Heaven-defying Summoning System

It wasn't in vain for him to spend 10,000 energy values.    

Of course, since his subordinates' strength had increased, he couldn't slack off.    

A Doppelganger level 1 cultivation might be very strong in the County City, but it was far from enough to enter the Imperial City of the Beiwu Empire!    

During his time in the Guang'an County, Lin Xiao had been cultivating the cultivation technique of the Legendary Sky Of Buzhou with great effort. With the cultivation technique of the Legendary Sky Of Buzhou and the Earth level pill he had refined, Lin Xiao's cultivation had broken through to the Doppelganger level 2 very quickly.    

Such a speed of improvement was indeed shocking.    

At the same time, the 'Heaven's Pride Rank' of the Hall of Nine had also changed. Lin Xiao's name appeared at the tenth place of the 'Heaven's Pride Rank'!    

This caused countless people to be shocked.    

The Heaven's Pride Ranks were the same as the Elites Ranks. They were both geniuses of the same cultivation level. According to the information provided by the Hall of Nine, they were ranked according to their strengths and weaknesses.    

However, the weight of the Heaven's Pride Rank was obviously stronger than the Elites Rank.    

After all, those who could enter the Heaven's Pride Ranks were all Spirit Separating Stage warriors. Compared to Divinity Stage warriors, they were countless times stronger.    

Furthermore, when one reached the Spirit Separating Stage, the gap between each Minor Stage would become bigger and bigger. Lin Xiao was only a Doppelganger level 2, but he was able to enter the top ten of the Heaven's Pride Rank. This was enough to show how strong his talent was.    

"Who is this Lin Xiao? A Doppelganger level 2 being able to enter the top ten of the Heaven's Pride Rank? This is unbelievable!"    

"Don't you know who Lin Xiao is? He is the one who caused a huge ruckus in the Guang'an County a while ago, the one who caused Third Prince to lose face!"    

"That's him! I never thought that his cultivation talent would be so terrifying. No wonder emperor put him in such an important position! "    

"I heard that when he was at the Divinity Stage, he always had the record of jumping ranks to challenge others. The first time he entered the Elites Rank, he was ranked second. "    

"That's not all! His Spirit Separating Stage was forcefully raised during a battle. Initially, everyone thought that his cultivation base would stop advancing, but who would have thought that he would be completely fine? He even advanced to the Doppelganger level 2!"    

"This is terrifying! Is he still human?!"    

...    

Along with the announcement of the Heaven's Pride Rank, Lin Xiao instantly became a famous person in Beiwu Empire.    

In the past, only the people of Jiangcuo County and Guang'an County admired Lin Xiao. Now, even the people of Imperial City in Beiwu Empire were filled with curiosity towards Lin Xiao. They really wanted to see what this legendary genius looked like.    

However, although others were surprised by Lin Xiao, he was still a little dissatisfied with himself.    

Only tenth place?    

It seemed like his strength wasn't very strong within the Spirit Separating Stage. He still needed to improve his cultivation as soon as possible. At least, he would be invincible within the Spirit Separating Stage!    

While Lin Xiao's strength was improving, Chu Xiu and Chen Ou had also broken through from the beginning to the end, and entered the Spirit Separating Stage. Furthermore, Chu Xiu's cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds. He had just broken through to the Spirit Separating Stage, but he had already broken through to the Soul Division level 3.    

Chu Xiu's name was also in the Heaven's Pride Rank.    

It seemed like his strength was really formidable. He had been stuck at the Divinity Stage all those years ago, probably because he wanted to amaze the world with a single feat.    

Unfortunately, with the abnormal Lin Xiao around, very few people would notice Chu Xiu, who was ranked fifty-seventh.    

However, Lin Xiao also understood that this ranking was only a temporary one. When the Genius Contest officially opened its doors, the ranking would continue to change.    

Therefore, Lin Xiao didn't care about the ranking list. What he cared about was his own strength.    

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao found Yang Jian and asked with a look of anticipation, "Yang Jian, can you teach me your Eight Nine Profound Arts?"    

As a young man who grew up watching Yang Jian's story, Lin Xiao was very curious about the Eight Nine Profound Arts and Seventy-two Transformations. Now that he had the chance, he naturally wanted to learn it.    

"Of course."    

Yang Jian naturally wouldn't reject Lin Xiao's suggestion. He thought for a while and said with some difficulty, "However, if you want to cultivate the Eight Nine Profound Arts, you need to prepare something. This will cost a lot of money. "    

"You don't have to worry about that."    

Lin Xiao patted his chest with a calm expression.    

Money?    

Would he be short of money now?    

Lin Xiao confidently took the materials written by Yang Jian. After that, his mood instantly turned terrible.    

This was not only expensive, it was extremely expensive!    

Cultivating the Eight Nine Profound Arts required a lot of materials, and this first layer required a ton of Iron Essences!    

What kind of concept was a Iron Essence?    

An average of 100 pounds of pure iron was needed to refine an extremely small amount of Iron Essences. And 100 jin of pure iron, how much iron ore was needed?    

Looking down, each one was more terrifying than the last!    

The second one required ten tons of Silver Essences!    

The third one required 100 tons of Gold Essences!    

The fourth one required 100 Star Stones!    

The fifth requirement was a thousand Star Cores!    

...    

This was simply not something that could be described with the word 'terrifying'.    

Compared to Iron Essences, Silver Essences and gold essence were much more precious. Moreover, they required 10 tons and 100 tons. This was not cultivation at all, but burning money!    

As for star stones and star cores, Lin Xiao had never heard of them before, let alone obtain so many of them.    

It seemed like it would be very difficult to cultivate the Eight Nine Profound Arts. However, it was rare for him to have such an opportunity, so how could he not practice it?    

Wasn't it just Iron Essences, Silver Essences, and Gold Essences?    

He was Prefectural Governor from the two County City. He did not lack money!    

Even if he had to go bankrupt, he still had to prepare all the materials needed to cultivate the Eight Nine Profound Arts.    

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao gave an order. Buying a large amount of iron ore and pure iron products, the more the better!    

"What's the situation? Why did Prefectural Governor suddenly buy iron ore?"    

"That's right. Iron ore has no effect on someone at Prefectural Governor's realm. Even if he wanted to forge weapons, he wouldn't need so much!"    

"Could it be that Prefectural Governor wants to rebel?!"    

What nonsense are you talking about?! Whoever rebelled was not secretive. "Why would someone buy iron mines in such a grand manner?"    

"Could it be emperor's idea?"    

...    

For a moment, the people were discussing and doubting Lin Xiao's actions. All kinds of thoughts popped up in their minds.    

When this news spread to the Imperial City, it also caused quite a stir.    

Many officials in Imperial City were guessing whether this was emperor's intention or not. Forged so many weapons, was he going to deal with Third Prince?    

In fact, emperor of the Beiwu Empire also had a dumbfounded look on his face.    

What was this Lin Xiao trying to do!?    

However, at this moment, if he said that he didn't know anything, it would seem that he was useless. Moreover, it would give Third Prince an opportunity to take advantage of this situation.    

Therefore, even though he didn't know what was going on, he still forced himself to pretend that he knew everything.    

After all, he was the emperor of Beiwu Empire. He couldn't lose face!