Time Stopped for a Thousand Years! The Female Leads Have Darkened! - Chapter 69:

Chapter 69: Thousand Name Monument! Declaration of War!

Azure Profound Holy Land, Outer Sect, Thousand Name Peak!

In the Azure Profound Holy Land, every named peak has significance or a story behind it. Thousand Name Peak is one such place. It’s not very tall, even appearing short compared to the surrounding mountains. But its size is massive—like an enormous stone pedestal surrounded by the Outer Sect’s mountain range.

According to legend, this was once the tallest mountain in the Outer Sect. That was until a peerless cultivator sliced it in half with a single sword, leaving it in its current form. But that’s not what makes it important. What truly matters is that atop this peak stands the Thousand Name Monument, built entirely from radiant gemstone.

Carved into the monument are one thousand names and ranks. It is the power ranking list for the entire Outer Sect. Only the most well-known and powerful disciples make it onto this list. The rankings constantly shift, as any disciple can challenge someone ranked and replace them if victorious.

Thousand Name Peak, surrounded by mountains like a massive arena, draws endless attention. Every day, people come to watch the changes in the rankings.

Ye Wuhen, dressed in black, arrived by air and soon stood before the Thousand Name Monument.

“Who is that? He’s not wearing the Azure Profound Holy Land’s disciple robes?”
“A newcomer? What’s he doing at Thousand Name Peak?”
“Wait a second… a newcomer? Oh no—it’s that lunatic from yesterday!!!”
“So that’s the guy named Ye Wuhen? He looks exactly how they described—defiant and wildly arrogant!”
“He caused a commotion just yesterday, and today he dares to come to Thousand Name Peak?”
“Does he really think he can challenge the thousand names carved into that monument?”
“Who gave him that kind of confidence? Did beating up those three nobodies yesterday make him even more arrogant?”
“This is hilarious! The Outer Sect has nearly 100,000 disciples! Those who make it onto the Thousand Name Monument are all in the late-stage or even peak-stage of the Meridian Refinement Realm!”
“Even the one ranked last could crush him effortlessly!”

Ye Wuhen’s deeds from yesterday had spread across the entire Outer Sect overnight. Now, seeing him stand before the Thousand Name Monument, he instantly became the center of attention.

The commotion drew even more onlookers, many standing at their cave entrances to watch. But they were only there for entertainment—none of them believed Ye Wuhen truly intended to challenge someone on the Thousand Name Monument. That monument represented the absolute peak of Outer Sect strength. If a newcomer actually succeeded in defeating someone on the list, every disciple in the Outer Sect would be too ashamed to show their face.

Standing before the Thousand Name Monument, Ye Wuhen first looked at the name ranked number one.

“Just as I thought…”

After confirming it, he shifted his gaze to the last name on the list.

Although the Azure Profound Holy Land had created this ranking system as a way to subtly encourage competition among disciples, every system has its rules—and its loopholes.

To prevent people from abusing those loopholes, the rules for challenging the Thousand Name Monument were strict: anyone not already on the list must challenge the person ranked 1000th for their first attempt. After that, each challenge can only leap forward by a maximum of 100 positions.

At the moment, the 1000th name on the list was: District 2, Group B, Number 172—Nie Yunxing.

Ye Wuhen stepped forward and hung his identity token directly beneath Nie Yunxing’s name.

Then he walked to the center of an open space, sat down cross-legged, and closed his eyes.

Immediately, countless eyes locked onto his identity token.

To hang your token on the Thousand Name Monument is to declare a challenge.

This lunatic…

He was really going to challenge the Thousand Name Monument!