The old man in a dark-gold Daoist robe stared fixedly at Lu Ren in the scroll, as though trying to see straight through him. "He used the nine Grand Dao True Intents he'd just comprehended to fuse an entirely new Chaos Great Dao True Intent!"
"What?" The gray-robed old man's eyes widened. "He fused nine Grand Dao True Intents into a Chaos Great Dao True Intent? Is he insane? How did he even do it?"
"I can't figure it out either." The old man in the dark-gold Daoist robe shook his head. "Fusing nine Grand Dao True Intents isn't something an ordinary person would dare attempt. The slightest mistake, and the nine intents would clash. At best, his Great Dao Origin would be damaged; at worst, the backlash would strike his soul. Yet he dared to try—and succeeded!"
"That boy's talent defies heaven to this extent?" The gray-robed old man looked at the scroll, astonishment surfacing on his face.
"He actually matched the first-place record in the Origin Insight Pass at the fifth trial!"
The old man in the dark-gold Daoist robe said nothing, but his expression grew darker.
He had thought Lu Ren could comprehend nine Grand Dao True Intents at most.
Never had he expected Lu Ren to find another path, using those nine intents to fuse an entirely new Chaos Great Dao True Intent.
Keen comprehension alone could no longer explain it. Lu Ren's understanding of the Chaos Great Dao had reached a terrifying level.
"He's matched the record at the fifth trial. Who knows how far this boy will go in the next five?" the gray-robed old man exclaimed.
The old man in the dark-gold Daoist robe did not answer. His deep-set eyes remained fixed on Lu Ren in the scroll.
He had never imagined that