Gou Zai Liang Jie Dao Wen Cheng Xian

Opening the 2026 sub-rankings, Chu Xuan immediately felt a sense of familiarity.

Number one on the contribution list: Bai Qingqing!

470,000 contribution points!

Number one on the combat power ranking: Bai Qingqing!

Second-stage body refinement, eighth level of Qi Refining, once fought against a Foundation Establishment cultivator and remained undefeated!

Number one on the skill ranking: Bai Qingqing!

Second-tier array master!

Chu Xuan's cheek twitched slightly; this old classmate was as frightening as ever.

My cultivation speed is already quite fast, but compared with this old classmate, the gap is immediately apparent. I am only at the second level of Qi Refining, while he is already at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Bai Qingqing was undoubtedly practicing a celestial scripture. Reaching the eighth level of Qi Refining meant that this old classmate had condensed at least twenty-eight magic seals.

Moreover, he is a second-tier formation master.

But on second thought, it makes sense.

The Federation's so-called resource scarcity is actually relative. Compared to the ancient times, the ancient times were certainly much more barren, but they were far from the end times!

An era lasts 129,600 years, and we are currently only a little over 30,000 years old. We are still in the stage of spiritual energy recovery, and it is estimated that cultivators at the Integration Realm will be born in 30,000 years.

This was just a media report, and Chu Xuan didn't really believe it.

The tens of thousands of secret realms within the Immortal Abode alone can generate a vast amount of resources, but ordinary people are simply unaware of this.

Moreover, the true depths of the Immortal Abode can probably only be glimpsed after one becomes an elder.

As one of the Federation's top prodigies, Bai Qingqing naturally has no shortage of resources. With the support of the Immortal Abode's resources, it's perfectly normal for her to have grown to her current level in just over five years.

After glancing at the list for a while, Chu Xuan began to check his own ranking.

The moment Chu Xuan saw the rankings, his vision went black: 2,397th on the contribution list, 2,418th on the combat power list, and 2,418th on the skill list.

Currently, I have only registered my Body Refinement Stage 2 cultivation level with the Federation, and I have not registered any cultivation techniques.

In other words, whether it's the skill ranking or the combat power ranking, he was at the bottom of the list for his year.

My second-tier body refinement level would be considered quite impressive in the Xuanming Sect, but in the Federation, I'm ranked last!

That's a bit too much of a blow.

With geniuses from all forty-nine states gathered, the competitive pressure is indeed a bit excessive!

Apart from a few like myself, all the other disciples of the Immortal Abode here were admitted through the regular college entrance examination, and they were all exceptionally talented.

Their talent, comprehension, temperament, and perseverance are all top-notch. Coupled with the resources provided by the Federation and so many secret realms, the cultivation levels of these immortal abode disciples are bound to be high.

I'm feeling a bit pressured. Even with my advantages, I'm still not as good as my peers!

It seems that I need to act quickly and make the most of the advantages of both realms while I am with Xuanming Sect, otherwise I will be eliminated by the Immortal Mansion sooner or later.

If you lack talent, you can only rely on resources to make up for it.

A strong fighting spirit appeared in Chu Xuan's eyes. Cultivation!

He immediately took out the True Explanation of the Heavenly Origin Array and began to study it.

Thirteen days later, a message interrupted Chu Xuan's cultivation. It was from Senior Sister An Qiuyue, saying that Elder Du had prepared the matching spiritual treasures for him.

The immortal artifact, along with its accompanying spiritual treasure, should be the Class C assistance provided by the immortal mansion.

If Level C aid has already reached this level, I wonder how much good stuff Level B and Level A aid will bring.

Never mind, we'll find out in time.

Suppressing her thoughts, she headed towards the Foreign Affairs Hall, where Senior Sister An was already waiting for her at the entrance.

"Let's go. Only you can receive this aid, or Elder Du can receive it by stepping forward. But Elder Du is in seclusion now, so you'll have to come by yourself."

"Okay, senior, do you know what kind of magical treasure it is?" Chu Xuan asked curiously.

"I heard Elder Du say that it is the Three Talents Pearl, a replica of the Three Yuan Pearl, the sect's treasured immortal artifact. However, immortal artifacts are difficult to forge, so someone took a shortcut to refine this Three Yuan Pearl. With three top-grade spiritual treasures and the top-notch Three Talents Grand Formation, it can replicate 80% of the power of the immortal artifact Three Yuan Pearl."

Cow breaking!

Chu Xuan silently praised him in his heart. Having stayed in the Immortal Mansion for a long time, Chu Xuan had become accustomed to the arrogance of the Immortal Mansion disciples. It was just a replica of an immortal artifact, nothing special. He had seen the immortal artifacts himself.

Half an hour later, Chu Xuan sat cross-legged in his quiet room, looking at the three precious pearls in his hand.

The three beads are of different colors: one is black, which is the Heavenly Origin Bead; one is yellow, which is the Earthly Origin Bead; and one is green, which is the Human Origin Bead. Each bead is a top-grade spiritual treasure and contains forty-eight magical restrictions.

It is the pinnacle of conventional magical artifacts below the level of immortal artifacts. As for the Xuan Tian Supreme Treasure and the Tong Tian Spiritual Treasure, they are even rarer than immortal artifacts, and ordinary cultivators can never see them.

Chu Xuan took out the Heavenly Origin Pearl, broke the seal, and began refining it.

This refining process took two months. After all, it was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. Even though Chu Xuan only refined the first twelve restrictions, and the treasure was sealed, it still took him a full two months.

Fortunately, the efforts of the past two months have yielded sufficient results.

As Chu Xuan looked inward, he saw that in each of the three dantian—upper, middle, and lower—a precious pearl floated: the Heavenly Pearl in the Niwan Palace, the Earthly Pearl in the Jiang Palace, and the Human Pearl in the Qi Sea.

The three precious pearls complemented each other and were interconnected, allowing Chu Xuan to gain considerable insights into the Dao of the Three Powers, which would be of great benefit to his future foundation building and even core formation!

We can't delay any longer; we've already fallen far behind. It's time to leverage the advantages of both realms.

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Qingyuefang!

As the last array pattern fell, countless array patterns instantly lit up, covering the entire array plate, with a layer of pale yellow spiritual light flowing across it.

A first-tier, mid-grade formation: Thick Earth Formation.

It only takes twelve low-grade spirit stones to sustain it for a day and a night, and it can withstand the attack of a mid-level Qi Refining cultivator!

I succeeded on the third try, so it seems my talent for formations isn't too bad.

Looking at the array plate in front of him, Chu Xuan nodded in satisfaction. His talent in the Federation was only average, and his only advantage was that he had an extra space compared to others.

The resources in this world are your trump card. If you're not as talented as others, then use resources to your advantage. Federation array plates are precious, so you need to plan carefully before practicing to ensure there are no mistakes or omissions before you start carving. Everyone aims for success on the first try, maximizing resource utilization.

But I don't have that limitation. There are plenty of array plates here. Thinking about it is no substitute for hands-on practice.

I refuse to believe that practicing the array ten times is less effective than someone else's month of daydreaming.

Just as it was said in the past, sharpshooters are made by feeding bullets, and so are good formation masters.

Since you can't compete with others in terms of talent, then make up for it with resources!

I practice ten times, a hundred times more than you, and I refuse to believe I can't beat you!