After having breakfast, Lin Yun and Zhang Haoran headed up the mountain. Along the way, Zhang Haoran seemed impatient because he wanted to see their rankings as soon as possible.
That's why Lin Yun went up the mountain so early; otherwise, he had planned to wander around at the foot of the mountain.
At this martial arts tournament, some of the stalls sell items that are not available in ordinary places. It's rare to see them all gathered together like this. Lin Yun wanted to see if there were any items that were relatively cheap on Earth but had great value in the cosmic trading system.
If he discovers it, it will be a local specialty, which will be of great benefit to him when he opens a shop on the cosmic trading system in the future.
Ideally, it should be sustainable, so that he can sell continuously on the cosmic trading system.
However, this specialty is extremely difficult to find.
It is extremely difficult for anything to stand out among countless civilizations.
Lin Yun looked at many things but didn't find any suitable items. However, he did discover that some things sold on the Cosmic Trading System had a better cost-performance ratio than resources like gold.
For example, some rare and precious natural materials.
Unfortunately, this kind of thing is even harder to collect than gold.
"Brother Lin, I'm ninety-ninth! I've made it into the top 100! I've made it into the top 100..."
Soon, Lin Yun and Zhang Haoran reached the top of the mountain. The preliminary rankings had just been posted, and Zhang Haoran quickly found his ranking on the list. He immediately turned to look at Lin Yun and said excitedly.
"Mm." Lin Yun smiled and nodded slightly.
"Brother Lin, what's your name?" As he spoke, Zhang Haoran turned his head again to look for Lin Yun's name.
Just now, he first searched within the range of names, estimating his ranking to be around 100th, so he started searching from 100th and looked up and down, and unexpectedly found him right away.
This time, he was looking for Lin Yun's name, and he started searching from top to bottom.
He knew about Lin Yun's performance yesterday: ten wins, all of which were quick victories.
He estimated that Lin Yun's ranking was very high.
"Twenty-third place, Brother Lin, you're twenty-third!"
Lin Yi's name was easy to find. Soon, Zhang Haoran found the name Lin Yi again. He turned to look at Lin Yun again and said excitedly.
Twenty-third place... Although it's only twenty-third place in the preliminary round, it's still quite impressive.
This is the twenty-third place out of thousands, even tens of thousands of people.
Not everyone can defeat their opponent so quickly in the preliminary rounds.
Yes, this ranking is not the final ranking, but only the ranking in the preliminary round.
The result is determined by the number of wins and the duration of the match.
Lin Yun is ranked twenty-third, which means that the twenty-two players ahead of Lin Yun all had ten wins in yesterday's preliminary round, and they all finished their opponents faster than Lin Yun.
That's perfectly normal...
Although Lin Yun is strong, he usually exchanges a few blows with his opponents yesterday to assess their strength. Some of the stronger contestants, on the other hand, defeated their opponents directly.
In fact, in their pursuit of a high ranking, they raced against time throughout the process.
Just like Jiang Wei, who defeated his enemies with a single move many times.
Unfortunately, the opponent wasn't very lucky. Yesterday, they encountered a strong opponent and lost a match. Lin Yun saw the opponent's ranking in thirty-seventh place.
The rankings in the preliminary rounds are not very authoritative. As long as you are lucky and keep encountering weak opponents, you can get good rankings even against those who are not very strong.
Similarly, if you're unlucky and encounter strong opponents one after another, even some strong players might get poor rankings in the preliminary rounds.
However, Lin Yun also saw a familiar name.
Lin Mengmeng!
Lin Yun's lips curved slightly.
Unexpectedly, the other party also came to participate in this martial arts tournament and participated in this rookie competition.
Nine wins out of ten games, 39th place.
That's a pretty good result.
"Twenty-third..."
"That's amazing..."
"So young..."
"Shouldn't it be a perfect 10-0 record?"
Hearing Zhang Haoran's excited voice, some people also looked at Lin Yun and exclaimed in surprise.
"Hmph, maybe it's just good luck..."
"Exactly, with good luck, even someone in the early stages of Ming Jin could potentially get first place..."
"What does the ranking in the preliminary round matter..."
Some narrow-minded and jealous people scoffed.
"Let's go..."
Lin Yun turned and left.
He didn't bother with these people.
There are people like this everywhere. If they take things to heart every time, it's a real pain.
Just like Jiang Wei yesterday, when the other party was talking about them, he retorted, which immediately made the other party hold a grudge.
Seeing the name of a familiar person, he felt very happy at that moment.
"Lin Yi, your master is really weak. I only punched him two or three times and he was badly injured. Didn't you want to get revenge for your master? After the Rookie Tournament, let's meet in the life-or-death arena, shall we?" Just then, a person blocked Lin Yun's way, sneered and said.
This person was none other than Li Xintang, whom we met yesterday.
The night passed, and Li Xintang was seething with anger.
Yesterday, Zhu Haoran found him, first criticizing him, then telling him not to provoke Lin Yi in the future, and to apologize to Lin Yi again, and then to take some time to go to Xianyuan County to apologize to Yan Dashan.
He was young and impetuous; how could he stand this?
In addition, he saw Li Xintang give Lin Yun two bottles of wine yesterday...
This made him even angrier.
Early in the morning, he went to keep an eye on Lin Yun's whereabouts.
He knew that Lin Yun and Zhang Haoran were sharing a room, which made him look down on Lin Yun even more.
In his opinion, Lin Yun probably didn't have any great abilities; otherwise, he wouldn't be sharing a room with someone else.
Zhu Haoran did not tell Zhang Haoran that he was the son of a grandmaster.
However, he didn't sleep well last night, and when he woke up, Lin Yun and Zhang Haoran had already left.
He thought for a moment, then hurried up the mountain.
Sure enough, he guessed correctly; Lin Yun and Zhang Haoran had come to see the preliminary results.
Although he was also eager to know his ranking in the preliminary round, he was more concerned about Lin Yun's situation.
He plans to settle this matter first, and then check his ranking in the preliminary round.
He had already decided that as long as Lin Yun agreed to this, he would then use words to provoke Lin Yun into not spreading the word.
He was afraid that if this matter reached Zhu Haoran, Zhu Haoran would stop it.
Yesterday, Zhu Haoran clearly sided with the other party.
By the time Zhu Haoran found out that he had seriously injured Lin Yun, even crippling his martial arts, it was too late.
As for whether Zhu Haoran would be disappointed in him and stop providing him with cultivation resources in the future, he couldn't care less.
In his view, this is a matter of probability.
The other party hadn't even entered the Seven Wounds Sect yet, and Zhu Haoran was already giving him so many cultivation resources.
If the other party were to enter the Seven Wounds Sect, that would be disastrous. What about Zhu Haoran's resources, and even his and his master's share?
He injured the other party, even crippling their martial arts skills. Even if Zhu Haoran provided them with training resources, the other party would have no use for them...
Zhu Haoran has no disciples. If he doesn't leave the resources he has to his master and himself, who else will he give them to?
In other words, even if Zhu Haoran felt repulsed by him, he still had his master...
As long as Zhu Haoran is still willing to give his master cultivation resources, I think his master won't abandon him, right?
In the end, he did this for both himself and his master.
"Why wait until after the Rookie Tournament? If you want to go to the life-or-death arena, you can go now," Lin Yun said, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"Now?" Li Xintang frowned upon hearing Lin Yun's words.
He didn't want any accidents to happen during the Rising Stars Challenge.
"Alright, right now, let's go to the life-or-death arena." But soon, Li Xintang gritted his teeth and said.
There are gains and losses. Now, he and his opponent are on the life-or-death stage. By the time his grandmaster finds out, it will be too late.
If they don't go to the life-or-death arena now, but only make an agreement, things could change in the meantime, and his grandmaster might find out in advance.
Let's go now!
He didn't believe the other party was that strong.
After all, the other person's age is a factor.
"Brother Lin Yi..."
Seeing that Lin Yun was about to go to the life-or-death arena with someone else, Zhang Haoran quickly said something, his tone somewhat nervous.
He was also afraid that Lin Yun's performance in this battle would affect the Rookie Competition.
The Martial Arts Tournament and Rising Star Competition are held every five years, a perfect opportunity to make a name for oneself. It would be a great pity to miss it or be negatively affected by it.
Most importantly, he knew that the other party was quite strong, seemingly having reached the late stage of Ming Jin.
Under normal circumstances, this is a relatively high level that a martial artist in their twenties can reach.
In addition, the martial arts of the Seven Wounds Sect are somewhat special. Although their potential is not high, their strength is not weak among those at the same level.
Even a martial artist at the peak of the Ming Jin realm wouldn't dare say there wouldn't be any surprises if they fought against him.
Lin Yun's age is a given...
Zhang Haoran knew that Lin Yun was strong, but Lin Yun was too young, so he also thought that Lin Yun's martial arts level would not be too high.
"Hehe, don't regret it, or I'll look down on you." Seeing this, Li Xintang became even more certain that Lin Yun's strength wasn't that great anymore. Fearing that Lin Yun would change his mind, he provoked him again with words and sneered.
Lin Yun merely glanced at him indifferently and remained silent.
Lin Yun walked towards the arena of life and death.
Lin Yun had only heard Zhang Haoran mention the life-or-death arena last night when they were chatting. Lin Yun hadn't expected that such an arena would exist at the martial arts tournament.
On the way up the mountain, Zhang Haoran pointed out the location of the life-or-death arena to Lin Yun, so Lin Yun knew where the life-or-death arena was.
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