"Oh, really?" Bai Lingxi asked curiously. From their earlier conversation with the Sect Master, she knew how rare and significant such a privilege was—one even elders didn't receive easily.
"Indeed! She's the strongest disciple in the entire sect, with the highest cultivation. She's even closer to reaching the Peak Master's level and has surpassed most elders in terms of cultivation stage," another Core Disciple added with pride.
"So, do you understand now why you can't just go up there? You need to—" The disciple's words came to a screeching halt, her eyes widening in shock as Wang Ming and the girls raised their hands and showed the rings on their fingers, the symbols of the Sect Master's personal permission.
"Eh? Am I seeing this right, or is that really a permission seal being projected from their rings?" said one of the Core Disciples in disbelief.
"No, you're not imagining it. I'm seeing the same thing," another girl replied in a dazed voice.
