To the Sect Master's Courtyard

Murmurs rang around from the ground as everyone realized what poison Alex was going to consume. They spoke many things about him, all of which either contained the words 'suicide', 'bold', or 'stupid'.

The Elder in charge of the assembly, now ordered by the First Elder, handed over a dark vial to Alex.

Alex took the vial and looked into it to see the same liquid as he had from the previous year. The Nether Ice Immortal poison.

Last year, he hadn't recognized it and had thus consumed it without knowing. This year, he had asked for it. It was out of anger, but he had still asked for it.

"Hurry up and drink it," the Elder in front of him demanded of Alex.

Alex glared at the Elder one last time and downed the vial of terrible poison.

The feeling of numbness spread through Alex's tongue and then his throat, but before the numbness could change into freezing cold ice in his body, Alex used his Yang energy to destroy it immediately.