Chapter 432: 118: Reaching the Summit (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_2

Chapter 432: Chapter 118: Reaching the Summit (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_2

Indeed, the Dream Command itself possesses the effect of concealing the secrets of heaven!

Not only can the Dream Command itself not be found, but the person carrying the Dream Command will also be hidden along with it.

In the past years, the Nightmare Sect must have employed True Masters skilled in divination and investigative magic to act, and they might even have invited True Monarchs!

After all, a True One Magical Artifact concerns True Monarchs.

But as many years have passed, the Nightmare Sect still has not been able to find the Dream Command or Zhao Renjie.

This shows the efficacy of the Dream Command in that aspect.

Therefore, Li Fei only needs to worry about his identity being seen through by Great Grandmasters or Martial Arts Masters who have developed Perception Divine Powers, not afraid of being calculated by magic.

Luckily, these two types of people are also not the kind that one can come into contact with if one wishes.

“If it were not for witnessing with my own eyes, even I would find it hard to imagine that you are actually the Green-faced Ghost!”

Shi Caiming looked at Li Fei with a face full of emotion.

Having lived for more than ninety years and being a Great Grandmaster himself, his vision and insight were extraordinary, but if he hadn’t seen the ‘Green-faced Ghost’ with his own eyes today, he would have found it very difficult to connect Li Fei with the Green-faced Ghost.

After all, when the Green-faced Ghost appeared in Datong Prefecture, he was already identified as a Tao Foundation Stage powerhouse, while at that time, Li Fei had just entered Wuda and was still in the ‘Body Breaking Stage’—the difference between them was too great.

Later on, Li Fei had a breakthrough in his heart under the witness of the Martial Arts Master Xu Jing, understanding the Slaughter Heart, leaping from Qi Change Early Stage to Qi Change Middle Stage.

This was a true realm breakthrough, not something fictitious.

Not long after that, the Green-faced Ghost had his famous battle on Fenghua Street, climbing to the Feng Province’s Leaderboard in one fell swoop.

Subsequently, there was the battle on the wasteland, becoming third on the Fengyun List.

Who could connect a ‘little guy’ who had just broken through to the Qi Change Middle Stage with a giant on the Fengyun List?

Who would have thought that someone who had practiced martial arts for only one year could have the combat power at the peak of the Tao Foundation Stage?

It is far too subversive of common sense!

Forget about being unparalleled in history, even if one scoured through history, they wouldn’t be able to find an incident even remotely similar!

“Take good care of your injuries; you have a long road ahead of you,” Shi Caiming said in conclusion.

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July 9th.

The various newspapers in Datong Prefecture, excluding the Feng Province Newspaper, all reported in detail about the academic exchange between Hongyi University and Wu’an University.

The reports of the various newspapers were basically divided into two parts:

The first half introduced the exchanges between four Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses.

The second half was all dedicated to introducing the life and death battle between the Green-faced Ghost and Gu Yufeng!

“Ghost King Slash Moon”

“Green-faced Ghost King VS Moon Defect Sword”

“Fengyun List’s third overthrows the second”

“Moon Defect Sword’s breakthrough to Martial Arts Master fails, killed under the Ghost King Blade”

“…”

All sorts of headlines were present.

For a time, the Green-faced Ghost’s reputation in Datong Prefecture reversed, and those who had previously berated him now changed their tune:

“I always knew he’d make it!”

“See, this Ghost King, he was biding his time before, that’s a tactic, understand?”

“…”

Laymen watch the excitement, the insider watches the expertise.

Ordinary people only saw that the third on the Fengyun List has reversed the second, but for the real connoisseurs among the martial artists, they were more curious about who was now truly the top of the Feng Province’s Leaderboard?

Qin Zhen might be stronger than Gu Yufeng, but defeating and killing are two different concepts.

Moreover, the fact that Gu Yufeng managed to break through on the spot shows that at the very least, his realm was not inferior to Qin Zhen’s.

Thus, just how strong is the Green-faced Ghost, who could kill Gu Yufeng, and who overcame the latter’s realm-breaking sword?

Is Qin Zhen his match?

This topic has been hotly debated in Datong Prefecture’s Jianghu these past few days.

Gradually, the entire Jianghu of Feng Province also began to debate.

July 10th.

In a pawnshop, Lu Mengyang received the latest news from his informant, opened it and saw the latest Feng Province’s Leaderboard released by Wangyue Tower.

“Will the Ghost King reach the top as number one?”

As an intelligence officer, Lu Mengyang was naturally aware of the hot topics being debated in recent days, and he was also very curious.

Looking at the Leaderboard in his hand:

Feng Province’s Leaderboard, first place, Green-faced Ghost King!

Back when Li Fei first ascended to the third spot on the Leaderboard, he was still referred to as ‘Green-faced Ghost’ on it.

But now he was bestowed with the respectable title of ‘Green-faced Ghost King’.

“As expected.”

Lu Mengyang revealed a satisfied expression, his curiosity finally satiated.

He continued reading Wangyue Tower’s comments about the Green-faced Ghost King:

Slice through ‘Moon Defect Sword’ Gu Yufeng, overwhelmingly surpass his realm-breaking sword, truly deserving of the combat power at the Peak of the Tao Foundation Stage!

The sentence below read,

“We may be able to look forward to the first person from Feng Province to ascend to the overall Fengyun Leaderboard in the history of martial arts!”

Across the twenty-three provinces of the country, along with the mighty Imperial Capital Lanling City and the powerful warriors of the border armies, so many Tao Foundation Stage warriors, yet only ten can climb onto the overall Fengyun Leaderboard.

Year after year, if any province had a Tao Foundation Stage warrior rise up to the overall Fengyun Leaderboard, the martial arts world of that province would be seen as ‘a cut above,’ drawing admiring glances from all.

For the past hundred years, Feng Province had never had a Tao Foundation Stage warrior listed on the overall Fengyun Leaderboard, hence it had always been considered a ‘weak martial arts province.’

Hao Yi and Qin Zhen had both been listed as candidates for the overall Fengyun Leaderboard but failed to make history for Feng Province.

Now, Moony Pavilion directly included such a sentence in the leaderboard’s review, the implication of which was thought-provoking.

Lu Mengyang was in the intelligence business, so he knew very well that an intelligence organization like Moony Pavilion would never fabricate information out of thin air.

They must have received some news already!

“Could it be…”

Lu Mengyang showed an expectant look.

As someone from Feng Province, he too eagerly anticipated someone who could make history for Feng Province’s martial arts world!

…

Year 46 of Hongguang, July 12th.

Lanling City, Inner City.

On Suzaku Street, there was a famous restaurant called ‘Under Heaven,’ which was opened by the greatest intelligence organization of the Da Lan Dynasty, ‘Under Heaven.’

‘Under Heaven’ signified that every piece of intelligence under the sky could be obtained!

Those who wished to trade intelligence could come directly to the ‘Under Heaven’ restaurant on Suzaku Street.

Next to the main entrance of the restaurant stood a huge stele.

Engraved at the top of the stele were a few bold characters—

“Out of our generation arise the heroes of the land.”

On the stele, a list was posted, which was none other than the renowned overall Fengyun Leaderboard!

The Fengyun Leaderboard and its candidates had always been released by ‘Under Heaven.’ Only this top intelligence organization in the world had enough credibility to issue a list that would convince everyone.

On the list, ten names were written in the center from left to right.

Below those ten names, in a smaller font, another ten names were written.

These were the ten mighty warriors of the overall Fengyun Leaderboard and the ten mighty candidates.

If there were changes to the rankings of the overall leaderboard or the candidates, ‘Under Heaven’ restaurant would update the leaderboard immediately.

This leaderboard had been posted on the ‘Fengyun Stele’ for a full year, without any updates.

That noon, two workers from ‘Under Heaven’ restaurant came out.

They tore down the old list from the ‘Fengyun Stele’ and posted a new one.

This action immediately caught the attention of passersby on Suzaku Street:

“The overall Fengyun Leaderboard has changed!”

“Let’s go, let’s have a look!”

“…”

Soon, the area around the ‘Fengyun Stele’ was surrounded by people.

People habitually started by looking at the list of candidates at the very bottom, as this was where changes were most likely to appear.

“Wenren Wenhu has dropped to the candidates list!”

In the crowd, someone exclaimed.

Wenren Wenhu, a Peak Tao Foundation Stage warrior, Deputy Commander of the Forbidden Army, previously ranked tenth on the overall Fengyun Leaderboard.

Now he had fallen from the tenth place and entered the candidates list.

“Who pushed him out?”

People subconsciously thought that it was someone from the candidates list that had risen to the overall Fengyun Leaderboard, displacing Wenren Wenhu’s ranking.

But when they looked at the tenth place on the overall Fengyun Leaderboard, they still saw an old name—Kou Fa.

Kou Fa, a professor from Tianqu University in Cang Province and Fengyun’s number one in Cang Province, was previously ranked ninth on the overall Fengyun Leaderboard.

He had also been pushed out of his spot!

Looking further up, people finally saw a new name—Green-faced Ghost.

“Who is this person?”

“Why is there only a nickname and no real name?”

“How could they skip the candidates list and rank directly at number nine?!”

“…”

That day, the entire martial arts community of Lanling City and many of the elite were seeking the story of the Green-faced Ghost.

The reputation that Li Fei had built was no longer just circulating within Feng Province.

That day, the name of the Green-faced Ghost King shook the Capital!

(End of this volume)

Next Volume: “Mixed Element Heavenly Gold”

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