Chapter 116: Tianji Pavilion, Fourth on the Heavenly Rankings

  "Qing Luan Sword Hero?" Yu Xuan Yu said in confusion, "What is it?"

  "This is the ranking on the Heavenly Board," explained the Hai Yue envoy.

  Xu Yang also heard of the Golden Age in later generations, and there was a saying about "Tian Bang" on the Tian Xuan Continent.

  The Tianbang is a ranking list of powerful Xianxia practitioners, divided into four branches: the Junhou List, the Zongshi List, the Junde List, and the Qiulong List.

  The Xianjun List includes one hundred and fifty Xianjun-level figures.

  The Master List includes three hundred Xuanzong.

  The first two lists have strict requirements for the realm of cultivation, but there is no restriction on the age of the cultivator. As long as the realm is sufficient and the combat power is outstanding, it can be listed and become famous throughout the land.

  The Forbes China 30 Under 30 list features young talents under the age of 30, with a total of 500 spots.

  The Hidden Dragon Ranking records the most promising young talents in the world of mystics, with a total of one thousand seats available, and requires an age limit of under twenty years old.

  Due to the endless seas separating the nine continents of the Tianxuan Continent, these proud figures rarely interacted with each other. Therefore, this Heavenly Ranking only applied within each continent. The "Heavenly Ranking" that Haiyue's special envoy spoke of was actually the "Xingzhou Heavenly Ranking".

  It is a great honor to occupy a place in any of these four lists. The territory of Xiangzhou is extremely vast, and the number of people living there is over 100 billion. Among hundreds of billions of people, grabbing one of the limited 1,950 spots is not easy at all.

  "It's a pity that Lin Yuan City doesn't have a Heaven Ranking list, otherwise we might also have a chance to compete for a spot on the Hidden Dragon Ranking." Yu Xuan Yu said.

  Li Wang bitterly smiled and shook his head. The Hidden Dragon List seemed to have a thousand places, but compared to the base of one trillion, it was simply picking out one in a billion. Even Peng Yaozong, whom he had met last time in the Secret Realm of the Wasteland, might not be on the Hidden Dragon List.

  "There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. This heavenly ranking may not convince everyone," said Yu Xuan Yu.

  The Haiyue Special Envoy said, "The Heavenly Rankings are still very authoritative. This is a list written by the powerful force 'Tianji Pavilion'. Tianji Pavilion has ears and eyes all over the Ten Thousand Immortal Continents, if we talk about being informed of news, no one can surpass it."

  Le Tingyun continued, "As long as there are battles between the top-ranked cultivators in various places, new rankings will immediately appear on the Heavenly Rankings Board, incredibly fast. Nobody knows how the Tianji Pavilion monitors such a vast territory and so many cultivators, just thinking about it is awe-inspiring."

  Yu Xuan Yu was somewhat excited: "So, Uncle Li is on which list? His cultivation strength should be on the 'Master List', I wonder what ranking he has."

  Li Zhongxuan said calmly: "I'm no longer on the list."

  Hai Yue explained: "At that time, Li Zong was still in the Xuan Shi realm, and the cyan Ling Xuan spirit transformed into a divine steed, ranking 798th on the 'Hidden Dragon List'."

  Xu Yang understood that the Hidden Dragon List only included young cultivators under the age of twenty, and Li Zhongxuan, despite his youthful appearance, was absolutely not less than thirty-five years old. Not only did he have no place on the Hidden Dragon List, but he couldn't even make it onto the Jundie List, and could only fight to the death on the Zongshi List.

  But Li Zhongxuan was a proud and aloof person, and over the years, he had never revealed his true strength as a master, and since Lin Yuan City was located in a remote area, it naturally went unnoticed.

  Hai Yue said: "Congratulations to Li Zong, this time going to Donglai, will surely once again make a name for himself in the world, and re-enter the heavenly rankings."

  Yu Xuan Yu touched Xu Yang and said in a low voice, "What's going on? The Hai Yue envoy is also a Xuan Zong, seemingly with a higher realm than Uncle Li, so why are you being so cautious?"

  Her voice was soft, but in the ears of Haiyue, Letingyun and Li Zhongxuan at the Xuanzong level, it was clear. Haiyue smiled and didn't get angry: "Yu Xuanyu, you don't know something. For those at the same level as us, the difference in combat power can be very large. You are currently at a lower realm and can't see much of a difference. When you reach our level, you will understand why I am so respectful to Li Zong."

  Three Xuanzong, each urging on the transformation of their own Xuanling, rushed up into the sky.

  Yu Xuan Yu saw Hai Yue transform into a dark yellow giant bear, and to his surprise, it also flew up like a cannonball, which was another astonishing scene.

  Xu Yang stood on Qing Luan's back, he crouched down and carefully examined this Xuanling.

  Every feather on the back of the Qing Luan was crystal clear. Xu Yang knew that these feathers were all carved by Xuan Li, and it was astonishing to be able to achieve such a realistic degree. He was even more amazed at Li Zhongxuan's strength.

  Li Zhongxuan remained silent, with his hands behind his back, like a long spear, standing on the head of Qing Luan.

  Xu Yang also stood up, at this time they had already flown to the middle of the air, with whistling clouds passing by from time to time, and the magnificent mountains and rivers below were rapidly shrinking.

  Three of them were Xuan Zong, and the speed at which they transformed into Xuan Ling Fei Tuo was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, Lin Yuan City had already shrunk to the size of a jade box and soon disappeared from sight.

  "Let's take a rest," said Haiyue, "we can reach Juyuan City within two hours."

  Juyuan City is ten times larger than Linwan City. The villages outside the city are as prosperous as those in Linwan City.

  Chengnan's Peng Town, in the Peng Family Manor.

  "Yao Zong has been unlucky for a long time," said Peng Jia, the master of the house, sitting high on his throne, his eyes flashing with anger, "Yin Lao, have you found the murderer?"

  The silver-haired old man shook his head and said: "I have failed to fulfill the heavy trust placed in me by my master, and now I haven't even found Young Master Yao's body."

  Mr. Peng slapped the table heavily, his discontent evident.

  "The secret realm of the barren valley, only those below Master Xuan can enter," The master of the Peng family's eyes shone with a sharp light. "At this level of strength, there are not many people who can kill Yao Zong, absolutely having the strength above the Potential Dragon List!"

  Yin Lao said: "I've also thought of this, but looking at the entire Giant Source City, there's only one person on the Hidden Dragon List, and that's Young Master Yaozu."

  "Besides Julong City, there are other cities!" Master Peng shouted, "We've been narrowing our search to the various families in Julong City for too long! Yin Lao, go and make a list of all the talented individuals who have appeared on the Qianlong List recently, and investigate each one within a 5,000-mile radius of Julong City!"

  Yin Lao responded with a nod, this range is not large, about five thousand miles in circumference, and there are only three or four cities. The number of talented individuals who have recently risen to the top of the Qianlong list is even more scarce. These two possibilities combined may be able to pinpoint the murderer.

  "Just ahead is Giant Source City, let's go down and take a short rest." Hai Yue said.

  Everyone agreed, and the three Xuanzong flew for three thousand miles. Although they didn't reach the point of exhaustion, they were slightly showing signs of fatigue. Especially Le Tingyun, who had just stepped into the Xuanzong realm, looked a bit pale.

  At the gate of Giant Source City, three huge Xuan Lings descended and transformed into Xuan Force, which was absorbed into the body.

  Several small guards at the gate saw three mysterious figures approaching, who dared to block them? They only asked questions as usual, registered in the book, and then waved their hands to let them go.

  Juyuan City has dozens of Xuanzong, and even a few Xuanjun exist, making it ten times more prosperous than Lin Yuan City.

  PS: This update is 20 minutes late, sorry!