Chapter 357: Elder Lei’s Conclusion

"This..." Yi Chen was at a loss for words when he heard those words.

Meanwhile, an intense crease formed on Elder Lei’s forehead as he tried to make sense of this absurdity but wasn’t able to.

’Was it because of this reason?’ he thought while looking back at the moment when Yi Chen had touched the barrier of comprehension.

"Earlier...Was the grating voice you heard extremely loud?" Feng Lei asked for the sake of confirmation.

"Yes." Yi Chen immediately nodded after hearing this question and continued, "It was louder than anything that I had heard earlier. Mentally, I was completely incapacitated at that time as I felt my entire mind being overwhelmed by that voice..."

Feng Lei subtly nodded with a serious expression after hearing this, ’So I wasn’t wrong...’

Turning to meet Yi Chen’s eyes the next second, he said, "When I saw your reaction earlier, it indeed made me a little doubtful, as from what I’ve observed and heard till now, the voice one encounters when they reach the barrier is, although very jarring and draining, it isn’t to the point that would justify the intense reaction you just had..."

Feng Lei paused for a second and continued, "Therefore, after witnessing it, I immediately advised you to stop attempting to understand the Crimson Fire Arts anymore, fearing that it would give rise to more intense reactions...At that time it was just a hypothesis I made based on your reaction.

However, now that I know that you can not only hear the voice but also clearly distinguish it, I’ve become even more certain."

"...More certain?" Yi Chen asked doubtfully as a sense of apprehension began to well up in his heart.

"Yes." Feng Lei nodded and said, "Linking the words you heard to what’s written on Founder Feng Mong Li’s sheets makes me draw two conclusions as to why you’ve experienced things differently than others.

One, it means that your comprehension of the Crimson Fire Arts has already reached a level similar to that of Founder Feng Mong Li.

Two, for some reason you have a particularly strong affinity for the Crimson Fire Arts."

Feng Lei paused for a moment to allow his words to settle in Yi Chen’s mind as he continued a second later.

"Naturally," Feng Lei gestured his hands in an obvious manner, "It’s clearly evident that your understanding of the Crimson Fire Arts has just reached the barrier and is still far from what Founder Feng Mong Li had achieved near the end of his life."

Feng Lei paused briefly and said while pointing at Yi Chen, "That leaves us with only the second conclusion. You have a particularly strong affinity for the Crimson Fire Arts..."

’Could this be because of my demon physique?’ Yi Chen couldn’t help but think to himself.

"Then..." Yi Chen’s eyes brightened the next second, and he asked Feng Lei with an expectant expression, "Because of this strong affinity, wouldn’t it be possible for me to eventually breach the art’s limitation and fully comprehend it?"

"...Maybe, that’s possible." Feng Lei answered in a tone that was far from a positive one as he continued, "However, from what I’ve observed, this strong affinity of yours has only made things more difficult for you."

Feng Lei paused for a moment to adjust his thoughts and said, "Like earlier, the intense reaction which you gave when you reached the barrier was even more intense than what my father, who had experimented with ways to go past the barrier and had significantly raised his understanding beyond that, used to go through...Do you know what it means?"

"...I don’t." Yi Chen answered honestly.

"It means...that even at the barrier stage, if you try to experiment with ways in which you could somehow go past the barrier...which I think you might have already started to think about, then the chances of you losing your sanity are much greater.

Even the possibility where you’ll end up like Founder Feng Mong Li and rush straight into the Valley of Death like a maniac is not completely impossible."

"This..." Yi Chen’s expression immediately worsened when he heard this as the earlier thoughts of trying to push through the comprehension barrier began to die out.

"Therefore, I must emphasise again." Feng Lei gently placed his hand onto Yi Chen’s shoulder and continued, "Let go of the pursuit of raising your comprehension of the Crimson Fire Arts and focus on what you can actually improve from now on.

For in the end, losing your sanity and dying an unknown death is the worst thing that can happen to someone who’s aiming to defy all odds and ascend to the higher realm, isn’t it?"

"...I understand." Yi Chen firmly nodded his head when he heard those words. Feng Lei’s words had once again reminded him of his purpose.

While it’s important to take risks in order to get stronger, they should be calculated ones, so going forward with raising his understanding of the Crimson Fire Arts despite the obvious dangers that awaited him was naturally a foolish choice.

’Uncle is right...it’s best that I focus only on raising my cultivation and mastering its other aspects from now on. That would be the best decision both for me...and for Yu’er’s sake.’

Yi Chen concluded in his mind.

"It seems you’ve realised." Feng Lei nodded with a smile and said, "I was planning to inform both you and Qin Yao tomorrow, but since you’ve already reached the barrier, my work here is more or less done."

"???"

A trace of confusion formed on Yi Chen’s face when he heard those words as he saw Feng Lei’s figure moving past him towards the door.

Sliding the door open, he muttered the next instant, "Come, it’ll be more convenient if I inform the two of you together."

"Y-Yes." Yi Chen nodded with confusion still evident on his face as he followed after Feng Lei’s figure.

Qin Yao, who had been sitting in a meditative position to assimilate the knowledge that had been shared by Feng Lei a few moments ago, immediately opened his eyes when he sensed the movement coming from inside the manor.

"They are finally out..." Qin Yao muttered with curiosity evident in his eyes as he stood up the next moment, waiting for their arrival.

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