Today, many cultivators came and went at the Hall of Merits. Among them were even fourth- and fifth-transformation immortals whose seniority exceeded Elder Qin. But they didn’t step forward to join the commotion. Although their seniority was higher than Core Disciple Yu, a core disciple would still be a core disciple. A core disciple’s value would always be higher than theirs.0

Core Disciple Yu smiled. "Elder Qin, you may have been in the Hall of Merits for too long and forgotten one thing. Oh, it’s not entirely your fault. Back then, the core disciple you followed died in the Ancient Forbidden Zone, and you were the only one who survived aboard the Black Dragon Boat.0

“Because of that, you must have been traumatized about returning to the Ancient Forbidden Zone. But sometimes we have to face our own fears...0