All the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Fifth Ring were in an uproar, but Fish Leaping Cliff wasn't as lively as the outside world. It could even be said that it was very quiet!
Lou Xiaoyi sat cross-legged at the top of Fish Leaping Cliff for ten days, but he didn't see a single person! This caused him to feel dispirited and frustrated, as if he had lost something, and he felt distressed towards the moon.
This was a very normal situation.
Those who stayed here weren't here to stop him, but to travel. Who knew they would encounter such a thing?
In his Divine Sense, there were only about a hundred cultivators who were pointing at him under the Fish Leaping Down. The number of cultivators was slowly increasing at a daily pace. However, they were all here to travel, not to challenge him after hearing the news.
There were a lot of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Fifth Ring group. Among the hundred or so cultivators who happened to be present, only a few were on the list. They were very accurate in their judgment of their strength, so they didn't come up at all. They knew that the limelight wasn't something they could bear.
Those who were able to cross the Wolf Ridge were either cultivators in the late stage of Foundation Establishment or at the peak of Foundation Establishment. Those who were able to make it this far were all outstanding people. Their ability to accurately judge the strength of their enemies was the cornerstone of their survival. Sugarcoated Haw was ranked eleventh, and sword cultivators were generally cruel and merciless. Therefore, although almost everyone present had a bad opinion of him, it was absolutely impossible for him to go up and end the battle himself.
Everyone preferred to see others rush to the front …
On the eleventh day, a heavyweight on the list finally arrived!
Bloodspotted Bamboo was a Daoist from the Bamboo Palace in the Southeast Region. He was a master ranked sixty-ninth. Bloodspotted Bamboo was a nickname for something similar to Candied Haw. It was a Daoist name, and his real name was unknown.
The Bamboo Palace's roots were in the Gemini Star System, one of the three main star systems that had attacked the Sirius Star System. After these foreign forces had settled down in the Fifth Ring, they had developed on their own. After tens of thousands of years, the world had changed, and there had been ups and downs. There were many forces that had declined, but there were also new forces that had been formed. For example, the Bamboo Palace was formed from the remnants of several original Gemini Star System.
The Sword Vein was a classic Law Vein faction. Their bloodline was at odds with the Sword Vein. Perhaps there were some other ancient reasons as well. Among the dozens of top factions in the Fifth Ring, the Sword Vein was one of the few factions that were at odds with the Sword Vein, especially against Xuanyuan. Because the Wushang and the Three Pure Ones occasionally supported the Sword Vein at critical moments, Xuanyuan could do nothing about it.
Daoist Cong was passing by this place purely because of other reasons. Since he was passing by, he couldn't just pass by and not enter. Thus, when he passed by this place, he discovered the strangeness of this place.
Two hundred cultivators gathered together, craning their necks and staring at the top of Fish Leaping Cliff, as if there was a peerless beauty or an immortal medicine up there … So they went up and asked.
The Daoists were very enthusiastic, especially those from the Law Vein. The Three Pure Ones' Junior Martial Brother Hu, the Wushang's Senior Martial Brother You, and Daoist Xia from Temple Temple described the whole process to him vividly. Although they came from big sects, cultivators revered strength. Since they were all Law Cultivators, Daoist Cong's strength was naturally the backbone of this group of Law Cultivators.
When he first heard this, he was very disdainful. You're just a Swordsman who fights and runs at the same time, yet you dare to put up a flag and stick your sword on the top of Fish Leaping Cliff? For tens of thousands of years, even the Inner Sword couldn't do it. You, an Outer Sword, are you tired of living?
The eyes are the windows to the heart. Although he was disdainful, his eyes showed his eagerness to try. The other cultivators hurriedly persuaded him.
Daoist Xia from Temple Temple said, "Senior Martial Brother, wait! Why can't we let him run wild for a few days? Xuanyuan is like the monkey king when the tiger is not at home! The days of the Inner Sword are not going well, so the Outer Sword is in the limelight for a while. In reality, the overall strength of the Inner Sword is declining!
This person is just taking advantage of this special period. After this period of time, if another strong cultivator appears in the Inner Sword, what does it have to do with him? What could the internal strife within the sect sixty years ago prove?
There are still too few people on Fish Leaping Cliff now. There are only one or two hundred of us. A large number of busybodies are still on their way! Since we want to embarrass Xuanyuan, it's best to do it in front of everyone!
When everyone's eyes are on us, when the elite Senior Martial Brothers of our Law Vein arrive, any one of them will be a piece of cake! "
All the Daoists nodded in agreement. Even Daoist Hu and Daoist You, who were always trying to undermine each other, clapped their hands and smiled.
Of course, he knew that they had good intentions. They were also afraid that he would encounter an accident when he was alone. To be safe, of course waiting was the best plan!
But on second thought, he felt that something wasn't right. If he really waited for a few months, not to mention the Senior Martial Brothers of the various sects and clans, even a few of the top ten cultivators would definitely come. At that time, with his mere 69th position, how would he be able to make a move?
In the five-ring Foundation Establishment Ranking, everyone tacitly agreed that the strength of the top ten cultivators was similar. It didn't completely represent the difference in strength between them. In fact, not to mention the top ten cultivators, even the top thirty cultivators didn't have any fundamental differences in strength. There were many factors that depended on who won, such as one's condition, environment, occasion, and restraints …
There was such a perception that this ranking was not a real competition in a martial arts competition, but was determined through the scattered achievements of each person in the process of cultivation and constant contact with the outside world. Among them, the subjective speculations of outsiders accounted for a very important part of the factors. For example, Lou Xiaoyi was able to climb to the eleventh place without fighting with any of the cultivators on the ranking list. Some people thought that this was just water, which was also reasonable.
From this point of view, not to mention the top ten, the top thirty, and even the top hundred cultivators didn't have much of a difference in strength! The reason why many people were ranked at the bottom wasn't because of their strength, but because they didn't show their faces in a sufficiently conspicuous situation! For example, he rarely had the opportunity to compete with top Law Vein cultivators and Sword Vein cultivators!
Without a chance to show your face, how could you advance by leaps and bounds on the ranking? The five-ring Foundation Establishment Ranking would never provide an opportunity to compete purely for the sake of competing, because this didn't conform to the nature of the Great Dao!
In truth, ever since the ranking had been established, it had always been unworthy of its name. Except for those who succeeded in stabbing their swords, those were the true heroes!
Sometimes, he thought about how glorious it would be if his strength increased greatly one day and he could compete with everyone on the Fish Leaping Cliff under the gaze of all the cultivators in the five-ring Foundation Establishment Ranking. Unfortunately, it was just a dream in the end. It was too unrealistic.
Therefore, when Xuanyuan Waijian did what he had always wanted to do but did not dare to do, it made him feel extremely uncomfortable. Naturally, he had a thought, "Even if I can't get on the Fish Leap Sword Insertion Sword Insertion Sword Insertion Sword Insertion Sword Insertion Sword Insertion Sword Insertion Sword Insertion Sword Insertion Sword Insertion Sword Insertion Sword Insertion.
At the very least, the difficulty would be reduced a lot. It would be just one battle, and not countless battles over a period of ten years!
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