Chapter 1585: Ran Qiu, the Ancient Sage

As for this place, he only knew its exact location from the painting on the bronze mask; he had no idea what was inside the hidden space or whether there was any danger.

Since these alien clansmen wanted to enter first, he could let them scout ahead. At worst, he could make his move later, using the blood of Master Kong. As long as there were no ancient sages, he was confident he could kill or even capture them all.

"Where is it?"

On their side, they didn't act. The four people opposite also looked around, seemingly trying to find the exact location of the folded space.

"Let me check!"

A slightly gaunt young man stepped forward, pointed into the air, and a book appeared, hovering quietly, emitting a faint blue light.

"It looks somewhat similar to the one in your hand..."

Seeing this book, Zhang Xuan looked at the girl beside him.

This one was almost identical to the one she had obtained in Qiuwu Palace.

It seemed what they said was true: he could find opportunities, and so could others.

No wonder the alien clansmen had once oppressed humanity so that they couldn't resist, and it wasn't until Master Kong appeared that the situation eased. It was indeed not that simple.

After all, even the Master Teacher Hall hadn't found this kind of book used to detect the World-Transmitting Heavenly Talismans, yet they had obtained it.

Hum!

The book flew slowly, scanning the entire flat area within the mountain. Suddenly, it trembled violently, let out a soft chirp, and stopped.

"Here!"

The gaunt young man nodded.

"Mm."

The first young man who gave orders had a fair face and a scholarly air, quite different from the alien clansmen he had seen before. If he hadn't appeared here, one might never imagine that he would attack Zhao Ya and the others, easily overwhelming them.

He had long heard that the alien royal clan disguised themselves as humans, making them hard for even master teachers to identify. Now it seemed that was indeed the case.

"Open!"

Stepping forward, the fair-faced young man's fingers flew, and a powerful force surged into the space the book had just located.

Creak!

A harsh sound rang out, and then a small light gate appeared before them, its energy swirling endlessly, leading to an unknown place.

"Everyone be careful. This was personally left by [Ran Qiu, the Ancient Sage] back then. We must be extremely cautious!" The fair-faced young man didn't rush in but turned to explain.

The others nodded in unison.

"Ran Qiu, the Ancient Sage?" Zhang Xuan took a deep breath.

Master Kong had seventy-two direct disciples, known as the 'Seventy-Two Sages.'

The ten strongest among them were called the 'Ten Virtuous Ones.' This [Ran Qiu, the Ancient Sage] was one of them, on par with Bu Shang, the Ancient Sage, and even stronger, reputed to be the most powerful among the Ten Virtuous Ones.

Back then, during the war with the alien clansmen, he wielded a long spear, led the charge into enemy ranks, and single-handedly killed countless alien royal clansmen.

The War Master Hall was founded by him!

If this place was left by him, it would indeed be fraught with danger.

"Let's go!"

Having finished his instructions, the fair-faced young man said no more. His body flickered, and he stepped into the light gate, disappearing before everyone's eyes amid a ripple of energy.

The remaining three followed closely, vanishing in an instant.

"Let's go in too!"

Seeing them enter, Zhang Xuan was about to tear open the concealment and follow, but before he could move, Luo Ruoxi grabbed his arm.

"Not so fast!"

Zhang Xuan was startled, then suddenly understood: "You mean... they've discovered us?"

"Maybe not discovered, but we still need to be careful!"

Luo Ruoxi said no more.

Standing there waiting for about half a cup of tea, the light door in front suddenly shook, and the fair-skinned youth who had entered earlier walked out. He looked around, found nothing, then breathed a sigh of relief and stepped back into the portal. This time, the light door did not last long before immediately dissipating.

"Such a cautious fellow. They were hiding behind the door. If we had gone in just now, we might have been ambushed and attacked!"

Zhang Xuan's face darkened.

He was always the one scheming against others. Unexpectedly, if not for Luo Ruoxi holding him back, he would have been schemed against by these guys this time!

If he had really charged in just now, even if he activated the blood of Master Kong and was invincible below the ancient sages, suddenly besieged by four experts or stepping into their trap, it would be hard to escape.

The alien spirit race truly is cunning, every single one!

"Hmph, you dare play games with me? If I don't play you to death, my name isn't Zhang Xuan!"

With a cold snort, Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.

Back when his strength was insufficient, he had played all the experts of the Qingtian clan to death. Now that he had reached the peak of the Saint Domain Ninth Layer and possessed the blood of Master Kong, naturally he wouldn't suffer this loss.

"Let's go in!"

Removing the concealment seals around, Luo Ruoxi took the lead to the spot where the few had disappeared.

Stepping forward, the boy Wuchen took a deep breath, spread his palm, and pressed down fiercely.

Buzz!

Just like the fair-skinned youth earlier, as he infused power, a light door slowly appeared in the empty space.

After doing this, the boy stepped in first and vanished from sight.

Zhang Xuan and Luo Ruoxi exchanged a glance and also stepped in.

With a soft hum, Zhang Xuan appeared the next moment in a vast grassland. The sky was clear and the air fresh. At a glance, it felt as if he had been teleported to another place, completely unaware that he had entered a folded space.

"This space is so stable..."

He was full of surprise.

Ordinary folded spaces, even Qiuwu Palace, were very crude, and too much force would cause collapse. But here, it was exceptionally stable. If he hadn't known in advance, he would have doubted whether he had really entered.

"The more stable the space, the more dangerous it is. Let me first see where they went. The path they took should be much safer."

The boy Wuchen clasped his fists.

Luo Ruoxi nodded in approval.

Wuchen turned to look around, his eyes flickering with light, his brow furrowing tighter and tighter.

"There are many dangers here, with formations and spatial rifts everywhere. If we are not careful, we might fall into them and find it hard to escape. We must..."

Just as he was about to say 'be careful,' he saw the young man beside him step forward with a stomp and stride out boldly.

As he walked, he even beckoned them: "Hurry up and follow me, this way..."

"You..." Wuchen was exasperated by his recklessness. "It's too dangerous here. I haven't even found traces of where they went. Charging in like this is very risky..."

Just as he was about to rush over and grab him, he saw the girl also follow without a word.

"Miss, danger..."

Wuchen quickly called out.

This Zhang Xuan, with low strength, might not understand the difficulty, but why was the miss also so reckless?

"He has the Eye of Truth. Just follow him!"

Before the sound ended, he heard the miss's voice faintly ring out.

"The Eye of Truth? The Eye of Truth that can see through all illusions?"

Stunned, Wuchen's body involuntarily shook.

The Eye of Truth, and such mastery over space... Who is the expert here, him or me?

How did it feel... that as a super expert, he had no sense of superiority at all in front of this person?