Meanwhile, Gu Wufang had temporarily finished handling the sect's affairs and arrived at the gates of Pill Fragrance City. Just as he was preparing to discuss matters with his Dragon Venerable, he heard a disciple report that the Prodigies Ranking had undergone a drastic change.
"A drastic change?" It couldn't be that the three junior grand-uncles had fallen, could it? That absolutely could not happen—the grand-uncle would lose his mind outright.
"No. It's Martial Uncle Bian who has advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, vaulting straight into second place on the Prodigies Ranking."
Gu Wufang: ...What did you say? He recognized every single word when taken apart, but put together, they seemed rather excessively obscure.
Pursuit
The Cultivation Realm was about to change beyond recognition. Gu Wufang carefully savored those somewhat obscure words and felt that he ought to show some of the bearing of a sect master. "So that's how it is. Then what about Junior Grand-Uncle and Chen Zui?"
The sect master was truly greedy. The reporting disciple could not help grumbling inwardly, though he naturally did not dare show it on his face. "Junior Grand-Uncle and Martial Uncle Chen Zui are both on the ranking. Their cultivation should have reached Golden Core Peak, and they are currently ranked twelfth and fourteenth on the Prodigies Ranking."
The current first place on the Prodigies Ranking was Zhi Lianshan, at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. He was also the only Nascent Soul Middle Stage True Lord on the ranking. Next came Wei Zhou of the Heaven-Shattering Sword Sect, wielder of the Spirit-Seizing Sword; Sui Junyu of the Rogue Cultivator Alliance; Zheng Jin of Yonglu Mountain; and Song Zijing of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion. These were the top five. Siren of Bitter Crossing Temple had exceeded the age limit and dropped