Lack of talent? I'll buy a year's worth of cultivation for one dollar!

Gu Jian raised his head and looked directly at his master.

"If a disciple can achieve rebellion with a bone age of one million years."

"Master, can this achievement be considered the true peerless genius you speak of?"

He's ambitious.

There is also pride.

He wanted to gain his master's approval.

however.

Venerable Xuanyuan looked at his proud disciple.

silent.

A long, deathly silence fell over the main hall.

The scene he had just witnessed on the Purification Array uncontrollably surfaced in Venerable Xuanyuan's mind.

The young man in the plain robe.

That terrifying physical body that could even repel the divine senses of a Supreme Realm expert.

and also.

eighteen.

A peerless genius?

Venerable Xuanyuan smiled bitterly to himself.

In the face of that monster named Su Yu, who in this world would dare to call themselves a prodigy?

Achieving reverse power at a million years old is indeed very powerful.

But compared to others...

It's like fireflies vying for brilliance with the bright moon.

No, it's not even a firefly.

"A prodigy..."

Venerable Xuanyuan's voice was hoarse, revealing a deep weariness.

"Sword One."

"This world is too big."

"Before a true monster, there are no geniuses."

Gu Jianyi was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

He keenly sensed the unusual tone in his master's voice.

Gone was the oppression and severity of the past; only a deep sense of powerlessness remained.

But he didn't believe it.

Gu Jianyi frowned slightly, his expression remaining restrained, but his tone revealed a stubbornness.

"Master."

"This disciple knows that the Origin God Realm is vast and boundless, full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers."

"The Thunder Prison of the Primordial God Clan and the Demon Child of the Nine Nether Demon Abyss are both individuals with unfathomable depths of knowledge and experience."

"but."

Gu Jianyi gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.

"My disciple's talent is no less than anyone else's."

"Give me time, and I will surely defeat them one by one and reach the pinnacle of all realms."

"I will work even harder."

Venerable Xuanyuan looked at his disciple's eyes, which were full of fighting spirit.

He opened his mouth.

In the end, nothing was said.

What could he say?

Tell your disciple that there is an eighteen-year-old monster outside who can smash your proud Guiyi Sword Intent and your physical body into nothingness with a single punch.

Too cruel.

This would directly destroy Jian Yi's Dao heart.

"Go practice your swordsmanship."

Venerable Xuanyuan waved his hand, turned around, and stopped looking at him.

He left Gu Jianyi with a desolate silhouette.

Gu Jianyi looked at his master's back, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes, but he still bowed respectfully and spoke in a deep voice.

"Master, rest assured, in the Myriad Realms Supreme Tournament ten years from now, I will definitely step into the realm of rebellion, win the title of the Myriad Realms Champion, and prove to you that I am the true supreme genius."

Having said that, he turned around and continued wielding his sword.

at the same time.

The deepest part of the Hunyuan Dao Palace.

In a secret realm shrouded by endless chaotic laws.

Lu Changji, dressed in a white robe, sat cross-legged on a floating jade platform.

The surrounding space was distorted.

Four illusory figures, exuding an ancient and decaying aura, slowly emerged.

These are the four Supreme Elders of the Hunyuan Dao Palace who are currently asleep.

Each of them has lived for more than ten cosmic eras.

"Long-lasting".

An aged voice rang out, as if it came from the very end of time.

"Why have you awakened us?"

"But has something gone wrong in this place of trouble?"

Lu Changji shook his head slightly.

His expression was calm and composed.

"The calamity has not yet erupted."

"However, a young man came to the gate of the Dao Palace today."

Lu Changji spoke calmly and briefly recounted Su Yu's story.

There was no embellishment; it was all objective data.

The words fell.

Within the secret realm, a deathly silence fell.

The laws governing the four ancient elders experienced a brief stagnation.

"absurd."

Another cold, sharp voice broke the silence.

"Eighteen years old?"

"Physical body comparable to the peak of the Supreme Realm?"

"Changji, even though you are the supreme god, you shouldn't use such jokes to make fun of us."

"good."

The third elder echoed, though a hint of displeasure lingered in his tone.

"Even for us, it took a very long time to condense immortal matter back then."

"At eighteen, their energy and blood haven't even fully developed yet; how could they possibly bear such a terrifying foundation?"

"It must be some kind of incredible illusion that even fooled you."

None of the four elders believed it.

They have lived too long and have witnessed countless monsters.

But Su Yu's data has exceeded the limits of their understanding.

Lu Changji did not refute.

He knew that he couldn't persuade these stubborn old men with words alone.

He slowly raised his right hand.

hum.

The laws of the divine kingdom are in operation.

A three-dimensional projection formed from supreme power slowly unfolded in the center of the secret realm.

It is Su Yu's microstructure and the wheel of life.

"My fellow martial uncles, please take a look."

Lu Changji's voice was gentle and warm.

The divine senses of the four Supreme Elders instantly probed into the projection.

Take a breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Within the secret realm, the four originally calm and ancient auras suddenly began to fluctuate violently!

"this……"

"This level of physical collapse in density..."

"There are no breaks in the passage of time; it truly has eighteen engravings!"

"What's that floating in my dantian? Completely transparent? Without a single impurity?!"

The four ancient monsters, who had lived for countless eons, were now collectively speechless.

The data displayed on the projection shattered their understanding.

The facts speak for themselves.

The original projection, personally imprinted by the Supreme God, cannot be faked.

"Gurgle."

Someone swallowed hard in this quiet, secluded place.

"Long-lasting".

The first ancient elder to speak had a rare tremor in his voice.

"Just who is this child?"

"Could it be a being from outside the Origin God Realm?"

Lu Changji put away the projection, his expression solemn.

He called himself a rogue monk.

"But I suspect he is very likely a descendant of some reclusive ancient Taoist lineage."

"A hidden lineage..."

The four elders looked at each other in bewilderment.

An elder spoke in a deep voice, his tone revealing a profound sense of apprehension.

"Legend has it that in the deepest part of the Origin Divine Sea, there is a forbidden area called the 'Other Shore Divine Abyss'."

"The people there do not engage with the world, nor do they cultivate the Great Way; they only cultivate the ultimate physical quality, attempting to break the dimensional barrier of the universe with pure physical power."

"There is also the 'Beginningless Heavenly Court'."

Another elder chimed in.

"That legendary terrifying organization that only appears during the change of eras."

"Their successors are all monsters who defy common sense."

"There's even the 'Ancient Island of Burial Sky'..."

The elders took turns revealing the forbidden names that existed only in ancient secret texts.

The more they talked, the colder they felt inside.

Regardless of which faction Su Yu comes from, he is not someone that the Hunyuan Dao Palace can easily provoke.

"Pass down the order."

The oldest elder made the final decision.

"The Dao Palace will not interfere with any of this child's actions in this place of calamity."

"If possible, try to be on good terms with them."

"This kind of monster, once it grows up, will surely overturn the entire universe."

Lu Changji nodded slightly.

This coincided with his own thoughts.

Calm, restrained, and avoid making enemies.

This is the survival rule that has enabled Hunyuan Dao Palace to stand strong to this day.

A place of calamity.

This is a desolate space devoid of stars and light.

As far as the eye could see, there was only a hazy, gray mist.

Beneath my feet lies the earth, which has no physical form.

There was only a vast, churning, black ocean that reeked of a pungent, putrid stench.