From the day Xu Ying stepped into the Taiyi Sect, he had been overwhelmed by Changsun Shenghai. Even when facing Taiyi Dao Lord, he had never been so shocked.
Changsun Shenghai had expounded the Innate Nine Daos to him, bringing him a broader horizon and making him realize that beyond heaven there was more heaven, and beyond people there were still greater people.
Ever since then, the Innate Nine Daos had been the Great Dao Xu Ying wanted to cultivate. Catching up to and defeating Changsun Shenghai had become the goal he strove toward.
Now, he had cultivated seven Great Daos, and the eighth was about to be completed. Having gained Changsun Shenghai's recognition, he could not help feeling eager to try, and his gaze toward Changsun Shenghai was filled with challenge.
Changsun Shenghai said sincerely, "Junior Brother, to reach this stage in two hundred years—whether in perseverance, intelligence, or opportunity—is truly admirable. Ever since I took Tongtian as my teacher, I was blessed with my teacher's guidance and suddenly comprehended a path leading straight to the Dao Master realm. From then on, as I surveyed the talents of the world, no one could enter my eyes."
He sighed. "I even wondered whether, in the Great Thousand Universe with its boundless living beings, from the three Dao Masters Hua, Lin, and Luo above, who were jealous of the worthy, down to All Living Beings below, muddling through their days—whether there was truly no one in this world like me. Only after Junior Brother came to the Taiyi Sect did my eyes light up."
Xu Ying bowed. "Without Senior Brother's guidance, I would never have achieved what I have today."
Changsun Shenghai smiled. "If you and I were to clash, we could certainly push the Dao arts and divine abilities shackled