Chapter 108

Chapter 108: First Among the Six Sects

Li Shuang casually patted her storage pouch, and a small pile of items appeared on the field, only about a dozen in total.

Ye Zhao Zhao could not help brightening: [I did not bring many resources, but Li Shuang did not bring many either. At least we are not far apart.]

Ye Zhao Zhao hurried to speak: “Senior Sister Li, do not feel too bad. Even if you only brought out this much, no one will blame you.”

She looked toward Chang Le An and the others for approval, but Chang Le An stared at her with his mouth slightly open, as if he were looking at a fool.

Ye Zhao Zhao froze, doubt flashing in her eyes: [Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong?]

Unable to watch, Sheng Yuan lowered his voice and said: “Those are all Fourth Tier and Fifth Tier items.”

Ye Zhao Zhao’s gaze changed: [All of them are Fourth Tier and Fifth Tier?] She looked again, only to realize she did not recognize them at all.

Steward Chen’s face flushed red with excitement as he rushed to tally.

When he finished, he reported that Li Shuang had taken out fifteen items, seven of them Fourth Tier and eight of them Fifth Tier. Fourth Tier and Fifth Tier resources were worth far more than lower level ones.

As soon as the tally ended, Sword Sect’s overall ranking leaped past Absolute Resolve Sect and Bright Light Sect and landed in third place. Although Sword Sect was weak as a whole, in individual score Li Shuang was already the Ranking Champion.

Even Meng Yi Fei could not help smiling.

Yan Fan looked toward Sword Sect’s side and pressed his lips together.

Then Yan Fan said clearly: “I still have resources that were not counted.”

“Oh?” Yun Qing Yu turned to look at him.

The Heaven’s Chosen were not required to hand in everything they gained in the Inner Zone and Core Zone.

Yan Fan’s sudden choice to take out more was clearly sparked by Li Shuang.

He lifted his hand and said: “Add this,” as a bottle appeared in his palm. Inside were a few grains of transparent sand.

Someone cried out at once: “This is Stellar Sand, a Sixth Tier treasure!” Disciples of Cangyuan Sect cheered.

Many had seen Fifth Tier treasures in the Langya Secret Realm, though not everyone could obtain them because of the Spirit Beasts guarding them. But Sixth Tier treasures were different; even those who had entered many times might never see one. It was not only strength that brought them but also luck.

Cangyuan Sect had already been first. Yan Fan deliberately produced Stellar Sand to fight Li Shuang for the individual top spot. With that Sixth Tier treasure, Yan Fan’s score instantly passed Li Shuang’s, and he became number one.

Yan Fan raised his voice and said: “Li Shuang, I lost to you last time. This time, I will not lose again.”

People looked at each other in confusion. Last time? The Ranking Champion of the last trip to the Langya Secret Realm had been Chang Le An, the surprise dark horse everyone had talked about for days. Why mention only Li Shuang and not him?

Members of Sword Sect turned to look at Chang Le An: [This feels a bit delicate.]

Chang Le An’s face went pale, his lips trembling. He looked panicked beyond words: [What is going on?]

Yan Fan said bluntly: “Li Shuang, this time you will not try to find a way to send your gains to Chang Le An again, will you?”

That short line revealed a lot.

Immortal Ling Xu snapped his gaze to Chang Le An. Sheng Yuan and Shen Yue were both stunned.

So last time, Chang Le An had taken first because Li Shuang had found a way to pass him what she had obtained?

They felt dazed.

Chang Le An’s so called good luck was actually Li Shuang’s gift.

Across the Water Screen, Li Shuang glanced at Yan Fan and said calmly: “If I can beat you once, I can beat you a second time.”

Yan Fan’s pupils tightened.

All eyes fell on Li Shuang as she waved, laying out a new pile of low level resources.

Ye Zhao Zhao could not help blurting out: “Senior Sister Li, even added together these cannot match a fraction of a Sixth Tier treasure.”

Li Shuang ignored her and said evenly: “These are my gains from the Outer Zone. I will turn them in first.”

Steward Chen nodded, then waited with bright expectation.

Li Shuang’s hand moved again, and three more items appeared.

Steward Chen’s pupils shrank at once. He was well traveled and recognized them with a single glance.

Sixth Tier.

Sixth Tier.

All three were Sixth Tier treasures.

With the three Sixth Tier items, Li Shuang immediately returned to the top as Ranking Champion, and Sword Sect rose to second place, just behind Cangyuan Sect.

Yan Fan’s gaze tightened. He had risked his life and relied on chance to obtain a single Sixth Tier treasure, yet she casually revealed three.

He clenched and loosened his fists, looking at Li Shuang with blazing fighting spirit: [Just wait. Our contest has only begun. I gained a lot in this secret realm. When we meet again, I will not lose.]

Even Yun Qing Yu was slightly startled. Li Shuang alone had pulled Sword Sect up to second place, and they were only a sliver behind first.

Fortunately, they were still short by a little. Cangyuan Sect could barely keep first.

Even so, Sword Sect’s people were grinning from ear to ear.

Meng Yi Fei was about to speak when Li Shuang glanced at the score gap and said lightly: “Only this little short?”

Many people were baffled: [What does that mean?]

She lifted her hand, and another pile of resources appeared. There were no very high level items this time, only Third Tier and Fourth Tier.

Steward Chen’s eyes lit up, and he counted quickly.

When the result came out, Sword Sect, with these added, barely surpassed Cangyuan Sect.

For the first time, they ranked first among the six sects.

Silence fell over all six sects.

For a moment, no one knew what to say.

Li Shuang alone had dragged Sword Sect from the bottom all the way to number one among the six sects. And from her calm expression, people could not help wondering: [Are these really all of her gains? She might have kept some back.]

After a short hush, Meng Yi Fei burst into cheerful laughter and said: “My apologies, it looks like Sword Sect took first this time.”

Yun Qing Yu said with meaning: “Sect Leader Meng, your Sword Sect has an excellent Disciple.”

Meng Yi Fei smiled like a fox that had stolen a chicken and said: “Your Yan Fan is not bad either.”

With the rankings settled, the six sects lost the mood to keep chatting. After a brief round of polite praise, they closed the Water Moon Illusory Mirror.

In high spirits, Meng Yi Fei looked at Li Shuang as if she were a great treasure.

Lin Qing Ling rolled her eyes and said: “Sect Master, is it time to settle Contribution Points for these Disciples?”