She was stunned.
Utterly stunned.
Her eyes, clear as autumn waters, first settled on Ao Cunxin, taking in that valiant figure whose imposing aura towered to the heavens, then slowly turned toward the swaying figure beside her, his eyes hazy with drink.
She parted her lips, wanting to say something, only to find that something seemed to have lodged in her throat. Not a single word would come out.
Another of this fellow's disciples... was about to become a Sage?
Countless thoughts surged wildly through Nuwa's mind, like floodwaters bursting through a dam. She could not suppress them.
This was simply too astounding.
In the past, the Heavenly Dao had reigned supreme, and the number of Sage Positions had been fixed.
But ever since the Human Dao and Earth Dao had risen, the Three Realms had stood apart.
All those former shackles and restrictions had long since ceased to exist.
In other words, everyone had a chance to become a Sage.
That change had once sent countless cultivators leaping for joy, believing a brand-new era was about to dawn.
But what had actually happened?
Countless epochs had passed, yet how many had truly taken that step?
As rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
Few enough to count on one hand.
After all, the road to becoming a Sage had never been one that could be easily traveled simply because the Heavenly Dao's suppression had been lifted.
It required heaven-defying innate foundations, supreme opportunities, countless years of arduous cultivation and accumulation, and, above all, that elusive spark of insight that could be encountered but never sought.
Within the Interception Sect, Sect Master Tongtian had long been a Sage. Hong Yun had attained the Dao and become a Sage with Gu Changqing's help, and Ji Ren had also stepped into that