Reaching the Blood Ranking, Nameless Expert (1st Update)

In the prosperous night scenery of the prefectural city's river, Chu Ge was comfortably enjoying the city's riverside views from his carriage, observing the lively scene around the prefectural city. Suddenly, he felt a burning sensation on the yellow paper at his waist.

He couldn't help but freeze and immediately looked at the lady lamps hanging in the carriage.

He saw several elaborately dressed ladies covering their mouths with fans and giggling, whispering to each other as if sharing secrets.

When Chu Ge looked over, they all uniformly pointed their fans behind him, their eyes darting sideways.

"So someone's targeting me?"

Chu Ge's heart stirred, and he nodded slightly, thanking the young ladies.

He then took out the yellow paper from his waist and saw two figures already scorched onto it.

Casually, while pretending to admire the river view, he glanced back and, upon spotting two figures, shifted his gaze away.

"How strange! I've only just arrived, and I'm already being targeted. Could it be that the officer from before was greedy, and after I showed my wealth, he informed the local snakes?"

Chu Ge pondered inwardly. Seeing a crowd gathered around a shop on the street ahead, he had a sudden idea. He deliberately stopped the carriage by the roadside, then took Xiao Qian's little hand and headed towards the shop.

"Hey, come and see, come and see! Freshly printed Blood Ranking list tonight! We just got our hands on it. There are newcomers at the top and old timers who've fallen! Come and take a look."

In front of the shop, a shop assistant was shouting in a clear voice.

Someone grumbled, "Why hasn't the main ranking list come out? It's the Blood Ranking updating again, it updates too fast."

"Hey! The main ranking list is for the big shots in the Force Condensation Realm. Once they're on it, their positions don't change easily, and the vested interests are too complicated."

"Exactly! The Blood Ranking only lists the powerful Martial Cultivators in the Blood Change Realm, so the changes are quite frequent."

"I heard a rumor that some mysterious guest from a remote village somewhere eliminated the Soul Chasing Old Man, who was ranked seventy-third on the Blood Ranking. I'm afraid this mysterious guest will make the list this time!"

"What mysterious guest? What's his name? Say it, let me see if I've heard of him. My ears don't listen to nobodies."

Chu Ge had just squeezed his way in when he heard a loud-mouthed bald man nearby say this. He was a bit bewildered. Although the words were mixed with dialect, he could still understand them.

The mysterious guest who eliminated the Soul Chasing Old Man... wasn't that him?

And now he was being called someone from a remote village.

"Hey, hey, hey! Are you buying or not? If not, get out of the way and don't spread rumors here."

At this moment, the shop assistant shouted impatiently.

This shop clearly had some background. The crowd discussing the matter parted slightly, not daring to cause trouble.

Chu Ge immediately stepped forward, smiling, and asked the price, wanting to buy a copy to admire his own reputation.

One Blood Ranking, five taels of silver.

This price was indeed not cheap.

Besides Chu Ge, who generously bought a copy, there were many people watching the commotion and discussing, but very few were willing to pay for it.

"Hey, brother, hurry up and open it to see. The news I just told you must be true."

Seeing Chu Ge buy a copy of the Blood Ranking booklet, someone immediately came over, acting familiar and trying to get friendly.

Chu Ge glanced sideways at this person who wanted to get a free look and smiled, "Want to look together? One tael of silver to look together."

"Uh..."

The person who came over to get friendly gave an awkward smile and cursed inwardly, calling him a bumpkin from the countryside, then moved aside.

Chu Ge was tall and burly. Although he could tell from the accent that this was a rich man from the countryside, he didn't dare to provoke him easily.

Chu Ge pulled Xiao Qian, who was curious about everything and looking around, to the carriage.

By this time, he had also noticed that one of the two people who had been following him had already left, and only one was still lingering not far away.

He pretended not to notice and casually opened the Blood Ranking booklet to browse.

"Blood Ranking First: Shangguan Dan, title Flying Cloud Gentleman, Blood Change Martial Cultivator, Spiritual Aptitude upper-middle, from the Shangguan family of Cangyun Prefecture, Linzhou. Later joined the Flying Cloud Sword Sect, skilled in the Thirteen Swords of Flying Cloud, comprehended Sword Intent, approximately twenty-three years old, handsome features.

Recent whereabouts: Near Guanlan Mountain, Cangyun Prefecture, Linzhou.

Record: Defeated Mao Junmo, formerly ranked first on the Blood Ranking and now second, in ten moves; single-handedly entered the West Mountain Demon Cave and slew the Exotic Demon Pill Snake; challenged Zhen Pixu, a core disciple of the Broken Saber Sect in the Force Condensation Realm, and lasted for the time it takes an incense stick to burn without being defeated.

"Blood Ranking Second: Mao Junmo, title Thousand Miles Lone Shadow Blade, Blood Change Martial Cultivator, Spiritual Aptitude upper-middle, origin unknown, core disciple of Shadowy Fortress..."

"Blood Ranking Third: Zhen Pixu, title Formless Needle Lord, Blood Change Martial Cultivator, Spiritual Aptitude upper-middle."

He looked through the list and found that the top thirty were almost all experts from major sects, with very few from prominent families.

As for lone cultivators without sects or families, there wasn't a single one.

This was enough to show how difficult it was for lone individuals to get ahead in this resource-scarce world of Martial Arts.

Flipping to the middle pages of the Blood Ranking, experts from various prominent families and smaller sects began to appear. It wasn't until near the end of the booklet that Chu Ge saw information about himself, the "porter."

"Nameless: Blood Change Martial Cultivator, Spiritual Aptitude unknown, origin unknown, sect unknown, martial arts unknown, approximately sixty years old, face weathered and covered in wrinkles, uncertain if disguised, suspected Demon Martial Cultivator.

Recent whereabouts: Linyuan City, Jiangcheng Prefecture, Hengzhou.

Record: As described by the Linyuan City Guard Captain, he single-handedly eliminated the Soul Chasing Old Man and the Flying Head Zombie, relieving Linyuan City of its troubles.

Current Blood Ranking position: Seventy-ninth."

"Nameless."

Chu Ge felt like laughing when he saw his own information.

On this Blood Ranking, there were still several similar Nameless individuals.

It's just that their rankings were all the same as his, quite far down.

The new Blood Ranking no longer contained information about Soul Chasing Old Man.

Originally, Soul Chasing Old Man was ranked seventy-third, and he should have taken the seventy-third spot after defeating him.

However, perhaps because his background was too mysterious, and no one had witnessed the entire process of his battle with Soul Chasing Old Man.

Therefore, after the Blood Ranking was updated, his position could only be listed as seventy-ninth.

This was considered quite reasonable.

In fact, with his strength, if not for Wine Exotic's poison, he wouldn't have had a chance to defeat Soul Chasing Old Man even at his peak, and he would have been in mortal danger himself, as Flying Head Zombies were too powerful.

In comparison, Dark Poison Child, who was ranked one hundredth on the Blood Ranking, was also very formidable, but he could still defeat him.

Therefore, being ranked seventy-ninth actually had some "water" in it.

Chu Ge flipped to the end and found that the hundredth spot on the Blood Ranking had also changed, replaced by some Brute Liu Ye.

It seemed the organization that compiled the Blood Ranking also possessed incredibly powerful intelligence capabilities.

Dark Poison Child had only died two days ago, and it was truly remarkable that the updated list could incorporate the information so promptly.

He suspected that the person or force updating the list might control some legendary, extremely powerful reconnaissance-type Divine Weapon.

"The Blood Ranking... those who can make the list are truly exceptional individuals. What martial artist wouldn't want to be on the Blood Ranking?"

Just then, a voice came from the side. It was the person who had been tracking him, whom Chu Ge had already noticed.

He swayed his head and said, "After all, for the vast majority of people, even making a Prefectural City's ranking list is difficult and requires very high Spiritual Aptitude.

As for the ranking list for the entire Great Zhou, one would need to reach the Force Condensation Realm. For ordinary people, the Blood Ranking still offers some hope.

If one can get on the Blood Ranking, they immediately become a welcomed guest of various powerful families, who would compete to recruit them."