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”Cultivation Ranking? Hmph, hahaha...”

As Qin Tian and Murong Fei were both feeling upset, Xiao Lingyun, like a madman, began to laugh again.

”I almost forgot, next year is the day for the Cultivation Ranking reshuffle.”

Xiao Lingyun stared at Qin Tian, saying, ”Since you want to participate in the Cultivation Ranking next year, fine, I’ll wait a year too, and on next year’s Cultivation Ranking, we’ll settle this score!”

Saying this, Xiao Lingyun arrogantly stared at Murong Tianren, ”Uncle Murong, I’ve already given the betrothal gift. As for the wedding, do me a favor and tell Uncle Murong that if anyone wants to make trouble, then when I kill that troublemaker at next year’s Cultivation Ranking reshuffle, I’ll marry Murong Fei then, and my heart will feel free!”

After speaking, Xiao Lingyun was led into the Murong Mansion by Murong Ao for nice hospitality.

Qin Tian wanted to have a word with Murong Fei, but Murong Tianren pulled Murong Fei away.

Qin Tian felt a sudden tightness in his heart and vowed secretly, ”Murong, wait for me! Wait for me to return from the Spiritual Path Cultivation, a stronger me will make all the noise disappear!”

Qin Tian and Zhou Yang led people back to the Qin Mansion.

On the way, Qin Tian asked Zhou Yang about the Cultivation Ranking, though Zhou Yang didn’t know much.

But after returning to the Qin Mansion, in the afternoon at dusk, Zhou Yang inquired about the Cultivation Ranking reshuffle rankings and specially came to inform Qin Tian.

”Boss, the Cultivation Ranking is an important basis for the Tianyuan Dynasty to employ people, especially for military generals.”

”The Cultivation Ranking reshuffles every four years. It is a grand event of gathering masters. The Cultivation Ranking is divided into four lists: Heaven List, Earth List, Youth List, and Entry List.”

”The Heaven List, Earth List, and Youth List only rank the top one hundred, while the Entry List ranks the top five hundred. These four lists have an incrementally progressive relationship. Only those on the Entry List can participate in the Youth List ranking, competing with the original Youth List masters for rankings. Those on the Youth List have two choices; either consolidating their ranking on the Youth List or, if they feel their strength can advance further, they can challenge those on the higher Earth List.”

”Similarly, masters on the Earth List can also consolidate their ranking or challenge those on the Heaven List.”

”Of course, what Heaven List masters need to do is maintain their reputation, retain their Heaven List ranking, or further advance their ranking.”

”As for the Entry List... it’s a broadly cast net list that anyone from the Tianyuan Dynasty can participate in...”

Zhou Yang emphasized explaining the selection mechanism of the Cultivation Ranking to Qin Tian.

Qin Tian nodded after listening, ”So, next year, if I want to surpass Murong Ao in ranking, I first have to enter the Entry List contest. After entering the Entry List, then participate in the Youth List ranking?”

”Yes.”

Zhou Yang nodded, ”Boss, you have to first endure a prolonged arena competition with the existing Entry List masters and the new masters deciding to participate next year. Once your ranking enters the top five hundred, you can choose to maintain your ranking without competing further or proceed with the Youth List selection. These selection contests for lists do not occur simultaneously. The Entry contest is first, and the Heaven List comes last.”

”So, if I want to suppress Murong Ao next year, I’ll need to participate in at least a dozen or twenty battles?” Qin Tian asked.

Zhou Yang nodded again, ”Boss, if you want to go from non-entry to the Youth List, that’s indeed the case.”

”Hehe, in that case, this Spiritual Path Cultivation is imperative for me!”

Having made up his mind internally, Qin Tian settled matters at the Qin Mansion and then went to find the Fourteenth Prince.

Qin Tian planned to go to the Spiritual Path Cultivation location, Spirit Mountain, by the end of the month.

The Fourteenth Prince applied to the Ice Emperor for permission to travel and experience the landscape, write poems and paint, simultaneously proposing to take a guard team along, specifically naming Qin Tian as the guard team leader.

Initially, the Ice Emperor did not agree, but since he always favored the simple-hearted Fourteenth Prince, uninterested in court disputes and Cultivation Immortality, after consideration, he stated, ”If you can convince Qin Tian to go with you, then I shall approve.”

The outcome was foreseeable; the Fourteenth Prince requested an Imperial Decree from the Ice Emperor that afternoon, leaving the Ice Emperor no choice but to agree.

The Imperial Decree assigned Qin Tian as the guard team leader to guard the Fourteenth Prince on a western tour, while Qin Tian’s position as East Gate Great Governor was retained, to be temporarily acted upon by the first deputy governor, Sun Wei, until Qin Tian returned to the Imperial City to report.

Qin Tian bid farewell to his worried brothers and the tearful, red-eyed Du Qiuniang, and set off westward with the Fourteenth Prince.

After traveling for over ten days, Qin Tian bid farewell to the Fourteenth Prince and continued on his way to Spirit Mountain.

The Fourteenth Prince would be away for half a year on excursion, and if Qin Tian had not returned by then, the Fourteenth Prince would first return to the Imperial City, claiming Qin Tian was on a secret mission and had not yet returned.

With a nervous heart, Qin Tian, a month later, finally arrived at Spirit Mountain by asking directions and using a map.

The entrance to the Spiritual Path Cultivation within Spirit Mountain is extremely concealed, with multiple entrances invisible to ordinary people.

Fortunately, Du Qiuniang had been there before, so based on her description and the map, Qin Tian found the entrance midway up Spirit Mountain as mentioned by Du Qiuniang.

The entrance was shrouded in mist, visible only to masters with Longevity Realm cultivation.

Standing before the entrance, Qin Tian calmed down.

”Life and death are decreed by fate, wealth and honor are governed by heaven! This time, I must give it my all, with everything I have!”

Despite having some concerns about not being able to return once inside, after hesitating for just a few minutes, he took a deep breath, leaped forward, and directly entered through the entrance!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Strong gusts of True Qi wind blew at the entrance, making it impossible for Qin Tian to open his eyes, but he could feel the immense pressure of True Qi surrounding him; without a Longevity Realm, one might not endure it.

He was in a void tunnel formed by condensed True Qi, and in less than ten seconds of blinking, the surrounding light suddenly brightened, and Qin Tian found himself in an unfamiliar world, his whole body cold—

He was in a lake!

”This is transmission... but why was I transported into a lake? How ridiculous is this?”

Qin Tian hurriedly swam ashore, with his first task upon entering the Spiritual Path World being to change clothes, feeling both amused and helpless.

After changing clothes and having a simple meal of dry rations by the lakeside, Qin Tian observed and sensed that the Spiritual Path World was different from the Spiritual Domain World and Earth.

This place is perpetually shrouded in pressure! Those below the Longevity Realm could suffocate to death in a single day under this pressure!

Qin Tian finally understood why only Immortality Cultivators with Longevity Realm cultivation and above could enter.

Standing by the lake, he looked up at the dim sky, taking a deep breath!

”Haha, even the air contains the pressure of Longevity Realm strength; this world truly is extraordinary!”