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The Three Thousand Buddha Phantoms shattered, the Immovable King True Body was broken, and the Prayer Beads in Buddha Lord Xingwang’s hands fell to the ground.
Guided by Xia Ningxue’s hand gestures, the Longsword returned to the scabbard behind her.
The crowd on the scene was dead silent.
With Xia Ningxue’s move, the swift defeat of the Buddha Son from Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple astonished everyone present.
Taihua Holy Son Lu Changsheng had just defeated Feng Mu, who was second on the Qilin Ranking, and now Xia Ningxue had beaten Buddha Lord Xingwang, currently ranked fifteenth.
Moreover, Xia Ningxue’s effortless victory over Buddha Lord Xingwang indicated that her strength was far above his.
“Guanghan Holy Maiden Xia Ningxue is now ranked tenth on the Qilin Ranking.”
“She jumped to the tenth spot just like that?”
“With this, Guanghan Palace also has an unrivaled genius among the top ten.”
“Guanghan Palace and Mount Taihua must be enjoying auspicious Qi Destiny recently, each having two monstrous geniuses in the top ten of the Qilin Ranking.”
“These two will certainly have a place in the Immortal Emperor Ranking in the future.”
“The Immortal Emperor Ranking lists the ranks of the strong within the Immortal Emperor Realm. Those ranked upfront are Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperors, including geniuses from other eras and Immortal Emperors who have cultivated for millions of years without dying. If these two grow to become Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperors, who knows what rank they could achieve on the Immortal Emperor Ranking?”
“As long as they don’t fall midway, they can mostly enter the top one hundred of the Immortal Emperor Ranking.”
People whispered amongst themselves, dazzled by the talent displayed by Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue.
The future prospects of Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue are immeasurable.
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“This is your Guanghan Palace’s Immortal Sword passed down from ancient times. I didn’t expect it to be imparted to the Holy Maiden so soon. She must have been able to wield this Immortal Sword because she inherited that person’s cultivation.”
Lin Xuantong looked towards the Guanghan Palace Master.
He immediately recognized that the sword used by Xia Ningxue was the Sect-Defending Treasure of the Guanghan Palace.
A Sect-Defending Treasure is generally not entrusted to a Preliminary Immortal Emperor; losing it would bring unbearable losses to the Holy Land.
Furthermore, ancient Dao Artifacts are difficult for a Preliminary Immortal Emperor to activate without special methods.
Xia Ningxue could wield the Mo Xue Sword because she inherited the entire life’s cultivation of the Ancestor of Guanghan, and the Mo Xue Sword was the Ancestor’s artifact of enlightenment.
“Indeed.”
The Guanghan Palace Master did not deny it.
“Damn it!”
Feng Mu, who had regained consciousness, thought of his defeat to Lu Changsheng and clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms.
He was the Ancient Feng Family’s number one prodigy, yet he lost to an unknown.
And the defeat happened at the public event of the Yaochi Gathering, under the watchful eyes of everyone.
“Big brother, the road to cultivation is long, and a gentleman’s revenge can wait ten years. We don’t need to rush things; there will be chances to defeat Lu Changsheng in the future,” said Feng Chen, trying to console Feng Mu.
Feng Mu’s loss to Lu Changsheng only proved Lu Changsheng’s superior strength, not a lack of talent in Feng Mu.
Feng Mu remained the number one prodigy of the Ancient Feng Family, with the potential to become an undying being.
It would be too great a loss for the Ancient Feng Family if this competition caused Feng Mu’s determination to collapse.
“I won’t admit defeat just like that. I will surpass him sooner or later.”
Feng Mu’s gaze was sharp as a knife, unwilling to accept defeat to Lu Changsheng just yet.
An unparalleled genius has the pride of an unparalleled genius.
An Elder from the Ancient Feng Family patted Feng Mu on the shoulder, “Well done, that’s the spirit our Ancient Feng Family’s leading young generation should have. With our family’s cultivation resources, you still have hope to defeat him.”
Following the matches of Lu Changsheng versus Feng Mu and Xia Ningxue versus Buddha Lord Xingwang, other geniuses stood up to spar with each other.
During this Yaochi Gathering, with Chongxu Daoist who oversees the Qilin Ranking in attendance, defeating a genius listed on the Qilin Ranking in his presence could lead to seizing their spot and becoming famous overnight.
Pairs of geniuses battled, with the victors climbing in ranking and the defeated falling.
Among those present, a burly man had his eyes on Lin Qingzhi, the chief disciple of Lu Changsheng.
Yaochi Holy Maiden Liu Yiyi took the opportunity to make her move, defeating a master who ranked ninetieth on the Qilin Ranking, and Liu Yiyi rose to sixty-eighth.
Li Changye of Changliu Holy Land, in order to preserve the dignity of Changliu’s Immortals, swept away a genius ranked forty-sixth with the force of thunder and was placed twenty-third by Chongxu Daoist.
New geniuses emerged one after another, overwhelming the crowd.
Some prodigies who usually kept a low profile chose to stand out at the Yaochi Gathering, to bring glory to their Sects and Holy Lands.
A burly man gestured towards the Linglan Fairy of the Lianshan Holy Land; she nodded, and he stood up, “I am Lianshan Holy Son Wang Qin, and I wish to experience the cultivation technique of the great disciple of the Taihua Holy Son. May I ask for your guidance?”
All eyes turned to Lin Qingzhi, the chief disciple of Lu Changsheng.
Having just defeated Feng Mu, no one dared challenge Lu Changsheng, so Lianshan Holy Son chose to challenge Lin Qingzhi, Lu Changsheng’s chief disciple instead.
Curiosity filled the eyes of the people at the Yaochi Gathering.
How strong is the chief disciple of the Taihua Holy Son, after all?
They were curious.
Lu Changsheng already had one disciple within the top fifty of the Qilin Ranking, but Dugu Aotian was merely his ninth disciple.
If every one of Lu Changsheng’s disciples possessed the strength to enter the top one hundred of the Qilin Ranking, that would be astonishing.
The fact that a master and his disciples appeared on the Qilin Ranking in the same era was already a miracle.
If Lin Qingzhi also had the strength to enter the top fifty of the Qilin Ranking, Lu Changsheng and his disciples would become legendary figures of the Immortal Realm.
“Master.”
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