Chapter 457: Chapter 249: Ranking (2)

The Leopard Embryo Muscle-Toning Pill is also a Bone Marrow Cleansing Elixir, and its Marrow Cleansing effect is even better than the Dragon Tiger Great Golden Pill.

The Dragon Tiger Great Golden Pill has the wondrous effect of enhancing one’s Heart Spirit, making it of a higher quality overall, but in terms of pure Marrow Cleansing effect, it is inferior to the Leopard Embryo Muscle-Toning Pill.

In other words, if one had the ability to fight their way up from tenth place to first, they could obtain a total of ten Leopard Embryo Muscle-Toning Pills. The rules were simple and brutal, encouraging everyone to challenge those ranked ahead of them.

There was another rule: if someone not on the list managed to fight their way into the Ten Heroes List, upon a successful challenge, they were guaranteed a minimum reward of three Leopard Embryo Muscle-Toning Pills.

Becoming the tenth-ranked would earn three pills, ninth would earn four, and so on.

"I have to get on the Ten Heroes List!" Xiong Kun’s fists clenched.

He was originally tenth on the Ten Heroes List but was pushed off by Xu Yang’s sudden rise. If he couldn’t get back on the list and acquire resources, he would completely lose his chance at the Secondary Dragon Ascension.

He had a chance to defeat Lu Ren and Han Feng, as both were still in the Minor Success Realm of Marrow Cleansing.

As for the others, they were all in the Great Success Realm of Marrow Cleansing. No matter how confident he was, he had no certainty he could defeat them by fighting above his level.

’He’s probably going to drop in the rankings.’

Xiong Kun looked at Xu Yang, a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes.

Qi Xuancheng, Zhang Hanzhou, and Ye Qiuling were all ranked behind Xu Yang, but they had all joined the sect earlier than him. It shouldn’t be difficult for them to defeat Xu Yang, who had only recently broken through.

"Junior Brother Xu, are you confident you can advance further?" Gao Lin asked, smiling at Xu Yang.

He knew Xu Yang’s true strength. Xu Yang had even taken down Song Shixian, who was wielding a Spiritual Soldier. If Xu Yang decided to compete for it, he could probably take first place. The only question was whether Xu Yang would bother to contend.

Xu Yang smiled. "I’ll be lucky just to keep my current rank."

The unspoken meaning was clear: he was telling Gao Lin that he had no intention of fighting for first place.

...

On this day, the gates of the Purple Sun Sect were thrown wide open. A procession of luxurious carriages arrived from Cyan Yang City, stopping at the Outer Disciple Martial Arts Arena. Important figures disembarked and made their way toward Tianquan Peak.

On Tianquan Peak, banners fluttered in the wind and a sea of people had gathered.

A platform, ten feet high and twenty feet wide, stood tall in the center of the Martial Arts Arena, surrounded on all four sides by viewing stands.

The Sect Leader’s eldest disciple, Bai Shaoling, dressed in a tight-fitting purple uniform with cloud patterns, stood with two of his junior brothers at the entrance to the Martial Arts Arena, guiding the arriving guests to their seats.

Everyone invited to spectate today was an influential and important figure in Cyan Yang City.

The Elders from each peak and the disciples on the Ten Heroes List also began to arrive.

Song Shirong, the Patriarch of the Song Family, walked with a light step, half a pace behind a middle-aged man in a plain robe, looking like an attendant.

Bai Shaoling’s eyes lit up. He quickly walked over and clasped his hands. "Greetings, Elder Song."

The middle-aged man in the plain robe was none other than the Song Family’s Celestial Essence Ancestor, Song Yushao. He looked young, but his true age was over one hundred.

"Young Sect Leader, you are too kind!" Song Yushao did not dare to be slight and quickly returned the gesture.

As the eldest disciple of the Purple Sun Sect’s Sect Leader and the future successor, Bai Shaoling’s cultivation had broken through to the Celestial Essence Realm many years ago. It was only because of his long life that Bai Shaoling addressed him as ’Elder’; he wouldn’t dare to actually put on the airs of a senior in front of Bai Shaoling.

"Brother Song, come over here for a chat," Liu Qingyuan’s voice called out from the viewing stands.

"Young Sect Leader, please tend to the other guests. I will go find Elder Liu." Song Yushao left this remark before quickly departing with Song Shirong.

Not far away, a few more figures approached, all wearing the disciple robes of the Purple Sun Sect.

Bai Shaoling’s gaze brightened slightly. He smiled and clasped his hands. "Junior Brother Gao, Junior Brother Xu, and all you other junior brothers."

Gao Lin smiled and returned the gesture. "Junior Brother Xu, all of you, hurry up and greet the Young Sect Leader, Senior Brother Bai."

Only then did Xu Yang realize the man before him was Bai Shaoling, the future Sect Leader of the Purple Sun Sect.

It was said that this Bai Shaoling was a genius who had a chance at the Secondary Dragon Ascension, but in order to take over as Sect Leader in the future, he had given up the opportunity for a Secondary Dragon Ascension and entry into the Celestial Strategy Academy.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Bai!"

Xu Yang formally clasped his hands. The other Li Fire Peak disciples who had traveled with them, such as Sun Tao and Zhu Yuan, also hurriedly clasped their hands in greeting.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Bai Shaoling, the group left and found a place to sit down.

Suddenly, Xu Yang felt two gazes filled with killing intent fall upon him. Following the stares, he saw two men next to Liu Qingyuan on the main viewing stand, glaring at him intently. One of them, relatively young, had a profile that was somewhat similar to Song Wenshan, whom he had killed, and was almost a spitting image of Song Wenxuan.

’Song Shirong!’

He instantly understood that this person was the Song Family Patriarch, Song Shirong. The middle-aged man in the plain robe next to him must be the Song Family’s Celestial Essence expert, Song Yushao—an old monster who was over a hundred years old but still looked young.

More people continued to arrive, but the Sect Leader, Zhang Jingyuan, had not yet appeared. Xu Yang chatted idly with Gao Lin and the others, his eyes scanning the crowd.

"Interesting. The ranking challenge is about to begin, and I hear Yan Guiyun still hasn’t returned."

Suddenly, a remark from someone in the crowd caught everyone’s attention.

Everyone looked closely and realized that almost all the geniuses from the Ten Heroes List had appeared: Jiang Fan, Du Chuan, Qi Xuancheng... even Li Chuyang, who had been in seclusion as punishment, had been released and was now on Tianquan Peak. The only one missing was the third-ranked Yan Guiyun.

"Could something have happened to Yan Guiyun?"

"He wouldn’t miss something as important as the ranking challenge unless he was held up by something urgent."

"It’s possible he’s somewhere in the Yunling Mountain Range, breaking through to the Celestial Essence Realm."

...

The surroundings immediately erupted in a flurry of discussion, with many people speculating about Yan Guiyun’s situation.

Listening to the speculation, Xu Yang looked at Gao Lin curiously and asked, "Senior Brother Gao, if Yan Guiyun doesn’t show up, what will happen?"

Gao Lin replied, "He’ll be removed from the list directly, his privileges as one of the Ten Heroes will be revoked, and someone else will be brought up to complete the Ten Heroes List."

As he spoke, his gaze flickered to Xiong Kun not far away. He continued, "Looks like Xiong Kun is about to get back on the list. I heard the Sect Leader sent Liu Qingyuan deep into the Yunling Mountain Range to search for Yan Guiyun for many days, but he couldn’t be found. I’m afraid something has happened to him."

Xu Yang nodded. He hadn’t expected to have indirectly helped Xiong Kun. Otherwise, while not entirely hopeless, it would have been extremely difficult for Xiong Kun to get back on the list.

"Old Ghost Li, the Ten Heroes List is your creation. For this ranking, who do you think will be number one?" On the viewing stand, Ding Yuan asked Li Songhe curiously.

As an Outer Elder, Li Songhe was the one who knew all the disciples best.

In an instant, all eyes turned to him.

Hearing the question, Li Songhe pondered for a moment before saying, "Yan Guiyun."

Several months ago, Yan Guiyun had already begun to break through to the Celestial Essence Realm. Even if he hadn’t succeeded by now, his cultivation would still be the highest among them.

"Yan Guiyun? He’s probably dead already. Just tell us about the others," said Elder Huoyun.

With Yan Guiyun still missing, everyone knew in their hearts that he had likely died during his training out in the Yunling Mountain Range.

"If Yan Guiyun doesn’t appear, then first place should go to Qi Xuancheng," Li Songhe said.

Everyone was stunned. Qi Xuancheng was only ranked eighth on the Ten Heroes List. Even if he had started cultivating earlier, it was unlikely to be his turn for the top spot.

Li Songhe, however, didn’t explain. "Second place should be Zhang Hanzhou. As for third, I’m not quite sure. It could be Ye Qiuling, or perhaps the Young Master Marquis or Li Chuyang."

Elder Huoyun’s eyebrows shot up. "Why couldn’t it be Xu Yang? His breakthrough to Marrow Cleansing Great Success wasn’t much later than Li Chuyang’s or the Young Master Marquis’s. Besides, when he fought Li Chuyang in Tianfeng Valley, it was Li Chuyang who was at a disadvantage."

As soon as he said this, those who knew what happened in Tianfeng Valley thought it made sense.

When Xu Yang and Li Chuyang fought in Tianfeng Valley, they appeared to be evenly matched on the surface, but most knew that Li Chuyang was the one at a disadvantage. Xu Yang had withstood Li Chuyang’s attacks with just his physical body. If he had used his Golden Gang Qi, Li Chuyang would have undoubtedly been defeated.

Li Songhe smiled. "In terms of talent, Xu Yang might have a slight edge over Li Chuyang, but the Ten Heroes ranking challenge isn’t just about talent. It’s also about Cultivation and Martial Technique. Your disciple Xu Yang, how many Absolute Skills have you taught him?

And Li Lingdu’s son, how many Absolute Skills has he cultivated?

That day, they only clashed with their bare hands. They didn’t use any Weapons or Martial Techniques."

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