Still One Step Behind

"Ranked 25,462th on the qualifications rankings, and only 16 years old too. Isn't she a peerless genius like Gongsun Yao?"

"But why have I never heard of this person? Anyone who can be ranked on the qualifications rankings should be quite famous."

"Qingyun sect? Why have I never heard of this sect in the Nanzhou Region?"

"You don't know? The Qingyun sect is one of the top ten sects in the Great Qian Dynasty!"

"Great Qian Dynasty? I've never heard of that either. What kind of empire is it?"

"Of course you haven't heard of it. The Great Qian Dynasty is only ranked among the lower-middle-ranks of the empires in the Nanzhou Region. Naturally, since it's not a powerful empire, hardly anyone knows about it."

"How interesting. I didn't expect such a genius to appear in such a backward place."

"It is a waste of talent for such a genius to stay in the Qingyun sect! After the mystic realm closes, I will search and take Li Qingyan as my disciple."