"True Inheritor Li is back!"
The True Disciple Ranking ranked its members from high to low.
But those rankings served only as a reference for strength and did not affect the distribution of benefits.
Moreover, competition among True Inheritor Disciples was not based on life-and-death combat, but on their actual battle records.
Some True Inheritor Disciples who cultivated diligently in seclusion might have cultivated Taiyang True Fire, yet remained obscure and ranked outside the top hundred.
And since core disciples could generally advance to True Inheritor Disciple only through filling vacancies, the True Inheritor Disciple tournament held every five years, and a handful of other official events, most True Inheritor Disciples enjoyed fairly leisurely lives.
This was a world apart from the fierce competition in the Inner Sect.
As for Li Xian replacing Yan Cailian and advancing to true disciple, that matter had already entered the "public notice" stage several months ago.
Naturally, the many true disciples had no objections.
Even those who harbored some thoughts had reined in any improper intentions after learning that Li Xian was suspected to have a "Brilliant Scorching Sun" rating.
As for the core disciples...
Li Xian's ability to kill Yan Cailian had already proved his strength. Even if they had objections, they dared not voice them.
Further down, the Inner Sect and Outer Sect disciples had no access to information at this level unless they asked around everywhere.
Their only means of gaining sufficient knowledge of the sect's true disciples was to observe changes in the True Disciple Ranking.
Under these circumstances, only when Li Xian was formally crowned with Xuanling's approval and entered the True Disciple Ranking did the Inner Sect and Outer Sect, which had the most members, truly erupt.
Those who had joined in the same year as Li Xian,