Old Feng did not find this strange. He smiled gently and led the three past the long queue, going directly to the golden-armored guards.
After handing over their identity documents and identity medallions, the guards at the south gate let Xiao Chen and the others through. They did not even have to queue.
"Purple Gold Vine! A Purple Gold Vine that is at least a thousand years old. Unexpectedly, it is planted by the roadside, and its fruits are all ripe."
"There is also the Fire Dragon Tree. It is at least a thousand years old."
"White Profound Flower!"
After entering, the group could not help but exclaim when they saw the Spirit Trees and flowers casually planted by the roadside.
When they looked around, they saw the Spirit Trees and Spirit Herbs that were very valuable in the Sky Dome Realm growing everywhere like weeds in the vast Bushin Palace.
Xiao Chen was not too astonished. Spirit Trees that could be casually planted by the roadside were definitely not rare. Since they were in the Kunlun Realm, they could not look at things from the perspective of the Sky Dome Realm.
Old Feng led the three through a few familiar streets in the Bushin Palace. Soon, they arrived at a majestic hall. The plaque above the door read "Proud Son of Heaven Pavilion."
After entering the hall, Old Feng got the three to wait for a while while he went to get their identity medallions.
The few of them felt bored as they waited. There were also some cultivators around their age who were waiting excitedly.
"Are you cultivators from the lower realm?"
Three cultivators, male and female, walked over and asked the three curiously. The one who asked the question was a pretty girl.
This girl was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old. She was already an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Her aura was very stable, not chaotic at all. Clearly, she had advanced a long time ago.
The three exchanged glances. Then, Yue Chenxi made the introductions. "Yes, we are from the Sky Dome Realm. I am Yue Chenxi, he is Xiao Chen, and he is Gong Yangyu."
"I am Bai Xi. These two are my junior brothers, Bai He and Bai Yu. They are from the Rank 8 sect of the Jingzhou Province, Beiming Palace." The girl's smile did not diminish as she introduced them warmly to the three.
When the two male disciples behind her heard that Xiao Chen and the others were from the Sky Dome Realm, they revealed disdainful gazes.
"I thought it was the geniuses of the ten great battle realms. So, it is the last-ranked Sky Dome Realm. Senior Sister Bai, let's go. There is nothing to say to them."
The Beiming Palace disciple named Bai Yu said faintly.
Bai He also said, "The people of the Sky Dome Realm want to enter the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking? That is simply impossible. What a waste of an opportunity."
White Brook unhappily said, "How can you two speak like that? How rude."
"Haha! In that case, senior sister, you can just waste your time here. We'll go make our preparations. Once senior brother brings back the Sage Sky Lantern, we'll attempt the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking."
The two of them didn't even look at Xiao Chen and the other two. They just turned around and left.
Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao learned a little about the Ten Great Battle Realms as they chatted. Of the six hundred great realms that the Bushin Palace controlled, the ten great battle realms were the top ten Great Thousand Realms.
There were countless experts in the battle realms. Many of them were natural combat geniuses. Every year, the experts of the battle realms would enter the Kunlun Realm, making a name for themselves in the competitive Tianwu Domain.
The battle realms had already become a signboard. The people who came from the battle realms were publicly acknowledged to be extraordinary. Even the people of the Tianwu Domain wanted to befriend them.
"My apologies. My two junior brothers are rather proud and arrogant. However, they are definitely not vicious people," Bai Xi said apologetically.
This was not the first time Xiao Chen met such realistic people. Given his mental state, these two would not affect him at all. He smiled faintly and did not say anything.
Yue Chenxi felt dissatisfied in his heart. However, when he saw Bai Xi's sincere attitude, he did not say anything. He changed the topic and said, "Let's not talk about this. Elder Sister Bai Xi, can you tell us what this Proud Son of Heaven Ranking is?"
Bai Xi was very enthusiastic. She smiled and said, "Naturally, I can. The Proud Son of Heaven Ranking is a ranking that measures the strength of the young cultivators in our Tianwu Domain. It is the most authoritative ranking.
"In the Tianwu Domain, as long as you are not older than forty, you have a chance to make it onto the ranking every year. After you make it onto the ranking, not only will you become famous in the Tianwu Domain, but you will also receive many benefits.
"The first benefit is that the Bushin Palace will give you Spirit Gathering Pearls and Medicinal Pills as a monthly reward based on your rank on the ranking.
"The second benefit is that as long as you make it onto the ranking, you will obtain the will of an ancient sage. The ancient sage was as strong as a Martial Emperor. This will will enter your sea of consciousness and save your life at a critical moment.
"The third benefit is the one that has the closest relationship with you all. If you can make it onto the ranking, you will receive more attention after you enter the sect."
When the group heard Bai Xi's explanation, they could not help but feel anticipation for the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
"Senior Brother is here. Come, let's go quickly. After cultivating for three years, I must make it onto the ranking!"
Just at this moment, Bai Yu and Bai He rushed over. Bai Xi smiled and said, "My First Senior Brother is here. I will take my leave first."
Xiao Chen and the others turned their heads to look and saw a young swordsman with an extraordinary air and unfathomable cultivation. Three lanterns floated in front of him as he slowly walked over.
The group also saw Old Feng behind that young swordsman. There were also three lanterns floating in front of him.
Old Feng walked over and said to the three, "Come, follow me to the Sage's Wall to make it onto the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking."
Following Old Feng's footsteps, the three arrived before a wall in the middle of the hall. There were many paintings of Sages on this wall. An ancient aura came from it, making them feel solemn and heavy. They did not even dare to breathe too loudly.
There were a thousand lanterns arranged in a pyramid shape on the wall. When the lanterns lit up, the Sages on the wall shone brightly, making the strong auras of the Sages even more prominent.
As for the wick, it was an eye-opener for the three of them. They were actually miniature figures made of flames.
Although the flaming figures were small, as long as one focused, the figures in the lanterns would be magnified infinitely. It was like they were real people, imprinted in one's mind.
The first row had only one lantern, the second row had two lanterns, and the third row had four lanterns. The one thousand lanterns were arranged according to this pattern.
The three lanterns at the very top had golden wicks. The light from their flames was the most dazzling, practically overshadowing the light from the other lanterns.
Each lantern represented an outstanding talent of the Tianwu Domain. With these three people occupying such positions and giving off such light, it would be hard not to notice them.
Old Feng sighed softly, "You should have heard of the masters of those three lanterns. They are the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of the Three Holy Masters.
"The one at the very top is the Divine Martial Gate's Feng Wuji. The two below are the Phoenix's Passion Palace's Nuan Muyun and the White Emperor City's Xiao Hou Jue."
Old Feng continued, "The Three Holy Masters are a Sovereign Sect that is even stronger than the Nine Ranks of the Great Families in the Tianwu Domain. They are also the only three Sovereign Sects in the Tianwu Domain."
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly. When he thought of his Blue Dragon Martial Spirit, he could not help but enter deep thought. The Three Holy Masters are probably even stronger in the Tianwu Domain.
"However, most people would not compare themselves to them. The ranking of the seven giants of the Tianwu Domain's younger generation does not include these three. Normally, it is very difficult to meet these three."
Old Feng pointed to the seven lanterns at the bottom row and said, "These seven people are either from the Nine Ranks of the Great Families or from Rank 9 Clans. They are all very strong. The weakest is a Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
"The one with the strongest cultivation would be able to withstand many moves from a Martial Sage and retreat calmly."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but feel startled. It was clear that it was much harder to raise one's cultivation in the Kunlun Realm than in the Sky Dome Realm. Martial Monarchs were also much more valuable.
The difficulty of fighting someone of a higher cultivation realm was not something that the Sky Dome Realm could compare to. It was almost impossible.
With Xiao Chen's current strength, if he met a Medial Grade Martial Monarch of the Kunlun Realm, he would have to put in a lot of effort to defeat them.
If the other party was also a genius cultivator and had a higher cultivation than Xiao Chen, victory would be hard to predict.
These seven people were all Superior Grade Martial Monarchs and had the backing of the Nine Ranks of the Great Families. Furthermore, they were genius cultivators as well. They could easily kill Xiao Chen.
"Aside from these, there are also some proud sons of heaven whose strength is second only to the seven giants. They are heroes among men and are terrifyingly strong. In the Sky Dome Realm, even a regular Martial Sage would not be able to do anything to them. "
As Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu listened to Old Feng's explanation, they felt a strong pressure when facing these one thousand lanterns. They felt somewhat dispirited.
Compared to Gong Yangyu and Gong Yangyu, Xiao Chen also felt immense pressure. However, he did not feel dispirited at all; his expression did not change.
When Old Feng saw Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu's expressions, he smiled faintly and said, "Don't overthink this. The average lifespan of the Kunlun Realm's cultivators is two hundred years. So, even forty years old is still considered part of the younger generation.
"The average age of the one thousand people on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking is thirty years old. Compared to them, you are still too young. This is your first attempt at the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, just to let you broaden your horizons. I do not expect you to obtain any results. "
As Old Feng spoke, the other participants of the Sky Dome Realm — Bai Qi, Liu Xiaoyun, and the others — arrived before the wall under the lead of the various sect elders.
Everyone had newly obtained identity medallions at their waists. The words "Sky Dome Realm" were written on the back, so the surrounding people knew their origins. So they all stopped and watched them attempt the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking together.
Beiming Palace's Bai Yu smiled and said, "There are quite a few people from the Sky Dome Realm. However, I do not see a single Medial Grade Martial Monarch. No wonder they are ranked last."
Bai He added, "They are unable to break through to Medial Grade Martial Monarch in the lower realm. This means that their aptitude is not very good. Senior Sister Bai, you are still chatting so intimately with them. You are lowering your own status. "
"Bai He is right. Given their talent, even if they enter the Nine Ranks of the Great Families, they will only be outer sect disciples. At best, they will be inner sect disciples.
"Although our Beiming Palace is only a Rank 8 sect, you are all true inheritors. There is no need for you to befriend the minor characters of a large sect."
The young swordsman behind the three said slowly, "Befriend experts of similar strength to you and exchange pointers with them. Only then will you be able to improve together."
When Bai He and Liu Xiaoyun heard the young swordsman's words, their smiles widened involuntarily. Seeing their First Senior Brother lecturing them, Bai Xi lowered her head, not daring to say anything more.
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