The ceiling was inlaid with pearls the size of bowls, emitting light that was bright but not dazzling, illuminating the entire room.
This was a secret room.
The square secret room had the same length, width, and height, all three meters, just like a large square box.
Inside the secret room, Chen Zong sat cross-legged in front of a wall, concentrating all his attention, his eyes staring at the wall in front of him.
This wall was very strange, as if it was constructed from countless small parts, large and small, intricate and complicated. An ordinary person would feel dizzy just by looking at it, let alone carefully distinguish its mysteries.
This wall was named the Wall of Thousand Turns by the Dragon Pavilion.
As the name implied, it was full of twists and turns and was extremely mysterious.
This was the first test to enter the Dragon Pavilion. Its difficulty had stumped countless geniuses who wanted to enter the Dragon Pavilion.
Guan Yunxiao was the one who recommended it. Because he had to wait outside, he had a leisurely look on his face.
"Elder, do you think he can pass the Wall of Thousand Turns?" Guan Yunxiao asked since he had nothing to do.
"I don't know," the elder responded indifferently.
"I guess he can't pass." Guan Yunxiao was still full of smiles because he had taken the test himself and deeply knew the difficulty of the Wall of Thousand Turns. The memory was still fresh in his mind. At the beginning, it was okay, but the further it went, the greater the burden on the spiritual level. It was simply a feeling that death was better than living.
Although he passed the Wall of Thousand Turns in the end, Guan Yunxiao did not want to go through that experience again.
That was torture, a kind of torture to his own spirit.
Guan Yunxiao was certain that no one who had tried the Wall of Thousand Turns would want to go through it a second time.
Moreover, there had been many people who had overestimated themselves and participated in the test. In the end, they had all fainted in front of the Wall of Thousand Turns because their spiritual power had been overdrawn and they had to rest for several days to recover.
Perhaps Chen Zong would be the next.
From the beginning, Guan Yunxiao had never looked at Chen Zong seriously. Because he was born and raised in the Royal City, he had the arrogance of a citizen of the Royal City and subconsciously looked down on people outside of the Royal City. This was his nature and the mentality of many citizens of the Royal City.
Unless an outsider could show amazing ability, they could be looked down upon at any time.
Even if some outsiders displayed extraordinary abilities, it was difficult to change the minds of the people in the capital.
In fact, the vast majority of the so-called geniuses from outside the Royal Capital were unable to pass the Dragon Pavilion's test. It could be said that more than ninety percent of the current members of the Dragon Pavilion were from the Royal Capital.
"There are always exceptions to everything. Be careful not to be slapped in the face." The pavilion elder looked at Guan Yunxiao with a faint smile and said unhurriedly.
With just a few words, the Pavilion Elder could tell that Guan Yunxiao was recommending the other party with ill intentions. But just as the Pavilion Elder said, there were always exceptions. What if the other party passed the test?
At that time, not only would he be slapped in the face, it would also be equivalent to giving the other party a chance to enter the Dragon Pavilion.
That was called trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it.
"It won't happen." Guan Yunxiao made a solemn vow. The Cabinet Elder didn't say anything else, because he knew very well that the people of the capital had an inexplicable pride that came from their bones. Unless they encountered a personal setback, it was difficult to change that kind of arrogance.
Next to the Pavilion Elder, there was a half-meter tall transparent water hourglass with dragons on both sides. The water inside was dripping down drop by drop through the sharp beak, evenly and rhythmically.
This Coiling Dragon Hourglass was used to calculate time. When the water inside ran out, it would take one hour. There was a clear scale, especially the scales between fifteen minutes, thirty minutes, and forty-five minutes.
The Wall of Thousand Turns test needed to be completed within a set time. Normally, it was one hour.
When Guan Yunxiao took the test, he completed it within an hour and then passed the second test to become a member of the Dragon Pavilion. But for people not from the Royal Capital, the test conditions were harsher. That was, one had to pass the Wall of Thousand Turns test within forty-five minutes.
It was because of the missing fifteen minutes that Guan Yunxiao was confident that Chen Zong wouldn't be able to pass. He didn't think that Chen Zong's talent and potential could surpass his own.
In fact, the Pavilion Elder also didn't think that Chen Zong could pass the test. The difference of fifteen minutes was very obvious. This was also one of the reasons why the vast majority of geniuses outside the Royal Capital couldn't pass the Dragon Pavilion's test.
In front of the Wall of Thousand Turns, Chen Zong had already forgotten everything about the outside world. He was completely immersed in the Wall of Thousand Turns.
The wall was constructed from countless parts. This was a wall of mechanisms. Chen Zong was distinguishing the positions and functions of the various mechanisms, looking for their movement trajectories, and then cracking them.
The difficulty of cracking this Wall of Thousand Turns was that one had to first distinguish the various mechanism parts and find the pattern within. Only then could one crack it and open a door to walk out.
At the very least, there were thousands of mechanical parts that were constantly rotating. Kacha, Kacha, Kacha, Kacha, Kacha. After listening to it for a long time, there was a kind of demonic feeling that would drive one crazy. Under the continuous interference of such sounds, it was even more difficult to concentrate.
The double interference of vision and hearing brought a very obvious burden to the five senses and the mind.
Chen Zong was completely certain that if an ordinary martial artist at the peak of the Ninth Transformation Stage entered here, it wouldn't take long for them to feel dizzy, nauseous, suffocated, vomiting, and even faint.
Not to mention ordinary martial artists at the peak of the Ninth Transformation Stage, even martial artists with two-star battle strength were the same. Perhaps only those who had reached the three-star level would be able to withstand it. However, whether or not they could crack this Wall of Thousand Turns was an unknown. The difficulty was too great.
It could be said that the first test was aimed at the mind and willpower.
A martial artist must have a strong enough mind and willpower, so that they wouldn't be easily disturbed by the outside world. Otherwise, if they weren't firm enough and tenacious enough, how could they walk further on the path of martial artists?
In the secular world, there were all kinds of temptations and sensual pleasures. Only those who could be firm to the end would have the last laugh.
In addition to temptation, a strong mind and willpower were also of obvious help to cultivation. Especially at the stage of the True Martial Realm, its effect was even more obvious and indispensable.
Every member of the Pavilion of Dragons must enter the True Martial Realm. This was a 100% certainty, unless they encountered a special accident. The mind and willpower test was especially important.
Chen Zong's advantage was very obvious. After obtaining the mysterious sword tip, his mind and willpower had been clearly developed and strengthened. Later, as he practiced and comprehended with the sword, his mind and willpower had also been constantly strengthened. Moreover, he had cultivated the Lonely Mountain Visualization Technique. Time and time again, Chen Zong's mind and willpower had far surpassed martial artists of the same level, surpassing many people.
Of course, mind and willpower were invisible and colorless, invisible and untouchable. It was very difficult to make a clear judgment of how strong it was.
To clearly see thousands of mechanism parts and remember their positions and operating trajectories, not only did this require a strong mind and willpower, but it also required an amazing memory. After that, it required enough insight to find the patterns within. If one was powerful enough, one could deduce the subsequent changes and so on.
Now, Chen Zong not only remembered the thousands of mechanism parts clearly, but also found some of the patterns within and began to deduce them.
The most common performance of those who took the Wall of Thousands of Twists and Turns was to memorize the thousands of mechanism parts and their operating trajectories. After following the trajectories for a cycle, they slowly looked for a way to crack it.
A higher level was to follow the trajectories of the mechanism while looking for a way to crack it, which was faster.
Even better was to follow the trajectories while deducing the following trajectories to find a way to crack it.
As for those who knew the way to crack it at a glance, they were either sleep-talking or extremely familiar with the mechanism wall and knew it like the back of their hand.
Chen Zong was not at all familiar with the Wall of Thousands of Twists and Turns. This was the first time he had heard of it and also the first time he had seen it. Moreover, he was not a sleep-talking person. Therefore, Chen Zong belonged to the third level and deduced according to the trajectories.
In the blink of an eye, a quarter of an hour had passed.
A quarter of an hour could be very short, but it could also be very long.
Guan Yunxiao waited leisurely outside. He was patient, and waiting for at least two to three quarters of an hour was nothing. He was looking forward to seeing Chen Zong's dejected expression when he was unable to crack the Wall of Thousands of Twists and Turns. Yes, he might even faint.
The water in the Coiling Dragon Hourglass continued to drip down. It had already reached the second scale and was slowly approaching the third scale.
At this moment, a subtle but ear-piercing cracking sound rang out, instantly alarming the cabinet elder. The cabinet elder had been resting with his eyes closed, but his eyes suddenly opened. They shone brightly, causing Guan Yunxiao to feel as if there was a knife at his back.
Guan Yunxiao faintly felt that the cracking sound was a little familiar. He didn't know why, but his heart suddenly beat wildly, as if it was going to jump out of his throat. He had a very bad premonition.
Right in front of them, the originally tightly shut wall suddenly opened. Along with the subtle cracking sound, it slowly parted to the left and right. At the same time, Guan Yunxiao's arrogance and the cabinet elder's calmness were also parted.
Guan Yunxiao's eyes widened, and his pupils contracted. His mouth opened, but no words came out. His fingers trembled as he pointed at the opened wall, as if he had seen a ghost.
The cabinet elder's pupils contracted as well, and his eyes shone with a sharp light. Immediately, he subconsciously glanced at the hourglass.
The second scale had not yet finished dripping.
Under the watchful eyes of the two, a figure walked out with firm and steady steps. His expression was calm, and his eyes were deep. There was no sign of fatigue.
This was completely different from what Guan Yunxiao had imagined. There was a huge difference.
Like a sword, it ruthlessly stabbed into his heart, mercilessly shattering his pride.
"No, this is only the first test. There is still the second test." Guan Yunxiao clenched his fists and secretly told himself. His eyes also became cold.
"Good." Thousands of words were finally condensed into one word. The cabinet elder smiled, looking very happy.
One had to know that the first test for the people of the Royal Capital lasted for an hour, and was split into forty-five minutes. Passing the test in forty-five minutes was the most ordinary standard, and also the standard of most cabinet members. It represented the potential of four stars. In other words, cabinet members who could pass the test with this standard would at least have a combat strength of four stars. Of course, there might be some accidents and reach five stars, but such cases were very rare.
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