Nearly an hour later, Fang Wu's calm yet commanding voice echoed across the plains once again.
"Alright, stop. Since all of you have now comprehended the techniques bestowed upon you, the next step is to demonstrate your understanding."
The gathered disciples straightened immediately. Despite exhaustion from their earlier trials, their eyes gleamed with anticipation and pride.
None had disappointed Fang Wu — every disciple here had managed to grasp at least the basics of their assigned technique.
Each of them was a genius in their own right within their sects and clans. Yet here, among the chosen of countless peaks, they were but ordinary fish cast into a vast ocean.
Still, none complained. For those with true hearts of cultivation, it was better to swim among dragons than rule over frogs in a pond. That was the spirit that separated the ordinary from the extraordinary.
