Wild Dogs

Upon seeing the man clearly, Xiao Baihua exclaimed in surprise.

"Why are there still people inside the Heavenly Mystery Palace?"

Hearing this, Luo Changhe, who was standing to the side, turned around and made a shushing gesture to him.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Baihua quickly covered her mouth.

The man who came out of the palace stretched.

He sat cross-legged to one side and took out a small bell from his storage bag and gently tapped it.

As the melodious sound of bells echoed throughout the surroundings, a large group of disciples soon rushed out of the Nine Chapters Palace.

Upon seeing these disciples, Yang Fan became even more astonished.

What happened?

Wasn't it said that everyone in the Heavenly Mystery Palace was dead?

Why are there still people here?

After these people ran out, they excitedly surrounded the man.

"Sir, which one will we learn today?"

Upon hearing this, the man smiled slightly.

"Oh, today we're learning about the square field from the Nine Chapters."

Yang Fan frowned and looked at Luo Changhe beside him.

"Master, what is that?"

Luo Changhe turned his head and transmitted his voice to him.

"It seems you don't know what Nine Chapters is."

Yang Fan shook his head.

"I don't know about Chapter Nine, this nine..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Changhe took a deep breath.

"You may not know this, but the Heavenly Mystery Palace is different from other sects and forces."

"Other forces specialize in various cultivation techniques, but what does the Heavenly Mystery Palace excel at?"

"It's about mechanical puppets and various forms of divination."

"This Nine Chapters Palace is where the Nine Chapters Mathematical Classic of the Heavenly Mystery Palace is stored."

"It is said that the Nine Chapters Mathematical Classic is kept in the Nine Chapters Palace."

"The Nine Chapters of the Mathematical Classic is about mathematics, and through this mathematics, one can deduce the endless changes of all things in the world."

"It is said that the founding master of Jiuzhang Palace once said something."

He said that as long as the people of Jiuzhang Palace know enough information about the world, they can use mathematics to deduce all the changes in the world.

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan was immediately astonished.

"You mean you can deduce all the changes in the world simply through mathematics?"

"Can human nature be deduced?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Changhe turned around and smiled slightly.

"According to the Palace Master of Jiuzhang Palace, if enough information is obtained, it can be deduced."

"Can even human nature be predicted?"

"That's right, some people are suspicious, some are optimistic, everyone is different."

"As long as you have enough information."

"In other words, it is indeed possible to extrapolate to infinity using mathematics."

At this point, Luo Changhe himself couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Yang Fan, however, became increasingly confused.

"This...aren't we here to explore the secret realm?"

"How does this relate to arithmetic?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling turned her head.

"So this is you... It seems you know nothing at all."

"Then let me give you a hint."

"The key points of the Heavenly Mystery Palace are different from other places. In other secret realms, people fight and kill each other after entering, but the Heavenly Mystery Palace is different."

"The Heavenly Mystery Palace is a test. As long as you can pass the test of each palace in the Heavenly Mystery Palace, you can break the corresponding restriction."

"After breaking the restriction, you will naturally receive the corresponding reward from the Heavenly Mystery Palace."

"You might even obtain the secret techniques that the Heavenly Mystery Palace never teaches."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan felt his mouth go dry.

After a while, he pieced together the jumbled thoughts in his mind, and the idea in his heart became stronger and stronger.

At this moment, he was certain that the Heavenly Mystery Palace was not testing any disciples, but selecting a suitable successor.

After this thought arose, Yang Fan understood everything.

That's right.

The Tianji Palace's entire sect was wiped out back then, and the survivors understood that they alone could not revive the sect.

Therefore, they hid the Tianji Palace, which would reappear in the world every once in a while.

In order to attract enough talent, they spread rumors that there would be various treasures in the Heavenly Mystery Palace, so as to attract others to come as well.

To ensure the continuation of the Tianji Palace's lineage, these disciples used this method for selection.

Only by selecting the talents they desire through their various palaces and other locations can one obtain this inheritance.

Upon realizing this, Yang Fan understood perfectly.

He then looked ahead at the Jiuzhang Palace.

This palace is famous for its mathematics, so the tradition here is naturally based on mathematics, and the tests here are also based on mathematics.

Just as Yang Fan was pondering, the man over there began to explain.

Seeing the man explaining with great interest, Yang Fan lowered his voice again.

"But weren't all the people from the Heavenly Mystery Palace dead?"

"How can you say they're all dead?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ling snorted coldly.

"What you are seeing now is just an illusion from the Heavenly Mystery Palace back then."

Then he pointed to Yang Fan.

Listen carefully to what he has to say.

"Tianji Palace teaches you mathematics again in this way, to see how much you can master."

"If you can grasp the essence of mathematics in a very short time, it means you are gifted enough, or at least intelligent enough."

"If you are smart enough, you will naturally be able to break through this restriction and obtain the inheritance inside."

"If it doesn't work out, then I'll be kicked out of this palace."

Then he pointed this way.

"The Nine Palaces are divided into nine palaces. If this palace doesn't work, we can only try our luck in the next one."

Just as Xiao Ling was speaking, the man's voice came over more and more clearly.

"Given the boundaries of the imperial fields, if there is a field that is fifteen paces wide and sixteen paces wide, how many paces is it?"

As the man finished speaking, the surrounding disciples fell silent for a moment.

Seeing this, the man immediately tapped the table in front of him in dissatisfaction.

"What's going on?"

"Didn't I teach you that?"

"Fang Tian can't even do something as simple as this?"

"Come on, Niu Er, tell me how to calculate it?"

The disciple named Niu Er immediately stood up.

His face turned bright red, and he hurriedly gestured with his fingers several times.

"...two mu of land."

Hearing this, the man became even angrier.

"Sit down."

"How can this be only two acres of land?"

"Calculate it for me again."

Then the man pointed to each of them one by one, but none of the others could answer correctly.

It is obvious that these disciples were not very good at mathematics.

Seeing that these people couldn't learn anything, the man was so angry that he puffed out his beard and glared at them.

"What a bunch of good-for-nothings."

"Can't you even do such a simple calculation?"

"The field is fifteen steps wide and sixteen steps long."

"Naturally, it's fifteen times sixteen. Can't we figure out how much that is?"

As he spoke, he slammed his fist on the table, pressing the others for answers.

Upon hearing this, these people immediately started pointing with their fingers to indicate the name.