"Brother Lin, look, this Xuan Yan Martial Ranking records all the young prodigies of the Xuan Yan Star Realm, a total of one hundred people. The requirements for being on the list are that you must be no older than 25 and your cultivation level must be no lower than the Divine Realm. If you want a certain ranking, just challenge the martial artist who occupies that ranking. Once you win, the Xuan Yan Martial Ranking will be updated automatically."
Shen Xiaohong stood with his hands behind his back and laughed, "This is an item left behind in the Xuan Yan Dynasty by a senior from the Zhou Tian Divine Realm hundreds of years ago. As long as you occupy one of the top ten, you can go to the palace to receive a certain number of Crimson Blood Crystals."
"I suspect that the reason why Emperor Xuan Yan hates Li Jingxiao is not only because of me, but also because he had to pay Li Jingxiao over a thousand Crimson Blood Crystals, which he felt was a loss of face, hence his displeasure."
Shen Xiaohong was well aware of Xuan Yanhuang's thoughts, and he didn't hide anything from Lin Feng, telling him the truth.
Lin Feng's gaze moved down from the first place.
First place: Ancient Eastern Clan, Eastern Language;
Second place: Shangguan Guzu, Shangguan Qingning;
Third place: Shentu Gu clan, Shentu An;
...
Seventh place: Xuan Yan Dynasty, Xia Shiying;
Eighth place, Shangguan Ancient Clan, Shangguan Tingye;
Ninth place: Yuwen Ancient Clan, Yuwen Xing;
Tenth place, Tian Shu Sect, Li Jingxiao.
"These ancient tribes are..."
A look of surprise flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.
Wasn't the Xuan Yan Dynasty, Tian Shu Sect, and Dang Mo Sect supposed to be the three major powers in the Xuan Yan Star Realm? Why are only two of them in the top ten?
Shen Xiaohong was slightly surprised upon hearing this.
"So, Brother Lin, you're not a native cultivator from the Xuan Yan Star Realm either?"
"That's right, Xia Shiying and I met in an ancient ruin outside."
Lin Feng spoke with a mixture of truth and falsehood, his words half-hidden and half-revealed.
"I see."
Shen Xiaohong, being knowledgeable and experienced, was not surprised. Instead, he earnestly explained to him, "Besides the three major powers, there are four ancient clans in the Xuan Yan Star Realm: the Dongfang, Shangguan, Shentu, and Yuwen. Among them, the Dongfang Ancient Clan is the strongest overall, while the Yuwen Ancient Clan is the weakest and is now almost being kicked out of the list of ancient clans."
"Speaking of these four ancient clans, they actually maintain a state of mutual non-interference with the three major powers. They neither antagonize nor befriend the three major powers, nor do they concern themselves with the trivial matters of the Xuan Yan Star Realm. They focus on cultivation and have no interest in expanding their clans' territory. They always guard their own little plot of land."
"Even so, Emperor Xuan Yan still harbors suspicions about the four ancient clans and has been secretly suppressing their geniuses over the years."
These were all pieces of information that Shen Xiaohong had gathered himself. If he had directly asked anyone in the palace, no one would have been willing to tell him.
"interesting."
Lin Feng stared at the two names on the screen.
Shangguan Tingye.
Li Jingxiao
If I remember correctly, the former is Li Jingxiao's lover, who is now also cultivating in the Tian Shu Sect, but still represents the Shangguan Ancient Clan and cannot win any honor for the Tian Shu Sect.
"Brother Xiaohong, if I am ranked ninth on the Xuan Yan Martial Ranking, will Yuwen Xing, who originally held the ninth position, drop one place?"
"That's right, if one person changes, the entire ranking will change."
Shen Xiaohong nodded.
"Well, Brother Lin, are you interested? If so, I'll take you to the Yuwen family right now. With me here, I doubt they'll dare to use their power to bully us!"
Feng Yushang said excitedly, "That sounds interesting, young master, let's go take a look."
"Alright, since we're just killing time anyway, we might as well bring some interesting gossip to the Xuan Yan Star Realm."
"Let's go!"
Three streaks of light swept away into the distance, heading towards the location of the Yuwen family.
...
Tian Shu Gate.
The dwelling place of the Holy Son.
In the courtyard with its babbling brook, a young man dressed in blue sat cross-legged with a sharp sword on his lap. The sword energy around him rippled in the clear spirit pool.
Clang!
A sword rang out, and Li Jingxiao breathed a sigh of relief, slowly opening his eyes.
This wasn't because his cultivation had ended, but because he sensed someone outside.
"What are you still standing outside for? Why don't you come in?"
"Brother Xiao!"
The girl in the emerald green dress was no longer as dignified as before. She strode into the courtyard, her usually cold face filled with anxiety. If the others in the Tian Shu Sect saw this, they would surely sigh and say that His Highness the Holy Son was very fortunate to be able to make the number one fairy of the Tian Shu Sect show such an expression.
What happened?
Li Jingxiao looked surprised, then teased, "Your brother Xiao finally made it into the top ten of the Xuan Yan Martial Ranking, and I'm waiting to ask that bastard Xuan Yan Emperor for some benefits. I thought you came here to celebrate, so why do you look so rushed? Has something important happened?"
Shangguan Tingye gave a bitter smile.
"Brother Xiao, what I'm about to tell you is related to the Xuan Yan Martial Ranking."
Li Jingxiao seemed to have a guess, and his face darkened: "Did that bastard use some underhanded tricks?"
Shangguan Tingye shook her head.
"He didn't use any tricks, after all, Young Master Shen Xiaohong has always stayed in the Xuan Yan Dynasty. No matter how arrogant the Xuan Yan Emperor is, he wouldn't dare to play tricks in front of him. However... he found a 19-year-old genius from somewhere who just defeated Yuwen Xing, who is ranked ninth on the Xuan Yan Martial Ranking. I heard... he only used one move!"
Li Jingxiao frowned.
Shangguan Tingye sighed.
“According to the rankings, Yuwen Xing is now tenth, while Brother Xiao, you've been pushed to eleventh place, I'm afraid…”
"I see."
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