The fifteenth day of the second month was the release date for the new issue of the Martial Secrets Almanac.
Just as Martial Discourse Tower branches everywhere began selling it, fresh copies of the Martial Secrets Almanac and the Martial Secrets Almanac: Eastern Continent Gazetteer arrived in the study of the Shen Clan estate, delivered into Commandery Commandant Shen Zhou's hands.
"Twenty-ninth on the Azure Cloud Ranking?"
Shen Zhou narrowed his eyes, thinking the placement was quite appropriate.
Chu Xisheng's current Eighth-Rank Upper cultivation, and the saber techniques, saber intent, and bloodline talents he had displayed, were all terrifying.
Over the past two months, the boy had churned up rivers and overturned seas around Xiushui. His earlier feat of joining forces with Iron Bull Jia Dali to rout the entire West Mountain Commandery Army had shaken Eastern Province.
In fact, the boy could have ranked even higher.
Shen Zhou thought Chu Xisheng's strength warranted even a place on the overall ranking.
Entry into the Azure Cloud Ranking required being under eighteen, with no restrictions on cultivation rank.
The rules prioritized age and years spent cultivating-these determined a person's aptitude for cultivation-followed by talent, combat strength, battle record, cultivation, and so forth.
Thus, eighth-rank cultivators abounded among the top ten on each province's Azure Cloud Ranking.
Si Huangquan, who had once lost to Chu Xisheng, had reached twentieth on Luo Province's Azure Cloud Ranking this time, thereby squeezing into the bottom of the Azure Cloud Overall Ranking.
Most of those people, however, were not yet fourteen. They were the so-called "Transcendent Heaven's Prides," all with hopes of entering the Earthly Ranking within twenty years.
Chu Xisheng was still disadvantaged by being slightly older. All his achievements had occurred locally and were not recognized by the Martial Discourse Main Tower, while his