Sweeping the Hidden Dragon Ranking

"That Lin Jie was actually this strong!"

Inside the Phantom Demon Tower, Lin Xiaoya walked out with a gloomy expression. Coming before Uncle Fu, she said in shame, "Master, I disgraced you. I couldn't even break into the top hundred."

Uncle Fu smiled faintly. "The hundredth-ranked disciple is already at the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm. You are a whole major realm below him, so naturally you were no match for him. Only by entering the Forbidden Realm can you defeat opponents above your level."

Lin Xiaoya immediately asked, "Senior Brother entered the Forbidden Realm long ago. He should have defeated that Lin Jie, right?"

Uncle Fu nodded, then pointed at the stone stele before them and said with a smile, "The Young Master is already ranked one hundredth."

Lin Xiaoya immediately looked at the white stone stele before her and instantly spotted the name "Xiao Yun" on the final row, radiating dazzling golden light.

Lin Xiaoya beamed. "As expected of Senior Brother. I wonder how far he can make it this time?"

Uncle Fu also watched the stone stele expectantly.

At this moment, more and more people gathered around, crowding the place until not even water could pass through. Every disciple of the Chaos Holy Land widened their eyes and stared intently at the name "Xiao Yun" on the stone stele.

Everyone was waiting for Xiao Yun to continue his ascent!

Inside the Phantom Demon Tower.

After defeating Lin Jie, Xiao Yun could not help asking, "Phantom Demon, why are Qi Gathering Realm disciples so weak? Did he only just enter the Qi Gathering Realm?"

The Phantom Demon said calmly, "Lin Jie has already reached the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm."

Xiao Yun froze, then said incredulously, "How is that possible? A peak Qi Gathering Realm cultivator is this weak?"

The Phantom Demon said calmly, "When advancing from the Body Refining Realm to the Qi Gathering Realm, every breakthrough in a minor realm doubles one's strength. From the early stage of the Qi Gathering Realm to the middle stage, late stage, peak, and completion, there are five realms in total. Lin Jie possessed 30,000 jin of strength in the Body Refining Realm, so after reaching the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm, he only has 150,000 jin of strength."

"Fivefold!" Xiao Yun was stunned. He said in disbelief, "Then I have 700,000 jin of strength now. Once I reach the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm, won't I have 3.5 million jin of strength? The gap between me and those ordinary disciples is far too great!"

The Phantom Demon said calmly, "The stronger the foundation built in the Body Refining Realm, the stronger one naturally becomes after advancing to the Qi Gathering Realm."

Xiao Yun asked doubtfully, "Then why was Lin Jie in such a hurry to break through to the Qi Gathering Realm with only 30,000 jin of strength? Is he stupid?"

The Phantom Demon said calmly, "Lin Jie's aptitude is limited. He had already delayed for several years in the Body Refining Realm. If he continued dragging things out, his future achievements would be very limited, so he did not wish to waste too much time in the Body Refining Realm."

Xiao Yun came to a sudden realization. No matter how powerful the Body Refining Realm was, it could not compare to the Divine Bridge Realm. Some disciples with poor aptitude indeed did not want to waste too much time in the Body Refining Realm.

This was the difference between geniuses and ordinary people.

Xiao Yun pondered for a moment. "Give me the fiftieth-ranked one this time!"

"As you wish!" the Phantom Demon said calmly.

The next moment, light flashed before Xiao Yun, and a young Outer Sect disciple appeared.

"I am Wang Fei. Please enlighten me!" The newcomer nodded at Xiao Yun, then stopped wasting words and charged straight at him.

Xiao Yun also knew that these people were merely phantom clones, not their true selves. It was impossible to converse with them.

Therefore, Xiao Yun immediately made his move as well.

This time, Xiao Yun did not probe him first. He directly charged forward, wielding the Nine-Turn Tyrant Fist. In merely two or three punches, he killed Wang Fei.

"This guy probably broke through to the Qi Gathering Realm when he reached major completion in the Body Refining Realm. He only had 250,000 jin of strength." Xiao Yun looked at the vanishing Wang Fei and said.

But at that moment, Xiao Yun suddenly received a system notification.

"Host has advanced to fiftieth place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. Reward: one opportunity for enlightenment."

"Host caused gasps and stirred up a sensation. Reward: three opportunities for enlightenment!"

Seeing the system notifications, Xiao Yun was briefly stunned, but then he understood.

He had soared straight to fiftieth place this time. It must have caused a sensation outside.

Xiao Yun's guess was correct.

Outside the Phantom Demon Tower, an uproar had already erupted.

When the name "Xiao Yun" vanished from the hundredth position, everyone present began searching for his name.

"It disappeared! Xiao Yun has risen in rank again!"

"Quick, find him! He isn't in the top ninety, and he isn't in the top eighty either. Heavens... just how many places did he rise this time?"

"He's in fiftieth place! My heavens!"

"Jumping straight to fiftieth place in one go—what kind of strength is that?"

"Those who can reach the hundredth place are all peak Qi Gathering Realm powerhouses. The fiftieth-ranked one is already monstrously strong, yet he still lost to someone in the Body Refining Realm."

The onlookers were utterly shocked.

Lin Xiaoya was also stunned speechless. "Master, Senior Brother is far too strong, isn't he?"

She had fought the hundredth-ranked Lin Jie and knew how strong Lin Jie was. Yet Lin Jie was only ranked one hundredth. There was no need to think to know that the gap between him and the fiftieth-ranked person was enormous.

Uncle Fu smiled faintly. "At the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm, one merely has five times the strength of the Body Refining Realm. You possess 100,000 jin of strength. Even after reaching the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm, you would only have 500,000 jin. At that time, you still would not be the Young Master's match."

Lin Xiaoya suddenly understood.

Inside the Phantom Demon Tower.

Xiao Yun began selecting an opponent again. This time, he directly chose the tenth-ranked opponent on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

Light flashed before him, and an extraordinary-looking young man appeared. He cast Xiao Yun an arrogant glance. "You dare challenge me, Zhang Yun? You are simply overestimating yourself."

Xiao Yun was taken aback, then asked, "Phantom Demon, does this guy have thoughts?"

"Phantom clones have no thoughts. Those words were left behind by him after he completed the challenge. Once you finish your own challenge, you can also leave a sentence for your phantom clone." The Phantom Demon said calmly.

Xiao Yun came to a sudden realization. It seemed this Outer Sect disciple called Zhang Yun was rather arrogant.

But that was fine. Xiao Yun specialized in curing every kind of defiance.

Without further delay, Xiao Yun wielded the Nine-Turn Tyrant Fist and unleashed the Divine Wind Step, giving Zhang Yun a vicious beating before finally killing him.

"Host has advanced to tenth place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. Reward: three opportunities for enlightenment."

"Host caused gasps and stirred up a sensation. Reward: three opportunities for enlightenment."

The system sent another notification.

Xiao Yun checked his system and found that he had gained six opportunities for enlightenment at once. His total number of enlightenment opportunities had already reached twenty-four.

This is too satisfying. I need to challenge the Phantom Demon Tower more often in the future. That way, I can harvest more enlightenment opportunities.

He discovered that the Phantom Demon Tower truly was an excellent place.

There were all kinds of rankings to challenge here. As long as he continued raising his rank, he could continue causing a sensation and naturally gain more opportunities for enlightenment.

What an excellent place.

"Phantom Demon, give me the third-ranked person on the Hidden Dragon Ranking," Xiao Yun continued.

The system mission stated that defeating the third-ranked person on the Hidden Dragon Ranking would reward him with five opportunities for enlightenment.

This time, Xiao Yun intended to harvest more enlightenment opportunities, because cultivating the Chaos Scripture and forging the Chaos Body required far too many enlightenment opportunities.

This was a rare opportunity.

"As you wish!" the Phantom Demon said calmly.

Soon afterward, a young Outer Sect disciple appeared before Xiao Yun.

"I am Lu Haochu. Please enlighten me!" The young man before him nodded at Xiao Yun, then immediately attacked him.

Xiao Yun exchanged a few probing moves with him and discovered that Lu Haochu possessed 450,000 jin of strength. This meant that he had broken through to the Qi Gathering Realm only after reaching completion in the Body Refining Realm.

Someone like this could already be called a genius.

However, compared to Xiao Yun, he was still far too lacking.

Before long, he was defeated by Xiao Yun.

After all, 700,000 jin against 450,000 jin was simply too vast a gap.

Xiao Yun smoothly advanced to third place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.