135: Planning for the future, master training program

Inside the Lei Family's council hall, the air seemed to solidify.

The holographic projection screen had long since extinguished, but the official announcement from the Federation still echoed in everyone's minds.

"The Lei Family is ordered to evacuate the Changbai Mountain Secret Realm within three days."

A simple sentence, yet it carried an undeniable forcefulness.

Lei Mietian sat in the main seat, his five fingers deeply embedded in the armrest made of profound iron.

The hard metal twisted and deformed like clay under his palm.

His face was terrifyingly grim, and faint purple lightning flickered around him, like a volcano about to erupt.

"Family Head..."

An Elder was about to speak, but Lei Mietian suddenly raised his hand, cutting him off forcefully.

"Let them all withdraw."

"What?!"

The conference room immediately erupted in an uproar, and the Elders rose abruptly, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Family Head! You cannot!"

"This is clearly a test from the Federation!"

Grand Elder Lei Xiao's hair stood on end as he urgently said, "Once we choose to retreat, they will surely push their luck!"

"Exactly!" Another Elder slammed the table and stood up.

"The Changbai Mountain Secret Realm is our Foundation, which we have managed for many years; how can we easily give it away?!"

Lei Mietian coldly swept his gaze across everyone, and wherever his eyes passed, all sounds ceased abruptly.

"Do you think... I wouldn't know?"

He slowly stood up, his Aura pressing down like a mountain, making it difficult for the Elders to breathe.

"Not only Jingyu, Jinghong has also lost contact."

"And the Federation's attitude has suddenly become aggressive, even daring to directly issue an ultimatum to my Lei Family..."

"What does this mean? Don't you understand?!"

The Elders secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, their expressions complex.

They also vaguely had such a guess, but they always dared not believe that Lei Jinghong and his group had met with an accident.

This Young Master of the Lei Family was a Half-step Great Grandmaster!

If even such a powerful person...

The entire council hall fell into a dead silence once again.

Lei Mietian slowly closed his eyes, and the faces of his three sons flashed through his mind—

His eldest son, Lei Jinghong, was exceptionally talented, only half a step away from becoming a Great Grandmaster.

His second son, Lei Jingyu, was calm and collected, and capable in handling affairs.

His youngest son, Lei Qianjue, although eccentric in personality, was his most beloved...

And now, they had all fallen in the West!

At this moment, the Killing Intent in Lei Mietian's heart surged like towering waves.

He wished he could immediately set off for the West and turn everything there into ashes!

Grand Elder Lei Xiao seemed to have seen through his thoughts and quickly advised in a deep voice:

"Mietian, calm down!"

"The most urgent task is to first figure out exactly what happened there..."

His words were cut short by Lei Mietian's furious roar.

"No need to say, it must be the Xiao Family!"

Lei Mietian's eyes narrowed, his Killing Intent fully revealed.

"That Xiao Family girl must have colluded with the Federation and set up an ambush there! And Su Lei..."

"Don't forget this kid's identity; perhaps even people from Shadow Blade were involved."

Lei Xiao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "If that's truly the case, then everything needs to be reconsidered."

If the Xiao Family and the Federation truly joined forces, even if someone as strong as Lei Mietian went to the West rashly, he probably wouldn't fare well...

Lei Mietian remained silent for a long time, then met everyone's gaze and issued his command word by word.

"Pass on my order: abandon the Changbai Mountain Secret Realm."

"As long as I'm still alive... I'll get all of this back eventually."

He turned and walked out of the hall, his voice like the ice of the Nine Netherworlds:

"Contact the Situ Family and the Nangong Family. I want to personally meet their Family Heads."

...Kunlun Base, corridor at the entrance of the archives.

Lin Qianqian hurried along, holding a thick document.

Upon reaching a corner, she suddenly stopped, her eyes lit up, and she jogged a few steps forward to meet him.

"I was just about to look for you."

Su Lei's gaze fell on the document she was clutching, his eyebrows slightly raised: "Any progress?"

"It's a major discovery." Lin Qianqian nodded,

"We've finally found a way to obtain permission for the Trial Tower."

She handed the document in her hand to Su Lei,

"These are the results of translating those ancient murals and texts; they are the control commands for the Trial Tower."

"Originally, only one person could enter, but now multiple people can undergo the trial simultaneously."

"Once a trial participant is found to be in danger, the trial can be interrupted at any time."

"Very good." Su Lei closed the document and nodded with satisfaction.

"Prepare yourself; you'll enter the Trial Tower tomorrow."

"Me?" Lin Qianqian was startled, then frantically waved her hand, "I can't do it."

Su Lei gave her a strange look.

"Since safety is guaranteed, then this is the best training ground."

"Even if you only clear fifty floors, it can bring about earth-shattering changes in your strength."

"Don't forget, you are now the Commander of the Western Military Region; no matter what, you must have the strength of a Grandmaster."

"What? Or are you lacking confidence?"

Su Lei frowned slightly.

Lin Qianqian was not only an old acquaintance of his, who had helped him a lot, but also a partner he could completely trust without any contract.

The first person he thought of was her.

Lin Qianqian lowered her head and whispered, "This spot is too precious; it should be given to someone with more potential."

"Like Xiao Yuwei..."

Su Lei suddenly took a step forward, his gaze fixed on her eyes.

"For future challenges, I alone am not enough."

"Xiao Yuwei will also go in after her injuries recover. And it's not just the two of you; Elder Ye, Chen Xuan, and others will also undergo the trial in the second batch."

He paused, his voice deepening.

"The second catastrophe... I'm afraid it won't be too far off."

"Not only you all, I also need to cultivate enough Grandmasters."

Lin Qianqian took a deep breath and finally nodded solemnly: "I understand."

...One day later.

Trial Tower, central hall.

Dark golden energy patterns flowed on the ground, slowly pulsating like living things.

Su Lei sat cross-legged in front of an ancient stone tablet in the center of the hall, his eyes slightly closed, his breathing long and steady.

His Mental Energy, like invisible tentacles, quietly permeated the interior of the stone tablet, resonating with the core of the Trial Tower.

According to the methods recorded in the ancient documents, he had already gained actual control of the Trial Tower.

Lin Qianqian was currently on the seventeenth floor, her figure appearing particularly slender amidst the swirling snow.

On the ice plain, dozens of frost wolves were closing in from all directions, corrosive saliva dripping from their fangs.

Her combat uniform had several tears, but she gripped the throwing knife in her hand tightly, her gaze growing sharper.

On the other side, Xiao Yuwei had just broken through the thirty-second floor.

All around was a burning ruin, the high temperature distorting the air.

She held an ice blade, her figure moving like a ghost through the flames...

Meanwhile, Su Lei's main consciousness was submerged in the deepest part of his Sea of Consciousness.

An ancient bronze bell floated silently, its body engraved with obscure runes, each contemplation causing the runes to glow faintly.

This was the reward for defeating a Great Grandmaster and clearing one hundred floors.

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