Third on the Scoreboard

Hearing the shout, everyone present turned to look.

Sure enough, "Chen Changqing" had risen into the top three of the Scoreboard.

"This?"

"What's going on? I remember Chen Changqing was previously outside the top fifty."

"In such a short time, he charged all the way to third on the Scoreboard?"

"Could he have cheated?"

"Impossible! The Void Realm's rules are strict. Who would dare cheat?"

"..."

As everyone hesitated, the disciples of the Seven Courtyards burst into cheers.

"Haha!"

"Is that Senior Brother Chen?"

"As expected, he's incredible!"

"I knew it! He would definitely break into the top ten!"

"He's really brought glory to our Seven Courtyards!"

"..."

At the same time, the elders from the Outer Sect's various courtyards also noticed Chen Changqing.

"When did the Seven Courtyards produce such an outstanding disciple?"

"Before this, I'd never even heard of him!"

"To rank among the top three at this point, so long as nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to rank in the top twenty before the first round ends."

"Who would have thought that old Willow Wood had hidden a card like Chen Changqing up his sleeve?"

"..."

The elders of the various courtyards murmured quietly among themselves. Seeing a disciple from the Seven Courtyards among the top three of the Scoreboard was rather refreshing.

When Elder Willow Wood saw the situation on the Scoreboard, his heart trembled violently.

"Chen Changqing?"

"Third place?"

He found it hard to believe and hurriedly rubbed his eyes, afraid that he had seen wrong.

Although he had held high expectations for Chen Changqing before this,

Chen Changqing's charge to third on the Scoreboard at this time had far exceeded his expectations.

"This old man's eye for talent was not wrong!"

"I wonder whether this brat can bring an even greater surprise later?"

Willow Wood was thrilled, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Meanwhile.

Inside the Void Realm, Chen Changqing had no idea that his points had already climbed to third on the Scoreboard.

Nor did he know of the stir it had caused.

At this moment, he was focused on his own "great undertaking of robbery"?!

Boom!

Suddenly, intense fluctuations from a battle came from afar.

"Hm?"

Hearing it, Chen Changqing hurriedly looked in that direction. Even from a great distance, he could see Sword Qi crisscrossing and spiritual power surging in the distance!

"Is someone fighting a Realm Beast?"

"Or are disciples from the Seven Courtyards fighting over something?"

"Those fluctuations aren't weak!"

Chen Changqing muttered to himself. Raising his brows, he immediately flew over on his sword.

To him, no matter who was fighting ahead, there was profit to be made.

If disciples were killing Realm Beasts, he would seize their points.

If disciples were fighting one another, he would seize their points as well!

As long as he encountered them, their points would become his.

Before long, Chen Changqing had flown on his sword to the site of the battle.

"Hm?"

Taking in the scene, Chen Changqing could not help frowning.

"Senior Sister Liu?"

Not far away, Liu Ruyan was being besieged by a group of people.

The young man leading them wore an orange robe. The aura behind his attacks was terrifying—he was actually at Foundation Establishment.

The others were also all clad in orange robes. None of them were weak, all at the Eighth or Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.

At that moment, the leading young man forced back Liu Ruyan's attack with a single sword strike, then sneered disdainfully.

"Junior Sister Liu, obediently hand over your points and spare yourself physical suffering!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Liu Ruyan's lips. She was clearly injured. A longsword moved before her, its cold gleam biting as she snorted.

"Hmph!"

"You want my points? Dream on!"

At those words, the leading young man's expression darkened abruptly, his face turning vicious.

"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

"Form the array!"

Following the young man's command, the disciples surrounding Liu Ruyan instantly formed an array. Their spiritual power intertwined into a net, firmly suppressing her.

Just as Liu Ruyan was about to be unable to hold on, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Oh?"

"A bunch of grown men bullying a woman, and you aren't ashamed?"

Hearing this, the young man and the others were all startled and hurriedly looked toward the voice.

They saw Chen Changqing strolling forward lazily.

"Junior Brother Chen?"

When Liu Ruyan saw Chen Changqing, her beautiful eyes lit up, and joy surged in her heart.

She had previously gone to Qingxi Village with Chen Changqing to carry out a mission, and she had witnessed his strength with her own eyes.

So many Demonic Sect cultivators had all died at Chen Changqing's hands.

But after thinking it over, a trace of worry appeared on Liu Ruyan's face once more.

This group before them was from the Second Courtyard.

Their leader, Cui Hao, had even reached Foundation Establishment.

Though she could not see through Chen Changqing's cultivation, if he faced a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she was not certain whether he could win!

While Liu Ruyan was distracted,

Cui Hao's brows sank as he narrowed his eyes and gave Chen Changqing another look.

"I wondered who it was. So he's from the Seven Courtyards too!"

"Just at Qi Refining, and you want to save your Senior Sister?"

As he spoke, Cui Hao's brows relaxed, his eyes brimming with contempt and disdain as he looked at Chen Changqing.

In Cui Hao's view, as long as it was not Qing Yang of the Seven Courtyards, there was nothing to fear from anyone else.

Chen Changqing paid no mind to Cui Hao's mockery.

Before this, he had never fought a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

Today was the perfect chance to use Cui Hao to sharpen his skills.

At this moment, Cui Hao glanced playfully at a disciple beside him and said,

"Kong Ning, leave this brat to you."

Kong Ning nodded.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother! I'll make him regret sticking his nose in!"

As he spoke, Kong Ning stepped forward. With a savage grin, he looked at Chen Changqing. "Brat, playing the hero to save a beauty requires strength!"

"You're noisy."

Chen Changqing spoke coldly, casually glancing at Kong Ning before making an extremely provocative curling-finger gesture at him.

"Crack..."

Seeing this, Kong Ning ground his teeth in fury.

"You're courting death!!"

With an enraged roar, Kong Ning said no more. His aura surged violently as his Ninth Layer of Qi Refining cultivation was fully revealed.

In the next instant, he became a streak of light and charged straight at Chen Changqing.

Chen Changqing stood where he was, his expression utterly calm.

As Kong Ning rushed before him, Chen Changqing did not stand on ceremony. He casually swung a fist to meet him.

Bang!

A deafening explosion of fists rang out.

Looking closely, Kong Ning's attack instantly crumbled beneath Chen Changqing's fist force.

The vast force of that punch did not diminish in the slightest. It tore through the gale of force and struck Kong Ning squarely in the chest.

"Pfft!"

The next moment, Kong Ning spewed out a mouthful of blood and flew away like a kite with its string cut.

Seeing this scene, everyone present was dumbfounded.

No one had expected that Kong Ning, with his Ninth Layer of Qi Refining cultivation, would be sent flying by Chen Changqing's single punch.

"This... how is that possible?"

"Did I see that right?"

"Senior Brother Kong was just... sent flying by one punch?"

"What's going on?"

"What level is this brat at?"

The Second Courtyard disciples stood agape, their faces full of disbelief.