Moreover, this hall has no name.

"Don't speak after entering!"

Finally, the Stonemason spoke, but his tone was somewhat impatient.

However, it didn't matter to Chen Xuan. After responding, the two entered the hall.

"This...!"

Inside the hall stood hundreds of Stone Race members, all in pairs. What surprised Chen Xuan was a giant stone, a hundred meters large, suspended in the air.

It emitted a soft, earthy yellow light.

As the Stonemason and Chen Xuan arrived, they drew the attention of these people.

"Greetings, Master Stonemason!"

Everyone bowed and exclaimed.

"No need!"

The previously indifferent Stonemason finally smiled, "You are the future of our Stone Race. As you enter the Holy Land this time, I hope you can nurture top-tier Crystal Stones!"

"Yes!"

The crowd replied in unison.

Then, turning away, the smile disappeared, "Find a place and wait for Lin'Er by yourself."

Chen Xuan nodded slightly. Amidst the gazes of these young Stone Race members, he found a corner and sat down by himself.

"Is he the one Shi Lin chose?"

"Why choose someone with a lower surname?"

"Indeed, what qualifications does someone with a lower surname have to enter the Holy Land!"

...

Chen Xuan heard these discussions clearly, but merely smiled faintly, indifferent.

As for the Stonemason, he didn't stop them since he didn't like Jiang Tian anyway—let them talk.

"Hmm?"

Chen Xuan's heart suddenly felt a sense of doubt.

Because, within the hall, the Divine Soul became active as if it was drugged, very excited.

He raised his eyes slightly, looking at the giant stone suspended in the air, "Is it because of this?"

"What exactly is this thing?"

He felt very doubtful but forced his Divine Soul to calm down.

Such a place was not suitable for excitement; any disturbance would spell disaster.

"That's the entrance to the sanctuary."

Just then, a young Stone Race member, just a yard away from Chen Xuan, spoke.

Curious, Chen Xuan looked over, as these royal Stone Race members looked at him with dislike, unlikely to speak to him, let alone explain.

After observing, he understood that this pair was not from the Royal Family—their chest Crystal Stones weren't as pure, likely one of the three main surnames.

"Entrance to the sanctuary?"

Chen Xuan asked.

"Yes!"

The young man smiled. Then, he wanted to come over but was pulled back by the woman next to him, who shook her head at him.

"It's okay!"

The young man reassured her. He knew what the woman worried about, and the surrounding Royals looked at them with disdain.

But even if they didn't talk to Chen Xuan, the Royals wouldn't view the two favorably.

It's just not as disgusted as they are with Chen Xuan, but to him, there's no difference.

So, bearing the Royals' gazes, he walked to Chen Xuan and then sat opposite him.

"Hmm!"

"Lower people are just lower people!"

At this moment, a cold curse echoed in the hall.

Yet, both of them smiled at each other, unconcerned.

On the contrary, Chen Xuan was quite surprised; this person felt different from other Stone Race members.

Daring to brave the pressure from so many Royals to come here was something not any ordinary person would do.

Even the Stonemason, about to leave, was very surprised.

"They seem to be the two best of this generation from the Zhang surname, right?"

Among the upper three surnames, only those with sufficient achievements would be given special favor by the Third Ancestor with an extra spot.

They are the only pair of the top three surnames this time.

He shook his head slightly, showing regret, and then left the hall.

Finally able to enter the Holy Land, associating with a lower surname—the Zhang surname would likely be infuriated knowing this.

"Zhang Qiu!"

"Jiang Tian!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

The two introduced themselves, then Chen Xuan curiously asked, "Aren't you afraid?"

These people were Royals, and the Stonemason just said so—they are the Stone Race's future.

If they make things difficult for him later, it could be big trouble.

Even among the Royals, the three main surnames mean little.

"We're all part of the Stone Race; they won't."

Zhang Qiu spoke diplomatically, understanding Chen Xuan's meaning.

But in front of so many Royals, that's all he could say.

Of course, he wasn't satisfied internally.

The Stone Race doesn't count as having a lower surname; the three main surnames have the most people, far surpassing the Royals.

And facing the Human Race, the three main surnames are the main force.

But unfortunately, most Stone Race resources are controlled by the Royals, resulting in experts far inferior to the Royals.

Especially top experts—the strongest of the three main surnames is only at the Peak of Seventh Layer of Dao Realm.

This leads to weak discourse power for the three main surnames within the Stone Race, further compressed by Crystal Stone suppression.

Knowing it's unreasonable, they don't dare voice any dissent.

But Zhang Qiu is different, very different, so even facing so many Royals, he still came to Chen Xuan.

He's from a lower surname, yet Shi Lin chose him; besides, he observed it—his chest's Crystal Stone is purer than his own, so he entertained thoughts.

Otherwise, he wouldn't do such a foolish thing.

"Indeed."

Chen Xuan cooperatively nodded.

However, well...

There's indeed dissatisfaction within the Stone Race.

At least some opinions exist among the three main surnames.

But that's normal; such a distorted caste system without dissent is unusual.

After Zhang Qiu's introduction, Chen Xuan finally understood.

This giant stone was transformed from the Royal Stone Race ancestor, later forming the current Holy Land through generations of efforts.

In other words, the giant stone is the corpse of the Royal Stone Race ancestor.