The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 4: Enlightenment of the Stars
The yellow-haired bear looked at Lei Zhan and said, "You have become a Purple Mansion-level divine and demonic body cultivator. You must know how powerful and precious the magical powers are. The magical powers left by the master are all secrets that cannot be passed on. They are even more precious than the magical powers circulated in the outside world!"

"A magical skill more precious than that of the outside world?" Lei Zhan nodded. "I will work hard to cultivate in the next few years. The more powerful the magical skill, the better!"

The big yellow-haired bear smiled. It could clearly see the determination in Leizhan's eyes, and then it spoke.

"Since you are determined to win, then hurry up and seize every opportunity to improve your strength!"

If it weren't for the fact that this little fellow in front of him knew how to respect his teacher, was polite and well-mannered, and most importantly, had the hope of inheriting his master's legacy, with his arrogant temperament, how could he have the patience to teach a cultivator at the Purple Mansion level these things?

The yellow-haired bear looked at Lei Zhan and said, "After all, the stronger you are, the greater your chances of passing. With the talent you've shown, if you had tried at the age of ten, you should have had a slight chance."

"Only a slight chance?"

"Yes, there is only a glimmer of hope! Let's go. With your current strength, it's useless to think too much. Let's go and see the other three branch halls first." The big yellow-haired bear glanced at Lei Zhan, then took him along the ancient corridor to a towering bronze gate that was also closed.

Axes and spears were carved on the bronze gate, and the surface was faintly glowing with a bloody red light, and a strong aura of murderous intent was spreading over it.

"Such a strong bloody and murderous atmosphere..." He had seen many bloody and murderous scenes in the mortal world, but the aura emanating from this ancient and majestic bronze gate still shocked him.

"This is the Temple of War God!" The big yellow-haired bear had a slight smile on his face.

"In this War God Temple, every time a God or Demon Body Refiner reaches a new level, they are given two chances to enter the War God Temple. Now that you have reached the Purple Mansion Realm, you have simply lost the two chances of the Xiantian Realm to enter the War God Temple. This also means you have lost two chances to exchange treasures in the Treasure Hall!"

"Two opportunities to go to the Treasure Hall to exchange treasures are missed?" Lei Zhan was stunned.

It had been less than an hour since Leizhan had awakened his past life memories, so he hadn't given them much thought. But after hearing what the yellow-haired bear said, he felt a fleeting sense of regret.

However, after going through the baptism of life and death, his Taoism heart was greatly improved, and this feeling of regret disappeared in an instant.

Lei Zhan glanced at the smiling yellow-haired bear and said, "The Treasure Hall in the Immortal Mansion is called Treasure Hall. Since it is called Treasure Hall, the treasures inside must be extraordinary. But if there are fewer, then there are fewer. If it weren't for the Purple Palace cultivation of the Divine Demon Body Refiner, I would have found it difficult to overcome all the difficulties and come to this North Sea."

"And I was able to successfully pass the three tests set by Master. If I succeed, I'm lucky. If I fail, it's nothing. If I work harder, I can make up for it in other ways!"

"Oh!"

The yellow-haired bear was surprised: "Ju Hua has accepted a good disciple! Your heart is so free and easy!"

"Then let's go to the Treasure Hall next. I want to see how disappointed you'll be after seeing all the invaluable treasures in the Treasure Hall." The big yellow-haired bear teased.

For countless years, although it was a magical spirit, a powerful magical spirit could cultivate as long as it had intelligence. As long as it could cultivate, it would be no different from a real living being, and it would feel lonely.

Immortal Juhua has always been an extremely dull person. Now that there is an interesting little guy in Zhaixing Mansion, it immediately makes it feel the emotions that a living creature should have.

"Lost?"

Lei Zhan smiled. Although he had never seen the magic weapons in the Treasure Hall in detail, he knew about them in general. They were nothing more than countless precious magic weapons left by Taoist Sanshou to help his disciples grow.

But his personality was such that in his two lifetimes, he had only felt cowardice for a moment once, let alone such a useless emotion as loss.

He will only try his best to fight for it and get it.

……

"Look, this is the Treasure Hall." The big yellow bear pointed to a place not far away where there was an ancient bronze gate. The gate was not closed like before, but was wide open.

Lei Zhan looked in the direction pointed by the yellow-haired bear and looked inside through the open bronze door.

Inside the doorway was a vast hall, with ancient magical weapons suspended high in the air, each emitting a powerful aura. Some of these powerful weapons emitted waves powerful enough to stagnate space, almost causing Lei Zhan to feel a slight suffocation.

"The fluctuations alone can make me feel suffocated. This must be a fairy-level magic weapon or a pure yang magic weapon!" Lei Zhan looked at the magic weapons floating high in the sky of the hall and thought secretly in his heart.

After all, the Treasure Hall could not store higher-level innate spiritual treasures. He knew that Taoist Sanshou placed the innate spiritual treasures he left behind in a separate hall.

However, the Star-Picking Hand needs to be cultivated to the fifth level in order to break the restrictions left by Taoist Sanshou and obtain the treasures inside.

"This Treasure Hall houses countless treasures collected by the master, ranging from human-level magic weapons used by Purple Mansion cultivators to pure Yang magic weapons used by celestial gods and immortals. Even objects from the chaos when Pangu created the world are found here. If you wish to obtain these treasures, as long as you follow the rules set by the master and meet the corresponding conditions, you can obtain them."

The big yellow bear said, "Now, do you understand how precious those two opportunities were?"

"Big Bear, I still think the same. Instead of lamenting what has been lost and cannot be recovered, it is better to look forward."

Leizhan looked at the big yellow-haired bear with a calm gaze.

"I wonder what the rules of this Treasure Hall are so that I can obtain the treasures?"

"Well, okay!" The big yellow-haired bear nodded with satisfaction and pointed at a wall.

"Look over there, all the rules are written down there."

Lei Zhan looked in the direction pointed by the yellow-haired bear, and saw densely packed tiny handwriting on the wall, all written in the language of gods and demons.

"As you can see, there are only two ways to obtain my master's treasures in the Treasure Hall."

The yellow-haired bear continued, "The first is to improve your Divine Demon Body Refining realm and break through a major realm. If you reach the Purple Mansion level in Divine Demon Body Refining, you can directly choose a human-level magic weapon or a treasure of equal value in the Treasure Hall. If you reach the Myriad Aspects level in Divine Demon Body Refining, you can choose an Earth-level magic weapon or a rare item..."

"The other way is to challenge the War God Temple. The master has stipulated that every realm of the God and Demon Body Refining has two chances to challenge the War God Temple, and the War God Temple has a total of ten floors. If you pass the first or second floor of the War God Temple, you can choose a human-level magic weapon or a rare item of equal value. If you pass the third or fourth floor of the War God Temple, you can choose an earth-level magic weapon..." "And Leizhan, you are already in the Purple Mansion realm, and now you become the prospective master of my immortal palace. The two chances at the Xiantian level are gone."

Lei Zhan looked at the yellow-haired Big Bear and said, "Senior Big Bear, so, I can now exchange for a human-level treasure in the Purple Mansion Realm? And I also have two chances to enter the War Temple?"

"Exactly! With your current strength, you should have a 70% chance of passing the first level of the War God Temple, but less than a 10% chance of passing the second level."

A 70% chance of passing the first level of the Temple of War God was also the evaluation given by the Yellow-haired Big Bear after he saw the exhibition and participated in the trial.

The Temple of War God is one of the most important places for Taoist Sanshou to train his successors, so it is naturally not that easy to pass.

The big yellow-haired bear looked at Lei Zhan and asked, "Are you going to break into the War God Temple now?"

"Wait a minute. Senior Daxiong said that I can now enter the four branch halls, but there is still one branch hall left that he has not taken me to see!" Lei Zhan shook his head.

Since the big yellow-haired bear said frankly that he had less than a 10% chance of breaking into the second level of the Temple of War God with his current strength, he naturally would not rush in.

Besides, there is one last place he is looking forward to, the Star Palace, which he has not visited yet. Naturally, he will go to the Star Palace first before entering the Temple of War God.

Enlightenment of the Stars allows one to watch closely the complete Dao evolving in the Star Hall, which can also greatly enhance one's strength. Lei Zhan has already lost two chances to enter the War Temple at the innate level, so naturally he will not waste them easily.

"Yes." The yellow-haired bear nodded: "In that case, let's go to the last branch hall, the Star Hall."

"Of the four branch halls, the one that has been the most helpful to your master, Ju Hua, is the Star Hall. The Star Hall is filled with the mysteries of the Dao. It is easiest to attain enlightenment by practicing and contemplating there."

"However, no matter how much I say, you still need to experience it yourself to understand it!"

After leaving the Treasure Hall, the man and the bear walked along the corridor until they reached the main entrance of the Star Hall at the deepest point.

The gate of the Star Hall is not like the previous branch halls, all of which were made of bronze. But here it is a towering wooden gate, exuding an ancient and natural atmosphere.

The wood glowed with a cold green light. At the signal of the yellow-haired bear, Leizhan pushed open the heavy door. The door looked extremely cold, but it felt warm when touched.

Walking along the passage of the wooden gate, Leizhan quietly looked at the scenery in front of him and suddenly felt open-minded.

"This is the Star Palace! A treasured place that helps one attain enlightenment!"

Lei Zhan watched the scenes before him.

What meets the eye is a vibrant mountain with a large number of trees and weeds growing on the mountain. However, there is almost no grass at the foot of the mountain. Occasionally, you can see a small bunch of weeds growing among the rocks.

There is a thatched house at the foot of this barren mountain.

There is a stream in front of the seemingly ordinary thatched house. The stream comes from the mountain and flows continuously in winding ways among the rocks.

In the sky, there are huge and bright stars. The stars seem very far away, yet seem to be within reach.

……

"This is the Star Hall, which helps cultivators attain enlightenment." The yellow-haired bear brought Leizhan to the thatched cottage and said, "Leizhan, go inside and take out the Star Scroll. Sit on that stone bench and read."

"Yeah." Leizhan nodded slightly.

Then he walked into the house, took out a copy of "Star Volume 1", and walked out again.

Leizhan sat on the stone bench, turned the black pages of the book, and looked at the golden divine and demonic characters.

Seeing this, the big yellow-haired bear spoke at the right time.

"Leizhan, read it out loud!"

Leizhan opened the book and started reading.

"Today, Chang came to see me..."

Suddenly, the only sound in front of the thatched cottage was Leizhan's clear and rhythmic reading. Although each word he read was extremely simple, it contained an inexplicable meaning.

"This Star Palace left by the master... Daily accumulation and understanding are of utmost importance. The more you accumulate, the better the results of your enlightenment. I wonder if this little fellow..."

The yellow-haired bear looked at the young man in the distance with a carefree gaze. As the magical spirit of the entire Zhaixing Mansion, it had seen countless geniuses, but inexplicably, it felt a tinge of anticipation for the display before it.

suddenly.

boom!
At the moment when Lei Zhan finished reading "Star Volume One", countless stars shone in the sky above the Star Palace.

“This… this is!
The big yellow-haired bear looked at the paths containing different auras being activated, his eyes full of surprise.

"Surprisingly, it directly triggered the resonance of several Daos?"

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