Two hundred li from the battleground of Li Xuan and Qu Daoshi, the duel between Xi Chuyun and Ming Wen also raged.
At this moment, Li Xuan, who had largely recovered, arrived at the edge of the battle circle of Xi Chuyun and Ming Wen in an instant. Seeing that Xi Chuyun, though at a disadvantage, was not completely suppressed, Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, Li Xuan's curiosity about Ming Wen's origin grew. With Xi Chuyun's strength, being partially suppressed was enough to prove Ming Wen's deep reserves. However, Li Xuan, not very familiar with the Sacred Yuan Continent, had no way of knowing Ming Wen's background.
As if sensing Li Xuan's presence, Ming Wen, who was fighting Xi Chuyun, paused and rapidly retreated several hundred meters. The black light flashing on his body seemed to be held back, ready to unleash. From beneath his black robe and hood, his eyes slowly shifted towards the void where Li Xuan was.
"Such powerful divine sense, to have detected my presence." Seeing Ming Wen's action, Xi Chuyun also stopped and looked towards Li Xuan's location. Li Xuan, seeing this, shook his head and walked out of the void.
"You are the one who challenged Qu Daoshi? It seems Qu Daoshi has lost." Upon seeing Li Xuan appear, Ming Wen's pupils involuntarily contracted, and he then spoke coldly.
His words carried a hint of caution. Clearly, Ming Wen had also discerned the close relationship between Li Xuan and Xi Chuyun from their gazes.
"There is no longer a person named Qu Daoshi on this Sacred Yuan Continent." Li Xuan nodded noncommittally.
Hearing Li Xuan's words, a smile appeared on Xi Chuyun's face, clearly celebrating Li Xuan's victory. Ming Wen, however, grew even more solemn.
"Brother Chuyun, are you alright?" After speaking, Li Xuan ignored Ming Wen and turned to ask Xi Chuyun.
Xi Chuyun shook his head, "No harm done."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Chuyun's gaze fell upon Ming Wen again. Li Xuan, hearing this, also shifted his attention to Ming Wen.
"You are fortunate. I concede this battle." After a moment of silence, Ming Wen calmly waved his hand, and a spatial ring flew towards Xi Chuyun. After speaking, Ming Wen gave Li Xuan a deep look, and with a movement of his body, he shot off into the distance.
"He's leaving just like that?" Xi Chuyun looked at the ranking in the sky above, then turned to Li Xuan, who had arrived beside him, and asked with a hint of confusion.
At least, Xi Chuyun had to admit that in their previous confrontation, Ming Wen had held the upper hand. Of course, with Xi Chuyun having unleashed all his trump cards, the outcome was still uncertain.
"This Ming Wen has a profound background, and he seems to know Qu Daoshi. However, their relationship is somewhat puzzling. Given Qu Daoshi's strength, he seemed somewhat wary of Ming Wen. As for why Ming Wen chose to concede and leave, it's likely out of fear that I would join forces with you."
Li Xuan said with a smile.
"Oh? In that case, I must thank you for coming to my aid. By the way, how did your battle with Qu Daoshi go? Even from so far away from your battle zone, I could feel the terror of your fight."
Xi Chuyun finally understood and nodded, then looked at Li Xuan and asked.
"Qu Daoshi's strength is immense. If you hadn't arrived, I might not have been able to stand before you." Li Xuan's expression became serious, and he then recounted the battle with Qu Daoshi.
"I didn't expect Qu Daoshi to be so powerful. And if you hadn't arrived, I fear I would have eventually been defeated." Xi Chuyun said in surprise after hearing Li Xuan's account.
Although Li Xuan's description was somewhat brief, Xi Chuyun knew that if not for Li Xuan's extraordinary divine soul perception and his solid foundation built along the way, he might have already fallen victim to Qu Daoshi's fatal blow.
And if Li Xuan had lost, Xi Chuyun would likely have faced a combined assault from Qu Daoshi and Ming Wen.
Of course, perhaps with Ming Wen's strength and background, Qu Daoshi wouldn't have been necessary. But with Qu Daoshi present, and if Li Xuan had truly lost, Xi Chuyun's state of mind would inevitably have been affected.
It could be said that if such a situation had truly occurred, both Li Xuan and Xi Chuyun would have found it difficult to escape death.
"Ming Wen choosing to concede and leave will likely lead him to challenge other participants in the top five hundred. In fact, Ming Wen's choice is not an unwise one. At the very least, he still has a chance to continue competing."
Li Xuan nodded slightly. Moreover, Li Xuan knew that a young master of a continent would surely possess means of self-preservation.
"What are your plans now? Our rankings are both within the top five hundred." Xi Chuyun nodded and asked.
Li Xuan smiled, "As long as we are within the top five hundred, we have nothing to worry about. However, we should still be prepared in case someone challenges us at the end. The positions within the top five hundred are not easily held."
Xi Chuyun nodded, then looked around and pointed to a mountain peak in the distance. "Looking at the map, this peak seems unoccupied. Shall we go there?"
Li Xuan also nodded, "Let's go."
Time flew by. Two days passed as Li Xuan and Xi Chuyun meditated and recovered. During these two days, the participants within the top five hundred changed significantly. Even Li Xuan's ranking dropped from ninety-ninth to one hundred and twenty-fifth.
As for Xi Chuyun's ranking, it also fell to four hundred and ninety-eighth.
"I didn't expect the rankings to change so much after just two days of seclusion." Li Xuan shook his head in amazement after looking at the rankings on the light screen.
"With less than a day left, the rankings will likely remain largely the same." Xi Chuyun nodded.
Li Xuan glanced at Xi Chuyun's ranking and then said, "Brother Chuyun, here are five hundred golden seals. Take them. This way, both of us can enter the top five hundred. After all, these golden seals are of no use."
Xi Chuyun did not refuse and directly pocketed the golden seals. On the light screen above his head, Xi Chuyun's ranking instantly climbed to three hundred and fifty-second. As for Li Xuan's ranking, it dropped to three hundred and eighty-ninth.
Seeing that he was still within the top five hundred, Li Xuan shrugged indifferently and closed his eyes again. Clearly, Li Xuan was prepared to wait until the time was up.
The wait, though somewhat long, eventually came to an end. With a hum, Li Xuan and Xi Chuyun, who had their eyes closed, both opened them.
"It's finally over." After checking that their rankings were still within the top five hundred, Li Xuan and Xi Chuyun both stood up.
The light screen in the sky above then emitted a brilliant beam of light, which shot downwards and enveloped Li Xuan and Xi Chuyun. In an instant, they both vanished.