Otherworld Merit Upgrade System

Chapter 408 Tiger List No. 1

Chapter 408 Tiger List First

Lin Fei has been back in the Southern Tang capital for some time now. During this time, he has not left the capital as frequently as before, but has stayed there temporarily.

For Lin Fei, he had already obtained all the Six Paths of Reincarnation Tablets and had nothing else to do for the time being, so the most important thing now was to seize the time and improve his cultivation as quickly as possible.

Lin Fei hadn't forgotten what the True Martial Emperor had said: the ruins of the ancient Heavenly Court would likely appear soon. If he couldn't quickly raise his cultivation to the third level of the Dharma Aspect Realm, he feared he wouldn't be able to compete with the current masters when the ruins of the ancient Heavenly Court appeared.

Keep in mind, that's the ruins of an ancient celestial court, not just any ordinary treasure. Even grandmasters at the Celestial Realm would likely be drawn to it.

Previously, Lin Fei had only faced figures at the Dharma Aspect realm. This time, however, he was likely to face a Grandmaster at the Celestial Realm. If he couldn't raise his cultivation to the third level of the Dharma Aspect realm, he would struggle greatly when facing a Grandmaster at the Celestial Realm level.

Not to mention, the ruins of the ancient Heavenly Court may harbor even more dangers. Within the Thirty-Three Heavenly Palaces, no one knows what dangers lurk. Only by rapidly improving one's cultivation can one have more means of self-protection when the ruins of the ancient Heavenly Court emerge.

Since obtaining the complete Six Paths Incarnation Technique, Lin Fei's cultivation level has been gradually improving even without deliberate practice. With focused daily cultivation, his cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds.

For an ordinary cultivator, advancing from the second to the third level of the Dharma Aspect realm might take decades, or even centuries, to break through. However, Lin Fei felt his cultivation bottleneck loosening in a very short time. Soon, he would be able to advance to the third level of the Dharma Aspect realm.

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On this day, Lin Fei was in the Imperial Study, practicing his daily cultivation, when he suddenly heard Chief Steward Wang outside report: "Your Majesty, the Commander of Tianmen, Su Wuming, requests an audience!"

Lin Fei, who was meditating with his eyes closed, opened them and exclaimed, "Oh? Su Wuming, what brings him here?"

Today, Tianmen Prefecture is no longer divided into North and South Prefectures. Lin Fei has merged the North and South Prefectures of Tianmen Prefecture back into one, and the new governor of Tianmen Prefecture is Su Wuming.

During Lin Fei's time in the capital, many ministers came to see him, but Su Wuming never did. This was partly due to the exceptionally large number of affairs to be handled after the unification of Tianmen Prefecture.

Today, Su Wuming has come to see me, so he must have something important to discuss. Lin Fei then instructed Steward Wang, "Please invite Admiral Su in!"

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Before long, Su Wuming, the commander of Tianmen Prefecture, arrived at Lin Fei's study and respectfully bowed to Lin Fei, saying, "Your subject Su Wuming, the commander of Tianmen Prefecture, pays his respects to Your Majesty!"

"Admiral Su, there's no need for such formalities," Lin Fei said with a smile. "We're old acquaintances, so please be at ease. What brings you here today, Admiral Su?"

Su Wuming was the adopted son of Marquis Shenwei, Su Lie. In fact, he was of the same generation as Uncle Lin Fei. Because of his maternal grandfather, Marquis Shenwei, Su Lie, Lin Fei treated Su Wuming with great kindness.

Su Wuming dared not overstep his bounds by relying on his relationship with Lin Fei, and still respectfully said, "The latest Dragon and Tiger Ranking has arrived from the Northern Han. Tianmen Prefecture has been ordered to post it, and I have specially brought a copy for Your Majesty to review."

"Oh? The Dragon and Tiger Ranking?" Lin Fei raised an eyebrow, a hint of interest appearing on his face.

This Dragon and Tiger Ranking is a list passed down from the Northern Han Kingdom, used to evaluate the world's top martial arts masters.

Before Lin Fei ascended the throne, the list was always posted by the common people themselves, and the Southern Tang government would not post it. But since Lin Fei took the throne, he has put Tianmen Prefecture in charge of posting the Dragon and Tiger Ranking.

Although the Dragon and Tiger Ranking was compiled by the Sima family of the Northern Han Dynasty, it included all the masters in the world. Lin Fei was once shocked by the names on this list when he first entered the martial arts world.

Time flies, and it's that time of year again when the Dragon and Tiger Rankings are released. I remember the last time Lin Fei saw the Dragon and Tiger Rankings, he hadn't even reached the Dharma Aspect Realm yet, but now he's almost at the third level of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Even among the many masters in the world, apart from those grandmasters at the Celestial Realm, Lin Fei can be considered one of the top-tier existences.

Lin Fei said to Su Wuming, "Since you have brought the list, please present it to me for a look!"

Su Wuming took out the latest issue of the Dragon and Tiger Ranking and respectfully presented it to Lin Fei for review.

The Dragon and Tiger Rankings are divided into three parts: the Dragon Ranking, the Tiger Ranking, and the Ranking of Wind and Cloud.

The Dragon Ranking records the grandmasters of the Celestial Realm. The Tiger Ranking records experts of the Dharma Aspect Realm. As for the Wind and Cloud Ranking, it records the most talented and promising young experts below the Dharma Aspect Realm.

I remember the last time I saw this Dragon and Tiger Ranking, Lin Fei's name was still on the list, and he was considered a leading figure among the young masters in the world.

Now, although Lin Fei is still young, his cultivation level is already comparable to that of those established Dharma Aspect masters.

Lin Fei unfolded the Dragon and Tiger Ranking and saw that the rankings on the Dragon Ranking remained unchanged.

Because Grandmasters at the Celestial Realm have long lifespans, and breaking through to the Celestial Realm is extremely difficult, the Dragon Ranking is the least variable ranking among the Dragon and Tiger Rankings. It is rare for the rankings to change even once every ten or even several decades.

At the top of the Dragon Ranking remains the Hidden Sword Elder, who has held the title for many years; his status as the number one in the world remains unchallenged.

Below the Hidden Sword Elder, ranked second is the Demon Master Leng Feng. Years ago, he was already second on the Dragon Ranking. His return to the martial world this time shows a subtle improvement in his strength compared to before. Aside from being no match for the Hidden Sword Elder, probably no one in the world dares to claim victory over the Demon Master.

Next up are the Jade Emperor Sect Master, "Heavenly Emperor Subduing Demons" True Man Yongcheng, the Abbot of Leiyin Temple, "Descending Tathagata" Divine Monk Dunan, and others—all familiar faces on the Dragon List, offering nothing new.

After quickly glancing at the unchanged Dragon Ranking, Lin Fei set it aside and opened the Tiger Ranking, which recorded the many experts at the Dharma Aspect Realm.

The first name that caught Lin Fei's eye was also familiar—Li Longyuan, ranked first on the Tiger List.

That was Lin Fei's own name!

Lin Fei was also somewhat surprised, not expecting that his name would be ranked first on the Tiger List.