Volume 7: The Strongest Four Realms Chapter 2: Sword Washing Pond
The number one sword-cultivating sect among the human race is the Sword Sect, which is the overlord of the Eastern Region.
But there is a very strange phenomenon. The Eastern Region clearly has the leader of sword arts - the Sword Sect. It should have become a pilgrimage site for sword-cultivating sects.
But the result was just the opposite. Among the seven regions, the number of sword-cultivating sects in the Eastern Region was the least.
Perhaps it is because a towering tree requires too much soil to grow, squeezing out the living space of other plants.
Or perhaps the sun's light is too bright, making the other stars invisible.
Anyway, that's exactly what happened in the end.
The Western Region is the farthest from the Eastern Region among the seven regions of the human race. The three regions of Zhongzhou separate the two.
It seems that because the distance is far enough, the light of the Sword Sect cannot radiate here, so the Western Region has become the region with the largest number of sword-cultivating sects among the seven regions of the human race .
Various small and medium-sized sword-cultivation sects, as well as some sword-cultivation sects that have taken a different approach, have found a place to survive here, and have gradually taken root, sprouted, and flourished.
This is a hodgepodge of places for sword cultivators.
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The capital of Baizhou in the Western Regions, Baima City, is bustling with people coming and going, creating a lively market atmosphere.
There stands a six-storey building facing east and sitting west. Its majestic structure is towering and lofty.
This is the Tianji Tower built by the Tianji Temple, which was built to monitor the world of Baima.
There is a square in front of the Tianji Tower, with four huge jade screen walls standing in the square.
There are densely packed words on it, which seem to record a lot of things.
The words displayed on the four jade screen walls are the four lists of Heaven, Earth, Xuan and Huang compiled by Tianji Temple.
Only in front of the Tianji Tower at the provincial capital level will there be a jade screen wall with a list.
Because Tianji Temple was closely connected with Daxia, it was responsible for monitoring the world.
Therefore, the power of Tianji Temple is actually not limited to the Zhongtian Domain, but with the establishment of many cities in Daxia, it spreads across the seven domains of the human race.
In addition, Tianji Temple is famous for its well-informed intelligence and knowledge of heaven's secrets, so the credibility of the Tiandi Xuanhuang Four List is unquestionable.
The four lists are generally updated every half a month. The latest rankings are released by Tianji Temple, and then updated in a timely manner on the jade screen wall in front of Tianji Tower in major state capitals.
As the update of the four rankings approaches, many monks have gathered on the square where the jade screen wall is placed.
Lu Qingshan mingled among these monks who were watching the fun.
After the Dragon Bird broke through the wall of the Yellow Springs, he stepped into the space channel.
The other side of the boundary wall passage actually led to the Western Region.
This is the magic of space. With the help of a boundary wall, Lu Qingshan actually moved from the Eastern Region to the extremely distant Western Region.
The rankings of the four major lists of Tiandi Xuanhuang generally do not change much, but every update still attracts great attention.
The reason is very simple. Even if the ranking remains unchanged, if the cultivators on the list have any outstanding performance and achievements during this period, Tianji Temple will update it as soon as possible, which can be regarded as a "hot search" in the world of cultivation.
From the battle records of the four lists of monks, everyone can learn about the major events that occurred in various regions of the human race during this period of time.
Because of this reason, the popularity of the four charts has always been very high.
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"My fellow Daoist, have the four lists of Heaven, Earth, Mysterious and Yellow been updated?" A pretty voice sounded.
Mixed in the crowd of monks who were joining in the fun, Lu Qingshan, who was still called, turned his head.
What came into view was a young girl in goose yellow clothes. Her appearance was not particularly stunning, but she looked very pleasing. Next to the girl was a young man with angular facial features and sword-like eyebrows.
It seems like they are senior and junior brothers and sisters or biological brothers and sisters.
"Probably not yet," Lu Qingshan shook his head and said, "I just arrived too."
The girl was a little disappointed and pouted, "That's it, that's it..."
"Don't blame me, my sister is a loyal supporter of these four lists. Every time the four lists are updated, she will rush here to pay attention to the ranking changes. She can almost recite the names of the cultivators on the list by heart," the young man explained to Lu Qingshan with a smile when he saw his sister's appearance, and also complained, "I have never seen her so enthusiastic when practicing magic."
The girl in yellow clothes rolled her eyes.
Lu Qingshan felt a little amused.
The girl looked exactly like the people in his previous life who urged for updates to certain popular anime series or serialized novels.
"Here they come!" There was suddenly a commotion among the crowd.
As soon as he finished speaking, ripples like water waves began to flash on the four jade screen walls.
Afterwards, the latest list information was updated on the jade screen wall.
The pale yellow girl clenched her fists excitedly and looked around the four lists.
"The Heavenly Ranking is exactly the same as the last one," the girl glanced at the Heavenly Ranking briefly, "not surprising, the immortals on the Heavenly Ranking, great cultivators of that realm, would be in seclusion for tens or hundreds of years at a time, and once a fight breaks out, it would be earth-shattering , so generally there won't be any major changes."
"Hmm - the same goes for the Earth List and the Mysterious List." The girl muttered, focusing her attention on the Yellow List.
After all, the cultivators on the Tiandi Xuansan list are too far away from her. Besides, even if the girl admires the strong, she would definitely prefer to see more talented cultivators of her generation rather than those thousand-year-old monsters.
"'Haoran Sword' Ji Chuan, 'Eight-armed Vajra' Yan Fei, 'One Knife Cuts the Water' Li Feng..." The girl slowly read out the nicknames and names of the monks on the Yellow List, with stars in her eyes, and murmured: "It would be great if I could get to know one or two talented monks on the Yellow List. Even if it's just a word, I'll be satisfied..."
"Don't be so delusional," the girl's brother said mercilessly, "How can you, a young cultivator who has just established his foundation, know these people and even want to talk to them?"
The girl pinched her brother's arm in dissatisfaction, "Aren't you also a foundation-building cultivator?"
"So I never have any wishful thinking." The young man said seriously.
The girl was a little frustrated, and waved her fist at her brother in protest. Then she looked down and suddenly exclaimed, "'Blood Spirit' Zhou Yuan, a new name has appeared. The original 'Green Jade Body' Shi Gang has been removed from the list!"
Lu Qingshan's attention was immediately attracted.
At the end of the jade screen on the yellow list, there appeared a name that he was very familiar with.
Name: Zhou Yuan
Ranking: 100th
Cultivation: Two years ago, he won the second place in the Seven Domains Forum with the cultivation of the early Nascent Soul. Later, he entered the Great Xia Xiling Pool to practice, broke through two realms in succession, and advanced to the late Nascent Soul. He has mastered the ancient beast cultivation secret technique "Blood Spirit Technique". He has a fourth-grade early-stage beast pet, the Flame Fox, and a fourth-grade late-stage beast pet, the Feathered Serpent. It is suspected that he has comprehended the higher-level state of mind, the Blood Soul State of Mind?
Battle record: In frontal combat, defeated the former No. 100 on the Yellow List, Qingyu|Ti Shigang.
Nickname: Blood Spirit
Identity: Disciple of Huanling Sect
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It is not surprising that the genius who has become famous in the Seven Realms Discussion will eventually be listed on the Yellow List.
The problem is, the time is too short.
Who would have thought that only two years had passed since the Seven Realms Discussion, and among that group of rookies, some had already made it onto the Yellow List.
It is truly shocking.
Just looking at the results, everyone was speechless.
If he can defeat the Jade Body Shi Gang head-on, then there is nothing wrong with him replacing Shi Gang's ranking.
"This is the first time I've seen a cultivator on the Yellow List who is under fifty years old." The girl exclaimed.
"It's really amazing." This time the young monk did not oppose his sister, and nodded in amazement.
“Zhou Yuan is so amazing, but he only got second place in the Seven Realms Forum. How strong must Lu Qingshan be to have snatched the top spot from him?” The girl suddenly thought of this and couldn’t help but sigh.
“Cultivation is not about judging one’s level of achievement at a certain moment,” the young cultivator said. “Zhou Yuan lost the Seven Realms Contest, but after that, why can’t he catch up? Judging from the current situation, the leader seems to have been surpassed by Zhou Yuan.”
"You can't count it that way," the girl retorted, "I heard that Lu Qingshan was only eighteen when he won the championship, and he's only twenty now. Although Zhou Yuan is stronger than Lu Qingshan now, he has practiced for more than twenty years longer than Lu Qingshan. How can this be considered surpassing him?"
"That's true." replied the young monk.
The girl looked at the list again, sighed, and said, "It's true that it's hard for a poor family to produce a noble son. Among the 100 cultivators on the Yellow List, most of them are from the seven major sects. Another 30% are from top sects and cultivation families. There is only one cultivator from a small family or sect, and there is no independent cultivator at all."
The only one who was not from a famous family and was included in the Yellow List was "Long River of Sword Qi" Chen Hesheng, who was ranked 89th.
It is indeed not easy to be on the Yellow List without too many resources and inheritance.
"That's not right," the young monk teased, "Sister, don't forget that the number one monk of the human race came from a so-called humble family, right?"
"The number one cultivator of the human race?" The girl in goose yellow clothes was startled for a moment, then she reacted.
Xia Daozu was originally a casual cultivator.
"Yes, a hero is not judged by his origin. We, Xia Daozu, dare not think too much about it, but Chen Hesheng, the River of Sword Energy, might as well take him as his target." A cultivator nearby noticed the interesting conversation between the brother and sister and could not help but speak up.
Finally, it seemed that a cultivator who was paying attention to the Yellow List for the first time had made a new discovery and said in surprise, "Isn't it said that the Eastern Region Sword Sect is the number one sword cultivation sect of the human race? How come there are only two cultivators from the Sword Sect on the Yellow List, while our Western Region Sword Washing Pool has three cultivators on the Yellow List?"
Xijianchi is the first sword cultivation sect in the Western Region, and the second sword cultivation sect of the human race after the Sword Sect in the Eastern Region.
