Chapter 443

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In the midst of the crowd stood Ye Wushuang, Wang Xueqi, Qing Chengtian, and Xiao Yuan.

Qing Chengtian glanced at Ye Wushuang and couldn’t help but chuckle, “This time, I’m afraid you won’t be able to evenly distribute the points to us again.”

During the trial on Lingyun Mountain, Ye Wushuang had accumulated far too many points. By sharing them with the other three, they had managed to secure the top four rankings. However, this time, the situation was different. Even if they were among the top hundred in points, they could still be challenged by other disciples and fall off the Tayan List.

Now, Xiao Yuan and Wang Xueqi had improved over the past ten days, reaching the fifth level of the Nongmai realm, while Qing Chengtian had reached the fourth level. Their combined strength was simply not enough to hold their ground on the Tayan List.

Yet, Ye Wushuang smiled and said, “That’s not necessarily true. I’ll reach the ninth level of the Nongmai realm in a month!”

Reach the ninth level in a month? That was nothing short of a joke!

Wang Xueqi replied with a wry smile, “I suppose you might be able to go from the seventh level to the ninth in a month, but the three of us… forget about it…”

It was already quite an achievement to advance one level within a month from the fourth or fifth level. To advance two or three levels was truly the mark of a prodigy.

“Don’t be so pessimistic. Improvement isn’t just about talent; it’s also about opportunity. With all the great resources the academy has prepared this time, it might just be possible,” Ye Wushuang encouraged them.

At that moment, everyone had collected their respective wristbands and was ready to set off. Thousands of disciples from the Inner Court, with varying levels of Nongmai realm from one to nine, followed the ten elders and marched out of the eastern side of the capital, heading towards the Qingtian Mountains…

The vast crowd arrived at the designated area, where numerous Outer Court and Inner Court mentors were already stationed at the entrance.

“Go ahead!” Tang Chuyi said, “We’ll be waiting for you here in a month.”

With a series of whooshing sounds, figures sped out like a swarm of locusts, entering the trial area. The Tayan List competition had officially begun.

At the entrance, Tang Chuyi, Shen Qian, and the other ten elders stood in a row. Shen Qian, who looked refined and amiable, smiled and said, “This annual event really makes one feel how fast time flies…”

“Watching these vibrant young men and women, I truly feel my age,” he added.

Sheng Pu, another elder, laughed and said, “Elder Shen, you’ve reached the Tian’gang realm from the peak of the Yuanfu realm, breaking through the five-hundred-year lifespan limit. If you say you’re old, the rest of us would be truly embarrassed.”

Warriors in the Lianti realm have a lifespan of one hundred to one hundred and twenty years. Those in the Nongmai realm can live for one hundred and fifty to two hundred years. Warriors who reach the Yuanfu realm can live for up to five hundred years. True Tian’gang realm warriors can add another two hundred years to their lifespan, and in some cases, even reach a thousand years.

The stronger one’s martial cultivation, the more one absorbs the essence of heaven and earth, and the stronger one’s vitality becomes. Both Shen Qian and Tang Chuyi were at the peak of the ninth level of the Yuanfu realm. With their recent breakthrough to the Tian’gang realm, their lifespans had increased by several hundred years, and they might even make significant progress in the Tian’gang realm and reach the Wanfa realm in the future!

The Wanfa realm! In the entire empire, the only publicly known Wanfa realm warrior was the Nebula Sword Academy’s headmaster.

“I heard that Elder Tang’s sword intent has become perfect, and he has reached the first level of the Tian’gang realm, all thanks to Ye Wushuang’s guidance?” A black-robed old man sneered, “A peak Yuanfu realm warrior needing guidance from a Nongmai realm cultivator? That’s truly a loss of dignity for a strong warrior.”

Looking at the black-robed man who spoke, Tang Chuyi scorned, “Chu Mingjie, are you不服 (unconvinced)? If you’re不服, let’s have a friendly match. We have plenty of time this month, after all.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Mingjie’s face turned uneasy. Not to mention that Tang Chuyi had reached the Tian’gang realm, even when they were both at the peak of the Yuanfu realm, Tang Chuyi’s perfected sword intent made Chu Mingjie no match for him.

“What’s the matter? Afraid?” Tang Chuyi snorted, “If you’re afraid, then shut your stinking mouth. That young talent is someone worth learning from. Even if I humble myself to seek his guidance, what business is it of yours?”

“If you have the ability, go seek his guidance yourself and see if he’ll pay you any mind.”

Flushed with anger, Chu Mingjie’s face turned cold as Tang Chuyi’s words struck a nerve.