In the past, Lv Zhong's fame was mostly due to his reliance on Tao Artifacts.
Among the top-tier Venerable Sages, Lv Zhong's reputation wasn't significant.
In fact, some top-tier Venerable Sages secretly looked down on Lv Zhong, thinking that his strength to annihilate Venerable Sages came solely from Tao-level Magical Treasures.
But in this stage of the Sky-ascending Ladder for Venerable Sages, all the treasures and weapons of the Venerable Sages were forbidden and sealed. Yet, Lv Zhong could still instantly kill a Level 8 Late Stage Venerable Sage, even becoming one of the four who completely passed the trials.
Only then did Lv Zhong's reputation shock all the Venerable Sages.
At this point, all the Venerable Sages realized that even without Tao Artifacts, Lv Zhong had the qualifications to aspire to be the strongest.
