At the Ancestor of the Five Directions Dao's assessment, Lin Yi's heart sank. Just as I thought.
Ever since discovering that the Ancestor of the Five Directions Dao had been hiding in this space, he had suspected that the ancestor had seen his small movements when he woke.
Lin Yi had his doubts.
Even if he kept playing dumb and stayed silent to the end, the Ancestor of the Five Directions Dao would likely mark him in secret and treat him differently afterward. He might not be able to keep himself safe.
Rather than sit and wait, he would take the initiative and gamble on an opportunity.
His mind made up, Lin Yi pushed aside every stray thought. Through the layers of binding Dao chains, he cupped his hands again. "Senior, please test me."
The Ancestor of the Five Directions Dao remained impassive. Without indicating whether he approved, he sent a strand of divine thought straight into Lin Yi's Consciousness Sea. The private test began, hidden entirely from everyone else.
But the first question caught Lin Yi off guard.
"What do you think of the Qi Cultivation Method Bliss taught you earlier?"
Lin Yi paused, then swiftly composed himself and answered without exaggeration or evasion. "The Qi Cultivation Method the ancestor taught us is ingeniously structured. It is indeed a superior Emperor Realm legacy. But from what this junior has studied, the core latter sections of most of its methods are missing. They conceal flaws, so this is no Complete Inheritance. Cultivating them rashly could easily lead one astray."
Beneath the Five-Colored Divine Tree, the Ancestor of the Five Directions Dao gave a slight nod. A trace of approval crossed his eyes.
If this boy could not even see through the incomplete traps Bliss Ancestor had deliberately left behind, he