Ranked number one on the Earth List!

Qin Xuantian had actually become ranked number one on the Earth List!!

Originally, Huangfu Taiyi of the Sun Temple held second position on the Earth List, while Lu Ziyi, the Saintess from the Jade Pool Holy Sect, was first. The gap in strength between them was not very large.

Now, since Qin Xuantian had effortlessly crushed Huangfu Taiyi to death, his strength was clearly far superior. Thus, he was established as number one, surpassing Lu Ziyi.

This fresh ranking list immediately caused an uproar in the Martial Dao world.

Many martial artists from the secular world only now realized that young Grandmasters were very common within the hidden sects. Some, even before the age of twenty, had cultivated to the peak of the Transcendence Realm or achieved a half-step into the Innate Realm—they were truly unparalleled prodigies!!

Compared to them, the martial artists in their forties and fifties, or even sixties and seventies, in the Transcendence Realm of the secular world, simply could not measure up!!

And the martial arts practiced by these sect martial artists.

At a glance, one could tell they must be far stronger than any Xing Yi Fist, Bagua Palm, or Baji Fist!

The young masters ranked in the top ten on the Earth List were all practicing divine skills from legends of ancient mythology!!

If traced back, they could all be linked to an Immortal God of great power, with extremely ancient and tremendously strong lineages that were extraordinary in their origins!

The martial skills of the secular world couldn't compare at all!!

It was already known that sect martial artists of the same level were far stronger than those from the secular world. However, when this disparity was laid bare for all to see, many still found it hard to accept!

The gap was truly too vast!!

Not only amongst the secular world, but this newly published Earth List from the Tianshi Sect also attracted a lot of attention within the hidden sects.

Especially those young talents who were listed on the Earth List.

「Beijing Hua Qing University.」

Inside the Chinese Sword Dao Society, on a spacious indoor sword fighting platform, a group of students were training in swordsmanship.

And by the side of this platform.

A handsome young man clothed in white, with bare feet, sat cross-legged on a cushion. Beside him lay a Sword Box more than a man's height, exceedingly thick and heavy.

On this Sword Box, complex and exquisite patterns were carved, giving it a simple yet majestic feel, which indicated its extraordinary origin.

At this moment, the young man was holding a phone in his hands, looking at the Earth List published by the Tianshi Sect on the Martial Artist Forum. He couldn't help but be curious, thinking to himself, This Earth List used to circulate only among the hidden sects; why has it now been made public? Oof... I'm still at the bottom at tenth. I wonder if there has been any change ahead. Wait, why is Huangfu Taiyi gone, and Lu Ziyi dropped to second!? Who is this Qin Xuantian that reached first!?

「In the remote and deep mountains shrouded in mist,」

Palaces dotting the landscape were aligned with the stars and spread across the mountains and rivers for cultivation.

Within a grand and magnificent palace, a teenager dressed in a black fate-deciding Robe adorned with stars at the cuffs stood holding a list, his face clouded with gloom.

The air seemed to solidify, and the two men and one woman behind him were so dominated by his aura that they dared not speak. They could only stand to one side, heads bowed.

RIP!!

The teen tore the list in his hands into shreds, casually letting them scatter into the air, and then those pieces of paper began to decay into ash. He sneered, "Qin Xuantian actually made it to first place on the Earth List? Just you wait. Soon, I will become an Innate Grandmaster. You killed my grandfather, Hong Tianshu. I, Hong Guchen, will soon come to kill you!!"

...

Atop the Heavenly Mountain, snow endures year-round.

It is said that this place once was the ancient Kunlun, a concept quite different from the modern Kunlun.

Here lay a Jade Pool, existing for countless tens of thousands of years. It was claimed to be the site where the Gold Emperor, West Queen Mother of the Mythological Era, attained her Dao. When she ascended, she took the true Jade Pool with her.

The Jade Pool on the Heavenly Mountain now is merely a projection of the true Jade Pool.

Even so, the waters of this Jade Pool are considered top-tier spiritual springs in the world. Even if an ordinary person were to take a sip, they would be free from illness and enjoy a long and healthy life.

When martial artists used it to aid their cultivation, they achieved twice the results with half the effort. Its effects were comparable to the finest medicinal wines.

At this moment, a young girl in a purple dress was sitting beside the Jade Pool, her gaze drifting toward the distant, as if admiring the snowscape far away from the summit of Heavenly Mountain.

She appeared to be sixteen or seventeen years old. With willow-leaf brows and almond-shaped eyes, her features were delicate. Her beauty was ethereal and unmatched—truly a vision of national grace and heavenly fragrance. A spot of vermilion cinnabar between her brows only added to her transcendence.

The purple hems of her dress fluttered lightly, and her waist-long hair swayed gently. Her exquisite figure stood proudly upon the peak of Heavenly Mountain, like a fairy from the Immortal realm who had descended to the Mortal World. She seemed not of this mortal coil, as if she might ascend to heaven at any moment.

The girl looked into the distance, her gaze attempting to pierce through the snowstorm to see the bustling Mortal World below. I wonder what kind of scene lies below the mountain. Master said the Mortal World is like a prison, and once one sinks into it, one shall forever lose the chance for the Dao. Is it truly so fearsome?

Ever since she became sensible, she had lived at the pinnacle of Heavenly Mountain, within the Jade Pool Holy Sect.

Eating snow lotus Spiritual Medicine for nourishment and drinking from the spirit spring of the Jade Pool, her food was filled with Spiritual Energy. She was taught by the predecessors of the Holy Sect and immersed herself in the cultivation of the Martial Dao.

In seventeen years, she had never set foot beyond the bounds of Heavenly Mountain.

She hadn't even met many outsiders and was filled with curiosity about the world below, about the outside world.

"Saintess, the Tianshi Sect has released the latest Earth List ranking," a girl in a white dress, looking about thirteen or fourteen, adorable and pouting, came over and said. "Some despicable fellow has pushed Your Ladyship's first-place position down."

"Earth List?" The girl in purple was taken aback, then it dawned on her, and she smiled, "Is it that Earth List among the Heaven, Earth, and Man Rankings devised by the Tianshi Sect? Someone has pushed me down?"

She looked unconcerned, entirely at ease.

Half a year ago, the Sun God's Son of the Sun Temple had visited, asking for her hand in marriage.

She sent him flying a hundred meters with a single palm strike. Afterward, she mysteriously appeared at the top of the Tianshi Sect's Earth List.

As for what the ranking meant, she hadn't taken much interest.

"Yes!" The girl in the white dress said indignantly, holding the ranking list. "That's right! The Tianshi Sect claims that this guy called Qin Xuantian simply crushed Huangfu Taiyi to death and is definitely stronger than you, so he's ranked first now. I have no idea where this guy sprang from! So much of his data is unknown; he's a mystery character. He doesn't even have a title—not the slightest bit impressive!"

"Qin Xuantian?" The girl in purple took the list, chuckling. "Yuyu, you're mistaken. This person called Qin Xuantian does have a title. Didn't you just miss it?"

"Ah?" The girl in white looked puzzled. She looked at the list and said, "That's not right. I just copied the list directly from the internet and then printed it out. Ah? There is one now! Did the Tianshi Sect update the information while I was copying it? But this title is too arrogant! The Tianshi Sect really dares to grant it. Hee hee, Qin Xuantian is likely to have trouble now!"

"Indeed, such a title is too ostentatious," the girl in purple's eyes sparkled, curving into crescents, her tone light with a hint of a smile. "Nevertheless, I am curious. What kind of person is he? To be given such a title by the Tianshi Sect."

At the same time, the entire Martial Dao world was also in an uproar.

The Tianshi Sect had updated the information for the new number one on the Earth List, Qin Xuantian. His title changed from the original "None" to four characters!

Invincible Under Heaven!!

Below the Innate, unmatched in his time!!

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