Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

Chapter 837: Chapter 312: The Rankings of the Heaven’s Pride List Change, Countless Talented Youths Flood into the Tianyuan Army!【8k】_4

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[The chase had lasted for three entire months!]

[In this battle, a great victory!]

[With your strength alone, you slew two powerful deities from different races wielding divine power!]

[The Tianyuan Army suffered casualties of thirteen thousand… yet they also slaughtered one million, three hundred and thirty-seven thousand from the foreign race!]@@novelbin@@

[Upon your return to the Heavenly Demon City leading the Tianyuan Army, the entire city erupted into cheering and jubilation!]

[Enjoying the adoring gazes of these cultivators, you ordered your deputy to recruit more into the Tianyuan Army.]

[Of the thirty thousand Tianyuan Army, more than eight thousand were seriously injured in this battle, and five thousand perished… the casualty ratio was defying the heavens!]

[But even as the general of the Tianyuan Army, you couldn’t claim there were no losses…]

[After all, in war… people always die!]

[Despite the imminent dangers, countless cultivators aspired to join the Tianyuan Army, partly due to your immense fame, which drew multitudes…]

[Of course, the most crucial factor was the excellent treatment received by the Tianyuan Army! Under the same cultivation realms… the benefits were more than double those of other armies!]

[After handling some external affairs, you dismissed all your visitors and announced you were entering seclusion, to digest the insights from this battle…]

[In the ninety-first year, half a year into your seclusion, you smoothly emerged, having completely assimilated the insights from the previous battle!]

[The only thing you regretted was that you were still some distance away from gaining initial mastery of the Sword Dao…]

[The next day after emerging from seclusion, the City Lord of the Heavenly Demon City delivered some intelligence to you, and upon reviewing it, you burst into laughter…]

[This was the latest list of outstanding young cultivators!]

[Normally, the rankings of outstanding young cultivators would have little change for a hundred years… only when there is a change in the rankings of these cultivators, or the emergence of a new one, would the Heavenly Secret Pavilion issue an updated list…]

[Yet, within just a mere decade or so, the list of outstanding young cultivators had been updated a second time because of you! One can only imagine the significance!]

[You took out the intelligence and read the latest message…]

[Su Ye, ranked twentieth on the list of cultivators, in the early stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, practiced both Qi and physical cultivation, a Sword Immortal… In the most recent battle, while leading the Tianyuan Army, they encountered an ambush by the foreign race… Fighting alone with a single sword for a month, he single-handedly slew two deities comparable to the later stages of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, his true strength closing in on the peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm!]

Su Xing’s lips curled slightly upon seeing the new ranking list of outstanding young cultivators.

“It seems that after gaining fame… the Heavenly Secret Pavilion has taken a lot more interest in me! They figured out my battle achievements in just a few months…”

“Ranked twentieth on the list of cultivators, eh? That does match my current true strength…”

Su Xing estimated that even if he fought with all his might, by being ‘Unethical in Martial Conduct’, he could at most slay one cultivator at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and afterwards… Su Xing would surely be severely wounded or even die along with his enemy!

At best, Su Xing could only rank fifteenth or later on the list of cultivators…

Of course, if Su Xing’s age were taken into account, that would be another story…

“However, as my cultivation level continues to climb… I’m afraid my rank might rise even higher!”

Su Xing slightly nodded, his ranking having risen directly by twenty-eight places after this battle—quite a significant change!

The spread of his fame would surely bring even more benefits… perhaps even attracting cultivators from other worlds renowned for their prowess!

In that case, could the overall strength of the Little Qingyun Realm further improve?

“Wow… it seems there is much opportunity for strategic maneuvering in this simulation!”

Su Xing blinked, a new plan beginning to take shape in his heart.

His gaze turned to the simulation panel.

[The news of your twentieth place ranking among the outstanding young cultivators quickly spread… Every cultivator in the Little Qingyun Realm knew that a true young prodigy had emerged from this realm!]

[If you did not fall, achieving the status of a True Immortal and grasping at the Profound Immortal level would be within reach… even the Golden Immortal level would not be entirely out of the question!]

[After that battle, you became more composed, no longer recklessly heading to the front lines to engage in fierce battles, nor would you lead the army deep into enemy territory…]

[One reason was that you had already used your trump card ‘Unethical in Martial Conduct’, and the second was that the foreign race would undoubtedly set greater ambushes for you. It would be somewhat unwise to charge deeply into enemy ranks at this time…]

[Over the next few years, you would still lead the army in battles at the frontlines, but they were all battles where victory was assured due to strength against weakness…]

[During this process, you continually deepened your understanding of the Sword Dao!]

[In the ninety-eighth year, a Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivator sought you out…]

[This was a mid-stage Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivator who specialized in lightning techniques! He was ranked forty-seventh among the outstanding young cultivators, named Qin Lei!]

[This Qin Lei, burly and rugged, came seeking to challenge you! For this, he was willing to wager five million drops of high-grade spiritual liquid as a challenge bet!]

[You were not surprised by this!]

[According to the established customs of the rankings of outstanding young cultivators, those ranked lower could challenge those ahead of them by paying a certain price!]

[This challenge was legitimate and did not aim to harm the lives of either party… but you also had the right to refuse!]

[After some deliberation, you did not choose to refuse the challenge but instead made a different request!]

[If Qin Lei were defeated, he need not pay the spiritual liquid, but instead had to serve you for fifty years, jointly resisting the foreign race!]

[Upon hearing your request, Qin Lei felt ashamed, deeming you a person of high moral principles, not coveting wealth or resources, but acting solely for the Human Race!]

[Qin Lei naturally had no reason to refuse, so the battle was imminent!]

[And you did not hold back, directly deploying three thousand strands of your Body-Protecting Sword Aura, unleashing a decisive blow right at the start!]

[With an air of nonchalance, you brandished three thousand strands of Body-Protecting Sword Aura… The terrifying gleam of the sword nearly claimed Qin Lei’s life in an instant!]

[Fortunately, at the critical moment you showed restraint… choosing to disperse the Sword Qi Barrier, but Qin Lei had utterly lost the will to fight!]

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