Chapter 431: Who Put Them on the List

It wasn't just his senior disciple who was surprised. The other disciples present also couldn't help but burst into an uproar.

"That can't be right, can it?"

"Why is the list getting stranger and stranger?"

"That's Xue Wanzhong! He's one of the top five powerhouses in the Nine Sects."

"He's only ranked eighth?"

"There must be some mistake!"

Liang Feiyan and Xie Liushu also looked utterly bewildered.

Xie Liushu said, confused, "It's fine that I didn't make it into the top ten. I arrived late in Sunset City, and I'd also failed a Level 1 mission previously. But Xue Wanzhong... that's not right!"

Liang Feiyan also looked puzzled.

"What's going on?"

"Who exactly is ranked ahead of everyone, pushing so many powerful people out of the top ten?"

"It won't push me back too, will it?" he said, half-jokingly.

Xie Liushu forced a wry smile. "Brother Liang, please don't joke."

"Who could possibly shake your third-place position?"

Hua Xiangchen also said, looking dejected, "Brother Liang, don't mock me. I had many shortcomings during this mission, and I accept being surpassed by a few dark horses that emerged suddenly. But for them to surpass Brother Liang, that's just too exaggerated."

After all, Liang Feiyan's achievements were exceptionally distinguished. He had practically never heard of anyone surpassing him.

Liang Feiyan smiled. He had only been joking just now. If he were truly pushed back, how could he face anyone? He might as well just bash his head in and die.

Luo Dongcheng announced again, "Seventh place, Liang Feiyan: two Level 1 Profound-tier missions, one Level 1 Earth-tier mission, totaling four hundred功勋 points."

What?!

This time, the crowd completely erupted!

The previous strange rankings were one thing. But Liang Feiyan hadn't even made it into the top three; he had fallen to seventh place! Who could accept that?

"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

"How is this possible?"

"He has four hundred merit points! Apart from Xia Chaoge and Jin Zhongming, no one should be able to surpass him!"

Liang Feiyan's body swayed. A joke had actually come true! He was indeed pushed back, and to a very low position! His fists clenched; he couldn't accept this result no matter what.

Even Ye Cangyuan's eyes moved, showing a look of astonishment. He oversaw this area and was intimately familiar with the strength and mission completion of each disciple. Even if Liang Feiyan couldn't make it into the top three, he should at least be in the top five, shouldn't he? To fall to seventh place?

He turned his head and stared intently at the list. A new hope sparked in Liang Feiyan's heart. Perhaps the ranking was read incorrectly just now?

However, after looking, Ye Cangyuan said with a stern expression, "The ranking is correct. Please be patient. Wait until all the rankings have been read, then it won't be too late to ask any questions."

Liang Feiyan's heart plummeted, shattering into pieces. His eyes went black, and his body swayed precariously. Fortunately, Jiang Fan noticed in time and supported him, otherwise, collapsing in front of everyone would truly become a joke. Liang Feiyan's face was pale, and he whispered his thanks, "Thank you... thank you..." His voice was hoarse, as if something was lodged in his throat.

Jin Zhongming saw this and said with disdain, "Such limited ambition! He can't even handle this kind of setback!"

Liang Feiyan gritted his teeth. "What are you so proud of? Be careful you don't end up like me!" To mock him at a time like this! What kind of person was he?

Jin Zhongming stood with his halberd, legs spread wide, exuding an aura of immense confidence. He said calmly, "Don't worry, I'm different from you! In my eyes..."

Just as he was speaking, Luo Dongcheng announced another ranking.

"Sixth place, Jin Zhongming: five Level 1 Profound-tier missions, totaling five hundred merit points."

What?!

If Liang Feiyan's ranking caused a sensation, Jin Zhongming's ranking directly caused an earthquake!

"Sixth? Jin Zhongming?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"He's sixth? What kind of joke is this?"

If outsiders were so shocked, how much more so was the supremely confident Jin Zhongming?

With a bang, the halberd in his arms slammed to the ground. His huge, tiger-like eyes narrowed to pinpricks, and he gasped, "Who did you say was sixth? Me? Is this possible? Do you even believe this yourselves? Me, Jin Zhongming, sixth? What a colossal joke!"

Ye Cangyuan's expression changed at his words, and he snapped, "Silence!" The list was personally compiled by the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets. Questioning the list would be questioning the authority of the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, wouldn't it?

But in his heart, a huge wave was also stirred. Jin Zhongming ranked sixth. This was truly something he had never imagined. He turned his head to look again, then shook his head and said, "The ranking is correct. Again, I ask you to be patient! After all the rankings are read, you will be given a chance to ask questions."

But no one could stay calm. An undeniably powerful figure was actually relegated to sixth place.

Liang Feiyan had wanted to laugh at Jin Zhongming, but he couldn't bring himself to. This result was truly too shocking.

"Who exactly is ranked ahead of us?"

"Could it be that some sect is secretly cultivating some super disciples?"

Soon after, Luo Dongcheng announced a name that plunged the entire hall into dead silence.

"Fifth place, Qin Caihe: one Level 1 Heaven-tier mission, six Level 2 missions, totaling five hundred twenty merit points."

The hall was silent. Everyone looked at each other, their faces filled with confusion.

"Who is Qin Caihe?"

"Is there such a person among the elite disciples of the Nine Sects?"

"And she even successfully completed a Heaven-tier mission?"

"Who... who is this unparalleled powerhouse who just appeared?"

"So far, only Xia Chaoge, Jin Zhongming... and, well, a lucky Jiang Fan, have completed Heaven-tier missions!"

"Who is she?"

At this moment, Liang Feiyan was stunned. He said in an uncertain tone, "My Myriad Swords Sect does have a junior sister named Qin Caihe. But she's only at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment. It doesn't seem to match this powerhouse Qin Caihe."

Sixth level of Foundation Establishment? Then it definitely wasn't her.

Ye Cangyuan's eyebrows twitched. He carefully recalled, but no disciple named Qin Caihe had ever appeared in Sunset City. He couldn't help but look at Qin Caihe's information on the list. As a result, his expression became even stranger. He mused, "This disciple... is indeed from the Myriad Swords Sect."

Liang Feiyan's eyes widened. "Re-really my Myriad Swords Sect's Junior Sister Qin Caihe? You must be mistaken! How could it be her?"

Ordinary disciples like Qin Caihe were a dime a dozen in the Myriad Swords Sect. Liang Feiyan wouldn't normally even give them a second glance. Now he was being told that this Qin Caihe had kicked him, the highly-ranked chief disciple of the Myriad Swords Sect, down to seventh place?

Xie Liushu's eyes widened. "Brother Liang, are you... are you sure your sect's Junior Sister Qin isn't some secretly trained super disciple? Completing a Heaven-tier mission—is that something a sixth-level Foundation Establishment disciple can do?"

Liang Feiyan didn't expect a joke to land right on his own head. He quickly said, "If my Myriad Swords Sect had secretly trained disciples, how could I, as the chief disciple, be completely unaware? This Junior Sister Qin is truly just a very, very ordinary female disciple."

Uh— Everyone was dumbfounded. They had expected the people who pushed so many prominent contemporary disciples out of the top spots to be unparalleled powerhouses. Instead, it was an unknown minor disciple.

Only Jiang Fan nervously touched his nose, for only he knew what was truly behind Qin Caihe's Heaven-tier mission.

Luo Dongcheng continued, "Fourth place, Chu Xingmeng: one Heaven-tier mission, six Level 2 missions, two Level 3 missions, totaling five hundred thirty merit points."

Everyone was stunned. Another name they had never even heard of!

"Whose disciple is this one now?"

"Please don't tell me she's another ordinary disciple!"