The moment that question left Qin Yao's mouth, several murmurs arose among the group of cultivators, as they too were just as curious as Qin Yao, if not more, to know why Yi Chen had been held back earlier.
As a result, dozens of gazes brimming with curiosity all converged in Yi Chen's direction the very next moment.
Feeling so many gazes, Yi Chen took a couple of deep breaths to maintain his bearing and, while looking towards Qin Yao, answered.
"It was just because of curiosity. The peak masters had never seen someone with a peak-grade spirit root, so they wanted to personally see me and ask a few questions related to my cultivation journey and the challenges I faced while cultivating so far."
Yi Chen lied without batting an eye and continued.
"Once their curiosity was satiated, they told me to keep working hard so that I can soon become an Inner Sect Disciple, as I'm already at the Ninth Meridian Refinement Stage. That's all there was to it."
