Chapter 222: Chapter 154: Purple Fate, Heaven’s Favor and the Reward for Diligence! _2

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“Are you referring to the two heaven’s geniuses of both tribes on the Supreme Ranking?” Lu Qingshan asked.

“Yes!” Kou Dong nodded slightly, “Those who ranks on the list are the top geniuses among humans and monsters from the Five Realms and Four Seas. Any one of them has the opportunity to obtain the Saint Dao Fruit, provided they do not fall halfway, and it’s even possible for them to make further progress!”

Lu Qingshan also nodded, “Indeed, those who make it onto the list are the most outstanding geniuses of this generation. Even those at the lower end of the list are the strongest in the Dharma Realm.”

“And I am close to one hundred years old this year, and am only at the seventh level of the Divine Bridge Realm. This is only because I once obtained a great opportunity in the Pearl Cave. Were it not for that, I wouldn’t have reached this point!”

“You guys now know how big this gap is!”

After hearing these words and combining them with the information he had gathered, Jiang Yuan had a preliminary understanding of the Pearl Cave.

There are layers inside and outside, and the deeper you go into the center, the stronger the beasts you encounter.

But correspondingly, the more kinds of Heaven-level treasures there are.

The biggest opportunity in the Pearl Cave is these kinds of Heaven-level treasures. If you can get into the first or second layer, you will often find top-tier treasures that have existed for thousands of years.

It’s just that the Saints of the human race, who contribute to creation, aren’t attached to such resources, so they use their great powers to stabilize this cave and turn it into a place for heaven’s geniuses to train.

Then, Lu Qingshan took out four scrolls and gave them to Jiang Yuan and the others.

“This is the latest Heavenly Ranking. Take a good look and take note of who you should not provoke!”

“Yes!”

Jiang Yuan then took it, his gaze immediately moving towards the first few names.

Zhou Qiu: Three levels of the Divine Bridge Realm, ranked first in the Heavenly Ranking

Lin Yuqing: Two levels of the Divine Bridge Realm, ranked second in the Heavenly Ranking

Song Que: One level of the Divine Bridge Realm, ranked third in the Heavenly Ranking

Situ Hao: One level of the Divine Bridge Realm, ranked fourth in the Heavenly Ranking

Zhou Ting: One level of the Divine Bridge Realm, ranked fifth in the Heavenly Ranking

From the sixth rank, all were in the Spiritual Sea Realm.

After reading it, Jiang Yuan’s eyes suddenly condensed.

The Imperial Family of Qianyuan, indeed powerful. The top five all include two princes.

Then, he found his own ranking.

Jiang Yuan: Two levels of the Spiritual Sea Realm, ranked forty-seven.

Seeing his record, he chuckled softly, it seems the Heavenly Ranking isn’t entirely reliable!

The records are not necessarily true. Except for these five people, there may be others who have already advanced to the Divine Bridge Realm.

In this way, it’s better to be cautious, try to avoid conflicts, and achieve the nine levels of the Spiritual Sea Realm as soon as possible before breaking through to the Divine Bridge Realm.

Suddenly, Kou Dong exclaimed, “Brother Jiang, you surprisingly ranked forty-seventh on the Heavenly Ranking. That was also nine months ago!”

Jiang Yuan turned his head to see the astonished look on his face.

Then he asked again, “Brother Jiang, have you reached the fifth level of the Spiritual Sea Realm now?”

“Yes!” Jiang Yuan nodded.

“Amazing!” He exclaimed, “You’re almost catching up to me. If I hadn’t broken through once in the past half a year, my realm would have been lower than yours! It’s so frustrating when compared to others!”

Jiang Yuan only smiled and didn’t reply.

At this time, their flying boat was shuttling through the clouds, occasionally circling around mountains above the cloud layer.

On the flying boat.

Jiang Yuan silently contemplated the small bone in his hand, pondering the variations in the Path of Space.

Once he could master the power of the rules of space, this top-level rule power would undoubtedly bring a leap in his strength.

So, Jiang Yuan didn’t want to waste a moment.

At present, the quickest way to enhance his combat strength is the rule power of the Path of Space.

As for his cultivation realm, the Five Elements Divine Fist, and the Five Elements Escape Technique, none can be broken through in a short time.

But as for the Path of Space, the more he accumulated, the deeper it would become, and sooner or later he would be able to master the power of the rules of space.

Watching Jiang Yuan’s serious cultivation in the distance.

Kou Dong exclaimed, “I finally understand why Brother Jiang could achieve this at such a young age! For three days, he didn’t rest and seize every moment to practice. I’m not as good as him!”

Nangong Yue was also sitting on the deck, swinging her pale legs and nibbling at a Spirit Fruit in her hand, “Such a life is way too dull for me, I can’t stand it! Living life, eating and drinking, being happy… I think it’s worth it!”

Tantai Ming suddenly said, “Junior Sister Nangong, if you think like this, how could you have achieved the Spiritual Sea Realm at this age?”

Nangong Yue took a bite of the Spirit Fruit, “I’m just lucky! I picked up several opportunities when I went out. Just a little practice and I achieved the Spiritual Sea Realm! It’s not as hard as you all say it is!”

Kou Dong:

Lu Qingshan also slowly said: “Nangong Yue really does have good luck, without the several opportunities she got, she would probably only be at the fourth or fifth level of meridian-breaking!”

Upon hearing this, Kou Dong sighed slowly: “Comparisons drive people mad!”

Three days later.

Lu Qingshan said: “We’re almost there!”

Following that, the flying vessel descended through the cloud layer, and everyone immediately saw the endless lakes beneath them.

“You can see the lakes below, right?” Lu Qingshan said.

Nangong Yue immediately nodded repeatedly: “Yes, Sect Leader, is there a story behind this?”

Lu Qingshan said indifferently: “This lake was formed when a Saint killed the Sea Dragon King with a single stroke.”

“How… how large is it?” Nangong Yue had her mouth slightly agape, looking incredulously at the landscape below.

“It is said to be eight thousand Li long and five thousand Li wide. An entire state’s worth of land has turned into this lake.”

Nangong Yue was gobsmacked: “Is this the majesty of a Saint?”

And then she asked: “What happened to the people of this state?”

“They all perished!” Lu Qingshan said indifferently: “Ninety percent died at the hands of the Sea Dragon King, and the rest were reduced to dust by the aftershocks.”

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yue fell silent.

At that moment.

“We have arrived! Our destination is that island!” Lu Qingshan exclaimed.

Everyone saw an island in the distance.

“That island serves as the entrance to the Pearl Cave. We should quietly wait on the island these next few days. The Pearl Cave may open tomorrow, the day after, or even the day after that.”

After a while.

The flying vessel gradually came to a stop next to the island, hovering above the lake.

Looking down at the numerous people on the island, Lu Qingshan said: “It seems that we are relatively late!”

At this time, a voice came from below: “Daoist friends from the Supreme Mystery Sect, how about we keep each other company?”

“Ah, it’s Elder Liu, it’s our pleasure!” Lu Qingshan responded.

He then led everyone off the flying vessel, their descent to the mountain below assisted by their control of the earth’s energy.

“Sect Master Lu is actually leading the team himself!” A Daoist man in his fifties, dressed in robes, exclaimed with a chuckle.

Lu Qingshan could only smile wryly: “Unlike your Sect, Elder Liu, we at the Supreme Mystery Sect don’t have anyone else quite as capable.”

The Daoist man chuckled: “Sect Master Lu, you are too modest. Your Chief Disciples are certainly not too far behind me in strength! Especially Daoist Kong Nian, who is incredibly talented!”

He then turned his attention to Jiang Yuan and the others, admiration in his eyes: “This generation of the Supreme Mystery Sect certainly has produced a great number of prodigies! Five young geniuses will enter the Pearl Cave!”

Lu Qingshan shook his head: “Not five, one of them is a maid to one of our disciples. Only four people will enter the Pearl Cave!”

The Daoist man looked surprised: “You even dared to bring a maid to the Pearl Cave. What audacity! This is the spirit of youth – boldness, and the belief in being invincible, these are the qualities that will lead to enlightenment.”

He then directed his burning gaze at Jiang Yuan: “This must be Jiang Yuan, the young talent who sits in the forty-seventh place on the Heavenly List!”

Jiang Yuan bowed his hands: “Greetings, Elder!”

The old Daoist broke out into a grin: “Good lad, you even dared to toy around with the Holy Daughter of the Heavenly Demon Sect, you have impressed me greatly, ranking as the fifth person I have admired in my life!”

At this moment, Lu Qingshan introduced Jiang Yuan and the others: “This is Elder Liu Chuyi of the Dao Derivation Sect!”

“Greetings, Elder Liu!”

Kou Dong and the others all bowed and said.

The three behind Elder Liu also gave their greetings to Lu Qingshan: “Greetings, Sect Master Lu!”

Soon, the two groups had successfully merged, successfully taking control of this nameless mountain top.

The reason for doing so.

Is because every time the Pearl Cave opens, this island, which is nearly ten Li in size, will become packed with people.

If their Sects were weak, they would not have the capability to take control of such elevated locations.

Both the Dao Derivation Sect and the Supreme Mystery Sect are first-class forces without any great cultivators in the Dharma Realm.

If they don’t join forces, it’s likely that later-arriving superior forces would find this location desirable and directly blast the members of the Dao Derivation Sect away.

The world of cultivation is a place where might makes right!

All power is concentrated on a single person and in this world,

nothing is more persuasive than physical strength and power.