Chapter 181: Chapter 181: Breaking the Record
"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Wen, it seems the disciples of your Star Moon Valley know how to take advice," Luo Yiyang laughed happily.
The more disciples his grandson eliminated, the greater his hope for first place beca.
These Qi Refining Ninth Layer disciples might not grant many points, but they were a steady source.
"You may go," Wen Zhongyun said, not adding anything more.
’Why did I have to go and ask a question like that?’
"Yes, Elder."
It was now nightti.
Once daybreak arrived, the three-day, four-sect trial would be over.
At that point, all the disciples inside the Secret Realm would be teleported out.
As the end neared, it was critical not to manually activate a token but to wait for the Secret Realm’s automatic ejection. Activating a token oneself had the sa effect; its function didn’t diminish simply because the realm was about to close.
「Daybreak.」
At this mont, the number of disciples who had co out had reached fifteen. All were at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer; not a single one was at the Tenth Layer.
Luo Yiyang estimated his grandson’s score.
’First place should be secure.’
The ti was up. The Secret Realm was about to close.
In that mont, the number of disciples erging surged.
When Luo Yiyang saw his grandson, Xiao Lefan, he imdiately spoke.
"Lefan, let
see your token."
"Yes, Elder." When in public, Xiao Lefan usually addressed his maternal grandfather as Elder.
Luo Yiyang took the blue token from Xiao Lefan’s hand.
Seeing the points on the blue token, he felt certain.
’It really is secure.’
Ninety-one!
In past trials, scoring this high basically guaranteed first place.
A satisfied smile appeared on Luo Yiyang’s face.
"Fellow Daoist Luo, what’s the score?" Li Mingyi asked.
As he spoke, the green number one token from Lin Caixuan was already in his hand.
When he saw the score on the green token, his face showed little expression.
"Ninety-one!"
"Not bad. Your grandson took second place," Li Mingyi said, a smile finally breaking across his face.
"What?"
"This green number one token here has ninety-three points recorded on it."
The smile on Li Mingyi’s face grew wider. While Xiao Lefan of the Vast Sea Sect was busy eliminating other disciples, Li Mingyi had already identified him as the strongest competitor for first place.
Until Luo Yiyang revealed the score, he couldn’t be sure of the final result.
But now, it was certain.
’The Top-grade Foundation Establishnt Pill still belongs to our Wind Ling Sect.’
’The pill will go right back to where it ca from.’
"What? Ninety-three points!"
He had thought it was a sure win, only to co up short by two points.
’To be precise, it should be three points.’
If they had both scored ninety-one, a Magical Combat duel would have decided first place, and his grandson was no match for Lin Caixuan of the Wind Ling Sect.
Therefore, to secure first place, he would have needed to score ninety-four points.
Upon hearing that ninety-one points weren’t enough, Xiao Lefan lowered his head and fell silent.
"Fellow Daoist Li, don’t celebrate too soon," Luo Yiyang said, turning to Feng Tianrui. "Fellow Daoist Feng, how many points does your Celestial Cloud Sect’s top disciple have?"
"Hold on."
Feng Tianrui didn’t have Fang Yun’s token yet.
Fang Yun, who had just erged, looked completely drained.
He was almost too weak to walk.
The mont he appeared, Song Qiaoqiao saw him and noticed his exhausted state.
She hurried over to support him.
"Junior Brother Fang, you pushed yourself too hard," Song Qiaoqiao said, her voice laced with concern.
Fang Yun leaned against Song Qiaoqiao, accepting her support.
He hadn’t rested at all for three days. While killing energy bodies to gain points and increase his cultivation, he had been in a rather excited state.
After two and a half days without rest, he had only felt slightly tired.
But now that he was out, it was as if so pillar of support had vanished, and he felt truly exhausted.
These past few days, he was either killing energy bodies or on his way to kill more. If he hadn’t advanced to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, he really wouldn’t have been able to handle it.
"Senior Brother Fang, I..."
Lu Zefeng saw this and started to go over to help Fang Yun, but was imdiately pulled back by Wu Junxin at his side.
He pointed toward Song Qiaoqiao, who was already with Fang Yun.
Understanding, Lu Zefeng stayed put.
"Senior Brother Wu, looking at Senior Brother Fang... he hasn’t rested at all, has he?"
"It appears so," Wu Junxin said. Inwardly, he was in awe of Fang Yun’s incredible perseverance.
Just as Bai Qinying reached Fang Yun’s side, Feng Tianrui signaled for Luo Yiyang to wait.
When Song Qiaoqiao saw Bai Qinying, she handed both Fang Yun’s Red Token and her own to Bai Qinying while still supporting Fang Yun.
When Bai Qinying had distributed the Red Tokens, she had given token number one to Fang Yun and token number two to Song Qiaoqiao.
Song Qiaoqiao didn’t notice the points on Fang Yun’s token; at this mont, her attention was almost entirely focused on him.
"The score is..."
Bai Qinying stared at the score on Fang Yun’s token, too shocked to speak.
One hundred and seventy-five!
’What kind of score is this?’
’Fang Yun really did work hard on my behalf, scoring over one hundred and seventy.’
"Qin Ying, what’s wrong?"
"Master, see for yourself," Bai Qinying said, guiding the number one Red Token to fly into Feng Tianrui’s hand.
At first glance of the score on the token, Feng Tianrui subconsciously thought it was seventy-five, but then he realized it was one hundred and seventy-five.
The score Fang Yun had achieved was far beyond his wildest expectations.
"Fellow Daoist Feng, you’re not saying anything either?"
"Fellow Daoist Luo, Fellow Daoist Li, I regret to inform you that first place belongs to our Celestial Cloud Sect." Feng Tianrui smiled, brandishing the Red Token in his hand. "Our Celestial Cloud Sect’s disciple obtained one hundred and seventy-five points!"
"What! One hundred and seventy-five."
The first to react was Wen Zhongyun of Star Moon Valley.
Star Moon Valley’s top disciple had earned a total of seventy-five points. Fang Yun had scored a full one hundred points more than their best.
"I have no regrets." After his initial shock, Luo Yiyang shook his head and then looked at Li Mingyi. "The one with regrets is Fellow Daoist Li."
To him, there was no difference between his grandson taking second or third place.
If losing by three points was regrettable, this loss was less so—the gap between his grandson’s score and Fang Yun’s was nearly double. Still, disappointnt was disappointnt.
’That Top-grade Foundation Establishnt Pill...’
"What was the all-ti high score in the history of our four-sect trial?" Luo Yiyang suddenly asked.
"One hundred and fifty-eight points," Wen Zhongyun answered.
The historical record-holder was a disciple from their Star Moon Valley from over six hundred years ago. That disciple later succeeded in reaching Core Formation and even beca the Valley Master of Star Moon Valley.
"That record has been broken. It’s now one hundred and seventy-five." The smile never left Feng Tianrui’s face.
Li Mingyi remained silent for a long ti.
With such a massive point difference, this first-place victory by Fang Yun of the Celestial Cloud Sect was incredibly prestigious.
Moreover, this was achieved without Fang Yun defeating any disciples from other sects.
It ant that all one hundred seventy-five points were earned by legitimately defeating energy bodies.
At that mont, he glanced at Fang Yun, who was being supported and walking slowly.
Fang Yun looked as if he could collapse and fall asleep at any second.
’The Top-grade Foundation Establishnt Pill is gone. When we get back, Elder Tang will definitely give
an earful, too.’
The thought gave Li Mingyi an even bigger headache.
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