Nine Cauldrons thought back for a moment and said, "It was Tower Master Mo Yu! Back then, he had taken a fancy to a Divine Ruins Clan genius named Pan Yan and had specifically gone to observe the assessment. But later, Li Tianming rose to power with overwhelming force. Pan Yan must have been scared witless—he insisted on giving up his chance to enter the Heavenly Emperor Sect in order to follow Li Tianming. That was how Li Tianming later earned the title of the 'Sole Emperor,' which shook the Heavenly Emperor Sect. Come to think of it, Tower Master Mo Yu gave him that opportunity too. He decided that only Li Tianming would be admitted through the Heavenly Gate that year."
"Mo Yu? It was actually him?"
Upon hearing that name, Jiu Siheng no longer dwelled on the matter. Instead, he became rather intrigued.
"What is it, Third Brother? Does Tower Master Mo Yu have some kind of background?" Nine Cauldrons frowned slightly in surprise.
"Tsk! Just a defeated opponent, nothing worth mentioning." Jiu Siheng said disdainfully, "His talent was barely presentable compared to the others, but he was praised to the heavens back then. Yet when he truly faced me, he could not withstand even three moves. Now that I am a top-tier Heavenly Venerable, the gap between us must have widened even further."
"So that was it. There was such an old story..." Nine Cauldrons nodded thoughtfully.
"Let's not bring up those ancient matters." Jiu Yangui frowned and interrupted, "By the way, why did Yuan'er not come with you?"
Nine Cauldrons smiled. "She is probably working hard right now. Being the Emperor's consort is not so easy."
Jiu Yangui froze slightly at that, then rolled her eyes and said coquettishly, "You men simply cannot stay away from