Just then, light and shadow shifted in midair.
Five figures strode through the air and landed before the raised platform in the square.
Sect Master Li Mofan arrived with the four Great Elders.
The cheers across the grounds quieted, and everyone settled down of their own accord.
Seeing this, Su Yun immediately stepped forward and bowed.
"This disciple, Su Yun, pays his respects to Master and the Elders."
Li Mofan looked at his disciple, unable to hide the satisfaction and pride in his eyes.
In his life, he had taken only three disciples.
Only Su Yun had repeatedly surpassed his expectations, giving him one astonishing surprise after another.
Li Mofan spoke in a clear, resonant voice.
"Good! Very good!"
"Su Yun."
"Today, you challenged the tower and slew a second-level demonic beast with Qi Refining cultivation, clearing all ten floors of the Trial Tower."
"You broke the thousand-year-old barrier that no one in Azure Cloud had ever overcome!"
"This achievement is worthy of being recorded in the sect's annals and celebrated for generations!"
Nearby,
the First Elder stepped forward with a broad smile, offering heartfelt praise.
"In my more than three hundred years of life, I have never been more moved than I am today!"
"You are an unparalleled prodigy, the likes of which Azure Cloud has not seen in a thousand years!"
The Second Elder nodded repeatedly, joining in the praise.
"I used to think Spirit Province had a shortage of talented youngsters, that the next generation was weak."
"After seeing you today, I realize how narrow my perspective was."
"With you here, Azure Cloud will surely flourish for the next hundred years!"
The Third Elder and Fourth Elder, who had not believed in Su Yun before,
now had not the slightest doubt on their faces. All that remained