The old man on the stage listened to several discussions below, sighed inwardly, and changed the topic.
"In the war between the two races, countless cultivators died every day, and countless strong people emerged in our human race. The rankings on the merit list changed from time to time, but the rankings of Qi Yuan Zhen Jun, who was at the top of the Nascent Soul list, and Qin Yu Zhen Ren, who was at the top of the Golden Core list, have never changed."
The monks below the stage nodded in agreement. Since the outbreak of the war, the names of these two men have become more and more famous.
"There are as many as 10,000 cultivators on the Merit List. It seems like there are a lot of places, but this list is universal for all ten continents. It is very difficult to get a place on the list."
"The Nascent Soul Ranking is fine. The number of Nascent Soul True Lords is already scarce. So far, the total number of Nascent Soul True Lords participating in the battle is only three to four thousand. The most intense competition is the Golden Core Stage Ranking."
"Among the 10,000 Jindan cultivators on the list, nearly 2,000 are from Yanzhou. The recently famous Qingzhu Zhenren, Sanshi Sanren, and Miaofa Fairy, among others, are all cultivators from Fenglei Island."
Xu Chunniang was picking spiritual materials in front of a stall below the teahouse. She accidentally heard her own name and her expression was calm.
Ever since she first appeared on the Merit List under the name of Miao Fa more than two months ago, her ranking has continued to rise.
From the 10,000th place at the beginning to the current 900th place, the speed of increase is astonishing.
News and rumors about her, including the magic tools and methods she used, as well as the tiger-like spirit beast that always stayed by her side, gradually spread and were talked about with great relish by the monks on Fenglei Island.
After Xu Chunniang selected the spiritual materials, she paid and left.
Ever since the name Miaofa Zhenren became famous, in order to reduce trouble, she no longer brought Xiaojuzi and Xiaobai with her when she went out, and she no longer rented an inn, but bought a house.
She walked towards the house and saw from afar a middle-aged male cultivator standing in front of the gate.
The middle-aged male cultivator seemed to notice something, looked over at her and gave her a friendly smile.
"Fairy Miaofa, we meet again."
Xu Chunniang frowned imperceptibly. Half a month ago, this person came to her and invited her to attend some kind of discussion meeting.
At that time, she refused on the grounds that she had no time, but she never expected that half a month later, this person came to her again.
Xu Chunniang nodded slightly and said in a slightly cold manner, "If you still want to invite me to participate in the discussion meeting, then there is no need to say more."
After three months of unremitting efforts, her merit points now reached 90,000.
If all of them are exchanged for top-grade spirit stones, a total of nine pieces can be obtained.
Together with the four she already had, there were thirteen in total.
However, among these thirteen, three were small oranges, and only ten truly belonged to Xu Chunniang.
Ten top-grade spirit stones can barely improve one's cultivation level, which is still far from the Nascent Soul stage.
She was busy earning merits, so she rejected the invitation of the middle-aged male cultivator without thinking much.
The middle-aged male cultivator seemed to have expected to be rejected. His expression did not change at all when he heard the words and he said with a smile.
"Fairy Miaofa, why are you in such a hurry to refuse? In addition to the Jindan Zhenren, many Yuanying Zhenjun have been invited to participate in the discussion meeting. If the fairy goes to the discussion meeting, she will definitely gain something."
Xu Chunniang remained indifferent. This discussion meeting sounded reasonable, under the guise of inviting all the monks on the merit list to discuss Taoism, but in reality it was just the Zhu family of Suzaku from the ancestral island of Yanzhou trying to recruit guests and win people's hearts through this.
Seeing that she remained silent, the middle-aged male cultivator's face stiffened slightly. He remembered the news he had heard from the Zhou family, and finally gritted his teeth and said.
"I heard that Fairy Miaofa is quite interested in Kunlun Mountain, which is west of Ximing. The discussion meeting hosted by the Zhu family attracted many cultivators from all over the world. Maybe there will be some news about Kunlun Mountain."
Xu Chunniang's expression turned cold, and she looked at the male cultivator in front of her with obvious displeasure in her eyes.
Being stared at so bluntly, the middle-aged male cultivator suddenly felt a strong sense of oppression, a trace of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and he hurriedly explained.
"Fairy, please don't be angry. I didn't mean to find out about the fairy. I just happened to be a guest at Zhou's house a few days ago and mentioned this matter unintentionally."
Feeling the pressure around him ease a little, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help feeling depressed and puzzled.
They are both in the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm, so why is there such a big difference
Xu Chunniang pondered for a moment, and finally asked, "When will the discussion be held?"
The middle-aged male cultivator's eyes lit up, "It will be held in Yanzhou Ancestral Island in three days. If the fairy is interested, you can use this jade token to enter the Ancestral Island and participate in the discussion meeting.
In addition to the discussion, there will also be a small auction held on the island, which can also be entered with this jade token."
Xu Chunniang glanced at the red jade token in the other person's hand and took it.
The middle-aged male cultivator felt relieved, and after reminding everyone about the rules of the discussion meeting, he left tactfully.
Xu Chunniang put away the token, made a formation gesture, and stepped into the yard.
The Dao Discussion Conference will be held in three days, and she needs to rest for the next two days, so she decided to go and find out if there is any accurate news about Ximing and Kunlun.
If the Zhu family really intends to recruit him, they will just reject him directly at that time.
In the past few months, her fame has grown, and more and more noble families have extended olive branches to her. Xu Chunniang avoided them whenever possible, and rejected all those that she could not avoid.
Compared to those noble families, the Zhu family was just more powerful. The human race was at war with the sea monsters and they needed people right away. As the Zhu family was the number one noble family in Yanzhou, they would not embarrass her because of this matter.
Xu Chunniang felt a little relieved and went back to her room to start repairing the formation.
Three days later, Xu Chunniang took Xiaojuzi and Xiaobai towards the teleportation hall and attracted countless gazes along the way.
The iconic orange-striped tiger and the white mouse lying lazily on its back made the surrounding monks instantly confirm Xu Chunniang's identity, and their expressions were full of respect and envy.
"A tiger beast at the third level of the Golden Core, and a snow-white rat beast at the Foundation Establishment stage. She is... the Fairy Miaofa!"
"It has only been two or three months since Fairy Miaofa entered the Merit List, but she has made rapid progress all the way, from 10,000th place to 1,000th place. I don't know how many people were shocked!"
"Miao Fa Fairy has always been low-key. Judging from the direction he was heading, it seemed to be the Transmission Hall. Could it be that he accepted another meritorious mission? However, those sea monsters seem to have calmed down a lot recently."
"Have you forgotten what day it is today? The Zhu family of Yanzhou Zudao has set up a discussion meeting on the island, inviting all the cultivators on the merit list to participate. I guess Fairy Miaofa is going to Zudao to participate in the discussion meeting."
There was even more envy on everyone's faces. Zudao was the foundation of all islands and had a transcendent status. Not everyone could go there at will.
Apart from Nascent Soul cultivators, only cultivators recognized by the Zhu family can set foot there.
In their view, being invited to the ancestral island is a great honor.
Facing the envious looks of others, Xu Chunniang stepped into the teleportation hall and showed the red jade token in her hand.