Mu Shang recalled the intelligence on Lu Yin's skill in Spirit Interpretation. The Wang family's assessment was that Lu Yin had so much experience he could arrange an Original Treasure Formation without any Spirit Interpretation training, even an ordinary cultivator could do so. That was why Mu Shang had sought out Yu Hao back then: he wanted to see what kind of genius could accomplish such a feat. Even he would have struggled.
Now, he understood what that experience meant.
Mu Shang was playing based on his understanding of Original Treasure Killing Intent, while his opponent relied on experience.
Mu Shang could feel how awkward Lu Yin's movements were, which proved he hadn't yet gained proper control over the Original Treasure Killing Intent. In other words, he wasn't yet at the level of an Original Formation Celestial Master. Yet he was still managing to match Mu Shang through sheer experience. How? And where had he gotten all that experience?
For a Spirit Interpreter, both talent and experience mattered. Neither was necessarily more important than the other. Lu Yin's talent for Spirit Interpretation was no worse than Mu Shang's; he simply lacked control over complex Original Treasure Killing Intent, something only an Original Formation Celestial Master could achieve. Yet he was making up for that with experience—a possibility no one had anticipated.
Ancient Speech Heavenly Master instinctively looked at National Teacher Bu Tian. "Do you get many chances to practice Spirit Interpretation in the Abandoned Land?"
National Teacher Bu Tian didn't know how to answer. He knew Lu Yin's history well, and Lu Yin hadn't interpreted many treasures. Perhaps this was simply talent.
Lu Yin kept shifting position. He moved often, but each time only a little. His eyes remained fixed on the distant mass of Original Treasure Killing Intent, which