# Chapter 2401: An Unfathomable Trial
Lin Feng looked at the old ox ahead and asked, "Senior, what is the final round of the trial?"
"Bullshit trial. It must have been set by this old ox himself. It's simply impossible to pass." The Venerable One beside Lin Feng stared ahead and cursed in a low voice.
"Your own incompetence is no reason to blame the trial. The previous rounds were indeed set by me, but the rules for this final round were established by my master. I cannot alter them either. If you cannot pass, then don't think about entering." The old ox stared at the Venerable One and said coldly.
"Old friend, together?" The Venerable One looked at the three people beside him. Their eyes flickered with sharp, powerful light. But the old ox snorted coldly: "If you dare to force your way in, you'd better think carefully about the consequences and whether you can bear them."
"I refuse to believe that a single ox demon can handle the four of us." The Venerable One spoke again, causing Lin Feng to secretly break out in a cold sweat. Good heavens, as expected of Venerable figures. Their temperaments were indeed not something he could compare to. Unable to pass the trial, they actually wanted to force their way in... But thinking about it more carefully, Lin Feng could understand. What kind of existence were Venerable figures? Supreme Saint Kings, standing at the pinnacle of the Saint Realm, ancient monsters who had lived for countless years. They pursued the realm of gods who controlled the world. And now an old ox was blocking their way, preventing them from passing the trial. How could these few not lose their temper?
"I said, you're welcome to try." The ox demon remained as calm as ever, as if everything was under his control. This relaxed and indifferent attitude instead made the few Venerable figures somewhat uncertain. Just how powerful was this old ox who had followed a god? They all wanted to know.
"Boy, come here. Let's see if you can pass the trial. If you do, it'll annoy them a bit. But I'm not counting on it." The old ox glanced at Lin Feng and spoke.
"Is that trial of yours really something a person can pass?" The Venerable One beside Lin Feng spoke again, making Lin Feng even more curious. What exactly was this trial?
"Sigh. I've waited so many years, and no one has ever been able to enter." The old ox let out a sigh, seeming very helpless. As if he too hoped that someone would walk past him and enter the great hall behind him.
From ancient times to the present, this relic had appeared several times, but no one had ever been able to pass his trial.
"Senior, let me try." Lin Feng spoke. "My strength is certainly inferior to the Venerable Ones. The difficulty of the trial should also be different, right?"
"You're wrong. The reason people of different cultivation levels all end up here is precisely because this final trial does not vary based on strength. Everyone is treated equally. Come before me."
"Alright." Lin Feng nodded and walked to stand before the old ox.
"Sit down."
Lin Feng sat down.
"From now on, you are not allowed to speak or move. Once you speak or move, it means you have failed the trial." The old ox spoke, causing Lin Feng's expression to stiffen. Not allowed to speak, not allowed to move? How was he supposed to pass the trial?
The old ox stopped talking, simply standing in front of Lin Feng, staring at him. He, like Lin Feng, did not move or speak.
One hour, two hours... Lin Feng's brow was slightly furrowed. The old ox and he continued to stare at each other.
"This is the trial?" Lin Feng seemed to realize something, and his face suddenly stiffened. This trial... wasn't it too bizarre? Not allowed to speak, not allowed to move?
But despite thinking this, Lin Feng still persisted. One day, two days. The old ox's eyes didn't even flicker, but Lin Feng's patience was wearing thinner and thinner.
"Boring. Too boring." The four Venerable Ones were speechless. They too had undergone the trial, just like Lin Feng. Not allowed to speak, not allowed to move. But in the end, none of them could hold out.
"Old Woodcutter, among the four of us, you have the best patience. You lasted a whole year without moving or speaking, but in the end, you still couldn't hold out. Have you figured out what this trial is about?" The Venerable One from the Earth Domain looked at the old fisherman-woodcutter on the far right. The old man shook his head: "This old man is foolish. I cannot comprehend it."
"Not being able to comprehend is exactly right. This trial is complete nonsense. Kid, don't keep persisting either. I think this old ox is just messing with us."
Lin Feng didn't respond, still not moving. This Starry Sky Ancient Road was a divine relic. The ox demon had once been a god's mount. Since he was guarding this place and calling it a trial, Lin Feng believed the trial must be genuine. He just hadn't seen through it.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed, causing the four Venerable figures to show a hint of surprise.
"Saleng, this little fellow has lasted longer than you did on your first try." The Venerable One from the Earth Domain spoke, looking at a figure dressed in a black long robe. That person had a slender build and fair features, standing there calmly watching Lin Feng.
"Your first try was about the same as mine." Saleng replied indifferently.
"Let's see how long this little fellow can hold out. Quite interesting." One person sat down on the ground with a grin, simply watching Lin Feng.
"Old Ghost, you find watching others interesting."
Lin Feng heard their conversation. Finally, Lin Feng smiled bitterly in resignation and said to the old ox: "Senior, I admit defeat this time. May I ask for a hint about this trial? Just sitting here, not moving, not speaking... I..."
Lin Feng didn't know how to continue. He was very speechless. Sitting there was the trial?
"Figure it out yourself. When you're ready, you can continue the trial anytime. One person or two people at once, it doesn't matter." The old ox said indifferently, making Lin Feng smile bitterly. He stood up and walked to the side of the few Venerable Ones, asking: "Do the four seniors have any thoughts?"
"I have no thoughts at all." The Earth Venerable spread his hands.
"Don't look at me. I don't understand this trial." The one called Old Ghost shook his head, while Saleng stood there indifferently, his eyes flickering as if in thought. He didn't understand either.
"Old Woodcutter has always had good patience. I remember fishing on Heavenly Eye Mountain hundreds of thousands of years ago, sitting for a hundred years at a time. But even I never felt this uncomfortable. It's suffocating." The old fisherman-woodcutter was also frustrated. He couldn't understand. This trial was incomprehensible.
"If it were a battle, I could fight to my heart's content, like the previous trials. But instead, they make me not move." Old Ghost also spoke. The people who had come here, besides Lin Feng, were only the four Venerable figures. These four Venerable Ones had clearly not broken through during the trial like Lin Feng had. They were already Venerable before. The trials they had experienced earlier must have been different from Lin Feng's.
"So I said, the four of us should just fight him." The Earth Venerable spoke again, seeming a bit eager. Among these four Venerable figures, he was the most talkative. But he was quite interesting. Completely different from the lofty, superior experts Lin Feng had imagined. They all seemed very peaceful, without the slightest hint of arrogance, as if they were ordinary people. Perhaps this too was a realm of cultivation. They had all experienced great enlightenment in life to reach this point.
"Go ahead and fight. I'll support you. I'll watch your back." Old Ghost looked at the Earth Venerable.
"Get lost." The Earth Venerable cursed.
"How about the five of us undergo the trial together and see who lasts the longest?" The old fisherman-woodcutter suddenly suggested.
"Good idea. That way, we might last longer. In any case, I'll definitely last longer than this broken fellow." Old Ghost looked at the Earth Venerable.
"Is that so? Then let's give it a try." The few agreed readily, then all sat cross-legged before the old ox. The old ox's body split into five, producing five old oxen, one in front of each person.
"Little trick." The Earth Venerable curled his lip disdainfully.
"I wonder what source powers these four Venerable figures have fused." Lin Feng thought to himself. Supreme Saint Kings not only had to comprehend several types of source power but also had to comprehend very special source powers and fuse them.
"Begin." The old ox said indifferently. The trial started. No moving, no speaking... Time passed bit by bit. These were all extraordinary figures. Besides Lin Feng, the four Venerable Ones were all ancient monsters who had lived for over five hundred thousand years. They didn't care about this concept of time at all. The problem was, it was very boring...
A year passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Lin Feng heard a voice transmission enter his ear: "Little fellow, you must be unable to hold out by now. Don't keep enduring."
"Eh..." Lin Feng's expression froze. Then he saw the old ox in front of the Earth Venerable move, saying to the Earth Venerable: "Trial failed."
"I don't seem to have spoken or moved, do I?" The Earth Venerable said gloomily.
"Hmph." The old ox snorted coldly, sweeping his gaze toward Lin Feng: "What did you just say to him?"
The Earth Venerable's eyes froze. He thought to himself: "He even knows about my voice transmission. As expected of a god's mount. Although I believe in this trial, the mystery of it... where exactly does it lie? How can I grasp it?"
Of course, he believed in the authenticity of the trial. But he was unwilling to admit failure in front of the old ox. Not understanding it at all was too embarrassing. So he kept claiming the old ox was messing with them. But of course, these people all knew the truth in their hearts.
The dull and tasteless trial continued for ten years. Lin Feng still hadn't comprehended it. Adding the previous nine years, Lin Feng had already been here for nineteen years. In these nineteen years, the Nine Heavens had undergone earth-shattering changes. All these changes had been triggered by Lin Feng in the past. The war between the Flame Temple and the Fate Temple, and the chain reactions it had set off. Now, the entire Nine Heavens Celestial Court, and even the lower realms, were in turmoil.