Life in the Outer Gate had been going increasingly smoothly for Bai Su lately, and after True Person Yi Xiu's trial, her reputation had grown even greater.
After all, she had been the first to pass the test.
Others who had passed included Lu Tianqi, Ran Chao, Mu Zihan, five cultivators at the late Qi Refining stage, and Mo Yan.
In the end, however, Mo Yan had refused the Five Elements Cultivation Method, because True Person Yi Xiu wanted to place restrictions in their seas of consciousness to prevent them from passing her cultivation method on to outsiders.
All nine accepted True Person Yi Xiu's inheritance and had restrictions placed on them.
In barely a month, they had all begun to feel the benefits of the Five Elements Cultivation Method.
First, their cultivation flowed more smoothly. Second, their spells had grown more powerful.
Over the past few days, they had gathered again to discuss the Five Elements Cultivation Method.
Lu Tianqi smiled. "I have no idea what that Mo Yan was thinking. He backed down the moment he heard about the restriction, even giving up the Five Elements Cultivation Method."
A trace of mockery appeared on Ran Chao's face as well.
"What puzzles me is that supposedly incredible Su Jiu actually failed." An unfamiliar late Qi Refining disciple grew excited as he brought this up. "Looks like she's nothing special after all."
"Pfft, I heard she even angered True Person Yi Xiu and got beaten half to death. She's still lying on Ice Veil Peak recovering."
"But why Ice Veil Peak? What gives that wretched girl the right to go there?" The speaker was a female cultivator who often followed Bai Su around, so naturally, she knew about Bai Su's little yearning. "If anyone deserves to enter Ice Veil Peak,