Golden Lion and White Armor Enter the Vast Desert; Shenxiao Emperor Questions the Fairness

Cloud-wreathed misty thousand-mountain realm, Glazed Wisdom-Light Bodhi Platform;

Vast desert flying-sand yellow-wind domain, long bridges and winding corridors amidst palace towers.

Within Four Sages Pass, four lines of golden, profound-black words hung in the heavens, visible to prodigies of every race throughout All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

Yingtian Demon Monarch committed the four lines of verse above his head to memory. These four lines surely represented the four trials of Four Sages Pass. Four Sages Test the Foundation—did that mean the trials tested one's fundamentals?

Within Four Sages Pass, four vortex gates stood amid the vast clouds and mist. The prodigies of every race stared at the four doors, eager to make their move.

As Yingtian Demon Monarch pondered the meaning of the four lines of verse, he suddenly heard a small commotion to one side. Raising his eyes, he saw that it was a wandering immortal from the Heterodox Sect.

The wandering immortal said, "In this poor Daoist's view, Four Sages Test the Foundation does not test Daoist arts or divine abilities. It tests one's Dao Heart and comprehension."

"This pass cannot be crossed through brute force. Otherwise, it would not have forbidden our divine abilities and arts."

"Fellow Daoists, Four Sages Pass does not require us to pass alone. Given our current state, breaking through by ourselves will not be easy. Why not join hands? We can pool our wisdom and strength, and seek a future together."

Once the wandering immortal finished, someone nearby echoed, "Yes, yes. The trials of this Fruit Position Dharma Feast are divided into nine passes, and each will surely be harder than the last. If we cannot work together as one, even exhausting all our methods may not get us to the end. Among these prodigies of every race, very few are confident