Insight into the Stone Tablets

The eight members of Earth Class arrived before the stone tablets.

There were quite a few stone tablets here—fifty-five in total—but someone was sitting in front of nearly every one.

Every ten years, eight Earth Class Trainees entered the Holy Land. With Lin Zhen's group arriving, the batch from a hundred years ago had left. Normally, there should have been eighty people here.

But in reality, Earth Class had fewer than seventy members. A lot could happen over a century. Some Martial Artists were gone for one reason or another—either they had left or fallen.

Still, there were slightly more people than stone tablets. Most tablets had one person studying them, while some had two or three.

Only the last few tablets had no one studying them, but there was no need to ask. The final few tablets were surely more difficult.

The first stone tablet had the most people before it, with three in total.

When Lin Zhen and the others arrived, a chubby-looking Martial Artist opened his eyes.

"The new trainees are finally here. Our batch isn't the youngest anymore."

"May I ask if there are any tricks to comprehending the stone tablets?" Huang Zun asked calmly.

The fat Martial Artist glanced at Huang Zun. "There aren't any major tricks. The key is choosing wisely. No one can comprehend every stone tablet. For example, if you study swordsmanship but insist on comprehending Spear Art, you're just wasting time. Pick something suited to yourself. The purpose of comprehending the stone tablets is to clear the Thirty-Three Heavens Tower. As long as it improves your strength, that's enough."

"What are you comprehending, then?"

"This is Swift Wind Steps, a movement technique suited for combat."

At the fat Martial Artist's words, everyone's eyes lit up.

Movement techniques were extremely important for