Cangwu Ancient Saint's Inheritance, Three Great Dao Divine Abilities

Within the ninth level of the Cangwu Grotto-Heaven.

This was a vast starry sky. When Lin Changqing first arrived, the entire expanse had been utterly silent. Now, an hour had passed, yet it remained just as dead still, without the slightest movement.

"What's going on?"

Lin Changqing frowned deeply. As he surveyed the boundless starry sky around him, he muttered, "Why is there no movement at all? Could the trial on the ninth level be different from those on the previous levels?"

From the second through the eighth levels, every trial had required him to defeat various opponents. Lin Changqing had originally assumed the ninth level would be the same, but now it seemed otherwise. Having no opponent was the greatest difficulty, because Lin Changqing did not even know where to begin.

"What exactly does the Cangwu Ancient Saint mean by this? No opponent has been arranged on the ninth level, which means this level isn't testing combat strength."

Lin Changqing murmured inwardly, "The first level tested temperament and will, while the second through eighth levels all tested strength—only with different emphases. Some focused on combat power, others on divine abilities, and so on.

"If I were the Cangwu Ancient Saint and wanted to select a qualified disciple, what else would I test apart from those two things?"

Lin Changqing muttered to himself, placing himself in the role of the Cangwu Ancient Saint.

Countless thoughts flickered through his mind as he carefully considered and calculated.

After a long while, Lin Changqing's eyes suddenly lit up, as though he had found the answer. He slapped his thigh and thought excitedly, "That's right! Aptitude... Choosing an heir comes down to no more than two things: one is temperament, and the other is aptitude.

"From the second to the eighth levels, it may