Mr. Mu's eyes showed a hint of approval. "Fail to take first place in the Supreme Competition, and you'll be expelled from the sect. That's a severe punishment. Accordingly, the reward for taking first place will be substantial." When he finished speaking, he raised a hand and gave Lu Yin a Wisdom Root.
Lu Yin blinked. "Master, do you have a lot of Wisdom Roots?"
"I like drinking tea," Mr. Mu said calmly. "Have you decided what reward you want?"
Lu Yin thought for a moment, then said seriously, "This disciple wants to break through to the Enlightenment Realm."
Mr. Mu wasn't surprised. "All right."
Lu Yin hesitated. "Master, breaking through to the Enlightenment Realm may be difficult for me. I might run into some obstacles."
"Give it a try," Mr. Mu said, as nonchalant as ever.
For some reason, Lu Yin felt confident. He nodded excitedly.
"Wait." Mr. Mu took out another item. "First, break through the Three Passes. You've already broken through the Lower Breakthrough Pass, so you have the Middle Finger Pass and Upper Wisdom Pass left."
Lu Yin stared blankly at the enormous Calamity Crystal pillar before him. Mr. Mu had one of these too? And it was much, much bigger than the one Long Ding had used to break through the Lower Breakthrough Pass. It was even bigger than the one Lu Yin had obtained in the Dominion Realm.
"You know what it means to break through the Three Passes. You've already broken through the Lower Breakthrough Pass, and this Calamity Crystal pillar can help you break through the Middle Finger Pass," Mr. Mu explained.
"What about the Upper Wisdom Pass?" Lu Yin looked at Mr. Mu expectantly.
Mr. Mu raised a hand, and a tree branch appeared. It wasn't the leaf Lu Yin had