Seeing Yang Zhen's actions, almost everyone present was cursing.
This bastard is so presumptuous! The stone tablet is so big, even Weng Yongli wisely sat to the side, what gives you the right to sit next to Lin Miaoyi?
Zhou Tong found the sight quite amusing, especially the strange expressions on Lin Miaoyi and Weng Yongli's High Antiquity, which made him want to drink. Zhou Tong only realized when he took out the gourd that it was already empty.
The Fake Old Daoist snorted coldly and said, "Old Zhou, where did you find this kid, and why has he become your master?"
The Granny Chenggui beside her looked on with a startled expression, her eyes widening in disbelief as she said, "Could it be...?"
Zhou Tong's angry expression had vanished; instead, he winked at the two of them with a smug look and said, "You'll find out soon enough."
"This is utter nonsense!" The Fake Old Daoist obviously knew that Zhou Tong loved to gamble, but he simply couldn't believe that Yang Zhen could actually beat Zhou Tong in a bet, and the stakes between them were so high!
Granny Chenggui looked at Zhou Tong with a strange expression, snorted coldly, and then looked hesitantly at Yang Zhen.
Zhou Tong curled his lip and said, "It's a matter of honoring your bet. What's with all the nonsense? You old codger, even if you wanted a master like that, they might not accept you!"
The Fake Old Daoist opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
After a long silence, the Fake Old Daoist snorted and said, "The stone tablet contains the Earth Treasury Origin Opening Formation, which was personally set up by the patriarch of the Origin Opening Palace. Although it's not completely unbreakable, it's not something a mere brat can break. Old Zhou, you should save your breath and put away that smug look."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Tong's eyes widened, and he jumped up from the ground, pointing at the Fake Old Daoist and saying, "Well, you Fake Old Daoist priest! I've long wondered why your Azure Lotus Sect was willing to bring out Twelve Azure Lotuses. It turns out that the stone tablet actually contains the Earth Treasury Origin Opening Formation! You're cheating! Utterly shameless!"
Granny Chenggui's expression wasn't good either. She stared at the Fake Old Daoist and said, "You've gone too far."
"What's so excessive about it?" The Fake Old Daoist Daoist priest sneered, glancing sideways at the two of them. "Don't you even consider what your Heavenborn Sect and Heavenly Severance Sect have done in the past? Trying to fool people with a Saint-level Cultivation Method, is that something a human being would do?"
Zhou Tong paused, then let out a cold snort.
Granny Chenggui's face flashed with anger as she said, " The Three Mountains Grand Gathering is meant to test the disciples' comprehension; what Cultivation Method can't it test them..."
"So what I'm saying is!" the Fake Old Daoist Daoist chuckled, "You use Saint-level Cultivation Method to test your disciples, and we Earth Treasury Origin Opening Formation to test our disciples. Aren't the effects the same?"
Granny Chenggui and Zhou Tong looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
That old geezer, the Fake Old Daoist Daoist priest, actually makes some sense.
Moreover, Yang Zhen and the other two are currently focused on comprehending the Twelve Azure Lotuses. Who would have thought that this test would not be about their speed of comprehending the Twelve Azure Lotuses, but rather how to break the Earth Treasury Origin Opening Formation?
" The Earth Treasury Origin Opening Formation was personally set up by the patriarch of the Origin Opening Palace. As long as the three of them open one door, it will be considered a victory. If the time difference between opening the first door is very small, then let's see if any of them can open the second door."
Seeing the smug look on the Fake Old Daoist's face, Zhou Tong and Granny Chenggui both looked at him with disdain, but they both turned their gazes to their respective disciples.
Of course, Zhou Tong's fate fell to his master Yang Zhen.
Beside the stone tablet, Lin Miaoyi glanced at Yang Zhen, neither agreeing nor refusing.
Adhering to the fine tradition that silence is a given, Yang Zhen placed his seat next to Lin Miaoyi and sat down casually.
At this moment, Lin Miaoyi had already begun to comprehend the contents of the stone tablet.
Weng Yongli, however, was still staring at Yang Zhen with a livid expression, as if he wanted to rush up and bite him.
Yang Zhen winked at Weng Yongli and said, "My good grand-disciple, you keep staring, I'll get it first."
Weng Yongli hurriedly closed his eyes, immersing his mind in the stone tablet, as if afraid of being slower than Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen, however, was in no hurry. He looked Lin Miaoyi up and down before focusing on the stone tablet in front of him.
As soon as the stone tablet was lifted up, Yang Zhen Yang Zhen sensed an extremely powerful aura within it, an aura he had never seen before. Now that he was closer, the intense feeling became even stronger.
What kind of Cultivation Method is the Twelve Azure Lotuses that can emit such a terrifying aura?
Yang Zhen gave Zhou Tong a strange look. Zhou Tong was winking at him, as if he had sand in his eye, probably wanting to say something.
Such a fair competition was too much for Zhou Tong to say outright, so he could only use a wink to tell Yang Zhen that he didn't need to think about comprehending the Twelve Azure Lotuses, but just focus on breaking the Earth Treasury Origin Opening Formation inside.
Yang Zhen couldn't understand what the old man was doing by winking and gesturing. He glared at Zhou Tong and turned his attention back to the stone tablet.
Zhou Tong was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, which made the Fake Old Daoist and the Granny Chenggui sneer.
Just then, Weng Yongli suddenly turned pale, let out a muffled groan, and before anyone could even gasp in alarm, he spat out a mouthful of blood onto the stone tablet.
"Ugh, how disgusting! They actually resort to such despicable tactics to disgust people."
Yang Zhen curled her lip, looking down on Weng Yongli.
"You..." What could Weng Yongli say?
Was the vomiting of blood caused by the backlash from the formation inside due to his impulsive actions?
He couldn't bring himself to say it.
A series of gasps came from the surroundings. Weng Yongli glared at Yang Zhen, regulated his breathing, and closed his eyes again.
Yang Zhen suddenly stood up.
Everyone was stunned by Yang Zhen's sudden action.
"Is your master going to give up?" The Fake Old Daoist laughed and teased Zhou Tong.
Zhou Tong had no time to pay attention to the Fake Old Daoist. He stared blankly at Yang Zhen, wondering what Yang Zhen was up to now.
Just then, Yang Zhen suddenly took two steps forward, placed his hand on the stone tablet, and muttered to himself, "There seems to be a decent formation inside preventing us from comprehending the Twelve Azure Lotuses."
As he spoke, a mass of earthy yellow patterns suddenly erupted from Yang Zhen's hand. Under the intense golden light, even powerful figures like the Fake Old Daoist, Granny Chenggui, and Zhou Tong narrowed their eyes at the countless intricate patterns.
"This is..." The Fake Old Daoist was taken aback, staring incredulously at the golden light in Yang Zhen's hand, and exclaimed, "This is impossible!"
Zhou Tong grinned from ear to ear, almost jumping for joy.
The Granny Chenggui stared wide-eyed and frowned, wondering how she had managed to do it.
Just then, a deafening roar burst forth from the stone tablet, instantly blasting away Weng Yongli and Lin Miaoyi.
Weng Yongli and Lin Miaoyi exclaimed in surprise, staggering backward as they stared in disbelief at the scene unfolding before them.
"What are you doing?" Weng Yongli shouted angrily!