Ye Kang looked a little dumbfounded. He had always thought He Dao meant comprehending one Dao Mark, and that only afterward would he need to comprehend more. But from Yin Saint Devil Lord's tone, it seemed that wasn't the case?
Yin Saint Devil Lord smiled and nodded. "That's right. Don't be surprised. He Dao isn't as restrictive as you think. As long as you can comprehend a Dao Mark, no matter how many, you qualify as a True Venerable. But though everyone starts at the same point, the distance they travel varies according to their opportunities and talents. Most True Venerables choose only one Dao Mark, but there are also extraordinarily talented people who attract two or even three Dao Marks from the very beginning."
"So that's how it is... But Dao Marks are proud. How could they allow that?"
"Of course, it's incredibly difficult. Even a hundred thousand years ago, only three people achieved this. The Sword Ancestor of the Soaring Heaven Dao Sect fused with both the Dao Mark of the Sword and the Dao Mark of Qi, while the Third Ancestor of the Sacred Sect was accompanied by two Dao Marks upon ascending."
"Then who was the other one?" Ye Kang asked without thinking.
Yin Saint Devil Lord smiled faintly. "Me. I was a little luckier than them. When I ascended, I attracted three and a half Dao Marks."
Ye Kang was stunned. Good heavens, as expected of Yin Saint Devil Lord—he'd just casually described something so terrifying.
If he commanded three and a half Dao Marks as soon as he entered He Dao, wouldn't that make him one of the strongest True Venerables right away?
Yin Saint Devil Lord seemed to know what Ye Kang was thinking, and explained, "The cultivation of a True Venerable is