"I heard that the second strongest core disciple of Wanren Peak, Quick Saber Lin Feng, has already said that as long as he appears, he will look for him to settle the score."
"I saw a few Wanren Peak disciples leave earlier. They should be going to inform Lin Feng. There will be a good show to watch later."
When Xiao Chen heard all this, he did not pay too much attention to it. As long as it was not a senior making a move, he was confident that he could deal with any core disciple of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The so-called hindrance was just to increase his combat experience. However, Xiao Chen did not expect this old man's identity to be so deep. He was not as ordinary as he looked.
The old man's expression was like an ancient well; there were no ripples at all. After they arrived at a large hall, he said indifferently, "We have arrived. This is the Ranking Hall. You can find your seat up there."
The area of the large hall was very wide. There were ten wooden walls in the middle. There was a group of people surrounding each wooden wall. They were either shaking their heads and sighing, or they had an impassioned expression. Everyone had a different expression.
The old man brought Xiao Chen to the wooden wall at the very back. When the crowd saw the old man, they immediately opened up a path. Xiao Chen also discovered that the cultivators gathered in front of this wooden wall all had dispirited expressions.
"There is a total of five thousand inner disciples in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The number has always been fixed. These five thousand disciples are all ranked. The one you are looking at is the bottom five hundred inner disciples. After the Ranking War at the end of the year, the last five hundred disciples will be stripped of their inner disciple status, "the old man explained to Xiao Chen.
So that's how it is. No wonder the inner disciples gathered here all had ugly expressions. It turns out that the elimination system of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was so strict. Every year, they would eliminate five hundred disciples.
Xiao Chen looked at the wooden wall. There were ten rows of wooden walls. Each row had a hundred small wooden tablets. Every wooden tablet represented the identity of an inner disciple.
On it was written the person's name, cultivation realm, peak, and other basic information. Xiao Chen looked around for a while and found his own wooden tablet.
It was very eye-catching; it was ranked last in the tenth row. That was the last of the five thousand inner disciples in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. On it was written: Qingyun Peak's Ye Chen, Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master.
The outer sect deacon of the Hall of Contributions took down the wooden plaque representing Xiao Chen. All the wooden plaques on the wooden wall started to move like a jigsaw puzzle. Everyone's name on the wooden wall started to move back by one rank.
The old man held Xiao Chen's wooden tablet and walked to the wooden tablet in front. He placed Xiao Chen's wooden tablet in the tenth row.
In an instant, Xiao Chen's rank rose by five hundred. The crowd immediately burst into an uproar. They had never seen anyone raise their rank by five hundred before.
"This isn't fair. I've been working so hard to complete the sect's missions and accumulate my strength. Yet, I can't even advance by ten ranks in a month. How could he advance by five hundred?"
"This is …" There was no change in the old man's expression. "I, Tian, I," Sect Master, I, Tian Tian, I, I, I, Chen, I, and Chen, I, Chen, and the.
There was no change in the old man's expression. He slowly turned around and looked at the crowd. The noisy chatter immediately stopped; it was incomparably quiet.
"If you are in the bottom five hundred and complete a high level sect mission for the first time and obtain an outstanding evaluation, you can also break away from the bottom five hundred."
Only now did the crowd remember that the Ranking Hall did have such a rule. However, they were not able to accept high level missions. The ones they could accept were all extremely dangerous high level missions. It would be very difficult for them to obtain an outstanding evaluation.
Thus, for a very long time, no one in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion used such a method to raise their ranking. That was why everyone was excited.
Xiao Chen did not care about all this. To him, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was just a relay station. After he learned Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It, he would leave. He did not have any plans to stay here for long.
The Tianwu Continent was very big. Xiao Chen had set his sights on the entire continent long ago. Perhaps the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was a very strong power in the Great Qin Nation.
However, when compared to the entire continent, or even the entire world, outside of the Tianwu Continent was the Boundless Sea. After crossing the Boundless Sea, he heard that there were countless islands.
There were also countless experts there. Thinking about it this way, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was nothing. Thus, Xiao Chen did not care much about his status as an inner disciple.
"Alright, I still have things to do, so I will take my leave first. As for the other rules, you will slowly come to understand them in the future," the old man said indifferently.
After that, the old man gave Xiao Chen a meaningful look. He said, "Finally, I will give you some words of advice. Young man, don't be too sharp. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Don't set your sights too far. For the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to exist, it is not as simple as you think.
"The so-called geniuses are the cheapest things here. Don't keep your heart suspended in the air. Sink down and merge with it. Take a good look at this peak; it is far more exciting than you imagine."
Xiao Chen revealed an extremely shocked expression. This old man had only taken a quick glance, and it seemed like he had seen through Xiao Chen's thoughts.
The old man's words caused Xiao Chen to enter deep thought. Don't keep your heart suspended in the air. Sink down and merge with it. Is he saying that I am arrogant?
Never mind, I will take a look first. Since I am already here, Xiao Chen did not intend to leave immediately. He strode forward and arrived at the first wooden wall. That was the ranking of the top five hundred disciples of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The wooden wall was the same as the other wooden walls. There were ten rows of fifty people in each row. However, the background behind it was different. There was a faint layer of gold paint on it. It looked like a glory roll.
However, being in the top five hundred was also worthy of this glory. When one saw their name on it, they would feel proud.
Survival of the fittest. This was a very good competitive system. It was able to retain the most outstanding talents. Not bad, Xiao Chen admired this ranking system.
When he looked up, the first ten names were as red as blood. They were very eye-catching among the black words. What made Xiao Chen feel strange was that these ten people were not core disciples of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Xiao Chen did not know which Peak they belonged to or what their cultivation realm was. There was only one name on the information board. The rest were all unknown; it was very mysterious.
Could it be that the strongest disciples of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion are not the true inheritors? Xiao Chen thought to himself. He carefully counted to the back. He only saw the first true inheritor's name after fifty.
The true inheritor of Wanren Peak, Wang Qinian, was an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Unexpectedly, he was only in the fifties. After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen decided to look at the ranking of the so-called Quick Saber, Lin Feng.
As he continued looking down, Xiao Chen saw Lin Feng's name in the third row. Wanren Peak core disciple, Superior Grade Martial Saint. Wanren Peak's second strongest core disciple, but he was only in the hundredth rank.
How exactly is the ranking on the wooden board divided? Why does it feel like it is not accurate? Xiao Chen started to doubt himself.
"Ye Chen!" Just as Xiao Chen was deep in thought, someone called out his name from behind. When he turned his head to look, he discovered it was Ma Chen, who had gone to the Spirit Mine with him on a mission.
When Ma Chen saw Xiao Chen turn around, he quickly walked over. He said in pleasant surprise, "It really is you! Junior Brother Ye Chen, I have not seen you for a month. I thought something happened to you."
When Xiao Chen saw this, he felt somewhat apologetic. He explained that he had no choice but to knock him out; he did not have any malicious intent.
Ma Chen waved his hand and said, "You don't have to say it, I understand. Speaking of which, your background is not small. Even the Young Pavilion Master personally sent people to look for you."
Xiao Chen felt it was strange, so he asked, "You know about this as well? Does anyone else know?"
Ma Chen shook his head and said, "There should not be anyone else who knows. I only came up half a month ago. I do not know what happened in the Spirit Mine. It has been under lockdown for a long time."
The two of them chatted for a while. Xiao Chen understood a little about what happened after he left from Ma Chen. The things that happened in the Spirit Mine were not spread out. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion was as peaceful as it was in the past.
No one outside knew that the shocking change that happened a month ago could turn into something that could threaten the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Xiao Chen remembered that Ma Chen had been here longer than him. He should know what was going on with the ranking. So he asked about his doubts.
Ma Chen smiled and said, "This is very normal. The true inheritors of the seven Peaks are all passed down by the bloodline of the Peak Master. It is not a matter of talent. Sometimes, a true inheritor is not even as strong as an ordinary inner disciple."
Xiao Chen was astonished, "Would anyone be willing to become a Peak Master?"
If a Peak Master was not even as strong as a core elder, it was hard for Xiao Chen to imagine how such a person would be able to manage such a large Peak.
"They would not. After all, such people are the minority. Furthermore, every Peak has their own methods of passing down their cultivation. Before the old Peak Master died, he could pass down his cultivation to his descendants," Ma Chen continued to explain.
"As for the top ten people, they are the strongest ten. They spend most of their time training outside and rarely return. So it is normal that we do not know their cultivation. I have seen the Ranking Competition at the end of last year.
"These ten people are very strong, they definitely live up to their reputation. A few of them are able to defeat opponents of a higher cultivation realm. Furthermore, their cultivation methods are different from the orthodox inner disciples. They are all aiming for the Divine Saber Camp."
So that was the case. No wonder the old man told Xiao Chen that geniuses were the cheapest thing in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. If the top twenty were all the people that Ma Chen mentioned, then the old man's words were not exaggerated.
What kind of genius could be more talented than someone who could defeat opponents of a higher cultivation realm?
After Ma Chen answered Xiao Chen's question, he told him about the changes in the rankings. Aside from doing some Refinement Missions, one could also challenge an opponent in the same row as them.
That was to say, one could challenge an inner disciple who was ranked forty-nine above them. Everyone had a chance to challenge them once a month. The person being challenged could choose not to accept the challenge.
However, on the fifteenth of every month, if someone challenged you, you had to accept the challenge. Otherwise, you would automatically forfeit and be automatically defeated.
Of course, the most crucial thing was the Ranking Competition at the end of the year. At that time, the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion would engage in a grand battle among the inner disciples.
The points obtained in the battle were the most important factors in determining one's ranking. Of course, one's previous ranking was also very important. The points obtained were the same. However, if one's ranking was too far behind, it would be useless.
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