Mirai's group of three had obtained a total of eleven scrolls. Besides the three they held themselves, one came from Hubison Tian Zhang Zhi, three from the Celestial Dragon Village ninja whom Mirai had ambushed, two from Cao Ren, who had fought Dongfang Chuan, one from Ren Yan just now, and one from Dongfang Chuan's trapped scroll.
"Elder Itachi was indeed the first to arrive!" When Mirai's group entered the tower that day, they saw that Uchiha Itachi and Wan Cheng were already inside. They smiled and greeted Uchiha Itachi.
"Mirai, you're not late either," Uchiha Qi said with a smile.
"Haha, we couldn't possibly arrive later than you. Of course, we had to keep up with our seniors!" Dongfang Chuan said with a laugh.
"By the way, Elder Itachi, what do we need to do now? Does this mean we've passed the second round?" Mirai asked doubtfully, raising the three scrolls in his hand.
"Yes. Go inside and open the scrolls!" Uchiha Qi said with a smile.
"Thank you, Elder Itachi. Then we'll be going in first!" Mirai immediately thanked him and led Dongfang Chuan and Qiu Yidao into the tower.
As they passed the expressionless Chengmaru, Mirai stopped and looked at him. Chengmaru was also watching their group, but he paid Mirai no mind and calmly walked inside.
"Without Heaven, there is no wisdom; without Earth, there is no foundation. Open the books of Heaven and Earth, and dangerous paths shall be sorted into the right path. This is the limit of man, and also the makings of a leader." Seeing the hanging scroll displayed in the most prominent place, Dongfang Chuan read it aloud.
"What does that mean?" Qiu Yidao asked vaguely.
"Judging by the handwriting, it should have been written by the Third Teacher himself. Heaven