The clear light of the Yuqing Formation Eye slowly receded, and twelve direct disciples lined up neatly behind Yuanshi Tianzun.
Meanwhile, the sword intent within the Shangqing Array Eye grew ever sharper. Phantoms of the four Immortal-Slaying Swords flickered in and out of sight around its four sides.
It was utterly unlike the solitude of the Taiqing Array Eye or the intricacy of the Yuqing Formation Eye.
Within the Shangqing Array Eye, there was no labyrinth of runes, no illusions of yin and yang-only a sword, an embodiment of Immortal-Slaying Sword intent suspended in the void.
The moment seekers stepped into the array eye, the sword intent would become whatever they feared most deep within their hearts.
For some, it was an inner demon; for others, an obsession. For some, it was the memory of a crushing defeat; for others, doubt about their own path of cultivation.
Only by severing that fear with their swordheart, while displaying sufficient strength of character and clarity of Dao heart as they slew their inner demons, could they pass the trial.
Sect Master Tongtian stood above the Shangqing Array Eye, his hands clasped behind his back.
The changes he had undergone over these years were no less substantial than Yuanshi Tianzun's. They could even be called more profound.
He still upheld his principle of Teach Without Discrimination when accepting disciples, and the Interception Sect's doors remained open to all living beings in the Primordial World.
Whether they were innate divinities or spirits born later, pure-blooded members of a main lineage or mixed-blooded members of a collateral branch, all were qualified to enter his tutelage so long as their Dao hearts were clear.
But under the influence of the Divine Dao System, his understanding of "Teach Without Discrimination" no longer stopped at "accepting anyone."
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