Top Hundred Rankings (Part One)

A little while later.

Li Xinge walked out of the Li Family branch compound in Stone County.

He gazed up at the starry sky. Thinking of what he had gained on this trip, he couldn't suppress the smile tugging at his lips.

King Wu, oh, King Wu. How should I thank you?

When Little Stone opened his eyes again, it was already broad daylight.

He stretched, feeling refreshed. Yesterday's exhaustion and lingering sense of defeat had been swept away.

He instinctively looked at the Soul Nurturing Bead beside his pillow.

The Soul Nurturing Bead gave off a faint glow, no different from usual.

"Master?" Little Stone called.

Almost immediately, Sage Xuanji's slightly amused voice rang through the room. "Awake? How are you feeling today?"

"Great!"

Little Stone sprang out of bed like a carp leaping from water and struck a pose. "I feel like I could take on ten men!"

"Ha, quite the boast."

"Master, why do you seem especially happy today?"

Sage Xuanji smiled. "Something good must have happened."

Little Stone's eyes lit up. "What good thing?"

"Why are you asking so many questions, kid?"

Sage Xuanji replied crossly.

Little Stone chuckled. He felt like his master was different from usual today.

But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was different.

He didn't press the matter. Instead, he quickly washed up, changed into clean clothes, and headed out.

The other members of the Stone County branch gradually emerged from their rooms in the courtyard.

When they saw Little Stone, their eyes filled with awe.

Little Stone had won three matches in a row yesterday. Although he had ultimately lost to a Qi and Blood Minor Accomplishment cultivator from the Ancestral Land, he could still hold his head high in defeat.

There weren't many Branch Family disciples