Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System - Chapter 159: Black Wind Desert!

Chapter 159: Black Wind Desert!

“I have heard of it.”

Li Yun nodded slowly. The so called Four Peaks Top Ten Ranking was similar in nature to the New Disciples Ranking, yet its significance was on an entirely different level. While the New Disciples Ranking measured the talents of newcomers, the Four Peaks Top Ten Ranking represented the very pinnacle of strength among all Inner Sect Disciples of the Four Peaks. Its weight and prestige were dozens of times greater.

Every martial artist who could enter the Four Peaks and become an Inner Sect Disciple was already considered a genius. Across the Four Peaks, there were more than two hundred thousand Inner Sect Disciples in total. To rise above such a vast number of gifted cultivators and secure a place among the top ten required terrifying strength and extraordinary talent. The difficulty of such an achievement was almost unimaginable.

Li Yun’s eyes narrowed slightly as he asked, “Xiao Feng’s elder brother is one of the powerhouses on the Four Peaks Top Ten Ranking?”

Fu Ting nodded. “Not only is he on the ranking, he holds the first position.”

She spoke the name with a hint of gravity. “He is called Xiao Fanyun.”

“There are countless stories about him. If I were to recount them all in detail, it would take days without end. I will only mention a few key points. He stands at the very top of the Four Peaks Top Ten Ranking, and in the previous session he was crowned the New Talent King. His cultivation has already reached the Half Step Qi Sea Realm.”

Although Fu Ting only listed a handful of facts, each one carried immense weight. Even a brief introduction was enough to reveal how formidable Xiao Fanyun truly was.

Zhu Ximen could not help but let out a quiet sigh. “I did not expect Xiao Feng to be so fortunate as to have such a powerful elder brother.”

His gaze toward Xiao Feng changed subtly, no longer casual but tinged with caution. He did not fear Xiao Feng himself. Though Xiao Feng had reached the eighth level of the Xiantian Realm, that alone was not enough to intimidate him. What truly caused apprehension was the figure standing behind him.

The former New Talent King. First on the Four Peaks Top Ten Ranking. A cultivator at the Half Step Qi Sea Realm.

Faced with such a name, even Zhu Ximen felt pressure. Even Li Yun, who rarely regarded others with caution, could not help but grow more serious at the mention of Xiao Fanyun.

“No wonder Xiao Feng behaves with such arrogance. It turns out he has a true powerhouse supporting him,” Li Yun remarked calmly.

Fu Ting nodded in agreement. “That is exactly the reason. Because his elder brother is Xiao Fanyun, Xiao Feng has always acted overbearing and domineering. Moreover, Xiao Fanyun is known to be fiercely protective of his own. Within the Four Peaks, very few Inner Sect Disciples are willing to offend Xiao Feng for fear of drawing Xiao Fanyun’s wrath. Brother Li, if Xiao Feng tries to provoke you, it would be wiser to endure it rather than risk antagonizing someone like Xiao Fanyun.”

The reason Fu Ting had drawn closer to speak so earnestly was because she understood Li Yun’s temperament. She knew he was not someone who would tolerate insult easily, and she feared that a moment of confrontation might lead him to clash with an existence as formidable as Xiao Fanyun.

Li Yun only smiled faintly. “Xiao Fanyun may indeed be powerful, but he is not enough to frighten me into retreat.”

His tone was relaxed, almost casual.

New Talent King? He carried that title as well.

Quasi ten star aptitude? His own aptitude surpassed even that.

Every honor and advantage that Xiao Fanyun possessed, Li Yun also held in his grasp, and in some aspects he even stood above him. Because of this, although Xiao Fanyun’s name carried great weight, Li Yun felt no fear.

As for the position of first on the Four Peaks Top Ten Ranking, he regarded it as something that would eventually belong to him.

“Brother Li,” Fu Ting called out softly.

Seeing his indifferent expression, her delicate brows drew together. She assumed he did not fully comprehend how terrifying Xiao Fanyun truly was and parted her lips, intending to continue persuading him.

Before she could speak further, Li Yun suddenly interrupted. “We have arrived. Is that the Black Wind Desert ahead?”

As his words fell, he and the other five leapt down from their Moon Gazing Rhinoceroses. They stood together and lifted their gazes toward the distant horizon.

Ahead of them stretched an endless expanse of yellow sand that resembled a vast and silent sea. A desolate aura permeated the entire landscape. Fierce winds roared across the dunes, whipping up clouds of sand that darkened the sky and blurred the boundary between earth and heaven.

Ordinary wind was invisible, yet the wind here carried a murky gray black hue, as though it were not wind at all but shadows twisting through the air. It felt less like a natural force and more like something sinister, imbued with an unsettling presence.

This place was the Black Wind Desert.

“What do we do next?” Zhu Ximen asked as he surveyed the endless stretch of sand before them.

Fu Ting answered without hesitation. “Based on the information gathered by the Sect, the outer regions of the Black Wind Desert are inhabited only by ordinary Blood Zombies. Even if we eliminate them, the contribution points they provide are negligible and hardly worth the effort. We should push deeper into the desert and target the elite Blood Zombies instead.”

Everyone agreed immediately.

Ordinary Blood Zombies possessed cultivation at the Innate Realm. They were easy to deal with, yet each one was worth only a single contribution point. In contrast, an elite Blood Zombie was valued at ten thousand contribution points, which was equivalent to slaying ten thousand ordinary ones. With such a vast difference in reward, it was clear why no one was interested in wasting time and energy on low level targets.

Of course, if they happened to encounter ordinary Blood Zombies along the way, none of them would hesitate to remove the threat. At the very least, it would spare innocent lives from harm.