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

"Fellow Daoist, it would be best if we joined forces to break through this barrier."

"If our lack of intelligence leads to some unexpected events during the breakthrough, that's not what Fellow Daoist wants to see, is it?"

Yan Bipo, despite being asked for a favor, couldn't bring himself to lower himself or lower his pride. He still acted like the number one person below the fourth realm, the chief disciple of the Incense Path, and the first candidate for the position of sect leader. To put it bluntly, he had become accustomed to being pampered and arrogant, and he simply couldn't bring himself to be humble.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng pondered for a moment and nodded slightly. It was indeed not the time to turn against him now. Setting up some minor obstacles would be pointless and would only backfire, causing unnecessary trouble. So he asked Jin Wei to copy another riddle poem and give it to Yan Bipo.

Yan Bipo reached out and took it without saying thank you, as if it were all just a matter of course.

Jin Wei was displeased upon seeing this and was about to say something.

Zhou Qingfeng gestured directly, "Alright, stop with the useless nonsense. We'll talk about everything after we break through the barrier."

Jin Wei frowned and said, "This guy didn't even say thank you, acting like we owe him something."

"Never mind, business is more important." Zhou Qingfeng held the paper with the riddle poems written on it, looking down at it silently, not taking the trivial matter to heart.

He walked slowly to the statue and examined it carefully, while reciting a riddle poem: "A golden rooster stands alone on a jade platform, welcoming the first wind from the east."

Jin Wei said from the side, "Fellow Daoist Tiandao, the meaning of the first line of this poem seems quite clear. The rock statue in the eastern position should be the first one. Should we try turning the statue to see which way it's facing?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng nodded and said, "Let's give it a try."

There is a rock sculpture holding a wind chime in the eastern position.

Yan Bipo and the others also came over, and the group surrounded the wind chime statue.

Yan Bipo said, "Based on the clues provided by the riddle poem, it seems that this is the first statue. The golden rooster stands alone on the jade platform, and the first wind is the east wind. Obviously, the statue in the east position is the first one. Moreover, the statue is holding a wind chime in its hand, and the wind chime is ringing in the wind, symbolizing the wind."

At this point, Yan Bipo looked at everyone and said, "What do you think?"

Li Ergou scratched the back of his head and grinned sheepishly: "Ergou will listen to Chief Yan. Chief Yan's decision is definitely not wrong."

Zhao Ying, standing to the side, nodded coldly: "It is indeed worth a try."

Yan Bipo looked at Zhou Qingfeng and Jin Wei with a questioning look in his eyes. This was not out of respect, but rather because it was better to have more people offering suggestions and expressing different opinions than to get stuck on a dead end without realizing it. If a big mistake was made as a result, leading to failure in breaking through the barrier, then no one knew the consequences of failure. The unknown is the most terrifying and frightening thing.

Zhou Qingfeng nodded and said, "No problem, Chief Yan's judgment coincides with my own."

Yan Bipo said, "Then let's try rotating the statue to verify whether our judgment is correct."

The group surrounded the wind chime statue, reaching out to grasp its uneven parts and working together to spin the six-zhang-tall wind chime statue.

With everyone's combined effort, the heavy wind chime statue slowly loosened and finally faced the golden rooster on the jade platform.

Suddenly, the wind chime held in the palm of the wind chime statue emitted a series of refreshing ringing sounds.

Everyone instinctively stepped back, wary of any unexpected danger.

However, the scene was calm, with no signs of danger.

"That's right!" Everyone's faces lit up with joy. The correct order of the first statue had been determined. The process went smoothly without any setbacks, which seemed like a good omen. The success of the first attempt gave everyone some confidence and even more confidence to find the correct order of the subsequent statues.

Next, find the second-ranked statue among the remaining seven statues.

How do we find it? We still need to carefully analyze and ponder the true meaning of the riddle poem.

"The next time I look, the stars revolve around the North Star, and the moonlight shines down without a speck of dust."

Everyone's attention was drawn to the rock statue in the north, which held a star in its hand and was surrounded by eight stars.

Without hesitation, Yan Bipo said, "Based on the clues provided in the second line of the riddle poem, this star-picking statue should be the second one."

Everyone nodded slightly, agreeing that Yan Bipo's judgment was correct.

Iwabi-pa said, "Then let's start turning the statue around."

Zhou Qingfeng stood still, frowning slightly, and said cautiously, "Wait a moment. I have a feeling it's not that simple. Isn't it going too smoothly?"

Yan Bipo said, "Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​are you saying that my judgment was wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng had no intention of discussing right or wrong: "Look at the stars circling the North Star, the moonlight falls without touching the dust. Think about it carefully. The first half of the line seems to be referring to a location and features. If it's just this half of the poem, then I think it should be this star-picking statue. But what does the second half mean?"

After hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

Yan Bipo frowned repeatedly.

Zhou Qingfeng pointed to the sky: "Perhaps this poem doesn't simply refer to the location of the statue, but rather to the starry sky. As for when the moon will appear, I suggest we wait until tonight when the moon appears before making a decision."

Upon hearing this, those present looked up at the sky.

It's early now, and the sun is shining brightly. Waiting until evening would waste another five or six hours.

Time was already tight, and half of the thirty-six hours had already passed. If another five or six hours were wasted waiting because of one possibility, what if we got stuck later? What if a battle broke out when we were fighting for the Sky-Piercing Ruler? If we couldn't leave Spiral Town within the thirty-six hours, we would die.

You always need to allow enough time as a buffer when doing things. Being able to time things so precisely isn't always a lucky thing.

Yan Bipo waved his hand: "I don't think we need to wait. Why waste time on something so obvious? Perhaps the second half of the poem is meant to mislead our judgment and deliberately delay our breakthrough?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng decisively said, "If we disagree, then we'll withdraw. You can do what you want, but we won't participate."

Haste makes waste, and haste leads to chaos, which can easily result in serious problems.

Perhaps Yan Bipo's judgment was correct, and the second half of the poem was a smokescreen used to mislead and delay. However, Zhou Qingfeng felt that it was better to wait cautiously for five or six hours to gain a sure chance than to take a risk.

Since Yan Bipo won't listen, then so be it. If problems arise, then Yan Bipo will have to bear the consequences.

Even if the outcome proves that Yan Bipo's judgment is correct, he will not suffer any loss.

Zhou Qingfeng led Jin Wei out of the altar quickly, observing from a distance, ready to retreat further at any time.

Upon seeing this, Yan Bipo remained calm, but inwardly he was extremely disdainful, thinking that these two were just cowards.

The first success made Yan Bipo even more convinced of his judgment and full of confidence.

Yan Bipo beckoned: "Ergou, Junior Sister Zhao, lend a hand and turn this Star-Picking Statue."