The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

The top fifty students in the Yunshan City mock exam, along with Lin Ruqing, Pang Liang, and others, are traveling through the Yunshan Illusion.

At first, everyone stayed together, but later they went their separate ways to places that interested them.

People are watching a fire-breathing performance at the temple fair.

Some people entered the martial arts school hoping to become apprentices, hoping to acquire a few high-quality martial arts manuals to take out and transform into high-quality skill books.

Some people took pre-prepared silver ingots and went on a buying spree in the city.

Wuxuan City is quite large.

According to the information provided in the divine stele, Song Gua knows that this city is the birthplace of Wu Xuan, the founder of martial arts in the Tianyuan world.

It was originally just a small village.

Later, it gradually grew and expanded, and in order to commemorate the old man Wu Xuan, it was named Wu Xuan City.

Xu Kai was carrying a large pile of miscellaneous items in his arms: martial arts manuals, thieving clubs, elixirs and miraculous medicines...

He was rich anyway, and had prepared a lot of silver in advance. When he saw any supplies related to martial arts, he would sweep them up.

"Come on, brothers, everyone take a little, don't be shy."

Even if you get some ordinary quality items after you leave, there might be some that slip through the net.

Especially this martial arts manual, look at it, "Buddha's Palm".

That sounds incredibly impressive! Maybe the old man selling the manual wasn't lying to me.

Song Gua glanced at it.

I took it and looked through it.

They discovered that there were no words at all, only pictures.

It's probably fake.

The problem with fake martial arts resources isn't whether they can be converted into professional resources if taken out; the problem is that they can't be taken out at all.

As he strolled around, Yuwen Hao noticed that a large crowd had gathered ahead.

"What are they doing? Is there a beautiful woman without clothes on?"

Song Gua glanced at it and said, "There's a sign over there that says, 'Martial Arts Tournament Registration Area'... Martial Arts Tournament?"

According to the historical information provided in the Divine Stele, Qin Xiao, the Martial Saint who pioneered the Path of Martial Qi, which led to the expansion of the strength of martial artists on the Tianyuan Continent and ultimately destroyed a dormant volcano, causing the world's demise, also participated in the Martial Arts Tournament.

If you want to prevent the emergence of the Path of Martial Qi, you can't let Qin Xiao comprehend it.

Song Gua needed to find him in advance.

I wonder what year it is tonight?

With Xu Kai and others still around, Song Gua is difficult to manipulate.

But it's easy to handle.

"I need to use the restroom."

Yuwen Hao clutched his stomach and said, "I also feel like I need to go to the bathroom. I told you the fried dough sticks this morning were spoiled, but that awful boss insisted they were a new flavor. Damn it..."

Xu Kai said, "Then you guys go and see if there's a restroom. We'll wait for you here."

Song Gua and Yuwen Hao went to find a toilet.

Not long after, they found a latrine in a nearby alley.

The two of them each went into a separate cubicle.

After Song Gua went inside, he summoned a clone and made it squat in the pit.

He borrowed the power of an assassin's clone, used his stealth skill, and climbed out of the outhouse.

The clones were all dressed exactly like Song Gua, so there was no clue as to their deception.

"Phew...that feels much better, Lao Song. Are you feeling better? Did your hemorrhoids flare up again? I brought some hemorrhoid cream, do you want me to put some on you?"

"No, men shouldn't touch each other."

The clone that replaced the original body came out and the two of them went to find Xu Kai and the other two.

When the two met Xu Kai, he excitedly exclaimed, "Hey, hey, hey, let's sign up for this martial arts tournament too!"

Yuwen Hao peeked inside and asked, "What? Is it fun?"

"I just inquired about it; this martial arts tournament is for selecting a martial arts alliance leader!"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Hao's eyes lit up.

"Does becoming the leader of the martial arts alliance mean I can do whatever I want?"

"Uh...that's not the point. The key is, if I can become the champion of the tournament, I can get a Great Rejuvenation Pill!"

"What is that? Is it like a super-strength pill?"

"No, that's a elixir that can instantly increase internal energy by twenty years! I think that since this thing is the champion's reward for such a grand event, it must be very rare. Outside, it must be an extremely valuable item for professionals!"

"That makes sense!"

"Since we're already here, why not give it a try? Besides, there are rewards for those who pass the first round of auditions, and I'm sure these rewards are much better than what you get at street stalls!"

"What are you waiting for? Sign up! Let's give this backward martial arts world a little professional shock! Old Song, you're in too?"

The clone Song Gua followed after him, hands on his hips.

"Okay, I'll sign up too. I've got nothing better to do anyway!"

For professionals who don't have a guide or know the history of the Illusionary Realm.

Entering the illusion often brings a lot of free time.

Because apart from trying to find a way to get some resources, there's really nothing else to do.

Unless you're looking to experience life.

Song Gua left alone and found a secluded place.

After changing his clothes and covering his face with a black cloth, he returned to the street.

He grabbed a passerby and asked, "What year is it, Tianyuan?"

The passerby, sensing Song Gua's astonishing strength and his strange attire, who seemed like a master, could only stammer, "What, what years?"

"Which year!"

"The third year of the Kangxi and Yongzheng reigns."

"Kang, what's Kang? Is it the emperor's reign title?"

"yes."

The dates recorded on the stele seem to be the unified dates established by later generations.

Just like the ancient Chinese civilization on Earth, after entering the new era, they started using the Gregorian calendar.

However, this did not stump Song Gua.

If you search for this keyword in the stele, you should be able to find the corresponding year.

Song Gua let the passerby go.

He randomly found a locked, empty room by the roadside, smashed the window, and crawled inside.

He took out the Illusionary Divine Tablet and stared intently at it.

"Where was Qin Xiao in the third year of the Kangxi and Yongzheng reigns?"

A large amount of information was injected.

According to Song Gua, the third year of the Kangxi and Yongzheng reigns was the same year as Tianyuan 1999, which was the year Qin Xiao participated in the martial arts conference and became the leader of the martial arts alliance.

Strangely, the name Qin Xiao was not found in the history of that year.

"What happened?"

Song Gua changed his approach and started searching for information again.

He began to receive Qin Xiao's life from the divine stele.

"I see... Qin Xiao's real name is Liang Xiao. His father was a patron of prostitutes, and his mother was a prostitute. He grew up in a brothel called Yihong Courtyard. Later, his mother found a man surnamed Qin to take over his life, and that's how he changed his surname to Qin after his stepfather."

What shocked Song Gua even more was...

Qin Xiao was only nineteen years old that year!

The 19-year-old martial arts leader!

It seems that Qin Xiao, having comprehended the Dao of Martial Qi, is a force to be reckoned with for other martial artists in this era.

"Let's see where Qin Xiao is now, whether he's in Wuxuan City..."

After a search, Song Gua found Qin Xiao's current location.

"The Zhu Residence".

Song Gua immediately set off, constantly asking passersby along the way where the Zhu residence was.

This appears to be a wealthy family; everyone in the city knows the location of the Zhu residence.

……

Ma Feng and Zhao Shanming's small team, following Pang Liang, were wandering around the city.

Pang Liang said calmly.

"Don't say that your seniors don't take care of you. The correct way to play in the illusion is very simple—take currency and low-level resources from the weak and exchange them for high-level resources from the strong."

If necessary, it's okay to sell women and children. As long as they are from the lower class, you can use them at will, and no one will bother you.

Social rules are set by the strong and only apply to the strong; they are no different from our world.

You know what to do, right?

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, Senior Pang!"

"Also, turn your information viewing function to always on, so that it's easy to tell who is an NPC and who is a professional who has entered."

Everyone did as instructed.

As soon as Ma Feng opened the window, he saw a person with Lv20 above their head grabbing a passerby and asking them something.

Song Gua?

Why isn't it that orange martial arts uniform from Goku?

There were no other professionals around this person.

If it's the Song hexagram, it means he's alone.

good chance!

Ma Feng immediately clutched his stomach and said, "Young Master Shanming, my stomach hurts, I need to go to the toilet, I'll go look over there..."

Zhao Shanming's words nearly made Ma Feng want to kill himself.

"Right here! These people are all NPCs, what's the big deal? Hurry up, we only have three days, we need to go and scavenge for resources!"