The highest

She rubbed her eyes again, looked carefully twice, and made sure she wasn't seeing things.

"Master, he, he--"

Yue Xi turned to look at Li Tiemu, pointing at the Black Immortal Stele, her words somewhat incoherent and incomprehensible.

The difference of more than three thousand places overturned her understanding.

Li Tiemu had anticipated that they would be shocked by Li Hao's ranking. With a wave of his hand, he moved them away from the Square and appeared beside Li Hao.

Upon seeing Li Hao, Yue Xi regained some composure, though her eyes were still filled with disbelief.

After seeing her own ranking, Murong Qingwu scanned the rankings at the top of the Black Immortal Stele and then noticed Li Hao's number. She looked at Li Hao with the same disbelief.

"None of you have set foot in the Tenth Desolate Domain yet, have you? Once you enter the Tenth Desolate Domain, you'll have a chance to be among the top 1,500. Then, if you persevere a bit longer, you might be able to break into the top 1,000 and stand out from the heroes of the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty!"

Li Tiemu looked at them with a smile, in a very good mood, and said, "Haotian is ranked nineteenth. Don't spread this around, lest it cause him trouble. He has already broken through the Tenth Desolate Domain and secured his qualification to participate in the battle ahead of schedule."

"Break through the Tenth Desolate Domain?"

Upon hearing Li Tiemu's words, the two women stared wide-eyed in shock, exchanging glances, speechless with astonishment.

After a long while, Yue Xi finally came to her senses and murmured, "How is this possible—"

Murong Qingwu stared intently at Li Hao and said, "Breaking through the Tenth Desolate Domain requires power surpassing the True Immortal Realm Tenth Layer, right?"

"Maybe."

Li Hao said that he had never fought against someone at the True Immortal Realm Tenth Layer, and didn't know if that counted.

Yue Xi glanced at Li Hao's calm demeanor and suddenly bit her lip. With Li Hao's strength, if he were to leave his name on Emperor Sword Cliff, he would definitely be no less powerful than her. She had previously asked him why he didn't leave his name, and the answer she received was that he wasn't interested.

Looking at it now...

Perhaps the other person didn't even care about that boasting.

In contrast, she suddenly felt a little ashamed and annoyed with herself.

While they were still calming down, Gu Yan appeared in the Square, looking even more ferocious. A piece of his scalp had been ripped off and was slowly healing, while the rest of his hair was frozen into ice crystals.

Clearly, he was trying extremely hard to persevere inside.

With Li Tiemu teleported Gu Yan to Li Hao and the others.

Gu Yan paid no attention to his wolf-fox body, nor did he wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. Instead, he looked up to find his ranking.

He searched from top to bottom and soon came across a striking number.

That is...

Gu Yan's pupils contracted slightly as he turned to look at Li Hao.

He was treated with utmost respect as a sign of his failure.

Gu Yan looked up again at the rankings and felt somewhat satisfied.

19 people?

Li Hao's ranking was higher than he had imagined, and it was even higher than his!

His expression shifted, and he calmly and slowly looked down.

Soon, thirty, fifty, one hundred...

His face gradually turned pale, and his heart sank to the bottom. At the same time, he felt a sense of self-doubt, wondering if he had overlooked something.

He was stunned when he saw Murong Qingwu's number among the two thousandth-something, and his initial surprise and doubt vanished completely.

His fists clenched Forbidden Zone as he continued looking down, and soon found his ranking.

When he saw it, he felt a sense of relief, but his mind was still somewhat blank.

He was stunned by the ranking—followed by discomfort, complex emotions, disbelief, and a sudden shock.

He didn't look down any further, but immediately looked up again at the number 19.

Looking at it again this time, my feelings are different from before.

Only now did he realize how unattainable, how awe-inspiring, and how awe-inspiring that ranking was!

He stared intently, feeling as if sharp swords were constantly piercing his body, as if he were still in the Ninth Desolate Domain, being attacked by the Great Dao Origin.

If it weren't for Emperor Sword Mountain, where Li Hao finally climbed up and came into view, this Senior Brother would have been no different from air in his eyes.

But now, this Senior Brother, whom he had previously disregarded, has far surpassed him.

"In this Ancient Immortal Realm Desolate Region, Haotian achieved the best results among all members of our Great Dream Nine Abyss."

Li Tiemu spoke to the three of them, his eyes filled with joy. Besides Li Hao's performance, he was also satisfied with the performances of Mu Qingqingwu, Gu Yan, and Yue Xi. In particular, Gu Yan and Yue Xi's cultivation levels were still low, and they had a lot of room for improvement in the next three years, so they still had time to break through.

His words left the three of them somewhat dazed.

No one expected that Li Hao would make a name for himself here, unleashing strength that completely surpassed theirs.

As Heavenly Prodigy, the three of them had extremely complicated feelings at this moment.

"Master, you promised me that you would ask Abyss Master me swordsmanship, and I would like to take advantage of this opportunity."

Gu Yan suddenly turned around and said to Li Tiemu with a solemn expression.

His expression was no longer numb and unchangingly calm, but rather turbulent.

Li Tiemu noticed that he no longer referred to himself as "you" but as "you (formal)," which, although a small change, still carried a deeper meaning!

"This kid, has he been provoked?" Li Tiemu smiled knowingly and said, "Even if you didn't say anything, based on your performance, you'll receive personal instruction from the Abyss Master when you return. After all, you are the hope of the Sword Abyss!"

Hearing Old Man Li's words, all three of them felt a sense of relief.

Murong Qingwu looked at Li Hao. She neither liked nor disliked this junior brother, and similarly, she hadn't previously considered competing with this person she had overlooked. Now, Li Hao's high ranking made her temporarily lose the will to compete, so she quickly calmed down and smiled:

"Junior Brother Haotian, congratulations on obtaining the qualification to fight on the first day. You will be training under the Abyss Master from now on. Please give me your guidance. Let's Sparring sometime."

Li Hao shook his head and said, "I won't go to the Abyss Master to cultivate."

"Um?"

All three of them looked at Li Hao with surprise. Yue Xi and Gu Yan's eyes narrowed, and they were more concerned about Li Hao's movements than ever before.

"Where are you going?" Yue Xi couldn't help but ask.

Li Hao didn't hide anything, and chuckled, "I'm planning to venture to the Frontier."

"Frontier?"

All three of them were at ease. Murong Qingwu asked in surprise, "Isn't that where our Eldest Senior Brother and the others went? Are you going there to accumulate Immortal Merit too?"

"I'm just going to practice some real combat skills."

Li Hao knew he wouldn't be able to explain himself to Old Man Li without giving a reason, so he smiled and said, "I feel that my practical experience is still somewhat lacking."

All three remained silent. If you lack practical experience, what about us?

Li Tiemu felt helpless about Li Hao's choice and said, "Are you really not going to reconsider? The Abyss Master has given us guidance..."

This is a rare opportunity. If you have a bottleneck in your Sword Dao, with the guidance of the Abyss Master, you might be able to easily overcome Past.

Li Hao smiled wryly. He wanted to, but his bottlenecks were painting, Cooking, and Angling, and had nothing to do with Sword Dao.

At that moment, a deep dragon's roar echoed in the sky.

Chu Xiangtian rode his Dragon Carriage, breaking through the clouds and landing in front of the Black Immortal Stele.

He stood with his hands behind his back, announced the ranking of the Black Immortal Stele, and then said:

"The other disciples who didn't make it into the top 1000 shouldn't be discouraged. There are still three years left, and three years is enough time to change your fate!"

"You can choose to stay here and cultivate, or you can choose to continue the challenge. The Ancient Immortal Realm is always open."

You can also return to your own Sect to cultivate. If you wish to come here to challenge, simply trigger the Secret Realm Desolate Talisman, and you will be teleported here directly. However, you will have to return here on your own.

Although the words were meant to be encouraging, many of the lower-ranked disciples were already sighing and lamenting.

Previously, they all considered themselves Heavenly Prodigy, but now, competing in the Desolate Region, they realize the gap between them. It turns out that there are so many Prodigy with Soul Lifespan of Three Thousand Years, and they do not have the strength of their peers like Juechen.

Many Earth Sect have already called their disciples to prepare to return.

Li Tiemu also greeted Zhou Qingyun and the Old Woman. There were ten spots in Sword Abyss. Li Tiemu got four, Zhou Qingyun only got two, the Old Woman got three, and the last one was Heavenly Prodigy who had fought his way out of the Earth Yard.

"Well, I noticed Qingwu's ranking earlier; she was over two thousandth. That should be the highest ranking among our Sword Abyss disciples, right?"

Zhou Qingyun led his disciples over, his eyes filled with surprise. He hadn't expected that Old Man Li's disciples this time would not only be numerous but also highly skilled in combat.

"Good heavens, why aren't you looking at the outside sects? You're just staring at your own people."

Li Tiemu immediately rolled his eyes.

The Old Woman looked grave and said, "I didn't expect the competition to be so fierce. It seems that apart from Ming Rong, everyone else in our Sword Abyss is at risk of being eliminated?"

"Um?"

Li Tiemu and Zhou Qingyun looked at her in surprise. They had both heard of her disciple Lin Mingrong and immediately remembered this little girl.

Looking behind the Old Woman, they saw a young girl named Lin Mingrong, who was young and beautiful, standing there gracefully in pure white clothes, like a female Sword Immortal who lived apart from the world, with an extremely serene expression.

"How much is Mingrong?" Zhou Qingyun couldn't help but ask.

921 people.

The Old Woman pointed towards the Black Immortal Stele.

Zhou Qingyun took a deep breath, then smiled wryly, "Impressive. This is good. At least our Sword Abyss has a promising talent, so we won't be completely wiped out."

As he spoke, he glanced at Li Tiemu and said, "Your junior disciple with the Innate Sword Immortal Body has a low cultivation level. He's probably still lacking something. Can he catch up in three years?"

Li Tiemu smiled and said, "Who said my Sword Abyss only has one promising talent? You mentioned Gu Yan, he will definitely catch up within three years. I have confidence in him."

"Oh?"

Both of them looked at him in surprise upon hearing his words. Zhou Qingyun glanced at Li Hao and the others and said, "Qingwu is ranked over two thousandth. Who else could it be but her? The little girl from the Disaster Clan, could she have already mastered the Disaster True Power?"

Li Tiemu smiled without saying anything, not revealing Li Hao's ranking, otherwise it would have startled them, and if it caused too much of a commotion, the news would have leaked and things would have gone wrong.

Seeing Li Tiemu's mysterious demeanor, the two muttered something under their breath and didn't take his words seriously.

"Let's go, let's head back. There's no way to cultivate here. This is our first challenge, and we've witnessed the dangers of the Desolate Region. We're prepared now, and we'll be more confident coming back next time."

Zhou Qingyun greeted them.

At this moment, the elders of other Nine Abysses in the distance also called their disciples to return home after leaving the Ancient Immortal Realm. They arrived at the vast Square in front of the Yan Chu Imperial City, where other Sect were also returning home, and spatial passages opened one after another.

As Heaven Four Sect, the Great Dream Nine Abyss naturally did not want to lag behind in terms of resources. As an elder Communication back, a spatial passage immediately extended out, personally led by the Dream Master.

Only beings at the Immortal King Realm can isolate such vast distances, requiring only a single anchor point to create a spatial teleportation point.

Upon returning to the Great Dream Nine Abyss, on Great Dream Mountain, the elders of Nine Abysses reported on the ranking of their disciples.

Apart from Lin Mingrong of Sword Abyss, Nine Abysses has one or two disciples within the top one thousand.

In another abyss, not a single disciple managed to break through the battle line, leaving the entire abyss dejected and humiliated.

The results of disciples ranked outside the top thousand were not worth reporting, so only the Old Woman from Sword Abyss spoke up, informing her of her disciple Lin Mingrong's ranking, which earned her encouragement and reward from the Dream Master.

"Mingrong, as the only one in our Sword Abyss who is currently qualified to participate in the battle, you must work hard and set an example for the other Junior Sister!"

The Old Woman said to her disciple.

Lin Mingrong, dressed in snow-white clothes, nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping over the other members of Sword Abyss. Her gaze Pause on Gu Yan for a moment; she had heard of this disciple with the Innate Sword Immortal Body.

Gu Yan felt the other person's gaze and stared back, a flame burning within him.

On his journey to the Yan Chu Imperial City, he suffered a series of setbacks, and his eyes, no longer numb, became sharp.

"Go, the Dream Master awaits you."

The Old Woman said to Lin Mingrong.

Just now, all the disciples within the top thousand of Nine Abysses Path received encouragement and rewards from the Dream Master. In addition, the Dream Master also summoned them for a meeting.

Lin Mingrong nodded slightly, then nodded goodbye to everyone before turning and leaving.

Li Tiemu also said to Li Hao, "You should go too. I just spoke to the Dream Master about your situation; only the Dream Master knows."

Li Hao was stunned for a moment, feeling somewhat helpless. But when he thought of those Immortal Pill rewards, although they weren't what he needed, he could leave them for Old Feng and Qingying, or give them to Evening Primrose as snacks.

"Um?

Seeing Li Hao break away from the crowd and chase after Lin Mingrong, Zhou Qingyun and the Old Woman were both stunned and couldn't help but look at Li Tiemu.

Li Tiemu smiled mysteriously and said, "Didn't I just say that Ming Rong isn't the only promising talent our Sword Abyss has produced?"

You mean, Xiao Yu also made it into the top ten? Then why didn't you report it to the Dream Master?

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Xiao Yun looked surprised and couldn't help but ask.

The Old Woman looked at him suspiciously, "Old Li, this is no joke. If the Dream Master gets angry..."

We won't help you.

"That kid's ranking is a bit unusual; it's best not to disclose it."

Li Tiemu chuckled.

Upon hearing this, the two were even more surprised. They exchanged a glance, knowing Li Tiemu's personality; although he was usually unserious, he was extremely serious when it mattered.

What ranking is it that needs to be kept secret?

Curious, the two looked at Murong Qingwu and the others, only to see that all three of them had complicated expressions, which made them even more surprised.

Meanwhile, Li Hao followed Lin Mingrong's figure and arrived at a hall on the Mountain Summit.

Walking along the corridor of the hall, you will find yourself in a courtyard.

Lin Mingrong walked ahead, and when she reached the end of the corridor, she saw Li Hao still following. She paused slightly, turned her head, and said:

"Junior brother, you were only able to come here after obtaining the qualification to participate in the battle. Who are you?"

"Just like you."

Li Hao coughed lightly and said, "But I'm not familiar with the way."