Chapter 178: Top Ranking Challenge Details, Jiang Yan's Finger

"Break through to Void Refinement during the challenge?" Jiang Xun frowned upon hearing this.

And Ling Shangtian, why doesn't he just ascend to the heavens while he's at it.

"That's right, the rules for the Top Ranking Challenge are like this..."

Every Top Ranking Challenge, the Dao Master personally selects a Secret Realm for disciples at the Void Refinement, Spirit Transformation, and Nascent Soul stages.

All disciples of the same stage enter the same Secret Realm.

The Secret Realm is created by the Island Master using a secret technique; what enters the Secret Realm is the soul of the physical body, but its power is entirely consistent with the physical body, just like the Void Heaven Secret Realm.

Disciples entering the Secret Realm must find a way to locate the exit within one day, and all contestants are free to attack anyone else within the Secret Realm.

The soul of a disciple who is killed will return to their body, and they will be eliminated.

Once the one-day time limit is reached, the disciples who successfully leave the Secret Realm will enter a melee arena to fight using their physical bodies.

The melee arena ends when only eight people are left standing, then they draw lots to choose opponents, hold one-on-one matches on the second day to select four people, and hold more one-on-one matches on the third day to select two.

The two engage in a one-on-one duel to select the final winner.

There is no first, second, or third place; for the Top Ranking Challenge, only one top ranker needs to be selected.

If one does not wish to draw lots to choose an opponent, one can choose their own opponent, but the chosen opponent must be of a higher cultivation realm than oneself.

Throughout this entire process, once the challenge begins, even if someone breaks through to the Void Refinement Realm, the competition field will not change.

"Wait a minute, there are also Void Refinement Realm disciples? Does the Void Refinement Realm have a dedicated Secret Realm? Are there many in the Void Refinement Realm?" Jiang Xun asked after listening.

In the Lingerie-Sect, Tu Qing at the Spirit Transformation Stage is already the Sect Master...

Zhong Lingqing of the Void Refinement Realm is already a Protector.

On Tianwai Island, the Void Refinement Realm is still just a disciple?

"Although there aren't many, they do exist." Yun Qing nodded: "There are about twenty of them."

"Then the strength of the Dao Master is..."

"The Nine Great Dao Lords are naturally all Venerables of the Integration Realm." Yun Qing smiled.

Hiss... Jiang Xun gasped inwardly.

In that case, in that case!

The Island Master of Tianwai Island is himself a Saint of the Great Vehicle Realm!

"I see." Jiang Xun feigned composure and nodded: "I just arrived today, and I heard that Tianwai Island is preparing to take action against the Lingerie-Sect recently. Will this affect the Top Ranking Challenge?"

"That won't happen." Yun Qing shook his head: "The Top Ranking Challenge is an annual, unshakeable event on Tianwai Island. No matter what happens, it will not affect the Top Ranking Challenge, unless someone attacks Tianwai Island." Speaking of this, Yun Qing smiled: "You also know that this possibility is almost impossible."

"And since the location of the Lingerie-Sect cannot be found for the time being, in all likelihood, the island will prioritize the Top Ranking Challenge and the New Disciple Assessment." Another disciple interjected.

"Speaking of which, do I still need to participate in the New Disciple Assessment?" Jiang Xun looked at him and asked.

"The New Disciple Assessment is generally for joining the Inner Sect or becoming a Personal Disciple of a certain Dao Master. You are already an Inner Sect Disciple now, so logically you don't need to participate in the New Disciple Assessment, and there are no Spirit Transformation Stage disciples among the new disciples either." That disciple smiled helplessly.

"Alright, thank you all." Jiang Xun nodded, cupped his hands to each person, and then left the registration office.

Being able to learn that the Lingerie-Sect would not be attacked by Tianwai Island before the Top Ranking Challenge, Jiang Xun finally felt a sense of relief.

The problem now is whether he can win the top ranking, and after winning the top ranking, how to reasonably propose preventing Tianwai Island from attacking the Lingerie-Sect.

From what Yun Qing just said, the Nine Great Dao Lords, nine Integration Realm experts, plus the Island Master who is highly likely to be a Saint—with this lineup, let alone the Lingerie-Sect, even if the Lingerie-Sect and the Tianwu Sect combined, they might not be able to hold them off.

Walking out of the registration room and looking at the empty first-floor "plaza," Jiang Xun felt a sense of aimless desolation.

What should I do? Where should I go? What now? Why is no one managing me? Is Tianwai Island really this casual? Is there no background check at all? Can I just say whatever age I want?

Actually, regarding identity and age, the Tianyu Dynasty had already made arrangements. Jiang Xun coming to register was just a formality; with the data from the Tianyu Dynasty, the people of Tianwai Island naturally couldn't be bothered to waste effort checking.

After thinking it over, Jiang Xun decided to return to his room first.

Only after asking around did he know where he should go.

Tian Wai Lou has forty floors in total. The second to fifteenth floors are Yellow-Rank Rooms, the sixteenth to twenty-fifth are Xuan-Rank Rooms, the twenty-sixth to thirty-fifth are Earth-Rank Rooms, and the thirty-sixth to fortieth are Heavenly Rooms.

The entire Tian Wai Lou has no stairs at all; going up and down relies entirely on flying oneself.

Jiang Xun stepped on the ground and flew up, landing on the seventeenth floor. Following the corridor, he found Xuan-Rank Room Ten. After placing the corresponding disciple Token on the door, the door opened automatically.

This room was a circle larger than the one Cang Xingling had. It had a dedicated living room, a cultivation room combined with a study, a bedroom, and a bathroom, which contained a bathtub that could accommodate two people. It could be called a three-bedroom, one-living-room suite.

No wonder Tian Wai Lou was built so spaciously; it turns out each room is more than just a bed.

To have such a grand scale, they must have received no small amount of benefits from various dynasties on a regular basis.

"So this counts as sneaking in?" Si Yuyan said.

"I suppose so." Jiang Xun nodded, cleaning the dust in the room as he spoke. Everything else was fine, it was just a bit dusty.

"What now?"

"The Top Ranking Challenge starts in half a month. I need to learn a new technique before the challenge begins."

"What about that Ling Shangtian?" Si Yuyan asked with concern.

"It's fine, not a problem." Jiang Xun shook his head. With the Nine Heavens Reversal Robe in hand, he could handle even a Void Refinement expert.

But defeating a Void Refinement Initial Stage expert while at the Spirit Transformation Initial Stage was a bit shocking.

"Is there any technique you can teach me that won't be recognized as Jun Tianling's technique?" Jiang Xun asked casually.

"The techniques Jun Tianling used were Heavenly Net Soul-Urging and the sword techniques of the Junlin Dynasty, plus Soul Annihilation. He didn't learn anything else, nor did he need to." Si Yuyan shrugged and said: "Besides, in half a month, do you think you can learn a brand-new technique?"

A brand-new technique...

Sword...

Tianyu Dynasty...

Jiang Xun's cleaning motion paused for a moment.

Don't say that, you really shouldn't say that; Jiang Xun actually had a ready-made master by his side.

Jiang Xun took Jiang Yan's finger out of the System Space.

The Tianyu Dynasty already had ties with the Baiyun Sect. It is very reasonable for the Tenth Prince of the Tianyu Dynasty to have learned the sword techniques of the Baiyun Sect!

"You want to learn the sword techniques of the Baiyun Sect?" Seeing this, Si Yuyan also knew what Jiang Xun was thinking.

"That's right." Jiang Xun nodded.

"Can you convince her to teach you? The matter of you scamming her and killing her is not over yet," Si Yuyan laughed.

"That silly woman is so easy to fool, it shouldn't be much of a problem," Jiang Xun laughed upon hearing this.