In stark contrast to the Hongmeng team, the people on the Qian Yuan Continent were already losing their composure.

Some guys like Lu Wenxing started jumping around, and the whole area was as lively as if it were New Year's.

You might say they're inexperienced or impatient, but it's not wrong for them to be happy about winning first place.

You might say that being number one is only temporary. Shi Xuan defeated Yan Lingyi with an overwhelming advantage, and it will be really not easy for others to defeat her.

Meanwhile, in the western region of Qian Yuan, the elders initially thought Shi Xuan was just joking when she said she would take first place, but little did they know that she was telling the truth!

Even if the elders were incredibly resourceful, they never imagined that their tiny Qian Yuan Continent could win first place on the Prodigy Ranking!

Now, first place is theirs, and fifth place is theirs too. This achievement feels like a dream. No, it's something they never even imagined in their dreams.

Is the Qian Yuan Continent about to rise to power?

After these results are tallied, when the next batch of disciples arrives at this outer realm arena, they'll likely need to move to a better location for their base. If the Lianfeng Sword Sect wanted, they could easily monopolize a floating island!

When Shi Xuan returned to his residence with his disciples, the entire floating island was in an uproar once again.

Double good news! First, Shi Xuan has returned safely; second, upon his return, he defeated Yan Lingyi and took the top spot on the Prodigy Ranking. Either of these events is worthy of a grand celebration.

Taking advantage of the excitement, Shi Xuan gathered all the members of the best team together.

“This incident has caused you all worry again,” Shi Xuan said.

Lu Wenxing quickly chimed in, "Of course! I was terribly worried, even more worried than when I fell into the lake last time!"

At this point, he changed the subject, flashing a bright white smile and saying with a grin, "So, are we going to have to worry about compensation again?"

Last time they fell into the lake, Shi Xuan gave each of them a thousand high-grade spirit stones when he came out, and Lu Wenxing has been eyeing that ever since.

Standing behind him, Chen Qi kicked him in the butt and spat at him: "The captain is in danger, and instead of compensating him, you expect him to compensate you? That's outrageous!"

These two clowns made everyone burst into laughter. At this moment, their worries finally subsided, and the whole group returned to its usual lively atmosphere.

Shi Xuan was also very happy to see her teammates. She patted her second senior brother on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Compensation is definitely in order!"

As he spoke, he took out a bunch of things from his storage space and piled them on the table in the middle. There were more than twenty of them, just casually piled into a small heap.

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that the more than twenty round magical artifacts were none other than the "array cakes" that Shi Xuan had developed some time ago!

That array cake that can instantly unleash a sixth-order magic array! Such a precious item, and it's just lying around on the table like this? What if it gets damaged!

Back then, Qian Zheng, despite being a mere array cultivator with little combat power, firmly held the twelfth position on the Prodigy Ranking because he possessed a treasure that could instantly cast arrays. This demonstrates just how powerful these instant-cast arrays were.

And now, their amazing captain is going to take out such a magical artifact and give it to them as a perk?! What kind of incredible team is this?!

Lu Shenzhi casually picked up the nearest piece, weighed it in his hand, and said, "How about we challenge the second place winner tomorrow?"

Although there was still a month to go, it was already time to determine the rankings.

Some cultivators who have attained high positions, not wanting to be overthrown, will arrange for people from their sect to line up and challenge them many days in advance, thus completely denying others the opportunity to defeat them.

However, most of the top ten are too proud to do that.

Shi Xuan took the array cake from Lu Shenzhi's hand and replaced it with another one: "This one is yours."

Most of these array cakes are made using the improved Rising Dragon Array from Shih-hsuan, but there are a few that are different and customized according to each person's specific situation.

For example, the position-switching formation she used in her battle with Yan Lingyi today is one of the formation cakes.

For the past few months, Qiu Chang'an and Li Jun, who were in Silver Frost, did nothing but refine these cakes all day long so that they could use them before the settlement date.

Shi Xuan distributed the captain's compensation benefits to everyone, and it was best if each member of the team received one. If they went out now, it would truly live up to their team name: It's best not to go against us.

Lu Wenxing held his array cake and sighed with some regret, saying, "What should I do? I really want to go to the Hongmeng team and talk to Qian Zheng about the benefits we gave out."

“That’s right,” Chen Qi immediately chimed in, his competitive nature making it impossible for him to fall behind at this moment: “When we go to the training ground tomorrow, how about we take out the array cakes, hang them around our necks, and walk around in front of Qian Zheng?”

"Not good at all!" Zhang Yingxin put away the pastries, looked at the two of them, and wanted to cover her face: "Just don't say you know me."

They're a disgrace.

"Heh," Lu Wenxing said smugly, "Then tomorrow I'll hang up some mooncakes and go to Qian Zheng and tell him: I don't know Zhang Yingxin!"

Zhang Yingxin completely covered her face, while the other team members laughed until they were breathless. Just imagine that scene... it was almost unbearable to watch!

They've been spending their time at the training ground lately.

During Shi Xuan's absence, they spent their days doing team tasks and had already raised their team points to sixth place, leaving enough time for the Prodigy Ranking.

Shi Xuan also benefited from the team's success, as he made it into the top ten of the team without participating in any activities.

The next day, Lu Shenzhi indeed went to challenge the second one, who was still a cultivator from the Ten Continents.

The Ten Continents dominate the Prodigy Ranking. Before Lu Shenzhi and Shi Xuan, only two people in the top ten were not from the Ten Continents, which shows their great power.

He also occupied nearly half of the spots between ten and fifty. The second largest number of spots belonged to the Far River Continent, while the rest were scattered, occupying only a few spots.

There are many more who can't even get into the top fifty, and many who have never seen what the Nine-Story Pagoda looks like inside, such as their Qian Yuan Continent.

The disciple ranked second on the Prodigy Ranking just climbed to that position two days ago. Apart from Yan Lingyi, who firmly holds the top spot, the other positions change hands frequently, making the competition extremely fierce.

Before Shi Xuan challenged Yan Lingyi, the Prodigy Ranking seemed to start from second place. Yan Lingyi was excluded from first place, and every month she would randomly find someone to fight in a meaningless match, a position that never changed.

Now, everything is in chaos.

In Shi Xuan's view, the battle between Lu Shenzhi and the second-place finisher was a foregone conclusion. His senior brother had accumulated a great deal of experience and was now unleashing his full potential.

Not to mention that he also had the "Zhenbing" (a type of traditional Chinese medicine) with him.

As it turns out, Shi Xuan's idea was absolutely correct.

Lu Shenzhi defeated the second-ranked cultivator without using the array cakes.

Now the pressure is on Yan Lingyi.

After losing to Shi Xuan, Yan Lingyi ranked thirty-ninth. He wouldn't be content with staying in thirty-ninth place, but who could he challenge?

If he were to seek out Shi Xuan, Yan Lingyi would have many lingering traumas from his battle with Shi Xuan. Having been defeated at such a disadvantage, he lacked confidence that he could truly defeat Shi Xuan.

But if he were to directly confront Shen Zhi on the top lane, it would seem as if he were afraid of Shi Xuan.