"Liu Wujiu had finally decided to let his youngest son out?"
In Cloud Cauldron City, Madam Lu, Grandpa Huang, and the Lu Family's upper ranks were watching the live broadcast of the Heavenly Pride Ranking.
They had just watched Liu Zongbai defeat Lu Yishu with thunderous force in a matter of moments. The entire battle had flowed like drifting clouds and running water, a complete and utter suppression.
Liu Zongbai did not seem to have even used his full strength.
"He has already cultivated two Five-Nature Ruyi Spirit Pills. Yue Shan is no match for him. Did you instruct him that if he encountered an unbeatable foe, he could concede directly to preserve his strength?"
Madam Lu asked calmly.
"Reporting to First Madam, this old servant did indeed instruct him so. In fact, this old servant repeatedly emphasized that we need only secure sixth place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking. Presumably, Yue Shan would not be so unwise."
Grandpa Huang answered softly, unsurprised.
Every three hundred years, a truly stunning young expert emerged somewhere in the entire Cultivation World. They were talents bestowed by heaven itself, beyond description. Take the First Madam before them, for example. Six hundred years ago, she had burst onto the scene. From an obscure newcomer, she had fought until people and horses alike were thrown into disarray, climbing from rank three hundred all the way to first place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.
That had truly been a legend.
Then, three hundred years ago, there had been a fellow named Shen Jianxin. Starting directly from tenth place, he had overturned one powerful opponent from the previous ranking after another and taken first place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking in just three days. No one had shaken his position over the next two hundred years, until