First, Wu Changming was one of the Twelve Real Persons, so his words naturally carried weight. If Wu Changming dared to lie, someone would naturally settle the score with him afterward.
Second, the guards had long heard about the Yellow Heaven Dao's recent "calamity," as well as how Zhang Chen and the others who had climbed the mountain wished to nominate him as the new leader of the Yellow Heaven Dao.
So when Wu Changming said that Zhang Chen was the new Grand Worthy Teacher, everyone simply let them pass and did not dare stop them.
If they stopped the new Grand Worthy Teacher, they would have to bear the blame themselves. If they let Wu Changming and Zhang Chen enter and it was later discovered that Wu Changming had lied, then Wu Changming would bear the blame. The guards could still distinguish which choice carried greater benefit and harm.
Zhang Chen and Wu Changming entered Stone Cave and found that it contained a small Grotto-Heaven World. Sunlight filled the place, while the flowers, grass, and trees were fresh and verdant. At the center of the stone cave lay an open-air cold pool. Above the pool was an opening some thirty meters wide, through which sunlight poured down to nourish the mountain vegetation.
Around the cold pool was the cavernous void of Stone Cave, where rows upon rows of bookshelves stood. Some books were written on animal hide, some were carved onto bamboo slips, others were directly inscribed upon jade, and some had simply been engraved into cliffside stone carvings.
"The true body of that heavenly book is at the deepest point of the cold pool. Normally, whenever disciples wished to consult it, the heavenly book would project itself onto the stone walls. Now that the Age of Dharma Decline