Just as Li Bufan was immersed in his insights, the voice that had fallen silent for seven days rang out from the void once more. "Second trial, begin."
The Warriors who had been sitting with their eyes closed, regulating their breathing and refining Hidden Dragon Qi, all opened their eyes and rose to their feet.
Chu Feng and Yan Kuanglan also finished their meditation and stood, their gazes turning toward Li Bufan at the same time.
Li Bufan exchanged a glance with Lin Zhiyan, and the two rose together.
The next instant, Li Bufan felt the space around him abruptly shift under the pull of an invisible force. The sensation was extremely similar to when he had entered the Hidden Dragon Abyss.
When the lingering ripples of that force faded, he was already standing within an entirely new world.
There was no longer any beach or sea breeze here. In their place stood an enormous plaza, so vast that it defied description.
At the very center of the plaza stood a stone stele that towered into the clouds.
The stele was blue-gray throughout, its surface smooth as a mirror, without any carvings or marks. Yet the instant Li Bufan's gaze fell upon it, he felt his consciousness suddenly begin to accelerate.
The sensation was extraordinarily strange. It was as though the crucial points that had once required repeated deliberation before he could understand them now connected together in an instant with merely a passing thought.
His thoughts had never been clearer. He marveled inwardly. So this is what foundation means?
The voice rang out again, its tone as calm as still water. "Second trial, the trial of comprehension. It will last seven days. After seven days, imprint your insights into the Enlightenment Stele. The stele will assign corresponding ratings according