The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 2 Big Yellow Bear
"A token?"

Lei Zhan composed himself and respectfully took the dark grey token. He then said, "Master, why did you give me this token? I am still young, and Master is still alive. I am not worthy of being the master of this immortal palace!"

It is given by the elders and cannot be turned away.

Lei Zhan should naturally accept it respectfully and ask the reason so that he can ask the master to revoke the order or thank the master for the gift, but he did not directly refuse the elder's gift in person.

Lei Zhan looked at the Immortal Ju Hua and asked, "Master, and the fourth owner of this Immortal Mansion? Why the fourth generation owner? Shouldn't you be the first owner of this Immortal Mansion?"

Although Lei Zhan had read "The Records of the Wilderness" thoroughly in his previous life and knew the contents of the entire book by heart, he naturally knew everything recorded in the book.

But since he has come to this wild and desolate world, this matter will be his biggest secret from now on. Naturally, he cannot show it, let alone reveal it in the slightest.

"Hahaha."

Immortal Ju Hua laughed heartily. He could sense Lei Zhan's heartfelt respect. He then looked at Lei Zhan and explained, "This Immortal Mansion is not mine. I only know that it is a great opportunity left behind by an extremely ancient and powerful being! And that ancient and powerful being was the first owner of this Immortal Mansion."

"Later... over the course of countless countless years, it went through a succession of masters. Finally, by chance, this Immortal Mansion fell into my hands. Counting this way, I am now the third master of this Mansion!"

"What a shame for such a stunning opportunity. If it weren't for my lack of luck and talent, it would have taken too long for the Divine Demon Body to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm when I obtained this Immortal Mansion..."

Immortal Ju Hua shook his head and sighed, "In the end, I was not able to inherit the legacy of my first master. Along the way, I wasted so much time and effort, and in the end, I was helplessly stopped by the heavenly tribulation and became a loser."

"Now, the reason why I am spreading the news of recruiting disciples to the entire Daxia world is not only to choose a disciple for myself, to make up for the regret of being alone, but also to select a successor for this Immortal Palace!"

The immortal Ju Hua looked at Lei Zhan and slowly told him the secrets behind the few words that Lei Zhan could not find in the original text of "Mang Huang Ji".

Leizhan was listening silently on the side. He could feel that although the thin old man in Taoist robe in front of him was very powerful, he would also grow old and tired.

He felt an immense loneliness. There was no way forward on the path to immortality. When he turned around, his family and friends had already passed away one by one over the endless years.

Even if the immortal Ju Hua has the ability to find them one by one, to find the reincarnations of his former relatives, but endless years have passed, and those relatives who have experienced countless reincarnations are still his former relatives?
This is the life of an immortal in his old age.

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"Alright! You've been very patient in listening to an old fellow like me talk about so many trivial matters. Are you willing to refine this talisman now?"

The immortal Ju Hua smiled casually. He had been walking alone for a long time, and he had no one to confide his inner distress, which made his clear sword heart covered with some dust.

Now, after pouring his heart out to his only disciple, his understanding of the Dao became clearer and his comprehension of the Dao of the sword actually improved slightly.

"Disciple is willing." Lei Zhan said softly.

Immortal Ju Hua looked at Lei Zhan, raised his hand and patted his shoulder: "Refine this token first, and you will be the new master of the Immortal Mansion, the fourth master!"

"The fourth master of Zhaixing Mansion?" Leizhan chewed on this short sentence gently, feeling mixed emotions.

He held the dark grey talisman in his hand in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully in the bright light.

At first glance, this talisman seemed very rough, yet also extremely simple, with an extremely ancient and complex character engraved on it - 'right'!
"Right!" Leizhan softly recited the ancient divine and demonic text, thinking to himself, "This must be referring to the Taoist Sanshou!"

"After all, the Taoist Sanshou has many names. The Taoist who picks stars, the one-armed god, the true god of the right hand... The word 'right' should refer to the name of the true god of the right hand." Although he had never seen this complicated divine and demonic text before, he naturally understood its meaning.

This divine and demonic text itself is an ancient text born from heaven and earth to carry information. When he saw it, he naturally understood the meaning contained in this text.

Wow!
Leizhan's Yuanli burst out of his body and he easily refined the talisman. He then looked at the immortal Juhua who was waiting on the side.

"Master, I have refined this talisman. It seems... the places this talisman can enter are extremely limited. Besides this main hall, there are four other branch halls that can be entered."

"Can you enter the four branch halls?" Ju Huaxian was stunned for a moment, then reacted and asked hurriedly, "Leizhan, you are practicing the Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu, right? I wonder how long you have been practicing since you successfully broke through the fourth level!"

"Breaking through the fourth level of the Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu until now?" Lei Zhan said, his mind racing. "From the fourth level to the seventh level, it's been four years!"

"Only four years! He is truly a gifted man! No wonder he was able to enter four branch halls." Immortal Ju Hua said while looking at Lei Zhan.

"This is perfectly normal. Your master, I am already a wandering immortal. Over millions of years, I have only entered three of the branch halls. You are still in the Purple Mansion realm and have only been practicing for a short time. You have entered the four branch halls, which makes you much better than me."

"If you become a One-Yuan Divine Taoist in the future, you can directly refine the Water Palace roughly. By then, you may be able to enter some other branch halls."

"Master can only enter three branch halls?" Lei Zhan asked curiously.

"Yes." Immortal Ju Hua nodded. He looked at Lei Zhan and said, "I can only enter the War God Temple, the Treasure Hall, and the Star Hall."

"As for the Divine Power Hall, every immortal cultivator who becomes a cave master only has one chance to enter the Hall in their lifetime, and they must become a god or demon at the Purple Mansion Realm before the age of ten. This condition alone has eliminated countless immortal cultivators."

Wow!
At that moment, a large, yellow-haired bear suddenly appeared in the hall. It was a tall, upright bear, a phantom that instantly solidified at an incredibly fast speed, resembling a real living being.

The big bear's fur is all yellow, emitting a faint, extremely ancient and eternal aura.

The giant bear spoke in human language, "Ju Hua, those who cannot enter the Divine Power Hall... can only say that they themselves lack the opportunity."

"My master is so powerful! He is ranked among the best even in the Three Realms. What a great opportunity it is to receive his legacy!"

"If he is not strict in selecting his successor and lets some ordinary cultivator succeed him, it will only bring disgrace to my master's reputation!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The immortal Ju Hua responded helplessly. He was the ordinary immortal cultivator mentioned by the yellow-haired bear.

The yellow-haired bear looked at Lei Zhan and said, "Are you practicing the Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu?"

Leizhan turned around and looked at the immortal Juhua.

"Disciple, this Senior Big Bear is the spirit of the magical treasure of this Immortal Mansion. You and I can just call him Senior Big Bear."

"Greetings, Senior Big Bear!" Lei Zhan bowed respectfully upon hearing this. He then looked at the big bear and thought to himself, "This must be the spirit of Zhaixing Mansion's magic weapon, the yellow-haired big bear!"

He said seriously, "Senior Big Bear, I am practicing the Red Bright Nine Heavens Diagram!"

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