Chapter 1595: Stone Gate

"Let's go!"

Seeing the stone statue walk in, Zhang Xuan called out, and the three immediately followed closely behind, moving forward.

The hall was brightly lit, with countless sun-like luminous stones hanging above, illuminating the surroundings and making the enclosed room as bright as day.

In the corridor of the room, ancient inscriptions were carved, writing about moral codes and standards of etiquette.

"Didn't you say that the ancient sage Ran Qiu didn't care much about etiquette? How come..." Zhang Xuan asked the stone statue boy, full of doubt.

When he first met the boy, he said that the ancient sage Ran Qiu did not pay much attention to various rites and rules. So why was the hall filled with these?

"Because he didn't pay attention, he was reprimanded by Master Kong, so he carved these here to always remember!" The stone statue boy nodded.

Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.

Master Kong once said to examine oneself three times daily. The ancient sage Ran Qiu carved these here so he could view them every day, which counted as daily self-reflection.

"Were there four people before us who have already passed the assessment?"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xuan lowered his voice.

The four alien clansmen who came earlier were nowhere to be seen. Could they have also passed the assessment?

Strength was a minor matter. Could it be that this relic left by Master Kong's most powerful student couldn't even distinguish alien clansmen?

If so, that would be too undignified!

"They went in!" Without refusing his question, the stone statue boy responded.

Knowing that he had obtained the inheritance of the ancient sage Qiuwu, his attitude had noticeably improved.

"They really passed... Then... did they show any abnormalities?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

He wanted to directly ask if there was killing intent inside them, but he held back in the end.

"Abnormalities?" The stone statue boy shook his head: "No. They all defeated the Shi Zi Jin Bing in a standard manner, and one of them even took out a treasure of the ancient sage Yanyan!"

"The ancient sage Yanyan?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

The ancient sage Yanyan was the ancient sage most skilled in rites and music among the ten wise disciples of Master Kong, equal in fame to the ancient sages Bushang and Ran Qiu. He had great merit in the transmission of the Magic Sound Masters Guild, which is why the latter had always revered him as their founder.

These four alien clansmen actually had his treasure...

"Being able to come to the Master Teacher Continent without being discovered, find a relic unknown even to the Master Teacher Pavilion, and even produce a treasure of the ancient sage Yanyan... It seems these alien clansmen have done very thorough preparatory work!"

His expression turned serious.

When the alien clansmen fought the human race in the past, both sides suffered losses. It was normal for many human treasures to be lost and taken by them.

He just didn't expect that these people could be so well-prepared this time, to the point that even this boy didn't notice anything unusual.

He had deliberately asked earlier; if the other party had revealed a flaw, he could have taken the opportunity to make the stone statue be on guard. But now, saying too much might instead make it disgusted. If it turned the tables on him, the loss would outweigh the gain.

No wonder they could capture Zhao Ya and others without any information leaking. These fellows were indeed not as simple as imagined.

"We're here!"

Just as he was filled with shock, he heard a faint voice. Zhang Xuan quickly looked up and saw that they had arrived at a spacious hall.

The room was circular, surrounded by doors, densely packed, numbering over a hundred.

"There are ninety-nine doors here, each with a different test. Each of you has only one chance to choose, and you can only enter one of them. If you pass successfully, you can reach the end and find what you seek. If you fail, sorry, you'll have to stay here with me, this stone statue, until your life is exhausted!"

Looking around, the stone statue boy glanced at them: "That is to say, among the ninety-nine doors, if you choose correctly, you pass the assessment; if wrong, you bear the consequences!"

"This..." Zhang Xuan looked over: "Can these doors be chosen arbitrarily?"

"Correct. You can enter any one. Now you have the time it takes an incense stick to burn. Make your decision as soon as possible!" After speaking, the stone statue boy stepped back two paces, expressionless.

Knowing that this fellow would not give any hints, Zhang Xuan exchanged glances with Luo Ruoxi and Wu Chen, nodded to each other, and looked forward simultaneously.

These doors were all carved from stone, identical, showing no difference. If one walked around twice, they might not even find where they had entered from.

"It's like a maze..."

After looking around, feeling a bit dizzy and finding nothing, Zhang Xuan snorted softly and whispered in his heart: "Eye of Insight!"

Whoosh!

Lines emerged from his eyes, and Zhang Xuan quickly looked around.

Since the four alien clansmen had already entered the palace, it meant they had likely come here like them and made a choice.

These people, who could find this place and even carry the treasure of the ancient sage Yanyan, might also know about this place in advance and find the safest and most secure door.

"Hmm? No traces?"

Soon, after looking around, Zhang Xuan's brow furrowed deeply.

He thought he would find some clues like outside, but unexpectedly, these four people, like when they captured Zhao Ya, left no traces, and he could find nothing.

"Don't bother looking. Since it's an assessment, it won't let you see anything. And this stone statue also said that each person can only enter one door. That means even if you choose the stone door they entered, you can't enter!"

Seeming to read his thoughts, Luo Ruoxi transmitted her voice.

"This..." Zhang Xuan was speechless.

Indeed.

Since it was an assessment, how could it leave such an obvious loophole? After all, once someone else had chosen and entered, the mechanisms and formations would have already activated, and there would be no danger left.

"Then what should we do?"

He turned to look at her.

"Just choose randomly!" Stepping forward, Luo Ruoxi casually picked a door, pulled it open with her jade hand, and was about to walk in.

"You... be careful!" Seeing her go in directly, Zhang Xuan was anxious and quickly warned.

"Don't worry!" The girl smiled faintly, her eyes showing strong confidence: "Although the assessment left by the ancient sage Ran Qiu won't be simple, it's not that easy to keep me here!"

After saying that, she stepped inside.

"That's true..."

Although he had rarely seen Luo Ruoxi fight, since the boy Wu Chen was so powerful, as his mistress, she must be even stronger.

The assessment left by an ancient sage might be enough to deal with ordinary geniuses, but against her, there should be no great danger.

"I'm going too!"

After she entered the door, Wu Chen also randomly chose one and strode in.

"It's your turn..."

The stone statue boy looked over calmly.

"Hmm!" Zhang Xuan nodded. Just as he was about to randomly enter a room, he suddenly had an idea: "The Eye of Insight can't see the quality behind these doors... What about the Library of Heaven's Path?"