Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 245 Decision
Tiandu City is a place where every inch of land is precious.

Its average housing price had already soared to 10 yuan per square meter a decade ago.

Ordinary people toil their entire lives for this city, enduring injuries and illnesses, only to find themselves unable to afford even a toilet, ultimately forced to leave the city with regret.

And these houses, mansions, villas, courtyards that everyone is so eager to own...

For Yun Mengqing, there was no need to buy it at all.

Although she works for the Heavenly Ranking Committee and her basic monthly salary is only 6000 yuan, the committee covers all her needs, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation. She doesn't need to spend a penny on any of her expenses.

Even in training settings that martial artists absolutely need, there are areas specially arranged by the Heavenly Ranking Committee.

This area is open to anyone on the Heavenly Ranking and even outside martial artists; it is a public area. However, the gate is always locked, and many people are unaware that such a place exists.

Occasionally, a meticulous person would come, and the staff responsible for guarding the venue would refuse them entry, citing reasons such as venue maintenance and the venue not being open to the public on non-working days.

Despite Yun Mengqing not owning a single house or even a car, it didn't prevent her from moving freely anywhere in Tiandu City.

Her level has far surpassed that of the privileged class built on material wealth, reaching the level of the dominant class.

At this moment, the key figure who was pushed out by the fourth and sixth chairmen to intervene in the Heavenly Ranking Committee had just come out of the meditation room.

She exuded astonishing spiritual fluctuations, and that tangible spiritual pressure radiated outwards from her center in concentric circles, each fluctuation proclaiming her current spiritual level.

Master level!
Among the top 100 on the Heavenly Ranking, he is the second spiritual master after Ji Fuyou.

This scene moved everyone waiting outside.

"you made it."

Xia Zheng, the director of the Fog War Research Institute, spoke up immediately.

"That's right, just as I guessed."

Yun Mengqing smiled slightly, unable to suppress her laughter: "When the Lesser Celestial Rank is activated, it can greatly enhance the comprehension of the Rank holder, helping them to quickly learn and master skills. However, when the Rank is upgraded from Lesser Celestial Rank to Middle Celestial Rank... it is no longer as simple as just enhancing comprehension."

"Mid-Heaven Position..."

"Concentrate the power of your position and release it, allowing yourself to enter a state of sudden enlightenment in a very short time."

Yun Mengqing said with absolute certainty, "In this state, inspiration strikes, and all the difficulties encountered in daily cultivation will be easily resolved. Even bottlenecks in one's cultivation level can be easily overcome."

All eyes turned to her.

The fact that she was able to surpass He Qilin and Gu Yinbing to become the second person on the Heavenly Ranking to break through to the Spiritual Master level is the best evidence of this.

"Alright, I need to go report this to my grandfather now, so I'll have to keep you company for now."

Yun Mengqing said something and left the training ground.

Having become a spiritual master, Yun Mengqing's influence has reached a new level, elevating her status and position to a whole new level...

At least in terms of potential, he has already reached a level comparable to Xia Zheng and He Jinglan.

Their words no longer conveyed the same level of awe as before towards the director of the Mist War Research Institute—even if it was just a superficial pretense.

After she left, the people in the room remained silent for a long time.

After a long while, one of them finally spoke up: "Dean Xia, those members of the Heavenly Ranking must be protected. We absolutely cannot allow anything to happen to them."

"President Ma, please rest assured that the 61 members of the Tianwei Ranking who have arrived in Tiandu are under our close monitoring."

Xia Zheng nodded slightly.

His position as the director of the Mist War Research Institute was extremely prestigious, but the person in front of him, Marry, the president of the Federal Reserve Board, was in charge of the money bags of everyone in the entire Federation, and his weight was even greater than that of the director.

Not to mention that he is also the son-in-law of the Fourth Speaker, and thus represents the will of the Fourth Speaker.

"61 people? That's all?"

Ma Rui was somewhat surprised.

"The 23 most insignificant people have already met with misfortune. The rest are either people with strong connections like Shen Jun, Gu Yinbing, and Feng Yulou, or... people like Ji Fuyou who are quite powerful and difficult to deal with."

Xia Zhengdao.

Adding 23 people to 61 leaves 24 people...

There are indeed various factors that make it difficult for these 24 people to take action.

"108 people is too few. Even if we increase it tenfold, it still won't be enough."

Ma Rui sighed.

"We don't know what the Civilization Trial is all about yet... Of course, judging from the first round of preliminary trials, the Civilization Trial shouldn't be too difficult, but without knowing the specifics, those big shots should still consider whether to officially participate."

Xia Zhengdao.

"So you need to keep a close eye on those 61 people."

Ma Rui looked at him and said, "I hope you pay attention not only to these 61 people, but also to He Jinglan, Qi Lingyun and others, and even... Luo Deng's good son, Luo Siming. Since he broke through the limits of life a month ago, the prestige of Luo Deng's lineage has increased greatly. I am worried that Luo Deng will use him as a way to break the deadlock."

"Luo Siming!"

Upon hearing this name, Xia Zheng's expression also turned serious.

The entire cultivation community is currently in a state of accumulating strength for a future breakthrough.

The practitioners spent nearly two years...

It must have been in the last two years that Gu Qing, the first spiritual master, was cultivated.

The first Martial Saint, Zuo Chunqiu, was born a year and a half ago.

In the short year after he became a Martial Saint, Song Lingxiao, Zhao Changkong, Xiao Juechen, the Three Absolutes Daoist, and Zhu Long all entered the realm of Martial Saint one after another.

Now, another six months have passed, and those master-level martial artists who enjoy numerous top-notch resources have naturally made no progress whatsoever.

Luo Siming is one of the Martial Saints who broke through in the past six months. Originally, the Second Speaker Luo Deng was already trending towards becoming the First Speaker, that is, the President's follower, but because of Luo Siming's appearance, his position suddenly became delicate.

"They are in a very critical position now. If you say they've been crushed by the First Speaker, it seems they still have some room to struggle. But if you say they can struggle, as long as the First Speaker is still alive, he will never allow them to turn the tables. Under these circumstances, we must keep a close eye on their risky moves."

Ma Rui said meaningfully.

Xia Zheng listened and nodded.

But after nodding for a moment, he felt something was wrong.

Chairman Ma...

It seems like there's a hidden meaning in what you're saying?
He quickly realized what was going on.

The 61 people on the Heavenly Ranking are currently under the control of the Spiritual Ability Association, specifically the Third Speaker and his group. If something happens to those 61 people now, who will bear the greatest responsibility?
He will definitely be the third speaker.

Especially He Jinglan, who is the first to be affected; if things go wrong, he might lose his position as president of the Mental Ability Association.

Furthermore, Yun Mengqing has confirmed that the Zhongtian Rank can help people achieve enlightenment and break through cultivation bottlenecks, even if it comes with the corresponding risk of civilization trials...

Compared to the benefits of breaking through the bottlenecks of becoming a spiritual master or even a martial saint, many people are willing to take the risk.

"President Ma means..."

“Now, those 61 people are crucial.”

Ma Rui steered the conversation back to Luo Siming: "I work in the financial industry, and I know very well the circumstances under which money and resources can be used to their maximum potential."

He looked at Xia Zheng: "To advance from the Lesser Heavenly Rank to the Middle Heavenly Rank, besides possessing a Rank oneself, one needs to devour 9 more Ranks. That leaves only 61 Ranks. These 61 Ranks, whether the Third Speaker and his group use them themselves or trade them, will bring them enormous benefits. However, while they hold such vast benefits, they must also bear the corresponding risks..."

Xia Zheng understood what Ma Rui meant.

As he said, money itself is not the key.

It depends on how you use it.

At that moment, the director of the Mist War Research Institute nodded: "I will keep a close eye on these 61 documents... 61 members of the Heavenly Ranking. They fought for the glory of our Federation and are all heroes of our Federation. I will never allow anything to happen to them."

"Keep a close eye on them. He Jinglan and the others understand this too. The distribution of these 61 documents should be decided soon."

Ma Rui smiled and said, "I even prepared an excuse for them. Lin Lun of the Black Gold Empire attacked their material gathering place, which they thought was extremely safe, causing a complete loss of materials. In this way, they will even have an excuse and a reason to openly attack the Black Gold Empire and the members of the Griffin Republic's Heavenly Ranking in order to gain greater benefits."

Xia Zheng nodded.

This kind of thing is bound to happen after the cake has been divided.

Even without this reason, they would find other reasons.

For example, terrorist attacks, ambitious individuals hiding among the members of the Heavenly Ranking, harming others, and so on.

"Who dares to guarantee that the Middle Heaven Rank is the limit of one's power? If there is small and medium, there must be great. The Middle Heaven Rank can lead to sudden enlightenment and easily break through bottlenecks, so what about the Great Heaven Rank? What kind of miraculous power must it possess?"

Ma Rui sighed softly, "It's really something to look forward to."

……

Daytime Forest.

The joy that Ji Fuyou and the others felt upon finding the Snowman in the Snow Region gradually faded over the next few days.

The situation seemed to have returned to its previous state; no matter how hard they searched, they could not find any trace of the Yeti.

seem……

It seems that only one snowman messenger from the snowy region will appear each time.

However, this is clearly not normal.

Whoever sends the envoy, send one over.

Are we not leaving any room for error?

"Shall we go take a look over there?"

At this moment, Yang Kaitai suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, everyone else's gaze also fell upon Ji Fuyou.

Ji Fuyou looked up and gazed in one direction...

That's Blood Moon Canyon.

Both Ji Fuyou and Yang Kaitai had previously tried to avoid that area.

"I have a guess."

Yang Kaitai said, "The Snowmen of the Snow Region clearly do not belong to the Daylight Forest, so what is their purpose in coming to the Daylight Forest?"

Before anyone else could speak, he continued, "It couldn't possibly be for Rainbow Sun City. You can tell from the fact that Rainbow Sun City's dazzling light can restrain them. If it's not Rainbow Sun City... then there's only one purpose."

"Are they here to find the Blood Moon Demon King?"

Xiao Hanxue asked instinctively.

Yang Kaitai nodded.

Their gazes, however, fell upon Ji Fuyou.

Ji Fuyou pondered for a moment, then considered the external situation and his own strength...

At that moment, a decision was made.

"Investigate Blood Moon Canyon!"

(End of this chapter)