Chapter 1069: Would You Believe It?

Whoosh!

The sword aura shot straight toward the statue like a rainbow, carrying the power to cut through air, as if even a top-grade spiritual weapon would be shattered in one blow.

Seeing this, Master Wu and the others swayed but didn't faint.

Opposite them was the statue of Qiuwu Ancient Sage, and there was consciousness within it...

Attacking without a word—was he crazy?

With a flicker of his figure, Master Wu blocked in front, spread his five fingers, gently tapped, and deflected the sword aura. Raising his eyebrows, he couldn't help asking.

"Master Zhang, what are you doing..."

"Nothing much, I just think this guy is problematic, I want to test him!"

Unexpectedly, he was so anxious and blocked his sword aura. Zhang Xuan frowned.

"Test?"

The crowd nearly collapsed.

Who was that?

Qiuwu Ancient Sage!

A super-powerful figure on par with Confucius—did he need testing?

"Master Zhang, he is an ancient sage... attacking him is treason!"

President Han quickly sent a telepathic message.

There was a hierarchy of respect; even between ordinary teachers and students, a student could not rashly strike the teacher, let alone such a distant predecessor.

Even if you were crazy, you had to consider the occasion. If word got out that you attacked this person, all the masters on the continent would be your enemy.

"Well..."

Seeing everyone so anxious, as if they wanted to tie him up, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

Actually, they were right; he had been inconsiderate. No matter what, this person was one of the most powerful ancient sages, someone who had once been in Confucius's presence.

Even if he were fake, directly attacking to test him was too rash.

But if he didn't use martial techniques and the other didn't retaliate, he couldn't form a book and couldn't verify the exact identity.

Just as he was wondering how to explain his suspicion, he saw the stone statue looking over.

Zhang Xuan had been standing at the entrance of the courtyard, so the statue hadn't seen him earlier. Now, seeing his face clearly, the statue's eyelid twitched: "It's you?"

"You know me?"

Zhang Xuan was startled.

"In the Boundless Realm, you found the flaws in my Traveler Without Bounds and said those words, making me unable to forget—that's not easy!"

The stone statue snorted.

"You remember what happened in the Boundless Realm?"

Frowning, Zhang Xuan's eyes widened.

Damn, he had made a blunder.

If the other could recall the Boundless Realm incident, it meant this was the same consciousness, that is, the real Qiuwu Ancient Sage.

Otherwise, he absolutely couldn't have mentioned Traveler Without Bounds.

Had he guessed wrong?

"The consciousness left in the Boundless Realm didn't know my situation here, but I can know what it experienced. It could have stayed outside for two days, but you made it so unsettled that it collapsed on the spot. Are all the younger generation this formidable now?"

The stone statue continued.

That consciousness in the Boundless Realm had only one purpose: to find a successor who could pass through, take him as a student, and teach the Traveler Without Bounds technique... In the end, it found the person, but not only did it fail to pass on the technique, it also had so many flaws pointed out, with a look of disdain...

What's more, he wanted to take it as his student... It was good that it didn't faint on the spot.

"Collapsed Dao heart?"

"Master Zhang... met the ancient sage before?"

Hearing their conversation, everyone blinked, looked at each other, and were completely confused.

What exactly had this Master Zhang said that could make an ancient sage who once followed Confucius lose his Dao heart and even cause his consciousness to dissipate?

"I just said it casually, and I sincerely apologize to the senior..."

His face reddening, Zhang Xuan quickly cupped his hands.

He had just spoken casually; even if he really wanted to take the other as his student, he couldn't modify the technique.

"No need, everything you said was correct. Although Traveler Without Bounds is an advanced movement technique, it's not flawless. Back then, Confucius said exactly the same thing..."

The stone statue was not angry, and spoke.

Although this young man's cultivation was not high, his insight was extremely broad. Being able to point out so many flaws in his Traveler Without Bounds in one breath, in all these years, besides Confucius, this was the second.

"I can only stay awake for a short time. If you want to receive my inheritance, go in! Although your understanding of movement techniques has reached a very high level, I am unique in space. It won't be easy to learn."

After a sigh, the stone statue's eyes showed strong confidence.

Back then, even Confucius was far inferior to him in understanding space; he could be said to be the foremost person of the era.

In this area, he had absolute confidence.

This young man could see the flaws in Traveler Without Bounds, showing he was extremely strong in movement techniques, but in space, it probably wouldn't be so easy.

No one could be perfect, knowing everything and being capable of everything.

After all, there was only one Confucius.

"Yes... Junior has one thing I don't understand, and I hope the senior can answer..."

Nodding, Zhang Xuan looked over.

"Speak!"

"A senior of mine entered here about two years ago, accompanied by a powerful alien spirit. They are both trapped here and haven't left... Did they not pass the assessment?"

It wasn't appropriate to directly ask if the other had let the alien spirit in, so Zhang Xuan thought for a moment and said.

"Two years ago, someone did come in, and there was an alien spirit, but they didn't choose this portal..."

The stone statue said.

"Didn't choose?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

That wasn't right. Outside this portal, there were bloodstains left by the old dean, so they should have entered here. Why weren't they here?

"That's right, they bypassed the nine gates and went forward. Now they are trapped in the Sealing Sage Pavilion..."

The stone statue said.

"Sealing Sage Pavilion?" Zhang Xuan and Luo Ruoxin looked at each other, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

The Sealing Sage Platform was not far from here, and there was also a Sealing Sage Pavilion... Was there a connection?

"Yes!"

The stone statue nodded: "That is left by Confucius for later generations. Of course, to go there, you must first pass my assessment. Otherwise, going directly will only result in being trapped like them, never able to leave!"

"This..." Zhang Xuan was stunned.

Since they went to the Sealing Sage Pavilion, why did they deliberately leave bloodstains in front of this portal?

The more he thought, the stranger it seemed.

"Alright, my assessment is not that easy. They have already made their decisions. What about you two?"

The stone statue said no more, but looked at Zhang Xuan and Luo Ruoxin.

Everyone else had stated their intentions; only the two of them had not made a choice.

"I... want to take the assessment!"

After a pause, Zhang Xuan said.

Since this was truly Qiuwu Ancient Sage, obtaining his inheritance was naturally desirable.

Just like Traveler Without Bounds before, although it had many flaws, if he could find a movement technique of sufficient level to merge with it and turn it into a Heavenly Dao technique, its power would become extremely terrifying, and his strength would greatly improve to an astonishing level. Even if he only cultivated the first level, escaping from Tianye King would probably be easy.

He wouldn't be as helpless as before.

"I won't go in..." Luo Ruoxin shook her head.

"Not going?" He didn't expect her to make this choice. Zhang Xuan was startled.

"Yes, I have my own inheritance. Although Qiuwu Ancient Sage's inheritance is good, it doesn't suit me. Rather than waste time, I might as well stay!" Luo Ruoxin smiled lightly.

"This..." Zhang Xuan nodded.

She was right. Some special physiques or bloodlines could only cultivate specific techniques. For example, Zhao Ya and Yuan Tao, if they cultivated other techniques, they might not improve and could even have adverse effects.

"Go ahead. Qiuwu Ancient Sage's inheritance is very precious. If you can learn it, it will greatly benefit your strength!" Luo Ruoxin said.

"Yes!" Zhang Xuan nodded: "I'll go in and take a look... Don't worry, I will definitely pass the assessment!"

Although he didn't know what the assessment was, he had absolute confidence that he could pass.

Luo Ruoxin nodded.

"Let's go!"

Having made his decision, Zhang Xuan hesitated no longer. He called out to Master Wu and the others and strode toward the portal behind the stone statue.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from sight.

The next moment, a courtyard appeared before him, and a row of stone tablets came into view.

There were more than twenty tablets, arranged in a circle, enclosing everyone. They were densely covered with various characters.

Knowing this involved the assessment, Master Wu, Feng Xun, and the others dared not hesitate and quickly looked over.

After just one scan, they all looked puzzled, not because they couldn't learn, but because... they couldn't understand.

The writing on the stone tablets included their own language, ancient beast language, and the language of the alien spirits... dozens of languages mixed together, completely incomprehensible.

"Lin, qing, hua, sheng, po, ming, xiao... this... how to understand?"

Managing to recognize a few languages, Master Wu translated and looked utterly bewildered.

Even if he understood the meaning of the words, they were incoherent and left one completely confused.

Turning to look at the others, he found Feng Xun, Wu Tianqiong, and the others also completely baffled, like monks scratching their heads.

Looking at Master Zhang not far away, he seemed somewhat puzzled too.

They had thought it would be a technique to test comprehension, but... they couldn't even read it. How could they pass?

They had long guessed that Qiuwu Ancient Sage's assessment wouldn't be easy to pass, but they hadn't expected it to be so strange.

"Master Zhang, have you figured anything out?"

After studying for a while longer, unable to bear it, he came to Zhang Xuan.

If anyone among them could understand, it would probably be only him.

"No..." Zhang Xuan shook his head.

To be honest, he was also completely confused now.

"Didn't the ancient sage just say that you have a deep understanding of his technique? If you can understand his technique, you should be able to see something here..." Remembering the conversation between the ancient sage and this young man, Master Wu couldn't help asking.

"I only have some understanding of his movement technique. This... I really don't know what's going on!" Zhang Xuan shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Being able to understand his movement technique is already impressive... By the way, Master Zhang, what exactly did you say to Qiuwu Ancient Sage that made him remember you?" Feng Xun also came over.

The others also looked over.

To be honest, everyone was very curious.

They all wanted to know what could make an ancient sage who had lived for tens of thousands of years lose his composure.

Seeing everyone's eager eyes, Zhang Xuan scratched his head and said with slight embarrassment: "If I said... I wanted to take Qiuwu Ancient Sage as my student... would you believe it?"