The Thought of Fighting for a Place

As the latest Heavenly Talent Ranking spread, the Northwest Yang Clan gradually entered the sight of the major powers across Azure Waves.

Many factions were curious. How had this small Yang Clan, which had never shown itself in the past, managed to produce two heavenly talents who made the ranking in one fell swoop?

One of them had even ascended directly onto the Gold Ranking, setting an unprecedented historical achievement.

After making inquiries through various channels, they gradually uncovered some of the inside details.

The first thing they learned was that the Moonlight Female Immortal had not originally been a member of the Yang Clan. In her early years, she had belonged to another Northwest faction, the Lanyue Sect.

It was said that during a war, by a twist of fate, she had been assigned by a certain high-level cultivator to serve as Yang Lingrui's companion attendant.

Yang Lingrui had already made a name for himself throughout the country during the war between the two dynasties, and later ascended the Heavenly Talent Ranking under the title "Wind Butcher."

Now, the Dao Academy had changed that title to "Azure Wind Mandate Official." This showed that both his cultivation realm and his attainments in the Dao had advanced by leaps and bounds.

As people continued digging deeper, they uncovered the connection between the Dongfang Clan and the Northwest Yang Clan. Following that thread, the sharp-eyed had already sensed where the truth lay.

Among the current three pages of the Gold Ranking, was there not another much-discussed figure surnamed Yang?

Once they connected that point, many associations arose when they looked at the Vaulting Dragon Lord's reclusive cultivation affiliation.

Yang Yuanhong's close friendship with the Dongfang Clan was no secret in the Central Region.

And during the Northwest Secret Realm expedition, Dongfang Zonggan