The old man in white looked at Fang Lin strangely, "Are you really going to the second floor?"
Fang Lin was puzzled, "I thought each floor was open to everyone? Can't I go to the second floor?"
The old man in white shook his head, "Every floor of the Pill Pole Tower is indeed open, but not everyone can go to the higher floors. You need to pass a test, the Pill Pole Tower must recognize your qualifications to enter the second floor. If you fail, you will be sent directly out of the Pill Pole Tower and will not be able to come back in."
On hearing these words, Fang Lin scoffed, "Is this what you call 'open'? If one needs to pass a test to go to the higher floors, what's the difference between that and not being open in the first place?"
The white-robed elder frowned, "There is a difference. If it weren't open at all, you wouldn't even have the opportunity to take the test, and now at least you can pass the test and enter the higher floors."
