The Elders of the Palace of the Divine Law had also been watching in secret as Yang Chen emerged from the Sea of Trials.
"This kid truly knows absolutely nothing about Dao techniques. What sort of Dao techniques was he even using? If he had the Dao techniques of our Sacred Domain to aid him, he could soar into the heavens in a single bound!" Elder Han said on the spot.
At this point, quite a few Elders of the Palace of the Divine Law were beginning to lose confidence.
"Elder Han, I think you should not celebrate too soon. At first, I thought this kid was holding back and simply had not wanted to display his Dao techniques. But it turned out that this kid truly did not possess any impressive Dao techniques. What were those techniques he used? The lowest-grade techniques, even garbage techniques—techniques so useless that having them was no different from not having them. What was the difference between techniques at that level and those of some uncivilized savage who had never seen the world?"
"What are you trying to say?" Elder Han asked in confusion when he heard someone questioning him.
"Elder Han, I am not trying to discourage you. Learning Dao techniques does not depend solely on talent; more importantly, it depends on comprehension. Comprehension is an exceedingly elusive thing. While there are few people in this world whose comprehension is so poor that they cannot learn Dao techniques, it does not mean such people have never existed. This kid is outstanding in every other aspect, but who can guarantee that he has no flaws?"
"This comprehension may very well be his weakness. Hehe, perhaps this kid truly cannot learn Dao techniques."
"Now that you mention it, that does make some sense."
"This kid