CHAPTER 254: OPPORTUNITY TO BOOST COMPREHESSION FOR THE SECOND TIME_3

Then...

Lei Jun almost felt as if the True One Altar itself trembled ever so slightly.

He nearly thought his senses had been mistaken, and hurriedly refocused his mind.

The altar had already returned to its usual calm.

But Lei Jun could be certain, compared to just before, the True One Altar had become subtly different.

He immediately steadied his spirit, sat cross-legged, and gathered his mana.

A stream of black and a stream of white energy shot out, enveloping the Wilderness Enlightening Jade.

The jade pendant flickered with a dim blue, ghostly glow, its radiance now just a bit brighter than moments ago.

Then, at the very next instant, the light split itself into three colors—purple, gold, and azure.

Three bands of light, each divided clearly into layers.

*The three portals and triple worlds that once appeared atop the altar built by the Yellow Sky Sect seemed to appear once again, overlapping and weaving together, forming a phantasmal miniature altar.*

Led by Lei Jun’s mana, this tiny triple world altar projected itself deep into his soul, and into the True One Altar Cave Heaven.

Sure enough, the True One Altar trembled ever so slightly once again.

The glimmers of purple, gold, and azure then faded away.

But this time, Lei Jun was able to clearly grasp what subtle changes had taken place in the altar.

He crossed the Flying Bridge and Earthly Door, entering the altar’s interior.

Within the first layer of the altar, Lei Jun found his attention drawn away from the many Tao Containment runes and the Nine Abyss Earth Fire blazing all around him.

He looked upward.

The second layer of the altar remained shut, silent and dormant.

*However, compared to before, there now seemed to be a hint more spiritual essence leaking through.*

A portal—though still closed—stood clearly before Lei Jun’s eyes.

If he could open this portal, he would reach the second layer of the True One Altar.

The Wilderness Enlightening Jade, brought there, might reveal even deeper secrets and uses.

*Lei Jun’s mind tingled with a surge of intuition.*

*Perhaps, by combining the treasure with the True One Altar, he could raise his comprehension even further.*

*Above the level of Clear Insight, lies Serene Insight.*

*After his second advancement in Root Bone Talent, could his comprehension and talent also see a second breakthrough?*

*No wonder the best lot had said this was a third-rank opportunity that could be expanded...* Lei Jun calmed his spirit, stowing away the pair of ghostly glowing jewels once again.

*But how exactly did one open the second layer of the True One Altar?*

Master Yuan Mobai and Senior Sister Xu Yuanzhen, when they had discussed it before, had both mentioned that the key might lie in the Southern Wilderness...

*Lei Jun was still pondering, when suddenly something stirred in his heart.*

He tucked away the Breathing Soil Banner and climbed to the mountaintop, gazing in the direction of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Streaks of sword qi, like the surging tide, swept across the horizon, dominating the eastern sky.

That was a technique of a Scholar of the Classics.

Observing the sword qi’s artistic conception, as forceful as a tidal wave, the first thought to cross Lei Jun’s mind was of the Qingzhou Ye Clan and Suzhou Chu Clan—two renowned noble families with academic lineages.

He activated the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman to reach out to Fang Jian.

The disturbances in the global spiritual qi made Fang Jian’s replies intermittent, his messages incomplete and fragmented.

But Fang Jian clearly understood the purpose behind Lei Jun’s urgent contact.

Lei Jun, in turn, gleaned the answer he needed from the broken, scattered phrases Fang Jian delivered.

The Suzhou Chu Clan.

The Jingxiang Fang Clan had likewise suffered great losses in the last war over the Western Regions, and now focused most of their attention on the Jiangzhou Lin Clan.

The Suzhou Chu Clan, however, were not standing by idly for the latest internal conflict within Celestial Master Mansion.

*Still, it didn’t seem they were going all-in either.*

Only a single Great Scholar of the Chu Clan, one with Upper Three Heavens cultivation, had come.

In the struggle over Li Wai, they had ultimately picked the Li Clan’s side.

And not just because of Elder Chu’s personal bond with Li Song.

*If they truly had their way, it would probably suit the noble houses and famed clans best if both Li Wai and Dragon Tiger Mountain vanished together.*

*If forced to choose between one house, one surname, and a faction of many surnames, they would always prefer the former.*

But...

On Dragon Tiger Mountain, pinpoints of starlight flared up, blocking this Chu Scholar from advancing, and trapping the vast, oceanic sword qi beyond the mountain.

Lei Jun saw this and took in a deep breath.

His master, Yuan Mobai, had finally made a move.

Though it was against outsiders at the mountain’s doorstep, given the current situation, it amounted to making a choice.

"Boom!!"

Just then, the world suddenly shook with the deafening blast of thunder.

Lei Jun, though far away, still felt his heart skip a beat.

Staring toward the distance, he saw, at the very top of the sky, a new thunder dragon—fiercer than ever—fighting head-to-head with a tiger of golden flame!

The clash was more intense and more grand than when Tang Xiaotang and Li Song had battled earlier.

Li Hongyu had returned to the mountain.

And just from the scale of it, it was clear that Li Hongyu, the Second Elder of the Li Clan, who had lingered at the Seventh Layer of Heaven Realm for years, had finally crossed the Heavenly Moat Tribulation and broken through to the Eighth Heavenly Layer.

Her strength was formidable to begin with, and with this breakthrough, she easily surpassed the aging Li Song, becoming the greatest master now within the Li Clan.

Above Dragon Tiger Mountain, just beyond the Supreme Pure Thunder Mansion Cave Heaven, a purple thunder dragon and a golden fire tiger brawled fiercely, dyeing the sky in vivid streaks of gold and violet.

Tang Xiaotang.

Li Hongyu.

Celestial Master Mansion had produced two new Eighth Layer experts at once—a cause for celebration across Dragon Tiger Mountain.

*Yet, at that very moment, these two giants chose to launch into a world-shaking battle instead.*

Lei Jun watched from afar, raising an eyebrow.

The Nine-colored Radiance hovered nearby.

Li Hongyu did not reclaim the Celestial Master Robe for this fight.

*With things this dire, Li Song couldn’t possibly have refused to give it back.*

*The only explanation was that Li Hongyu herself simply chose not to use it.*

*She meant to face Tang Xiaotang relying on nothing but her own cultivation and skills?*

Even so, the Celestial Master Robe did not remain idle.

Li Hongyu refused it, but Li Song did not hesitate to use it himself.

Having finally escaped Tang Xiaotang’s relentless assault, Li Song had no time to recover, and rushed into a new battle elsewhere.

Freed from Tang Xiaotang’s suppression, Li Ziyang sprang back into action.

Yao Yuan’s burden intensified instantly.

Beyond the mountain, the oceanic sword qi surged even heavier toward the mountaintop, coordinating from outside while the two purple thunder dragons attacked within.

Lei Jun stood atop the mountain, staring unwaveringly at Dragon Tiger Mountain in the distance, and took a step forward, eyes fixed and resolute.

Just at that instant, a powerful brilliance gathered atop Dragon Tiger Mountain as a massive column of light raced skyward, talisman scriptures spinning wildly inside, dazzling like the stars in the universe.

The Altar of Wanfa Sect had been activated.