Why Did the Sage Have to Be So Awesome?

With ample time available, Song Shuhang, relying on his exceptional memory, memorized the Ancient Script version of "The Sage's Nurturing Nature Ode."

"Even if I'm pulled into the 'Infinite Retake Exam' space again, I won't be afraid," Song Shuhang thought to himself.

However, the Infinite Make-Up Exam Space did not appear. Myriad Books Mountain's split body slowly merged back together, and during the process, Myriad Books Mountain shouted loudly again.

This is unbelievable! When did its body become like this? It's been transformed into the shape of a giant book! Who cruelly modified it while it was sleeping?

"It's closed, but where is the Sage Silence Pool?" Song Shuhang looked around—but still couldn't see the 'Sage Silence Pool'.

Myriad Books Mountain has been turned upside down and changed. Logically, the Sage Silence Pool should have appeared by now, right? Why hasn't it appeared yet?

Are there any conditions that must be met for the Sage Silence Pool to appear?

This is really troublesome. At this point... if I were to use the 'Appraisal Secret Method' to appraise Myriad Books Mountain, would I be able to obtain any clues from it?

No, that's not right.

He still experiences the influence of those 88,888 voices in his mind every now and then, and his understanding of the 'Appraisal Secret Art' is deepening, making the cost of using it much lower.

But if he were to attempt to appraise something as enormous as 'Myriad Books Mountain,' whose age is incalculable and which holds countless secrets, he might just bleed to death!

Song Shuhang secretly tugged at his gloves—for his own safety, it was best to abandon the idea of authenticating 'Myriad Books Mountain'.

Perhaps I am simply not meant to be with the Sage Silence Pool.

At this moment, the eyes of True Lord Eternal Fire suddenly lit up.

He took out paper and pen and began to write quickly.

First came the "Sage's Self-Cultivation Ode," which was written down by True Sage's Self-Cultivation Ode True Lord Eternal Fire in just a few seconds. Immediately afterward, the "Sage's Nurturing Life Ode" was also written down from memory by True Lord Eternal Fire.

After finishing writing, True Lord Eternal Fire stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the 'Myriad Books Mountain' not far away.

"Huh? Has Senior Eternal Fire Huo already found the key?" Song Shuhang thought to himself.

Not only him, but also the seniors of the 'Nine Provinces Number One Group' felt a sense of anticipation.

With a flick of True Lord Eternal Fire wrists, the two ancient white papers floated up.

Then... the 'Myriad Books Mountain' that had been screaming in terror suddenly fell silent. Then, its voice changed—it became a flat, emotionless voice.

Myriad Books Mountain spoke, reciting the "Sage's Self-Cultivation Ode" and the "Sage's Nurturing Life Ode" from the void.

Each time it uttered a syllable, the "Sage's Self-Cultivation Ode" and the "Sage's Nurturing Life Ode," written by the True Lord Eternal Fire, would illuminate word by word.

Moreover, these Ancient Script eventually transformed into golden orbs of light, leaping off the paper and arranging themselves in the void.

Myriad Books Mountain recited very slowly, taking a full three minutes to finish reciting both ancient texts.

In the void, the texts of the two ancient texts coalesced into two dazzling orbs of light, almost blindingly bright.

"Changes are coming!" a fellow Daoist in the Nine Provinces Number One Group thought to himself.

The light emanating from the two ancient texts grew brighter and brighter—ultimately, the light melted away, transforming into a pool of radiance.

This pool of light floats five meters high.

Could this be the 'Sage Silence Pool'?

"Huh? The bottom of this pool of light is an entrance to a space!" Venerable White immediately recognized the special nature of this 'Sage Silence Pool'.

In other words, jumping into the Sage Silence Pool will allow you to enter the space behind it.

At this moment, True Lord Eternal Fire bowed to Venerable White and the others, and said, "Fellow Daoists, would you be interested in accompanying me to explore further?"

The Venerable White smiled and asked, "Is this appropriate?"

This is, after all, a treasure trove of the Confucian Sect; it's not really appropriate for outsiders like them to enter.

True Lord Eternal Fire smiled slightly, "It's alright, it can be considered a kind of fate."

"Since Senior Eternal Fire puts it that way, then we won't stand on ceremony." Young Master Phoenix Slayer smiled slightly, pushed up his glasses, and carrying the wine barrel in his hand, leaped toward the entrance of the 'Sage Silence Pool' —to go in and explore before True Lord Eternal Fire regretted his decision.

Subsequently, Fairy Lychee, Northern River's Loose Cultivator, and True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey also followed Young Master Phoenix Slayer to the radiance of the 'Sage Silence Pool'.

Four figures leaped lightly.

The next moment, the four of them passed through the light of the 'Sage Silence Pool' and landed on the ground, without entering the space opposite the 'Sage Silence Pool'.

"Huh?" Young Master Phoenix Slayer asked curiously.

He could clearly sense that there was a space on the other side of the pool of light. However, they could not reach the pool of light, as if the space on the other side was a mirage.

"Interesting... I'll give it a try!" Venerable White chuckled, and he also came to the edge of the Sage Silence Pool and stepped in.

At that moment, with a 'whoosh,' the entrance to the space below opened, and Venerable White entered smoothly.

"Strange?" Young Master Phoenix Slayer asked curiously. He tried to step into the Sage Silence Pool again—but just like before, his figure passed right through the Sage Silence Pool and he couldn't enter it.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator, "Could it be that there are level requirements to enter, requiring a cultivation level of at least Seventh-Grade Venerable?"

"No way? Does that mean only Venerable White can go in?" True Lord Dustfall said regretfully.

Song Shuhang frowned, deep in thought—wait a minute, if only a 'Seventh-Grade Venerable' could enter, why would the 'Glazed Scholar' have sent a telepathic message about the [Sage Silence Pool] to him, who was only at the Third-Grade Realm?

"I'll give it a try," Song Shuhang said. With that, he leaped up and landed above the Sage Silence Pool.

As Shuhang's body plummeted, the Space Gate below opened again with a 'whoosh,' allowing him to enter smoothly.

He went inside too.

"Young friend Shuhang has gone in!" Young Master Phoenix Slayer pushed up his glasses—in this way, the condition for entering this space is no longer 'strength'.

"Since it's not a limitation of strength, then I'll give it a try." After bowing to his fellow Daoists, True Lord Eternal Fire leaped into the 'Sage Silence Pool'.

Then, True Lord Eternal Fire also successfully entered.

The fellow cultivators in the 'Nine Provinces Number One Group' couldn't figure out what the conditions were for entering the 'space' for a while.

So, everyone who was interested decided to try jumping into the 'Sage Silence Pool'.

Finally... two more fellow Daoists successfully entered: True Lord Dustfall and Lay Buddhist Most Transcendent.

The True Lord White Crane, who yearns to follow in the footsteps of Venerable White, has also been turned away from the 'Silent Sage Pool' and is currently in a frenzy.

"Senior White, young friend Shuhang, Senior Eternal Fire, True Lord Dustfall, and Lay Buddhist Drunken Heaven, what do these fellow Daoists have in common?" Young Master Phoenix Slayer pondered, stroking his chin.

Snow Wolf Cave Master: "Are they all men?"

"Fellow Daoist Snow Wolf, your words have offended all the male Daoists present." Young Master Phoenix Slayer's lips curled up.

"Ahem, that's not what I meant!" the Snow Wolf Cave Master quickly explained.

After pondering for a moment, Northern River's Loose Cultivator guessed, "Perhaps they each possess something that qualifies them to enter the cave?"

Su Clan’s Sixteen's eyes lit up. "This is Confucian Sect territory. If there are any conditions that meet the criteria, they should be related to the Confucian Sect. Furthermore, considering the <Sage's Nurturing Nature Ode> on the pages when 'Myriad Books Mountain' split apart before—could it be that only those who possess that article can enter the cave?"

Sixteen's guess makes a lot of sense.

The Fairy Lychee retorted, "I also memorized that 'Ode to Sage's Nurturing Nature Ode', but I still couldn't enter into its meaning."

Young Master Phoenix Slayer: "Perhaps... it's not just the <Sage's Nurturing Nature Ode>, but also the <Sage's Self-Cultivation Ode> written by True Lord Eternal Fire. It might be necessary to memorize both ancient texts to enter."

"If that's the case, let's find a Confucian School disciple now and have him teach us these two classical texts!" said Fairy Lychee.

"You're looking for Confucian School disciples? Haha, I just happened to bring one with me." Su Clan’s Seven's voice came from the sky. The next moment, A-Qi descended from the sky, with someone behind him—the only son of True Lord Eternal Fire, the Blade-Wielding Scholar Su Wenqu.

A-Qi was setting up a fighting arena in White Cloud City, challenging some Confucian School masters. After several fights, the Blade-Wielding Scholar Su Wenqu was also aroused and wanted to go on stage to challenge Su Clan’s Seven.

But before the fight even started, A-Qi heard a loud bang coming from the filming location.

He was worried about his fellow Daoists in the 'Nine Provinces Number One Group', so he rushed over here. This fellow Daoist, Su Wenqu, also insisted on coming along, so A-Qi had no choice but to bring him along as well.

When Su Clan’s Sixteen looked at Su Wenqu, the corners of his mouth turned up. "Fellow Daoist, we meet again."

"Haha, what a coincidence." Su Wenqu chuckled awkwardly.

The Fairy Lychee stepped forward and asked, "Young Confucian School scholar, can you write 'Sage's Self-Cultivation Ode' and 'Sage's Nurturing Nature Ode'?"

"Yes, every Confucian School disciple knows it," said Su Wenqu, the Blade-Wielding Scholar, nodding.

"That's wonderful!" Fairy Lychee giggled. "Young friend, could you teach us the <Sage's Self-Cultivation Ode> and the <Sage's Nurturing Nature Ode>?"

"Sure, no problem," the Blade-Wielding Scholar readily agreed.

On the other side.

Senior White, Little Friend Shuhang, True Lord Eternal Fire, True Lord Dustfall, and Lay Buddhist Most Transcendent entered the space behind the 'Sage Silence Pool'.

The space inside is only the size of a large hall, and there are no traps or mechanisms.

Only one ordinary-looking Confucian scholar sat in the space.

Seemingly sensing someone's entry, the scholar opened his eyes, looked at the crowd, and then slowly said, "Finally, someone has entered this place."

"Greetings, senior." Song Shuhang replied politely.

But the scholar did not respond to Song Shuhang. He simply raised his head slightly, a look of reminiscence in his eyes.

"I am an invincible being, dominating the world and reigning supreme for generations. People call me [the Sage]." The scholar said softly, "On the day I was born, purple clouds came from the east, covering the sky and the earth..."

Song Shuhang: "..."