My Endless Life.

Chapter 223 Earth Ranking and Challengers

There has always been a secret inside Qiqiao Villa.

This secret is unknown to outsiders, and even many servants working here are unaware of it.

Only the old people who have worked here for nearly twenty years know this secret.

The secret is Li Qi's origin.

When Li Qi was born, hundreds of birds came to pay homage and a rainbow appeared on a sunny day.

Such a phenomenon has been rarely seen throughout history. Those who are born with such a phenomenon are either great figures who rule a region, or peerless geniuses that are rarely seen in a thousand years!

Li Wenxin and Zheng Qiuqing didn't know which side Li Qi was on, but they understood that if other people knew about the strange phenomenon when Li Qi was born, then Li Qi's life would no longer be peaceful and stable.

So Li Wenxin and Zheng Qiuqing concealed Li Qi's affairs and blocked the news, not letting any information spread out.

Although the strange phenomenon at Qiqiao Villa that day was seen by many people, similar rumors were also spread in the world, saying that a rare treasure had been born in Qiqiao Villa.

But after the marriage with the Xuanjian Sect, and the intercession of the Xueyun Sword Sect, and the fact that the Qiqiao Villa remained peaceful in the following years with nothing special happening, the matter gradually came to nothing.

Li Qi's talent was not revealed. At least compared to his sister Li Qiao, Li Qi's martial arts talent could only be said to be average. Although his sister's martial arts talent could barely be considered a genius, it was still far behind those real geniuses.

As a result, the attention of the world shifted away from the brother and sister, and Qiqiao Villa has been peaceful for sixteen years until today.

"Qier's secret should not be exposed... I think Elder Zhong must be here for something else."

Li Wenxin said with a frown.

"It's better to be safe than sorry. Anyway... send a message to Qi'er first and ask him to be careful when he comes back."

Zheng Qiuqing looked worried.

Her intuition told her that Zhong Yunxin's purpose for coming here at this time must be not simple, but she couldn't guess what Zhong Yunxin came for.

Therefore, the only thing we can do is to let the people in the villa deal with it carefully and respond to all changes with the same attitude.

Li Wenxin thought about it for a while, and finally accepted Zheng Qiuqing's suggestion. He wrote a letter to Li Qi and others who were rushing back.

But what Li Wenxin didn't expect was that just as he released the messenger falcon, another messenger falcon flew back to the villa and landed in his hands.

That was the message sent to him by Zhong Bo, which was news about Li Qi.

When Li Wenxin saw the message sent by Zhong Bo, he felt a sinking feeling in his heart for some reason, and a bad premonition arose in his mind.

After taking a deep breath, Li Wenxin opened the note and read it carefully, then slowly exhaled.

How does one say...

The hanging heart finally died... This is how Li Wenxin feels now.

"Brother Xin, what's wrong?"

Seeing Li Wenxin's helpless expression, Zheng Qiuqing couldn't help but ask in confusion.

Li Wenxin handed the secret letter to Zheng Qiuqing and sighed:
"Qier...was promoted to Xiantian a few days ago."

"What?!" Zheng Qiuqing was shocked. He quickly took the secret letter and read it. Then he showed an expression of disbelief: "Qier...isn't he only ninth rank?!"

"Yes, after breaking through three levels in a row and becoming an innate... this is... a big trouble..."

Li Wenxin sighed again and looked at the secret letter in Zheng Qiuqing's hand with a complicated expression.

It would be fine if Li Qi had just made an ordinary breakthrough, but now he has jumped from the ninth rank to the sixth rank. If someone were to associate it with his birth sixteen years ago...

Li Wenxin could foresee that in the next period of time, Qiqiao Villa... would not be peaceful.

……

"Ninety-two on the Earth Ranking???"

In the inn, Li Qiao got the newly released ranking list and couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw Li Qi's ranking on it.

They were currently staying in a small town at the foot of Qiqiao Villa, originally planning to just rest for a day before returning to the villa.

But unexpectedly, he saw Li Qi's name on the list of the world's top five that he bought on the road.

Li Qi frowned when he heard this, picked up the list and flipped through it, and sure enough, he found his name at the end of the list.

The three lists of Heaven, Earth and Man among the five lists of Jianghu respectively record the masters at the Grandmaster level, the Innate level and the Acquired level.

The Human List records one hundred and eight young talents who are under the age of twenty-five and whose cultivation has reached the third level of the acquired realm.

Li Qi and Li Qiao were previously ranked on the human list. Although their rankings were not very high, they were also popular young heroes in the martial arts world.

There is no age limit for the Earth Ranking and the Heaven Ranking. The number of people ranked on the two lists is calculated based on the 72 Earthly Fiends and the 36 Heavenly Fiends respectively.

In other words, the Earth List records the top seventy-two people in the innate realm.

The Heavenly Ranking lists the top thirty-six people in the Grandmaster realm.

Let’s not talk about the Grandmaster realm for now. After all, the number of Grandmaster realm experts is already scarce. Including some who have no interest in the list, basically as long as they are promoted to Grandmaster, they are likely to be eliminated in the list.

But the innate realm’s earth ranking is different. There are so many strong people in the innate realm in the world. Even if we count the minimum, there are still tens of thousands of them!
There are more than a hundred people in the fourth-grade Xiantian realm alone! Therefore, among the seventy-two Xiantian masters on the Xiantian list, there are rarely those below the fourth grade.

But Li Qi had just been promoted to the innate realm, and he was directly entered into the Earth List. Even if he was at the last, this was enough to arouse discussions among warriors all over the world!
"Li Qi, the young master of Qiqiao Villa, is 28 years old. He was originally a ninth-rank cultivator in the post-natal realm. However, he once worked together with his sister Li Qiao to kill a warrior who was close to the innate realm. He also used hidden weapons alone to fight against a seventh-rank warrior. He and Li Qiao are known as the two heroes of the Li family..."

Li Qi quietly read out the experiences related to himself recorded on the Earth List.

These experiences all have traces to follow, and up to now, nothing special has been recorded on this land list.

Until Li Qi turned to the next page.

“…Afterwards, he passed by Linbian Town and discovered that a local demon was causing trouble. He then assisted the Six Gates in investigating the matter and found the real culprit behind the scenes. He then fought with the real culprit who was at the level of the fifth rank.

"A ninth-grade versus a fifth-grade master, the difference in strength is huge, and the outcome of the battle is obvious at a glance. However, although Li Qi is a ninth-grade master, he was able to save his life in the duel with a fifth-grade master, and then he even jumped three grades in an instant and reached the realm of the innate sixth grade!
"As soon as he entered the Xiantian realm, Li Qi showed his special skills that were unknown to the public. He used talismans, hidden weapons, mechanisms, and other unique tools of Qiqiao Villa to easily kill the fifth-rank powerful enemy!
"Therefore, according to my evaluation, although Li Qi has just entered the sixth rank, he has the strength comparable to that of a fourth rank innate. Considering his young age, I have ranked him 72nd on the Earth List to encourage him..."

"Encouragement!"

Li Qiao cursed loudly without any ladylike manner. She snatched the list from Li Qi's hand, and held it tightly with both hands, wishing she could tear it to pieces!

"The person who made the list is wicked! Aqi is only sixteen years old and has just been promoted to the Xiantian realm, but they have placed him in this position! Isn't this just making enemies for Aqi for no reason!!"

Li Qiao's face was full of resentment.

The Five Greatest Lists of the World come from the imperial court and are a means for the imperial court to control people in the martial arts world.

After all, as the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. It would be fine if there was no such ranking to distinguish the superiority of martial artists, but with this ranking, some martial artists who are not on the list will naturally be unwilling to accept it.

They feel that they deserve a certain position on the list, so they will challenge those on the list in the hope of gaining a rank and reputation.

Many people in the underworld have died in the fight over this matter. When Li Qi and Li Qiao were regarded as the two heroes of the Li family, they also encountered challengers.

However, most of the challenges in the acquired realm are minor ones, and Li Qi and Li Qiao are much stronger than others, so no one will be killed.

But the innate realm is different.

Those who can get a rank on the Earth Ranking are all well-known masters in the Innate Realm!
Even the worst person has at least fourth-grade innate combat power!
Among them, the strong ones, like Zhong Bo, are only one step away from becoming a master!
Li Qi is only at the sixth level, but the list ranks him 72nd on the Earth List. This is not a sign of optimism towards Li Qi, but a sign of hope that Li Qi will die!

Li Qiao thought about this, her heart filled with resentment and anxiety.

But compared with Li Qiao, Li Qi and Zhong Bo were much calmer. They didn't care about their ranking on the Earth List, but instead cared about another thing.

Li Qi looked at Zhong Bo and asked:

"…Uncle Zhong, during the battle with Qian Yude that day, did you see any suspicious people?"

"No."

Zhong Bo said in a decisive tone.

He is close to the Grandmaster level and can even capture the aura of a Grandmaster.

If there really were other people on the battlefield at that time, there is no reason why they would have escaped Zhong Bo's eyes.

Unless that person is a second-grade grandmaster!

But would a second-rank grandmaster go to a remote town to be an intelligence dealer?
It's impossible no matter how you think about it!
But if that were the case, how could the information collected in Linbian City that day be recorded on the World Top Five List?

"Then how did this list know about me?"

Li Qi frowned.

He did not notice the presence of other people at that time. Except for Jiang Ming and Li Qiao, the nearest members of the Six Gates were dealing with rats outside the government office, and no one could see Li Qi's performance at that time.

Unless Jiang Ming is the intelligence spy.

If this is true, then Jiang Ming's acting skills are really amazing, he can even fool Li Qi and Zhong Bo.

But if it wasn’t Jiang Ming, who else could it be?
"Master, let's discuss this later. Let's go back to the village quickly to avoid any accidents."

Regardless of who made the list, no matter who it was, Li Qi was already on the list, and he would definitely be challenged by some people with bad intentions.

For Li Qi's safety, Zhong Bo thought it would be better to return to the village as soon as possible and not stay in the town to avoid any accidents.

Li Qi and Li Qiao also agreed with Zhongbo's suggestion.

The three of them packed up their things and planned to leave the inn.

But before the three of them left the courtyard gate, they heard a voice coming from outside the gate:
"Excuse me, is the one in this courtyard, Li Qi, the master of both weapons and talismans? I am Meng Xingqian from Longwu Pavilion, and I have come here to seek your advice!"

The man outside the door was full of fighting spirit, and Li Qi could easily feel it even through the door.

When they heard this person's self-introduction, the three people present felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

They thought trouble would come, but they didn't expect it to come so soon.

Longwu Pavilion is one of the six major sects, and Meng Xingqian is one of the most outstanding geniuses of Longwu Pavilion in contemporary times.

When a genius like this comes to you, it's probably not something that can be dealt with in just a few words.

(End of this chapter)