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"Spirit Elegance Ranking!" A sharp glint flashed through Chen Huai'an's eyes.

Honestly, what he needed most right now was time.

The top three on the Spirit Elegance Ranking directly received the benefits of outer sect disciples. Having suffered once already, he truly feared that, just like last time, Elder Tang would pull strings behind the scenes and hand everything to that bastard Zhang Long. In the end, he would gain nothing and instead become a water-carrying servant disciple.

"Brother Chen, making the Spirit Elegance Ranking is a symbol of strength. If I break through to the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage, I'll definitely fight for a spot. You're already at the Body Tempering Realm, Second Layer. Keep it up—you can definitely do it." Liu Qiaogui's face was full of envy.

Even if he could not reach the top three of the Spirit Elegance Ranking, merely entering the top five hundred would be enough for him to boast about for the rest of his life.

"You can sign up for the Spirit Elegance Ranking once you reach the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage. Then Old Li is already at the Late Body Tempering Realm—will he participate? Oh, no, not participate. What rank is he on the Spirit Elegance Ranking?" Chen Huai'an suddenly remembered something.

Hearing Chen Huai'an's words, Liu Qiaogui smiled and explained. "That old bastard? He wouldn't dare. He's old and frail already; he isn't qualified to enter the Spirit Elegance Ranking. Among disciples of the same realm, who could he beat? I heard that only those at the Late Body Tempering Realm, Peak Stage can enter the Spirit Elegance Ranking. He wants to break through to the Late Body Tempering Realm, Peak Stage first, then make a run at the ranking."

Speaking of which, if Old Li's cultivation had not been higher, if he had not been in the Late Body Tempering Realm and they had not been weaker than him, they would have fought him long ago.

As for the Spirit Elegance Ranking, it was aimed at Outer Sect Servant Disciples. The cultivation levels of servant disciples differed with each intake, so the top ten on the Spirit Elegance Ranking were not necessarily all at Late Body Tempering Realm, Peak Stage, Grand Perfection. If they encountered some heaven-defying individuals backed by their Lineage, possessing powerful martial techniques or Dharma artifacts, those people could likewise dominate the top ten of the Spirit Elegance Ranking.

As long as one entered the top ten of the Spirit Elegance Ranking, one could continuously receive cultivation resources supplied by the sect. Though not outer sect disciples, they were better off than outer sect disciples.

No, the treatment afforded to the top ten was better than what ordinary outer sect disciples received. With such resources piled upon them in support, once they broke through to the Qi Refining Realm and entered the outer sect, they could rise rapidly.

There was another issue with getting onto the Spirit Elegance Ranking: one would constantly face provocations from other servant disciples. If one was not strong enough, one simply could not hold onto one's rank.

These servant disciples both loved and hated this ranking.

Previously, Chen Huai'an had been too weak to come into contact with it. Now that his strength had improved and he had changed the atmosphere among the water-carrying servant disciples, each of them was scrambling to grow stronger. Naturally, they would seek ways to obtain more cultivation resources.

Water-carrying servants worked themselves to the bone for a month just to earn one Low-Grade Spirit Stone and two Low-grade Body Tempering Pills. With cultivation resources like that, how could one break through to the Late Body Tempering Realm without several years, or even a dozen years?

But with these sect rankings, as long as one had strength, one could fight for them.

If you did not dare to fight for such things while cultivating immortality, then what the hell were you cultivating immortality for? You might as well die.

"Looks like I have to fight for the Spirit Elegance Ranking. Not for those cultivation resources, but so I won't have to do servant tasks and can focus solely on cultivation." Chen Huai'an muttered to himself.

Still, Chen Huai'an had some concerns. Although he had broken through to the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage, after eating Supreme-grade Spirit Grain these past few days, even without cultivating, the immense Blood-Energy Force supplied by the Spirit Grain every day had pushed him to the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage, Sixth Layer.

If he put in a little more effort, he could break through to the Late Body Tempering Realm.

At the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage, Fifth Layer, he had been able to kill Zhang Mu of the Late Body Tempering Realm across realms. Now that his cultivation had greatly increased, if he faced Zhang Mu again, he could easily kill him in seconds without being injured.

Over the next two days, after finishing his water-carrying duties, Chen Huai'an set aside some time to inquire about the Spirit Elegance Ranking.

He did not want to repeat what had happened before. If the rules were unfavorable to him, if there was any shady manipulation that could strip him of his rewards, then he would rather not participate in such a worthless ranking.

At worst, once he broke through to the Qi Refining Realm and completed the sect mission, he could still enter the outer sect.

Why did these servant disciples desperately claw their way upward, hoping to enter the outer sect or even the inner sect? In truth, it was all to obtain more cultivation resources.

But now, Chen Huai'an had the Gourd Space. With his accumulation and preparations during this period, he already had enough cultivation resources for after breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm. Those so-called empty reputations would not help him in the slightest and would instead bring him considerable trouble.

"The Spirit Elegance Ranking can help me. I can participate." After asking around, Chen Huai'an ultimately chose to sign up for the Sect Challenge Tournament and challenge the Spirit Elegance Ranking of Servant Peak.

The benefits Chen Huai'an could gain by entering the Spirit Elegance Ranking were far greater than what Liu Qiaogui had told him.

The top hundred disciples on the Spirit Elegance Ranking were protected by the sect. If a ranked disciple died, the sect would thoroughly investigate. More importantly, anyone who wished to take their rank could only do so through a challenge.

For the Servant Peak Challenge Tournament, one signed up and completed registration. One would then be assigned to a corresponding group based on cultivation. Only by standing out from that group would one qualify to challenge the powerhouses in the top hundred.

The top hundred were almost entirely experts at the Late Body Tempering Realm, Seventh Layer or above, while the top twenty were all experts who had reached the Body Tempering Realm, Late Stage, Ninth Layer, Peak Stage.

For a newcomer to charge into the top hundred in their first year after entering the sect was to be a genius among geniuses. Entering the top twenty, much less the top ten, was almost impossible.

The top five hundred were likewise almost entirely experts at the Late Body Tempering Realm, Seventh Layer.

And to receive Sect Contribution Point rewards, one had to enter the top five hundred. If one did not make the top five hundred, there was no point in participating in the Challenge Tournament. Many people spent several months preparing just to make a run at the Spirit Elegance Ranking.

"Sure enough, only when your strength reaches that realm can you come into contact with that world." Chen Huai'an now understood what it meant that beyond the heavens were heavens, and beyond people were people.

The moment he understood the rules of the Spirit Elegance Ranking, he knew that Servant Peak was far from simple.

Qingyun Sect had more than one Servant Peak, and there were tens of thousands of servant disciples. The top hundred among tens of thousands of servant disciples were absolutely masters among masters.

Chen Huai'an even felt like backing out. He only wanted to keep a low profile and grow in obscurity.

But he was unwilling to accept that.

Su Wanying pressed down on him like a mountain, leaving him unable to catch his breath.

She was already in the Qi Refining Realm, while he had not even broken through to the Late Body Tempering Realm. The gap between them was truly enormous.

Servant Disciple Challenge Tournament registration area.

"You want to sign up for the Servant Disciple Challenge Tournament? Name, aptitude, realm." A servant disciple looked at the arriving Chen Huai'an and frowned.

"Chen Huai'an. Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage, Fourth Layer. Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root." Chen Huai'an answered calmly.

"I can see that you are a newly inducted disciple. You have a Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root and are only at the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage, Fourth Layer. Are you sure? Once you sign up, you will receive an initial rank based on your cultivation. Those ranked below you may challenge you, and you have no right to refuse. If you lose, your rank will be taken by them." The disciple handling registration looked at Chen Huai'an and offered a kind reminder.

Rank represented glory and came with certain benefits, but it also represented danger.

If one was injured in battle and could not keep one's rank, it would affect one's life. Worse still, one could lose one's life.

"I've considered it carefully. I'm signing up." Chen Huai'an did not hesitate and directly chose to register.

Since he had made his choice, there was no reason to fear wolves ahead and tigers behind.

Just after Chen Huai'an signed up for the Challenge Tournament, the servant disciple handling registration immediately contacted a member of the Zhang Family.

"Young Master Zhang, Chen Huai'an—the one you told me to watch—has signed up for the Servant Disciple Challenge Tournament."

"Good, good. This fellow truly is connected to the death of my Zhang Family's prodigy." A cold glint flashed through Zhang Biao's eyes.

This dog of a man had hidden himself deeply. In just over a month, he had already reached the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage, Fourth Layer. Even if he had only just broken through, his talent was truly terrifying.