Chapter 87: Rumor

"Should think of a way to temporarily divert the Yin Gui Sect's attention?" In the Prefect's office of Wu Commandery, Su Fan didn't regret finishing off Fa Nan. Offending the Yin Gui Sect, what he was wary of was the Yin Gui Sect's sneak attacks.

With many people and great power, he alone was definitely not their match.

"What should be done?"

"How to divert the attention of that old woman Zhu Yuyan?"

Su Fan began to think.

"That old woman hates two people most in her life: one is Cihang Jingzhai, and the other is the Evil King Shi Zhixuan."

"Is that old woman still looking for revenge on Shi Zhixuan, but is Shi Zhixuan still by Yang Guang's side now?"

Su Fan knew that Shi Zhixuan had disguised himself as Pei Ju and was highly valued by Yang Guang in the imperial court.

In the historical timeline, Pei Ju was definitely an able official. During the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui, he participated in the Sui destruction of Chen, pacified the Lingnan rebellion, pacified the Qimin Khan of the Turks, and served as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, Left Chancellor of the Secretariat, and Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and was enfeoffed as Duke of Wenxi County.

During the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui, he was still highly valued, uniting with Su Wei, Yuwen Shu, Pei Yun, Yu Shiji, and others to govern the imperial court. He managed the Western Regions with heart, attacked Tuyuhun, and designed the division of the Turks.

In this world, Pei Ju was Shi Zhixuan's alias. The achievements he should have had still hadn't been missed.

Of course, whether Shi Zhixuan was Pei Ju's alias, or Shi Zhixuan was Pei Ju's name in the martial arts world, no one was clear.

But according to Su Fan's understanding, Pei Ju was Shi Zhixuan's real name, and Shi Zhixuan was his alias.

The Hedong Pei family was originally an aristocratic clan, perhaps a bit inferior to the four great aristocratic clans, but it was definitely a famous noble family.

Among the two sects and six paths of the Demonic Sect, the Flower Interstices Sect was the most special.

The Flower Interstices Sect pursued entering the martial arts path through art, and also viewed the martial arts path as the highest art directly related to people. Therefore, its successors were all multi-talented, focusing on artistic conception and charm, pursuing not the beauty of the surface of things, but their charm and temperament, so that the inside and outside were consistent and complemented each other.

The Flower Interstices Sect spoke of vertical and horizontal means, not relying on many people, so each generation only passed it to one person, focusing most on knowledge and learning, traveling in all directions, and could destroy a country and establish a state without bloodshed.

So the Flower Interstices Sect recruiting disciples definitely couldn't be selected from commoners; generally, they had to be from famous noble families, because the education received by famous noble families from childhood was different.

Pei Ju came from a famous family and was discovered by the Sect Leader of the Flower Interstices Sect from childhood, and was cultivated. Later, he traveled the martial arts world under the alias Shi Zhixuan and carved out the name Evil King.

Of course, all this was Su Fan's own guess. As for what exactly it was, only Shi Zhixuan himself knew.

But regardless, revealing Shi Zhixuan's identity might attract Zhu Yuyan's gaze.

"But it's not enough. It's best to stir up the water of the martial arts world."

Su Fan touched his chin. In the tenth year of Daye, the martial arts world was still relatively calm. As for the rebel armies in various places, it wasn't certain how powerful they were yet. After all, Yang Guang still controlled the real-power army.

As for waiting until he headed south, the control over the army became weaker and weaker. At that time, the uprisings in various places could be considered to have risen.

And at that time, the Demonic Sect had already completely abandoned Yang Guang.

"Then martial arts, supreme martial arts, I'm afraid it can attract countless martial arts people."

Su Fan's brain turned, and he quickly thought of a good way. For profound martial arts, any martial arts person couldn't refuse.

"Hmm! Should I make a martial arts ranking list? Jianghu Know-it-all, Heaven and Earth Marvelous Technique Ranking, this is quite good. In the future, I can make a Heaven Ranking and an Earth Ranking."

Su Fan began to imagine. Once it was really formulated, and spread throughout the martial arts world, he believed the martial arts world would also become restless.

The pursuit of fame and profit in the martial arts world was endless.

"That's it!"

Su Fan made a decision. Let the martial arts world become restless, so that martial arts gangs wouldn't run to his side at every turn.

He just wanted to be a homebody, practice martial arts well in the Prefect's office, and he really didn't have any thoughts about the great trend of the world.

Even if there were uprisings in various places, as long as they didn't come to his place, he didn't care at all.

Sending people to spread it, naturally the best way was to let those martial arts people spread it, and adding the government pushing the waves behind the scenes was the best.

Su Fan could remotely control some government offices, but martial arts gangs couldn't borrow strength. However, martial arts people didn't need him to invite them; "tap water" had existed since ancient times.

So half a month later, suddenly in the martial arts world, a Jianghu Know-it-all appeared.

This person released a "Heaven and Earth Marvelous Technique Ranking," listing ten top divine skills and unique arts on the ranking list.

The first place on the ranking list was the "God of War Record." This technique was ranked first among the four great strange books, mysterious and unusual, and hadn't been passed down to this day.

However, the description of it on the ranking list was also very simple, just stating two points: "It is rumored that Guang Chengzi, who created the Chang Sheng Jue, and the first generation Evil Emperor Xie Tiao, who created the 'Dao Heart Demon Planting Great Art,' had the fortune to witness this divine technique."

Just this, it was ranked first on the Heaven and Earth Marvelous Technique Ranking.

The second place on the Heaven and Earth Marvelous Technique Ranking was the unfathomable Daoist divine art "Chang Sheng Jue." It is said that those who practice it can live forever.

This technique has the art of seizing the essence of heaven and earth and consolidating the foundation and cultivating the origin.

Regarding these two divine arts, most people in the martial arts world had no doubts. After all, it had always been rumored in the martial arts world.

And these two divine arts had always been existences that saw the head but not the tail.

And the third place on the ranking list was a martial art from the Demonic Sect's supreme classic, the "Heavenly Demon Strategy": the "Dao Heart Demon Planting Great Art."

The evaluation on the ranking list was the strongest martial art in the history of the Demonic Sect.

"This method first enters the Dao, then enters the Demon, and finally the Demon Dao ascends to achieve the Demon Immortal, which can extend life by a hundred years."

Extending life by a hundred years—this sentence on the ranking list made the entire martial arts world vibrate. Martial arts cultivation to a profound level can indeed prolong life, and some Daoist health-preserving "experts" often live to over a hundred years old.

But extending life by a hundred years was absolutely impossible.

And this method was actually the supreme martial art of the Demonic Sect, instantly attracting a large group of martial artists.

Who didn't want divine skills and unique arts? Who didn't want to be famous and gain profit?

Once this martial art was obtained, then after practicing it, one could become a top expert in the martial arts world.

Especially the last sentence written on the ranking list: "Shattered-level martial art; after practicing it, one can shatter the void."

Ordinary martial arts people might not be clear about what shattering the void was about.

But those sects with long inheritances, how could they not know?

What shattering the void represented.

The Demonic Sect actually had a divine art that could shatter the void.

The first to be unable to sit still was Cihang Jingzhai. Although Cihang Jingzhai had the "Cihang Sword Manual" that even the number one Daoist expert Ning Daoqi coveted, their own people knew clearly that this martial art, except for the first generation ancestor who practiced it to Grandmaster, others couldn't even appear as Grandmasters.

The Demonic Sect had a divine art that could shatter the void, and according to the ranking list's statement, it is said that in the Two Jin period, someone practiced it.

This showed that this martial art was real. How could it not make Cihang Jingzhai shocked? If that old demon woman Zhu Yuyan found this martial art, then after she practiced it, her strength would inevitably rise greatly.

Cihang Jingzhai and even the martial arts world weren't fools. They believed this ranking list instantly.

It was because the martial arts recorded on this ranking list were too detailed. Each one detailedly recorded where they came from and which experts had practiced them.

The fourth place, the "Yellow Heaven Great Art," detailedly introduced the two legendary figures who practiced this martial art: one was Zhang Jiao of the Taiping Dao at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the other was Sun En of the Tianshi Dao during the Eastern Jin period.

These two, for many forces with family origins, had records.

As a result, the martial arts recorded by the major forces also became objects pursued by many people in the martial arts world.

For a time, some forces began to become restless.

The first was the Yin Queen Zhu Yuyan of the Yin Gui Sect. ===== CHAPTER 88 =====

The first of these is the Evil Empress of the Yinkui Sect, Zhu Yuyan.