Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me.

The First Treasure Pavilion, the most important treasure trove of the First Family.

This place houses a large number of rare and historical treasures.

Each piece is an extremely rare collectible, with very few remaining in the world today.

Some of the collections are even unique, one-of-a-kind items.

The conditions for an item to be included in the First Family's collection and added to their Treasure Pavilion are extremely stringent.

One of the following conditions must be met.

First, historical value. It must have significant historical significance and be able to reflect the characteristics, culture, or social features of a certain historical period, such as items related to major historical events or important historical figures.

Secondly, artistic value, especially works that represent a specific artistic style or technique.

Thirdly, research value; items that make significant contributions to the research of a specific field.

Fourth, rarity, with a long history, unique or extremely rare items.

If any one of the four conditions is met, one is eligible to be included in the First Treasure Pavilion. In terms of treasure collection, there are only five institutions that can rival the First Treasure Pavilion, one of which is the Python-Sparrow Royal Family.

The first family, the Fang family, the Gong family, the Murong family, and the Yuwen family.

The five major families are in the first tier of the Python Sparrow Empire. These five families are divided into the upper three and the lower two. Originally, the first family was one of the upper three, but due to well-known reasons, it has fallen to the lower two.

However, a legacy spanning millennia is a legacy spanning millennia, with a profound foundation. Some old monsters are still alive. No matter how incompetent the successors of the first family may be, even if they manage to reduce the Sword Tower to a single main city, they still stand among the top echelons of the empire and retain considerable influence in the empire's decision-making.

"Disciple, the First Treasure Pavilion is just ahead." Qiu Chengde personally led his disciple to the treasure trove of the First Family, instructing him as they walked: "Speak less later, and don't tell any outsiders what you see."

Zhou Qingfeng's heart tightened, and he answered step by step, "Disciple understands."

Qiu Chengde led Zhou Qingfeng through a sea of ​​flowers. The master and disciple stopped in front of a cliff. Zhou Qingfeng looked down at the bottom of the cliff, but could not see the bottom. Looking across the cliff, there was only an ancient and elegant red building standing there.

Qiu Chengde said calmly, "The cracks surrounding the Treasure Pavilion are called the Time-Space Forbidden Zone. Time and space do not exist there. All matter and non-matter cease to move, and the level of life will continue to fall until it falls into a speck of dust. Unless you reach the pinnacle, it is impossible to forcibly cross the Time-Space Forbidden Zone."

Zhou Qingfeng was horrified as he listened, staring at the seemingly ordinary crack in disbelief.

Qiu Chengde glanced at him sideways, shook his head and chuckled: "Today, your teacher will broaden your horizons."

After speaking, Qiu Chengde raised his hand and summoned his magic power. The blue magic power gathered into a sword beam that could destroy the world and casually slashed towards the opposite side. The sword beam rushed into the spatial-temporal forbidden zone and instantly stopped all movement, as if time had stopped.

Then, the earth-shattering sword light seemed to be suppressed by an immense force, rapidly collapsing and shrinking, gradually becoming flat, then turning into a line, and finally disappearing as a small blue dot.

“Disciple, do you see clearly? This is a forbidden zone of time and space; it cannot be crossed except at the very top.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng swallowed hard, but calmly replied, "I understand."

Qiu Chengde smiled and nodded, then snapped his fingers. The surrounding flowers trembled and petals fell, spiraling and gradually gathering together to form a flower bridge stretching towards the other side of the cliff: "Let's go. This is the only safe passage to enter and exit the space-time restricted area. As long as we stand on the flower bridge, we will not be affected by the space-time restricted area."

Zhou Qingfeng followed Qiu Chengde step by step onto the flower bridge, slowly passing through the time-space restricted zone to reach the other side of the cliff. The land on the other side was like a small island floating in the time-space restricted zone. It was not large in area, with only an elegant and simple red building. In front of the building, there were flowers, trees and shrubs, and birds singing and flowers blooming.

Besides, there was a bald old man covered in patches slowly wielding a two-handed sword. The old man was bald, but his beard was exceptionally long and white, making him look like a commoner.

Qiu Chengde walked up to the old man, bowed and clasped his hands: "Chengde greets Elder Tianxin."

"Oh, Xiao Dezi is here."

"Ah."

"What's up."

"Chengde specially brought people to retrieve the treasure. This person is Zhou Qingfeng, the fourth adopted son of the Madam, and also Chengde's last disciple. The Madam said that he can choose any treasure from the Treasure Pavilion."

"Oh?" The old man stopped his sword dance, sheathed his sword and stood still. Then, he looked past Qiu Chengde and at Zhou Qingfeng standing not far away. He beckoned with interest: "You little rascal, come here and let grandpa take a look at you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng quickly stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Qingfeng greets Elder Tianxin."

The old man waved his hand: "What elder? Your dead father, whom you've never met, has to call me Uncle. In terms of seniority, you have to call me Grandpa, understand, you little rascal."

Zhou Qingfeng immediately changed his address and bowed again: "Qingfeng greets Uncle Yao."

"Hey, good boy, you little rascal." Uncle Yao chuckled, patted Zhou Qingfeng's face, then circled around Zhou Qingfeng a few times, touched Zhou Qingfeng's bones, licked his lips and said, "Not bad, not bad, top-grade elixir material. If you nurture him for another one or two hundred years, he'll be ready to eat."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng's hair stood on end, and he stared wide-eyed at this cheap young master: "???"

Qiu Chengde looked speechless and said, "Disciple, Elder Tianxin is just teasing you. Don't be afraid. He's just getting more and more like a child, living like a child, doing whatever he wants without any sense of propriety."

Zhou Qingfeng: "..."

Uncle Yao looked annoyed and said to Qiu Chengde, "Little Dezi, you want a beating, don't you?"

Qiu Chengde smiled and said, "Elder Tianxin, if you cause any more trouble, I will tell Madam, and then I will add several hundred years to your sentence. Don't blame me then."

Uncle Yao shouted, pointing at Qiu Chengde and scolding, "Shameless! How old are you? Still secretly tattling!"

Qiu Chengde smiled slightly: "I didn't secretly report it; I reported it openly and honestly."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Yao was speechless for a moment, then gave a thumbs up and said, "You're awesome, you're awesome, I won't hold it against you."

Then, Uncle Yao hooked his arm around Zhou Qingfeng's shoulder and chuckled, "You little rascal, let's go. Uncle Yao will show you around the Treasure Pavilion. We're quite wealthy, taking just one item would be too stingy. Uncle Yao will give you a hundred items, take whatever you want!"

Qiu Chengde sighed and rubbed his forehead, then quickly followed him into the Red Chamber. He was worried about leaving his precious disciple alone with the unreliable Elder Tianxin, otherwise who knows what trouble he might cause.

Stepping through the gates of the Red Mansion, the scene that greeted Zhou Qingfeng's eyes sent a shiver down his spine. He stood in the endless void, with a burning sun before him and countless stars twinkling in the distance.

Uncle Yao stood to the side and said, "You little rascal, this is our family's first treasure trove. Every star hides a rare treasure. If you're so capable, take whatever you want. But I must tell you, treasures have spirits and will choose their own masters. If you can't find a single treasure, it means that none of the treasures here are meant for you."

Qiu Chengde also appeared beside Zhou Qingfeng, with his hands behind his back.

Zhou Qingfeng clasped his hands in greeting and asked, "Master, what should I do?"

Qiu Chengde smiled slightly: "Go with the flow. The treasure will be obtained by the one who is destined to receive it. You only need to shatter a star, and the treasure will appear. But whether you can get your hands on it depends on yourself."