On the island.

The vegetation is lush, and ancient trees reach for the sky.

Many cultivators set up simple formations, either for quiet meditation or to regulate their breathing.

These cultivators all obtained the Soul Refining Fish from Lu Tao.

They then use fish meat, blood, bones, internal organs, and other materials to refine elixirs or medicines, thereby enhancing their spiritual awareness.

I hope to gain more time to comprehend the cultivation techniques on the altar.

at this time.

Upon seeing Lu Tao and his group of four land on the island, everyone instinctively looked over.

In the current Divine Platform Secret Realm, if we were to say who shines the brightest, it would undoubtedly be Lu Tao.

When Lu Tao and his group of four landed on the island and headed to the altar, it aroused strong curiosity among the crowd.

They all wanted to know how the mysterious Lu Tao, who had never revealed his strength in the secret realm, would perform on the divine platform.

The four of them traversed the dense jungle and arrived at the center of the island.

All I could see was...

In the center of the island, shrouded in thick fog, stands a ladder-like altar.

The altar gives people a sense of solemnity and antiquity.

Looking at it, for some reason, all my emotions—restlessness, boredom, joy, excitement, and so on—gradually calmed down, and my heart became peaceful.

This altar has nine steps, each step being incredibly spacious.

The lowest level of the divine platform is 9,999 zhang long and 999 zhang wide.

at this time.

On the altar, there were many monks.

They were either comprehending the techniques with their eyes closed, or trapped in an illusion, fighting within it.

Above the altar, bubbles appeared, projecting everything within the illusion like a movie, incredibly realistic and also extremely tragic.

The only downside is that there's no sound.

The altar is very spacious, so even if all the cultivators who entered the secret realm ascend the altar together, it will not cause any problems.

There is plenty of empty space.

Therefore.

There was no fighting or conflict at the altar.

No one would deliberately bother others or do something so thankless.

So when Lu Tao and his three companions arrived at the altar, naturally no one came to stop them.

"Go."

In front of the altar.

Lu Tao patted He Yuanshuang on the back to encourage her, and then patted Wu Ming on the head, inviting the two of them to go on stage.

"Don't worry, Brother Lu."

"Brother Tao, watch me."

Although it was their first time ascending the altar, He Yuanshuang and Wu Ming were still full of confidence in themselves.

Or rather, they had full confidence in the techniques that Lu Tao had taught them.

The altar is very high; the first level of the altar is at least ninety-nine feet tall.

Fortunately, Lu Tao taught the two the Flying Divine Feathers. The two activated their technique, and a pair of wings appeared on their backs, instantly flying up to the first-level divine platform.

The moment of landing.

The two were immediately plunged into an illusion, without giving them any time to react or prepare.

A protective shield surrounds the two, safeguarding their safety.

The illusion is a battleground.

On He Yuanshuang's side, besides her, there was another person in the illusion, a masked female cultivator with the same cultivation level as He Yuanshuang.

The first-tier Divine Platform, the illusionary battle, simply requires defeating a cultivator of the same level.

The moment the two appeared, the masked female cultivator produced a long sword and attacked He Yuanshuang directly.

He Yuanshuang remained calm.

She responded calmly, using her movement techniques to charge at the masked female cultivator with her own long sword.

Her swordsmanship combines offense and defense, leaning towards gentleness, but once it entangles the sword in the masked female cultivator's hand, it becomes relentless, preventing her from escaping.

After three rounds of fighting, He Yuanshuang suddenly changed her tactics.

The gentle swordsmanship suddenly turned fierce, instantly knocking the sword out of the masked female cultivator's hand. Combined with his graceful movements, he broke through the masked female cultivator's defense and beheaded her with a single sword strike.

They won very easily.

The next moment.

He Yuanshuang then entered a state of sudden enlightenment.

These are the rules of the altar; each level of the altar presents a corresponding illusionary challenge.

The challenge lies in combat strength, or rather, in the understanding of martial arts techniques.

With no one to help and no equipment to use, he had to rely entirely on his own mastery of martial arts to fight his enemies.

Each time you pass a level of the illusionary realm trial, you will gain a corresponding amount of enlightenment time.

The first level of the Divine Platform tests one's ability to defeat a cultivator of the same level.

success.

You can then gain ten breaths of enlightenment time.

fail.

You can exit the altar and challenge it again when you are confident. However, you can only challenge each level of the altar three times.

Those who succeed in a challenge cannot attempt it again.

This is actually a gift, or rather, a place specifically for training cultivators.

For most people, there is no danger on the altar; they simply need to back down when faced with a challenge.

However, for those who are persistent, even knowing they are no match, they still force a challenge, which will cause great damage to both their spirit and consciousness.

Ten breaths later.

He Yuanshuang's sudden enlightenment ended.

She looked at Lu Tao and nodded to him with a joyful expression.

A smile appeared on Lu Tao's face. He knew that He Yuanshuang had successfully mastered the low-grade Earth-rank body-refining technique, the Hunyuan Body Refining Technique, to perfection.

This was within Lu Tao's expectations.

Because he had previously used his Heavenly Eye to teach this technique to He Yuanshuang, teaching her to near-mastery.

Now, taking advantage of the ten-breath enlightenment period, He Yuanshuang easily comprehended the technique to perfection.

A sudden realization.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in the martial arts world.

Some people may never experience a moment of enlightenment in their entire lives, but in the Divine Altar Secret Realm, enlightenment seems quite simple.

If He Yuanshuang can succeed, Wu Ming will naturally not fail either.

Lu Tao looked at Wu Ming.

Sure enough, Wu Ming gave him a chuckle.

Next.

The two continued climbing the altar.

The second stage of the Divine Platform requires defeating ten opponents of the same level, and the reward is twenty breaths of enlightenment time.

This level is quite difficult.

To defeat ten opponents of the same level, one's combat strength must be formidable.

It should be noted that cultivators who enter the Divine Platform Secret Realm are generally those with good aptitude but slightly poor comprehension.

This type of person.

Most of his life was spent improving his cultivation level, but he didn't gain much understanding of martial arts techniques.

They've already done quite well to have defeated one opponent of the same level to get this far; to defeat ten...

It is quite difficult.

certainly.

Now that they know the rules of the Divine Platform Secret Realm, many forces will naturally make preparations.

For example, he had already reached the peak of the Innate Realm ten years ago, and then spent the next ten years comprehending martial arts techniques, only improving his combat power and not his cultivation level.

All this is so that I can climb higher on the altar and save more time.

This is why so many cultivators, some as young as twenty-seven or twenty-eight, or even thirty years old, enter the secret realm.

But this hurdle still traps most people.

after all.

Those at the Innate Realm primarily cultivate low-grade Earth-rank techniques, and for them, it is still too difficult to deeply comprehend numerous low-grade Earth-rank techniques in order to improve their combat power.

Relatively speaking.

Having perfected organ refinement actually has an advantage, as it only requires cultivating Xuan-level martial arts techniques.

He Yuanshuang and Wu Ming are examples of this.

The martial arts techniques that Lu Tao taught them were not only numerous but also comprehensive, making it very easy for them to defeat a mere ten opponents of the same level.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the two defeated ten opponents of the same level and once again entered a state of enlightenment.

"Their comprehension seems quite high; they've all mastered several high-grade Xuan-level martial arts techniques."

"It seems that I will have two more geniuses at the Marrow Refinement Realm in my big project."

...

This scene.

This caused a collective look of surprise on the faces of the people in front of the altar.

The gaze directed at Lu Tao changed again, becoming even more curious about his identity and background.

They could all see that He Yuanshuang and Wu Ming were both on Lu Tao's side.

How could Lu Tao be a simple person, given that he could have two future geniuses of marrow refinement following him?

Twenty breaths later.

After their sudden realization, He Yuanshuang and the other woman were overjoyed.

This time, they each mastered two low-grade Earth-rank cultivation techniques to perfection, and some even mastered a significant portion of a third one.

All three are martial arts techniques.

This was the strategy that Lu Tao had set for them.

The first two levels are not very difficult.

First stage: After comprehending the Primordial Body Refining Technique, complete the initial goal and reach the requirements of cultivating the Marrow Refining Realm.

Second stage: Without pressure, you can be more relaxed, first comprehend martial arts techniques to improve your combat power, and then challenge the third stage to gain more time for enlightenment.

——

continue.

Neither of them adjusted their breathing.

They directly challenged the third level of the Divine Platform.

This is the hurdle.

Defeating one hundred cultivators of the same level is extremely difficult.

In particular, the hundred people cooperated very well, as if they were a whole, and their offensive and defensive transitions were not chaotic at all.

This made things less relaxed for the two of them...