“This time, I wish to challenge Brother Lu Jie.”
Suddenly, Chen Guang spoke up.
This was not his first sentence after entering this place.
But this one sentence of his successfully drew everyone’s attention.
Challenge Lu Jie?
Everyone understood his meaning.
That Talent Staircase, only Lu Jie had successfully stood upon it before.
Chen Guang’s intention must be to challenge the Talent Staircase.
People knew that according to the rules, as long as someone stood upon it for a time surpassing Lu Jie’s, they could remove Lu Jie’s name.
And engrave their own name on the Ruyi Ancient Fortress’s banner.
“So it is Chen Guang.”
“I have heard that both he and Yue Yang have comprehended the power of Dragon Transformation’s first level.”
“They are still juniors too. To comprehend Dragon Transformation’s first level at such an age, perhaps they really do have a chance to challenge Lu Jie.”
At this moment, everyone turned their gazes towards Chen Guang.
And Chen Guang was also a genius boundary spiritist long renowned in the Saint Light Heavenly River.
One of the most outstanding among the younger generation.
Although people did not think he could successfully challenge Lu Jie.
But the fact that Chen Guang had comprehended Dragon Transformation’s first level power within a hundred years was already widely known.
His talent was indeed worthy of admiration, so people felt that if Chen Guang truly challenged, it was not entirely without opportunity.
Hearing the crowd’s discussions, Chen Guang became even more complacent.
Then, he walked towards the Talent Staircase.
Bang,
However, he had only taken a few steps, still clearly far from the Talent Staircase, when suddenly a muffled sound rang out.
And that Chen Guang seemed to have collided with something, clutching his nose and hurriedly retreating a few steps.
“What is that?”
Chen Guang roared in anger. He knew very well that something had blocked him, he just could not see what it was.
“Something is there?”
For such a scene, the crowd also felt slightly surprised. They had originally thought Chen Guang was joking, but someone still tentatively reached out to touch forward.
Only then did they discover that there was indeed an invisible barrier blocking them, obstructing the path to the Ruyi Mirror and the Talent Staircase.
All of them were blocked by that invisible barrier.
“There really is something. What is going on, we cannot pass?”
For such a scene, everyone was puzzled.
They were after all genius juniors among boundary spiritists.
Although their boundary spirit techniques might not compare to those great figures outside.
But among the younger generation, they were also exceptionally outstanding existences. In fact, here, most were Dragon Pattern Grade Saint Robe boundary spiritists.
Even those who had grasped Dragon Transformation’s first level were absolutely more than just Yuan Shu, Li Fengxue, and Yu Ting.
But they, no matter what methods they used to observe, could not detect that barrier.
It was only by reaching out with their hands and truly touching it, making actual contact with that invisible barrier, that they could discover its real existence.
This was precisely what puzzled and astonished them.
What kind of barrier could deceive all of them?
“May I ask, Lord Ruyi, what is the meaning of this?”
“Could it be that a new trial has been added, and we must pass the trial to enter?”
Unable to guess the reason, someone spoke up to inquire.
Such a situation was their first encounter, so they could only seek answers from the Ruyi Elder.
“It is because someone has opened the Hidden Gate.”
The Ruyi Elder said.
“Hidden Gate?”
Hearing these four words, everyone’s expressions shifted, their gazes becoming complex.
This was still their first time hearing the words Hidden Gate.
Even Yuan Shu revealed surprise in his eyes.
But at the same time, he felt secret delight in his heart.
Although he was still unclear what that Hidden Gate was.
But he already had a guess: if someone could open this so-called Hidden Gate, then that person must certainly be Chu Feng.
“I knew it, Brother Chu Feng could not possibly be eliminated.”
A joyful smile appeared on Yuan Shu’s originally grave face.
Even the aloof Yu Ting had her expression soften somewhat, a faint arc curving at the corners of her mouth.
“Lord Ruyi, what is the Hidden Gate?”
Chen Guang asked.
At the same time, the others also pricked up their ears.
“The Hidden Gate is concealed within the passage you used to enter the Ruyi Ancient Fortress.”
“You only thought about how to break the formation blocking you and then enter the Ruyi Ancient Fortress, but you never discovered that Hidden Gate.”
“But today, someone discovered its existence and stepped into it.”
“Unless this person fails the Hidden Gate challenge, or after entering this place, activates the Ruyi Mirror.”
“Otherwise, you can only wait here.”
Although the Ruyi Elder did not appear, his voice rang out once more.
“Unless the challenge fails, or the Ruyi Mirror is activated, what does this mean?”
Everyone exchanged glances, the shock on their faces growing stronger.
“Because he will be the one with the qualification to activate the Ruyi Mirror first.”
The Ruyi Elder said again.
“This…”
At this moment, everyone understood.
No matter who had opened the Hidden Gate, he was already a level above everyone present.
Unless that person failed the challenge, or he succeeded in the challenge and stepped into this place, taking the lead to activate the Ruyi Mirror.
Otherwise, people like Chen Guang, Yue Yang, Yuan Shu, and Li Fengxue could only wait here. They had no qualification to approach the Ruyi Mirror, nor to approach the Talent Staircase.
At this moment, some exclaimed in admiration, but others had ugly expressions.
Especially someone like Chen Guang: he, who had been so smug earlier, now had a darkened face.
If previously he had been the most eye-catching person in the entire venue.
Then at this moment, all the light on him was overshadowed.
Like everyone else, he had become a supporting character within this Ruyi Ancient Fortress.
There was only one protagonist here, and that was the person who had opened the Hidden Gate.
“Damn it, how could some nonsense Hidden Gate appear?”
Chen Guang cursed inwardly.
Like Yuan Shu, he had entered this place multiple times.
He was already very familiar with how to pass that trial and enter here.
But he truly had never noticed any Hidden Gate in that passage.
“Lord, who is it? Is it Lu Jie?”
Suddenly, someone asked.
As soon as those words fell, other voices followed.
“This goes without saying, it must be Lu Jie.”
“The only one capable of this, looking across the entire Saint Light Heavenly River, is Lu Jie.”
These people spoke in unison. Without much thought, they felt that the one who had opened the Hidden Gate must be Lu Jie.
Although most among them were no longer juniors within a hundred years old.
But after all, those qualified to challenge the Ruyi Ancient Fortress were still relatively young people.
In this vast Martial Cultivation World, they too were considered the younger generation.
Looking across the entire Saint Light Heavenly River, among juniors of this age.
The only one with the ability to open that so-called Hidden Gate was Lu Jie.
Hum,
And just at that moment, in the depths of the Ruyi Ancient Fortress, below the Ruyi Heavenly God plaque, suddenly light surged forth.
That was seven-coloured light, magnificent and dazzling. After the seven-coloured radiance appeared, it was like seven divine dragons intertwining with each other.
As they intertwined and crossed, they converged into a dazzling boundary gate.
At this moment, everyone’s gazes turned towards that boundary gate.
They knew it must be that the person who opened the Hidden Gate had succeeded in the challenge.
Immediately after, someone even let out cheers.
“Brother Lu Jie is so strong.”
“Brother Lu Jie is mighty.”
“Too unbelievable, as expected of the disciple most favoured by Venerable Dao Enlightenment.”
“Brother Lu Jie has truly broadened our horizons.”
And these cheers and praises, without exception, all revolved around Lu Jie.
