Inside the gate, the scene was one of towering mountains and flowing water in the distance, with pavilions, terraces, and clusters of flowers nearby. Looking at this view, Qi Zhiheng almost thought he had walked into the back garden of a rich man's house.
There were a few people sitting in the pavilion, and they were all familiar faces.
The leader was still Sheng Mingyue, and the rest were young men and women in front of the boundary marker.
"Someone's here so quickly?" Several people in the pavilion were quite surprised.
Upon seeing the newcomers, Sheng Mingyue's lips curled into a cryptic smile: "You've arrived quite quickly. Which family's scions are you?"
Sheng Mingyue still remembered Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian. They were the first to deviate from the route he had designated, even though the route they took was a forbidden zone. Families from the capital would never choose this path, as it was already taken. However, these two had gotten incredibly lucky; the owner of the road was going away for a month and wouldn't return for ten days, allowing them to reap a huge advantage!
Qi Zhiheng was somewhat confused by his words: "How do you know?"
Yang Yitian had a "Does this even need asking?" look on his face: "Anyway, besides catching the Golden Silk Magpie, all the monsters we encountered were low-level and not very dangerous! And the test period was ten days! We only took seven days to reach our destination! It's really illogical!"
Qi Zhiheng nodded, signaling him to continue. As for whether it was scientific or not, he said he didn't know what science was.
Encouraged, Yang Yitian became more and more enthusiastic: "We even dug up so many Golden Blazing Flowers to plant! It must have taken us two or three days to plant them, right? How could we possibly have reached the Source Academy so easily! Anyone with a brain could tell it was a trap!"
Yang Yitian's words were reasonable and well-founded, leaving Qi Zhiheng with no room for rebuttal!
At this time, they had caught quite a few golden magpies in their cages. Yang Yitian had twenty-five in his cage, and Qi Zhiheng had thirty-three.
The rule only required ten, so they met the standard, but this was indeed their limit. Qi Zhiheng still needed to give it his all; the more attention he received within the Yuansheng Academy, the better his family's safety would be!
"Let's go and check out this illusion." Since they needed to conserve their spiritual energy to control the golden birdcage, they didn't take the speedboat.
After another hour of travel, they finally arrived at the "mirage" before nightfall.
Two enormous stone pillars supported a gate, and the guardian stone sculpture beneath the gate was the mythical beast Qilin.
A plaque hangs above the main gate, which reads "Yuansheng Institute".
This plaque was cut from a square stone, which is very hard. It is extremely difficult to leave a mark on it.
The characters on the plaque must have been carved with spiritual power, which shows that the person who left the characters on these four stones must have had a high level of cultivation!
Even though Yang Yitian thought it was an "illusion," it didn't stop him from exclaiming, "This mountain gate is truly magnificent!"
Qi Zhiheng nodded, agreeing with his suggestion: "Let's go in and take a look."
Yang Yitian grabbed the person and said, "Aren't you afraid it's a trap?"
Qi Zhiheng said, "Escaping will not solve the problem; only by facing difficulties head-on can one achieve great things."
The mountain gate was not locked, and Qi Zhiheng stepped forward and pushed it open.
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