catch a hundred small rabbits, barbecue them, and then send them up to the second floor."

"What! A hundred? Why are you eating so much?"

Hearing that Night Owl wanted him to barbecue a hundred rabbits, Gu Chen instantly felt terrible.

Barbecuing a hundred rabbits would take a lot of time; if he did that, he would spend all day barbecuing rabbits for Night Owl and wouldn't have any time to cultivate.

However, he quickly noticed Night Owl's last sentence and asked with a puzzled expression, "Why send them to the second floor? Can you cultivate on the second floor?"

Mu Xueqing also stared at Night Owl with a curious expression.

Since Night Owl could cultivate on the second floor, then she and Gu Chen must also be able to go. Jiang Chen couldn't possibly be biased towards Night Owl and let him go alone, could he?

"Of course, it's for cultivation. Master said that the three of us, along with several Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters from the Inner Sect, should all go to the second floor to cultivate."

After Night Owl finished speaking,

He began to formally notify Wu Yan, Feng Xiaoxiao, and Li Erniu, telling them they could go to the second floor now.

"Yay! Senior Sister Mu, I thought we were going to be separated, but I didn't expect Inner Sect Disciples could go too! Come on, let's go to the second floor now."

Qin Fei'er was so happy she almost jumped when she heard that Inner Sect Disciples could also go to the second floor.

She grabbed Mu Xueqing's hand and walked towards the light gate.

Just now, Night Owl said he was going to cultivate on the second floor, and she thought only Personal Disciples had that privilege.

If that were the case, she would have been separated from Mu Xueqing.

Now that Inner Sect Disciples could also go, she could stay with Mu Xueqing again.

"Hehe, Junior Brother Gu, hurry and bring up my rabbits, alright?"

Seeing Mu Xueqing and Wu Yan's group all ascend to the second floor of the Time Pagoda,

Night Owl smiled and also prepared to go to the second floor of the Time Pagoda.

"Wait, Senior Brother Ye, did you already know about the situation behind the light gate?"

Seeing Night Owl about to leave, Gu Chen suddenly called out to him.

He had always felt there was something wrong with Night Owl's words, and now that he thought about it, there were significant loopholes in what Night Owl said.

Night Owl entered an unknown space of the sect; it was one thing that he wasn't afraid.

But after entering, how could he dare to proactively send a voice message to Jiang Chen to inquire about the situation? Wouldn't that be equivalent to telling Jiang Chen that he had trespassed into an unknown space that appeared in the sect, essentially offering himself up for punishment?

Unless Jiang Chen had already told Night Owl the situation, instructing him to call the Personal Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples to go up and cultivate.

And seeing Gu Chen trying to trick him, he deliberately set up a bet.

"Junior Brother Gu, how can you doubt me, your Senior Brother? I took the risk of being punished to satisfy your curiosity; your words truly sadden me, your Senior Brother."

Night Owl turned his head, feigning an expression of profound distress.

Even if he had known all along, he couldn't admit it now, even with evidence right in front of him.

Moreover, Gu Chen had no evidence at all, so he couldn't let go of this free labor.

"Hmph, just keep pretending, you gluttonous fellow. May you burst!"

Gu Chen huffed at Night Owl.

Then he walked out of the Time Pagoda, preparing to barbecue a hundred rabbits to make Night Owl burst.

Although he knew Night Owl was pretending, he couldn't produce any substantial evidence, so he could only let Night Owl manipulate him.

Of course, he could go to the Main Hall and ask Jiang Chen to find out the answer.

But going to Jiang Chen for such a small matter would only make Jiang Chen think that his disciple was unlearned and incompetent, so he absolutely could not go.