Chapter 1097
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On one side of the street, several figures gradually emerged. They all appeared quite young, and although their clothing styles varied, each of them had two unique marks on the shoulders of their garments. It was the emblem of a ding, a type of ancient Chinese cauldron.
Seeing this group, Yuan Tianzong’s eyebrows raised in surprise. “The Jiuding Tianzong from the Central Plains!”
Jiuding Tianzong?
These people were from Jiuding Tianzong?
Ye Wushuang looked over, his expression filled with astonishment. He had participated in the Hundred Nations Martial Contest and returned to the Qingyun Empire afterward, only to find that his sister, Ye Feifei, had vanished. His mother and Third Uncle had mentioned that someone from Jiuding Tianzong had taken her away.
Ye Wushuang was no stranger to Jiuding Tianzong. Over two thousand years ago, when his eighth spirit established the Lingjian Pavilion in the Central Plains of the Tianxuan Continent, Jiuding Tianzong had already been a prominent power there. Now it seemed that after two millennia, Jiuding Tianzong still stood tall at the pinnacle of the continent, its majesty undiminished.
“This young man is… Huan Tianxin!” Yuan Tianzong clicked his tongue. “He is an even more terrifying genius than Xu Ziqian.”
At this point, Yuan Tianzong continued seriously, “In the Central Plains, the top forces have created a list called the Tianyuan Directory.”
“This directory covers a wide range of categories, including rankings for alchemy, artifact crafting, and array techniques. Among them, there is a specific list known as the Tianyuan Qingbang.”
“The Tianyuan Qingbang records the rankings of the most outstanding young talents on the Tianyuan Continent.”
“The Tianyuan Qingbang is divided into two sublists: the Wanfa List and the Guiyuan List.”
At this moment, Li Wenqing and Qin Muyu were listening intently. They had never known much about the Central Plains. However, this time, witnessing the terrifying strength of the geniuses from the neighboring major states of the Central Plains, they realized that those geniuses from the Central Plains were truly insurmountable beings.
“The Wanfa List records the most outstanding young talents at the Wanfa realm level, with an age limit of under twenty-five years old to qualify for the list!”
“The Guiyuan List records the most outstanding young talents at the Guiyuan realm level, with an age limit of under thirty years old to qualify for the list!”
Under thirty years old and already at the Guiyuan realm?
This statement caused Li Wenqing, Qin Muyu, and the others to pale. How could this be possible?
In the life of a martial cultivator, as one ages, their potential diminishes, and the pace of advancing in cultivation slows down. Eventually, they reach a limit beyond which they cannot progress further.
Take Li Fangyin, for example. He is currently at the eighth level of the Wanfa realm and has already lived for over two hundred years. When he was in his thirties, he barely reached the Wanfa realm. In the subsequent hundred and several decades, he only managed to advance from the first level to the eighth level. Now, he is stuck at the eighth level, unable to move forward. His talent and potential have been exhausted. This is his ultimate limit in this life.
Li Fangyin knows that he is not a peerless genius. Reaching the eighth level of the Wanfa realm and obtaining the position of an outer sect elder at Lingjian Mountain is already satisfactory for him.
In this world, people are different from one another.
Take Xu Ziqian, for example. Li Fangyin senses that his cultivation is at the seventh level of the Wanfa realm. For Li Fangyin, the eighth level of the Wanfa realm is the end of his journey. However, for geniuses like Xu Ziqian, the Wanfa realm is merely the beginning of their path.
Talent!
It determines a person’s upper limit.
Diligence and effort!
They determine whether a person can reach their upper limit and how long it takes to get there.
Some people are born standing at a height that others cannot reach in a lifetime!
The world of martial cultivation.
It is this cruel and realistic.
Setting aside talent, the upbringing and the heavenly materials and earth treasures that these geniuses from the major strong states and the Central Plains have received since childhood are incomparable to those of the martial cultivators from Qingzhou!
No one under thirty years old at the Guiyuan realm!
Not a single one can be found in the entire Qingzhou.
And the Guiyuan realm cultivators within the seven major powers of Qingzhou, are they not all hundreds or even thousands of years old?
The Wanfa List! Under twenty-five years old.
The Guiyuan List! Under thirty years old.
Those who can make it onto these two lists are truly monstrous geniuses, not ordinary people.
Seeing the changing expressions on the faces of the listeners, Yuan Tianzong knew they were not familiar with this and continued to explain, “The Wanfa List and the Guiyuan List only record the top one hundred individuals. These records are cataloged, graded, and disseminated throughout the Central Plains. The geniuses who make it onto the lists are all dragons among men!”
“Oh, right. Xu Ziqian is nineteen years old and at the seventh level of the Wanfa realm, ranking ninety-first on the Wanfa List.”
“This Huan Tianxin is also nineteen years old, at the eighth level of the Wanfa realm, ranking eighty-second on the Wanfa List!”
What?
Upon hearing this, the cultivators from Lingjian Mountain turned even paler.
Nineteen years old and already at the seventh and eighth levels of the Wanfa realm, yet only ranking ninety-first and eighty-second on the Wanfa List?
This…
What kind of monstrous geniuses must be in the top fifty, the top ten?
Qin Muyu couldn’t help but ask, “Brother Yuan, what is your ranking?”
Upon hearing this, Yuan Tianzong’s expression became strange.
Damn it!
Don’t hit a man when he’s down!
Isn’t that question just slapping my face?
Li Wenqing coughed and glared at Qin Muyu.
Qin Muyu realized he had asked the wrong question and immediately forced a smile, “Sorry about that…”
“There’s nothing to be sorry about,” Yuan Tianzong said with a smile. “The Wanfa List and the Guiyuan List are mostly filled with young geniuses from various forces within the Central Plains. Compared to them, the geniuses from the neighboring major states still have a significant gap.”
“Of course, there are a few geniuses from the strong states who have made it onto the Wanfa List and the Guiyuan List, but it’s very rare.”
The group nodded in agreement. The Central Plains, being the most spiritually rich area of the Tianyuan Continent, had a saying: “The land nurtures the people.” Cultivating there certainly had its advantages.
Of course, that was just one influencing factor. The core reason was still the terrifying talent of those people from the Central Plains.
Seeing that his words had somewhat discouraged the group, Yuan Tianzong added, “Actually, I think Master Ye has a chance to make it onto the Wanfa List.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Muyu, Li Wenqing, and the others all brightened up.
