Such a massive amount of energy points was naturally enough to replicate all the treasures on Fire Yuan True Person Jiang Yuanchang.
With a thought.
"*Ding*, consumed 200,000 energy points, replication successful. Obtained [Xuan Grade Cultivation Talent]."
"*Ding*, consumed 200,000 energy points, replication successful. Obtained [Ten-Thousand-Terrain Wind Storm Art (Eighth-Tier Upper Grade, Grand Mastery)]."
"*Ding*, consumed 200,000 energy points, replication successful. Obtained [Eighty Percent Blade Intent]."
"..."
In an instant, he had replicated all the treasures on Fire Yuan True Person that he deemed worthy.
Lin Xuan showed a satisfied expression.
With so many treasures, once he returned, fused, absorbed, and used them, his strength would be boosted by another significant margin.
Then, he looked toward Fire Yuan True Person and waited.
Across from him.
Fire Yuan True Person naturally sensed nothing amiss, revealing a calm smile as he said:
"Congratulations, you have all obtained the qualifications to participate in the Xuan Yuan Ranking Tournament.
These are your competition tokens. Keep them safe.
In half a month, remember to go to Xuan Yuan Ancient City in time for the competition."
As he spoke, a stack of black, metallic-gleaming tokens appeared in his hand.
*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...*
The sound of breaking air rang out.
That stack of black tokens flew precisely into the hands of the top twenty on the field.
Seeing this, Lin Xuan's heart tightened.
This level of force was far beyond what he could achieve.
Then, he looked at the black token in his hand.
It was entirely black, exuding a cold metallic texture.
On the back was engraved a massive ancient arena.
On the front were the two characters 'Xuan Yuan'.
This was the Xuan Yuan Ranking competition token.
After scanning it a few times, Lin Xuan stored it in his storage ring.
"Of course, this only means you have the qualification to participate in the Xuan Yuan Ranking Tournament.
Whether you can shine in the tournament and make a name for yourselves across Maple Martial Prefecture depends on your own abilities," Fire Yuan True Person added.
The top twenty all nodded slightly, indicating their understanding.
They had only stepped through the threshold; it was far from time to be arrogant.
Then, Fire Yuan True Person's gaze fell on Zhang Yuchen, the leader of the Four Great Young Masters, and he said:
"Zhang Yuchen, you ranked ninety-third on the previous Xuan Yuan Ranking.
Three years have passed now. I wonder how much your strength has progressed in that time.
If it's not enough, you might not advance in this edition but instead regress, or even risk not making it onto the Xuan Yuan Ranking at all."
Hearing this, Zhang Yuchen frowned.
In three years, his strength had certainly progressed significantly.
But without comparison, he didn't know how Fire Yuan True Person would rate his progress.
Fire Yuan True Person, however, didn't explain. Instead, he shifted his gaze to Lin Xuan, his smile growing warmer, and said:
"Lin Xuan, if I'm not mistaken, you're not yet eighteen, are you?"
"To answer you, Senior Fire Yuan True Person, I am indeed not yet eighteen," Lin Xuan replied solemnly.
In this life, he was still under sixteen.
The surrounding top twenty were all stunned, looking at Lin Xuan in disbelief.
Not yet eighteen?
To have such cultivation and strength at this age—wasn't that too terrifying?
Calculating this, how high must his talent be?
They couldn't even imagine it!
Everyone fell into a state of utter shock, unable to compose themselves.
Fire Yuan True Person also showed a hint of surprise and continued:
"Lin Xuan, given your age, cultivation realm, and ability to challenge those above your level, you can be called a top-tier genius even across all of Maple Martial Prefecture.
If you can break through to the Spirit Yuan Realm before the Xuan Yuan Ranking Tournament begins, making it onto the ranking should be easy.
But unfortunately, time is still too short.
You'll likely only rank at the bottom of the Xuan Yuan Ranking, and it will be hard to achieve a better result."
As he spoke, Fire Yuan True Person let out a sigh.
"Hmm?"
Lin Xuan's expression tightened, and he asked:
"Why is that? Senior Fire Yuan True Person, could you explain a bit for me?"
"There's no harm in telling you all."
Fire Yuan True Person smiled and said:
"Because this edition is approaching a millennium of prosperity.
On the Tian Yuan Continent, every thousand years marks a prosperous era.
During this prosperous time, various regions will see a surge of opportunities and fortuitous encounters, creating all kinds of top-tier geniuses and prodigies.
The talents on the original Xuan Yuan Ranking will also encounter endless opportunities and see their strength skyrocket.
For example, the seventh-ranked Thunder Flame Young Master from the previous edition killed three Yuan Sea Realm first-layer martial artists with a single lightning strike.
And the top ten from the previous edition all, without exception, broke through to the Yuan Sea Realm.
The thirty-seventh-ranked Absolute Dust Sword Zhou Juechen, whose cultivation was close to the Spirit Yuan Realm peak, was killed instantly in the Northwest Desert by an unknown youth barely twenty years old."
*Hiss, hiss...*
As Fire Yuan True Person explained, the top twenty on the field couldn't help but gasp.
The top ten from the previous Xuan Yuan Ranking had all broken through to the Yuan Sea Realm.
And any one of them could easily kill an ordinary Yuan Sea Realm first-layer.
This was just too powerful!
For context, the entire Red Sun Domain had only one Yuan Sea Realm existence—Yang Yuan Sect's Sect Leader Zhang Xing, who was also only at Yuan Sea Realm first-layer.
Even someone ranked in the thirties, close to the Spirit Yuan Realm peak, was killed by a barely twenty-year-old, unknown youth.
That said it all.
No wonder Fire Yuan True Person said even last edition's talent Zhang Yuchen might not make the ranking.
Lin Xuan, a top-tier genius like this, would need to break through to the Spirit Yuan Realm just to get on the ranking, and even then, his results wouldn't be great.
So that was it.
It seemed the competition in this edition of the Xuan Yuan Ranking would be unimaginably fierce.
The top twenty on the field fell silent, their expressions heavy.
Only Lin Xuan remained calm and composed.
It was as if this grim situation had no effect on him at all.
The others were too absorbed in their thoughts to notice Lin Xuan's demeanor.
But Fire Yuan True Person, who had been watching Lin Xuan, did notice.
He was also inwardly shaken.
Even after he had spoken such words, Lin Xuan showed no change in expression.
Could it be that, even in this prosperous era, Lin Xuan still had confidence in achieving excellent results and rankings?
And in this competition, had Lin Xuan not revealed his true strength?
Did he still have some powerful trump card?
Thinking this, Fire Yuan True Person's heart stirred with anticipation.
"Keep this in mind."
Then, Fire Yuan True Person added a few more words:
"Alright, I should be going now.
I hope to see you all shine and make a name for yourselves across Maple Martial Prefecture at the Xuan Yuan Ranking Tournament in half a month."
With that, he took out a small red boat and stepped onto it.
After giving Lin Xuan a deep look.
He stood in the void, soared up.
Turning into a streak of fire, he vanished into the sky.
But Lin Xuan's expression tightened.
"*Ding*, consumed 200,000 energy points, replication successful. Obtained [Red Spirit Flying Boat (Eighth-Tier Upper Grade Flight Spiritual Artifact)]."
The system's cold prompt sounded.