Inside Seven Stars Academy, Xu Yan and his senior fellow disciple brother Meng Chong wore looks of utter shock.
In the time they had been away from Canglan Island, such a major event had actually occurred?
It had directly affected the situation in the Inner Domain.
"Master is too powerful. If I had even ten percent of his strength at the same level, I would have enough to be proud of."
Xu Yan sighed in embarrassment.
His master's expectations of him were not high. If he could merely possess fifty percent of his master's strength at the same level, the old man would be satisfied.
Yet Xu Yan felt deeply ashamed.
Forget fifty percent—even ten percent of his master's strength at the same level was beyond him.
"No wonder Master was unwilling to accept me as his disciple back then. I simply couldn't meet his minimum requirements."
Only now did Xu Yan deeply understand why his master had refused to accept him as a disciple back then.
Although his talent was fairly good,
he ultimately could not meet his master's minimum requirements.
"It was my sincere heart for the Martial Dao that moved Master. That was why he accepted me as his disciple, left his secluded abode, entered the mortal world to roam freely, and experienced life.
"I absolutely cannot disappoint Master. I must keep improving my strength!"
Xu Yan thought this with determination.
Meng Chong also felt deeply ashamed. He did not even possess five percent of his master's strength at the same level.
Across from them, Bai Yun Kong and Pang Yu's mouths twitched. What was going on with these senior and junior fellow disciples' expressions?
"Martial Scholar Xu, the turmoil has already settled. There's no need to keep it in mind."
Bai Yun Kong spoke up to