Elder Bei's heart was filled with shock, excitement, and confusion.
However, seeing the Cloud Sea Sect disciples curiously gathered around them, Elder Bei knew this was not the place to continue questioning him.
Thus, Elder Bei immediately summoned his White Crane Martial Spirit, carrying Gu Yi as they soared into the sky and flew toward Heavenly Chasm Cliff.
Heavenly Chasm Cliff was located at the Cloud Sea Sect's tallest peak, backed by a bottomless abyss. Many of the Cloud Sea Sect's trials were held here, and those who passed would receive the sect's attention and rewards.
However, over the years, very few had managed to pass the trials of Heavenly Chasm Cliff.
Yet every one of them had become a core disciple of the Cloud Sea Sect, outstanding even among the inner disciples.
The sect guardian stationed at Heavenly Chasm Cliff, Elder Kong, sensed the auras of the two and immediately came to greet them.
Gu Yi's aura-concealing secret art had originally been taught by Elder Kong, so he naturally had a special method for discerning others' auras.
Thus, Gu Yi did not even need to stop maintaining his aura-concealing secret art for Elder Kong to discover his true cultivation.
Before Elder Kong could voice his doubts, Elder Bei impatiently asked, "Yi'er, quickly tell me—what is this inheritance left behind by an expert beyond the Heavenly Martial Realm?"
After giving Elder Kong an apologetic smile, Gu Yi slowly began recounting the story he had "woven."
"While training in Black Wind Ridge, I was once pursued by a fifth-grade spirit demon beast and accidentally entered a dead volcano that had been dormant for countless years."
"There, I encountered a mysterious azure flame. After enduring countless hardships, I successfully refined it, and only then did my cultivation rapidly rise to the sixth