Everyone in the restaurant was eating and making noise.
But as soon as the child reciting his lessons entered the restaurant, his shout caused everyone to put down their chopsticks. Even the customers on the second floor rushed down.
A burly man put down his wine bowl and shouted, "Kid! The list of this year's top 100 is out! How much silver?"
The child laughed, "It's out! I have brand new stuff here. First-hand information! Three taels of silver! First come, first served!"
The burly man scratched his head and said, "You're charging a bit too much for this kid. It used to be two taels! Never mind! Give me a copy!"
After saying that, the burly man tossed three silver coins to the child.
With a flick of his sleeve, the child collected the three silver coins.
The burly man stepped forward, eagerly pulled a book from the child's bamboo basket, and then sat back down to study it carefully.
Before the child could even call out his wares, the restaurant's customers had already surrounded him.
Lin Caogen thought to himself, 'What book is this that's selling so well! Three taels of silver a copy, I'll grab one and take a look!'
A few minutes later, the child sold all the books and left, and Lin Caogen finally managed to snag the last one.
Returning to his own table, he carefully examined the book and saw the words "List of Top 100 Sects in the Three Rings Continent of the Ziwei Year" written on the cover.
After listening to the conversation of the diners next door, he learned that the Three Rings Continent was divided into ten parts, and the part he was in was under the jurisdiction of the Purple Star Immortal Emperor. This Purple Star Immortal Emperor was a newly promoted Immortal Emperor ten thousand years ago, and he had managed to secure some territory in this Immortal Gang Continent.
This year marks the ten-thousandth anniversary of the Purple Star Immortal Emperor's ascension to the Immortal Emperor realm. It is said that this great emperor has bestowed even more generous rewards upon the top 100 sects of the Three Rings Continent than in previous years. As a result, many sects are no longer holding back in their efforts to rise in the rankings. This year's top 100 sects list for the Purple Star region of the Three Rings Continent is truly prestigious.
The number one ranked sect is called Brahma Valley. The book states that Brahma Valley has maintained its position as the number one sect among the top 100 sects for a thousand consecutive years. The book also provides a general introduction to the cultivation techniques and immortal arts available within Brahma Valley.
Lin Caogen stared intently at the introduction to the Brahma Valley, and when he saw the descriptions of cultivation techniques and immortal arts, he gasped.
The Brahma Valley has many cultivation techniques and immortal arts for the Body Refining, Meridian Condensation, and Core Formation stages, and almost all of them are Earth-rank and Heaven-rank! However, the intermediate Heaven-rank is the limit, and there are no advanced or top-rank Heaven-rank cultivation techniques or immortal arts.
Lin Caogen looked disappointed.
Before leaving, Brother Yang instructed me to learn the most advanced cultivation techniques so that I could lay a solid foundation and have a better chance of becoming an Immortal Emperor or even a God.
However, even the top-ranked Brahma Valley doesn't have any top-tier Heaven-rank cultivation techniques. Some sects at the bottom of the top 100 list basically rely on Earth-rank techniques and immortal arts to maintain their prestige, and they don't even have any basic Heaven-rank techniques or immortal arts.
"Since I'm going to cultivate, I must strive for perfection! I must strictly follow Brother Yang's requirements. It's just that Heavenly-rank cultivation techniques are hard to find. Where should I look for them? I have a top-tier Heavenly-rank technique for the Body Refining stage! But it seems there aren't any for the Qi Condensation or Core Formation stages in the entire Ziwei District!"
Lin Caogen then realized just how bumpy and arduous the path Yang Guo had pointed out to him had been.
"Wait a minute! I think I just saw a top-tier Heaven-rank cultivation technique, where was it again?"
Lin Caogen frantically flipped through the pages and finally found it at the very end of the book!
"The Wuwei Sect! A newly ranked top 100 sect. Its strongest cultivation technique is a top-tier Heaven-level technique called the Thunderfire Forging Meridian Heart Sutra. Its other cultivation techniques and immortal arts are only low- to high-level."
Lin Caogen recalled what Yang Guo had said: "Every top-tier Heaven-rank cultivation technique is a rare treasure, even Immortal Emperors would be interested in it. But if the Wuwei Sect has such a heaven-defying top-tier cultivation technique, how come it is only barely ranked in the top 100? The Brahma Valley, ranked first, doesn't even have a high-level Heaven-rank cultivation technique, let alone a top-tier one."
Lin Caogen pondered the matter deeply but could not find a solution.
Beside him, a man with a sword on his table was also studying the register.
Lin Caogen approached the man and asked, "Brother, are you also studying this latest roster?"
The man said impatiently, "Nonsense, the enrollment ceremony is coming soon, who wouldn't want to find a good sect that suits them?"
Lin Caogen hurriedly called over the waiter and said, "Waiter, add two more jugs of wine and four cold dishes to this table."
"Brother, I see you have a deep understanding of this top 100 list. May I invite you for a couple of drinks and ask you for some pointers?"
Seeing Lin Caogen's forthright manner, the man smiled and replied, "Of course, I only know a little about it, I'm not an expert. My name is Li Bai, may I ask your honorable name?"
"I am a humble man from the mountains and plains."
After saying this, Lin Caogen poured Li Bai a cup of wine.
Li Bai drank it all in one gulp and sighed repeatedly.
Why did you sigh, Brother Li?
Li Bai drank two more cups of wine and slowly said, "I attend the annual enrollment ceremony of the Brahma Valley every year, but I have never succeeded. The competition is really fierce."
Lin Caogen said, "Brother Li, why don't you go to another sect?"
Li Bai shook his head and said, "Among the top 100 sects, only the Brahma Valley has mid-level Heaven-rank cultivation techniques. I went there specifically for those three mid-level Heaven-rank techniques. Think about it, if you cultivate mid-level Heaven-rank techniques for body refining, meridian condensation, and core formation, wouldn't your foundation be incredibly solid? Look at the second-ranked sect, the Starfall Sect, they only have one mid-level Heaven-rank technique, one low-level Heaven-rank technique, and one top-level Heaven-rank technique. Their skill set is simply incomparable to that of the Brahma Valley."
Lin Caogen sighed, "It seems that Brother Li is also a perfectionist! But Brother Li, there is something I don't understand."
Li Bai took a bite of cold dish and a sip of wine, his spirits high, and said, "Tell me, tell me and we'll discuss it together and think of a solution!"
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