"There's definitely a deeper meaning behind the appearance of this stone monument. Maybe it's like the Heavenly Dao Rankings you all spoke of, ranking people?"
Elder Changshou guessed.
Before he arrived here, he didn't know anything about the Heavenly Dao Rankings. It was only after he arrived here that someone told him about it.
Venerable Scarlet Flame nodded subconsciously. "That should be the case."
"Look, there are already words appearing on the Tiandao Clan's Trial Stele!"
A Zenith Heaven Realm Grand Luo pointed at the sky and exclaimed. This Zenith Heaven Realm Grand Luo's cultivation was similar to Venerable Crimson Flame's. He was also a Mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Celestial who had attained thirteen fruits of the Way. He hailed from the faraway Warfire Mystic Realm and called himself the Extreme Monarch Grand Elder. Everyone looked over and saw some words on it. It looked like a name. From the top to the bottom, the names kept appearing, as if there was no end to them. Before long, there were already over a million names. However, the immortals had a clear mind.
He was confused by these densely packed names.
"Brother Changshou, isn't that your title?"
Venerable Scarlet Flame was shocked.
"Where?"
Everyone hurriedly searched. As expected, they found the title of Old Man Changshou in the middle!
"If these are the rankings, Brother Changshou, your ranking is already quite high."
Venerable Scarletflame said enviously.
"Supremacy Scarlet Flame, your name has appeared too. It's not far behind Brother Changshou."
The Extreme Monarch Great Ancestor said.
Venerable Scarlet Flame took a closer look and indeed found his name. It was about a thousand names away from Old Man Changshou. He immediately felt gratified. Soon, each of the Grand Luo found their name or title. There were a few whose titles did not appear, but there was a hint of delight in the depths of their eyes. When the other Grand Luo saw that, they immediately realized that the Grand Luo had not told them the truth.
Name or title!
"Gasp …" Everyone inhaled sharply and looked in a certain direction in disbelief, where a Grand Luo who appeared to be in his thirties sat with a rather calm expression. His cultivation had already reached late-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal, making him the strongest among those present.
There was no other Grand Luo. He called himself the Monk Heartseeker, and right now, he was ranked in the top 5,000 of the Tiandao Clan's Trial Stele!
Compared to the rest of the Grand Luo who were ranked in the hundreds of thousands, he was simply too powerful!
"Wen Xin Hermit, it seems like you have the highest chance of joining the Tiandao Clan."
Venerable Scarlet Flame said enviously.
At that moment, Old Man Changshou glanced at Ning Qi. "Little Friend Wu, your name did not appear on the Trial Stele. However, with your strength, even I do not have the confidence to fight you. It seems like you did not tell us your real name." Venerable Redfire, the Extreme Monarch Grand Elder, Master Wen Xin, and the other Grand Luo all looked at Ning Qi when they heard that. Old Man Changshou was right. If they were to rank them based on potential, Ning Qi's potential would probably be the best among them. Before this, they had never seen anyone with the cultivation of a Perfected Golden Immortal.
He had beaten a few Early-stage Perfected Golden Immortals with his bare hands!
"Maybe it's because my cultivation level is too low and I'm not even in the rankings."
Ning Qi smiled, but his gaze fell upon the very top of the Tiandao Clan's Trial Stele. His name was ranked in the top hundred! Among the top hundred, there were some names he had seen on the Heavenly Ranking, but some he had never seen before. However, Ning Qi saw a few familiar faces between the top hundred and the top two hundred. Mo Xie, the White Emperor! Behind them were Xuanyuan Zhongtian, Longcheng, Prodo … This time, the Tiandao Clan had made a huge move.
There was no telling how many people they had captured to participate in this trial!
"Is that so …"
Everyone looked at each other and smiled, as if agreeing with Ning Qi's words. However, only they knew what they were thinking.
Master Wen Xin sighed. "With the appearance of this stele, I'm afraid our days will not be as leisurely as before." "That's right. The higher one's ranking, the higher the chance of joining the Tiandao Clan. The way to get a higher ranking is probably to kill each other, just like when we left that town. Either we kill until there are only ten left and head to another trial ground, or we walk out and face the evil beasts they have arranged!"
Venerable Scarlet Flame nodded.
"Regardless, let us work together!"
"No matter what, let's work together to advance and retreat together!"
The Extreme Monarch Ancestor said.
"I agree."
Elder Changshou nodded.
"I agree!"
"I agree. Only by working together will we be able to deal with the upcoming chaos!"
"Then let's work together!"
The Grand Luo nodded.
At this moment, Ning Qi was the only one who did not speak. They all looked towards Ning Qi. Wen Xin Monk smiled and asked, "My friend Wu, what do you think?"
"Then let's advance and retreat together."
Ning Qi smiled nonchalantly.
Seeing that Ning Qi had agreed, they all smiled. Whether it was Ning Qi's own battle prowess or the person who stayed in the cave all day and never came out, even they couldn't see through him, they could be considered very important battle prowess in the chaos that was about to happen.
After that, several peaceful months passed. During those months, Ning Qi was almost always in the elite cultivation training grounds. When he was tired from meditating, he would take out the Immortal Slaying Four Swords and forge them, while also improving his proficiency in the Nine Hells Tempering Technique.
Ning Qi's Nine Hells Tempering Technique had already been cultivated to the fifth level. There were still four more levels, and it wouldn't be easy to raise it. Sometimes, he thought that if the Nine Hells Tempering Technique was exchanged from the Merit Tower, with his wealth, he would probably be able to raise it to the highest level in minutes!
Dao Fruition still seemed far away, and Ning Qi could not find the 'cause' that belonged to him. One day, Ning Qi returned to his cave abode from the elite cultivation training grounds. He had just stepped out to take two breaths of fresh air when he saw a hundred silhouettes flying towards him from the horizon. At first, they were just black dots, but in the blink of an eye, they arrived above the mountains. Wen Xin Monk and the other Grand Luo seemed to have sensed them as well, and walked out of the cave abode.
He looked at them warily.
"Fellow Daoists, this is the place. That kid is merely a full-fledged Golden Immortal, but his battle prowess is comparable to a mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal. His ranking must be very high, and if we kill him, our ranking would definitely rise by a large margin!"
An old man who had only a few strands of hair left and looked like he was about to die said to the hundred Grand Luo beside him with a sinister smile as he pointed at Ning Qi.
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