NOVPUB[Ranking List]
[1st ~ Zhuan Mei | Score: 25.21M]
[2nd ~ Yang Jian | Score: 24.30M]
[3rd ~ Wang Kai | Score: 19.88M]
[4th ~ Song Seon | Score: 17.12M]
[5th ~ Kong Sun | Score: 15.56M]
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"Impossible..." Yang Jian couldn’t help but mutter in disbelief when he discovered that his name was not in first place on the ranking list.
Despite his killing spree, he had to settle for second place. The first place was obtained by Zhuan Mei, the sword maiden.
"Why is that impossible? Are you dissatisfied with the results?" The nearby rogue cultivator frowned at the young man next to him.
"Well, that’s not so bad." Yang Jian sighed, but he harbored something in his mind because he urgently needed the elemental fruit to improve his body’s elemental constitution.
He then stepped forward confidently, surprising the cultivators around him because they didn’t expect the poor young man near them was ranked second in the ranking list.
"For those in the top five rankings, please come forward." The Great Elder Wang called out while looking at all the new disciples.
"Go for it." Lucius beckoned to Zhuan Mei to come forward. He ranked below 40th on the ranking list, and he was satisfied because his business partner would deliver the reward to him later.
If she betrayed him, then he would just snatch it from her.
"..." Zhuan Mei felt a bit mixed. Lucius truly pushed her to the top, but he fell far down the ranking list. The bottom would mean few benefits and privileges as a new disciple in the sect, but he deliberately aimed for that.
The five most outstanding new disciples received their Qinlan Sect’s new cultivation robes. However, their rewards would wait because several elders immediately came to them to recruit them.
"Disciple, will you join the Yun Peak as my prime disciple? You will receive the most valuable techniques under the heaven."
"No, her sword arts can only be refined to perfection at our Yang Peak."
"Her constitution exudes purity, so our Jun Peak will suit her the best. Disciple Zhuan Mei, join Jun Peak and you may cultivate our genuine technique to the pinnacle of the world."
Zhuan Mei was a bit overwhelmed as several elders rushed over as if they wanted to get a piece of her. She took a few steps back and noticed an unusual veiled elder.
That graceful lady was enveloped in a serenity and inexplicable mystic cold aura. This lady was only one of the few elders who did not come to get new disciples.
Compared with the other elders, the disciples behind that lady were only four pretty young ladies. As for the other elders, they had more than twenty, and there were also more than a hundred direct disciples already.
"Err, my apologies, esteemed elders. However, I already have someone in mind. Please allow this disciple to choose her master." Zhuan Mei grasped her fist to apologize.
"Huh? Well, and who is that?" One of the dissatisfied elders stroked his long beard, glancing at the other elders like they were competitors.
Zhuan Mei just smiled and walked away, approaching the veiled elder outside the commotion. "Honorable elder, please accept me as your disciple."
"???" The veiled elder felt somewhat surprised. She had no plan to recruit a new disciple, but the most prominent one came to her. Regardless, she had to know the reason to pacify the dissatisfied elders. "Disciple, why did you come to me instead? We cultivate the balance. My Yin Peak is not as impressive as the other peaks."
"Everything needs the balance, and the balance will guide everything. I know it suits me the best." Zhuan Mei held no knowledge about the other mountain peaks. She only craved a nice shelter and suitable place to cultivate.
As for technique, she would never worried because she already possessed many Immortal Techniques in her brain.
"Well, if it’s Junior Sister Zhao, then it can’t be helped."
"It was rare for her to accept new disciples, and the most prominent young seedling chose her. Would Junior Sister Zhao reject her?"
"Yin Peak needs a new disciples, and Zhuan Mei is a good addition."
Several elders spoke, and the other elders commented as if they no longer wanted to compete, especially since their humble and quiet junior sister was the one that Zhuan Mei wanted as master.
"..." Elder Zhao knew the other elders were giving her the opportunity, and it would be very impolite to turn down the new disciple’s request, considering it was also the privilege of the top three to choose the master.
She took out her jade token and gave it to Zhuan Mei. "Zhuan Mei... From now on, you are my people."
"Please accept this disciple obeisance!" Zhuan Mei continued with the formalities and kowtowed like new disciples to their master.
"Hum, stand up." Elder Zhao replied with a subtle nod.
"Hehe, good for you, junior sister~"
"Welcome to our Yin Peak!"
"We finally got a new person."
"Nah, we cultivate the best of the best. Our master is certainly so picky, but your name is Zhuan Mei, right? You’re not too bad."
The senior sisters greeted their new junior sister in a friendly manner.
"Congratulations, Elder Zhao." Great Elder Wang gave his congratulations. He also handed over the first place reward box to her.
"!?" Zhuan Mei had many question marks in mind. The rewards were not for new disciples, but for their master?
As if understanding the meaning behind Zhuan Mei’s shocked expression, Elder Zhao spoke and handed over the reward box. "The rewards will be given to the new disciple when you paid your obsession at our mountain peak, but you have already done it here. This is yours. Let’s return to the Yin Peak. I have some gifts for you."
"Elder Zhao, please accept me as your direct disciple!" Yang Jian immediately chased the beautiful master before she left.
He knew Yin Peak would be the best starting point for him, especially since it had the top-tier senior sisters, superior to the other peaks. He also wanted something from the sword maiden, Zhuan Mei.
Elder Zhao turned around. She opened her mouth to respond, but a purple comet suddenly came from a distance, crossed the twilight sky, and split the clouds in half.
The terrifying aura that was more terrifying than the Deity flashed, intimidating everyone with shock and fear.
A dark comet soon chased from behind a few seconds later like a calamity star. It unleashed a decisive attack, striking the purple comet in a flash.
*Boom!*
A supermassive explosion of darkness exploded in the distant sky. The impact obliterated several rock mountains that towered high into the sky. They were reduced to razed ruins in an instant.
"!!!"
The Demi-Gods and Deities of the Qinlan Sect immediately came out because the battle in the sky alerted them very much. Their sect would be affected by the battle between Deities in the sky, but the next question was about who was fighting near their region.
*Boom!* *Shatter!*
Another supermassive explosion exploded in the sky like a doomsday firework, creating a huge dimensional crack in the sky.
"How bold! Please fight elsewhere, far from my Qinlan Sect!" The Qinlan Sect Leader flew into the sky, about to confront the Deities in the sky with his 10th Rank cultivation base.
*Bam!*
He received a stray attack right after breaking through the cloud, knocking him unconscious with second degree burns.
The pitiful sect leader got defeated before knowing what happened, and fell freely like a falling rock.
However, an old man flew up and caught the sect leader mid-air. He turned around and relayed his command. "Activate the Tianzhu Protective Formation!"
Everyone under the Heaven who witnessed the incident was shocked beyond measure. The Sect Leader got defeated instantly, and the old ancestor also immediately moved because of the sudden danger.
*Poof*
However, the battle in the sky suddenly disappeared, and the dimension crack gradually dissipated like an illusion. Even so, everyone knew a battle between Gods was taking place!
"!!!" Yang Jian widened his eyes. Despite the world’s suppression, there were the Immortals in the lower world.
"!?" Zhuan Mei gasped in surprise because she could guess the aggressive Immortal with dark divine aura who had just fought in the sky.
"That must have surprised you. It’s an aura beyond 10th Rank. There’s been a lot of chaos lately, but everything is fine..." Elder Zhao tried to reassure her disciples. She was also scared a moment ago, but she recovered quickly.
Elder Zhao then took her disciples back to Yin Peak, forgetting about the young man who wanted to become her disciple.
By the time Yang Jian returned to his sense, the beautiful master and the pretty senior sisters had already left the area.
"Kyui." The white salamander licked his master’s cheek.
"Well..." Yang Jian scratched his head.
"..." Lucius looked at the retreating Zhuan Mei silently before turning around. He had to meet her for his elemental fruit and then leave the Qinlan Sect for Sacred Sakura tonight.
"It’s my reliable hunch. That boy and his white salamander are not ordinary individuals. Take a note of them. I feel there is more to them than meets the eye." Medea reminded her disciple.
"That pretty boy and his albino lizard? He is good at faking himself. My instinct says he’s not a good person. But... I also feel some unusuality from him. He’s probably the gifted one like that sword maiden." Lucius glanced at Yang Jian indifferently, but he still took a note of that person.
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In another dimension of the Quadtria, Amy was desperately hunting an unknown entity that kidnapped the Kaleidoscopic Sphere.
She exerted all of her efforts to retrieve the Heavenly Altar and the Kaleidoscopic Sphere as her priority. She would be dead if her Lord knew about this, but she was also at risk of losing the Supreme Goddess Ely’s trust!
Unfortunately, the evildoer was so tricky, not inferior to her divine laws proficiency.
Regardless of anything, she couldn’t lose track of the enemy. She made a circle of her hand, aiming at her target.
"Stop right there, or don’t blame me for being merciless!" Amy threw her warning when she managed to mark the enemy with her divine marker.
