"Interesting."
The Primordial Origin Dao Venerable's eyes stirred. Rather than taking offense at the question, he became a little more interested in Chen Beiwu. The young man had considerable ambition and might indeed amount to something.
The reason was simple. Even the Spirit Transformation Venerables of Jade Purity felt immense pressure before him and might not dare ask such a question to his face.
Yet Chen Beiwu, a mere Nascent Soul True Lord, could calmly voice his thoughts before him.
"The three thousand Great Daos were never divided into higher and lower paths."
As that ethereal voice reached his ears, Chen Beiwu paused, almost believing that he himself had become fixated on appearances.
But the next instant, the ethereal voice changed tack, speaking with casual yet unquestionable dominance. "The Primordial Origin Great Dao, however, is an exception."
Chen Beiwu held his breath and focused, feeling that his thinking had indeed been correct.
The Great Dao of Silent Origin was powerful, but it still could not compare with the Primordial Origin Great Dao.
He raised his head. "Dao Venerable, though the Great Dao of Silent Origin, Great Nonbeing is excellent, it is not the path this disciple wishes to walk."
Understanding what Chen Beiwu had in mind, the Primordial Origin Dao Venerable had a thought: he wanted to test Chen Beiwu's Dao heart.
The next instant, the immortal palace trembled. Dao resonance emerged, and phantom images of Great Daos appeared before Chen Beiwu, one after another.
"Beneath Primordial Origin lies the Great Dao of Grand Simplicity. It can turn all existence into emptiness. Cultivated to its utmost, a single thought can return heaven and earth to their unborn state, leaving only nothingness. What do you think?" the ethereal voice asked.
"Extinguishing existence with emptiness is not this disciple's Great Dao."
Chen