In the central square of the inner city, there stand two huge stone monuments ten meters high. The surfaces of the monuments are as smooth as mirrors, like two towering glazed pagodas.
These are the 'Qilin Bang' and 'Qian Tian Bang' found in every city.
From top to bottom, the monument is covered with human figures, with gleaming words behind it.
At this time, the stone tablet on the left suddenly glowed with a dull green light.
"The Qilin Ranking has changed!"
Pedestrians passing by were attracted by this scene, and all the good people gathered around him.
"Two hundred and ninety-five! The Rain-Reflecting Sword Wave is off the list!"
"How is this possible? This person seems to be a descendant of the Heavenly Saint Cave?"
"Could it be that a wealthy family took action?"
The onlookers were talking a lot, and he was off the list, but there was no new person to replace him.
There are only two possibilities. One is that Lang Fanyun used special means to get off the list.
The other way is to kill a master who is very powerful but does not meet the conditions for inclusion on the list.
Buzz!
Just as everyone was speculating, a dazzling green light suddenly bloomed from the top of the Qilin Ranking.
"Look, the top 50 have changed!"
"Forty-second place! Name: Su Tianqi, origin: Su family in Yunzhou City, martial arts: Tianxuance, realm: Four Qi Grandmaster!"
"The Su family, one of the three great families in Yunzhou, is the true successor of the Tiansheng Sect!"
"First there was Qi Yuntian, then Qi Xuanming, and now there is Su Tianqi. If the Martial God returns to the world, there is hope for the revival of martial arts!"
The onlookers were mainly martial artists. Nowadays, martial arts is in decline. The top positions on the Qilin Ranking and Qiantian Ranking are almost all occupied by those with the spirit beast bloodline and descendants of the divine weapon family. There are very few geniuses who choose martial arts.
At this time, a man and a woman stood behind the crowd, looking at the Qilin List.
The man is handsome and dressed in blue clothes, and the woman is in a white skirt, with a veil covering her face, revealing a pair of beautiful eyes.
The two of them were both in their twenties, with refined temperaments and outstanding looks. They looked like a perfect couple standing together.
Surprisingly, it was Su Tianqi and Su Ningqiu who were traveling in Yunzhou.
"Cousin, they are all praising you! Before the Zhongzhou Trial starts next year, you can definitely enter the top twenty and let everyone know your name!"
Su Ningqiu seemed very happy listening to everyone's discussion.
"It's not so easy to get into the top twenty." Su Tianqi was very satisfied, but he was not satisfied with it.
"I believe my cousin can do it!" Su Ningqiu was full of confidence in him.
"I'm still far behind. At least the five qi have to be perfected and Tian Xuance can be cultivated to the third level."
"If Tian Xuance reaches the third level, wouldn't he be able to leapfrog and challenge snake-level masters?"
"This is the basis for entering the top twenty." Su Tianqi said seriously.
"Although they are on the same list, all of the top twenty have the ability to fight beyond the next level."
"So exaggerated?!" Su Ningqiu's eyes widened.
"Didn't you notice that there isn't even a pure warrior among the top twenty? Qi Xuanming practices the Tiansheng Sect's secrets and possesses the 'Gengjin Sword Body'. He was just promoted to twenty-five last month. If he wants to advance Twenty, I’m afraid I’ll have to make a breakthrough in swordsmanship, or break through to the Five Qi Realm.”
"Is there such a big gap between warriors and the children of the same level of aristocratic families?"
"There is no way. These people in the top twenty either have powerful spiritual beast bloodlines, or they have been recognized by the divine weapons and can control complete low-level pseudo-divine weapons. Once these people activate the power of their bloodline, they will be able to do whatever they want regardless of the cost. It is really difficult for warriors of the same level to compete with the magic weapons mobilized by the earth." Su Tianqi looked solemn.
"The only thing a warrior can rely on is himself. The gap is too big."
Su Ningqiu curled her lips, looking a little frustrated.
"If there is still a Martial God alive and can build a 'Spirit Pool', the warriors can soak in the water of the Spirit Pool to greatly weaken the influence of the power of the Divine Weapon, and they will not suffer a big loss against the children of aristocratic families of the same level." Su Tianqi sighed. .
Although his heart was devoted to martial arts and his determination was firm, he also felt that the road ahead was bumpy and he didn't know where he was going.
"The spiritual pool left by the sect thousands of years ago is close to drying up. Only the Ningsha Martial Saint is qualified to soak in it. Otherwise, my cousin will definitely defeat these people!"
Su Ningqiu clenched her fists.
"Even if soaked in the water of the spirit pool, warriors still have no advantage against those with the same level of spirit beast blood." Su Tianqi smiled bitterly.
"Aren't Young Master Han and Young Master Lang very dangerous?" Su Ningqiu's expression changed slightly.
The cousin obtained information that Murong Qi was going to cause trouble with the Nujiao Gang.
The two rushed to Yuanchang Mansion non-stop, wanting to inform Han Zhao and Lang Fanyun.
However, when we arrived at Yuanchang Mansion, we met a challenger on the road and was delayed.
"I guess Brother Lang also wanted to avoid Murong Qi, so he found a way to get off the list."
Su Tianqi looked up at the top of the Qilin Ranking. He didn't believe that Lang Fanyun was dead.
Through some special methods, people on the list can be removed from the list, but it is very troublesome.
"Brother Han's Nu Jiao Gang has defected to the Qi family, and the Qi family will not stand idly by."
Su Tianqi's tone was a little unsure.
"Is Murong Qi really that powerful?" Su Ningqiu asked.
"Murong Qi was on the list two years ago. In the first battle, he killed Jiang Min, the prince of Qi who was originally ranked 19th. Jiang Min had an astonishing record of killing Yisha realm martial saints."
"How is this possible?" Su Ningqiu was shocked. Murong Qi had such strength two years ago, and he might be even stronger now.
"Look at the one ranked eighteenth, Qi Xiu from the Qi family. He is the same age as Qi Xuanming, and his Youying bloodline is almost the same as Qi Xuanming's, but he killed a big demon in the first level of snake level last year!" Su Tianqi said in a deep voice.
Su Ningqiu opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
The snake-level first level corresponds to the evil level martial saint, but in terms of actual combat power, the demon is much stronger than the human warrior of the same level.
"There is also Ji Qingshuang who is ranked seventeenth. Did you know that she is only twenty years old this year and is the youngest among everyone on the list." Su Tianqi pointed to the top of the list and continued.
"A year ago, she was recognized by the Ji family's third-level magic weapon Qixie Fragment. In just one year, she broke through two realms from the fifth level to the top master of the seventh level."
"The Ji family's best genius, Ji Baiwei, was recognized by the Seven Evil Fragments the year before last. She is only nineteen years old this year. I heard that she has already begun to hit the snake-level bottleneck. If she makes it to the list, she will probably enter the top ten. .”
"..." Su Ningqiu fell into silence. Even if she did not choose the path of martial arts, it would not be easy to gain the recognition of the divine weapon.
The children of the aristocratic family can be said to be the magic weapon for success and the magic weapon for defeat.
Once they are not recognized by the divine weapons, the upper limit for most children of aristocratic families is the seventh grade.
Although this level is considered upper-level among the aristocratic families, for people like her and Su Tianqi who are born with strong martial arts talents, it is better to take the path of martial arts to bet on being favored by magic weapons.
At least, the upper limit of today's martial arts path is the Seven Evil Realm Martial Saint, corresponding to the top expert of the ninth level of snake level.
However, as a child of an aristocratic family, she was still envious when she heard that Ji Baiwei started to hit the snake level bottleneck at the age of only nineteen.
For a time, various complex emotions were intertwined in my heart. She felt extremely irritable and frustrated.
"Cousin!!" Su Tianqi suddenly shouted loudly.
"Cousin?" Su Ningqiu suddenly regained consciousness with a sudden start.
"These people are the best among their peers in the entire Dongshengzhou. You can target them, but don't compare them directly! What we have to do is to take every step of the way and be down-to-earth." Su Tianqi said earnestly.
Su Ningqiu obviously had an inner demon, which was the most deadly thing for a warrior.
"Cousin, I've learned a lesson." Su Ningqiu said solemnly, cupping her fists and saluting.
You should stick to the path you choose firmly. Everyone's starting point is different, so forced comparison is meaningless.
What the two of them didn't notice was that in a private room on the third floor of the luxury restaurant a hundred meters behind them, a young man in purple attire was holding a wine glass and listening to the conversation between Su Tianqi and Su Ningqiu with great interest.
His expression was arrogant, and his pair of white eyebrows thrust into his temples made him look like an unsheathed sword, full of domineering aura.
"As a child of a noble family, it is extremely stupid to give up the advantage of blood and choose martial arts." Standing next to the young man was an old man carrying a huge black box, who was very disdainful of Su Tianqi and Su Ningqiu's views.
"Everyone has their own way of living. My way of living is to climb to the top and overlook all living beings."
The young man laughed and drank the wine in the glass.
"Young Master Qi is so ambitious!" The old man looked envious. He was also a member of the Murong family. He once gave up his bloodline advantage and chose the path of martial arts. In the end, he ended up in the realm of the Ersha Martial Saint, with no regrets.
His heart was full of complicated emotions towards people with strong bloodline.
"Let's go, Sword Slave." Murong Qi took one last look at the position at the top of the Qilin Ranking List, then turned and went downstairs with his hands behind his back.
In fact, he had arrived at Yuanchang Mansion ten days ago, but he was more concerned about challenging the masters on the Qilin List than the tasks issued by the Bailing Sect and the Murong Family.
As for the Nu Jiao Gang and Han Zhao, they can be destroyed with a flip of a finger. They can just come to the door at any time. Lu Yingxuan can't run away.
...
Fanlin Town is three hundred miles away from Yuanchang City.
It was raining lightly in the sky, and a luxurious carriage was driving slowly on the spacious street in the center of the town.
Finally, the carriage passed through the town and stopped outside a quiet and elegant village not far from the town.
At this time, at the entrance of Zhuangzi, a dozen warriors in black attire lined up on both sides. They all held up big black umbrellas and looked tense.
"Miss Qingshuang, we're here." The middle-aged woman driving the car jumped out of the carriage and knelt down directly on the ground, lying down so that her back was flush with the ground.
"Yes." A clear female voice came from the carriage, and then the curtain was opened, revealing a pretty face with picturesque features.
The woman was about twenty years old, wearing a slim-fitting white dress. Her slim and beautiful figure was perfectly outlined. Under her graceful calves, a pair of soft, smooth and boneless feet were exposed.
Before she could catch the rain, the warriors surrounding her gathered around holding big umbrellas.
Ji Qingshuang looked at the bluestone ground washed away by the rain, frowned slightly, and gently stepped on the middle-aged woman's back with one foot.
Immediately, two maids fetched boots and put them on for her.
The group of people surrounded Ji Qingshuang and entered Zhuangzi's back hall.
Ji Qingshuang came to the main seat. The middle-aged woman took out the cloth from the Xumi bag in advance and wiped the already clean chair. Then she took out the white animal fur and put it on it.
Ji Qingshuang sat down, and everyone stood in front of her with extremely respectful expressions.
"Miss Qingshuang, this is the information we have investigated. Murong Qi came to Yuanchang Fucheng ten days ago, but he did not take action against the Nujiao Gang. He only visited the Zheng family."
One of the men took out a folded piece of cloth from his arms and offered it with both hands.
Ji Qingshuang glanced at it but did not pick it up.
The middle-aged woman on the side saw this, took the cloth, spread her hands, and placed it in front of Ji Qingshuang.
"Murong Qi is not worried, but that Han Zhao, where is he now?" Ji Qingshuang said calmly.
"Han Zhao returned to Nujiao Island twenty days ago and is still on the island." Another person took out a scroll. The middle-aged woman took the scroll and unfolded it, revealing the figure of a handsome young man as rich as jade.
"His appearance is outstanding, even better than that of Han Cheng. No wonder Bai Wei cares so much about him and asks me for help even if he promises to give up a lot of resources." Ji Qingshuang looked at the appearance of the young man in the painting, her eyes a little playful.
"You go ahead and monitor Murong Qi's actions closely."
Ji Qingshuang waved her hands at the warriors in front of her.
"Yes!" Everyone bowed out respectfully.
At this time, the middle-aged woman on the side said seriously: "Miss Qingshuang, do you really want to take action against Murong Qi? After all, he is a direct descendant of the White Tiger family and has been famous for a long time. I heard that his strength has greatly improved in the past two years. Not an easy person to get along with. I'm afraid..."
"Aunt Yun, are you afraid that I am no match for him?" Ji Qingshuang chuckled.
"I don't dare. Miss Qingshuang's ranking is still above Murong Qi. I'm just afraid of causing trouble." Ji Yun quickly lowered his head.
"The Bailing Sect and the White Tiger Family are looking for the 'Yin Nu' to sacrifice their blood to the Baiqin Yue. My purpose is to capture Han Zhao and control him in my hands, in order to coerce Ji Baiwei into submission at the critical moment and allow me to obtain the divine weapon." The final victory. The interests of both parties do not conflict, Murong Qi will give me this face."
Ji Qingshuang said calmly, the Ji family's strength is indeed slightly inferior to the Murong family, but this is the Kingdom of Wei, not the Kingdom of Chu.
The Bailing Sect and the White Tiger Family can jointly subdue the Qi family, and they will never provoke the Ji family at this time.
As long as Murong Qi is a normal person, he will not go against her.
"Miss Bai Wei would really fight for a mortal warrior..." Ji Yun hesitated.
"You don't know her. If she hadn't been at a critical moment of breakthrough this time and her family didn't allow her to go out, she would have definitely come in person."
Ji Qingshuang said quietly.
"As a member of an aristocratic family, she is too kind to trust me, a competitor who has a direct conflict of interest with her. Since she is so stupid, how can I give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"
"Miss Qingshuang is wise!" Ji Yun lowered her head. She had never seen a good person like Ji Baiwei in the family, but it was a pity that her master was Ji Qingshuang.
"I will take advantage of this trip to complete my breakthrough here. As long as I advance to the snake level, and Han Zhao has the ace card...Bai Wei, don't blame me. If you want to blame me, blame you for blocking me." road."
Ji Qingshuang's face showed a ruthless expression.
Reunited with Qixiefu to become the official commander, standing on the top of all living beings, enjoying a supreme status and a long life span of nearly a thousand years, which is far more important than the so-called friendship.
...
Nujiao Island.
Han Zhao was sitting on the main seat of Nujiao Palace.
The people below were talking quietly.
Han Zhao spread out a piece of cloth in his hand, with densely written words on it.
This is the information about Murong Qi sent by Qi Xuanming.
This person is only twenty-four years old this year. At a young age, he is already a top expert in the second bloodline awakening. He is only half a step away from the third bloodline awakening.
Although it is ranked 19th on the Kirin Ranking, its actual combat power should be more than that.
Naturally, his biggest reliance is the White Tiger bloodline. However, this person combined the power of the bloodline with martial arts to create his own unique skill, the 'White Tiger Killing Sword'. It is said that only a few people in the entire White Tiger family can rival him, and These people are all older than him.
Murong Qi is accompanied by a sword slave from the Second Evil Realm. There is no weak warrior who can break through to the Martial Saint Realm.
Thinking of He Wuji, he pressed the "Sun Zhen Gang" at the bottom of the box with his hand, and died with him in the simulation.
"This time, we can truly face the top powers of the same level." Han Zhao thought to himself. Although he was very satisfied with the progress in the recent period, he did not underestimate Murong Qi.
Lung·Metal (61%), Liver·Wood (61%), Kidney·Water (61%), Heart·Fire (61%), Spleen·Earth (61%)
Upper Dantian·Thunder (40%), Middle Dantian·Ice (35%), Lower Dantian·Wind (35%)
By absorbing the power of the Dragon Blood Pill and transforming the thunder energy in it, Han Zhao has officially entered the realm of the Four Qi Master.
Because the body has the power of wind, ice, and thunder, the power of the five qi in the body is much stronger than that of the same level.
The most important thing is that the Blood Spirit Strategy has been completed and integrated into the Nine Transformations of True Spirit, plus he has practiced the Soul Seizing Technique to the third level.
Han Zhao has been able to use the power-absorbing method to absorb the true energy from the bodies of martial saint-level experts.
At present, he has absorbed a small part of the true energy in Shangguan Lie's body.
The main reason is that Shangguan Lie is a martial saint of the Three Evil Realm who has cultivated minor supernatural powers. His true energy is extremely condensed. In addition, there is still thunder dragon blood left in his body, so Han Zhao cannot absorb a large amount of his true energy.
However, Han Zhao's current primary target is not Shangguan Lie, but He Wuji.
He has recently been investigating the news about He Wuji through the intelligence network of Nu Jiao Gang and Yuling Guard.
This person should have joined the Immortality Cult.
For him, the best order of facing the enemy is to kill He Wuji first and use the power-absorbing method to absorb his energy.
Even if only one-twentieth is left after refining, as long as He Wuji can obtain He Wuji's 'Sun True Gang', his explosive power will definitely reach a higher level.
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It may not be impossible to use the innate Gang Qi to release the 'Sun True Gang'.
"Huh?!" While Han Zhao was thinking, he suddenly sensed that Yu Niang was quickly approaching the Nu Jiao Palace.
He stood up immediately.
"Young Gang Leader." Seeing Han Zhao stand up suddenly, Shui Jingfeng stepped forward and bowed respectfully, looking at him doubtfully.
"The meeting is suspended. You can go down first."
Han Zhao waved his hand.
"Yes!" Everyone obeyed the order and left the Nu Jiao Palace.
After a while, an ice-blue bird the size of a palm flew into the hall.
"Yu Niang." Noticing Yu Niang's scrutinizing gaze, Han Zhao said in a deep voice, "Can I call you that now? Or should I call you Yu Xuanji... Patriarch?"
"Although I'm old enough to be your grandma, calling me ancestor would make me too old."
A cold voice came from the mouth of the ice-blue bird.
As soon as she finished speaking, her body suddenly glowed with an icy blue glimmer.
Then, the light became more and more dazzling.
Han Zhao raised his hands to cover his eyes.
In the blink of an eye, a woman with an elegant appearance and skin as good as snow appeared in front of him. Her eyes were slightly closed, and she looked to be in her mid-twenties. She was wearing a knee-length silver shirt, revealing a pair of round and slender legs.
Wisps of icy air quickly spread around the woman, and soon the tables, chairs and the ground in the hall were covered with a layer of white frost.
The protective Gang Qi on Han Zhao's body was automatically activated to resist the waves of chill.
But when the woman in silver clothes opened her eyes, the cold air quickly returned to her body.
His icy blue eyes were calm and calm as he stared at Han Zhao.
"Senior Yu, what did you do to Yu Niang?" Han Zhao said seriously. Although he had a blood connection, he did not feel any malice in Yu Xuanji's emotions, but she did not convey any kindness.
"She is me, I am her, what do you think I can do to her?" Yu Xuanji's face was expressionless.
As soon as she finished speaking, a soft and weak voice sounded, "Brother Han! I'm fine!"
"Yu Niang, you're fine." Han Zhao looked happy, as long as Yu Niang was still there, nothing big would happen.
It's just that it feels a bit weird to have such a cold face and such a delicate voice suddenly appear.
[A super strong man with two souls in one body, at this moment, 'the dragon swims in the shallows and the phoenix loses its hair', it is the perfect time to hug his thighs tightly. 】
[Girls who are in college at 300 are given a gift of wealth, and women who are in college at 300 are given an elixir. 】
As Yu Niang's voice appeared, the system prompt appeared.
On the system panel, the attributes of Yu Niang that could not be viewed before appeared.
——Name: Yu Xuanji·Yu Niang (Ice Phoenix)
——Kung Fu: Health Preserving Technique (Fourth Level Completed 100%)
'I've agreed to negotiate, don't interrupt! Yu Xuanji looked slightly embarrassed and scolded him in his heart.
'I know...' Yuniang said timidly.
"Ahem, kid, since you already know the whole story, I won't hold back." Yu Xuanji said calmly, trying hard to restrain Yu Niang's mood of getting close to Han Zhao.
"Senior Yu, please give me your instructions." Han Zhao said seriously. Although Yu Xuanji's aura was not strong, the cold air she exuded gave him a fatal threat. It was obvious that she had a terrifying killing move hidden in her body.
Especially in such a short period of time, she had cultivated the health-preserving formula to the fourth level of perfection, which exceeded his expectations.
"The exercises you taught Yu Niang are very useful for me to regain my strength. As long as I take another step forward, I can speed up the completion of nirvana. When I regain my strength, I can help you solve the problems of the Bailing Sect and the White Tiger Family."
Yu Xuanji said in a deep voice.
"This..." Han Zhao was a little hesitant. The Health Preservation Technique, starting from the fifth level, is the category of the Immortality Technique, involving secrets, and this Jade Mystery is not as close to him as Yu Niang, so he doesn't dare to mention the fifth level. Teach her layers.
"Don't worry, the benefits will definitely come to you. I feel that you have the power of the thunder dragon in your body. The dragon bloodline will make your journey as a warrior smoother, but if you specialize in martial arts, you may not be able to survive the catastrophe due to your magical powers! "
"Senior Yu, please help me solve my doubts." Han Zhao's expression changed slightly. Divine power and catastrophe were the biggest problems he encountered in the current simulation.
"My Tianfeng True Yin can help spiritual beasts weaken the heavenly tribulation, and it is naturally also effective against the magical tribulation. As long as you help me get through the Nirvana period, I will help you get through the magical tribulation in the future, how about it?"
"Senior Yu, are you serious about this?" Han Zhao's eyes widened.
"I never break my promise. If you don't believe me, I will swear on my inner demon."
"I believe senior." Han Zhao said seriously. Blood ties are more reliable than oaths.
