"Kong Zhai? This name is quite unfamiliar, and there is no sect written in front of it."
As soon as Gu Dan's alias bounced, it was immediately noticed by the monk.
There is no need to ever doubt the sharp insight of the cultivators. Moreover, under this list of geniuses, there is no telling how many spies from the major sects are staying here.
Their main task is to see who can make it onto the list of geniuses, and their more important task is to pay attention to those geniuses who do not have a sect yet but have already made their mark, and try to win them over to their own sect.
Even if there is a genius in the sect, it is not impossible for him to secretly snatch someone's girl away.
Although the world of cultivating immortals places great emphasis on inheritance from a master, people always strive to move up. If some geniuses from small sects can take the opportunity to become famous, they may be noticed by large sects, change their sects, and reach the top overnight.
After all, big fish cannot be raised in shallow water, and a pond cannot accommodate a real dragon.
Those spies from various sects who remain on the list of geniuses are targeting those geniuses who have not yet grown up.
"The strength of the late stage of foundation building is already pretty good. If he can break through to the golden elixir stage, he will definitely be a top-tier figure. If there really is no sect, as a casual cultivator, being able to cultivate to this level is enough to be on par with the first-tier geniuses."
As long as the name appears, it is inevitable to be commented on.
There is no such thing as a paradise in the world of cultivating immortals. The real good things are almost all controlled by major sects, and the resources available to independent cultivators are extremely limited.
They have nothing but freedom.
And the so-called freedom seems like a joke. Facing geniuses of the same level who have the support of a sect, it won’t take long for them to be left behind by a huge gap.
You have to know that a sect represents more than just rules and regulations, but also the various opportunities and even pitfalls that the predecessors have stepped through step by step, which can be known or avoided in advance.
If you figure it out on your own, who will care about you? If you really want to figure it out step by step on your own, the time you spend will increase exponentially, and the gap between geniuses of the same level will be visible to the naked eye.
It is for this reason that it is extremely difficult to find truly pure independent cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation. Even if there are any, most of them are at the two stages of Qi training and foundation building.
As for going higher? At the Jindan stage, without a mid-grade spiritual vein and the help of a great medicine, it would be impossible to have a chance to advance to the Yuanying stage in this lifetime! At that time, even if there were independent cultivators who were lucky enough to advance to the Jindan stage, they would have to find a way to join a sect, or simply open up a sect of their own and let the later generations support them.
After all, there is strength in numbers. When you want to occupy a spiritual vein, even if you are both golden elixir, the other party has more people and you are alone, who will take advantage? What's more, the world of immortal cultivation is not a one-person game. The hundreds of arts of immortal cultivation are extremely complex. Even the nine great immortal sects can only choose one direction to focus on. How can one person master them all? Alchemy, refining, talismans, array formations. Any of these paths is enough to make a cultivator spend his whole life and it is difficult to reach the end. Supporting each other is the most appropriate and correct way.
Therefore, the Golden Core is almost the limit for casual cultivators.
Unless you plan not to get promoted in this life, you will always have to go back to the old path.
There are many sects in the world of cultivating immortals. The reason why the current situation can be formed is that the predecessors have gone through too many detours time and time again, and finally everyone found that the sects are still more effective.
The seniors use their own experience to train disciples and advance some resources to talented disciples. After the disciples grow up, they can also work for the sect together with the seniors and gradually move forward.
This requires not only that the predecessors are reliable, but also that the successors have potential. A rotten wood is just a rotten wood if it is cultivated. Even if a genius is only a star, not as bright as the moon and the sun, it is still a genius.
Therefore, each sect needs to pay attention to talented cultivators from the outside world and try to recruit them into their own sect.
Anyone who leaves his name on the Tianjiao List will always be noticed by someone with a purpose.
The better you perform, the more favor you will get.
When you are invited in the future, you will be treated better.
This is also one of the original intentions of establishing the Tianjiao List. As long as you have the ability, you should show yourself to the best of your ability. The world of immortal cultivation will not mistreat those who truly have potential.
However, Gu Dan's ranking was not very high after all, so after a few discussions, many spies only remembered the name Kong Zhai in their minds, but it was not certain how enthusiastic they were.
After all, time is still short.
That's what they thought at the beginning.
However, about another hour passed.
Gu Dan's ranking jumped up a little again, and his contribution increased by another 400.
[Kong Zhai, late stage of foundation building, ranked 91st on the Tianjiao list, contribution level 1,950]
Many spies who are still here are always paying attention to the changes here and have discovered something at the first time.
"This Kong Zhai is quite fast. The last time he increased his contribution, it took only an hour at most, right? He actually increased it by another 400. Did he encounter a dragon-blood demon general in the middle stage of foundation building on the front line, and come back after killing him?"
"Haha, as a young man, it's understandable that he wants to become famous. He should seize the time and climb as high as he can on the Tianjiao Ranking. It's a wise choice. I admire him!"
The contribution of slaying demons needs to be verified by the Justice Hall using the Image Stone to prevent someone from claiming it falsely or taking advantage of the situation.
Many people may have obtained a lot of contribution points at this time, but they are still in the heart of the demon clan and have not come out. If they want to go up, they have to wait until they come back.
Of course, there are also some young monks who are meticulous and capable and have discovered this. They chose the strategy of the early bird catches the worm. If they kill the enemy and have the chance to be on the list, they will come back to check their contribution as soon as possible and stay on the Tianjiao list as long as possible.
The strong can certainly push forward with their own strength, while those who are slightly weaker can be more resourceful and avoid the sharp edge.
"Oh, if I remember correctly, you said before that Wang Qianjun was arrogant and couldn't wait to execute him as soon as the order was issued. Why is it that when it comes to Kong Zhai, you have a different standard? You can't do that!"
Someone teased me immediately.
Wang Qianjun raced against time and killed a genius of the Dragon Clan, for which he was accused of seeking fame.
Then Kong Zhai's rush for time turned out to be a clever move? Isn't this simply disgusting to Wang Qianjun?
"Humph. Wang Qianjun is certainly capable, but people cannot be generalized. Low-level cultivators rarely have such opportunities, so they need to try their best and spare no effort in exchange for temporary merit. Wang Qianjun is in the Chongyue Sect and has a Yuanying Master as his father, so how could he lack any opportunities? I scolded him just because I couldn't stand his character.
How can different people follow the same standards when doing the same thing? Can a three-year-old child race with a grown-up man? That doesn't make sense! So I admire what Kong Zhai did, but I despise what Wang Qianjun did. "
The monk's words were very convincing and there was some truth in what he said.
The more one is immersed in the quagmire, the harder one has to struggle to jump out, after all, the chances of surviving are slim.
But if people who are already in high positions still try so hard to grab something, they will inevitably be criticized for being too shameless.
The greatest reward on the Tianjiao list will be given out at the end. Being on the Tianjiao list now will only bring temporary fame. There are no more substantial rewards except for fame.
As for the hidden ones, these spies who are at the top of the Tianjiao list count as such.
They want to discover new talents of the younger generation who have been buried before or have not had the opportunity to shine. Why are you, a guy who has already been famous, joining in the fun?
Still want to get some good words from him? Impossible, absolutely impossible! "Okay, okay, since you admire Kong Zhai so much, we are all free anyway, why don't we guess how far Kong Zhai will rise in the end?"
"Not bad, not bad, good idea!"
It is quite boring to keep staring at the list of geniuses. There are not many changes on it. Occasionally, a few people pop up, and most of them are well-known figures in the world of immortal cultivation.
A guy like Kong Zhai, who didn't even join a sect, was definitely an outlier. Otherwise, it would be hard to spark discussion. People were not familiar with him, so using his ranking as a prize was a bit of fun.
"I bet he can make the top ninety."
Said the monk who first proposed it.
"There are only two people left. Aren't you too timid?"
Immediately, some monks showed contempt.
“Haha, there are many people who hold the same idea as Kong Zhai. After all, he is only in the late stage of foundation building. Who knows how high he can climb? He might be suppressed by others in a while!”
The monk smiled but was not annoyed.
"I think it's possible for him to be in the top 80, or even the top 70!"
The cultivator who belittled Wang Qianjun and praised Kong Zhai said this with full confidence.
"Oh? The highest one in the late stage of foundation building is only ranked 78th. You directly guessed that he could be in the top 70? That's a bit personal."
"That's wrong. Don't forget, just one hour has passed, and he has added another 400 contribution points! Counting the time for going back and forth, how much time does he have left to kill the enemy? This shows that Kong Zhai's strength is still quite good. As long as he seizes the opportunity, he will have no problem improving his ranking."
The cultivator who believed that Gu Dan could enter the top 70 of the Tianjiao List said confidently.
"That makes some sense. Then I'll guess the top 80. The top 70 requires 3,000 contribution points, which is not a small number. How can it be that easy?"
There are also watersheds on the Tianjiao list.
It goes without saying that the first place Wang Qianjun is far ahead. The rest from the second place to the top seventy are all Jindan cultivators, and the difference in contribution is no more than one or two demon generals.
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Before the true geniuses exerted their strength, the gap between those people was actually very small, but it was not so easy for outsiders to defeat the Golden Core by using the Foundation Establishment technique.
Kong Zhai still lacks more than a thousand contribution points to be in the top 70. He can't just let the dragon-blooded demon lie on the ground and let him chop him, right? The battlefield is not a ring, and the enemy is not an opponent. He won't just stand there and wait to die if he can't beat them. They will run, shout, and call for their companions. If you are not careful and fall into the siege, you will be in trouble.
There are too many variables in real combat, and no one can guarantee everything.
Even if one is a talented person in the late stage of foundation building, it is almost impossible for him to deal with two demon generals without life-threatening. It is only a dream to come and go freely. He can never compare with the Jindan genius in the combat environment.
"Then we'll just have to wait and see."
Said the monk who had great confidence in Gu Dan.
Anyway, everyone was just bored and looking for something to talk about. There was no point at all. They just wanted to measure their own vision in front of this monk they had never met before.
What does it matter if you guess right or wrong?
As he was thinking this, Kong Zhai's name suddenly burst into light and suddenly soared up a lot.
The chat among the few people had not yet ended, but Gu Dan's ranking had already risen to 67th place!
[Kong Zhai, late stage of foundation building, ranked 67th on the Tianjiao list, contribution 3,100]
"Hiss! Look at Kong Zhai's ranking!"
The monk who originally had confidence in Gu Dan widened his eyes in surprise.
"Sixty-seven? Am I dazzled?"
"In such a short period of time, the contribution suddenly increased by a thousand? What did he do?!"
The voice of disbelief was rang out below the Tianjiao Ranking.
How long had it been since the last upgrade? At most, a quarter of an hour? So Kong Zhai had spent that hour in silence, killing several demon generals in a row, right?
Could that be the combat power of the late stage of foundation building?
It's not that easy to make a golden elixir! "Is this something that can be done in the late stage of foundation building? It's false information, right?"
Some cultivators immediately raised doubts, but they did not dare to question the value and fairness of the Tianjiao List, so they could only turn their attention to Kong Zhai.
"He should be in the Binggong Hall in the city now."
Suddenly a monk said something.
Everyone thought about it and agreed!
The contribution of killing enemies needs to be checked at Binggong Hall, and Kong Zhai should be there.
In that case, why are they still guessing?
Why not just go to Binggong Hall and see Kong Di, whom he has never met, and ask him what's going on? "Come on, go, go and meet him."
"If he is really in the late stage of foundation building, our Dinghai Sect will accept him."
"Bah! Is it your turn to speak now? If I really had that ability, I wouldn't choose your Dinghai Sect even with my eyes closed!"
A group of people came to the Binggong Hall in Dingwei City in a noisy manner, and then went in to inquire, but found that there was no cultivator here to check the contribution.
After informing them of their purpose, the monk enforcing the law in front of the Bingzheng Hall also took their situation very seriously and glanced at the jade book.
Then he informed him: "Kong Zhai got the compass, and all the contribution points were directly issued because the situation of the dragon tribe in Qingzhou was explored, so there was not much delay."
In addition to killing enemies, exploring dragon intelligence also gives contribution points, which is a well-known fact.
"I see. I was wondering why his contribution increased so quickly. I thought he had extraordinary combat power."
"However, he can contribute more than a thousand points in one breath. What did Kong Zhai find with his late foundation building strength? Can he come back alive?"
More than a thousand contribution points is equivalent to killing a demon general in the late foundation building stage. If you don't encounter a few dragon kings from the dragon clan, you won't get that much based on intelligence alone.
It is true that exploring a map does not require fighting, but there are also many risks. At least, if you go deep behind enemy lines, you will definitely not be able to escape.
All we can say is that Kong Zhai was bold and careful, and dared to take such a risk and find a new way.
By the time this group of people returned to the Tianjiao Ranking, they had gradually calmed down.
Until someone looked at the list of geniuses again.
"Wait, what's Kong Zhai's name?"
The monk who had just gone to Binggong Hall for a run said with some surprise.
He was clearly ranked 67th on the Tianjiao List. They just went for a stroll in the city, so how come he disappeared?
Looking at the rankings below, the required contributions are still the same, so why is Kong Zhai missing? I looked carefully and checked them one by one.
"Yeah, he was here just now, how come he disappeared after walking around? It couldn't be that someone discovered that he was cheating and pressed the button, right?"
Some people even joked.
They seemed to have really discovered that there was a small problem with the Tianjiao List.
It was not until an unbelievable voice slowly sounded that everyone finally found the ranking of Kong Zhai.
"Second on the Tiantianjiao Ranking?!" (End of this chapter)