"Recommended for the Elders' Council?"
The other two Grandmaster Artisans stationed in Golden Light City also fell silent upon hearing the news.
They knew all too well what this meant. Li Chen might be granted the title of Grandmaster Artisan with only a Core Formation cultivation base, gaining status far beyond that of an ordinary Grand Artisan, along with the corresponding authority over the Puppet Dao!
At its heart, the Puppet Dao was still a Dao Path that judged talent by attainment. Knowledge and skill were its foundation; cultivation and strength were merely supplementary. This was why the Sect Master of the Golden Sun Gate, the current Golden Sun True Person, had long since reached Nascent Soul yet had never been granted that title.
He had followed the conventional route to advancement, inheriting the Solar Dao of his predecessors and progressing step by step. Thus, until he grasped its corresponding essence and possessed the requisite abilities, no one could promote him beyond his rank.
Many other Nascent Soul experts likewise retained the title of Grand Artisan, unable to advance throughout their lives.
But Li Chen was different.
The Dao Path Li Chen had pioneered was unique, an unfamiliar field that no predecessor in the Puppet Dao had ever ventured into.
Even the Great Powers of the present age could not judge his true attainment, but they could infer its potential from its principles and estimate its overall value.
The conclusion they reached shocked everyone.
It was fully worthy of the title of Grandmaster Artisan!
"Our sect has always favored innovation. Those who follow old paths receive no such treatment. They must fulfill every condition and possess every required attainment, without exception."
"In truth, it is only natural for someone like Li Chen to be named a Grandmaster Artisan. But to