Chapter 138

The time of the secret realm points competition would last for one month, time passed little by little, as if in the blink of an eye

And now, the names occupying the top ten in the points competition have undergone a huge change.

First place, Carefree Sect Ying Wuji, with 7,700 points.

Second place, Chongxu Sect Xiao Zhufeng, with 7,353 points.

Third place, Holy Gate Zhai Qingye, with 5,008 points.

Fourth place, Carefree Sect Xue Jin, with 4,860 points.

Fifth place, Carefree Sect Yuan Yao, with 4,132 points.

Sixth place, Carefree Sect Xiao Lingwei, with 3,250 points.

Seventh place, Holy Gate Ling Huya, with 2,003 points.

Eighth place, Thunder Sect Nan Feiyan, with 1,888 points.

Ninth place, Tai Sui Sect Dongfangxiu, with 1,500 points.

Tenth place, Heavenly Illumination Gate Fu Qianli, with 1,076 points.

Everyone present, upon seeing the current rankings, felt a great deal of emotion.

At this moment, the heads of Holy Gate, Tai Sui Sect, Heavenly Cloud Sect, and Dual Polarity Sect all wore uneasy expressions.

On the eve of the competition, Holy Gate and Tai Sui Sect each lost a prodigy disciple; otherwise the current rankings would not be as they are.

As for the heads of Heavenly Cloud Sect and Dual Polarity Sect, they wore worried faces. The reason is that not even a trace of their sect's disciples could be found above the top ten list.

One must know that the sect-wide Grand Competition is not merely a simple contest; what it tests goes far beyond the resources and wealth that can be obtained at present.

Its more crucial aspect is that it can, through the Grand Competition, filter out truly outstanding talents with the potential to become a major powerhouse.

After all, for any sect, having more excellent and outstanding young disciples means a greater chance of flourishing and thriving in the future.

Therefore, this Grand Competition actually concerns the overall development prospects of the major sects for the next ten years or even longer!

The Dual Polarity Sect head said with a sour tone, "Among the top ten, the Carefree Sect occupies four spots; that's truly impressive."

The Carefree Sect replied humbly, "Dual Polarity Sect head, false praise. It's merely their luck."

The Holy Gate head chuckled lightly, "In just three short years, Ying Wuji, Xue Jin, and Xiao Lingwei have all broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm; it's truly astonishing! They truly live up to being top disciples of the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord!"

When these words were spoken, the sect leaders and Elders present showed complex expressions.

The speed of these three's growth simply exceeds their imagination!

Especially Ying Wuji!

He is the person with the greatest cultivation talent, and rumors say he also possesses a naturally sword‑bone body!

"I wonder who's stronger, Ying Wuji or Xiao Zhufeng?"

"We'll know when they face each other, won't we?"

"Hey, look! That's Xiao Zhufeng and… Yuan Yao!"

Everyone immediately turned toward the voice and saw, on a vast boundless, weed‑overgrown wasteland, a white‑clad girl with a high ponytail facing a boy dressed in a blue‑colored battle outfit.

"Now Yuan Yao has met a tough opponent!" someone said gleefully.

"There are still a few days left until the competition ends, and she's so unlucky to have run into Xiao Zhufeng, hahaha…"

"What's so funny about that?!" the Carefree Sect disciples shouted.

A disciple of Holy Gate sneered, "Among the top ten, only Yuan Yao has the lowest cultivation, just at the peak of the later stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm; she only gained those points through formations and luck! Now that she meets Xiao Zhufeng, she will surely be eliminated!"

The crowd continued to discuss.

At this moment, another figure suddenly appeared on the wasteland!

Upon closer look, the girl's face resembled a peach blossom, she wore white sect robes, and she was about an inch shorter than Yuan Yao.

She was the Carefree Sect disciple Lu Xiangxiang, ranked sixteenth on the points leaderboard!

Lu Xiangxiang apparently did not expect Yuan Yao to appear here; she glanced at the blue‑clad boy standing not far away, then hurried to Yuan Yao's side.

"Sixth senior sister," Lu Xiangxiang called gently.

After twenty‑seven days, Yuan Yao finally saw Lu Xiangxiang again.

During this period, she had been keeping an eye on Lu Xiangxiang's ranking.

Lu Xiangxiang looked up, gazed toward the boy not far away, and gave him a slight nod, "Young Master Xiao."

The boy not far away, clad in a blue battle outfit, was towering, his face as smooth as jade, with sword‑like eyebrows and star‑like eyes; he held an unsheathed crimson sword in his hand.

【Target: Xiao Zhufeng, Awakening Value has reached 5.】

Yuan Yao was still puzzled why Lu Xiangxiang knew this person, but when she suddenly heard his identity from the system, she was startled.

Before this, she had never met Xiao Zhufeng, but she had heard of his great name.

He was the top of the disciple list in the previous Grand Competition!

Yuan Yao turned her head toward Lu Xiangxiang and asked puzzled, "Seventh junior sister, do you know him?"

Lu Xiangxiang, unwilling to say more, nodded, "I have seen him."

"Are you two familiar?"

Lu Xiangxiang hesitated and shook her head.

"Then let's go!" Yuan Yao, seeing this, immediately grabbed her hand.

Lu Xiangxiang frowned slightly, struggling, "Sixth senior sister, let go of me."

Yuan Yao halted her steps and turned to look at her.

Lu Xiangxiang said, "You go ahead; I have something to tell Young Master Xiao."

Yuan Yao stared at her tightly.

Lu Xiangxiang seemed slightly uneasy, but it did not show on her face.

Yuan Yao looked toward Xiao Zhufeng not far away, and saw him staring at her, his eyes holding an indefinable emotion.

Yuan Yao: "?"

This probably isn't another deep‑emotion male lead number for the female lead Lu Xiangxiang, right?!

Does the female lead intend to let this person also join her plot to poison her?

Yuan Yao smiled faintly, "Then you tell him, I'll wait for you on the side."

Lu Xiangxiang froze.

You...

Before the words had finished, Xiao Zhufeng's figure shifted and he had already vanished.

Lu Xiangxiang saw this, her brows slightly furrowed, and she glanced at Yuan Yao with mild dissatisfaction.

"Oh, how did he leave." Yuan Yao pretended not to notice her dissatisfaction and said deliberately.

Lu Xiangxiang laughed upon hearing that.

She reached out affectionately and linked arms with Yuan Yao, "Sixth Senior Sister, I've especially missed you these days. I saw your ranking on the points leaderboard, I'm truly happy for you. However, I'm curious about one thing—can you tell me how you collected so many flags on the first day of the secret realm points competition?"

Yuan Yao laughed, "I'll tell you, I set up a formation for them."

"Formation?" Lu Xiangxiang's expression stalled, "Sixth Senior Sister, when did you learn formations?"

Yuan Yao pretended to be sad, "It seems you don't care about me at all—I'm really heartbroken."

Lu Xiangxiang's mouth corner twitched slightly.

"It's all my fault for being focused on cultivation and neglecting you, Senior Sister."

"Yes, it's all your fault."

Lu Xiangxiang: "..."

She lowered her eyes, hiding the emotion in her eyes.

Under everyone's gaze, she naturally couldn't seize Yuan Yao's flag and then eliminate her, otherwise it would ruin her reputation.

So, she must separate from Yuan Yao.

This way, she might be able to raise her ranking into the top three in the last few days!

In her previous life, it was also the secret realm points competition, and her ranking was second.

The damned Ying Wuji was first.

He pressed down on her head.