After finishing his explanations, Chu Yang divided these people into two groups, five hundred each, and sent them into carefully selected immortal cultivation worlds.
Chu Yang's requirement for them was that returning alive would be considered good.
He looked at Ao Qi and Wang Zhicheng and said, "Actually, I was just saying nice things to motivate them. Those with lower aptitudes might not have as many resources in the immortal cultivation world as they would on Blue Star."
"It's fine, let them go through some experiences. It's only for twenty years anyway."
"Counting the time, they should be returning soon. Who do you think will be the first to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?"
Ao Qi took out his phone to check the Blue Star Cultivator Cultivation Ranking, and his eyes widened. "Holy crap! Their improvement speed is too damn fast!"
What terrifying geniuses!
After twenty years of fighting in the apocalyptic world, Wang Teng had held the top spot on the cultivation ranking for a while. However, he didn't hold it for long. Li Qingyun quickly surpassed him, which happened around the time he took the Enlightenment Fruit.
At this moment, Old Wang's eyes also widened. "No need to guess, the first genius to reach Nascent Soul is still him!"
And now, Li Qingyun's name on the list had moved, and he had become the first cultivator to reach the Nascent Soul stage.
The Nascent Soul stage was already considered a formidable existence. As long as one didn't randomly approach the circles of high-level cultivators in the immortal cultivation world, one could easily become an elder in a sect.
And for monstrous talents like Li Qingyun, his Nascent Soul stage was not ordinary. Generally, monstrous talents could fight enemies two small realms higher than their current one. If they also had advantages in cultivation techniques and equipment, they might even be able to leapfrog an entire major realm to kill their opponents.
He Guangxin was a prime example. At the peak of the Void Returning stage, he could kill cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, all thanks to his immortal artifact, the [Blood Fiend Demon Sword]. The worst mistake Emperor Yan made was letting his subordinates block He Guangxin first, allowing the sword's malevolent aura to accumulate. In the final battle, his mind was disturbed by the sword's malevolent aura, and he was killed like a dog.
This was the advantage of equipment, which greatly compensated for their cultivation gap.
Moreover, Chu Yang was never stingy when it came to providing his treasures with equipment advantages.
For instance, Qin Xiaoxiao wielded an immortal artifact in each hand. Even the Daozi of top sects weren't as ostentatious as her!
The internet had already seen a series of heated discussions about who would be the first to break through to Nascent Soul, and now, it was finally settled.
"Haha! Who said Brother Da Teng would be the first to break through? I saw it long ago, the one who wins in the end is still Li Qingyun!"
"Damn it, Brother Da Teng wasn't strong enough!"
"Wuwuwu, my hundred low-grade spirit stones went to waste! Black manipulation! Black manipulation!"
"No, it's just for fun, why would you actually bet! Gambling dogs are the worst!"
The release of this ranking by Chu Yang not only stimulated competition among people but also supported some gambling companies.
"New bets open! Who will be the second cultivator to reach the Nascent Soul stage!"
The internet erupted with a new wave of discussions, and many bloggers started posting videos analyzing everything from past achievements to changes in the rankings.
The up-and-coming blogger Little White Bear, previously known as a prophet, was still active on the front lines of all predictions.
It could be said that he was the one who popularized prediction-type bloggers.
Of course, he had also made many incorrect predictions, but successful ones were more common because he truly did a lot of preparation work before making his predictions!
"Hello, dear viewers. After months of competition, the first Nascent Soul cultivator has finally been born. Haha, that's right, I predicted it correctly again! Although Brother Da Teng briefly held the top spot in the middle, he returned midway, so I believe his momentum would have dissipated after his return, and ultimately, Li Qingyun was the one who delivered."
"So, without further ado, let's start the next round of predictions. Who will be the second Nascent Soul cultivator? As everyone knows, there are many popular candidates for this second spot!"
"There's Brother Da Teng, who had a brief surge and has remained at the peak of the Marrow Cleansing stage, and there's also the perennial second-place, the biggest dark horse candidate, Daoist Bai. Our fierce loli Qin Xiaoxiao has also reached the peak of the Void Returning stage. Of course, we can't forget our domineering CEO Meng Zibin. But what's even more incredible is that even He Guangxin and the punk teenager have reached the peak of the Void Returning stage! Since A Wei only recently reached the late Void Returning stage, A Wei has to withdraw from our popular candidates for now!" 138 Reading Network
"Everyone, you can enter your predictions in the comments. Later, I will release a poll, and among those who predict correctly, I will draw twenty lucky viewers and give each of them a mid-grade spirit stone!"
This was an incredibly generous offer. Twenty mid-grade spirit stones were equivalent to two high-grade spirit stones. Although the value of spirit stones had depreciated, a mid-grade spirit stone was still worth about twenty thousand yuan.
It was evident how much Little White Bear could earn just by making predictions.
At this moment, Little White Bear changed the topic. "Do you think I'm playing it safe this time? You'll never guess who I'm predicting! In my opinion, the second cultivator to break through to the Nascent Soul stage will be... He Guangxin!"
"This is not a joke. Both are at the peak of the Void Returning stage, but do you know how long He Guangxin has been immersed in this realm? He's been stuck at the bottleneck for a time second only to Brother Da Teng! And I've been observing these past few days. Although he hasn't broken through, he often fluctuates on the ranking list. Sometimes, he even reached first place before Li Qingyun broke through, although it only lasted for two minutes. Only someone like me, who stares at the ranking list twenty-four hours a day, would notice."
"And I believe this is a sign that he is about to break through his bottleneck. Whether it is or not, let's wait and see. If I guess wrong, I'll double the reward for all the winning friends!"
Chu Yang sometimes really enjoyed watching these bloggers' predictions.
It wasn't just him; the Immortal Emperors in the [Tower of Ascending Immortals] also enjoyed them.
Ever since they learned that this world had mobile phones, the internet, and video games, their demeanor had changed.
They even demanded that Chu Yang renovate the top floor of the Tower of Ascending Immortals, where they were located, into an esports room!
Such an impudent request... Chu Yang had no choice but to agree.
So, most of the time, when Chu Yang wanted to go in and chat with the Immortal Emperors, they were busy playing in a four-man team.
And sometimes they even wrote novels, casting themselves as the protagonists and starting long serializations.
So you never know what a scummy author looks like; perhaps they are truly Immortal Emperors.
However, at this moment, they looked at Little White Bear's video with disdain.
"Nonsense! Utter nonsense! They didn't even include my little Xue among the popular candidates! I'm going to forcibly boost her realm, how detestable!"
"Ridiculous, ridiculous. Do you know how many years my Wang Teng has been stuck at his bottleneck? What kind of status does this He Guangxin have? Is he worthy?"
"Unprofessional! This Little White Bear is too unprofessional! He calls himself a prophet, but does he understand the value of a congenital Dao body? My little Daoist is definitely the second one!"