Chapter 204: First and Preparation for Breakthrough

With Monk Yuan Ding's words, Fang Can glanced around and saw the panels of everyone around him laid bare before his eyes.

Precept Points: 351

Precept Points: 905

Precept Points: 501

Precept Points: 105

……

'Damn, even monks have performance metrics…'

Fang Can couldn't help but be astonished—this temple had something going for it.

'No wonder it's a Buddhist monastery—none of these Precept Points even exceed 1000.' Fang Can couldn't help but praise.

Noticing Fang Can's remark, the monk said apologetically: 'All you see here are under 1000, because those who exceeded it have already been sent to the Precept Court for punishment, and those who repeatedly violated the rules have been expelled from the monastery.'

'So that's how it is.'

Fang Can felt slightly embarrassed, but also thought the monk's KPI system was rather good.

According to rumor, the entire Fan Yin Fanyin Fanyin Baocha stands within the Five-Transformation Ritual Artifact, Fangcun Shan, a mountain without form or substance, like a dream or illusion, capable of reshaping itself according to one's thoughts.

The battlefield of the previous nations' grand competition was merely a detached portion of this mountain.

Now that the competition has ended, the mountain naturally remerged as one.

And the place Fang Can now stood had been directly transported into the heart of Fan Yin Fanyin Fanyin Baocha.

After a brief exchange, Monk Yuan Ding led Fang Can deep into the temple.

Along the way, Fang Can learned some of the temple's rules through conversation.

For instance, the basic cultivation technique of Fan Yin Fanyin Fanyin Baocha is accessible to those with Class-C permission; nearly anyone who comes here may read the books in the lower three levels of the Scripture Library.

The upper three levels, containing techniques of the Ascension Path with limited insight uses, require Class-B or Class-A permission to access.

'Quite interesting.' Fang Can regarded the entire temple with curious eyes, then followed Yuan Ding's steps to the Shadow God Map.

The same massive painting, hundreds of meters long, bore over a hundred thousand portraits; Fang Can instantly spotted his own image near the front.

'Virtuous one, the rankings on the Shadow God Map are based on strength and realm. Simply choose according to your own ability.' After speaking, Yuan Ding took his leave.

After he left, Fang Can looked around and saw not only himself, but many monks standing still, staring fixedly at the figures in the painting.

And occasionally, someone would be startled and collapse to the ground.

From Yuan Ding's earlier explanation, Fang Can now understood: these people were also battling the figures within the Shadow God Map.

Like those around him, Fang Can gazed at the Shadow God Map, sank his mind into it, and immediately the gray panel before him transformed into a prompt box.

【Please select battle mode】

【Solo | Group | Chain】

After selecting Solo, Fang Can immediately entered his own Shadow God Map.

When he came to his senses, he found his consciousness standing by a lakeside, facing a cold, handsome youth radiating brilliant Jin Guang.

'Another fool walks right in—this past two days, I've fought at least eight hundred, if not a thousand.'

Fang Can watched his own Jin Guang-clad self turn toward him; before he could react, brilliant gold light erupted before his eyes, and a fist shadow rapidly expanded.

DIE!!!

When he came to his senses again, Fang Can had already been blasted out by his own Shadow God Map.

'Alright, the gap is too huge.' Fang Can felt embarrassed.

The difference between his normal state and his peak state is over two hundredfold—technique cannot compensate; entering means instant one-hit kill.

Shifting his gaze further down the rankings, Fang Can decided to spend the entire night competing on Fangcun Shan.

As news of Fang Can's victory in the grand competition spread, the entire Dayan rejoiced as one.

After all, it had been decades since they last won first place; Fang Can single-handedly eliminated over half the First-Transformation Alliance and seized the top spot, bringing great honor to Dayan.

Though only residents of Ducheng could watch the battle, warriors' speed allowed them to traverse the entire nation in just a few days.

After this event, Fang Can's prestige in Dayan soared to its peak; for a time, no one could rival his fame.

Invitations poured in daily, and his fanbase grew steadily; the number of officially registered followers soon surpassed one million.

But compared to these, the high-ranking officials and nobles cared more about another matter.

At the Wang Fu, Prince Qing gently tapped the table, his expression anxious as he waited.

As a black wind surged in, the steward respectfully presented a stack of books: 'Your Highness, this issue of the Heaven's Mechanism Rankings has arrived.'

'Good.' The prince snatched them and flipped open the book immediately.

First, the Dragon's Nest List—Fang Can still held the top spot. Aside from him, nearly all of the top thousand had changed.

But compared to before, Fang Can's evaluation was now extremely unusual.

Dragon's Nest List:

Rank One: Fang Can

Evaluation: The Greatest in History and Present!!!

No other description.

No age, realm, cultivation technique, background, or experience listed.

Never before had the Heaven's Mechanism Rankings shown such a case; every previous edition had lavished detailed descriptions on every individual who made the list.

The book had always meticulously listed each person's achievements who made the list to prove the list's credibility.

But now, for Fang Can, the Heaven's Mechanism Rankings dedicated an entire page with only a brief, casual remark naming him first.

The rest of the page was completely blank.

No explanation, no description—yet every person who saw the list had to admit the weight of this first place.

Because in every viewer's mind, no matter how hard they strained, they could not find a single person who could match the boy.

Even if the Divine Monarch were resurrected and the Overlord returned to life, none would dare claim they could single-handedly fight hundreds of First-Cycle cultivators while still in their mortal flesh.

Afterwards, relevant sources spread the word that Fang Can, relying solely on the power he displayed at that time, could bridge two realms and rival a Second-Cycle expert, truly terrifying beyond measure.

After letting his gaze linger on the Hidden Dragon List for a moment, Prince Qing continued scrolling down to the Ascending Dragon List.

Upon seeing its contents, he could not help but sigh: "As expected."

In his line of sight, aside from the first place still occupied by Fang Can, every name from second place to the one hundred and second place was a stranger, all female.

'Number One Cauldron... truly worthy of being Number One Cauldron!' Prince Qing sighed as he gazed at the contents on this page.

The lowest realm was three layers of the Profound Gate, while the higher ones, such as Ye Qingshi who had already reached the seventh layer of the Profound Gate, had some chance of entering the First Cycle.

It has only been two months, yet the effect is so terrifying; it is as if they simply lay down and rose.

In the eyes of Prince Qing and countless others from the Great Expansion and nations beyond it, there was deep contemplation.

With such an ability to mass-produce pillars of the nation, the attitude toward Fang Can needed to be reconsidered.

While they pondered, within the Jingcheng office of the Tribulation Sword Mountain, Fang Can, after four months of martial arts training, prepared to formally step into the Ascend to Heaven Path Realm.

(End of this chapter)