"Now it's 9,327." Liu Qing raised an eyebrow at him. "You've only been here half a year, yet your Taihao Power has already accumulated enough to put you in the top ten thousand. I entered at the same time as you, and I've only barely made it into the top hundred thousand."
Chen Xuan did not respond.
For Liu Qing to reach the top hundred thousand after only half a year showed that his talent was anything but ordinary. He was not as simple as he appeared.
After all, Chen Xuan had entered the top ten thousand by spending Zhaoxi Value on improvements. In reality, he had cultivated for more than a century. This pace was not particularly astonishing, yet in others' eyes, accumulating enough Taihao Power to enter the top ten thousand in half a year truly defied common sense.
"There are still two and a half years until the Taihao Star Trial," Liu Qing said. "At your rate, you'll probably enter the top thousand of the Taihao Rankings by then. But let me remind you: having enough Taihao Power to ascend the star is one matter. Whether you can pass those three trials after ascending is another. Most of the top hundred on the Taihao Rankings are old monsters who have cultivated for tens of thousands of years. Their Taihao Power is incomparably abundant, yet it's not as though all of them became Star Sons."
"Thank you for the reminder."
Chen Xuan nodded.
The two walked side by side through the corridor of the disciple district. They encountered quite a few fellow disciples along the way. After recognizing Chen Xuan, some whispered to their companions, their gazes lingering on him briefly before moving away.
Chen Xuan walked on with an unchanged expression. He knew his ranking was drawing