Chapter 317: Baoyue Tower, the Five Extremes

The Jingzhe List each year is undoubtedly a grand event watched by all under heaven, drawing the gaze of heroes from every corner of the martial world!

Mentioning this year's Jingzhe List, Liu Jinchan smiled faintly and said calmly, "Given Baoyue Tower's all-pervading intelligence network, will they place Shenzhou among the top ten?"

The Jingzhe List has just opened this year, yet you recently broke through to Grand Master—your accumulated strength rivals that of any ordinary Grand Master.

Whenever the Baoyue Tower is mentioned, martial artists all feel awe. This sect, which seemed to appear overnight five years ago, knows every martial art under heaven and possesses knowledge of all global affairs, swiftly establishing its prestige in the martial world!

Its lord, Sikong, remains a mystery like mist—though his gender is known to be male, no one has ever seen his true face, leaving only a string of speculations.

Yan's underlings, the "Mercury," have spent years probing, yet all they uncovered was that Lord Sikong might be a pair of twin brothers—no further information has surfaced.

You shook your head; you have always been indifferent to fame and fortune.

Several from Sanzhen Sect also made the list, with Lu Yu ranking among the top ten!

The top ten warriors on the Jingzhe List are all peaks of the martial world, each possessing glorious records of slaying Grand Masters—none were anything less than peerless masters of their time.

Among these ten supreme warriors, the martial world especially reveres five, collectively known as the "Five Extremes," with no official ranking among them.

Though no exact order is given for the top ten, in the hearts of martial artists, Lu Yu is a fiery contender for the top five.

Lu Yu once single-handedly slew two Grand Masters—Chen Sanzhong and Jiang Xiaoyue—his fame echoing throughout the martial world.

Besides Lu Yu, the other four are equally renowned, each dominating their own sphere.

The first is the Daoist master "Xuantianzi," revered as the foremost master of the orthodox path, born in the Kingdom of Han and currently the True Person and abbot of the Grand Daoist sect, Taiping Jiao. He cultivates the Taiping Dao Book, his power has reached the pinnacle of cultivation, he is over one hundred and fifty years old, and has been renowned in the martial world for nearly one hundred and twenty years. Xuantianzi attained Grand Master status at thirty; his recorded interventions are rare—only twice in the last forty years—but each one shook the martial world. 【23】 The second is from Beifeng; his emergence, like Baoyue Tower, was sudden and mysterious. He has been famed for only ten years, but wherever he goes, the Beifeng martial world trembles in fear. Five years ago, he annihilated the entire Daxueshan Sect with thunderous force and declared himself its new master.

Once, when Huang Dao broke through to the Master realm, he encountered Xuantianzi, who knocked him to the ground in fewer than four moves; Huang Dao fled in disgrace, humiliated, and thereafter sealed himself in a death-cultivation to practice the Dao Heart Seed Demon Art.

His second intervention occurred on the vast grasslands, where Xuantianzi faced three demonic Grand Masters alone—he was the only one to emerge from the grasslands, his reputation soaring further.

Rumors in the martial world claim Xuantianzi has cultivated the Taiping Dao Book to the Four Heavenly Realms—a feat even the sect's founding patriarch never achieved, revealing the unfathomable depth of his martial mastery.

Taiping Jiao is deeply rooted in Han, with believers spanning court and commonalty; even eunuchs and imperial consorts in the inner palace are among its followers, demonstrating its immense influence.

The Han monarch, Yuwen Yan, once studied under Taiping Jiao in his youth, but after ascending the throne, he promoted Buddhism as the state religion and suppressed Taiping Jiao, making relations between the sect and the imperial house delicate.

In the martial world, Grand Masters stand at the pinnacle of martial arts, yet even they cannot escape death from exhaustion when facing two thousand armored cavalry charges.

Yet even so, Xuantianzi remains unmoved atop the martial world's summit.

The second is from Beifeng; his sudden and mysterious appearance, like the Baoyue Tower, has left the Beifeng martial world in awe. Though he has been renowned for only a decade, wherever he goes, the Beifeng martial realm trembles in fear. Five years ago, he annihilated the entire Daxueshan Sect with thunderous force and proclaimed himself its new master.

He calls himself "Xiaoyue," a title that swiftly spread through the martial world.

When he travels, he is always carried by ten exquisite maidens, his face veiled by thick gauze curtains—few in the world have glimpsed his true visage. Legends about him are like fallen immortals from heaven—elegant and extraordinary, captivating countless women who would gladly die for him.

Every woman who has seen his true face, regardless of status, has been taken back to Daxueshan to become his concubines. To date, his harem atop Daxueshan holds over four hundred beautiful women.

When Xiaoyue roams the martial world, many female martial artists throw themselves at him, offering themselves as his bedmates.

Opinions on Xiaoyue are divided: some call him a flower-plundering bandit who abducts beautiful women; others revere his martial prowess and wisdom as a once-in-a-century genius, praising his lightness skill, "Cangtian Baihe," as having reached the realm of transcendence—leaving no trace on snow, moving like a startled swan.

His folding fan, though seemingly ordinary, is immensely powerful—able to shatter gold and split stone; one fan in his hand rivals ten thousand weapons.

Many have tried to confront Xiaoyue atop Daxueshan, but most perish in the endless snows, none returning alive.

Stories of Xiaoyue and his concubines are strange: whether princesses, generals' wives, or village women, all willingly followed him to Daxueshan, as if drawn by some magic.

Even when husbands with children or fathers come seeking these women, they rarely succeed in taking them away—instead, they may suffer humiliation, or even die trying.

This phenomenon has gradually earned Daxueshan the reputation of a "demon lair" in the martial world.

Yet atop Daxueshan lie two beauties from the Yanzhi List—the martial world's ranking of the most beautiful women, whose top ten are all peerless in beauty and talent.

Truly "exquisite!"

Its influence ranks second only to the Jingzhe List; these two beauties drew the gaze of countless martial artists and even attracted two Grand Masters to Daxueshan.

Neither of those two Grand Masters succeeded—they perished atop Daxueshan, elevating Xiaoyue's prestige to its peak and securing his place among the top ten of the Jingzhe List.

The third is the female emperor of Daqian. She commands all Daqian's armies and has cultivated the Daqian martial art, "Zhan Tian Tu Lu," to its final layer: the Zhan Tian Realm.

She once instantly slew dozens of Masters and one Grand Master—her dominance was absolute.

Martial artists even believe she possesses the strength to challenge Xuantianzi for the title of number one, revealing the unfathomable depth of her cultivation.

The last is the former demonic master Huang Dao; his name in recent years has hung over the martial world like a dark cloud, striking fear into all who hear it.

Huang Dao has cultivated the Dao Heart Seed Demon Art to an unprecedented realm, nearly becoming a demon himself, capable of absorbing human blood essence to strengthen himself.

Precisely because of this, he has killed more Grand Masters than any other in the martial world, each strike accompanied by bloodshed and chaos.

Huang Dao's record is staggering: he has slain four or five Grand Masters, including even those of the demonic path.

Among them were the Foolish Monk of Lingxi Temple and the patriarch of the Di Jie Mo Zong.

This provoked a joint pursuit by orthodox and demonic factions, gathering dozens of experts—including the Daoist prodigy Ningbo, a Grand Master who created the exquisite "Tai Shang Ba Pu." Yet this entire force perished within Daqing's borders.

This battle not only amplified Huang Dao's fame but shook the entire martial world, securing his place among the top ten of the Jingzhe List.

In recent years, Huang Dao has continued to kill two more Grand Masters, his cultivation now reaching a level beyond comprehension.

These five are known throughout the martial world as the Five Extremes!

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