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

Zhou Qingfeng smiled faintly, remaining silent and letting Jin Wei do as he pleased.

Seeing that Zhou Qingfeng didn't stop him, Jin Wei felt even more confident and continued to press him aggressively: "Do you dare to fight me one-on-one? Give me an answer!"

Yan Bipo took a deep breath, clenching and unclenching his fists in his sleeves several times. In the end, reason prevailed over his anger. More than a hundred years of cultivation had taught him to hide his emotions and remain calm in the face of honor and disgrace. The current situation was urgent and required cooperation, so it was indeed not suitable for a fight.

Once a battle begins, the situation will spiral out of control. If the fight prevents the breakthrough and the Heavenly Ruler is lost, it will be a lose-lose situation for both sides.

Yan Bipo knew perfectly well what was going on, so he chose to endure the humiliation for the time being. Once he successfully broke through the barrier and the Escape Ruler was revealed, he would settle all old and new scores at once. He waved his sleeve and snorted coldly: "Hmph, Jiang Yunjian, don't think I'm afraid of you and dare not fight you. I'm just considering the bigger picture and don't want to stoop to your level. Don't go too far, or you might not even know how you died."

Upon hearing this, Jin Wei immediately sneered, "Oh, oh, oh, if you don't dare, you don't dare. You're a coward. Why make it sound so high-sounding? It's shameful..."

Zhou Qingfeng raised his hand to indicate, and said calmly, "Alright, Fellow Daoist Jiang, everything should be done in moderation."

Jin Wei immediately shut his mouth. He could ignore what others said, and even the First City Lord's words, but disobeying the young master would have very serious consequences, because he knew very well what would happen when the dog in the house disobeyed.

Yan Bipo coldly said, "This is the only time. Tiandao, keep your friends in check. If there is a next time, don't expect me to consider the bigger picture."

Zhou Qingfeng smiled slightly, his eyes crinkling into a bright smile: "Understood, I understand."

In the case of cooperation, one-sided tolerance is meaningless. Sometimes, showing your fangs appropriately can actually make the other party more restrained. Right now, Jin Wei's strong counterattack will actually help him regain some of his voice and equal status, so that he won't be ridden around like a dog.

Both sides continued to try to break through the barrier. Because of Yan Bipo's misjudgment, everyone could only rotate the first wind chime statue again and decide which statue to rotate later that night. During the five or six hours of waiting, some people recuperated from their injuries, some recovered their magic power, and some went to check around the altar.

While we wait, we can't just do nothing.

Time passed silently, the sun set and the moon rose, and only when the scarlet moon hung in the sky did everyone gather together.

Yan Bipo asked, "Fellow Daoist, according to your judgment, which statue should be rotated in the correct order?"

Zhao Ying and Li Ergou both looked at Zhou Qingfeng, waiting for his reply.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng remained calm and looked up at the sky: "The stars revolve around the North Star, and the moonlight shines down without a speck of dust."

He slowly walked to the Star-Picking Statue in the due north direction. He looked at the statue holding a star and surrounded by eight stars. It seemed that the first half of the sentence referred to this statue, but the facts of the day proved that this statue was not the second one. The order was wrong.

Let's continue to explore more possibilities. The stars revolving around the North Star might refer to these two statues on the left and right sides.

No, that's not right. If we take the Star-Picking Statue in the due north as the core orientation, then all the other statues move around it.

The key information is not in the first half of the sentence, but in the second half.

"The moonlight shines down, yet remains untouched by dust..."

Zhou Qingfeng murmured twice, then immediately looked up and directed, "Go and see which statue is free of dust from the moonlight."

"Oh, oh, oh..." Jin Wei immediately ran over to check.

Zhao Ying and Li Ergou looked at each other, unsure whether to listen to Zhou Qingfeng, and could only look to Yan Bipo for his consent.

Yan Bipo frowned slightly, feeling very disgusted by Zhou Qingfeng's orders, but since they were working together to break through the barrier, he put his personal feelings aside for the time being. So he said, "Go, do as Fellow Daoist Tian said, and carefully check which statue is free of dust."

Zhao Ying nodded coldly and turned to examine the statue.

Li Ergou hurriedly clasped his hands in a fist and replied, "Yes, Chief Yan."

Yan Bipo stopped where he was, hesitated for a moment, and then went to search as well.

Zhou Qingfeng stood with his hands behind his back in front of the due north direction, his expression calm, his brows slightly furrowed, deep in thought. His words and actions were like those of a true leader, someone who would command even his enemies to obey his orders at this moment.

In the blink of an eye, they reported what they had found: "There's dust on the statue over here."

"Same here."

"Me too."

"Same!"

Everyone looked at Zhou Qingfeng, thinking that he had made a mistake in his judgment. However, Zhou Qingfeng was simply verifying a possibility. After all, the verification was very simple and risk-free. It would be best to eliminate the most likely option.

Zhou Qingfeng said calmly, "The riddle is not that simple. This is just to confirm. Let's look again. The phrase 'moonlight shines without dust' should refer to a statue that symbolizes noble character, pure heart, and lofty sentiments, untainted by worldly defilement. Let's see if we find one."

The group searched again when suddenly Li Ergou shouted excitedly, "Found it! Found it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng stepped forward, looked up at the Bodhisattva seated on a lotus in front of him, and nodded slightly: "That's it, no doubt about it."

Yan Bipo frowned slightly: "What's your basis?"

Zhou Qingfeng said calmly, "The second line of the poem, 'Look at the stars circling the North Star, the moonlight falls without touching the dust,' tells us that the second statue is hidden among the other statues surrounding the Star-Picking Statue in the due north direction."

"The key information is the second half of the sentence, 'The moonlight shines down without touching the dust.' A superficial understanding might suggest that the statue that remains untouched by the moonlight is the second statue, but this possibility has been ruled out. Therefore, I believe it refers to a statue that symbolizes the purity and nobility of the moonlight."

"Of course, this is just my personal judgment, and whether it is accurate needs further verification."

Upon hearing this, Yan Bipo, Li Ergou, Zhao Ying, and Jin Wei's eyes widened slightly, and their scalps tingled.

They appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly they were thinking, "Wow, awesome!"

They had never thought of this approach or perspective before, and after carefully considering these words, they couldn't find any fault with them.

“Fellow Daoist Tiandao, I think you are absolutely right. Our thoughts coincide. We can give it a try.” To save face, Yan Bipo had to maintain his dignity and not show any signs of being intellectually crushed. However, he had to admit that the reasoning and judgment of the enemy in front of him were simply impeccable, which made him feel a little respect and reverence. But that was all. He still had to kill him.

Li Ergou whispered, "Senior Sister Zhao, he's amazing! How can someone be so smart..."

Zhao Ying glared at him: "Shut up, you idiot. If you can't speak properly, then don't speak. You're boosting the morale of others and diminishing your own."