My Informative Cultivation Life

"Senior Brother truly possesses remarkable skills. Even with your warnings, I still had to exhaust quite a number of techniques and make great efforts before I was able to detect those obscure auras thousands of miles away," Zhong Jun expressed admiringly.

"After all, it is quite a distance. It's normal that you wouldn't realize it for a while. I too had to cultivate a secret art to detect it beforehand. These forces are very cautious, actually using magical treasures to observe this place from thousands of miles away without coming any closer," Yang Ji said in a grave voice.

"It seems that this True Inheritance Talisman has attracted quite a few people, all lying in wait for the right opportunity!" Yan Zhan said solemnly.

"Hmm? Who is there!" Yang Ji's voice suddenly turned icy, his piercing gaze like a sword, swiftly turning toward the top of his head. If it wasn't for his powerful divine sense radiating outward, he wouldn't have known that there was someone hidden in the blind spot above.

"Someone above us?" The crowd was startled and hastily looked up along his line of sight. Divine senses and magical treasures were fully deployed, sweeping back and forth, yet they found only layers of white clouds above, with no one else present.

"Senior Brother?" Shang Guanwu and the others were puzzled.

Xuan Chi was also unsettled, frowning as he looked up and then back at Yang Ji, evidently having detected nothing as well.

Yan Zhan, Zhong Jun, Zhan Xiao, and Li Yinxue also frowned slightly, clearly having discovered nothing.

Since none of the five leader-class geniuses had detected anything, Yan Zhan couldn't help but express doubts, "Yang Ji, could it be that your senses were mistaken?"

"If you don't come out now, are you seeking death!" Yang Ji didn't respond, instead staring at the space above with cold, gleaming eyes, full of murderous intent, as though he was about to make a move the next moment.

At this time, the information displayed in the white clouds overhead also changed from [Teasing] to [Hmm?], [Did he discover me?]

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"Senior Brother?" Seeing Yang Ji brimming with killing intent, everyone grew extremely solemn, keeping their eyes fixed on the space above, ready to unleash a devastating attack at any moment.

"Incredible! Truly incredible! Fellow Daoist, you are impressive indeed. My art of concealment is unparalleled in the world, and this is the first time a peer has been able to see through it," a voice of admiration suddenly sounded above.

A man dressed in white emerged from the clouds, his divine light abundant and concealed, his every move emanating a refined grace, appearing approachable and amiable but in reality exuding supreme arrogance. His gaze never for a moment fell on anyone else, as if they were unworthy of his attention.

He casually sat cross-legged in the void, exuding a majestic aura that was greatly oppressive.

This person is extraordinary, was Yang Ji's first impression. Not many could evoke such a feeling in him; this person was among the few.

"Who are you? Why spy from above?" Yang Ji looked at him coldly, his tone dropping as he said, "I'm giving you three breaths to leave this place, or else... you'll stay here forever!"

"Fellow Daoist is exceptional, worthy of knowing my name. I am called Xu Yan, from the Taixu World!" The man in white smiled slightly as he spoke to Yang Ji, "I've explored various heavens and am somewhat familiar with the major powers. If I'm not wrong, the robe you're wearing should be from the Wuji Dao Sect of the Taichu World.

To think that within the Wuji Dao Sect there'd be someone as extraordinary as you, Fellow Daoist. This makes the Battlefield of Inheritances quite interesting this time. We shall meet again."

He looked at Yang Ji, smiled faintly, and then merged with the void, disappearing from sight.

"Xu Yan! That guy was actually Xu Yan! No wonder we couldn't detect him!" Only after the man in white had left did Shang Guanwu speak with a trembling voice.

"What? You know him?" Yang Ji said, looking at their expressions with slight surprise.

"That guy is a Supreme Genius on the Immortal Rankings, hugely famous. How could we not know him!" Shang Guanwu said, her voice filled with unrest, "I didn't expect that we'd encounter such a person just a few days upon arriving at the Battlefield of Inheritances."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"So, who exactly is this Xu Yan? And what's this Immortal Ranking all about?" Yang Ji inquired, puzzled.

"Senior Brother, you don't even know about the Immortal Rankings?" Seeing him shake his head, Shang Guanwu proceeded to explain, "Before each Battlefield of Inheritances begins, the Elder of Heavenly Secrets issues four rankings: the Immortal, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Wood Rankings."

"This Xu Yan is a Supreme Genius on the Immortal Ranking, his power at the top tier among supreme beings. Over so many Battlefield of Inheritances, everyone listed on the Immortal Ranking ultimately became a True Inheritance!"

"Oh? A ranking issued by the Elder of Heavenly Secrets?" Yang Ji's gaze sharpened. He had heard about the Elder of Heavenly Secrets, rumored to be able to divine all affairs of the Myriad Realms, a very powerful and mysterious Red Dust Immortal.

He didn't know that prior to each Battlefield of Inheritances, the Elder of Heavenly Secrets would post rankings, assigning places to numerous geniuses.

Now, he became interested and turned to the others, asking, "So, which rankings are you all on?"

"Yan Zhan Senior Sister, Li Yinxue Senior Sister, Xuan Chi Senior Brother, Zhong Jun Senior Brother, and Zhan Xiao Elder Brother, these five are on the Gold Ranking. As for myself, Chu Gang Senior Brother, Ye Qiuyu Senior Sister, Bai Qianli Senior Brother, and four others, we are on the Silver Ranking," Shang Guanwu replied.

"And what about me?" Yang Ji asked with curiosity.

"It's really strange, super strange, you aren't on any of the rankings, Senior Brother — I remember it very clearly!" Shang Guanwu looked at Yang Ji with surprise, then continued, "Before joining the team, my Senior Brother had me search for your name on the rankings; I looked three times and didn't find it anywhere."

"My Senior Brother thought about it for a moment, then burst into laughter, saying 'interesting, interesting', and afterward, he told me to follow you."