Immortal Juhua's Shock (Another update tonight!)

Inside the main hall of the Water Mansion.

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear smiled, his mood exceptionally good.

"It is merely twenty thousand jin of elemental liquid. Any treasure of the Heaven-rank within the Hall of Treasures is worth far more than that. Since Lei Zhan has obtained my master's divine ability, he is naturally incomparable to ordinary immortal cultivators."

"Lei Zhan, do you intend to challenge the third level of the War God Hall? While I do not know to what extent you have comprehended the Dao, I presume it cannot be too poor. Relying on your cultivation, which far exceeds that of a typical Qi Refining practitioner, you should have a fifty percent chance of success!"

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear could naturally see that Lei Zhan's Qi refining technique was extraordinary, fully capable of rivaling the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map of the same level, perhaps even slightly surpassing it.

"Only fifty percent?" Lei Zhan smiled faintly.

Whoosh!

Blazing fire roared, and the azure sea surged.

Every drop of seawater and every spark contained terrifying might, as if the space within the entire Water Mansion hall had solidified.

This was the power of a complete Dao; once mastered, one could invoke the power of the 'Dao' to bring the surrounding space under their control.

This technique was called "Self-Forming World"!

"Hm? Self-Forming World!" Immortal Juhua's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with shock as he looked at Lei Zhan, who stood like a deity amidst the water and fire.

"This is... you have completely comprehended both the Dao of the Azure Sea and the Way of Blazing Fire?" The Yellow-Haired Great Bear's eyes also widened like copper bells, his mouth agape, clearly stunned beyond measure.

"Lei Zhan, in less than four years... you have consecutively comprehended two Daos?" Immortal Juhua's expression was complex.

It was as if a wealthy father in the mortal world had sent his child out to struggle alone, hoping the child would understand that every meal was hard-won.

Yet, after three years of wandering, the child returned not only with fine carriages and beauties but also with a fortune! How could an outsider ever grasp the complexity of such a feeling?

If he had possessed even half of Lei Zhan's talent back then, how could he have become a loose immortal clinging to life? Even if one lived for millions of years, a loose immortal who could rival a Celestial Immortal was still just a loose immortal.

"Besides these two Daos, two minor Daos have also reached the Domain Realm of the Dao through analogy," Lei Zhan said slowly. "And as for the Red Snow Spear Technique, this disciple has also comprehended the third stance!"

"Oh? Your comprehension is truly monstrous!" The Yellow-Haired Great Bear exclaimed in admiration. "While comprehending a complete Dao does help in understanding others through analogy, to have comprehended the third stance suggests you have also made significant progress in the Great Dao of the Spear!"

With that, the Yellow-Haired Great Bear looked at Immortal Juhua. "Juhua, it seems your method of teaching disciples truly needs to change!"

"Indeed." Immortal Juhua nodded, his gaze falling upon the faintly smiling Lei Zhan, his face showing a hint of anticipation. "To have obtained over twenty thousand jin of elemental liquid in just three years, and with such rapid progress in your comprehension of the Dao, it seems you have caused quite a stir out there!"

Lei Zhan looked at his master, Immortal Juhua, and said, "After leaving the cave dwelling, this disciple went straight to the Tianbao Mountain in the North Sea Commandery City to purchase intelligence on the Demon Race in the North Dark Sea. Over these three years, I have continuously hunted down those sinful demons, and through accumulation, I have saved up this elemental liquid."

"Hm." Immortal Juhua nodded slowly. "Slaying sinful demons is indeed beneficial for immortal cultivators. I used my Heavenly Eye to observe you just now; upon your return, your body is indeed surrounded by the Clear Qi of Merit."

Back when he first took him as a disciple, Immortal Juhua had used his divine sense to probe him; his disciple had been neither burdened by sin nor surrounded by merit, essentially a normal immortal cultivator.

But now, after one trip, he was surrounded by the Clear Qi of Merit, which spoke volumes.

Lei Zhan looked at the Yellow-Haired Great Bear and said, "Senior Great Bear, please take me to challenge the fourth level of the War God Hall!"

Lei Zhan was not acting without purpose.

Regarding the Dao, he had consecutively comprehended two Daos; even many veteran Primordial Spirit Daoists were only at this level.

Regarding cultivation, although Lei Zhan's God-Devil Body Refining was still at the ninth level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map, he had comprehended both the water and fire minor Daos. He had not broken through yet simply because he did not want to waste a chance to challenge the War God Hall.

However, his Qi Refining path utilized the top-tier Nine Directions Fragment technique. Although he was only at the early Wanxiang stage, it was enough to rival the tenth level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map. While his Qi refining methods were not as powerful as the Star-Plucking Hand divine ability, they were only slightly inferior.

Regarding his soul, he possessed the divine sense that only Primordial Spirit Daoists had, capable of covering a radius of two hundred li, which was quite impressive among Primordial Spirit Daoists.

"Challenge the fourth level? Your God-Devil Body Refining is still at the Purple Mansion stage!" The Yellow-Haired Great Bear was surprised. The ninth level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map was only comparable to an early Wanxiang stage God-Devil body, and only the tenth level could rival a late Wanxiang stage God-Devil body!

But after only a moment, the Yellow-Haired Great Bear continued, "You have comprehended two Daos, and the Red Snow Spear Technique's third stance; you are already quite exceptional among Primordial Spirit Daoists. But to pass the fourth level of the War God Hall... one generally needs the strength to defeat a Primordial Spirit Daoist. Could it be that your soul has also broken through to the divine sense level?"

"Yes." Lei Zhan nodded. "A month ago, my soul reached the divine sense level."

"Hmm." The Yellow-Haired Great Bear fell into deep thought. "Since that is the case, you are indeed qualified to challenge the fourth level of the War God Hall."

Lei Zhan smiled. "Senior Great Bear, how high are my chances?"

"Fifty percent!"

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear said, "If your God-Devil Body Refining had broken through to the Wanxiang stage, the power of the Star-Plucking Hand would have surged, and combined with the power of the Dao, you would naturally have a hundred percent chance."

"But although your Qi refining path is strong, you lack a method comparable to the Star-Plucking Hand. You can only rely on magic treasures and brute force. Even if your Water-Fire Grinding Disc secret technique has surged in power due to your comprehension of two Daos, the difficulty of the War God Hall is not measured against the mediocre Primordial Spirit Daoists outside!"

"This..." Lei Zhan felt helpless. The trials left behind by Daoist Sanshou were truly not meant for ordinary immortal cultivators! Even with his high level of Dao comprehension, he still only had a fifty percent chance!

"However..." Lei Zhan sighed inwardly, my Qi refining methods are indeed somewhat lacking. The Water-Fire Grinding Disc can crush those weaker than me by relying on my comprehension of the Dao, but when encountering someone stronger, it only serves as a restraint.

"Lei Zhan," Immortal Juhua smiled, "Since Senior Great Bear has spoken, I see that your Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map could break through at any time. Why not break through before challenging it? You must know that even I only barely managed to pass the seventh level of the War God Hall."

"Hmm." Lei Zhan looked at Immortal Juhua, then turned to look at the Yellow-Haired Great Bear.

"Have you decided?" The Yellow-Haired Great Bear asked, seeing Lei Zhan remain silent.

"The fifth level of the War God Hall corresponds to the Primordial Spirit level. Compared to the fourth, the difficulty increases qualitatively. Unless I learn a top-tier Qi refining method or my Qi refining cultivation reaches the level of a Primordial Spirit Daoist..." Lei Zhan's thoughts raced, and he made his decision in an instant.

"Senior, I still wish to challenge the fourth level of the War God Hall!"

Even if he failed, he would still have two chances left after his God-Devil Body Refining broke through to the Wanxiang stage. But the treasures one could choose from the fourth level of the War God Hall were far more precious than those from the third!

"Besides, I still have one trump card!" Lei Zhan's divine sense looked toward his Dantian Purple Mansion. In the deepest part of that sea of the Purple Mansion, a black bead the size of an infant's fist glowed with the brilliance of ten thousand stars.

"Very well." The Yellow-Haired Great Bear nodded. With a thought, he took Lei Zhan and vanished from the main hall.

Immortal Juhua waited quietly in the Water Mansion hall, lost in thought.

"My disciple... he's already starting to challenge the fourth level of the War God Hall."

He had been watching from the sidelines the entire time; he had seen every bit of Lei Zhan's progress over these past few years with his own eyes.

"It is indeed as Senior Yellow-Haired Great Bear said; geniuses and monsters are simply extraordinary by nature!"

"As his master, I must teach him according to his aptitude!"

Time flowed by.

In just one hour.

Whoosh~~~

A ripple of space appeared in the main hall of the Water Mansion, and the figures of Lei Zhan and the Yellow-Haired Great Bear suddenly manifested.

"How did it go?" Immortal Juhua looked up at the solemn-faced Lei Zhan.

Suddenly.

Lei Zhan smiled slightly, and that composed face instantly broke into a grin.

"Master, I did not fail your expectations!"

"Hm?" Immortal Juhua was stunned, then he began to laugh as well.

"This kid Lei Zhan, his comprehension is truly heaven-defying; he actually grasped the fourth form of the Red Snow Spear Technique right in the middle of the battle!"

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear sighed, "At this rate, I'm afraid it won't be long before his Great Dao of the Spear reaches the level of a Great Dao Domain!"

"Another epiphany?" Immortal Juhua was taken aback. His disciple had epiphanies so easily? It was as simple as eating or drinking water!

"It was just luck!" Lei Zhan smiled slightly. During the fight just now, it had indeed been a bit of luck.

Every five years, the Black Bead within his Purple Mansion dantian would accumulate a full charge of energy.

And from his last epiphany until now, exactly five years had passed.

When Lei Zhan was fighting in the War God Hall, he had received the assistance of that Black Bead, allowing him to have an epiphany during the battle. In one continuous motion, he had directly comprehended the fourth form of the Red Snow Spear Technique!