Chapter 506: with translation of chapter title

"Yes! All the spiritual energy here is sealed by a Formation inside the Dao xu, unable to spill out. Moreover, this Dao xu—if not for the Teleportation Array—couldn't be found at all on the sea. It moves. And this Dao xu is always in daylight, yet the sun is never seen," Jing Wudi explained to Ye Liuyun and the others.

Ye Liuyun looked up at the sky, "Indeed we don't see the sun. But the Dao xu does look as if bathed in sunlight, like a clear day."

"What about those stone pillars?" Ye Liuyun sensed Divine Sense fluctuations within the pillars, but when he probed closely, found nothing.

"Those pillars are the rewards you'll receive after you earn a ranking. You'll understand then!" Jing Wudi didn't tell him directly, instead teased.

Ye Liuyun didn't ask further; after all, they'd see it soon enough.

"This place will be my stepping stone to leave the Cangyun Continent! Here I'll claim a high ranking, receive inheritance, boost my strength, and then I can depart the Cangyun Continent! Let's battle!"

Invigorated by the abundant spiritual energy, Ye Liuyun felt buoyant, fiercely absorbing the energy while cheering himself on.

He is now only one stepping stone away from leaving the Cangyun Continent. Once he gains another inheritance, he can soar skyward.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense began scanning the Martial Cultivators who arrived here. Tens of thousands of young talents have already gathered.

They are currently registering orderly at various registration desks. Before he could examine their strength, Jin Yuanhao called him over to the unified registration desk.

At the registration desk, each of them received a Token and was required to input their Divine Sense.

What puzzled them was that after inputting Divine Sense into the Token, a numeric image of one hundred projected above each person's head.

Moreover, the brightness of the projected scores varied noticeably among the people.

Most people's projected scores were dim and colorless; some had bright white scores, while Lei Hongxia's score shimmered with Golden Light.

"Is the scoring done this way? Why do the scores emit different light and colors?"

Ye Liuyun and the others asked, and the registration staff replied that they'll know when the competition rules are announced.

"This scoring method is indeed peculiar! That way, everyone's score is instantly visible."

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense also saw Liang Xue, Su Miaoyin, Lei Ming and others, all registering. When Lei Ming's head also projected a score of one hundred, the color matching Ye Liuyun's, he finally relaxed.

"I hope she can find her opportunity here and raise her realm a step further!" Ye Liuyun silently wished Lei Ming.

However, he immediately wondered, "How exactly are the realms above the Heavenly Gang Realm divided?" He had never found anyone clear enough to give him a thorough answer, only hearing rumors.

When his realm was lower, no one would tell him. Now his realm is nearing that level, yet he doesn't know whom to ask.

"Don't worry about this scoring method for now; it's not important. You'll naturally know later."

Jing Wudi thought Ye Liuyun was still pondering this scoring method.

"Come with me now; I'll take you to meet someone who can give you some guidance before the competition," Jing Wudi said, leading Ye Liuyun alone toward another direction.

On the way, Jing Wudi told Ye Liuyun, "You've always been curious about what realm lies above the Heavenly Gang Realm, right? I'm taking you to meet a strong individual who surpasses the Heavenly Gang Realm. There are only three such people on the Cangyun Continent. You'd better think about what questions you'd like to ask him when the chance comes."

Ye Liuyun, hearing this, became excited. He had never known what realm lies above the Heavenly Gang Realm or how to cultivate it, and now he could finally learn something.

Filled with excitement, he ran through in his mind all the questions he wanted to know and ask.

Jing Wudi led Ye Liuyun to a Grand Hall. After the announcement, they, guided by a servant, proceeded to a side hall.

Ye Liuyun learned from Jing Wudi's report that the person he was to meet was the Vice Alliance Leader of the Cangyun Alliance, Yao Xinghai.

One could say that anyone occupying Yao Xinghai's position is among the top one or two figures on the entire Cangyun Continent in both cultivation and insight. The thought of meeting such a person thrilled Ye Liuyun.

Yao Xinghai, a kindly-faced elder with a flushed complexion, was very courteous to Jing Wudi and Ye Liuyun. Before they could exchange formal greetings, he immediately greeted them.

"Wudi, how's Old Ma doing?"

Ye Liuyun knew he was asking about the Iron Eagle Sect's sect master Ma Chenxing.

"We've met Vice Alliance Leader Yao!" Jing Wudi and Ye Liuyun first bowed respectfully, then replied.

"We appreciate Vice Alliance Leader Yao's concern. My elder brother's injury is almost healed, but we still need some medicinal herbs to fully recover!" Jing Wudi replied.

"Probably the source was damaged? Restoring with some life essence or similar will do! It's not too precious, just hard to come by. I'll keep an eye out and send it to you if I find it." Yao Xinghai, clearly on good terms with the sect master, said sincerely.

"Then thank you, Vice Alliance Leader Yao!" Jing Wudi immediately expressed gratitude.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense did not perceive the elder's realm. He also dared not use his Golden Pupil to observe, lest it arouse suspicion.

He only sensed that the elder was extremely plain and could not discern any great strength.

"It seems that once cultivation reaches a certain realm, one can return to simplicity!" he thought to himself.

Yao Xinghai proactively asked Jing Wudi about Ye Liuyun, "This youth is the one you and Old Ma have taken an interest in? You brought him here hoping I could give him some guidance?"

Yao Xinghai's smile felt especially benevolent, like that of an elder. Ye Liuyun also felt a deep fondness for him.

Jing Wudi promptly replied courteously, "We dare not trouble Vice Alliance Leader Yao. If you have time to help him resolve some doubts, we would be immensely grateful!"

Then he introduced Ye Liuyun to Yao Xinghai, "His name is Ye Liuyun. After escaping from the Five Realms, I brought him into the Iron Eagle Sect. Both Brother Ma and I have high hopes for him."

"Ye Liuyun," Yao Xinghai examined Ye Liuyun.

At this moment Ye Liuyun felt something. Yao's manner of assessing him was much like Mo Tianheng's—both used Heaven and Earth Power to gauge his condition.

This method, compared to using the Golden Pupil, has the advantage of being less detectable.