*Had the era changed?*

"Are you saying that the ancient human clan's cultivation techniques are now outdated?" Yang Yan asked.

The hunched elder shook his head.

"It's more than that. The backwardness of cultivation techniques can be learned and remedied over generations,

but with the change of eras, people's hearts have changed.

The most important thing is that we have lost thousands of times.

It is time to yield the resources and let the later generations move forward!" he lamented.

*Lost thousands of times?*

"We have existed until today because we have been continuously learning.

That's why today, our clan survives.

But a loss is still a loss.

Be it the ancient human clan or the ancient proto-humans, the ancestors alike,

all have lost!

It's time to let go and allow the current cultivators to move forward with all the resources and make an effort!

Of course!

We have not given up; we are still cultivating, striving!

Our pretense is to keep our clan members full of the spirit to fight!

Perhaps one day, when the current cultivators lose, we will reappear before everyone.

Fight once more!" said the hunched elder solemnly.

The one who lost wasn't him, but his ancestors.

Yet because the ancestors lost, he now had no resources to cultivate and could only live in this poor, barbaric land, watching others grow!

*This left him with a bitter unwillingness in his heart!*

"Who did you lose to?" Yang Yan asked.

The hunched elder's eyes were hollow.

"I don't know either. The ancestors never said.

I haven't reached that step, to know those things!

If you go a few more days up in the skies and encounter the ancient human clan,

from their mouths, you should know who we lost to!" he replied.

Yang Yan understood.

"Very well, if that day comes, I will ask."

"I believe you surely will, because in you,

I see the shadow of our ancestors!" the hunched elder observed Yang Yan calmly.

At this moment, a light suddenly flashed from Yang Yan. The door was burst open by a force, and a token flew in!

Yang Yan raised his hand and caught the token.

The token had two engraved words: Yang Yan!

The token was very familiar; Yang Yan recognized it at a glance.

Back in the human world, when the Human List emerged, he had obtained a token engraved with his name.

This token's material and engravings were identical to that one!

*Could it be that the Human List has emerged again?*

Then Yang Yan immediately dismissed the thought, because once the Human List emerged, it would not reappear shortly after.

Especially since he had already reached the Immortal realm, surpassing the realm qualifying for the Human List.

"Is it the Earthly List?"

The Immortal Dao Emperor refined the Human List, Earthly List, and Heavenly List!

The cultivation level to enter the Earthly List was the Immortal realm.

Moreover, only cultivators who had entered the Human List could enter the Earthly List again.

The Earthly List would emerge within three years of the Human List's emergence.

Indeed it was within three years, but it seemed to have appeared a bit too early.

"Oh? It's the token from the Earthly List refined by the Immortal Dao Emperor!" The hunched elder also recognized what Yang Yan held in his hand.

"This time, the Earthly List emerged somewhat early!"

He revealed a meaningful smile.

"Are you entering the Earthly List?" the elder asked.

Yang Yan gripped the token.

"Of course I will enter. There are many treasures inside,

especially the treasures of the Immortal Dao Emperor, which I also desire!"

He stood up and walked out the door.

Yang Yan looked up to the sky and saw a massive scroll unfurling, covering the sky and sun.

Compared to the Human List, this Earthly List was more vast, more imposing!

On the surface of the scroll, names kept manifesting continuously.

This was the ranking!

The Human List had them, and so did the Earthly List!

From the first place to the last!

This was an evaluation of the strength of the cultivators about to enter the Earthly List, thus forming a ranking.

"These people, I basically don't recognize."

The Human List appeared in the human world, divided among the five regions of Southeast, Northwest, and Central Continent.

While it seemed like many geniuses could be listed, being able to reach the Immortal realm in such a short time,

and ascend as genius cultivators in the heavens, was exceedingly rare.

The Human List didn't just appear in the human world; it would also appear on the celestial cultivation stars beyond heaven.

Comparing the geniuses of the human world with those of the infinite cultivation stars beyond, it was like comparing a ninth cow out of ten oxen, not to mention those entering the Human List in the heavens!

Describing it as a drop in the ocean would not be wrong.

Yang Yan not recognizing them was normal.

"Chu Shenwei and his kin in the human world were considered top geniuses in the world.

Upon reaching the heavens, he became second-rate!" Yang Yan saw the three words Chu Shenwei on the Earthly List.

His ranking was in the tens of thousands, making it clear how formidable the geniuses of the heavens were.

"My name…" Yang Yan was astounded.

His name was also ranked at the very bottom!

*"It seems the Earthly List couldn't discern my physique, couldn't estimate my exact strength!"*

If Yang Yan was a few levels beyond Chu Shenwei, that meant his rank should indeed be higher!

"Your name is at the end?" The hunched elder was taken aback.

He had originally thought that Yang Yan, with such abundant inner flame, should have ranked near the top.

Who knew this ranking…

*"Indeed, has the era changed? Even the most flame-rich presence of the ancient human lineage I've seen is now second-rate?"* he thought in silence.

Yang Yan held the token.

"Elder, I am leaving now!"

The hunched elder came to his senses.

"Very well, go!

No matter your strength, you need to go out and walk around, learning stronger cultivation techniques!

Even if your current strength is insufficient and you can't obtain the treasures of the Immortal Dao Emperor, don't easily lose spirit.

The road ahead is long!" he encouraged Yang Yan.

*Insufficient strength?*

*Among his peers, he was already unrivaled; the treasures of the Immortal Dao Emperor were readily available to him!*

*However, there was no need to explain this to the clan leader. When the leader saw his final ranking, he would understand.*

"Hmm, I understand!" His figure disappeared from view, heading towards an unknown place.

Zhe Yan and Big Head approached.

"Clan Leader, did you just let him leave like that? Not send someone to escort him out?" she asked, puzzled.

"No, what should be given to him has already been given.

Just like when in the past, I sent away our clan geniuses and let them go outside to train and learn.

Their future path is for them to walk alone!" the hunched elder said slowly.

"Keep an eye on the Earthly List and watch his name.

If there is any change, come and tell me."

"Alright." Zhe Yan agreed.

She looked up at the Earthly List in the sky.

*"At the bottom of the ranking?" *

Big Head was eating a spirit fruit beside her, also foolishly staring at the sky.

The emergence of the Earthly List shook all the geniuses and sects on the first day.

"This time, the emergence of the Earthly List came really early!"

"Look at the names displayed on the Earthly List; they're not only of the geniuses of the same generation!

There are also names of talented cultivators from the previous generation who entered the list but did not reach the King Realm."

*"Why did it suddenly change?"*

"Wait, is that a cultivator with the same name?"

"Who?"

"Yang Yan!"

As more names began to appear on the Earthly List, Yang Yan's name came into everyone's view!

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