For Wan Gufeng, the first battle was a great victory, which was much better than Long Eyebrow's expectation.
With the ranking of the first battle, even if the final ranking was lower, it would not drop too much. At least, it would not drop beyond 600. According to Long Eyebrow's plan, he wanted to stay in the top 300. As long as he was still in the top 300, it would be a victory.
The sky gradually darkened. Different from the earth, the Untainted Land had a stable 24-hour day, 12 hours during the day and 6 hours at night. Moreover, the climate was stable and very comfortable.
Even in the mortal world, the climate was basically fixed. Most of the places had good climates, but there were also very cold and very hot places. However, very few people lived in those places. Everyone was willing to live in a better place.
There was no rest in the middle of the ranking distribution meeting. It would continue even at night.
For immortals, staying up for a few nights would not affect them at all. The second competition was between the Void Return Immortals of each peak.
This time, it was a catch in pairs competition. Only five disciples of the Void Return Realm would be sent from each peak. Each disciple would only challenge the peak one level above. Only the winner could continue to move up.
Several low-ranking peaks did not even have five disciples of the Void Return Realm, let alone five disciples of the Void Return Realm. Therefore, they had to give up this competition.
Wan Gufeng had five disciples of the Void Return Realm, but they were not the ones prepared before. All five of them had died this time. Only one of them was at the Late-stage of the Void Return Realm, the other four were at the Middle-stage of the Void Return Realm, and one of them had just been promoted.
This kind of competition was basically a competition between late-stage disciples. Middle-stage disciples were simply looking for trouble. However, Wan Gufeng did not have so many disciples, so he could only send five of them.
The competition would be carried out in groups of 100. The 3,000 peaks would be divided into 30 venues at the same time. Wan Gufeng was in the first group, which was ranked 97.
After a whole day of competition, the result of their group finally came out.
The result was not unexpected. Wan Gufeng fell to the last place, the 100th place. Fortunately, the comparison this time was in the hundreds. Otherwise, they would not have dropped just three places, but three hundred places would not have been a surprise.
Gu Zheng could do nothing to help in the competition of the Void Return Realm. He could only watch the five disciples go up to the stage and admit defeat. This was also Changmei's strategy. Since they could not defeat their opponents, they might as well admit defeat. Anyway, they would fall to the 100th place at most. There would not be a worse result.
After a day, they rested for two hours to replenish their energy. Immortals were also humans. Although they could skip meals, the feeling of hunger was uncomfortable. It was better to eat something.
The third match was the real key.
The third round of the competition was no longer in units of 100. Instead, it was a competition between Gold Immortals. This time, however, it was a competition of sword techniques. Every peak sent out a disciple. The one from Myriad Valley Peak was Tianmingzi.
Although Tianmingzi was only at the middle stage of Jin Xian, his swordsmanship was extraordinary. He was also the one who had been chosen previously, so this competition did not affect Wan Gufeng at all.
Tianmingzi's performance was not bad. Although his final ranking was not in the top 100, he was still outside the top 100. He was ranked 137th. If the previous rankings were combined, Wangufeng's ranking had not dropped too much. He was still in the top 150.
But the most important thing was the final competition, the competition of overall strength.
Overall strength was the most important thing. Each peak would value their own overall strength. Shushan also valued the overall strength of each peak. The final competition of overall strength was the most important thing. This ranking would affect the final 50% of the rankings.
"Prepare the Black Tortoise Gate!"
The Black Tortoise Gate was the same as the Xuanjing Sect. The difference was that the restrictions on the people who could enter were expanded. Only Jin Xian's disciples were allowed to enter. Celestial Immortals and Daluo Jinxian were not allowed to enter.
At first, all disciples were allowed to enter. But later, it was discovered that those Celestial Immortals were of limited help. In the end, it was still Jin Xian's duel. Therefore, only Jin Xian was allowed to enter. The place where they entered was still the Virtual Battlefield. No matter how they fought there, it would not affect anyone.
But this time, the competition was not a free-for-all. In a free-for-all, one could not see the true overall strength. This time, after entering, it was a challenge.
You could challenge someone of a higher level. Thirdly, you could not exceed your level by too much. You could only challenge the peak within the top 100. In other words, the 100th disciple could challenge the first disciple, and the 200th disciple could only challenge the 100th disciple.
After winning the challenge, you would have the opportunity to continue to challenge higher levels.
But there was only one chance to die inside. If you died, you would not be able to enter again. If you were injured during the challenge, it would be more difficult for you to continue. You might even be challenged by others and your ranking would drop.
In the challenge, only low-level disciples were allowed to challenge high-level disciples. High-level disciples were not allowed to challenge low-level disciples. One could choose not to accept the challenge. If one did not accept the challenge, it would be considered as admitting defeat. If one admitted defeat, one's ranking would drop.
If the challenger won, he could temporarily obtain the ranking of the other challenger. The two rankings would be exchanged and a new challenge would be carried out. Each peak was only allowed to challenge others five times. In addition, they had five chances to be challenged. In theory, each peak had ten chances to challenge others. But generally, it would not be that many. But there were still five or six chances. In some competitive rankings, it was possible to challenge others seven or eight times, or even ten times.
After all the challenges were over, the final ranking would be combined with the previous ranking to determine the final ranking after the competition.
And this time, the ranking of the Jin Xian challenge accounted for fifty percent of the total score. It was very important.
Chang Mei's goal was to be within the top three hundred. Now, they only had eight Jin Xian. But only seven of them could really fight. Gao Shijie wanted to participate in the challenge, but was rejected by Chang Mei. His strength was not enough to participate in the challenge. If he went in, he would be a burden. It was better to stay outside.
There were only seven of them, and their ranking was so high. They would definitely be challenged many times. If they were challenged by stronger peak disciples, they would directly give up and admit defeat. As long as they could stay in the top three hundred, it would be a victory.
The top three hundred, plus the previous ranking, the final ranking would be just over two hundred. It would drop by half. This was a result that everyone could accept. After all, their strength had dropped by more than half.
It was already very impressive for their ranking to drop by more than one hundred.
Chang Mei, Gu Zheng, Tianmingzi, Wu Chengfeng, and Mao Shijie entered the Black Tortoise Gate separately. After entering, they found a place to meditate and rest. They did not move.
This time, it was not a battle royale, nor was there an alliance. They were just waiting for the challenge to start.
Many people stared at Wangu Peak's position. The other peaks did not change much. Some of their strength increased, and some of their strength decreased. But the increase and decrease were limited, unlike Wangu Peak, which had dropped by almost half after encountering a disaster.
Although two Jin Xian had been added, the difference between seven and thirteen was still too big.
If it were not for this disaster, Wangu Peak would have fifteen Jin Xian. Their strength had increased a little, and this time, their ranking would definitely go up a few steps. Not to mention a lot, it was possible for them to enter the top ninety. Unfortunately, their loss was too great. Let alone ninety, they would be very lucky to be able to stay in the top three hundred.
This was also what everyone thought, especially the peaks lower than Wangu Peak. Wangu Peak's bad situation was good news for them.
However, not all the peaks were staring at them. Many of them knew that even if they defeated Wangu Peak, they would not be able to keep Wangu Peak's ranking. Only the peaks that were originally lower than Wangu Peak, such as those that were above one hundred, would pay special attention to Wangu Peak's position and try to get their ranking.
Chang Mei had already told Gu Zheng these details. Gu Zheng understood all of this. He sat together with Chang Mei and the others, quietly waiting for others to challenge them.
As for whether Wangu Peak wanted to challenge others, Chang Mei did not even think about it. Now, they wanted to protect themselves. Challenging others was not a big deal, as they were not qualified to do so.
The challenges began quickly. The disciples of each peak were watching the competition of their seniors in their seats. The battles of the Jin Xian were far more intense than those of the Celestial Immortals. These battles also inspired them. Some of them broke through after watching the battles. After every competition, there would always be a few people who broke through and became Jin Xian after watching the battles.
The lower ranked peaks began to challenge the higher ranked ones, while the higher ranked ones rested and watched the battles first.
Most of the people in the bottom one hundred gave up their challenges. They basically only had one Jin Xian, and many of them were at the initial stage of Jin Xian. There was no point in fighting each other. For the bottom one hundred, advancing one rank or falling one rank was basically meaningless. Instead, the last one challenged the second last one, wanting to change their fate of being the last one.
They challenged the higher ranked ones one by one. Some lost and some won. This time, more than nine thousand Jin Xian had entered. There were constantly people dying and disappearing, and the number of people inside was decreasing.
The challenges were very intense, and the battles were also very intense. Creating such an illusion was to let the disciples really fight with their lives on the line. This kind of battle experience would help them to protect their lives when they were outside. Everyone was merciless in their attacks. It was impossible to tell that they were from the same sect.
However, being killed didn't really mean being killed. Everyone knew this, so they were extremely ruthless. Many people revealed their trump cards. Some of the disciples fought with their lives on the line, causing the elders to sigh in amazement. They benefited greatly from this.
Not long after the challenges began, Wan Gu Peak welcomed its first challenger, the 117th-ranked Butterfly Orchid Peak.
Butterfly Orchid Peak had more female disciples. They had thirteen Jin Xian, but their overall strength could not compare to Wan Gu Peak's. If it wasn't for Wan Gu Peak's heavy losses, Butterfly Orchid Peak definitely would not have challenged them.
Butterfly Orchid Peak had their own plans for challenging them first.
Their strength was not much different from the top one hundred or so. Their goal this time was to enter the top one hundred. Even if they were ranked one hundred, it didn't matter. If they could enter the top one hundred, it would be a victory.
If they challenged Wan Gu Peak first, they could negotiate with Wan Gu Peak. After all, they were ranked one hundred and seventeen. They had analyzed that Wan Gu Peak's goal was not to maintain their ranking, but to fall as much as possible. One hundred and seventeen was something they could accept.
This way, they could take the 97th-ranked position without having to fight. As long as they could maintain their ranking, they would have a chance to enter the top one hundred. Their disciples had performed well in the first round, especially in the first round. Because their disciples were smart, they had killed others before they were eliminated by Gu Zheng. Their results were not bad, giving them a chance to enter the top one hundred.
Butterfly Orchid Peak's thirteen Jin Xian walked over together. The Peak Master was a woman in her thirties. She cupped her fists at Chang Mei and said, "Junior Brother Chang Mei, you know very well that you can't maintain your ranking this time. Why don't you give up? This way, there will be people challenging you in the future. At least you can preserve your strength!"
Butterfly Orchid Peak Master was right. However, her arrogant tone was hard to accept. It was as if Wan Gu Peak was too weak compared to Butterfly Orchid Peak. If they fought, they would lose, which would not be good.
If Wan Gu Peak did not surrender in the first round and were all killed, they would not have a ranking. Without a ranking, their ranking would be based on the number of people they killed. They would definitely be ranked lower and might even fall out of the top one thousand.
This result was obviously not something that Long Eyebrows could accept.
Therefore, even if he was dissatisfied with Butterfly Orchid Peak's attitude, he was prepared to accept it.
"That's right. Only you guys are left. There's even a cripple who did not participate. What else do you want to do other than surrender?"
A person beside Butterfly Orchid Peak Master said. He also raised his head and looked very arrogant.
However, he had the right to be arrogant. Although he was not a Peak Master, he was the number one expert of Butterfly Orchid Peak. He was already at the late stage of Jin Xian. The scarlet Immortal Sword in his hand was very powerful. He was also at the late stage during the last ranking. Butterfly Orchid Peak was able to obtain rank one hundred and seventeenth because of him.
"What did you say?"
Tianmingzi suddenly stared at him angrily. He had the best relationship with Gao Shijie. Now that Gao Shijie was insulted, he would be the first to be unable to accept it.
"Peak Master Xiao, our Wan Gu Peak is facing a great disaster. However, a centipede will not fall down even if it dies. We still have seven people. If we really die, we can take one or two of you down with us. When the time comes, we will surrender. I want to know, can you still keep your rank of ninety-seven?"
Chang Mei said coldly. The other party's attitude had angered him. If the other party was too arrogant, they would definitely be able to kill one or two of them if they risked their lives.
Not to mention killing one or two of them, even if one or two of them were injured, those who had their eyes on them would immediately take action and think of ways to snatch the ranking from them.
"You should know that you will have to pay a bigger price if you do that. Your ranking might drop even more!"
Butterfly Orchid Peak Master said angrily. However, he was somewhat afraid of Chang Mei's words. Chang Mei was right. If they risked their lives, they could indeed cause damage to them. They had to preserve their strength for the final challenge. Otherwise, they would not be able to keep their rank of ninety-seven.
"So what if we have to pay a price? We will not let you have an easy time anyway!"
Tianmingzi snorted coldly. He knew that they would have to pay a price. He also knew that it was not wise to do so. If the other party had not insulted Gao Shijie, he would not have said that.
"With just the few of you? Humph!"
The person beside Butterfly Orchid Peak Master snorted again. He was indeed very strong. Even Chang Mei did not have the confidence to fight against him. However, it did not mean that the other party could insult them as he wished. Chang Mei also glared at him.
"Since that is the case, there is no point in talking. Let's fight!"
This time, it was Gu Zheng who spoke. Although Gu Zheng did not have any feelings for Gao Shijie, he was still a member of Wan Gufeng. Wan Gufeng had been insulted to such an extent. He definitely could not accept it.
At most, they would fight. He knew that Chang Mei wanted to keep a good ranking. However, a good ranking had to be obtained with strength. They could not put down their dignity and let others pity them.
Hearing Gu Zheng's words, Chang Mei and the others all looked at him. Meanwhile, Sora Aoi took a step forward and prepared to fight.
Butterfly Orchid Peak Master was stunned. She did not expect things to turn out like this. According to what she had thought, Wan Gufeng should have just admitted defeat. This way, they could sit at ninety-seven and wait for others to challenge them.
However, Wan Gufeng did not admit defeat. Once they were injured, it was unknown whether they could keep their rank of ninety-seven. They might not even be able to keep their rank of one hundred and seventeen.
The Jin Xian Battlefield did not only test one's overall strength. It also tested one's intelligence. Intelligence was also a type of strength.
"Senior Brother Chang Mei, I understand your concerns. However, if they can defeat us like this, what do you think will happen to us later? Will we be humiliated like this every time? If that is the case, how will the disciples outside view us? "
Gu Zheng looked at Chang Mei. He understood Chang Mei's thoughts. However, he was unwilling to surrender like this. When he was cultivating on Earth, he had never surrendered, let alone now.
His last sentence made Chang Mei raise his head abruptly. Gu Zheng was right. If the challenger's ranking was not low, they could surrender every time. However, when they returned, how would they face their disciples?
Would their disciples be willing to see an elder who kept surrendering?
Not to mention them, even Chang Mei himself was unwilling. Butterfly Orchid Peak was a peak that was inferior to them previously. Now, they were actually riding on their heads and humiliating them. Even if they were to lose, they could not simply admit defeat.
"Peak Master Xiao, let's have a competition between our peaks. Let's see who is stronger!"
After making the decision, Chang Mei no longer hesitated and looked at Butterfly Orchid Peak's master. Butterfly Orchid Peak's master was in disbelief. Chang Mei had accepted the challenge instead of surrendering. They had to accept the challenge even when they were facing 117. Could it be that they really wanted to drop to a lower ranking?
"Let's fight. Today, this immortal will make you regret it!"
The person beside Butterfly Orchid Peak's master suddenly summoned his immortal sword and charged towards Chang Mei without saying anything.
However, Chang Mei had already accepted the challenge. They were in battle mode. Although it was a sneak attack, it was not against the rules.
"Despicable!"
Chang Mei hastily accepted the challenge and immediately fell into a disadvantage. Tianmingzi and the rest also attacked. The other 12 Jin Xian from Butterfly Orchid Peak also attacked together.
Outside, Wan Gu Peak's disciples were nervously clenching their hands. They had been paying attention to their elders. When Chang Mei and the rest were being humiliated, they also felt embarrassed. Many of them lowered their heads. However, they also knew what kind of situation they were in. Their elders were doing it for their own good.
Now that their elders had accepted the challenge, they were excited and worried at the same time. No one wanted their peak to be ranked too low. This was related to their future cultivation environment and resources. They all hoped that their peak could win.
However, they also understood that it was very difficult to win. Their overall strength was inferior to their opponents. Surrendering after fighting for a while was already the best choice. At least they could let others see that Wan Gu Peak was not someone that could be easily bullied. If things went wrong, Wan Gu Peak could also bite off a piece of flesh from others.
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