An Exception

"Junior Lu Tong pays his respects to the Supreme!"

Inside the grand hall atop the mountain, Lu Chong did not see the Supreme's true body. He could only bow toward the indistinct dharma manifestation shrouded in rosy light above the platform.

Yet even though it was merely one of the Supreme's dharma manifestations, Lu Chong felt immense pressure.

This manifestation felt far more powerful than Dao Master Yue Shan's true body.

In particular, the trembling that arose from the depths of his soul made him feel as insignificant as he did before the Chaos Dao Stele.

Supreme Yu Mian has definitely comprehended more than one Dao Stele, Lu Chong thought.

Only by fully comprehending a Dao Stele could one break through to the Dao Sea Realm.

And the pressure emanating from Supreme Yu Mian was certainly not something an ordinary Dao Sea Realm cultivator could possess.

Facing Supreme Yu Mian was like facing the profound, indescribable Great Dao of Chaos.

"Lu Tong!" A voice as deep and weighty as a tolling bell emerged from within the rosy light, jolting Lu Chong from his daze.

"This junior is here," Lu Chong answered respectfully.

"Are you willing to take me as your master?" Supreme Yu Mian asked, his voice booming like a great bell.

Joy immediately surged through Lu Chong's heart. How could he not realize that this meant he had passed the Supreme's test?

He promptly performed the ceremony of taking a master and said respectfully, "Disciple Lu Tong pays respects to Master."

According to Supreme Yu Mian's rules, those in the Dao Profound Realm could only be accepted as registered disciples. Only after breaking through to the Dao Mountain Realm and ascending the Galaxy Dao Mountain Ranking could one possibly become a personal disciple.

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