Chapter 101

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"The Immortal Ranking lists the top hundred, with rules in the grand competition changing instantly.

Everyone follows the three battles to determine victory, revealing the allocation of the top fifty seats.

Only those with the most victories, fifty in total, can honorably advance.

If there are excess competitors, they will compete again as a matter of course.

Once the dust settles on the top fifty rankings, the process repeats to determine the top twenty and even the top ten.

This approach aims to prevent talented individuals from encountering misfortune.

"Despite possessing top ten potential, unfortunate defeats against formidable opponents in the preliminary rounds only led to a place among the bottom hundred.

After all, Lu Qingyang uses celestial methods to select heroes and cannot tolerate such regrets.

Yet, fortunes can be fickle.

Encountering peak opponents in all three battles, some with the strength to be top ten, ended up just outside the top hundred, helpless.

Strength forms the foundation, yet fate often dictates outcomes.

If luck is lacking, there's the danger of falling into obscurity in the future.

Even those with potential may struggle to achieve greatness.

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The celestial competition in the Celestial Realm lasted for three days, with all rankings now set in stone.

It's worth noting that spiritual beings like Wan Qinggumu also joined the fray.

However, their true identities remain unknown due to their souls entering the Celestial Court and using celestial power to reshape their bodies.

Nevertheless, keen observers have deduced the identities of Wan Qinggumu and similar spiritual beings through careful consideration.

In the Qingyang Realm, achieving perfection in the fourth stage is exceedingly rare, to the extent of being countable on one's fingers.

Suddenly, several unknown masters at the perfected fourth stage appeared, and upon closer scrutiny, their identities were revealed.

However, despite their elevated realms, beings like Wan Qinggumu have not attained the assistance of celestial bodies.

Even in this grand competition, although their rankings are respectable, they have not managed to place all five ancient trees in the top ten.

In addition, Qingye has emerged as a rising star in the competition for the second-stage Immortal Ranking.

With mid-stage second-stage cultivation, he surpassed formidable opponents to contend for the top spot.

However, these are all minor details; Lu Qingyang is truly focused on the competition at the fourth-stage level.

Especially in the final battle, Linlin and Gufang clashed once again.

The former, still lamenting a narrow defeat, settled for second place.

The top spot went to Gufang.

"The comprehension of the Great Dao and the strength of the celestial body are extraordinary. If it were a battle outside, Linlin might not have fallen to Gufang's hands. The Tyrant Celestial Body is indeed powerful, and the celestial beings of the Great Dao are not weak either."

"The confrontation between two celestial bodies is hindered by the constraints of the arena, with limited space for movement. If placed in the vast expanse of the heavens and earth, the outcome would be difficult to predict."

Facing off with celestial bodies, Lu Qingyang began to appreciate the power of unique physical constitutions.

Each type of celestial body has its own strengths, beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.

Apart from Linlin and Gufang, other celestial bodies also shone brightly in this battle.

Among them, Chushan with the ancient barbaric celestial body was the most eye-catching, unparalleled in strength.

If not for the stable cultivation of Linlin and Gufang, it would be difficult to defeat them.

Even four-stage perfected cultivators like Wan Qinggumu have fallen to celestial bodies.

Without a solid foundation and exceptional cultivation, seizing five seats in the top ten is as easy as turning one's hand.

"With the might of celestial bodies, can I use the power of incense and fire to deduce celestial bodies for exchange among people?"

"If this becomes reality, wouldn't everyone in the Qingyang Realm become a celestial body?"

"Countless celestial bodies, sweeping through all realms, are just a matter of seconds."

Lu Qingyang was stunned by his own thoughts, his spirits invigorated.

He has witnessed the power of celestial bodies.

If all beings in the Qingyang Realm were transformed into celestial bodies, they would gather an astonishing force. At that time, what would the realms without celestial bodies have to fear?

Actions speak louder than words. Lu Qingyang immediately probed the Celestial Court with his divine thoughts.

Desiring to deduce celestial bodies through incense and fire, he regretfully failed to achieve his wish.

In the depths of the void, he received a message.

It stated that celestial bodies of such high levels, like the fifth-stage Celestial Court, cannot yet be deduced.

Only when the Celestial Court ascends to the tenth stage can celestial bodies be deduced.

"A tenth-stage Celestial Court is needed to deduce celestial bodies, showing the extraordinary origin of celestial bodies!"

The stringent requirements for deducing celestial bodies by the Celestial Court alone are enough to glimpse the noble origins of celestial bodies.

The ninth-stage Celestial Court can already revive living beings, while the tenth-stage Celestial Court can deduce celestial bodies.

At this moment, Lu Qingyang had to temporarily set aside this idea, waiting for a more opportune moment in the future.

Regardless of the ninth or tenth stage Celestial Court, they are beyond his current reach.

The ascension from the fifth to the sixth stage of the Celestial Court requires a billion incense fires.

The seventh stage Celestial Court requires at least ten trillion, the eighth stage a hundred trillion, the ninth stage a trillion, and the tenth stage ten trillion.

For Lu Qingyang, these numbers are astronomical.

Even if the beings in the Qingyang Realm multiply and thrive, restoring the prosperity before the catastrophe,

With tens of billions of inhabitants, it is not something that can be achieved in a few days to provide tens of trillions of incense fires.

Furthermore, he cannot be sure if the subsequent ascensions of the Celestial Court will increase by the same magnitude.

If the increase is sudden, like a hundredfold increase in cultivation points, it would be despairing.

"After all, the Qingyang Realm is narrow, and there is an urgent need to expand the source of incense fires. Only by enlarging the scale of believers can my power be significantly enhanced in the short term."

The territory of the Qingyang Realm is limited, and even if the population returns to its pre-catastrophe size, it is already at its limit.

If population growth is forcibly increased, it will undoubtedly bring tremendous pressure to the Qingyang Realm.

Therefore, given the potential of the Qingyang Realm, Lu Qingyang has to find another way.

Therefore, the Realm of No Immortals became his top choice.

The Realm of No Immortals is vast and densely populated. If faith can be spread, it will surely continuously supply power to the Celestial Court.

As Lu Qingyang's cultivation improves, so too will his speed.

"The ratio of incense fires to cultivation values in the fourth-stage Celestial Court is one hundred to one, while in the fifth-stage Celestial Court it is a thousand to one, and the sixth-stage Celestial Court is likely ten thousand to one."

"When the Celestial Court ascends, one hundred million incense fires can be exchanged for ten thousand cultivation values."

"Just double the existing number of believers, and within a year, I can obtain hundreds of thousands of cultivation values."

"Moreover, the number of beings in the Realm of No Immortals is countless. Just considering the Guhuang region alone is more than ten times larger than the Qingyang Realm."

"There's no need to have the entire Realm of No Immortals worship me; even if the creatures in Guhuang believe in me, the incense fires I obtain will be astronomical!"

"Hundreds of billions!"

"Trillions!"

"Even tens of trillions!"

Just imagining it, Lu Qingyang's heart surged with excitement.

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