Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 140: Chapter 140 Winning the Rank

Jiang Fan was speechless.

How did he offend her again?

Even after joining the Green Cloud Sect, she still had the temperament of a spoiled young lady.

“Not bad,” Jiang Fan said offhandedly.

He didn’t know how many demon beasts the other teams had hunted, nor their level.

Therefore, he was unsure whether his own achievements were good or bad compared to theirs.

Sensing Jiang Fan’s lack of confidence.

Xu Yining secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been genuinely worried that Jiang Fan would get lucky and kill more demon beasts than Tang Tianlong.

If that happened, she’d be overshadowed by Chen Silin.

“Really?”

Xu Yining showed a hint of pride: “We did alright too.”

“We killed five demon beasts in Lonely Boat City.”

“Among them, four were at the Foundation Establishment Realm, one at the Qi Cultivation Realm.”

“According to the rules, that can be exchanged for forty-one merit points.”

Upon hearing this.

The surrounding disciples cast envious glances.

“As expected of Tang Tianlong, he probably killed all the demon beasts attacking Lonely Boat City by himself.”

“Naturally, other team members would need to be strong enough to compete for the kills.”

“Forty-one merit points, undoubtedly the top achievement of this operation.”

“According to the rule of one merit point equaling an hour of cultivation time in the Holy Hall, Tang Tianlong can cultivate for three or four days!”

“With the resources in the Holy Hall, his Foundation Establishment Realm at the eighth layer will definitely advance further.”

…

Jiang Fan had a strange look on his face.

Forty-one merit points, the first place?

Aside from the Beast King, he alone killed eight Foundation Establishment Realm demon beasts, which would convert into eighty merit points!

Were demon beasts really that difficult to kill?

Soon, Jiang Fan understood.

The demon beasts attacking Cloud Sun City were generally very strong, making it impossible for his teammates to kill them.

All they could do was watch Jiang Fan and Ding Wanping fight for them.

Whereas in other cities, the attacking demon beasts were relatively weaker, allowing all the disciples to participate.

Thus, the achievements were more evenly distributed.

Only Jiang Fan and Tang Tianlong stood out significantly.

Tang Tianlong approached, a faint smile on his lips: “Yining, I’ve told you, don’t compare him to me; it’s an insult to me.”

Xu Yining quickly responded: “Sorry, Senior Brother Tang.”

Tang Tianlong waved his hand: “I once said, even as my teammate, the benefits surpass those of a useless woman.”

“My word is my bond, I never go back on it.”

“Now it looks like it’s coming true.”

Many beautiful female disciples of outstanding temperament cast envious glances at Xu Yining.

“Xu Yining is really lucky to have Senior Brother Tang helping her.”

“She will also have the chance to train in the Holy Hall this time, and when she comes out, her cultivation will surely advance significantly.”

“I do feel sorry for Chen Silin.”

“Clearly, in terms of figure, looks, and martial talent, she’s not inferior to Xu Yining.”

“But just because she followed the wrong man, the benefits she receives are worlds apart.”

“The path she walks and the man she chooses are her own decisions, she can’t blame anyone else.”

Knowing Jiang Fan’s real achievements, Chen Silin suppressed her frustration.

Questioning my choice of man?

I’ll soon make your jaws drop!

Wait until you see how my man, Jiang Fan, leaves everyone in the dust!

Shortly after.

Liu Wuchen arrived on a bird.

“Everyone’s back?”

Liu Wuchen quickly scanned the group and, seeing that his disciple Jiang Fan was among them, felt relieved.

He was worried Jiang Fan might have died out there.

After all, Jiang Fan’s cultivation was still low.

And he hadn’t given him much in terms of resources either.

“Alright, let’s begin tallying the individual achievements.”

“Disciples with gains, step forward one by one, and have your results examined and registered by the deacon of the Reward and Punishment Hall.”

The disciples were eager to step up.

The thought of getting a chance to train in the Supreme Elder’s Holy Hall excited them all.

So,

Even the disciples who had only killed a single Qi Cultivation Realm demon beast were enthusiastic about registering.

Just as Jiang Fan had analyzed.

Most of everyone’s achievements were quite similar.

A few skilled ones had killed two Foundation Establishment Realm demon beasts.

But the majority had killed either one Foundation Establishment Realm beast or just a Qi Cultivation Realm beast.

When it was Tang Tianlong’s turn to register, the deacon of the Reward and Punishment Hall showed a look of approval.

Clearly, his kills of five beasts were quite impressive.

After him, there were no particularly notable achievements.

Until Jiang Fan approached with a small bag and placed it before the deacon of the Reward and Punishment Hall.

The deacon habitually opened the bag and casually glanced inside, saying: “One demon core…”

Wait!

He looked again and was stunned.

The bag contained eight demon cores.

Each core was the size of an egg.

All were from Foundation Establishment Realm demon beasts!

How could this be?

He took them out and examined them one by one.

Confirming that they were indeed demon cores, with fresh demon blood still on them.

They couldn’t have been bought from the market.

He couldn’t help but stare at Jiang Fan in disbelief.

The deacon’s strange behavior piqued everyone’s curiosity.

Xu Yining frowned: “What’s up with the deacon of the Reward and Punishment Hall?”

“He looks very strange.”

Tang Tianlong laughed with his hands behind his back: “It’s probably the shock that Jiang Fan actually had any kills.”

Xu Yining understood and shook her head lightly: “Considering his strength, surviving is already a miracle.”

“I didn’t expect him to be so lucky, and have a kill too.”

“If I were the deacon, I’d be even more surprised.”

Not far away, Liu Wuchen also noticed the deacon’s odd behavior.

He urged: “What are you hesitating for? Register them quickly and finalize the rankings!”

He seemed a bit displeased.

The deacon quickly came to his senses.

Not daring to delay any longer, he promptly registered Jiang Fan’s achievements.

Then he crossed out Tang Tianlong’s name from the first place and replaced it with Jiang Fan’s.

He swiftly handed a list over to Liu Wuchen.

Without looking at it closely, Liu Wuchen stood up and scanned the hundred disciples: “The fact that you’re all back safely is what pleases me most as the Sect Master.”

“Now, I’ll announce your achievements!”

“For those who killed Qi Cultivation Realm demon beasts, the following names…”

“For those who killed Foundation Establishment Realm demon beasts, the following names…”

“Next, we have the top ten ranked disciples by achievements!”

At this, the disciples grew excited.

Ranks outside the top ten were pretty much the same.

It was within the top ten where differences appeared.

“Tenth place, Huang Yunkang, one Foundation Establishment Realm beast, one Qi Cultivation Realm beast!”

“Ninth place, Zheng Xiaoyun, one Foundation Establishment Realm beast, two Qi Cultivation Realm beasts!”

“Eighth place, Liu Peixiang, one Foundation Establishment Realm beast, three Qi Cultivation Realm beasts!”

…

“Third place! Carefree Peak disciple, Yuan Tongtian! Two Foundation Establishment Realm beasts, three Qi Cultivation Realm beasts!”

“Carefree Peak performed very well this time!”

Liu Wuchen praised publicly.

He couldn’t help but think to himself, if their peak had drawn someone other than Jiang Fan this time.

They wouldn’t be ranking so low!

Everyone sat up straight immediately.

Showing curious expressions.

“Who is the second place?”

“It seems like apart from Tang Tianlong, there’s no one else with more than Yuan Tongtian’s kills!”

“That guy hid it well, having so many kills yet no one knew.”

Xu Yining also looked curious.

“Senior Brother Tang, who could be the second place?”

Tang Tianlong, with his hands behind his back, commented: “The only one who might have more kills than two Foundation Establishment Realm beasts among the disciples this time would be Senior Brother Mo Huandao from Mad Blade Peak.”

“He has the cultivation of the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment Realm, almost on par with me.”

Xu Yining showed admiration: “Senior Brother Mo is indeed formidable.”

Tang Tianlong smiled proudly: “He is quite formidable.”

“But with me around, he could only be second, haha…”

At this moment.

Liu Wuchen glanced at the second place name and was stunned.

Frowning, he hesitated before announcing:

“Second place… Tang Tianlong.”