It was regrettable to lose, but that was all.
Xiao Chen took his leave calmly. The defeated ten did not need to continue fighting. Lord Mu, who had seven plum blossom petals embroidered on his chest, would determine their ranking based on their performance.
Yun Fei and Nangong Feng walked over. The two were not as good as Xiao Chen, unable to make it into the top twenty.
"To think that he managed to cultivate a strand of Divine Energy. This Gongzi Lan is really a monster," Nangong Feng said somewhat aggrieved.
After advancing to the Divine Vein Realm, one's Veritable Essence Energy would evolve into even stronger Divine Energy.
In front of Divine Essence, True Essence was just like paper paste. It was completely two different levels of things.
There were not many opportunities. Xiao Chen thought that if he used his Heart Flame together with the God Shadow Bow, he might have a chance.
After all, this was not a true fight. While he had a Soul Tool, the other party might have one.
"This is simply like cheating. No wonder he is a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage.
How despairing, "Yun Fei sighed softly. The four heaven-defying Sovereign Personages — Grim Reaper Lin Feng, Saber Demon Wu Meng, Spear Sovereign Mo Yu, and Sword Venerate Gongzi Lan — were not people to offend.
"If you had not run into Gongzi Lan, Xiao Chen, you might have made it into the top ten," Nangong Feng said objectively.
At the same time, he wanted to console Xiao Chen, not wanting him to feel too depressed.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "It's fine. A defeat is a defeat. It does not matter whether I can make it into the top ten or not. In any case, we will enter the Heavenly Alliance in the end. There will be opportunities in the future. "
"Xiao Chen!"
Just at this moment, a figure walked over to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked carefully. It was Qiong Ying.
This was the first Peak Sovereign Personage that Xiao Chen met in the Heavenly Alliance's first stage of the test, the Ink Sea Cluster's Qiong Ying.
To think that Qiong Ying managed to make it out of the loser's group and get to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen stepped forward with some pleasant surprise and said, "Unexpectedly, you really made it."
Qiong Ying smiled and said, "I said it before. As long as there is a loser's group, I will definitely climb out. I will set you as my goal and surpass you."
Xiao Chen admired Qiong Ying's character. This person came from the Outer Endless Sea Cluster, and it was not easy for him to reach where he was now.
He had a tenacity and a drive that would never admit defeat.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "I'll wait for you. Let me introduce you. This is Yun Fei, my Senior Brother from the same sect. This is Nangong Feng, who is in the same exam area as me. He's Qiong Ying from the Ink Sea Cluster. He's the first expert I met in the first stage. "
After a round of introductions, the few of them slowly became familiar with each other.
Unknowingly, the topic shifted to the four heaven-defying experts. Qiong Ying said in a deep voice, "These four fellows are all heaven-defying existences. However, the strongest is still Grim Reaper Lin Feng. He's simply too dazzling. Even the combined brilliance of everyone in our cohort is overshadowed by him. Wu Meng and Mo Yu are about the same. Gongzi Lan is slightly inferior. "
"What do you mean?" Yunfei asked. This Gongzi Lan managed to cultivate Divine Energy as a Sovereign Personage. "
Qiong Ying explained, "This Gongzi Lan is definitely not weak. Even without Divine Energy, he would rank in the top four, slightly stronger than us. However, he is only slightly stronger. He can be called a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage only because of his Divine Energy. He definitely did not cultivate this Divine Energy by himself. He must have had some fortuitous encounter, which allowed him to succeed in cultivating it by chance.
"When we reach the Sovereign Emperor Realm, everyone will have Divine Energy. His advantage will no longer be obvious. However, the other three are different. Lin Feng relies on his Death Dao Domain, Wu Meng on his Saber Dao, and Mo Yu on his spear. Once they reach the Sovereign Emperor Realm, their advantage will strengthen further. Gongzi Lan's advantage will seem mediocre. "
Nangong Feng nodded and said, "That's true. However, it is hard to say if this Gongzi Lan has any other means."
"Right."
As the few conversed softly, the ranking battles ended in a rather peaceful atmosphere. After all, it was just an exchange of pointers. The atmosphere was still very friendly.
Lord Mu started to call out names. When he called out someone, he would tell them their rank and give them a Heavenly Alliance medallion.
"Xiao Chen!"
Upon hearing his name, Xiao Chen stepped forward and performed a cupped-fist salute to Lord Mu.
The azure-clad man looked at Xiao Chen and sized him up. Then, he nodded slightly and said, "Not bad. You truly deserve to be the youngest person in the history of my Heavenly Alliance. I have long wanted to meet you. I heard that you even rejected Lord Suiren Ji's invitation. I am very curious. Can you tell me the answer? "
Xiao Chen replied after some thought, "Freedom."
Freedom!
Lord Mu felt stunned. When the Heavenly Alliance was first established, it had been a very loose alliance. At that time, the Heavenly Alliance's cultivators were the freest, able to come and go as they pleased. The atmosphere of the alliance was also different from now.
However, now, the atmosphere was already very different from before.
Time would slowly change a person. Time would corrode the human heart. Under the baptism of time, the Heavenly Alliance slowly changed.
Who could do anything about the passing of time?
Lord Mu handed the Heavenly Alliance medallion to Xiao Chen. Then, he said softly, "I ranked you eleventh. If you had not run into Gongzi Lan, you would have been able to enter the top ten. You might even have been able to enter the top five. The medallion contains the rewards for the eleventh rank, as well as some uniforms and inherited Dao Tools for the Heavenly Alliance's members. "
"Thank you, Lord Mu."
Xiao Chen put away the medallion and stepped back. Then, he fiddled with the medallion and found it to be rather heavy.
There was a storage space inside the medallion. It seemed to be a Secret Treasure in itself.
Due to the restrictions, Xiao Chen could not open the storage space. Then, he saw the others recognizing the medallion as their master.
Xiao Chen did the same. A drop of essence blood came out of his fingertip and fell into the medallion.
Immediately, the surface of the black medallion slowly melted like snow. The front of the medallion appeared. The seven golden shards fit together perfectly, forming an ancient divine character. The background was an ancient bronze mirror burning with flames.
The back of the medallion was smooth and exquisite, showing a vast snowy scene. An indistinct eight-petal plum blossom appeared in the snowy scene. However, only one of the eight plum blossom petals lit up. The others appeared dim.
Xiao Chen thought about the seven-petal plum blossom emblem on Lord Mu's chest. This might represent his rank.
After injecting a strand of his soul into the medallion, this Heavenly Alliance medallion became perfectly bound to Xiao Chen.
There were still some things in the storage space inside, including the ranking rewards. However, he did not have time to check them out now.
Lord Mu said loudly, "Congratulations on officially becoming members of the Heavenly Alliance. Do you see the plum blossom on the back of the Heavenly Alliance medallion? Only one petal is lit up. What you need to do in the future is to contribute to the Heavenly Alliance by continuing to light up the petals. With every lit petal, your rank in the Heavenly Alliance will rise by one rank. Right now, you are still low-level members of the Heavenly Alliance. The authority and resources you have are very limited. "
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen guessed. The plum blossom petals represented one's rank. As for the seven golden shards and the ancient bronze mirror, Xiao Chen did not know what they meant.
After giving some instructions, Lord Mu got everyone to board the silver warship to bring them to the Heavenly Alliance's headquarters.
After Xiao Chen boarded the warship, he was informed that there were limited rooms in the warship, requiring four people to a room.
If there were no cultivators with better abilities, Lord Mu would randomly assign four people to a room. Coincidentally, Xiao Chen, Yun Fei, Nangong Feng, and Qiong Ying chose a room.
After entering the warship's guest room, the four, who originally thought that the space would not be large, were startled.
The interior of the guest room was exquisitely decorated, looking gorgeous and elegant. Everything was perfect and pleasing to the eye.
There were ancient paintings on the walls, furniture made of divine wood, and screens clearly the work of a great master.
The precious Spirit Fruits on the plates on the table made one sigh at the wealth of this warship's master.
"This Lord Mu really has deep accumulations. Just the plate of Spirit Fruits on the table is probably worth millions of Primeval Heavenly Pills," Yun Fei could not help praising as he casually picked up a Spirit Fruit and stuffed it into his mouth.
The maidservant responsible for serving the four smiled faintly and said, "Everyone can enjoy these Spirit Fruits as they please. If you need more, you can summon this maidservant at any time. Milords can enjoy everything in the room at any time. There is no need to stand on ceremony. It will still be some time before we reach the Heavenly Alliance's headquarters. "
After the introductions, Xiao Chen nodded slightly and said, "You may withdraw first. We will call you again if there is anything."
"Alright. This maidservant will stand guard outside the door. If you have any instructions, I will come immediately." The maidservant smiled and bowed to take her leave. Her graceful figure appeared indistinctly as she bowed, inviting one's imagination.
"He really knows how to enjoy himself. My master is also a member of the Heavenly Alliance. However, he is one rank lower than this Lord Mu. It is just one rank, but the difference is like heaven and earth. No wonder Master dreams of becoming a Doyen. "
Nangong Feng sent off the pretty maidservant with his eyes, feeling somewhat reluctant to part.
Yun Fei guffawed and said, "Nangong Feng, unexpectedly, you have such tastes. He seems to have said that if you have any instructions, I can come immediately. Although the four of us share a room, if you need us, we can leave for a while. If you don't mind us watching, of course, that is fine as well. "
"Scram!"
Nangong Feng said softly, hiding his embarrassment as he gave Yun Fei a look of disdain.
Upon seeing Nangong Feng's embarrassed state, Xiao Chen and the others could not help laughing.
"Everyone, look! What did I discover?"
Qiong Ying searched the room and opened a secret room. To think that it was a cultivation room.
The group quickly put down what they were doing and went in to take a look. They immediately sighed in amazement.
This cultivation room had a peak Spirit Gathering Formation under it. The ceiling was decorated with gemstones, forming a starry sky. When one blinked, it looked like a vast starry sky materialized into a beautiful painting.
It was like one could pluck stars with a wave of one's hand.
The lamp on the wall gave off a faint fragrance. Xiao Chen took a whiff of the fragrance. When one took a whiff, it stunned both the physical body and the soul. They felt comfortable and refreshed, instantly forgetting all their worries. The lamp oil should have an extraordinary origin. However, the group's knowledge was limited, so they did not know what it was made of.
Nangong Feng stepped forward and carefully observed it. Then, he said, "My master once said that there is a Deep Sea gigantic beast, the Cruel Demon Xuan Jing, in the Bitter Sea of the seven great forbidden seas. The Cruel Demon Xuan Jing has a kind of fragrance in its body that can be refined into the peak lamp oil in the world. Many large Buddhist temples use this kind of lamp oil. I suspect that the lamp oil in here is the one I mentioned. "
The Bitter Sea was one of the seven great forbidden seas.
It was a place where the seven bitter sufferings of the world gathered: birth, aging, sickness, and death, resentment, separation from love, and unattainable desires. It was a vast and boundless sea of bitterness. It was filled with unknown dangers. If one was not careful, one would sink deep into it, unable to extricate themselves.
Qiong Ying pointed to the Primeval Heavenly Pills in the Spirit Gathering Formation. These Primeval Heavenly Pills were much darker in color than the ones in everyone's hands. The spirituality of these Primeval Heavenly Pills was nearly solid, visible to the naked eye.
"These are Primeval Heavenly Pills refined from Medial Grade Spirit Jades or Superior Grade Spirit Jades. They are completely different from the Primeval Heavenly Pills refined from Inferior Grade Spirit Jades in our hands."
Primeval Heavenly Pills were Heavenly Pills refined from Inferior Grade Spirit Jades and Superior Grade Spirit Jades.
The Primeval Heavenly Pills refined from Inferior Grade Spirit Jades circulated in the Central Great Realm, as Medial Grade Spirit Jades and Superior Grade Spirit Jades were much rarer in comparison.
Yun Fei sighed, "This Lord Mu is not simple. He is definitely not an ordinary Doyen!"
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