Daqian Martial Saint

It was a long while before the frustration in Chen Ping’an’s heart finally eased.

He read through it carefully and found the information recorded in this Rising Star Chart to be extremely comprehensive. Aside from his Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill and the realm he had deliberately concealed, almost all other information had been noted down.

"The intelligence network of the force behind this Rising Star Chart is truly terrifying. They’ve recorded everything in such minute detail," Chen Ping’an mused with a hint of emotion.

91st on the Rising Star Chart!

To be honest, Chen Ping’an didn’t really care about this ranking. However, it was this very rank that officially put him on the radar of Weishui’s major powers.

After looking at his own ranking, Chen Ping’an began flipping through the other pages, starting from the back and working his way forward.

’100th on the Rising Star Chart, Earth Fire County City...’

’99th is...’

Chen Ping’an didn’t scrutinize the lower rankings too closely, mainly just skimming to get a general idea. He soon flipped to the page documenting Liu Ziming.

’Weishui County City, Liu Family’s Liu Ziming, ranked 73rd on the Rising Star Chart. Martial Arts Realm at Celestial Rain Descending Realm Perfection... has cultivated several top-tier Superior Martial Arts, and possesses the Genuine Treasure Artifact, the Abyssal Rainbow Sword...’

Since they were both in Weishui County City, Chen Ping’an read the page on Liu Ziming with a fair amount of attention.

Liu Ziming’s cultivation was impressive, and his aptitude for Magical Combat was decent. Despite his youth, he was considered a first-rate master below the Profound Light Realm, yet he was only ranked 73rd on the Rising Star Chart.

’It seems the standard for this Rising Star Chart is higher than I imagined.’

He turned past Liu Ziming’s page and continued flipping forward. Reading several lines at a glance, Chen Ping’an quickly reached the 28th rank on the Rising Star Chart.

When he saw this page, Chen Ping’an’s gaze lingered a little longer than it had on the previous ones. ’There’s one more Profound Light Realm master on the chart than before. It seems another prodigy has achieved a breakthrough in the last three months!’

According to the previous edition of the Rising Star Chart, there were only twenty-seven prodigies who had entered the Profound Light Realm. In this edition, the number had become twenty-eight.

Chen Ping’an’s gaze fell downward, and he saw a line of text.

"Ranked 28th on the Rising Star Chart, Gu Wu of the Celestial Net Sect, title: Soul-Breaking Spear!"

’Celestial Net Sect...’

Upon seeing these words, Chen Ping’an’s gaze sharpened slightly. Now that his own status was growing more respected, he had gained some understanding of the truly major powers.

The Celestial Net Sect’s influence spread across every province of the Daqian Dynasty; they were a true colossus. They were far beyond what the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, which was merely entrenched in a corner of Canglong Province, could ever compare to.

Since this Gu Wu was on Canglong Province’s Rising Star Chart, he was likely active within the province’s borders.

’Soul-Breaking Spear! Seems he’s an expert with the spear!’ Chen Ping’an mused, his mood remaining largely untroubled. With his current Martial Arts Realm, he truly didn’t pay much mind to ordinary Profound Light Realm cultivators.

However, what did catch his attention slightly was that this Soul-Breaking Spear, Gu Wu, had actually cultivated a Divine Skill. A Spear Technique passed down through the Celestial Net Sect!

But Gu Wu had only just reached the Entry Level with this Spear Technique. Otherwise, with the power of a Divine Skill, his ranking on the Rising Star Chart would surely not be as low as 28th.

Turning past Gu Wu’s page, Chen Ping’an continued flipping forward one by one. He discovered that even among these prodigies, not all of them had cultivated a Divine Skill.

’Indeed, Divine Skills are hard to come by, even for prodigies.’

Among the twenty-eight Profound Light Realm cultivators on the Rising Star Chart, based on their combat records, veteran Profound Lights like Fang Qixian could rank in the top twenty. At the level of the top fifteen, even if their realm had not yet reached the Profound Light Middle Realm, with the help of various techniques, their combat power had faintly crossed the threshold into the Profound Light Middle Realm.

There were only five prodigies on the Rising Star Chart who had truly entered the Profound Light Middle Realm. Chen Ping’an examined each of them carefully. These prodigies, in addition to their cultivation reaching the Profound Light Middle Realm, had all cultivated Divine Skills and had reached a remarkable level with them.

After reviewing the combat records of these five, Chen Ping’an wasn’t very confident he could defeat them.

’I really can’t underestimate the heroes of Canglong Province!’

Even with the help of his Golden Finger Panel and cultivation that progressed by leaps and bounds, he still couldn’t claim the top spot on the Rising Star Chart! At best, he was only at the level of the top five!

Among these five, Chen Ping’an paid the most attention to two individuals: the Gu Family prodigy, Gu Qingcheng, and the Wang Family prodigy, Wang Siyuan.

Both of their Martial Arts Realms had reached Profound Light Middle Realm Perfection, just one step away from the Profound Light High Realm. Furthermore, according to the descriptions, in addition to their Divine Skills, both were suspected of having cultivated a Burst Secret Technique, which could massively increase their combat power for a short time.

’I’m afraid I’ll only be able to suppress those two when I cultivate the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill to the Golden Body Unbreakable realm!’ Chen Ping’an concluded.

It seemed that his goal of topping the Rising Star Chart was still a long and arduous journey.

’Time to continue cultivating!’ With that thought, Chen Ping’an sat cross-legged on his bed and began his arduous training.

+1!

+1!

Streams of Cultivation Experience points flashed by as Chen Ping’an closed his eyes, focused his mind on his Dantian, and continuously circulated his energy.

...

Chen Ping’an’s cultivation session didn’t last long, as it was soon interrupted by a visit from another group. As the saying goes, "you don’t slap a smiling face." These factions had come bearing gifts, so Chen Ping’an couldn’t exactly say much to turn them away.

Although the gifts from these factions weren’t exceptionally precious, they were certainly presentable. After all the commotion, Chen Ping’an’s personal wealth swelled at a visible rate.

Around noon, the Four Great Noble Families of Weishui also sent people over. Their purpose wasn’t as simple as just currying favor; they also tried to recruit Chen Ping’an. During their conversations, they promised him great benefits.

The Liu Family, for instance, went so far as to promise that if Chen Ping’an would pledge allegiance to them, even if he made no further contributions, they could guarantee him the position of Commander-in-Chief after he consolidated his strength for another year.

In addition, the family wouldn’t make too many demands on him, nor would they interfere much with his personal affairs, as long as he didn’t violate the Liu Family’s principles. If he were to align with the Liu Family,

No wonder people said the Liu Family was the most powerful of the Four Great Noble Families. This show of sincerity alone was something the other families couldn’t match.

However, Chen Ping’an still refused their recruitment attempts.

Back when he was still weak, Chen Ping’an honestly would have given an offer of this magnitude serious consideration. But now, his own wings had grown full, and he no longer needed to shelter under the banner of these Noble Families.

Even if a Profound Light Middle Realm expert—whose combat power was formidable and minor realm was higher than his own—were to attack, he was confident he could protect himself with the power of his Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill.

It could be said that throughout all of Weishui County City, as long as the absolute masters didn’t make a move, no one could do anything to him!