75: Chapter 75 Make the Most of It

" F-First? "

" Number one on the hidden dragon ranking?! "

" How is this possible! He is just a newly promoted True Disciple! "

The Elder hall erupted in chaos.

Luo Feng stood where he was, staring at that name, his mind a complete blank.

He knew Chu Feng's talent for the Dao of Talismans was astonishing, and he had even imagined that Chu Feng might reach the summit in the future.

But he had never imagined it would be now.

That he would reach the summit on his very first Trial Assessment!

" Junior Sister... " Luo Feng subconsciously pulled out his identity jade tablet to send a message to Jiang Miaoyi.

...

Nanyun City, Courtyard 23.

Jiang Miaoyi stood in the courtyard.

Her emotions had not yet fully calmed down.

With Chu Feng's performance reaching second place on the hidden dragon ranking, even if he slipped later, there was a high probability he would remain on the hidden dragon ranking.

And for those previous True Disciples ranked ahead of him, it would be very difficult to make a Breakthrough within half a year, but Chu Feng could.

Therefore, she had already begun to calculate the hidden dragon ranking half a year from now.

" Not to mention reaching the top three, as long as he can stabilize in the top ten, he will be able to obtain generous Treasure-grade rewards. "

Jiang Miaoyi whispered to herself, " As long as the start is stable, continuously obtaining resource rewards will no longer be an extravagant hope. "

" Relying on these resources, perhaps he can reach the top three of the ranking before the Sect's re-evaluation. "

" If he can truly achieve that... "

A glint flashed in her eyes, " At that time, let alone an Earth-Grade True Disciple, even a Heaven-Grade True Disciple would be within reach. "

Just as she was thinking this, her identity jade tablet vibrated.

Jiang Miaoyi took out the jade tablet, a trace of nervousness flashing across her face.

" It seems the final result is out. "

She probed it with her Divine Sense.

Luo Feng's voice, trembling with excitement, came through: " Junior Sister! True Disciple Chu has reached the top of the hidden dragon ranking! "

Jiang Miaoyi shuddered, her white dress fluttering without wind.

She stood in place, not moving for a full three breaths.

Her emotions surged like a great thunderstorm once again.

And this time, it was more turbulent and intense than any time before!

" Senior Brother. " She messaged back, her voice filled with disbelief, " How is this possible? That is the top of the hidden dragon ranking! "

The hidden dragon ranking is open to all True Disciples within the last fifty years.

There are Earth-Grade True Disciples among them!

Those who can promote to Earth-Grade are all Prodigy-level Geniuses in terms of skill.

Their speed of comprehension regarding the [Arts Classics] is despair-inducing.

Although Jiang Miaoyi held expectations for Chu Feng, she had never imagined that he could reach the top of the ranking in his very first Trial Assessment!

" Junior Sister, it is hard for me to believe as well. "

Luo Feng's message came back quickly, " But this is the fact! "

After a pause, Luo Feng suddenly lowered his voice and asked: " Junior Sister, what is your relationship with that True Disciple Chu... really like? "

Jiang Miaoyi was taken aback: " What do you mean by that, Senior Brother? "

" Times have changed. "

Luo Feng's tone was exceptionally serious, " Now that he has reached this point in his first Trial Assessment, he is too dazzling. "

" Now, not only our Duobao Peak, but other peaks all want to know about True Disciple Chu. With my strength and status, I simply cannot block those inquiries. "

" So Junior Sister, if your relationship with him is not good, once he wants to change his dao protector, then you... "

Luo Feng did not finish, but the meaning was very clear.

Jiang Miaoyi fell silent.

She hadn't thought about this aspect at all before, but after hearing her Senior Brother say this, she realized the severity of the problem.

" Senior Brother, you have always known my character. "

Jiang Miaoyi messaged back, " I will not do anything that goes against my heart, nor will I deliberately try to please anyone. If Chu Feng truly feels that I am not suitable to be his dao protector, then... "

Before she could finish.

In the quiet room, a sudden change occurred!

A ball of flame ignited out of thin air without warning, burning fiercely, and quickly condensed into a blurry face.

The face was not clearly visible, but a vast, abyssal pressure spread out, causing the air in the entire courtyard to freeze.

Jiang Miaoyi's expression changed, and she hurriedly bowed and saluted: " Disciple Jiang Miaoyi greets Revered Master! "

The flames flickered.

The "gaze" of that blurry face fell upon Jiang Miaoyi, and after a long while, it slowly spoke.

The voice was not loud, but it was like a great bell, echoing in Jiang Miaoyi's Sea of Consciousness:

" Miaoyi. "

" You must seize this opportunity well. "

" If you have any needs, you may send a message to your Senior Brother. "

As the voice fell, the flames "poofed" out and extinguished, as if they had never appeared.

The quiet room returned to calm.

But Jiang Miaoyi stood where she was, her back already soaked with cold sweat.

Her Revered Master had manifested in person to send a message, saying only two sentences.

But the meaning contained in those two sentences was as heavy as Mount Tai.

Seize this opportunity well.

If you have any needs, you may send a message to your Senior Brother.

This was telling her.

The Sect's higher-ups had already noticed Chu Feng.

And as Chu Feng's dao protector, she must do her utmost to maintain this relationship.

If she needed any resources or support, the Sect would give her the green light.

But at the same time, this was also an invisible pressure.

If she could not seize it...

Jiang Miaoyi slowly raised her head and looked towards the direction of the main quiet room.

She knew that Chu Feng had changed from an inconspicuous pebble into a piece of unpolished jade that had shaken the entire Duobao Sect.

And she was standing right beside this unpolished jade.

It was both an opportunity and a challenge.

Jiang Miaoyi took a deep breath, and a look of determination reappeared on her heroic and spirited face.

She walked to the door of the main quiet room, did not knock, but just stood quietly outside the door for a while.

Then she turned and left.

Some things do not need to be said.

Some things need to be done.

Chu Feng, since you have already reached the top of the hidden dragon ranking.

Then I, as your dao protector, should also do something.

The night deepened.

The lights of Nanyun City lit up one after another.

And within the Duobao Sect, a name was spreading at an astonishing speed.

Chu Feng.

Top of the hidden dragon ranking.

A Yellow-rank True Disciple who had been in the Sect for less than a year.

...

Nanyun City, Courtyard 23.

In the main quiet room, Chu Feng slowly opened his eyes.

The moment his consciousness returned.

The heaven-covering Stone Golems, the deafening sounds of impact, the five talisman Dragons bathing in blood and fighting amongst the army of Golden Core Stone Golems...

All the images retreated like the tide, leaving only the residual fatigue and sharp pain in his Sea of Consciousness.

" Haa!! "

Chu Feng exhaled a long breath of turbid air, which condensed into a white streak in the quiet room, lingering for a long time.

He looked down at his hands; his fingertips were still trembling slightly.

This was not fear, but the aftereffects of continuously crafting talismans in the Trial Space and the excessive consumption of his Divine Sense.

Even though he had already exited the jade tablet space, his body still remembered that feeling of being overdrawn to the limit.

" The fourth floor... " Chu Feng muttered to himself, a trace of unwillingness flashing in his eyes, but more of it was clarity.

He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and regulated his breathing.

Within his Dantian, the magic power of the third level of Foundation Establishment circulated slowly.

After a long while.

When Chu Feng opened his eyes again, the fatigue deep in his pupils had mostly faded, replaced by a calm contemplation.

He recalled every detail of the fourth floor.

One hundred Golden Core Stone Golems, lined up in neat rows, their pressure felt like a physical substance.

" To pass the fourth floor, I need to at least craft an Earth Rank High Grade Beast Spirit Talisman. "

But the question is, how do I get one?