This was not Tao Yuan's first time entering the Twilight Ancient Path, but it was his first time entering the Supreme Treasure Trial.
Before entering this place, he had already gained some understanding of the three trials of True Intent Formless Manifestation.
He was extremely confident that he could pass the first two great trials, those of talent and perseverance.
As for the final great trial of fortune, that was harder to say.
Ever since he began cultivating the Dao, Tao Yuan had always felt that his fortune was ordinary—not especially good, but not particularly bad either.
That only began to improve after he took Shen Yue as his disciple.
When this former number one prodigy of the Northwest became Tao Yuan's disciple, Tao Yuan also received the blessing of the fortune Shen Yue carried.
When teaching his disciples, Tao Yuan had never put on airs or assumed a lofty posture. Whenever he discussed passages from the sages' books with Shen Yue, he did so with the mindset of equals discussing the Dao.
Just like the Sage's Famous Saying passed down within Chengtian Academy, Tao Yuan had always upheld the belief that disciples need not be inferior to their teachers, nor must teachers be more worthy than their disciples.
Whether he was a student, a teacher, or had risen to the position of academy master, that principle had never changed.
It was precisely because he, the leading goose, had set such an example that Chengtian Academy had been able to stand out among the many Confucian cultivator sects of the past and seize the entire Tiger Chasing Lineage.
Standing before the mountain path, Tao Yuan raised his eyes toward the colossal peak whose summit could not be seen. After recalling a few old memories, a faint smile appeared on his