As everyone was intimidated by the sword formation, Wu Chu, seated atop an auspicious cloud, silently stroked his chin and recalled some events from several thousand years ago.
In fact, the moment he saw that Heavenly Crystal Profound Ice Cauldron, Wu Chu had begun reminiscing.
The cauldron's owner had indeed been the ancestor of the Ice Clan, and the Ice Flame Technique had also been devised by that Ice Clan ancestor while studying at First Academy.
Huanglong and several others had helped refine the Ice Flame Technique back then.
These matters were actually insignificant to Wu Chu. The only reason he remembered them was because the Ice Clan ancestor's mother had come from Qiankun Grotto-Heaven.
Qiankun Grotto-Heaven was the cultivation ground of Qiankun Ancestor, and it was now inherited by his disciple, A Wu.
Some of the living beings enlightened by A Wu within Qiankun Grotto-Heaven had chosen to remain outside and make their lives there after leaving. The Ice Clan ancestor's mother had been one of them.
A Wu had not stopped her. She had even gifted her the Profound Ice Cauldron as a blessing.
This showed that the Ice Clan ancestor's mother had held at least some standing in A Wu's heart.
When the Ice Clan ancestor had first come to First Academy, she had brought a letter of introduction from A Wu. Though she had gotten in through her own examination... perhaps that was the stubborn pride of youth!
I have connections, but I won't use them. I'll prove myself with my own strength.
But what Wu Chu could not understand was how the Ice Clan ancestor's mother and the Ice Clan ancestor herself had been harmed.
Did A Wu know that the Ice Clan had been exterminated?
Judging by the timeline, when the Ice Clan was