Chapter 505: The Wall of a Thousand Questions

Ren Dong left the Fengya Pavilion and immediately went back to seclude himself to practice the Lesser Formless Art.

Having witnessed Ye Yuan's methods, Ren Dong suddenly realized that he seemed to have found another world.

His own title of advanced quasi-Dan King was far too undeserved.

This only strengthened his determination to become Ye Yuan's disciple!

However, after this commotion, Ye Yuan's desire to go out and enjoy himself with the two girls faded.

But just then, Xu Zihui returned, his expression grim.

"Young Master Ye, it's bad! Elder Tianfeng... he's been detained by the Linlang Pavilion!" Xu Zihui said anxiously.

Ye Yuan frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Xu Zihui quickly explained, "Elder Tianfeng challenged the Wall of a Thousand Questions at the Linlang Pavilion and failed. Unconvinced, he argued with them, and they detained him. When I learned of this and went to the Linlang Pavilion to demand his release, I don't know what got into them, but they didn't show me any respect and stubbornly refused to let him go."

"Is there something in this Wufang City that even your City Lord's Mansion can't handle?" Ye Yuan asked curiously.

Newly arrived, Ye Yuan was completely in the dark about the distribution of power in Wufang City.

In his view, although Xu Zihui was not a Divine Travel realm expert, as a Soul Sea ninth-level cultivator, he was definitely a prominent figure in Wufang City.

Moreover, Xu Zihui was a first-level inspector of the City Lord's Mansion, yet someone dared to disregard his authority!

Xu Zihui smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master Ye, you may not know, but although the City Lord is one of the strongest alchemists in Wufang City, the forces here are complex and intertwined. Some families are only slightly weaker than the City Lord's Mansion and can completely ignore my face."

Xu Zihui briefly introduced the situation of the Linlang Pavilion, and Ye Yuan fell into thought.

The Linlang Pavilion belonged to the Cao family of Wufang City. The Cao family was extremely powerful, with their ancestor being an intermediate Dan Emperor.

Though not as strong as the City Lord's Mansion, they were still a formidable force in Wufang City.

If the City Lord himself or other Divine Travel realm experts from the City Lord's Mansion had intervened, the Linlang Pavilion would naturally have shown respect.

But Xu Zihui's status was a notch lower.

It was somewhat strange, though. Although Xu Zihui was not a high-ranking member of the City Lord's Mansion, if it were just a minor conflict, the Linlang Pavilion would hardly be so uncompromising.

There must be some other reason behind this.

"Perhaps... I should report to the City Lord and ask him to intervene?" Xu Zihui suggested tentatively.

But Ye Yuan remained silent, lost in thought.

After a long while, Ye Yuan looked at Xu Zihui and asked, "What is the relationship between the Tianxie Sect and the Cao family?"

At this, Xu Zihui was taken aback, then a look of sudden realization dawned on his face.

"Ah! What a fool I am! The Tianxie Sect is indeed under the Cao family's sphere of influence. The Cao family's third young master, Cao Fang, has a close relationship with Mao Yuanji of the Tianxie Sect! Oh, Cao Fang is the most talented alchemist among the younger generation of the Cao family, second only to Young Master Ren Dong, and is already an intermediate quasi-Dan King," Xu Zihui said.

Xu Zihui looked at Ye Yuan with admiration. He himself hadn't thought of this angle, yet Ye Yuan, an outsider, had already figured it out to such an extent.

Ye Yuan listened and nodded, asking, "And what is the Thousand Questions Wall?"

"The Thousand Questions Wall is a hallmark of the Cao family. Countless alchemists come to Wufang City, and many are drawn here by this wall..." Xu Zihui explained.

It turned out that in the history of Wufang City, the Cao family had once been illustrious, having produced several city lords. One of those city lords had established the Thousand Questions Wall in Wufang City, though the exact year was no longer verifiable.

The so-called Thousand Questions Wall was where alchemists posted their queries, offering rewards for other alchemists to solve them.

Over the years of accumulation, the questions on the wall had long exceeded a thousand.

According to the Cao family's records, the number of questions on the Thousand Questions Wall had now reached nearly one hundred thousand!

Once a question on the Thousand Questions Wall was answered, it would be removed from the wall.

But the number of questions posed by alchemists far exceeded those that were solved. Over time, the accumulation of questions on the wall had become quite substantial.

Moreover, after countless years of selection, the difficulty of the questions on the Thousand Questions Wall had grown increasingly greater. Many questions were beyond even the peak-level Pill Kings.

To challenge the Thousand Questions Wall, one first had to pay a certain number of primal crystals, which would go to the Linglang Pavilion—that is, the Cao family.

If the question was solved, the alchemist could claim the reward; if not, they would leave empty-handed, having forfeited the primal crystals.

Over the years, the Cao family had amassed immense wealth through the Thousand Questions Wall.

Yet even so, countless alchemists continued to flock to the Linglang Pavilion to challenge the Thousand Questions Wall.

It could be said that the Thousand Questions Wall had played an indispensable role in making Wufang City the boundless holy land of alchemy!

Hearing Xu Zihui's explanation, even Ye Yuan had to admire the far-sightedness and great strategy of that former city lord.

Such exchanges were absolutely extremely beneficial for improving alchemy skills.

This Thousand Questions Wall could be said to be an extremely valuable treasure left by that former city lord.

After so many years, many of those who asked questions were no longer around, and those questions naturally became ownerless.

And each of these questions, once answered, held extremely important significance for advancing the development of alchemy.

Yet the Cao family, guarding such a treasure mountain, could still decline—it was clear that the Cao family was truly like mud that couldn't be plastered onto a wall!

"To challenge the Thousand Questions Wall, one must leave one's background on the contract. The contract is not made public, but the Cao family members surely have ways to see it. If Cao Fang is indeed behind this, it could be troublesome," Xu Zihui said worriedly.

"It seems that Third Young Master Cao has dug a pit for the Supreme Elder to jump into! Hmph, does he really think our Cloud Abyss Sect is easy to bully?" Ye Yuan sneered coldly.

Hearing Ye Yuan's tone, Xu Zihui knew something was wrong.

The high-level meeting had not yet begun, and if Ye Yuan clashed with the Cao family, it would likely cause many unnecessary troubles.

"Young Master Ye, perhaps... I should report this to the City Lord? I think the City Lord's face is something Cao Fang wouldn't dare to disregard," Xu Zihui advised.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said, "The City Lord is busy with a myriad of affairs; there's no need to trouble him with such a small matter. I'll handle this myself! Brother Zihui, take me to the Linlang Pavilion now. I want to see just how formidable this Thousand Questions Wall really is!"

With that, Ye Yuan moved and directly exited the Fengya Pavilion!

Xu Zihui, unable to stop him, could only sigh and follow along.