Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 102 Half of the Top

"Uh... I walked pretty fast." Qiu Ci had to make up an excuse on the spot, "They should be coming out soon."

Fortunately, the others didn't pay much attention to it, but instead asked seriously, "Little friend Chu, do you know what happened in there? Have you seen the ancestor?"

"Ancestor?" He had indeed seen him, and they had been chatting for more than two months. "What ancestor? I haven't seen him. I entered the illusion after entering, and didn't see anyone else."

Everyone looked at each other for a moment, becoming even more confused about the ancestor's purpose in going in. Finally, the dean spoke up, "Perhaps the ancestor has already resolved the crisis. They are all in a dreamland, so it's normal that they didn't see it."

Everyone immediately accepted this statement and felt relieved. Quan Shuo, however, looked at her seriously and asked, "What did you gain in the tower, little friend Chu? How many floors did you climb?"

After his reminder, the other Pavilion Masters also reacted. You know, the other party is the only complete cultivator. If you want to say who is most likely to achieve results among those on the list, apart from a few disciples who have reached the tribulation period, she is the only one who has a chance.

"Uh..." Qiu Ci was hesitating about how to make up the story.

But Jian Ge's elder Quan slapped his thigh and said, "Hey, why do you even need to ask? With Young Friend Chu's ability, why don't we just look at the Heavenly Ranking ranking?"

A group of people also realized that they could directly see the results. "Oh, that's right. Every time the Heavenly Ranking is completed, the ranking of the entries will be updated. It will be included in the overall rankings three days later. Chu Xiaoyou will definitely be on the list."

Oops, forgot about this.

"No, wait..."

Before Qiu Ci could stop them, a group of people turned around and looked at the list on the huge rock beside the tower.

"Look, little friend Chu's name is already on the list." Elder Quan had the best eyesight and spotted the first row of the list, where the three characters 'Chu Qiuci' were written. He read them out as he said, "Let me see, the number is... five..."

"Damn system!" Qiu Ci suddenly screamed in his mind.

Fortunately, the dog system did not fail this time. The moment everyone gathered around, the numbers on the boulder instantly twisted and changed, becoming so fast.

"Twenty-five? Chu, you've made it to the twenty-fifth floor. Not bad!" Elder Quan looked very satisfied, but he couldn't help rubbing his eyes. Was it because he was getting old? Why did it feel like he just saw the number fifty?
The others also saw the numbers clearly and gave her admiring looks.

"Not bad, not bad. You've reached the 25th floor in just two and a half months. You're worthy of being called Little Friend Chu."

"Yes, with such results, we will definitely be ranked on the overall leaderboard."

"Alas, it's a pity that the Heavenly Ranking was released ahead of time. Otherwise, with Chu Xiaoyou's ability, he might have been able to make it to the top three of the overall ranking."

"That's right, this time it's a full half month shorter."

The Heavenly Ranking is divided into the general ranking and the sub-ranking. The general ranking is the ranking that Qiu Ci saw when he entered the tower before. It is the total ranking of all the geniuses on the Heavenly Ranking over the past thousands of years. The sub-ranking is the ranking of the two hundred people who entered the tower this time. It will only be displayed for three days and will then be included in the general ranking. What is displayed on the boulder now is the sub-ranking.

Because Qiu Ci was the first one to leave the tower, her name is the only one on it for now.

Although it was a pity that the record of the 29th floor was not broken, everyone also understood that time was tight for this Heavenly Ranking. Being able to reach the 25th floor within two and a half months was already very impressive.

However, this regretful mood only lasted for a quarter of an hour, as people began to fly out of the tower. Some looked exhausted, as if they had been severely damaged; others were filled with excitement, as if they had gained a lot; and still others had a blank look on their faces, as if they had not yet recovered from the illusion.

As the students left the tower, the list on the boulder began to update, with names appearing one after another.

Cen Changdong's Seventeenth Floor
Ge Kai Seventeenth Floor

There were more and more names on it until they filled the entire boulder. The number of names stopped increasing, but changed from time to time, replaced or moved. The only thing that remained unchanged was the three words "Chu Qiuci", which always hung high at the top of the list.

Qiu Ci: “…”

At first she suspected that there might be a problem when the system adjusted the rankings, but after a closer look she found that the people behind her were not above the 25th floor.

No way, it has been changed from fifty to twenty-five, it can’t really still be at the top of the list.

It turns out...

Really will!
Until all one hundred people had left the tower, no one had reached the twenty-fifth floor or above. The second place was Jin Tian, a sword cultivator from Xinglan College, who was at the twenty-second floor. The third and fourth were side by side, and both were familiar faces, namely Mu Chen from Jiange and Ji Jiaojiao from Hehuan College, both at the twenty-first floor. Master Chai and the other two were in fifth place, all at the twentieth floor.

In other words, she was still at the top of the list! And she was three floors away from the second place.

Qiu Ci: “…” Is it too late to ask the dog system to change the level now?
"Hahahahaha..." It was obviously too late, because the dean and the pavilion masters here were already celebrating. "Great, great! As expected of little friend Chu, you actually won the top spot on the Heavenly Ranking. I will inform the entire academy of this matter. Oh, and especially the elders leading the four academies. They have waited for so many days. It's time to let them see the true genius of our academy!"

At that moment, all the students present turned their heads and looked in the direction of Qiu Ci.

Qiu Ci, who only wanted to keep a low profile: "..."

No, who knew that cutting it in half could still get first place.

Qiu Ci hadn't expected this outcome, but the news had already spread, and she couldn't blame the Heavenly Ranking for any problems, so she had no choice but to accept the top spot. And for the next few days, the entire academy was as joyful as if it were Chinese New Year, with a constant stream of people coming to visit and congratulate her.

Fortunately, she had no time to return to the courtyard at all, because the dean and the leaders of various pavilions were taking her for a walk. Today she was going to visit the powerful person of this academy, tomorrow she was going to visit the dean of that academy, and the day after tomorrow she was going to visit the elders of another academy.

Qiu Ci was like a mascot, being led around every day. The dean and the pavilion masters always had smiles on their faces and talked to everyone they met.

"Hey, how did you know that a student from our Twin Star Academy took first place on the Heavenly Ranking this time?"

"Yes, yes, this is the genius who ranks first on our academy's Heavenly Ranking and fifth on the overall ranking."

"That's right, you really have good judgment. She's only at the Spiritual Transformation stage, but she's already overwhelmed all the Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivators from various academies."

"Yeah, it's because the child is so outstanding! We can't help it, our Twin Star Academy is just that strong."

"Hahahaha... what luck? This is the normal level of our academy, normal! We still have to put some pressure on the students for their future practice."

Qiu Ci, who was like a wooden man the whole time: "..."

The masters from the four academies who had no chance to interrupt: "..."