Chapter 1232: Tian Chan’s Dao Devouring (2)
A century passed.
The Azure Saint Tomb stood as it had for countless ages—a majestic spire piercing the endless void.
Wu Yuan and True Saint Tian Chan streaked through emptiness toward the entrance of the Saint Realm passage.
"This Dao Devouring, is it truly as you describe?" Wu Yuan asked, clearly stunned.
As they traveled, they exchanged information. True Saint Tian Chan revealed one of the techniques he had mastered—Dao Devouring.
"When I capture another eternal being's true self, I can consume their Dao, integrating portions of their insights into my self-created Dao," True Saint Tian Chan explained wistfully. "In the Nine Realms, after endless waiting, I merely found six worthy Saints with superior self-created Daos."
Wu Yuan's heart sank. Those six, he suspected, were likely the prodigies taken from the six holy sects. Creating superior Daos in the Nine Realms represented a remarkable achievement, yet they'd become mere fuel for True Saint Tian Chan's advancement.
This confirmed Tian Chan's ruthlessness, though Wu Yuan had never mistaken him for a benevolent being. Had Wu Yuan been weaker during their encounter, he too might have been consumed.
Such was the harsh reality of cultivation; the strong devoured the weak, and True Saint Tian Chan possessed that strength.
"Naturally, Dao Devouring has limitations," True Saint Tian Chan continued. "If the consumed Dao surpasses my comprehension, I cannot assimilate its higher insights. Furthermore, I may only devour nine Dao-creators in my lifetime."
"Curse that Old Yin!" Hatred flashed across True Saint Tian Chan's face. "His inflexibility forced me to waste opportunities on those weak Saints from the Nine Realms! Had I come to the cosmic sea earlier, I could have found True Saints to devour instead. My Dao might already have evolved to a top-tier self-created Dao!"
"Old Toad, your self-created Dao hasn't evolved yet?" Wu Yuan inquired, interest kindling.