Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 519: Chapter 258: Bestowing the Method, True Inheritor Ranking_4

But Senior Brother Ning was like the only dazzling sun in the heavens; just a ray of light upon him was enough to benefit a lifetime!

Wang Ye was in harmony with the path and secretly vowed an oath, determined to follow Ning Qi and sacrifice himself for him.

Wang Ye and Lu Ziyue left one after another and entered a period of secluded cultivation.

A year passed quietly thereafter.

Throughout the year, the Five Elements Peak prospered more and more, its strength growing like a river flowing into the sea, becoming stronger by the day.

Another twenty True Disciples from the Infinite Sword Sect joined, each one carefully selected as the best of the best.

Not to mention their talent, all had excellent character.

People saw this and noted that the Five Elements Peak had a tendency to gather all the fine talents and beautiful jades of the Sword Sect.

...

A year later, today.

The sect once again opened the True Disciple ranking, and the Infinite Sword Sect was abuzz like the sea.

Disciples from each peak rushed towards the central mountain peaks.

Those with lesser means rode sword lights of various colors across the high sky, while the disciples of the major peaks collectively rode in magical treasures.

At the center of the central mountain peaks of the Infinite Sword Sect, the plaza was incredibly vast, and most of the people in the sect were already gathered here at this moment.

Levels of Immortal Stairs rose around the edges of the plaza, and there were even Immortal Platforms set up, ascending step by step into the void much like the Immortal Ascension Platform.

The central high place of honor was naturally occupied by Sect Leader Jiang Baichuan.

On his left sat Vice Sect Leader Cang Wanhe, and on his right sat Supreme Elder Zi Yang along with Ye Qingtian and others.

Then below were the Top Ten True Inheritors.

The previous Top Ten True Inheritors were seated on the ten thrones floating in the sky, with Ye Chen in first place and Jiang Qingxue in second, and so on.

As for the True Disciples outside of the Top Ten True Inheritors, unfortunately, they did not have the privilege to sit on the Immortal Platforms and could only sit on the Immortal Stairs at the edge of the plaza.

By rights, Ning Qi should also be seated here.

However, the ninth True Inheritor, Wang Ye, voluntarily gave up his seat, preferring to sit on the steps himself rather than let Ning Qi be relegated.

Ning Qi did not mind such matters, but since Wang Ye insisted, he went along with it.

After all, they would not be in their current positions for long!

When the two-hour period had passed, Vice Sect Leader Cang Wanhe stood up directly and said loudly:

"These past few years, talent has been abundant in our Infinite Sword Sect, and progress has been swift. Today, we specially reopen the True Disciple ranking."

"The first True Inheritor will be awarded ten Void Path Purple Gold Pills, one lower-grade Spiritual Treasure, and a choice of Void Path Techniques."

"The second True Inheritor will be awarded five Void Path Purple Gold Pills, one top-grade Magical Treasure, and a choice of Void Path Techniques."

"The third True Inheritor will be awarded one Void Path Purple Gold Pill, one top-grade Magical Treasure, and a choice of Void Path Techniques."

"For the fourth and fifth True Inheritors..."

Cang Wanhe did not waste words, directly announcing the rewards for the re-ranked True Inheritors.

The rewards for the top three were truly enviable to many disciples, given completely as treatment for advancing to the Void Path Realm.

The Void Path Purple Gold Pill took ten years to concoct a single batch, ordinarily supplied to Void Path Realm experts to increase cultivation and comprehend the Power of Rules.

Spiritual Treasures were extraordinarily precious; among the True Disciples now, except for Ning Qi, Jiang Qingxue, and Ye Chen, likely no one possessed one.

"Additionally, the newly advanced Top Ten True Inheritors will represent the Infinite Sword Sect to enter the Profound Truth Secret Realm. The opportunities within need not be said; you already know them."

After Cang Wanhe finished speaking, he looked towards Sect Leader Jiang Baichuan at the place of honor.

Jiang Baichuan nodded and said directly:

"The battle for the True Disciple ranking officially begins!"

With the words spoken, the plaza was utterly boiling.

Forget the rewards, the mere temptation of entering the Profound Truth Secret Realm was enough to excite all the True Disciples present and make their eyes glow red.

Many disciples instantly looked towards He Tian sitting on the tenth throne.

He Tian sat upright, unafraid of the fervent gazes of the crowd.

However, his heart was not so calm; a year ago, when Qin Minghao defeated the ninth True Inheritor Wang Ye from the Five Elements Peak, he already felt a sense of crisis. In this ranking of True Disciples, he was most likely to be the one eliminated at the end!

Therefore, over the past year, he had never rested and consistently trained hard to confront today’s crisis.

On the plaza, one after another, figures rushed out, landing on the plaza, without exception, challenging him, He Tian!

He Tian had no choice but to do his best, displaying the vigorous magical power of a Top Ten True Inheritor, hoping to intimidate more people into withdrawing.

Fortunately, his arduous practice over the past year had not been in vain; in over a dozen consecutive battles, He Tian still stood proudly on the plaza without showing the slightest hint of defeat!

But a figure that stepped out onto the void next made his eyelids twitch—it was Qin Minghao!

Qin Minghao glanced at He Tian, who looked a bit taken aback, smiled slightly, then shifted his gaze to fall on the eighth True Inheritor Luo Zhan, pointing his sword straight at him!

"Senior Brother Luo, I hope to have a match with you!"

He Tian returned to his throne, a slight sweat on his forehead.

His emotions were incredibly complex, both irritated that Qin Minghao had ignored him and relieved that Qin Minghao had not chosen to challenge him.

With this complicated mindset, He Tian glanced at the stairs of the plaza, where numerous gazes still swept over him, obviously not giving up.

His thoughts involuntarily gathered—if even the True Inheritors below hadn’t given up, he could not afford to miss this opportunity either!

Luo Zhan stepped out, already standing opposite Qin Minghao.

Behind him, a sword flew out, hovering in the air.

This sword emitted a black glow all over, with an especially slender sword body, and no blade, only a sword tip.

It actually resembled a spear, as if it were crafted by some renowned swordmaker.

Throughout the year, Luo Zhan’s feelings were similar to He Tian’s. With the rise of Qin Minghao and the sudden appearance of the Immortal Species Ning Qi, he also felt a strong sense of crisis.

"Bring it on!"