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Pu Xin shot Ye Fan an angry glare and rebuked, "Since Master Hengyi Chan has made such arrangements, she naturally has her reasons. If you object, you may leave!"

Lu Feng held back Ye Fan, who was on the verge of losing his temper, and said softly, "It is merely an array that tests Soul Strength. With our abilities, passing it will not be difficult. Let us watch for a while first."

The moment Lu Feng had seen the patterns on the many Mystic Steles, he had already understood their mysteries.

Like the many sects and factions of the secular world, the Secluded Pool Stele before them could more or less be regarded as an assessment for testing the strength of a sect's disciples. Those who passed could enter the sect's Inner Sect for further cultivation. Only, here, the title of "Inner Sect" had been replaced with "Chan Master."

From the auras rippling from each Mystic Stele, it could be sensed that this was an array meant to test Soul Strength. By ordinary reasoning, a soulmaster with strength above the Five Elements Realm possessed sufficient Soul Strength to connect with the various Mystic Steles and enter them to contemplate Zen and comprehend the Dao.

Setting the threshold for entering the "Inner Sect" at the Five Elements Realm was likewise the standard followed by the vast majority of sects and factions today.

Ye Fan calmed down after Lu Feng's reminder.

Pu Xin said no more and began signaling the Zen Followers to enter the pavilion in an orderly fashion.

Most of these new-generation Zen Followers from branch academies across the land were at the Core Formation Realm or Core Plate Realm, with only a rare few having reached the Five Elements Realm.

Thus, Lu Feng was in no hurry over this