At the summit.
"Seniors."
Lu Zhen waved a hand slightly. "I had already reached the Fourth Realm of laws before this. During these past few months of training outside, I happened to touch the threshold of a branch of the Great Dao."
Happened to?
Lei Wanche and Pavilion Master Chu exchanged a glance, then shook their heads with amused smiles.
"Enough. Don't try to pull the wool over our eyes."
Pavilion Master Chu sighed. "Your bone age is only thirty-something. A nascent Great Dao branch in your thirties?"
"With comprehension like that, forget our Supreme Unity Mystic Sect—even in the vast Great Luo Divine Dynasty, you would definitely qualify as a Proud Sun Tier genius!"
He was only in his thirties. If word of such talent spread, quite a few people would start getting ideas.
"All right, enough empty talk." Lei Wanche had a fiery temper and cut straight to the point. "Your current strength isn't enough to safeguard that talent. So the sect has decided to secretly grant you the status of Direct Disciple."
"It won't be made public."
"To outsiders, you'll remain an ordinary Inner Sect disciple. This is to protect you for the time being." Lei Wanche stared at Lu Zhen. Lu Zhen nodded repeatedly. He did not particularly care about such things.
"Second," Lei Wanche continued, "the sect will arrange for you to enter a high-grade Dao Origin Pool once."
A high-grade Dao Origin Pool?
Lu Zhen could not help being taken aback.
"Seniors, as far as I know, only disciples ranked in the top five hundred of the overall Inner Sect rankings qualify to enter the Dao Origin Pool," Lu Zhen said in confusion. "What is this high-grade version?"
"An ordinary Dao Origin Pool won't do much for you anymore."
Pavilion Master Chu smiled beside