Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

Not only he, but probably the majority of cultivators thought the same way.

You must know, advancing in cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage is very difficult, and one must seize every opportunity.

The Tianfeng Secret Realm contains many such opportunities, even including Nascent Soul Spiritual Items, which no Foundation Establishment Cultivator can ignore.

Even though joining the intense competition for an entry slot is indeed difficult, it is still better than having no chance at all.

However, within the Zhenyang Sect, there are thirty entry slots that won't be part of the fierce competition for these hard-to-come-by three slots.

Otherwise, if they had to compete for these three slots against cultivators of exceptional talent, and those with strong backgrounds, one could basically assume they would stand no chance.

For these family-affiliated cultivators, as well as the Loose Cultivators, fighting over three slots in the Secret Realm—albeit an elusive hope—is still better than competing with Zhenyang Sect disciples.

Realizing this serves as both a consolation and a goal for themselves; no matter how tough it might be, they must give it a try.

With this mindset, after an intense battle, Lin Tianming ranked sixteenth on the individual Demon Hunter Leaderboard.

Regarding this result, he was indeed very satisfied.

Moreover, setting aside the Zhenyang Sect disciples, only four people scored higher than him, two of whom were from families and two were Loose Cultivators, all possessing cultivation at or above the Ninth Level of Foundation Establishment.

Among the two Loose Cultivators with higher scores than him, Hu Yuan was one, and the other, named Zheng Xiao, with five hundred seventy points, ranked sixth overall, even two places above Li Xiuyuan.

At the same time, in the rankings of all family-affiliated cultivators and Loose Cultivators, Zheng Xiao was first, and in the top ten overall, the only non-Zhenyang Sect Cultivator.

The other two family-affiliated cultivators were named Deng Guanghua and Yang Tongshun, both well-known figures, hailing respectively from the Northern Ridge Mountains' Deng Family and the Luoping Mountains' Yang Clan.

Both these mountain ranges, located near the Zhenyang Sect Mountain Gate, are among the top forces in Wei Kingdom, relying on the Dragon Mountain Market for strength.

However, they were far from Qianchuan Market and even further from the Luoyun Mountain Range where the Lin Family was located.

Therefore, Lin Tianming had only seen their names on the map of Wei Kingdom, and was not very familiar with the specifics of the two major families.

Nevertheless, Deng Guanghua ranked eleventh overall, and Yang Tongshun thirteenth, with a fifty-point lead over the sixteenth place Lin Tianming.

Under such circumstances, with Zheng Xiao ranking sixth, Deng Guanghua eleventh, Yang Tongshun thirteenth, Hu Yuan fourteenth, and Lin Tianming with four hundred seventy points at sixteenth place overall.

It was these four individuals ranked ahead of him, as well as the closely scored non-Zhenyang Sect cultivators behind him, who were his main competitors for the slots.

For this reason, Lin Tianming made sure to remember the names of potential competitors, always keeping an eye on their status.

Bringing his mind back, Lin Tianming exchanged a few words with Hu Yuan, then left with Qin Xi, heading towards their residence.

In no time, the two chatted calmly as they walked, and quickly returned to their abode.

Lin Tianming said nothing more; they each returned to their practice rooms and began a brief period of cultivation.

...

Two days later.

Inside a residence in the East District of Yuyao City, Li Xiuyuan and several team members, including Lin Tianming, sat together chatting leisurely.

This morning, Lin Tianming received a message from Li Xiuyuan, summoning him to his residence for a gathering.

As for the purpose of this visit, Lin Tianming had anticipated it; it was likely because Li Xiuyuan was back in peak condition and wanted them to collect their respective spoils of war.

As expected, after a few polite exchanges, Li Xiuyuan glanced at Lin Tianming and Hu Yuan, a few of his teammates in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and then got straight to the point.

He smiled and greeted them with a cupped-hands salute, then began to speak, "Fellow Daoists, the first battle has ended perfectly, and our Human Race side has achieved a complete victory."

"Regarding the Demon Hunter Leaderboard, I believe everyone has already taken a look. Myself, Daoist Lin, and Daoist Hu, we have all placed within the top twenty of the overall individual leaderboard."

"In addition, in the teams leaderboard recruited by our sect, our team also ranks eighth overall."

"One could say that the team I recruited has performed exceptionally well, far exceeding my expectations."

"Hehe..."

Li Xiuyuan chuckled mischievously, a face full of tenacious features adorned with a smug expression.

It was evident that as the team leader, Li Xiuyuan was indeed very satisfied with this achievement.

Upon reflection, it was quite easy to understand.

Among the numerous teams, at least ten had leaders like Long Qingshui who were at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection level.

Yet, Li Xiuyuan, at the Ninth Level of Foundation Establishment, worked hard with his recruited team members and surpassed many other Foundation Establishment Great Perfection fellows, achieving eighth place on the team leaderboard. It truly wasn't easy.

As such, if the competition were to end with their current results, his team's achievement would definitely secure a spot in the Tianfeng Wind Secret Realm.

Therefore, it was only natural for Li Xiuyuan to feel excited and satisfied with this outcome.

Understanding this, Lin Tianming and the others all smiled and handed out a few compliments, which made the already delighted Li Xiuyuan burst into uproarious laughter.

After a short while, the lively atmosphere finally settled down.

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan took out several storage bags and handed them one by one to Lin Tianming, Hu Yuan, and others.

Lin Tianming and the rest did not stand on ceremony and each accepted a storage bag, their faces soon displaying satisfaction upon inspection.

Upon his inspection, Qin Xi's storage bag had an abundance of Demon Beast Corpses. Most of them were personally slain by her without support from others, so there were no complications, and the points she received were equivalent to the value.

As for his own storage bag, it contained the perfectly preserved corpses of three Gale Rats, with the Demon Cores and Souls all intact.

In addition, there were some materials from the Second Order Late Stage Beast that he supported Li Xiuyuan and Lu Qiao in killing.

Although some of the Demon Beast Corpses weren't complete, after all, some beasts were jointly slain, and both parties had contributed, so they each needed to take some spoils of battle.

Therefore, with the value of materials from a single beast differing, it wasn't easy to allocate, but Li Xiuyuan made up for it with items of equivalent value, even slightly more than the original value, ensuring they didn't suffer an obvious loss.

In this way, Li Xiuyuan's distribution was relatively fair, and he showed tact by not being overly concerned with petty profits.

His actions indeed resulted in Lin Tianming and the others having nothing to say and even feeling a sense of gratitude.

With the spoils fully distributed, everyone was overjoyed as they began discussing potential competitors on the Demon Hunter Leaderboard.

Li Xiuyuan said with a smile, "Our first phase yields are fruitful. Now, let's see if everyone can continue to maintain this, striving for good results both in the team and individual rankings to secure a place in the Tianfeng Wind Secret Realm."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Tang Liusheng nodded and chimed in.

"Daoist Li is right. In our team, both Daoist Lin and Daoist Hu have decent achievements," he said.

"In the upcoming battles, if they slay a few more demonic beasts, it's possible that both could enter the top three together and secure a spot in the Tianfeng Wind Secret Realm."

"Hehe... That's indeed possible!"

He Qiancheng giggled as she began to share her analysis.

"Aside from those from our noble sect, these two rank fourth and fifth on the individual leaderboard, merely a difference of a few dozen points from the top three," she said.

"Such a gap isn't much; it's equivalent to the points for a Second Order Late Stage Beast. As long as we seize the opportunity, they can certainly push their way in," she added.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhen, who was usually quiet, also spoke up in agreement.

"Yes... If that happens, our team would have two fellow cultivators securing spots. Just the thought of it is exciting!" he exclaimed.

At this point, as everyone exchanged their thoughts, both Hu Yuan and Lin Tianming gave a wry smile.

They knew that while such thoughts were pleasant, putting them into action would not be that easy.

After all, the people ahead of them in ranking were very formidable in terms of cultivation strength, not the slightest bit inferior to Hu Yuan, and perhaps even stronger.