It had existed for so many years—wouldn't it have absorbed countless Dao Intents? Wouldn't that make it impossible to cross? Yang Chen was deeply shaken.
"That won't happen. Although this River of Dao Intent absorbs the Dao Intent of the dead, it can only retain a portion of that power. Moreover, there is a limit to how much its Dao Intent can grow. Of course, its current state has already reached that limit. Whenever cultivators attempt to cross above it, it automatically releases Dao Intent and drags them down from the air. Once it pulls them into the water, it can use its overwhelming Dao Intent to kill them and absorb their Dao Intent, feasting to its heart's content!" Zhang Xuelian said.
"So powerful..." Yang Chen sighed in amazement.
Zhang Xuelian nodded. "It is very powerful. If you want to cross it, the best method is for your Dao Intent to be stronger than the River of Dao Intent's. That is why most Enlightenment Stage experts choose to cross together. Relying on one person's strength alone makes it rather difficult to get across."
Yang Chen fell into thought upon hearing this.
"I'll try first!"
He stepped forward and arrived above the black river, intending to first experience just how oppressive the River of Dao Intent truly was.
Seeing Yang Chen step out, quite a few people cast curious gazes his way.
As their eyes turned toward him, many eagerly awaited the outcome.
"There was just the lesson of that Dao King—yet Yang Chen still dares to stand alone above the River of Dao Intent?"
"Perhaps this is what it means to be truly skilled and therefore bold."
"Hehe, don't let him be someone who fails to live up to his great reputation. Yang Chen's rise these past days has been