"Kid, your Drunken Immortal Moon-Gazing Step is passable at best. You have the speed, but you're missing some of the essence of uniting drunkenness and the sword."
With a casual toss, the Wine Sword Immortal sent a palm-sized, lustrous green jade slip flying through the air into Chen Changqing's hand.
"This is the completed version of the fragmentary movement technique I wrote back in the day. Take it and study it properly."
Chen Changqing clasped the jade slip tightly and solemnly cupped his hands.
"Thank you for bestowing this technique, Ancestor."
The Wine Sword Immortal laughed heartily, patted his enormous gourd, and transformed into a streak of crimson light, vanishing beyond the eastern horizon in an instant.
On the warship's deck, Eldest Senior Brother Jian Zhenzi, Luo Futian, and the others gathered around, their faces filled with reverence and wild delight.
Chen Yong also flew over from the Dao Sect's warship and excitedly patted Chen Changqing's shoulder.
"Brother Changqing, after today's battle, your title as First Sequence Holy Son has truly shaken the Nine Provinces!"
Chen Changqing was just about to reply.
Heavenly Venerable Taixuan swept his gaze across the surrounding warships of the various factions.
The formerly chaotic sea fell utterly silent.
Heavenly Venerable Taixuan swept his Jade Whisk through the air, parting the clouds to reveal the Heavenly Void Divine Mirror suspended high in the heavens.
Golden radiance surged across the mirror's surface, revealing a dense array of cultivators' names.
"The contest in the secret realm has determined the top hundred."
"All those ranked in the top hundred may participate in the second trial."
Heavenly Venerable Taixuan's voice carried in every direction.
The cultivators of the various sects raised their heads to look at the rankings on the divine mirror.
Chen Changqing's name stood prominently at the very