Free Web NovelChapter 1379: Chapter 439: Heaven and Earth List
Got a Dual Cultivation Couple?
And it’s with City Lord Ye of Huangquan City?
City Lord Ma had heard a bit about this City Lord of Huangquan City.
This City Lord Ye is said to be the youngest city lord in the history of Ancient Nine Provinces, merely seventeen or eighteen years old. Not long ago, because of her, there was a considerable stir inside the Jiu Provinces Alliance.
It was said this stir eventually subsided.
But who would have thought that a stunning man like Di Shen and that Huangquan City Lord would actually be partners.
But so what? As long as Ma fancies someone, it doesn’t matter even if they are the Heavenly Emperor’s partner. Moreover, because of the matter with Patrol Envoy Mu, Master Chen of the Jiu Provinces Alliance already declared he would deal with this insolent City Lord Ye.
Added to that, for this Jiu Provinces Hunting, Master Chen is one of the key personnel. By joining forces with Master Chen, he wouldn’t worry about dealing with that City Lord Ye.
City Lord Ma thought silently but put away his greedy gaze for now, although his eyes, filled with desire, couldn’t help but linger a little longer on Di Shen.
Hong Yulang was also incredibly shocked upon hearing this.
Not to mention that the useless Feng Xun became a representative team member of Wuling City. He remembered that Beiqing’s Prince Feng was clearly unable to practice martial arts. Could it be he also had a fortuitous encounter and could practice martial arts now?
Di Shen must be Feng Xun. Don’t think changing a name can fool anyone. Even if Di Shen looked at him with a face full of unfamiliarity now, Hong Yulang believed there couldn’t be a second person across the entire Qing Province Continent and Ancient Nine Provinces Continent who looked like Feng Xun.
And that City Lord Ye, could it actually be Ye Lingyue?
Thinking about that brat, who ruined his family, climbing faster than him and becoming a city lord, made Hong Yulang’s heart tumultuous with rage.
If it were true, it would be perfect. He could take this opportunity to rid them both.
Hong Yulang smirked coldly. If they thought he was still the same Hong Yulang as before, they were horribly mistaken.
With City Lord Ma’s favoritism, he had obtained several Spiritual Origin Elixirs refined by the Fang Venerates of the Jiu Provinces Alliance. After consuming such Elixirs, his cultivation reached the Fifth Level of Reincarnation, and together with the other representative team members of Xuanwu City, he was confident he could claim the top spot in this Jiu Provinces Hunting.
"Hold on, is that Di Shen really the same Di Shen who is the Newcomer King of Wuling City this year, who ranked 199th on the Jiu Provinces Earth List even before officially becoming a Demon Hunter?" City Lord Ma suddenly recalled something.
With City Lord Ma’s words, the onlookers by the city gate burst into an uproar once more, collectively turning to look at the two lists posted by either side of the Xuanwu City gate.
These were two long lists, written with special array formation scripts that update daily in a rolling manner, displaying the top 200 names each.
The list title for the Heavenly Ranking was in gold, written with golden runes, while the Earth List was in red, drawn with black runes. The two lists represented teams in the Heavenly Ranking and individuals in the Earth List.
In the nine continental capitals of Ancient Nine Provinces and other large-scale cities, such lists are displayed at the city gates.
Wuling City, being a Newbie City, did not have similar lists hanging at its gates.
Di Shen and Wuyue hadn’t noticed the Jiu Provinces Heaven and Earth List until now.
Following the red Earth List, they indeed spotted Di Shen’s name at the very bottom, with the words "Wuling" attached after it. Besides, each list had color-coding tags of varying colors.
Of course, Di Shen and Wuyue didn’t quite understand what those indications meant.
Useless Feng Xun made it to the Jiu Provinces Earth List?
Hong Yulang’s face turned even more sour than before, as if he had stepped on dog (shit).
Back in Qing Province Continent, there was the Qingyun List.
The Qingyun List was divided according to the cultivators’ realms, and at that time, both Hong Mingyue and Ye Lingyue and even Ghost Emperor Wu Chong had made it to the Qingyun List. Wu Chong was practically a regular on the Qingyun List.
To the martial artists of the Qing Province Continent, making it onto the Qingyun List would bring honor to their families. Back then, Hong Yulang, though a young master at Hong Residence, never made it to the Qingyun List.
If it was like that in Qing Province Continent, similar lists would naturally exist in Ancient Nine Provinces, where martial artists and alchemists were even more numerous, with the competition and selection criteria far surpassing those of Qing Province Continent.
Since arriving in Ancient Nine Provinces, Hong Yulang had already set his sights on the Jiu Provinces Earth List, longing to make it there, but lacking the strength, his wish never came true.
Who would have thought, the useless Feng Xun not long after arriving, changed his name, and made it onto the Jiu Provinces Earth List, even at the very last, 199th place.
"Wow, Di Shen, you are really something. How long have you been a Demon Hunter and you are already ranked 180-something?"
Zhang Quan and others saw this, smiling warmly, congratulating Di Shen.
"Captain Zhang, please don’t tease me. I don’t even know what this thing is."
Di Shen chuckled. He truly wasn’t feigning ignorance; he really didn’t know.
"You youngster, it’s your kind of people that are the most exasperating. Don’t understand, right? Let me explain it to you, considering I’m a veteran here."
Zhang Quan couldn’t help but laugh.That was his oversight, forgetting that Di Shen had a straightforward mind.
This kid had a good-looking head, but there were only two things occupying it — his wife and cultivation. Fame and fortune to him were just floating clouds.
Zhang Quan pointed to the Jiu Provinces Heaven and Earth List, explaining gradually, while the Wuling City master stood by with a calculating look, stroking his beard.
"Everyone, listen closely as I explain what the Heaven and Earth Lists are about."
The Jiu Provinces Heaven and Earth Lists are divided into the Team List (cities, societies) and Individual List (representative team members, freelance Demon Hunters) as listed.
"The team ranking is primarily based on two aspects: one, the city’s overall strength and population; the other, the number of representative team members in the Earth List from each city," Zhang Quan explained, pointing to the three "red, yellow, green" values behind the Heavenly Ranking.
From the list, one could see that Xuanwu City ranked tenth, boasting extensive comprehensive strength and population, though slightly trailing in the last metric - the number of individuals on the Earth List - having only five people.
Thus, City Lord Ma placed great importance on this Jiu Provinces Hunting to boost Xuanwu City’s ranking on the Jiu Provinces Heavenly List.
As for Wuling City, it ranked beyond the 100th position, being far inferior to Xuanwu City in terms of overall strength and population, with merely "two" people listed, who were Di Shen and Zhang Quan.
"Captain Zhang, what about the Earth List?"
The people from Wuling City clamored with questions.
~As soon as the Heaven and Earth Lists are out, the male leads and side characters are going to start clashing. Guess who’s at the top of the Heaven and Earth Lists. A new week means Da Fu needs to ask for some clout on the recommendation and monthly ticket lists, so shake those little fingers and vote, vote~
