This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Chapter 475: Chapter 14 Carp Compete for Food_3

In the center of the inner chamber, there was a huge transparent sphere suspended in the air, seemingly made of glazed glass.

Within the sphere, a massive miniature terrain map was displayed.

Lin Yao compared the map for a moment and then realized.

Isn’t this the Seven Domains of the Human Race?

The scenery inside the globe was detailed and delicate, with mountains, land, lakes, rivers, plateaus, deserts… All sorts of terrains were intricately arranged, as if the landscapes of the Human Race’s territory were shrunk down by millions of times and transformed into a world of their own, embedded within this globe.

This was the place that decided the rankings closely watched and gossiped about by countless cultivators throughout the world.

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Inside the room, the Shui Yue Pavilion Master, wearing a moon-white Taoist robe and with a beautiful face, and the kindly-looking Jing Hu Pavilion Master had already been waiting.

“Master,” Lin Yao said respectfully.

“Master!” Spirit Moon called out adorably.

“You both should know by now, calling you here this time is to prepare for handing over the responsibility of setting the rankings of the Four Lists to you two,” the Shui Yue Pavilion Master said with a smile, looking at the two female disciples with entirely different temperaments, both of whom were transcendently beautiful.

“I know, Sister Lin Yao just told me on the way here,” Spirit Moon answered obediently.

“Are you two willing to take on this great responsibility?” the Shui Yue Pavilion Master asked again.

“Of course, we are willing,” Lin Yao and Spirit Moon replied in unison. @@novelbin@@

“That’s good,” the Shui Yue Pavilion Master nodded, “then let me first explain to you the detailed rules for establishing the Four Lists…”

“This is the Mirror of Heaven Patrolling.” With a wave of her robe, the miniature terrain map instantly flew out of the glazed sphere and hovered in front of the two of them.

Above the map, many areas were emitting a golden light, twinkling constantly.

The Shui Yue Pavilion Master reached out her finger toward one of the areas emanating golden light.

A tall figure appeared, and next to it was a textual introduction.

“In April of the fourth year of the Tianyuan era, Yu Xu, of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Institute advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and then went to the Great Xia Spirit Cleansing Pool for cultivation.”

“It’s Yu Xu, he’s also reached Nascent Soul!” Spirit Moon said, somewhat excited to see a familiar figure from the debates of the Seven Domains.

“The golden light that shines upon the dome of Heaven Patrolling mirrors the latest intelligence gathered by our pavilion from the last establishment of the Four Lists to now. What you need to do is integrate this information,” the Shui Yue Pavilion Master nodded slightly, pointing to the jade walls surrounding them, “and compare it with the rankings recorded on these jade walls to update the list…”

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It was only after a while that the Shui Yue Pavilion Master finished explaining everything.

“Do you two understand?”

Lin Yao and Spirit Moon exchanged glances, nodding, “Disciple understands.”

“However…” Spirit Moon hesitated, “Sister and I, as just Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators, maybe it’s alright for the Yellow List, but can we really handle the other three major lists of Heaven, Earth, and Mystery…”

The Shui Yue Pavilion Master reassured with a smile, “There’s not much correlation between the two.

Establishing the Four Lists, to tell the truth, should actually be considered an intelligence integration task.

It only seems so important because it’s a big deal, not really related to cultivation.

This task can be done by Foundation Establishment cultivators or Integration cultivators, so the two of you will naturally have no issues.”

“You just need to remember, the ranking of cultivators in the Four Lists follows a very important principle—all achievements are based on martial merit, and you must not allow personal bias to interfere,” Jing Hu Pavilion Master chimed in, “Moreover, for the previous establishments of the Four Lists, both Shui Yue and I will help you oversee them.

Once you two have fully grasped the task, then we’ll completely hand it over to you, so there’s no need to worry too much about making mistakes.”

“Spirit Moon, any more questions?” Jing Hu Pavilion Master asked, glancing at his beloved disciple with widened eyes.

“No more questions,” Spirit Moon said, her nostrils flaring slightly, huffing.

Her own Master was once again complaining that she wasn’t as steady as Sister Lin Yao.

Spirit Moon knew it all too well.

“Give it a try,” Jing Hu Pavilion Master said with a smile.

Spirit Moon nodded vigorously, her gaze excitedly roaming over the Mirror of Heaven Patrolling.

“Eh, these two areas flashing with golden light are so close together, has something big happened?” Spirit Moon suddenly noticed the bright spots and instinctively reached out to touch the two areas.

Two figures flickered, and two messages quickly appeared in front of the four people present.

They were first surprised to discover that the two figures shown in the lights were actually the same person!

It was a young male cultivator wearing a black Taoist robe with dark golden embroidered Azure Dragons, standing erect with his hand on his sword.

The robe was the attire of a Sword Sect disciple.

As for the young Sword Cultivator, he stood tall, with a clear and handsome face, sharp brows, and imposing phoenix eyes, exuding a rebellious and carefree temperament, which washed over from the static image.

Two lines of text flickered next to the static image.

“On the twenty-first day of April in the fourth year of the Tianyuan era, Sword Sect disciple Lu Qingshan, on the Fengling River in the Western Domain’s white state, faced off against ‘Jade Wave Sword’ Qian Liu, unleashing three swords, two to defeat Qian Liu, one to break the grand tide of the Fengling River.”

“On the twenty-seventh day of April in the fourth year of the Tianyuan era, Sword Sect disciple Lu Qingshan, outside Giant Bear City in the Western Domain’s Mogao Desert, was intercepted by Mogao Sand Bandits.”

“Playing a pivotal role, he joined forces with Jue Zhen of the Dragon Elephant Chicken Soup Temple to combat the enemy, personally slaying the Void Refining Middle Stage ‘Vulture Elder’, Nascent Soul Late Stage Sand Bandit leader, ‘Evil Monk of the Sand Sea’, ‘Netherworld Evil Blade’, ‘Blood Soul’.”

“It’s Lu Qingshan!” Spirit Moon blurted out unconsciously, both shocked and delighted.

In her excitement, Spirit Moon soon realized she had been rather overzealous and stuck out her tongue sheepishly, quickly composing herself and casting a cautious glance at the other three.

“Did I see that wrong?” In the next instant, Spirit Moon was surprised again.

Because she noticed that in Lin Yao’s usually calm eyes, as deep as a serene pool, there surged a flurry of complex emotions.

And those emotions looked somewhat familiar to her.

“Sister, do you also know Lu Qingshan?”

“Little Sister, are you acquainted with Lu Qingshan?”

One cool and one crisp voice sounded at the same time.

Lin Yao and Spirit Moon, like two carp vying for food, locked eyes, their gazes filled with caution, inquiry, curiosity, and surprise.