Duan Gujin couldn't understand what exactly was happening to Lie Lei, he used his Divine Sense to inspect for a while, and found that Lie Lei's current state was not in danger.

"Since he is not in danger now, I might as well wait until I successfully advance to the Martial Monarch level."

Duan Gujin gathered his focus, he concentrated on leveling up.

He sensed the soul sea, Divine Soul, and even each inch of his skin throughout his body, all radiating a power that made him feel fearful.

And those tiny figures surrounding his body, although he could not clearly see their specific forms, a certain intuition flashed through his mind, he felt that those figures amidst the flames were Divine beings.

They belonged to various different species of Divine, including Phoenixes, Flying Dragons, and members of the Human Clan.

However, he was unable to see the specific features of those Divine beings through the flames that enveloped them, which made him feel very regretful.

Duan Gujin took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and continued to circulate his Primordial Power while observing the changes outside his body.

About an hour later, Zhu Ge Hongyun also sensed astonishing changes occurring in the Alchemy Secret Room where Duan Gujin was, and he rushed over.

When he saw countless incomprehensible and eerie sights appearing around Duan Gujin's body, he gasped in shock, his mind racing as he pondered what exactly was happening to Duan Gujin.

But after much thought, he still couldn't figure it out.

He looked around and saw Lie Lei, whose face was pale.

His brows furrowed slightly, his body flashed, turning into a streak of light as he rushed to Lie Lei's side.

He infused Primordial Power into Lie Lei's body to help stabilize his Divine Soul.

After asking Lie Lei, Zhu Ge Hongyun then learned that Lie Lei's Divine Soul had been harmed by the eerie sights emitted by Duan Gujin.

Hearing Lie Lei's words, Zhu Ge Hongyun gasped again, his eyes flickering.

After a while, he remembered some records he had read in ancient Classics.

"Lie Lei, do you remember reading in past Classics about some descriptions of unusual and eerie sights appearing on Demons as they leveled up to the Martial Monarch realm?"

Zhu Ge Hongyun hurriedly asked.

"I remember! I was just thinking about how the eerie sights appearing on Duan Gujin's body now resembled those records I had seen in some Classics before!"

Lie Lei answered.

"Exactly! I always thought those were exaggerations by the ancients, but today I finally witnessed that a Martial Artist really does exhibit eerie sights when advancing to the Martial Monarch Realm!"

Zhu Ge Hongyun's eyes flickered uncertainly, recalling when he himself had attempted to break into the Martial Monarch Realm, and no unusual sights had appeared on him.

"It's so frustrating to compare himself with others!"

This moment truly made Zhu Ge Hongyun realize the vast difference between him and a rare talent like Duan Gujin.

Feeling emotional, a thought crossed his mind, and he decided to record everything he witnessed in the Classics of the Green Cloud Sect.

He wanted to tell the disciples of the Green Cloud Sect that when a Martial Artist from the Innate Realm advances to the Martial Monarch Realm, if their strength is truly strong enough, it would indeed bring forth some strange sights.

If a martial artist attracts an eerie phenomenon that defies imagination, it signifies the immense potential of this martial artist.

At the time when Duan Gujin was leveling, several dozens of kilometers away from the Alchemy Secret Room where he was located, in a tall mountain.

Atop that mountain, a silhouette appeared, enveloped in a thick fog.

Despite the fierce gales on the mountaintop, the winds could not disperse the thick fog radiating from that silhouette.

"Green Cloud Sect, you are my next target!"

The eyes of that silhouette suddenly burst forth with a bizarre red glow, rendering it particularly sinister and terrifying.

"This Mountain Protection Array of the Green Cloud Sect is extremely sturdy, leveraging the Spiritual Power released from all the spiritual mountains within dozens of kilometers nearby. It is twice as strong as the Defensive Magic Array of the Star Pill Association's headquarters! Green Cloud Sect has taken great advantage with the terrain!"

The silhouette spread its Divine Sense, swiftly scanning the entire Mountain Protection Array of the Green Cloud Sect.

After assessing the sturdy defenses of the Mountain Protection Array of the Green Cloud Sect, the silhouette began contemplating its attack strategy.

An hour passed, the silhouette sighed and then left.

It wasn't that the silhouette did not want to attack the Green Cloud Sect's Mountain Protection Array, but it found that the array was extremely formidable, beyond its current capability to breach.

Helplessly, it had to give up.

"It seems I need to double my current strength to possibly break through the Mountain Protection Array of the Green Cloud Sect!"

What the silhouette didn't know was that the Mountain Protection Array of Green Cloud Sect had undergone several modifications under the guidance of Duan Gujin.

The Array it saw now was about twice as strong as it was before Duan Gujin had joined the Green Cloud Sect, and with its current strength, it could not destroy it.

As the silhouette departed, numerous dark clouds suddenly emerged around it.

If Duan Gujin had seen this, he would have recognized those dark clouds emerging from the silhouette as those from the Nine Nether Dark Sea, and the figure itself as the manipulator behind the Nine Nether Dark Sea.

Duan Gujin had previously speculated that the owner of the Nine Nether Dark Sea would definitely strike at Green Cloud Sect, but the timing of such an attack was unpredictable.

Therefore, he helped reinforce the Mountain Protection Array of the Green Cloud Sect, increasing its defensive capability.

Duan Gujin initially only wanted to make the Mountain Protection Array more robust to counter the aggressive force from the owner of the Nine Nether Dark Sea.

He didn't expect that he would have bought time for Green Cloud Sect, causing the manipulator behind the scenes to temporarily cease their attack.

Of course, if the being that controlled the Nine Nether Dark Sea does enhance its current strength, it would return and launch an attack on Green Cloud Sect.

Soon, the guards stationed on nearby mountains noticed an unusual gathering of dark clouds, emitting an extremely horrifying pressure. Those professionally trained guards judged that it was highly likely to be hiding within those clouds.

Quickly, the elders of the Green Cloud Sect received a report from the guards about the appearance of dark clouds on a nearby mountaintop, and about the terrifying pressure it emitted.

Upon receiving the information, those elders of the Green Cloud Sect immediately instructed their disciples to prepare for combat, guarding against any surprise attacks.

Roughly an hour later, the elders found no trace of those dark clouds nearby.

Though no enemy was sighted, the elders still reported the incident to Lie Lei.

Soon after, Lie Lei was informed about the enemy presence previously observed outside the Green Cloud Sect.

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