They had witnessed with their own eyes Lu Ming and Shen Mo being actively courted by the three Peak Masters.
The remaining newly promoted disciples also harbored high expectations of being valued.
However, they were disappointed.
The Peak Masters offered no such welcoming gifts to the subsequent new talents. At most, they would inquire if a disciple was willing to join their peak. If the disciple agreed, they were accepted; if not, there was no compulsion.
The reason for this disparity was mainly the significant gap in performance between Lu Ming and Shen Mo compared to the other new disciples.
Nearly all disciples ranked in the top twenty of the New Star Competition were approached by a Peak Master with an invitation to join their peak. However, those ranked below the top twenty were largely overlooked.
Only a few lucky disciples received invitations.
