Emperor Qiankun

Chapter 305 The Prodigy Ranking - Chu Xinghan

Listening to what Yue Qinghuan said, Li Qingyuan once again deeply felt the terror of the Treasure Pavilion!

Their influence is like a vast 'network,' spreading across the country, with their eyes and ears and resources everywhere.

In this world, it is truly in a class of its own!

After a moment's thought, Li Qingyuan asked Yue Qinghuan:

"So what do we need to do now?"

Yue Qinghuan hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Well... for now, we'll stay in Tai'an City."

"Once I had confirmed the exact location of the medicinal herbs and communicated with my friends, we set off immediately to retrieve them."

"Alright, I'll take this time to go into seclusion and see if I can break through to the third level of the Earthly Fiend Realm."

Li Qingyuan nodded and also explained her plans.

"can."

Yue Qinghuan nodded slightly, then took out a thick booklet from her sleeve, handed it to Li Qingyuan, and said,

"Here, this is the latest list of the most outstanding talents in Central China released by the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion last month."

"This list is updated every six months."

"It contains records of the most talented young people in Zhongzhou. You should pay close attention to it."

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"Oh?"

Li Qingyuan was slightly surprised. This world actually had a Heavenly Mystery Pavilion?!

In his previous life, he knew of a lineage called the "Heavenly Secrets Lineage," which was extremely mysterious.

People only know of their immense power, but few know the origins of their doctrines.

Li Qingyuan recalled that she had once had the good fortune to meet a successor of the Heavenly Secrets Daoist lineage.

The two had a very pleasant conversation and deeply agreed on each other's views and ideas, feeling as if they had known each other for a long time.

Now that he had just heard the name of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, he couldn't help but feel curious and wondered if there was some kind of connection between the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and the Heavenly Mystery Daoist lineage.

In his view, the two are very likely related, because they do quite similar things; the Heavenly Mystery Daoist lineage was also once responsible for collecting information on the world's strongest individuals...

With this curiosity, Li Qingyuan reached out and took the booklet, slowly probing it with his profound energy, and began to examine it carefully.

This booklet is made of a special material, seemingly the hide of some kind of monster, tough and glossy.

The cover has three big characters written on it: "The List of Prodigies"!

Opening the booklet, the inner pages are as white as snow, with a delicate texture...

Each page is densely filled with information about a prodigy, including his name, religion, cultivation level, and some of his glorious past achievements.

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Seeing that Li Qingyuan was carefully flipping through the pages, Yue Qinghuan continued her introduction:

"With your current strength, you should only be ranked around 150th on this list of prodigies."

"The many prodigies on the list are extremely powerful in both cultivation and combat ability..."

While listening to Yue Qinghuan's explanation, Li Qingyuan focused intently on the rankings on the booklet.

Just as Yue Qinghuan said, this list of geniuses includes three hundred individuals!

Those who make the list have at least the peak of the ninth level of the Earthly Fiend Realm, and all of them have the ability to challenge and defeat ordinary Heavenly Gang Realm cultivators. Some of these prodigies can even directly kill Heavenly Gang Realm experts!

Those ranked in the top 150 were all cultivators at or above the fourth level of the Heavenly Gang Realm. These people were exceptionally talented and were all outstanding in fighting beyond their level.

Yue Qinghuan estimated his position based on his easily killed cultivators at the early stage of the fourth level of the Heavenly Gang Realm.

However, it's difficult to accurately assess their exact strength, so only a general range can be given...

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However, Li Qingyuan had her own considerations.

He believes that ranking in the top 200 would be quite good, which is a more realistic assessment.

His ability to kill a cultivator at the early stage of the fourth level of the Heavenly Gang Realm was largely due to the support of the power of spacetime.

Without this powerful assistance, with his own strength, he could at most defeat opponents around the second level of the Heavenly Gang Realm.

His reasoning was based on the fact that there were countless powerful individuals in the Central Plains, while his cultivation level was truly low.

Therefore, it is inconvenient for him to casually expose his spacetime divine body, lest someone with ulterior motives notice something amiss and then try to kill him!

Therefore, keeping a low profile is always the best policy.

Furthermore, his consistent style of doing things is to overestimate the enemy rather than underestimate them.

In his view, in a life-or-death battle, any slight mistake could be fatal!

Moreover, those on this list of prodigies are all monstrous geniuses who can kill opponents even if they are beyond their current cultivation level. Their strength cannot be judged solely by their apparent cultivation level.

But his level is still too low... I wonder if he can defeat these people!

Thinking this, Li Qingyuan felt a surge of anticipation and longed to fight these geniuses.

Only through such trials can he go further on the path of cultivation.

Not only is Old Ox warlike, but he is also a true warmonger at heart!

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A full incense stick's time has passed!

Li Qingyuan finally finished reading the booklet and gained a certain understanding of the rankings.

The list not only includes many exceptionally talented men, but also a number of women who are just as capable as men.

They were all important members of major families or top sects!

A long time ago, Yue Qinghuan was ranked only around 260th on this list.

But that's all in the past. Yue Qinghuan hasn't shown her skills in public for a long time.

Now that she has broken through to the second level of the Heavenly Gang Realm, her strength is no longer comparable to what it used to be.

If the rankings were changed, her position would definitely improve significantly!

Li Qingyuan paid special attention to the top fifty cultivators on the Prodigy Ranking, especially the most dazzling top ten!

At the top of the list is Chu Xinghan, a direct descendant of the ancient Chu family.

His cultivation had reached the peak of the ninth level of the Heavenly Gang Realm. He was skilled in using a spear, and his spear intent had been cultivated to a high level of perfection...

A year ago, Chu Xinghan relied on his own strength to defiantly defeat a mid-stage King Realm expert and successfully kill him!

Since that battle, Chu Xinghan has never publicly made a move again.

Now, a year has passed, and no one knows the extent of his strength.

Rumors are swirling around him; some say he has already broken through to the King Realm, while others speculate that he is focusing on honing his skills, striving for an even greater breakthrough...

The booklet contained quite detailed information about him, which caught Li Qingyuan's eye and made him secretly marvel:

Chu Xinghan's strength is truly terrifying. It is unbelievable that he could kill a King Realm expert with the cultivation of the Heavenly Gang Realm!

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