This was Yuchi’s first visit to the Black Heaven sect. With the old monk guiding him, he did not experience any inconvenience when entering the city.
The others looked at him like he was a passer-by, and nothing unpleasant happened.
The Black Heaven sect was currently preparing for the sect competition, which was held once every hundred years.
Different people called it different things, be it the sect competition or the martial arts demonstration.
In any case, the main purpose of the event was to update the rankings.
It was foreseeable that many people would fall from the rankings, and there would also be many new talents who would make it onto the rankings. To the Black Heaven sect, the stronger the people on the rankings were, the safer the Black Heaven sect would be. After all, there were plenty of major forces in this world.
The Black Heaven sect was not considered a powerful force among these. It was only because they were located in close proximity to the weak human race region that they were qualified to be the leading force in this small remote region.
There were all sorts of races in the Black Heaven sect.
Some races had one leg, some had three hands, and Yuchi saw all sorts of strange things for the first time.
Yuchi’s heart was rather calm.
As long as the other party’s strength did not exceed his, he could easily sense their strength.
He scanned his surroundings for quite some time, but did not find any of the myriad races worth fighting. The strength levels of these myriad races varied greatly. Yuchi even found a myriad race member who only possessed B-grade strength. It really surprised him.
Could this B-grade myriad race member also be part of the Black Heaven sect?
Did he get in via social or family connections?
He did not understand.
Right now, the members of the myriad races were discussing who would emerge victorious in this year’s event.
The old monk told Yuchi what he knew. If he wanted to be ranked among the top of the mortal rankings, he had to have the strength of an S-grade combatant. If one wanted to be among the top of the Earth rankings, one had to have at least reached the SSS-grade. If one wanted to be on the Heaven rankings, one had to be in the Dao realm, and there were very few Dao realm experts.
After saying this, the old monk and the red-crowned crane exchanged a glance.
They did not really know how strong Yuchi was. From the vague estimates, they believed that Yuchi should have reached the Dao realm. Otherwise, such terrifying phenomena would not have emerged during his battle back then. Mere shockwaves from his battle with the Vast Sea Dragon King had almost killed, and even then he had been holding back.
In addition, the rules of this competition were rather simple.
Anyone could participate in the competition. To participate in the competition, one had to first choose whether to participate in the Mortal, Earth and Heaven rankings.
The ranking matches had different schedules.
The old monk briefed Yuchi on the competition details, hoping that Yuchi would do well in the competition.
However, Yuchi was not very interested in this kind of competition.
He could not be bothered to fight with random people. He only cared about who the strongest person was.
A question came out of his mouth. He asked calmly, “What’s the name of the person who’s ranked first on the Heaven rankings?”
The old monk and the red-crowned crane looked at each other.
Although they did not know why Yuchi wanted to know this, they still gave a rather straightforward answer, “Long Fengyun!”
“A dragon with unfathomable and shocking strength!”
Long Fengyun was really too strong. Every year, there would be many people who would challenge him, but no one could defeat him and dethrone him from the number one position. As a result, he became the sect master of the Black Heaven sect. This situation had already persisted for a thousand years.
Given the frequency of the competition, this meant that he had become the champion ten times in a row. He was also a member of the dragon race that everyone feared.
Yuchi slowly nodded.
The dragon race?
He had just fought with the Vast Sea Dragon King some time ago.
The Vast Sea Dragon King was said to be the ancestor of the dragon race. Since the ancestor of the dragon race was quite powerful, the descendants of the dragon race should not be too bad either.
Thinking this, Yuchi gained a rough understanding of the situation.
“Where’s Long Fengyun?”
The old monk’s body trembled, and the red-crowned crane could not help but use its wings to cover its head. Its intuition told it that something was about to happen.
The old monk still did not know what Yuchi intended to do. Why would he suddenly ask such a question?
“I’m going to chat with him.” Yuchi affably said.
“Chat …”
The old monk was startled. He could see a rather cold glint in Yuchi’s eyes, which was his fighting spirit. Someone with that sort of expression was definitely not going to chat. It was obvious that he was going to challenge the other party.
Was there a need for such a thing?
Where did this peerless expert come from?
Could there really be such a terrifying character among the human race?
Soon after, noticing Yuchi’s questioning gaze, the old monk finally pointed straight at a mountain peak in the distance. He looked at the resplendent golden buildings on the mountainside and gestured with his eyes, “Senior, Long Fengyun, who is ranked first on the heaven list, is over there…”
After he finished speaking, he immediately looked at Yuchi.
Yuchi’s gaze had already landed on the dazzling palace in the distance.
He paused.
There was a smile on his face, “Okay, got it. You two can go and walk around.”
“I’ll be back soon.”
The old monk and the red-crowned crane watched in a daze as Yuchi left.
The old monk really could not understand what Yuchi was thinking. There was aclear path through the competition, so why did he directly ignore it?
Yuchi was extremely powerful, so he would definitely be able to get a good ranking.
This would help him accumulate a lot of prestige!
In the future, when he lived in the city, no one would dare to disturb him. In fact, there would be many people who would respect him!
So why?
Why did he not choose the straightforward path? Why did he have to take the dangerous path?
Why did he not show off his cultivation in front of everyone? Why did he not seek to gain the admiration of others?
The old monk did not understand
the crane:
“A monk like you can’t even decipher the obvious?”
“Why are you dumber than a crane like me?”
The old monk was speechless.
When Yuchi had gone further away, the red-crowned crane continued, “I can roughly guess Senior’s intentions! The martial arts exhibition is meaningless to him, and so is the accompanying fame and treasures!”
“All he cares about is fighting powerful people face to face. That’s all.”
It had to be said that this red-crowned crane was rather prescient.
Although it was not a very powerful creature, its race seemed to be rather perceptive.
The old monk looked at the crane in disbelief.
“You’re saying that Senior doesn’t want or care for fame and riches?”
Was there really such a person in the world?
If the whole world was filled with such people, then what was the use of the Heaven, Earth list, and Mortal rankings? The existence of these rankings proved that the myriad races, including the human race, really cared about their reputation.
The red-crowned crane sighed emotionally and said, “Trust me. I might not have been certain earlier, but I am now!”
“Senior just doesn’t care what others think of him!”
“He has his own way of living. Anyway, who are we to question his way of living?”
Yuchi did not care about the things in the mortal world. He only cared about getting stronger and achieving his personal objectives.
The old monk’s face was filled with shock. He sighed and added, “So this is why no one has ever heard of Senior’s name!”