After asking his question, Fang Qianyuan deliberately had Little White descend a little farther so he could get a clearer look.
Sure enough, the person standing there was Ye Tianming.
Ye Tianming said, "You've advanced to Heaven Tier, and you're about to be invested as a Grand Elder of the Azure Cloud Sect. With two blessings arriving at your door, I came here to congratulate you."
Hearing this, Fang Qianyuan could not help finding it a little strange.
Although he and Ye Tianming had come from the same academy, they had never been particularly close. He had not expected Ye Tianming to think so highly of him.
Ye Tianming had originally been a prodigy, one of Heaven's Chosen, who stood head and shoulders above everyone at Cang Mountain Academy. He had been regarded as the foremost genius of both the Ye Household and the academy.
Yet everything had changed after Fang Qianyuan entered the Inner Court and revealed his talents.
Not only had Fang Qianyuan stolen his thunder during their adventure in the Demon Cave, but he had also taken first place in the Academy Trial, defeating him utterly in a direct confrontation.
Though Ye Tianming had felt dejected then, he had never resented Fang Qianyuan.
He knew his opponent had defeated him through genuine ability. Both his upbringing and his pride as a genius compelled him to look for the reasons within himself. He had devoted himself to cultivating, improving, and becoming stronger, determined to win back that bout.
Then, on their trip to headquarters, he had witnessed the far broader world outside and met outstanding figures of formidable ability from academies everywhere. Eliminated early, he had felt the frustration of fading into the crowd, while Fang Qianyuan had advanced round after round, fighting with ever greater courage, and