"Within the Sacred Light Ancient Formation, if someone achieves a breakthrough, it can trigger a Sacred Light Phenomenon. The intensity of that phenomenon can indirectly reveal how strong the breaker's comprehension ability is."
"Comprehension ability is only one aspect of talent, but it is an extremely important one."
"In my opinion, Brother Buyu not only wishes to give Chu Feng the best reception — he also wants to use this opportunity to see clearly whether Chu Feng's comprehension is truly extraordinary."
Daoist Niantian looked at Shengguang Buyu with a meaningful gaze.
Though he was merely a Guest Elder, he was quite well-informed about the affairs of the Sacred Valley.
"You understand me best, Brother Niantian."
"This time, the reason the Valley's Sacred Lotus Tree was able to fully bloom is because of this Chu Feng. After Chu Feng entered the Valley's Sacred Lotus Tree, his gains were clearly the same as those of our Sacred Valley's juniors — and yet, he was the only one who comprehended the opportunity for a breakthrough."
"I want to know whether this was merely coincidence, or whether his comprehension truly is exceptional, and whether he obtained benefits within the Valley's Sacred Lotus Tree that surpassed what our Sacred Valley's juniors received."
Shengguang Buyu spoke.
And the moment he finished, Shengguang Menglan, Shengguang Xintian, Shengguang Qianyu, and the other juniors all turned their gazes toward the Sacred Light Ancient Formation.
They had all entered the Sacred Light Ancient Formation before, and every one of them had triggered a Sacred Light Phenomenon within it.
The intensity of that phenomenon could directly represent the strength of one's comprehension ability.
Among the juniors present, a ranking had long been established — from strongest to weakest, it was Shengguang Menglan, Shengguang Xintian, Shengguang Qianyu, Shengguang Chuyao, and Shengguang Haoxuan.
But that was only the ranking among the juniors present here.
If one were to speak of the rankings of all the Sacred Valley's juniors, there was actually another person who could rank ahead of Shengguang Menglan.
This person was the Holy Lord's closed-door disciple.
This person was not a member of the Shengguang bloodline, but through a twist of fate, had obtained the Shengguang bloodline.
From a young age, the Holy Lord had taken him in and raised him within the Sacred Valley, nurturing him with great care.
One could even say that the Holy Lord's dedication to this closed-door disciple surpassed even the attention he gave to his own daughter, Shengguang Menglan.
Because of this, many within the Sacred Valley held some resentment toward this closed-door disciple.
And that person's name was Shengguang Jin'an.
Though the people of the Sacred Valley did not favor Shengguang Jin'an, no one could deny that his talent was something they could never hope to match.
Shengguang Jin'an's talent was not only displayed in the fact that the phenomenon he triggered within the Sacred Light Ancient Formation was stronger than Shengguang Menglan's.
The Valley's Sacred Lotus Tree had once been opened because of Shengguang Jin'an as well.
RUMBLE—
Suddenly, piercing rumbling sounds echoed down from the heavens above.
"So soon? Could it be that Chu Feng has broken through?"
Everyone looked upward, believing that the Nine-colored Divine Thunder had appeared.
But upon looking up, they furrowed their brows.
"That aura — it still hasn't dissipated."
High above in the sky, black flames of energy shrouded the blue heavens.
It was the aura emitted by the Valley's Sacred Lotus Tree. This aura was incredibly powerful — even their gazes could not pierce through those black flames.
Because of this, they could not see what was happening in the Nine Heavens above.
Naturally, they had no way of determining whether the thunder rumbling through the sky was truly the Nine-colored Divine Thunder.
RUMBLE—
The thunder grew more and more piercing, causing the very earth to begin trembling slightly.
"There's no mistake — it must be the Heavenly Thunder Phenomenon. Otherwise, there couldn't possibly be such a commotion."
"He broke through that quickly?"
Daoist Niantian spoke in a tone of certainty.
He believed that it had to be the sound of the Nine-colored Divine Thunder. Otherwise, it could not possibly possess such momentum.
"Could it really be a breakthrough?"
Shengguang Menglan gazed toward the Sacred Light Ancient Formation, her eyes growing contemplative.
RUMBLE—
The thunder grew even more piercing, indicating that it was drawing closer.
Immediately after, nine-colored radiance enveloped the Sacred Valley.
Looking up, they could see the Nine-colored Divine Thunder, resembling an enormous dragon of lightning, piercing through the black flames and crashing downward — straight into the Sacred Light Ancient Formation.