"Third place: Gu Xichun. Estimated cultivation level: top-rank of the three realms. Training place: Shadow Mountain Sword Academy."
Looking at the names on the third page, Zhang Yi said in shock, "How is this possible?"
Xie Changsheng shrugged his shoulders and said, "We didn't believe it when we saw it for the first time, because Dugu Bai was ranked fourth next, and we didn't believe that he could be ranked in front of Dugu Bai, and he ranked fourth. Dugu Bai in the fourth place is a middle-grade cultivation base of the four realms."
"How is that possible?" Shen Yi asked incomprehensibly. Even if he is from Guanzhong, he knows that Yingshan Sword Academy is not particularly famous.
"The old scholars of Hongyang Academy can't even make a mistake in a long volume of scriptures, and of course they won't make such simple mistakes." Xie Changsheng glanced at him and said, "Even during the sword sacrifice trial, we I don't think he has any special aura, but he has the heart to compete in the Minshan Sword Festival, but he doesn't have the aura to give up. So it is only possible that he got something special after the sword sacrifice trial. chance."
Listening to the discussion of these young people, looking at the name on the third page, Xue Wangxu couldn't help but frowned slightly, and said, "The Yingshan Sword Academy has a unique sword wall."
The eyes of Nangong Caishu and others all focused on him immediately.
Xue Wangxu went on to say: "That sword wall is said to be a relic of the You Dynasty. Regardless of its authenticity, that piece is indeed higher than all the swords in Yingshan Sword Academy. According to the historical records of Changling, Yingshan There are only one or two people in the Sword Academy who have successfully comprehended the sword scripture or the method of practice from that sword wall, and those one or two people have become the masters of a generation."
Zhang Yi was stunned, and asked: "Cave Master, what do you mean Gu Xichun realized on that sword wall?"
Xue Wangxu gave him a blank look, and asked back: "Then do you think there are other possibilities?"
Zhang Yi said awkwardly: "The cultivation base of the true essence has not skyrocketed, it cannot be because of some powerful panacea... It seems that there is no other possibility."
"Sister... Ding Ning, why don't you care at all?" Xie Changsheng looked at Ding Ning in amazement at this moment. Because Ding Ning didn't have any special emotions at all except for being a little surprised at the beginning, and he had already turned to the next page.
Ding Ning didn't even raise his head, and calmly said, "It doesn't matter."
Xie Changsheng suddenly misunderstood what he meant, and said a little angrily: "Although I may not meet him, I really want to see you meet him at the sword meeting and defeat him."
Ding Ning saw that the fourth page was indeed Dugu Bai's name, so he turned to the fifth page and said at the same time: "If I meet him, I will defeat him."
Xie Changsheng, Shen Yi and others were taken aback for a moment.
"Okay, domineering." After being stunned for a few breaths, Xie Changsheng suddenly laughed, clapped his hands and said, "This is indeed your temperament, and I like your unreasonable confidence."
"Fifth place: Chen Lichou. Estimated cultivation level: the lower level of the four realms. Practice place: Bailu Bieyuan."
"Sixth place: Xu Lianhua. Estimated cultivation level: Low-rank of the four realms. Practice place: Xuhou Mansion."
"Seventh place: Yi Xin. Estimated cultivation level: the lower level of the four realms. Practice place: Xinjianzong."
"..."
Ding Ning flipped through the pages, his face very calm, and he quickly turned to the last page. However, Shen Yi's face became paler and paler.
This book of talents edited by Hongyang Academy only lists the top 120.
Until the seventeenth person in this booklet, it is estimated that the cultivation base will be below the four realms.
It's just that among the young talents who participated in the Minshan Sword Club, among the first seventeen people, sixteen have already stepped into the four realms!
Shen Yi has always felt that his cultivation has entered the realm quickly, but seeing such a brochure now, he truly feels that he is nothing to the entire Great Qin Dynasty.
Originally he thought that Ding Ning was ranked as the 72nd Empress Dowager, but now it seems that as long as he can be included in this list, it is already a remarkable thing.
"How is it? Do you feel any pressure?" Seeing Ding Ning whose expression was still calm, Xue Wangxu smiled slightly and said, "Even compared to previous years, there seem to be more powerful people this year."
"There is no difference." Ding Ning closed the booklet, but turned to look at Xie Changsheng and asked, "Why haven't I heard of such a booklet in previous years?"
Xie Changsheng smiled slightly, and said: "No matter how old a pedant is, he still needs to eat, and the maintenance of a college also costs a lot of money. I heard that the money allocated to many places below by the internal treasury has been reduced a lot this year, so we have to I want to start some profitable business to supplement it. This thin booklet is worth a thousand gold."
Ding Ning frowned slightly, and said, "There have been no major disasters in the past few years. Obviously, we can give more, why should we cut it instead?"
Xie Changsheng thought he had done enough homework when he came here, but he didn't think about this question, and he was taken aback for a moment.
Nangong Caishu and Xu Heshan glanced at each other, they didn't think about this issue at all, they just heard Ding Ning mention that the two people who both came from the general family had a problem with their intuition.
"It should be because of the Lushan League."
After pondering for a few breaths, Nangong Caishu said: "It's time for my Great Qin Dynasty to make an alliance with the three dynasties of Chu, Yan, and Qi. There are still three months left for the Lushan League to re-establish the alliance... Even now, my Great Qin Dynasty Strong and prosperous, the Holy Majesty may enter the eighth realm again, and the three dynasties dare not renew the covenant, but in order to prevent variables, preparations must be made for the fight."
"How dare they fight in those three dynasties?" Although he felt that what Nangong Caishu said was indeed reasonable, Xie Changsheng couldn't help laughing and said: "Emperor Da Chu is stuck in a gentle village all day long, Emperor Yan is famously cautious, as for Da Chu Qi is a little dangerous, the ghostly army is very difficult to deal with, but how is the national strength compared with our Great Qin Dynasty. If we really fight, they will drag them to death."
Ding Ning looked at the proud Xie Changsheng, shook his head, and said, "It's not a question of whether they want to fight or not."
Xie Changsheng was taken aback for a moment.
Everyone present was not stupid, and they all understood the meaning of Ding Ning's words.
"Little..." Zhang Yi said, he habitually wanted to call his junior brother, but suddenly realized that his junior brother was already Shen Yi, so he changed his words a little unaccustomed: "Junior brother, do you think the Holy One would want to fight?"
"If you and three people are fighting for things together, and you all have the same cultivation base, but suddenly your cultivation base is one level higher than the other three, would you take the opportunity to threaten the three of them and force them to bring something out? ?" Ding Ning looked at Zhang Yi and asked.
Zhang Yi thought for a while, and said naturally: "This doesn't seem very good... no."
When the rest of the people suddenly heard Zhang Yi's answer, they were speechless as if they were choked on drinking water.
"That's why you have the benevolence of a woman." Ding Ning said, "You don't know it, but others know it."
Nangong Caishu frowned, and pondered: "Indeed, if His Majesty really stepped into the eighth realm, whether to fight or not is already a question of whether he wants to fight, rather than a question of whether he wants to think about the other three dynasties as before."
"Your insights have always been brilliant. It is a waste to be a pure practitioner."
Xue Wangxu, who had not spoken for a long time, spoke at this time, looked at Ding Ning with some emotion, and said: "This time the Lushan League will be very different from the past, and there will be big changes. This year's Minshan Sword Club , with the relationship of this booklet, there will be a big difference, many people in this booklet will not be on it when the Minshan Sword Society really starts."
Shen Yi understood Xue Wangxu's previous words, but he didn't understand the latter, he was stunned, and said: "The Minshan Sword Society is only half a year away, and all the people on it have already entered the third realm, so It is impossible to change the cultivation base in a short period of time, so how come many people will not be on it at that time?"
"It's not as good as it is." Xie Changsheng glanced at Shen Yi contemptuously, and said, "If you are also on this booklet, and you see that people who you think are not as good as you are in the front row, will you be unconvinced? Will you be unable to resist challenging him? If you say harsh enough words, you will lose miserably at that time, and will the loser still have the face to participate in this Minshan Sword Fair?"
Shen Yi's eyes widened, and he finally came to his senses. Is there any young talent who is not proud and arrogant, unless there is a clear gap between some people and Dugu Bai and others, how could he be convinced? Thinking of the consequences that this booklet is destined to cause, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "This booklet of talents is equivalent to a booklet of challenges. Many people should not be able to help but challenge those who are ranked first... so this year The Minshan Sword Club is actually equivalent to the preliminaries having already begun."
After saying these few words in surprise, he understood the ironic meaning of Xie Changsheng's previous words, he glanced at Xie Changsheng and Ding Ning again, and said humbly and seriously: "Of course I am not as good as Senior Brother Ding Ning."
Xie Changsheng snorted, but he was too embarrassed to talk about him, turned his head to look at Ding Ning and said seriously: "This is the biggest reason why Caishu called us to come to the cave master to pay New Year greetings and see you, because it is not good for you. At the beginning... the less time you have to practice. Even if you accept other people's challenges, it is up to you, but it is always troublesome, it will waste your tongue and time, and you may have a bad reputation."
Ding Ning shook his head, and said calmly: "I won't have a bad reputation, because I won't refuse other people's challenges."
Xie Changsheng, Nangong Caishu and others were all stunned.
"Sorry, I have to use you as an example." Ding Ning said this to Shen Yi, and then said: "Cultivation does not necessarily have to rely on meditation. Win something."
Shen Yi thought of the Sanyang Grass that he found at a great price after he lost, instead of getting angry, his eyes lit up instead.
Xue Wangxu laughed, "It's an interesting idea, Ding Ning, you finally know how to respect your teacher, and you know that I will be bored if there are too few things in normal times. And usually those who are at the top are always embarrassed to challenge you, right? "
Ding Ning smiled slightly and said, "The more you win, the more beautiful you will be."
"You think you're sure to win? Could it be that your name is Changsheng?" Xie Changsheng frowned and said this, but then laughed again, "But I still like your unreasonable confidence."