Upon hearing this, Zhu Hongtu did not think Shi Xuan was being modest. Instead, he found it only natural. "Ah, if External Dao Manifestation were so easily attained, why would this humble taoist need to take the path of proving the Dao through grand vows? But Fellow Daoist Shi, your experiences along the way have far surpassed those of most Half-step Golden Immortals. I believe that with one or two more opportunities like this, you may hope to witness External Dao Manifestation."
"Then I shall borrow Fellow Daoist Zhu's auspicious words." Shi Xuan smiled and cupped his hands.
When he encountered Daokong Daojun this time, Daokong had his misgivings and feared that going too far would draw the intervention of the Life and Death Dao Ancestor. Thus, he had exercised considerable restraint and had not placed Shi Xuan under too much pressure. After all, if the grand vow failed, it would not be Shi Xuan who suffered the loss. Only when Daokong used the Bodhi Wonderful Tree to sweep open Shi Xuan's Void Profound Dao Nine Nether Doumu Auspicious Cloud did Shi Xuan truly experience what it felt like to face the End Great Dao, as well as the might of a Dao Lord at the External Dao Manifestation realm and the terror of the Bodhi Wonderful Tree, that supreme Supreme Divine Ability.
In truth, from Daokong Daojun's own perspective, even when he swept open Shi Xuan's Dao Fruit Auspicious Cloud, he had been ready at any moment to withdraw his power, lest he truly gravely injure Shi Xuan and bring the Life and Death Dao Ancestor down upon him. His purpose had been to make Shi Xuan use the Taiji Diagram to block him; if Shi Xuan did not, then he would simply sweep him unconscious.
That was why,