Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 279 - 186: Ascending the Earth Rankings, Reaching the Pinnacle!_3

Chapter 279: Chapter 186: Ascending the Earth Rankings, Reaching the Pinnacle!_3

The rankings shook: the first and second places switched, and in an instant, all eyes converged.

[Number one on the rankings, Red Dust, a grandmaster of the three great Immortal Skills: Human Immortal Skill, Golden Core Skill, and Sword Dao Skill, unprecedented in history]

Everyone in the city was a cultivator, who now lifted their heads to gaze upon the towering monument, like a mountain peak; for a time, there was not a single voice to be heard in the city.

The Fox Fairy’s eyes widened slightly, filled with incredulity.

"Number one on the rankings?"

This little fellow had appeared just shy of a year, how had he reached the top already?

Yun Miao and Huayang exchanged glances, unable to hide their smiles. This time, they had bet correctly.

The Daoist Sect had experienced a huge divergence in their path, one so great that the two Venerables in charge of the Sanqing Taoist Sect had come to blows over it. The root of the issue was whether or not to force the Heavenly Girl and continue compromising with the Lord Emperor.

When the Heavenly Girl displayed her strength, it changed to how to appease the Lord Emperor.

Although Gu Wen had killed his son, as long as the benefits were sufficient, the Lord Emperor was not invincible. However, this would lead to Gu Wen becoming disloyal and unrighteous, in the future he wouldn’t belong to the Daoist Sect, but only remember the kindness of the Heavenly Girl.

The Jade Emperor Hall had argued countless times over this matter, eventually settled by Yun Miao and Huayang with a decisive strike.

The result was something even the Yuqing Sect had not expected, something the entire Sanqing Taoist Sect had never anticipated.

The two Venerable Sect Leaders decided to trust Gu Wen, who had mastered the Yuqing Daoji, more than the Lord Emperor, who controlled the Dragon Vein and people’s hearts in the Immortal Land, even though his strength was considered the first-class just below immortals, and rarely matched among Demi Immortals.

At that time, there was essentially no comparison between the two, and the Daoist Sect only considered the personal preferences of the Heavenly Girl; hence, they thought ill of Yu Hua, nearly branding him with a reputation of lasciviousness and neglect of duty.

Along with that, to the inner and outer disciples of the Sanqing Taoist Sect, to call Gu Wen an exiled immortal descending to the mortal world was not considered an overstatement.

Now, they had bet correctly.

"Hahahaha, truly worthy of being the future Sword Master of Broken Sword Mountain."

Xuan Wufeng stroked his shabby beard, his hearty laughter causing many a Venerable’s face in the Sanqing Taoist Sect to darken. Yun Miao forced a smile and said, "I didn’t say you won the bet, Red Dust’s achievements surpass Xiao Yunyi’s."

"But you also didn’t guess correctly, so it’s a tie, and naturally, the spoils should be split." Xuan Wufeng shamelessly suggested as he lifted five fingers, "What about five hundred years instead of one thousand?"

"Get lost!"

At this moment, the fox woman transmitted a message across Two Realms City, "You stingy cock, did you get it wrong? He has cultivated for less than a year, what virtue or ability does he have to claim number one on the rankings?"

Golden light descended into the hands of a person dressed in splendid vermillion garments, whose dark eyes, as if containing all the stars in the heavens, looked down upon the Immortal Land. The corners of his mouth slowly curled up as he held a jade rod and a dragon whisker brush, with a grand gesture, he changed a stroke anew.

"Indeed there is a mistake; in my opinion, he should not be number one."

The rankings trembled again, and golden characters shifted dynamically, bursting forth with a brilliance that seemed to proclaim the unmatched talent of those on the list, filling the entire city with golden light.

The chaotic flows in the void momentarily stilled, all beings and things paused to witness the three rankings.

[Unrivaled since ancient times, the most superior of the current era, top among all under heaven]

Supreme on the rankings!

All the cultivators in and outside Two Realms City, the lurking great powers, the Heavenly Venerates and Demon Saints dueling in the sky from both humans and demons, were all taken aback.

Human Race’s three rankings, Ten Thousand Demon List, and so forth, would all be sealed, the former once a century, the latter one every millennium, all according to the natural growth time of each younger generation. Sealing the rankings was for arranging rewards and also for Two Realms City to enhance the value of their lists, motivating more people to compete.

But there has never been a time when the celestial fortunes had just begun, when the rankings of the young generation were still fluctuating frequently, and top talents had not yet reached the nine level Daoji, that they would seal the list with someone at number one.

Does this mean that no one else would ever catch up to him?

A hint of fear sparkled in the eyes of the Fox Fairy and many other Demon Saints as they saw the name Red Dust, uncontrollably envisioning the figure of the Cloth Daoist.

In eight hundred years became an Immortal, standing tall as if propping up the sky. In less than a year, ascended to the supreme pinnacle of the rankings.

How similar, how alike!

Has he returned?

An imposing figure half-reclined upon a jade couch, his voice spreading throughout Two Realms City.

"Red Dust ascends to number one on the rankings, the number one spot on the rankings is thus sealed, signifying the ultimate pinnacle, future contenders need only vie for second."