Useless Preparations, the Sect Ranked Ninth (Please Collect)

Meanwhile.

Above the Seven Star Palace on the Meteor God Ice Plain.

Lin Yuan leaned against the Ice Throne, watching the Gold Ranking screen.

He muttered to himself, "Hun Tiandi's reaction was pretty fast. The moment he discovered that the 'important rewards' on the Gold Ranking couldn't be seized, he immediately turned around and pitted the Six Great Ancient Clans against one another."

"As expected of someone who laid his plans across the Dou Qi Continent long ago!"

"A hero who established the Soul Clan's thousand-year plan, hoping to prove himself and become a Dou Emperor in this age without Origin Qi!"

As the only Dou Emperor powerhouse in the current era.

Lin Yuan's mind stirred.

His spiritual power could instantly cover any place on the Dou Qi Continent outside the small worlds within ruins.

Thus.

After the Gold Ranking revealed that the tenth-ranked sect was Sound Valley.

He quickly grasped the situation outside Sound Valley and also saw everything that had happened in the pavilion atop the mountain in the Central Continent.

Although.

Lin Yuan knew about the Soul Clan's thousand-year plan.

But over the past several thousand years, he had never suppressed the Soul Clan, even though several Branch Hall Masters under the Seven Star Palace had grudges against them.

The reason for this arrangement.

Was very simple.

Over the years, Lin Yuan's focus had been on resisting the Flame Demon Clan.

If the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking had not suddenly appeared above his head, he and the Seven Star Palace probably would not have emerged until Xiao Yan became a Dou Saint—or even after he became a Dou Emperor.

Secondly.

The Emperor Grade Nascent Pill that the Soul Clan had plotted over for a thousand years had already been devoured by him. A villainous clan that could never produce a Dou Emperor was nothing more than an ant he could crush with a wave of his hand, and not worth worrying about.

If not for the fact that, long ago.

Lin Yuan had decided not to alter Xiao Yan's growth path before he became a Dou Saint.

He wanted Xiao Yan to grow under pressure from the Soul Clan and the various factions, break through to the Dou Saint realm as soon as possible, come into contact with Tou She Ancient God's inheritance, and ultimately break through to become a Dou Emperor.

The Soul Clan would have long since been wiped out by those Branch Hall Masters of the Seven Star Palace.

It would have been impossible for them to survive until now.

While Lin Yuan was making his remarks.

The scene displayed by the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking changed once again.

In the Light Screen, Sound Valley vanished. In its place appeared countless mountains covered in bright flowers of every color. Multicolored petals floated through the sky, dancing in the wind and forming a sea of flowers. From afar, it looked like a fairyland.

As the view continuously drew closer.

At the end of the sea of flowers.

A sect nestled within a magnificent mountain range, composed entirely of young women and married women, slowly entered the eyes of all living beings on the Dou Qi Continent.

"So beautiful..."

"Are you talking about the scenery or the people?"

"Is this the ninth-ranked force on the Sect Ranking?"

"I never expected a sect made up entirely of beauties to possess such formidable strength... It actually overpowered Sound Valley and ranked ninth on the continent!"

"We've never heard of such a sect in our Southern Continent..."

"It's the same in our Eastern Continent..."

"..."

Amid countless discussions.

The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking slowly unveiled the mysterious veil surrounding the ninth-ranked force on the Sect Power Ranking.

[Ninth place on the Sect Power Ranking: Central Continent—Flower Sect]

[Reason for being on the list: One of the two great sects of the Central Continent. The sect accepts only female disciples and possesses profound foundations. The newly appointed Sect Leader, 'Yun Yun,' is only a One-star Dou Venerate, but her body contains the lifelong Dou Qi Inheritance of the Flower Sect's former Sect Leader, 'Granny Hua Hua Yu,' who had been at the peak of the Dou Venerate realm.]

[In addition, the sect has several Dou Venerate elders, as well as the two Supreme Elders, 'Azure Fairy' and 'Hua Fairy,' who are Intermediate Half-Saints, guarding it!]

[Reward for being on the list: Two Earth-tier High-grade Cultivation Methods and two Earth-tier High-grade Dou Techniques.]

[The cultivation levels of all Flower Sect disciples and elders will increase by one star (Intermediate Half-Saints can directly advance to the Mid-stage One-star Dou Saint realm).]

[Ten Eighth-grade Pills that produce Five-colored Pill Lightning.]

[Upgrade the Sect Protecting Grand Formation (it can withstand attacks from a Two-star Dou Saint. The speed at which the formation gathers the energy of heaven and earth will surge, increasing the cultivation speed of the sect's disciples. It cannot be seized).]

Seeing the Flower Sect's reason for being on the list and its rewards, the continent erupted in another wave of astonishment.

"As expected, it's another force from the Central Continent!"

"With two Intermediate Half-Saint Supreme Elders guarding it, no wonder the Flower Sect can overpower Sound Valley and ascend to ninth place on the Sect Ranking."

"This will soon be a sect guarded by two 'Mid-stage One-star Dou Saint' powerhouses."

"That's not right~"

"I remember that after Granny Hua was injured, she had the Four-star Dou Venerate 'Hua Jin' serve as the acting Sect Leader, didn't she?"

"How did the Sect Leader end up becoming this Yun Yun, whom I've never even heard of?"

"Didn't you see what the Sky Curtain said? Yun Yun possesses the former Sect Leader's lifelong Dou Qi Inheritance. She should be the successor chosen by the former Sect Leader, right?"

"The lifelong Dou Qi Inheritance of a peak Dou Venerate... Yun Yun's luck is truly enviable!"

"..."

Meanwhile.

Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~

As the Frightening Heavenly Sound faded.

Countless streaks of Golden Light flew from the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking toward the Flower Sect.

First, they strengthened the Flower Sect's Sect Protecting Grand Formation. As its defensive power surged, the speed at which the energy of heaven and earth gathered within the sect increased as well.

Immediately afterward, countless streaks of Golden Light entered the bodies of the Flower Sect's disciples, raising everyone's cultivation by one star. Cheers erupted throughout the Flower Sect as breakthroughs in strength occurred everywhere.

The final few streaks of golden light.

Transformed into a Permission Token for the Sect Protecting Grand Formation, four cultivation method and Dou Technique scrolls, and ten bottles of Eighth-grade Pills.

They landed before Azure Fairy and Hua Fairy, the two Supreme Elders whose cultivation had risen straight to the Mid-stage One-star Dou Saint realm under the blessing of the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking.

In the void.

Feeling the formidable Dou Qi flowing through their bodies.

Azure Fairy and Hua Fairy quickly suppressed the excitement in their hearts.

After a brief discussion, Azure Fairy stepped forward and addressed the sect disciples below, who were cheering excitedly. "From this day onward, any disciple who meets the cultivation requirements may go to the Cultivation Method Hall to copy and study the cultivation methods and Dou Techniques bestowed by the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking!"

"As for the ten Eighth-grade Pills, half will be distributed to the sect elders to increase their strength according to their different effects. The other half will be kept for disciples who have made major contributions to the sect..."

After arranging everything.

Amid countless voices congratulating them on their advancement to the Dou Saint realm, Azure Fairy and Hua Fairy led the Flower Sect's Sect Leader, Yun Yun, and several Dou Venerate elders into the Sect Leader Hall for a discussion.

Once everyone had taken their seats.

Azure Fairy, who had already noticed that something was off about Yun Yun's cultivation, raised her willow eyebrows and could not help asking, "Yun Yun, didn't the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking's reward only increase one's strength by one star? How did you rise from One-star Dou Venerate to Three-star Dou Venerate?"

Facing Supreme Elder Azure Fairy's question.

Yun Yun hurriedly explained, "Reporting to Supreme Elder, I was able to break through to the One-star Dou Venerate realm entirely because Granny Hua transferred her cultivation to me. Before this, my realm had been unstable and my Dou Qi was too impure because of that forced growth. I couldn't even display the strength of a One-star Dou Venerate."

"The level blessing from the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking earlier not only increased my cultivation by one level, but also stabilized the foundation of my Two-star Dou Venerate realm. This allowed my body to bear and absorb more of the Dou Qi Granny Hua left behind, enabling me to break through to the early stage of the Three-star Dou Venerate realm in one go."

After learning the reason.

Azure Fairy nodded with considerable satisfaction.

She then took out one of the newly obtained Eighth-grade Pills that produced Five-colored Pill Lightning.

As she handed it to Yun Yun, she said, "This pill is very suitable for your situation. Once you completely absorb it, you should be able to refine more of the Dou Qi within your body, allowing you to break through to the Five-star Dou Venerate realm and silence those Rumors within the sect."

With that.

Before Yun Yun could refuse.

Azure Fairy said firmly, "You are not allowed to refuse. We all know Hua Yu's temperament. Since you earned her recognition, your ability to manage affairs should be beyond doubt..."

"But as the Flower Sect's Sect Leader, possessing only the strength of a Three-star Dou Venerate isn't enough to convince everyone!"

"Take it."