On the list of mid Dharma adepts, six of the top ten were from the holy lands, and this was because many of the disciples from the holy lands had yet to show their prowess. There were also three who were from large sects or clans. Only Lu Ping was at the top of the list, and he was from a medium-sized sect from the North Sea.
Lu Ping looked further down the list. Su Jin was ranked eleventh. The Zi Yang Palace was known as the best sword sect in the world, and although the attacks of swordsmen were not as deadly as the lightning magic of the Yuwen clan against Mara, they were still not to be underestimated.
Further down the list, Xiahou Wushang was ranked eighteenth, while Chan Yue and Chan Xiang were ranked twenty-third and twenty-sixth respectively. The further down the list, the smaller the difference in points between the practitioners, and the rankings would change from time to time. At this moment, Qing Hu was ranked forty-fourth with thirty-six points.
With Qinghu's abilities, it would not be easy for her to secure a spot in the top fifty among the various sects' heirs and veteran mid Dharma adepts. However, Qinghu had the help of Qinghu Tiger and Qinghu Wolf. The two brothers knew that with their own abilities, they would not be able to make it into the top fifty among the early Dharma adepts. Hence, the two brothers decided to focus on helping Qinghu Tiger earn battle credits, leaving the final blow to Qinghu Tiger, which was why Qinghu Tiger was able to make it into the top fifty.
Lu Ping remembered that Tianshan Grand Ancestor had also killed a Jade Shura and a few Blood Demon Luos in the previous battle, so he had around 20 points. He wasn't too far from the top of the list. Lu Ping remembered that Tianshan Grand Ancestor had also killed a Jade Shura and a few Blood Demon Luos.
However, Lu Ping also knew that many of the practitioners who were not on the list had about the same number of points. Although Laozu of Tianshan had more than twenty points, there were still many practitioners who had about the same number of points as him.
While Lu Ping was looking at the list, there were already two changes to the list. The first was that the last person on the list had suddenly changed, and his points had risen by one place. The second was that the practitioner in the thirty-ninth place had suddenly disappeared from the list. From the fortieth place, everyone had moved up one place, and the practitioner who had been removed from the list was once again in the fiftieth place, with his points still at thirty-one.
"Hey, what's going on?"
Clearly, more than one person had noticed this. Qing Hu shrugged and said, "What else? The thirty-ninth person is dead!"
Everyone fell silent, especially the many Core Forging adepts of Zhenling. To them, the death of a mid Dharma adept was a big deal. However, in a battle that involved the entire world of human practitioners, the death of a mid Dharma adept was like a bubble in the North Sea. It was not a big deal at all.
In fact, Zhenling had already experienced something like this before. It was just that aside from people like Lu Ping, who had participated in many large-scale battles and was used to the deaths of high-level practitioners, most of the disciples of Zhenling were not used to this kind of situation.
Most of the names on the list of late Dharma adepts were from the holy lands, and everyone's name was well-known in the world of practitioners. However, to the people of Zhenling, these names were a little confusing. No matter what, the world of practitioners in the North Sea was still very isolated compared to the outside world.
However, the names on the list of early Dharma adepts shocked everyone in Zhenling. In the eighth place, Liu Tianyuan had killed a Jade Shura, three Blood Shuras, a Blood Demon, and more than ten Big Mara, who were equivalent to late Core Forging cultivators. He had a total of 78 battle credits and was ranked there.
It was a pity that besides Liu Tianyuan, none of the other early Dharma adepts in Zhenling had made it onto the list. Tian Tian, who had originally been the most hopeful, had died. Li Tianru and Ji Tianxuan had been in charge of the Three Talents and Five Elements Formation. Samling and Lu Qin-er had some battle credits, but the list clearly did not target demon practitioners. Even though Samling and Lu Qin-er were Lu Ping's followers, they would still not be recognized by the practitioners of the various sects.
Compared to the list of mid Dharma adepts, the list of early Dharma adepts changed even more. In the short time that everyone was looking at the list, the bottom of the list had already changed three times. There was also a person in the middle of the list who had suddenly disappeared. It was obvious that he had also died.
Other than these three lists that received the most attention, there were also three lists of Core Forging adepts. After a rough look, because Zhenling did not bring any early Core Forging adepts to the central mainland this time, there were adepts in the late and mid Core Forging adepts on the list. However, their ranks were obviously not very high, and there were not many of them.
However, there were obviously fewer adepts from the holy lands on the list. This was normal, because the lower the level of cultivation, the smaller the difference in strength. Moreover, there were too many Core Forging adepts, so it was normal for adepts from other sects to occupy the list.
Lu Ping saw Wang Xuanqi's name on the list of mid Core Forging adepts. He was ranked 35th. Although the battle with the Core Forging adepts had been fought with the help of the Dao-soldier formation, so the number of Mara and the chances of each adept killing Mara was relatively equal, and they had also focused on defense, Wang Xuanqi had still used his sharp sword skills to assassinate several large Mara, which was equivalent to a late Core Forging adept. If it was not for the fact that Zhenling had been recuperating and did not participate in the battle, Wang Xuanqi's ranking would have been even higher.
Finally, he flipped to the ranking of the sects' total battle points. Among the large sects, the Heavenly Mystery Sect, the Yuwen Clan, and the Talisman Pavilion were ranked in the top three, far ahead of them. The few sects after them were also familiar with each other, but their total battle points were slightly lower than the top three sects. This was to be expected, after all, these three sects had faced the attack of Mara's army head-on.
In the ranking of the medium-sized sects, Zhenling's unsurprising first place made the cultivators in the encampment cheer again. The second place was a family that had crossed paths with Lu Ping before, the Lu Family, known as the number one alchemist family in Middle Earth. However, compared to Zhenling, the difference in battle points was slightly larger.
The third place was the South Sea's Yulin Sect. This sect was known as the fifth large sect in the South Sea, and it had long possessed the strength comparable to the large sects. However, for some unknown reason, it had never built a treasure ship or opened a super long-distance teleportation array in Middle Earth. Therefore, it had never been recognized as a large sect by the holy lands and large sects.
However, the Yulin Sect's heritage was still there, and it firmly occupied the third place in the sect ranking.
Although the battle merits ranking was exciting to watch, this ranking was ultimately only temporary. Whether it was Lu Ping or Zhenling, if they wanted to gain the most out of this battle against Mara, they would still have to persevere for a long period of time, and they might even have to pay a heavy price.
What Zhenling needed to do now was to think of a way to minimize his losses and at the same time, get a good ranking on the battle merits ranking.
However, what Lu Ping did not know was that when the psychic jade tablet that recorded the battle merits ranking was placed in the encampment of the various sects, Lu Tianping's ranking among the mid Dharma adepts attracted the attention of countless people. It could even be described as sensational.
This was especially so for the mid Dharma adepts from the holy lands and famous sects. When the battle merits ranking was first released, they did not feel it, but after participating in the battle against Mara for half a month, Lu Tianping's battle merits ranking had not changed at all, but it was still as high as ever!
This meant that Lu Tianping did not fight again after the battle at the encampment, but the question was, how was he able to obtain so many battle merits in such a short period of time?
Could it be cheating?
The more time passed, the more the discussions about Lu Tianping seemed to become more and more unkind. They knew that the news from the Ziyang Palace, the Tianxuan Sect, and the Tianyue Sect was that Lu Tianping had single-handedly killed an injured Asura!
All sorts of doubting comments began to weaken, and soon after, the news that Lu Tianping had mastered the Heaven-Opening Sword Technique also began to spread. Furthermore, the adepts who had witnessed Lu Tianping obtaining battle merits were not only from the Zhenling Sect, and more and more people's testimonies finally put an end to these rumors.
The first of the third generation of adepts in the cultivation world, this title was indeed well-deserved!
Lu Ping pointed at the battle merits ranking and asked Sixth Brother Lei, who was beside him, "Brother Lei, what are your plans?"
Sixth Brother Lei smiled and said, "Compared to entering the Seventh Patriarch's Taoist Altar, I would rather compete with those guys on the ranking!"
Lu Ping laughed loudly and said, "That's right, but I hope Brother Lei can lend our sect a hand!"
Sixth Brother Lei smiled and said, "Of course, I can't use the Luoxin Sect's name, right? Moreover, Qin Yu and Qin Gang, those two rascals, also used your sect's name!"
Lu Ping said, "If that's the case, thank you very much!"
After saying goodbye to Sixth Brother Lei, Lu Ping went to Lin Yu Laozu's resting place. Seeing that Lin Yu Laozu's aura had become more and more mellow, Lu Ping asked with a smile, "How do you feel now, Senior?"
Lin Yu Laozu smiled and said, "The Pure Yang Blood Stasis Removal Pill really lives up to its name. The Old Man's injuries are still mostly healed, and he only needs to rest for a year and a half to fully recover."
Naturally, Lu Ping came here to ask Lin Yu Laozu about the latest news about the encirclement against Mara. Lu Ping knew that Lin Yu Laozu had a secret method to communicate with the other 12 Pure Yang Practitioners, and Lin Yu Laozu had never hidden this secret. On the contrary, he would usually send Lu Ping the latest battle reports about the encirclement against Mara.
However, this time, Lin Yu Laozu did not talk about the latest battle situation. Instead, he asked, "This time, all the sects have gathered in the Nine Mysteries Tower. What do you think about the battle Mara's army is about to break out of the encirclement?"
Lu Ping thought for a while and said, "This is more like a surprise attack by Mara, taking advantage of the fact that the sects have yet to stabilize their footing to catch them off guard. This is somewhat different from the previous records of Mara's bloodthirsty and mindless state. However, even if he has some intelligence, it is still very limited."
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