The Great Dao Hundred-Refinements Tower.
The hundredth floor.
Buzz!
Lu Ren's figure flashed, and he appeared inside the Pagoda Space.
Stone pillars stood all around him, steeped in the aura of the Great Dao.
At the center of the tower stood a massive stone stele, engraved with four ancient characters.
Ten Thousand Daos Return to the Void!
"Ten Thousand Daos Return to the Void?"
Lu Ren paused. Just as he was about to step forward, a cold voice rang through the space.
"The trial on the hundredth floor is to comprehend the Ten Thousand Daos Return-to-Void stele within ten years. Complete your comprehension, and you will master the Ten Thousand Daos Return-to-Void Canon!"
Surprise crossed Lu Ren's face. "So the Ten Thousand Daos Return-to-Void Canon is hidden in this stele?"
"The other contender is studying the stele as well. If either of you completes your comprehension first, the other's attempt will be stopped at once!"
The voice added this without a trace of warmth.
"What?"
Lu Ren's expression changed.
Cang Xuanming had entered the hundredth floor before him. He had probably begun studying the stele long ago.
If Lu Ren delayed any longer and Cang Xuanming finished first, he would be in trouble.
At that thought, Lu Ren sat cross-legged before the stele without hesitation and sent his Divine Sense into it.
Buzz!
At once, Lu Ren felt his consciousness enter a world of unfathomable mystery.
Distinct currents of the Great Dao's aura drifted around him, crossing one another without ever becoming the same.
These are the auras of different Daos!
Lu Ren was startled. Before he could examine them closely, ancient characters appeared within the currents and slowly gathered into an incantation.
"The power of ten thousand Daos shatters and returns to the void; from the void, power is