"Jiang Huanyu, do you know who Lu Ren is?"
Ao Cangjue's voice rang out slowly.
At last, someone dared confront Jiang Huanyu directly. That courage rested entirely on strength.
Without strength, Jiang Huanyu would not even bother to say another word.
"Why should I care who he is? When I take a disciple, I care neither for status nor talent. I go by who catches my eye!"
Jiang Huanyu's voice rang clear.
"So you mean to make an enemy of the entire Dao One Immortal Realm?"
Ao Cangjue roared.
"I'm merely taking a disciple."
Jiang Huanyu shrugged, his tone as calm as still water.
"Merely taking a disciple?"
Ao Cangjue froze for a moment, then flew into a towering rage. "Jiang Huanyu, with so many Heavenly Venerates and Supremes here today, don't dream of escaping with Lu Ren!"
"Disciple, you've only just taken me as your master. I'll begin by teaching you swordsmanship. Watch closely from the side!"
Jiang Huanyu spoke as though it were nothing.
Lu Ren nodded and stepped aside.
"Jiang Huanyu, do you know how thoroughly the Dao One Ranking has changed? The outside world ranks you thirteenth—and me, tenth!"
Ao Cangjue said evenly, "You've lived in seclusion too long, Jiang Huanyu. This era is no longer yours!"
The atmosphere around them grew heavy, thick with the promise of battle.
Strictly speaking, the Dao One Ranking had no ordered ranks.
By the old rules, anyone who killed a Supreme of the same cultivation level could enter the Dao One Ranking outright.
After all, those who reached the Shattered Realm and became Supremes were the greatest powerhouses of their eras. Killing one naturally proved a person's terrifying strength—and earned them a place on the ranking.
But the Dao One Ranking had no ordered ranks!
Many rankings were lists