"Are you looking for me to discuss this?"
Qinchuan was startled and smiled: "Love is a matter between two people, don't tell me you want me to discuss it with someone else."
"I can't be bothered with you!" Yuan Su glared at Qinchuan.
Qinchuan sighed in his heart and didn't say anything more. The memory of being beaten up last time was still fresh in his mind. If she wanted that kind of perfect love, the two of them would be each other's everything. He couldn't give it to her.
He could use his whole life to love each of his women. Although he didn't have a single woman now, he knew that he couldn't only marry one woman in this lifetime.
The strong were respected, feelings couldn't be stopped, just like Li Yan he met before. Maybe he was soft-hearted, but he knew that wasn't entirely the case. Because Li Yan was beautiful, stubborn, and persistent, she would be imprinted in his heart unknowingly. In the future, he couldn't guarantee that he would meet another woman who he couldn't help but fall in love with.
But no matter how beautiful some women were, he wouldn't like them, like Ye Yue.
Also, Qinchuan didn't dare to make a decision now, because in the future, he would go to the Xuan Domain, or even further places. If they were to be intimate today, what about tomorrow, the day after, or ten years later? If they weren't together, time could erase everything.
That would be harming her.
Therefore, Qinchuan didn't dare to make a promise to a woman easily.
Especially when he loved someone.
He couldn't say it easily.
…
The sky was filled with fireworks, beautiful and brilliant. Qinchuan and Yuan Su were at the Array Tower, the two of them eating New Year's Eve dinner. This was the happiest year for Yuan Su in the past few years.
Eighteen years old!
Qinchuan smiled and looked at the sky. This year, he entered the inner sect and worked hard to improve his cultivation. He didn't have much time, and there were still many things he needed to do.
Li Yan had already left the Jiuling Sect, as for where she went, Qinchuan didn't know.
The relationship between Qinchuan and Yuan Su was very subtle. After asking last time, Yuan Su didn't ask again, and they didn't even act intimately. However, they got along very well, and she seemed to be more understanding than before.
Qinchuan took first place in the outer sect, while Yi Shen had already entered the inner sect.
No one knew who said it, but gradually, Qinchuan became the number one outer sect disciple.
In any case, Qinchuan was going to enter the inner sect soon, so he didn't feel anything about being ranked first in the outer sect.
Princess Sword Rainbow, Liu Yang, and the others had also made great progress, entering the top 30.
…
On the third day after the New Year, Qinchuan and a few other outer sect disciples were summoned, along with dozens of inner sect disciples.
The outer sect disciples were the top three.
This time, Qinchuan saw the second outer sect disciple and the third outer sect disciple was Nie Yun.
The second was a woman. She was not beautiful, but she had a good figure. She used a pair of daggers.
A middle-aged man from the Jiuling Sect walked out. He carried a huge blade on his back and wore leather clothes. He was tall and sturdy, with thick hair and a beard that looked like steel needles.
"Alright, quiet down. All of you standing here are geniuses. However, don't think that you can be careless just because you are a genius. That's because all the geniuses you will encounter are destined to be geniuses. Geniuses easily die young and can fall at any time. Only by continuously advancing, continuously improving, and continuously defeating others, will you have a chance of surviving."
"Disciples of the Jiuling Sect, the Jiuling Sect isn't a place that can cover the sky with one hand. There are many forces eyeing you covetously, and outside, there are many forces that are stronger than the Jiuling Sect. You may face other forces from the Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties trying to recruit you, or even stronger forces trying to recruit you. They will use martial arts, martial skills, and even beauties and treasures to tempt you. Everyone has a weakness. If you can't pass the test, you will fall."
"Today, I only want to say one point, and that is, strength is everything. Regardless of whether it is recruiting or enticing, there is only one reason.
Your strength!
If you don't have strength, you are just trash, worse than trash. "
"Alright, follow me. According to the rules, every year at the beginning of the year, I will talk to the top three inner and outer disciples!"
The Jiuling Sect was a major force that stood behind the Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties. The sect was located in the Nine Spirits Mountain, but the Nine Spirits Mountain was located in the Tianfeng Dynasty, which was not far from the Imperial Capital of the Tianfeng Dynasty.
The Tianfeng Dynasty was the biggest dynasty among the Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties, and it was also the strongest force.
The Nine Spirits Mountain belonged to the Jiuling Sect, and it could be said to be the backyard of the Jiuling Sect. There were many buildings and places nearby, and along the way, there were many man-made traces, such as grass, trees, rocks, and ancient trees. There were also a few small rivers, creeks, and springs.
The middle-aged man led the group into a valley, and Qinchuan immediately saw a huge stone tablet inside. Although it wasn't as big as the Nine Spirits Tablet in the Secret Realm, it wasn't small either.
"This is the Ranking Tablet of the Jiuling Sect. The names on it will change, and if you surpass the other person, you will replace him."
This was the Ranking Tablet, a magical Ranking Tablet. It was said that there were many Ranking Tablets in the continent, and they were very authoritative, such as the Heaven Ranking, Earth Ranking, and Mortal Ranking.
Qinchuan looked at it with his golden godly eyes, and he was stunned. What a magical stone! It was like a real illusion. For example, if you wanted to challenge someone on the Ranking Tablet, you could use a spirit stone to enter through a special formation, and then fight with the opponent in the illusion. The Ranking Tablet would record everything about you, and if you won, you would replace the opponent.
Qinchuan understood now. The Ranking Tablet was made from a special stone with a memory, and then an illusion formation was added to it. That was the theory, but to make it into a Ranking Tablet, the requirement was extremely high.
The Ranking Tablet of the Jiuling Sect was a kind of inherited item, and it was passed down.
So that was how it was. Qinchuan's eyes lit up. Everyone on the Heaven Ranking, Earth Ranking, and Mortal Ranking was a peerless figure. If he could enter the Ranking Tablet one day, then he would definitely be famous in the world …
That man didn't want to be famous in the world, and become a superior person …
Genius Ranking!
This Ranking Tablet was filled with the names of the inner disciples, such as Feng Wuyin, Yu Dalong, Yang Tian …
These people's names were all there, and there were a hundred of them.
Qinchuan saw many familiar people. Feng Wuyin was only ranked 70th, Yang Tian was ranked 90th, and Yu Dalong was ranked 85th.
Wild Wolf, ranked 98th!
Hmm, there was one more, the Ordinary Ranking!
It was also ranked 100th, and Qinchuan saw Loge, Wang Shuo, Zhang Hu, and the others. These people were ranked very high.
But this was the Inner Disciple Ranking Tablet, and there were thousands of inner disciples in the Jiuling Sect. These two Ranking Tablets were only ranked in the top 200, and although it was the Ordinary Ranking, it was still very difficult to enter.
The middle-aged man saw that everyone was looking at the Ranking Tablet, and he continued, "On the path of martial arts, you have to fight for destiny, seize good fortune, and peek into the secrets of the heavens. If you want to reach higher, you have to step on others. One's success is built on the bones of tens of thousands of people, and the rise of an expert is also the fall of countless experts. There are many geniuses in this world, and the growth of a genius is the result of the fall of countless geniuses."
The middle-aged man's words made everyone feel enlightened, and they looked around. This was a competition, and if you wanted to go up, you had to step on the people around you. Not only did you have to step on the people around you, but also the people on the Ranking Tablet. Only by stepping on them could you go up.
There was no strongest, only stronger. There was no end to the path of martial arts, and you could only beat down others one by one, step on them, and climb up step by step.
"The sect's rewards are also given out according to your ranking on the Ranking Tablet, once a month, and calculated at the end of the month.
"Also, each challenge will cost you one spirit stone, one high-grade spirit stone. You have to pay for it yourself, and you only have one chance to challenge every month.
"The strength that you display in each battle will become the strength that others will challenge you with, and the Ranking Tablet will remember it. So, when you challenge, try to display your strongest side. You will have a period of time to prepare, and during this time, you can display your strength. Once you lose, you will be kicked out immediately.
"Don't worry that the strength you display in the illusion is not as good as yours, the magical Ranking Tablet will allow you to display your strength perfectly in the illusion. It can be said that even you will not be able to defeat the you in the illusion."
This explanation solved Qinchuan's doubts.
Among the outer disciples, only the top three were qualified to participate in the Ranking Tablet competition to increase their salary.
However, the outer disciples were only there to go through the motions, and this was also a kind of encouragement for the outer disciples, after all, most of the inner disciples came from the outer sect.
However, the truly strong inner disciples could directly enter the inner sect, because they had good talent, like Duan Lang, they could directly become an inner disciple.