"Excellent."
"The waves behind on the Yangtze truly do push the waves ahead. Junior Brother Qing Yang's sixth-grade golden core is extraordinary indeed."
"Junior Sister Bai has a fifth-grade golden core and an ice-element mutated spiritual root. Her combat prowess is exceptional, and she has already refined her life-bound treasure, yet she was still no match for him."
"Junior Brother Qing Yang has only just entered the Golden Core Realm, yet he already shows a trace of Senior Brother Changfeng's bearing back then. One day, he will surely become another heaven-supporting pillar of the Sects."
"A rising talent."
"A new star of the Sects."
After easily defeating Bai Yuxuan, Liu Yu had barely landed on the summit before numerous elders began praising him.
Among them were elders in the middle and late stages of the Golden Core Realm.
This victory held extraordinary significance, far beyond the simple triumph in a duel it appeared to be.
Bai Yuxuan had a fifth-grade golden core. By defeating her, Liu Yu had established the quality of his own golden core beyond doubt, leaving the Sects' elders without a shred of suspicion.
He had also demonstrated sufficient strength and worth.
Now, no elder dared truly regard Liu Yu as merely a newly advanced Golden Core cultivator.
The faint undercurrent of condescension from earlier vanished completely.
Liu Yu acted overwhelmed by their favor, greeting the approaching elders with a broad smile and speaking modestly:
"You flatter me."
"I am but a latecomer with much to learn. That my paltry tricks allowed me to gain the upper hand over Senior Sister Bai was merely good fortune."
"The great responsibility for the Sects' rise and fall still rests upon you, my seniors."
Having displayed sufficient potential and strength, he did not let victory go to his head and