Bei Gu City, All Venerable Teachings.

Today is the three-yearly assessment ceremony. All outer sect disciples of the Grand Assembly are gathering at the Outer Court.

In the center of the outer courtyard, stands a massive black stone stele.

The stone tablet was covered in intricate patterns, resembling the characters of the Great Dao. No one could decipher them.

For a thousand years, no one has been able to read the words on the stone tablet!

And this stele, is the foundation of the All-Venerable Teachings - the All-Venerable Dao Stele!

Three thousand years ago, there was an extraordinary genius who emerged and swept across the land. He defeated all rivals and eventually established the All-Venerable School.

And all that he has learned is engraved on this Stele of the Complete Dao.

Unfortunately, since the last Patriarch's unexpected demise, no one in the entire sect has been able to comprehend the Full Venerable Dao Monument.

The power of the Quan Zun Sect has plummeted.

From a once-top-tier sect, it has fallen to the ranks of lowly nine streams sects!

"Disciples from the outer court, the assessment begins! Anyone who fails will be expelled from the entire Zunjiao!" On the square, Elder Xuan, who was presiding over the assessment ceremony, said.

The assessment ceremony was very simple; all you had to do was place your palm on the statue of the All-Venerable Path.

If the statue of the All-Venerable shines, you may proceed to the next test, the Ninefold Gate.

But, suddenly, a wild and arrogant laugh of boundless domineering power rang out!

"Hahaha…"

"I'm actually still alive!?"

This year, a seventeen-year-old named Jiang Chen.

At this moment, he laughed wildly at the heavens, his eyes deep with an indescribable wild and unrestrained meaning.

To be precise, he wasn't the former Jiang Chen, but the founder of this entire Zun Jiao—Jiang Chen!

Once the strongest in the Godless Continent!

He is even higher than the heavens, the King of Gods — Tianchen God-King!

Before a thousand years, I fell during the time of "opening the heavens," besieged by thirty-six main gods. Unexpectedly, a wisp of my soul was preserved and transmigrated through millennia, attaching itself to Jiang Chen who had just died shortly before.

The same name, the same surname, and both in the Quan Zun sect.

“This might be fate, a chance for me to rise again!” Jiang Chen laughed wildly, his eyes filled with ferocity and unrestrained spirit: “Thirty-six main gods? When I return to the Nine Heavens, I will surely open the heavens with my divine power!”

"Jiang Chen! The assessment ceremony, do not be unruly!" Xuan Elder frowned and rebuked.

As for Jiang Chen, Elder Xuan also pays close attention to him.

After all, one is notorious for being a useless good-for-nothing, the other has been stuck at the same cultivation level for three years, not even making the slightest improvement. In this entire sect, who doesn't know, who hasn't heard!

Not only Elder Xuan, but also the other disciples believe that after today's assessment, Jiang Chen will surely be expelled from the Quan Zun Sect!

"Misbehaving? I

"If you act up, you don't deserve to be around me today!" Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes, but then quickly calmed down.

After all, I've just been reborn, and I have no cultivation at all. It's only right that I be a little more low-key.

But, what does this assessment ceremony mean to Jiang Chen?

The Full Venerable Dao Stele was built by him. Does his talent and aptitude require the Full Venerable Dao Stele's recognition?

Does this stele have the qualifications?

"Chen Ge, slow down, Elder Xuan is known for being strict! If you keep making a fuss, he'll definitely punish you severely!"

At the edge of the river, a slightly shorter little fat man whispered.

Little Fatty's name is Jiang Liu, and he's a close friend of Jiang Chen. They both come from the same family – the Qinchuan Jiang family.

Jiang Liu is a distant disciple of the Jiang family, his status is low. While Jiang Chen is the head of the Jiang family!

However, Jiang Chen's talent was too poor to cultivate. Moreover, his mother disappeared and his father was seriously injured, leaving him with no cultivation. With the clan's power falling into the hands of the eldest elder, he was sent to this ninth-rate sect to fend for himself and ultimately perish.

"Well, I'll be more low-key and obedient." Jiang Chen smiled wryly. He had just been reborn, and now he didn't even have any cultivation base. If Elder Xuanyuan wanted to punish him, he wouldn't even have the strength to resist.

Then, the assessment ceremony officially began.

Outer disciples, one by one, pressed their palms against the All Venerable Dao Stele.

Anyone recognized by the Monument of All-Venerable Dao will have the monument activate, signifying that they have passed the first test and can enter the Ninefold Gate to proceed with the remaining examinations.

Soon, it was Jiang Chen's turn.

At this moment, Jiang Chen stood before the statue of the All-Venerable Dao, a wry smile playing on his lips.

Soul transmigration and rebirth, though the form may change, the soul remains the same.

Could he, dare he, be worthy to carry on his legacy with the full-fledged Daoist stele he had built with his own hands?

A dignified Heavenly Constellation God King, would he need a Dao Stele to acknowledge something?!

"Sigh, let's do it." After a moment of hesitation, Jiang Chen wore a wry smile and gently pressed his palm against the Supreme Dao Stele.

Boom!

However, the moment this palm reached the All-Dignified Tablet, a loud bang echoed out.

Before the astonished eyes of all, the colossal Dao stele that had stood for a millennium crumbled and turned to dust!

"This… isn't my fault, is it?" Jiang Chen mumbled. Although he had expected this outcome, ... now the situation was quite awkward.

It wouldn't do to tell these people that he was the founder of the All-Venerable Sect, the sovereign of all gods, would it?

Who would believe this? No one would!

"The entire statue of the venerated one... shattered!?"

"The stele of the All-venerable Way, a symbol of the All-venerable teachings! If this is destroyed, does it mean... that the All-venerable teachings are doomed?!"

……

Surrounded by gasps and exclamations, some of the more timid individuals even turned pale, collapsing onto the ground in terror.

Even Elder Xuan, was trembling with fear, his face turning pale. He didn't have a shred of confidence!

"It's my fault, I should have known better than to press it. Look at how scared everyone is... It's just a rock!" Jiang Chen covered his face, feeling a little embarrassed inside.

"You... what exactly did you do!? Why would the entire Divine Dao Stele shatter!" Elder Xuan's face was grim, his pupils dilated, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.

It is known that the All-Venerable Monument's solidity is unparalleled in the world. Even if attacked by a god, it may not be destroyed.

Now, even someone with no cultivation, a simple palm strike is enough to obliterate this almost indestructible Dao Stele!

Chilling!

"I have no idea, I'm just a notorious failure in the Quan Zun Sect... This... I don't know either." Jiang Chen looked confused, but inside his heart was thinking, how did that random stone tablet he built back then become so important now…

"You... wait for the Sect Leader and the Three Elders to arrive before speaking!" Elder Xuan said coldly, glancing at Jiang Chen as well. In his heart, he was thinking, the All-Venerable Dao Stele is ruined, what does it have to do with a useless person?

Perhaps this is the end of the fate of all the esteemed teachings.

(The End)