Peak Masters of Mystic Cloud Sect

"Haha, how could we miss such an opportunity, Elder Qin?" One of the seven individuals replied with a chuckle.

"Peak Master Lu, you are the most shameless when it comes to choosing disciples. You only choose disciples from the cities and never even look at the nominal disciples. It's very disgusting, to say the least," Elder Qin sneered, seizing the chance to roast the master of the Stormbreaker Peak.

"Elder Qin, you and I both know we have to be a little shameless in this regard. Otherwise, my peak would have been in the same position as Heaven Sword Peak right now," Peak Master Lu said with a shameless smile.

"Humph, shut up, Peak Master Lu. We all know you're shameless. You don't need to offer a noble excuse for it," interrupted a middle-aged woman with long black hair. She was Peak Master Zhi of Serene Waterfall Peak.

"Hahaha, you're right about that, Peak Master Zhi," a middle-aged man with bright red hair, wearing a red robe adorned with flames, burst out laughing.

"Jokes aside, what are the chances for these two?" Peak Master Shi of Ironwood Peak asked, glancing at the two names on the list.

"Almost none to zero," Elder Zhao, who had been silent until now, replied.

Palace Master Zhi sighed deeply upon hearing this. "It's always like this year after year, and now it seems even Lie Hua won't be able to achieve this feat."

"There have been many geniuses in the sect so far, like Zhao Tian, Xu Lan, Xie Lu, and many others. However, all of them have failed to enter the fourth floor," Peak Master Lu sighed.

At that moment, all the peak masters, including the two elders, turned their heads toward the Combat Pagoda, and they saw Lie Hua's name vanish before their eyes.

"So, Lie Hua also failed, huh?" Elder Qin sighed upon seeing that.

The peak masters frowned as they noticed Lie Hua's name disappear, their faces growing somber.

"By the way, who is this Li Yun? He seems interesting to have lasted longer than Lie Hua," Peak Master Meng of Ethereal Mist Peak asked. Unlike the other peak masters, he appeared relatively young and possessed a certain charm, despite being the same age as the others.

"I'm also very curious about this kid," Palace Master Lu said, his eyes shining with interest.

Elder Qin laughed wryly and turned to Elder Zhao. "Elder Zhao, you explain."

Elder Zhao nodded and told the seven peak masters about Li Yun and his achievements. He explained how Li Yun, despite not possessing a bone frame, had mastered a low-grade human rank martial technique to perfection in just the time it took to burn an incense stick.

"...."

The peak masters were surprised by Elder Zhao's account, but most of them were disappointed if not all. They understood the importance of a bone frame for a martial artist. Without a good bone frame, one couldn't advance far in martial arts and would have limited achievements.

Considering Li Yun's lack of a bone frame, they could only imagine his potential, which seemed minimal compared to those with even 1 or 2-star bone frames. He was not much better than a mortal who somehow stepped into the 1st level of Qi Training Realm.

"Sigh, are we really pinning our hopes on a nominal disciple?" Peak Master Lu laughed mockingly.

He added, looking at Elder Qin, "And you even made a bet with Elder Zhao on Li Yun entering the fourth floor. Elder Qin, I thought you were wise, but it turns out you were a fool. Hahaha." Palace Master Lu laughed heartily, finding Elder Qin's bet to be the most foolish thing one could do.

Palace Master Zhi also shook her head slightly, though it wasn't clear whether she was disappointed by Li Yun's potential or by Elder Qin's bet.

"We might as well go back. Waiting here for a nominal disciple to enter the fourth floor is the stupidest decision one could make," Peak Master Shi said to everyone.

Although he didn't discriminate between nominal disciples and those chosen from cities when admitting disciples into Ironwood Peak, he lacked confidence that a nominal disciple would cross the threshold and enter the fourth floor when hundreds of geniuses, each stronger than the last, had failed to do so.

Palace Master Lu nodded in agreement with Peak Master Shi and turned around to leave. "It's pointless—" However, he didn't complete his sentence and swiftly turned around, focusing his attention on the list.

There was almost no change in the list; Li Yun's name was still there. Because there was no change, his heart raced. He then focused his attention on the floor beside him and saw "Fourth" in golden letters. His eyes nearly popped out of his socket. For a moment, he thought he was daydreaming and shook his head hard to come back to his senses, but reality hit him when he saw "Fourth" beside Li Yun's name once again.

At that moment, a strange silence enveloped the entire Outer Sect. Nobody spoke; everyone's attention was fixated on the name Li Yun.

The silence lasted only a few seconds before the disciples surrounding the pagoda erupted like a volcano.

"Li Yun, he... he did it. He entered the fourth floor!"

"How is this possible? How?"

"Am I dreaming?"

"What is happening? Only ten have done so far, and now Li Yun has become the eleventh."

"He created another miracle!"

The crowd of disciples was shocked beyond belief. They still couldn't understand how Li Yun had entered the fourth floor with only the first level of Qi Training Realm strength.

"Hahahaha. He did it! This kid is crazy. He's a madman!" Elder Qin laughed heartily after the sudden silence. He had bet because he liked to gamble on uncertain odds, but who would have thought he would win?

"He won..." Elder Zhao, on the other hand, was still reeling in shock. He couldn't believe that the kid he had allowed into the sect would go on to create miracles and leave his name in the sect's history.