First on the Foundation Ranking

Ding Chunzhi originally thought that no matter how powerful Chen Mobai was, he was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and he could just use his right eye to see him.

But when he looked with his right eye, he encountered the same situation as when he looked at Xiahou Weihuan, but he only felt that Chen Mobai had a magical Magic Artifact that could block his prying eyes.

Left with no other choice, he opened his eyes to Life Observation.

But after seeing through one layer of hazy blue mist, they discovered there was another layer.

Ding Chunzhi thought it was because he had used the Star Gazing Technique too much in the past few days and was exhausted, so he forcefully enhanced Spiritual Sense spiritual power and pushed the power of the Star Gazing Technique to the limit he could exert.

The Immortal Sect one art of Life Observation in the immortal sects is certainly not just a name without substance.

He finally saw through the second layer of blue mist that enveloped Chen Mobai.

Then, there's the third layer!

Ding Chunzhi frowned slightly, thinking to himself that this Magic Artifact was quite powerful.

At any other time, he probably wouldn't have continued watching.

But having been entrusted with this task, and in front of the Sunglasses Girl, as someone who had been communicating with the Divine Machine Mansion for years, he felt he couldn't lose face.

Thinking that this guy was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment and had no backlash, Ding Chunzhi simply withdrew half of his Spiritual Sense and spiritual power that he had used to guard against the backlash of the Star Gazing Technique and used it on the Life Observation.

Now, the four sword-wisps of green mist could no longer block him, and he saw through them all. A Bronze Mirror appeared in his field of vision.

Third Grade Magic Tool! After hesitating for a moment, Ding Chunzhi dared not look at the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror again, fearing that it would cause a backlash. He shifted his gaze to Chen Mobai's Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness and saw a phantom image of a lush and verdant Jade Wutong.

"Your Spiritual Sense cultivation is quite good. At only the third level of Foundation Establishment, your Spiritual Sense strength is even higher than your spiritual power level... Wait... something's not right..."

Just when Ding Chunzhi thought he had seen through Chen Mobai's true nature, he noticed a trace of shadowy gray entwined on the Jade Wutong. At a glance, he couldn't make out the meaning hidden in this trace of gray.

Ding Chunzhi's interest was piqued. When fortune Life Observation have just mastered their skills, they cannot tolerate any fog of confusion that they cannot see through.

He focused both eyes, narrowing his field of vision to that tiny gray mark, further enhancing his Star Gazing Technique, and began to observe with minute detail.

Gradually, he saw the source of the gray mark.

Then, his gaze met a pair of scarlet pupils.

At that very moment, an invisible and formless Mind Blade, connected by some unseen force, slashed into his eyes.

Ding Chunzhi felt that his Star Gazing Technique had been severed by the Spirit Controlling Slash, which had even penetrated his Sea of Consciousness.

He immediately smashed the large screen reflecting Chen Mobai in front of him, severing their visual connection. Then, he crushed a Talisman in his sleeve, removing the backlash from his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness and transferring it to his physical body.

With a "hiss," a slanted wound suddenly appeared above the right eye where Pei Azurefrost had left a sword mark, and a trickle of bright red blood slowly oozed out.

The two scars on his eyelids intersected to form a cross, but what Ding Chunzhi could not bear was the intense pain in his right eye, as if he had been slashed by a sword.

But with people watching him, he could only grit his teeth and suppress his emotions.

After a long while, Ding Chunzhi finally suppressed all the backlash and let out a long breath.

What did you see?

The Sunglasses Girl sat upright on the windowsill as before, but this time her back was to the harbor, and she looked directly at Ding Chunzhi. As she spoke, she opened the five fingers of her right hand, which had been clasped behind her back in a mudra.

"His spiritual power cultivation is at the third level of Foundation Establishment, and his Spiritual Sense sense is at the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer. He possesses a Third Tier Magic Tool, which seems to contain hidden power. However, in order to observe the manifestation of his Spiritual Sense, I concentrated all my power in my Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness..."

After selectively recounting a self-aggrandizing statement, Ding Chunzhi lowered his hand from his right eye, revealing a patch of blood staining half of his eye socket, which silenced the Sunglasses Girl.

"I was careless this time, but I won't look at this guy again next time."

Ding Chunzhi thought to himself that with Chen Mobai's talent, his Spiritual Sense strength would definitely be stronger when they met again. He was already being attacked by Chen Mobai's sword intent just by looking at him now. If Chen Mobai's cultivation were any higher, he would probably go blind in this eye.

"Do you need to treat the wound first?"

The Sunglasses Girl pointed to the cross-shaped sword mark on Ding Chunzhi's right eye. Although it had stopped bleeding, the bloody appearance was still quite frightening.

"I'll make a call. After all, we're doing things for the Goumang Dao Academy, so we should ask them for help."

A short while later, a plain-looking student with a yellowish face, dressed in a blue cloth robe, arrived with a medical kit.

"I am flattered that it was you, the Chief, who came in person."

When Ding Chunzhi saw Sect Son, he couldn't help but look slightly surprised. The latter smiled and treated his wound. Finally, he took out a green toon leaf and placed it on his right eye, making it look like a peculiar eye patch.

"Thank you for your hard work, Senior Ding. The Great Camellia Flower I promised you are already being picked."

Feeling the cool breeze from the toon leaves and hearing Sect Son's words, Ding Chunzhi felt that his hard work over the past few days had not been in vain.

Aren't you surprised that my right eye is injured?

"The Immortal Sect is vast, hiding countless extraordinary individuals. Among the participants this time, there must be some masters who surpass our imagination."

Sect Son nodded slightly, realizing he had guessed the truth.

"Guess who caused these two wounds on me?"

Ding Chunzhi sat on a wooden chair, twirling a pen in his hand, and asked Sect Son a question.

"When I was treating it before, I saw that they were all sword wounds. One of them should be Senior Sister Pei Cui from the Mountain Sea Academy, but I can't guess the other one."

As the current Chief of the Goumang Dao Academy, Sect Son was well aware of the abilities of this genius from the Star Gazing Academy. He knew that only a handful of people could harm him with the backlash.

Lan Haitan didn't come, only Pei Azurefrost and Yan Qiongzhi remained, but Yan Qiongzhi wasn't skilled in swordsmanship.

"He is the Chief of this year's Wuqi Dao Academy."

Ding Chunzhi mentioned someone who shocked the Sect Son.

He naturally knew Chen Mobai, but it was precisely because he knew him that he was even more surprised.

"Has he already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment!?"

"No, but his Spiritual Sense contained a mysterious power that could sever the Star Gazing Technique. I was careless and he injured me."

As Ding Chunzhi spoke, he raised the pen in his hand, and after deliberating for a long time, slowly wrote Chen Mobai's name on it.

"Take it, this is what I promised you."

He handed the blank sheet of paper filled with rankings to Sect Son, who looked surprised, shook his head, and did not take it.

"Aren't there still some people who haven't made it to the top yet? Senior Ding, should we wait until we've seen them before determining the rankings?"

"Only Tao Mingqing and the three from the Wuqi Dao Academy are missing. Although they are all at the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, their combat strength will not exceed my expectations. I can determine their rankings without even looking. Moreover, the most important thing is that I can no longer use the Star Gazing Technique."

As Ding Chunzhi spoke, he pointed to his bandaged right eye.

Given this injury, if he were to Life Observation again, it would likely deplete his vital energy. Although the Great Camellia Flower is very precious, it is not worth going to such lengths.

"In that case, Senior Ding, please get some rest."

Upon hearing this, Sect Son no longer hesitated and took the white paper covered with names from Ding Chunzhi's hand.

He glanced at it after taking it in his hand, and instantly froze on the spot.

"Senior Ding, should we reconsider this ranking?"

Sect Son put down the white paper in his hand, frowned, and said something.

"I understand what you mean, but I choose to believe in the rules that have been passed down in our industry since ancient times."

"I used my Star Gazing Technique to observe everyone who came ashore, and only the backlash from Pei Azurefrost and Chen Mobai could not be resolved."

"Pei Azurefrost makes me feel pain, Chen Mobai makes me bleed."

"So I think it's fine to put the two of them at the front."

After explaining his reasons, Ding Chunzhi sat down on the wooden chair with a smile on his face and gently placed the pen on the table.

"I understand, thank you for your hard work."

Sect Son met Ding Chunzhi's left eye, pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, bowed politely again, rolled up the white paper in his hand and put it in his sleeve, then picked up his medical kit and left.

"Let's go too."

After watching Sect Son leave, Ding Chunzhi crushed the remote control in his hand into powder and stood up to speak to the Sunglasses Girl.

The Sunglasses Girl watched his retreating figure, remained silent for a moment, then jumped off the windowsill and followed him out of the wooden house.

"Strangeness."

Chen Mobai, who had just left the Alchemy room, rubbed his temples in bewilderment.

Just now, his Spiritual Sense suddenly and spontaneously condensed into a Spirit Controlling Slash, which he slashed down at a certain point in his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness.

However, it was only for a moment, and he regained control of all his Spiritual Sense, so brief that it felt like an illusion.

Unfortunately, it wasn't convenient to meditate here, so Chen Mobai suppressed his doubts and prepared to return to his cabin on Small Leaf Island to examine his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness more closely.

Twitter!

Just as Chen Mobai was leaving, a series of clear and noisy birdsong rang in his ears. He looked up and saw a gray-blue bird sitting on a branch of a green tree by the roadside, lazily stretching its wings.

What a beautiful day! Glancing at the sun that had just risen from the Blue Wave Lake not far away, Chen Mobai stretched and walked towards the harbor, bathed in the warm morning sun.

He failed to see that a small black snake was coiled up in the shadow of the green tree.

After watching Chen Mobai leave with its bright, bluish-gray eyes, the bird chirped at the Little Black Snake in the shadows.

The Little Black Snake, which had been restless and flicking its tongue, reluctantly quieted down.

Upon returning to Small Leaf Island, Chen Mobai encountered Bian Jingchun and the others who were planning to go to Wood God Island.

"President, is Wood God Island fun?"

Everyone assumed that Chen Mobai had stayed there for three days and must have explored the core area of the Goumang Dao Academy.

"I don't have time. I've been busy with Qing Nü for three days and haven't had a chance to go out."

Chen Mobai yawned, waved, and went into his room.

Seeing him like this, Song Yuexin, who was leading the team, was shocked.

After Leaving the Island with the Dance Weapon, she secretly told Zhuang Jialan beside her about Qing Nü came to pick up Chen Mobai on the shore that day.

"I've heard a rumor that our president was dating the Heaven Spirit Root from your Dao Academy back in high school. But apparently, because the president was still entangled with the class beauty in his own class, they had to separate and calmly reflect on their true feelings. Now it seems that the Heaven Spirit Root from your Dao Academy is more charming."

On the waterway to Wood God Island, Zhuang Jialan and Song Yuexin seemed to have endless things to talk about. Bian Jingchun, who had heard the beginning, couldn't help but join the discussion.

As they talked, they all began to condemn Chen Mobai's behavior.

Sun Daoji and the others behind him had strange expressions, and the few Dao Academy students who had not yet graduated could not hide their envy and admiration in their eyes.

After getting ashore, the three women held hands and went to stroll along the medicine street of the Goumang Dao Academy. But after looking at just two shops, they suddenly discovered a ranking list that was being circulated all over the street.

[The most authoritative ranking of Offline Sparring among the Daoist Academy!]

[This is an official expectation list created by the Goumang Dao Academy in invitation of geniuses from the Immortal Sect Life Observation.]

[This list is named the Foundation Ranking, meaning that among those at the Foundation Establishment Realm, those with the deepest foundation, strongest combat power, and the highest probability of Core Formation are ranked.]

The mere sight of these three headlines drew everyone's attention, and Bian Jingchun immediately bought a copy from the student dressed in the Gomang Immortal Green Shirt.

Then, she saw her ranking at a glance.

It's right in tenth place.

It ranks last among all the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer.

For a moment, Bian Jingchun felt a little angry.

She felt she could advance at least two places, and if she took the power of the True Dragon Cauldron into account, it wouldn't be impossible for her to make it into the top six.

Because ahead of her in line were Chi Shicheng and Sun Daoji, but they were both at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer. Since Ding Chunzhi did not have the Life Observation, it was not a problem to arrange them according to previous information.

"Pei Azurefrost of the Mountain Sea Academy can only be ranked second!"

"Xiahou Weihuan third, Qi Huanzhi fourth, Tao Mingqing is fifth, Lou Fengcheng sixth."

"He's the number one?!"

"The top six are comprised of three Dao Academy and three academies. Nowadays, there is not much difference between the Dao Academy and academies. However, I personally feel that the number one on this list is debatable."

"Discuss what? This is a complete shady deal..."

This Foundation Ranking was printed starting in the morning and spread throughout the entire Goumang Dao Academy in just half a day. Almost everyone from the Daoist Academy who came to participate in this Offline Exchange received a copy.

Everyone strongly questioned the first place.

Bian Jingchun shifted her gaze upwards, wanting to see who could be number one, and even Pei Azurefrost could only be ranked below her.

But at that moment, she felt a tight grip on her right hand. Turning her head, she saw Zhuang Jialan, her expression excited, gripping her right hand tightly, her other finger pointing to the first name on the list, trembling incessantly.

Not only her, but even Song Yuexin was shocked and stood there dumbfounded.

"Could it be Yan Qiongzhi, the top female cultivator at the Foundation Establishment?"

With this thought in mind, Bian Jingchun finally saw the first place winner.

[Chen Mobai of the Wuqi Dao Academy!]