"Just as I told the patriarch, not just any cultivator was qualified to receive the subsequent parts of Heaven Suppressing. I needed to test him." Qiong put away his smile and said solemnly.
"Were there other cultivators who practiced Dragon Subduing Elephant and Heaven Suppressing?" Chen Fei asked.
"Perhaps there were, perhaps not. But back then, our clan spread Dragon Subduing Elephant across many lower-realm planes. There must have been other astonishing talents who achieved success in its practice."
Qiong raised his head slightly and looked down at Chen Fei. "You were merely luckier and learned faster, but that does not mean you are the sole inheritor of Heaven Suppressing!"
Chen Fei frowned. Qiong's words seemed unobjectionable, but they could not withstand even the slightest scrutiny.
Not a single member of the Origin Race remained now. Back then, the Ninth Order Races had truly sought to exterminate the Origin Race, roots and all.
Out of fear, the Ninth Order Races had not allowed a single member of the Origin Race to survive.
This was clearly different from how they treated other Eighth Order Tribes that sought to break through.
Take the Devouring Yuan Clan, for instance. The Ninth Order Races had not even spared a glance at the descendants of the Devouring Yuan Clan within those Devouring Yuan spaces, leaving them to fend for themselves.
Who knew how many tens of thousands of years had passed before someone like Chen Fei appeared—someone who had cultivated Dragon Subduing Elephant to the Great Perfection Realm and received the Heaven Suppressing inheritance passed down by Yan.
And now that he had cultivated Heaven Suppressing to the seventh order, Qiong wanted to test him?
The Artifact Spirit of Azure Vault Hall adhered to the principle of protecting the Heaven Suppressing technique, yet it had