The House of Questions

This wasn't the first time Qilin Immortal had knelt before the sword formation; Lu Yang had heard of it more than ten times, and the actual number was definitely more than that. Lu Yang couldn't be sure what the reason was for this particular instance of kneeling before the sword formation.

As for the Qilin Immortal's oath to the heavens... with the Yingtian Immortal here, let alone being struck by five thunderbolts, you could be struck by thunder every day and nothing would happen.

"What?!"

Jiang Shishi stared blankly at Lu Yang, then shifted her gaze to Luo Hong's face.

After going back and forth three times, it was finally confirmed that Lu Yang's answer was indeed correct.

That's not what the clan chief told her!

How come these two know more about our Phoenix Clan's history than our clan chief?

"Wait, what does 'lover' mean? What is the relationship between my ancestor and the demon immortal?"

Jiang Shishi seemed to have sensed something extraordinary from the answer.

Historically, it is recorded that the Ancient Ancestor and the Demon Immortal were rivals who fought a great battle for the immortal throne. In the end, the Ancient Ancestor was defeated, and the Demon Immortal became an immortal.

Why would the ancient ancestor speak to a demon immortal in such a tone?

This doesn't match what I know about history.

Jiang Shishi's mind was a complete mess. One question completely changed her perception, overturning all her previous understanding.

Meng Jingzhou glanced at the dazed Jiang Shishi and continued to think about what to eat when they got back.

Su Lian'er looked at Lu Yang with surprise and doubt. How could someone know more about the history of the Phoenix Clan than Jiang Shishi?

What is the identity of this Lu Yang?

Luo Hong didn't care about the reactions of the crowd; their reactions wouldn't affect her setting the questions—that was the procedure.

"Please listen to the third question. The ancient ancestor of the Dragon Clan was extremely powerful, a hurdle on the path to immortality for all Demon Race. In High Antiquity times, there was a Demon Race prodigy who, although his talent for cultivation was questionable, was extremely gifted in researching Divine Ability."

"The prodigy worked day and night, researching and developing a great Divine Ability called the 'Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.' Theoretically speaking, if one could master these eighteen palms, even the ancient ancestors of the dragon race would be defeated by this divine Divine Ability."

"But this prodigy did not perfect this great Divine Ability. What happened?"

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms is a High Antiquity divine Divine Ability widely known in the Demon Realm. Its power is beyond doubt, and all the Demon Race are searching for its whereabouts, but to no avail.

There are many theories about why the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms were not perfected.

Su Lian'er answered first, "According to the records of our clan, this genius spent his entire life but still failed to perfect this Divine Ability, which suggests that his talent was limited."

Luo Hong did not comment, so Su Lian'er's answer could not be considered wrong.

Seeing that Luo Hong remained silent, Jiang Shishi offered another answer, "Our ancient books also have similar records, saying that this Divine Ability defied the heavens, and this genius encountered a life-or-death calamity. He tried his best but failed to overcome it, and thus died without perfecting his Divine Ability."

Luo Hong turned her gaze to Meng Jingzhou, indicating that Meng Jingzhou could answer.

Meng Jingzhou looked at Luo Hong, indicating that she should find someone else.

Luo Hong turned her gaze to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang was shy and felt embarrassed by Luo Hong's stare. He hesitated for a moment before revealing a High Antiquity secret.

"Well, I've heard a bit about this. It's said that the Dao Fruit of the ancient Dragon Ancestor was a prototype of the Dao Fruit of Natural Selection, which meant that if she survived an attack, she would become even stronger."

"Therefore, if she survives the full force of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, which are specifically designed to counter the dragon race, she will become even stronger."

"After hearing about the prodigy's deeds, she went to visit him, hoping that he could perfect the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms to help her become stronger. The prodigy was also very happy to hear this and hoped that the ancient ancestor of the Dragon Clan would use all his strength to give him a reference."

"When the ancient ancestor of the Dragon Clan unleashed his full power, the wind and clouds shifted dramatically, and a giant star shattered, as if it were the end of the world. The prodigy witnessed this scene and was scared to death."

"At the time, people called this prodigy Lord Ye, which is the origin of the famous story of Lord Ye's love of dragons."

Luo Hong nodded, satisfied with Lu Yang's answer, "Correct, one point."

"As for the two of you, your answers weren't entirely correct, so you won't get any points added or deducted."

The Dao Fruit possesses the characteristic of forgetting, while the rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit does not. Lu Yang said that everyone could remember the rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit.

"Now please listen to the fourth question. The ancient ancestors of the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan engaged in a fierce battle when they were half-immortals. The ancient ancestor of the Phoenix Clan died and was resurrected in that battle. Please describe the detailed process of this battle."

Upon hearing that this was about their Phoenix Clan's ancient ancestor, Jiang Shishi showed an excited expression.

She knew this battle very well. The two ancient ancestors exuded great power with every move they made. Even the stars in the sky turned to dust, the sun was extinguished, and the universe was deathly silent. It was an unprecedented battle. The Phoenix Clan's ancient ancestor was even reborn from the ashes and awoke in the flames.

Both the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan were proud of their ancestor's powerful performance in that battle.

She was about to answer when she remembered Lu Yang's previous active performance and turned to look at Lu Yang.

"You answer first."

Lu Yang's eye twitched. He didn't really want to answer the question, lest he ruin the image of the Phoenix Clan's ancient ancestor in Jiang Shishi's mind.

But since they've already given me the opportunity, I can't just stay silent.

Fortunately, the events that occurred in the ancient realm cannot be revealed, otherwise, just these few answers I gave would cause an uproar throughout the entire demon realm.

In the fairy's words, their battle was like setting fire to paper, pulling hair, drawing circles, Curse.

Simply repeating it verbatim would be disrespectful.

He kept a straight face and a serious expression, speaking in a deep voice, seemingly showing great respect for the ancient ancestors of the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan.

"That battle caused the heavens and earth to crumble and space to shatter. Both ancient ancestors unleashed their strongest techniques, and after hundreds of rounds, neither could gain the upper hand. They used their racial true flames as their primary means of attack, with half-immortal-level talismans burning fiercely within the true flames, their firelight soaring into the sky. The power of the talismans was unparalleled throughout history. The two also used a part of each other's bodies as a medium to cast an unparalleled Curse, and an ominous aura permeated the entire universe."

"The Phoenix Clan's ancient ancestor was slightly inferior; he died under Curse, only to be resurrected in flames."

Actually, it was the Phoenix Clan's ancient ancestor who faked his death by using a technique to feign death. He was burned by the Dragon Clan's ancient ancestor and jumped up, howling.

Don't say that.

"Correct answer, one point added."

Jiang Shishi regretted it; she could have answered that question too!

"Question Six: The ancient ancestor of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan bewitched the world..."

"Question Seven..."

Jiang Shishi and Su Lian'er competed to answer, and this continued until the tenth question.

"All ten questions are finished. Lu Yang scores ten points and passes the third level."

Su Lian'er answered five questions incorrectly out of ten, scoring five points and ranking fourth.

Jiang Shishi answered four questions incorrectly, scoring -4 points and ranking third.

Meng Jingzhou didn't answer one question, got zero points, and ranked second.

"It's decided, we'll eat mung bean cakes after we go out."

Meng Jingzhou finally decided what he wanted to eat, and then realized that the competition was over.

"How did I become second place?"

The second update will be at 11 PM.