Chapter 533: Discussing the Peak Under the Moon

Under the night, a bright moon hung high.

A black flying boat swept past under the moon.

On the flying boat, Shen Tuyue, Li Fei, and Ning Ning Qingman in green stood side by side.

The three of them left Mount Mount Tiansha together, preparing to go to the Red Dust Pavilion.

Li Fei took away Ying Hua Jie's notebook, while Ning Ning Qingman left her own sword.

That was just an ordinary iron sword, not even an exotic weapon.

But as long as this iron sword was still inserted on the main peak of Mount Mount Tiansha, Mount Mount Tiansha wouldn't be in chaos for ten years!

In front of the Grandmasters of the Central Plains Jianghu, Ning Ning Qingman's move was undoubtedly giving Mount Mount Tiansha a huge protective talisman.

Li Fei didn't expect this sword immortal to do such a thing.

He originally thought that she had been wandering the Jianghu for many years and ignoring worldly affairs, with the mentality of an immortal standing on the clouds and overlooking the world.

Now it seemed, could this sword immortal be quite... warm-hearted?

"Let me see your Minghuang Sword."

On the flying boat, Ning Ning Qingman suddenly said to Shen Tuyue.

"Yes."

Shen Tuyue admired this sword immortal quite a bit and handed over her sword with both hands without hesitation.

Ning Ning Qingman took the crimson Minghuang Sword.

Clang—

The divine sword was unsheathed halfway, flowing with light and color, with high-spirited sword intent.

"Your master is still the best."

Ning Ning Qingman looked at the divine sword in her hand and sighed:

"Planning and strategizing from a thousand miles away, both killing the opponent and increasing her cultivation, while also paving the way for her disciple."

After she finished speaking, she sheathed the sword and returned the Minghuang Sword to Shen Tuyue:

"Keep this sword well; it might be your opportunity for enlightenment in the future."

Shen Tuyue took the Minghuang Sword with both hands, somewhat surprised:

"Opportunity for enlightenment?"

She originally thought that her master letting her come to Mount Mount Tiansha to watch the battle was just to borrow the Minghuang Sword and make a move secretly without attracting attention.

But now listening to Ning Ning Qingman's meaning, there was also her own business here.

"Yes, thank you, Sword Immortal Ning, for your guidance."

Shen Tuyue didn't ask much.

She was currently only a Martial Dao Master with double divine abilities, and she was still too far away from enlightenment.

So there was no need to be ambitious and ask too much.

When the time came, she would naturally know.

Seeing her so calm, Ning Ning Qingman nodded secretly.

With such a state of mind, no wonder Wen Wen Xuexian wanted to pave the way for the other party so painstakingly.

"Sword Immortal Ning."

Li Fei on the side couldn't help but ask, "What was Li Ming plotting this time? Could it be that he wanted to occupy the other party's body while Senior Ying was breaking through, so that he could possess a Martial Saint body without any sequelae?"

This was a possibility he speculated.

Li Ming was a demonic martial artist with a flawed foundation; although he had a divine ability like 【Demonic Fetus Soul Seed】, he couldn't directly occupy a Martial Saint's body.

So the best choice was to find a Grandmaster about to break through and complete the seizure during the other party's breakthrough.

This way, he could obtain a Martial Saint body without any foundation problems, making up for his own flaws.

Ning Ning Qingman turned and looked at Li Fei: "You really have ideas."

"Did I guess wrong?"

"If it were really as you said, then you would be Li Ming's best choice."

"Hmm..."

Li Fei had to admit that what Ning Ning Qingman said made sense.

Looking at the world, which Grandmaster could be more promising than him and have more hope of breaking through to become a Saint?

And seizing him, the benefits were not just in cultivation.

His current status and position might be the most important thing for a demon like Li Ming who was shouted at by everyone!

"After condensing Dao rules, a martial artist has concluded a contract with the Great Dao of heaven and earth and can never possess other Dao rules in this life; at most, they can only supplement and strengthen based on the original Dao rules."

Ning Ning Qingman said.

Li Fei realized.

So Li Ming couldn't use the method he speculated to obtain a brand-new Martial Saint body.

If he dared to seize the body before the other party broke through, the subsequent breakthrough would inevitably fail.

And if the other party had already broken through successfully, Li Ming couldn't complete the seizure at all.

Dead end.

"Then what was Li Ming plotting?"

"Actually, the direction you speculated is correct. Demonic martial artists have flawed foundations; what he plotted was indeed to supplement his foundation. However, it was not by relying on the soul seed to replace the body, but by devouring the other party's power and luck during the breakthrough with Dao rules.

His Dao rule is named 【Swallowing Heaven】, and his 'Dao' is—taking from the insufficient to supplement the sufficient!"

Ning Ning Qingman pointed out Li Ming's Great Dao directly.

"Taking from the insufficient to supplement the sufficient?"

Li Fei murmured, having a realization.

Ning Ning Qingman: "It's a pity that there are too few Grandmasters in this world capable of charging toward the Martial Saint Realm, and among the few, many have deep backgrounds, so Li Ming had no chance to make a move at all."

So he spent twenty years slowly plotting and laying out pieces before he chose Ying Hua Jie.

Li Fei nodded.

Indeed, in the past hundred years, the number of Grandmasters charging toward the Martial Saint Realm didn't exceed the number of fingers on both hands.

Among them, most were either people from the Imperial Court, or the Buddhist and Daoist sects, or people from Lin Tianyi Tower or the Red Dust Pavilion.

These people all had top experts behind them, and there must have been top experts guarding them during the breakthrough; how could Li Ming have had the opportunity to make a move?

"Sure enough, seeking the Dao is not simple; even after becoming a Martial Saint, it is still difficult."

Li Fei sighed to himself.

Shen Tuyue on the side listened quietly to the conversation between the two, occasionally stealing glances at Li Fei.

She was indeed far from enlightenment, but the person who once stood at the same height as her was now only one step away from that realm.

"Sword Immortal Ning, I saw you easily defeat Li Ming today; may I ask how you comment on the top experts in the world?"

Li Fei suddenly asked curiously.

He saw that Ning Ning Qingman was someone willing to guide others, perhaps she was really warm-hearted, so he took the opportunity to ask some questions related to top experts.

One Supreme, Three Demons, Five True Persons, Seven Martial Saints.

Except for that Supreme who was recognized as number one, who was strong and who was weak among the rest? Who ranked second, who ranked third? Who was the weakest?

There had never been a recognized statement, and it had always been one of the "gossip" that many Jianghu people were most curious about.

Hearing this question from Li Fei, Shen Tuyue's eyes also became bright.

Apparently, she was also very interested in this "gossip"!

Ning Ning Qingman pondered for a while and really spoke:

"Lin Lin Tianyi goes without saying; among the four True Persons and that Buddha, in my opinion, Qingxu is the undisputed number one!"

Li Fei and Shen Tuyue nodded at the same time.

Both of them agreed with this point.

Qingxu might not have been the first expert in a thousand years to charge toward the realm above the peak, but he was definitely the closest one!

Back then, if his earthly Dao country had been built, he really might have become the first person in history!

"After Qingxu, that deceased Imperial Preceptor, in my opinion, can rank second."

Ning Ning Qingman continued.

This ranking surprised Shen Tuyue, who wanted to speak but stopped.

In her view, after Qingxu, that Buddha of the current age who killed his way into the Imperial Palace alone should be second.

Ning Ning Qingman noticed Shen Tuyue's change in expression and looked at her:

"Too many people underestimate Yun Shu, but they don't think about it; in the past hundred years, besides him, who else has killed a top expert? And killed two in just a few years?"

Shen Tuyue: "But..."

Ning Ning Qingman knew what she wanted to say:

"You think Yun Shu had the help of national fortune and borrowed external force, so this battle record should be greatly discounted?"

"Then think about it, today my master and I joined forces, plotting for many years, and still couldn't completely kill Li Ming; are top experts that easy to kill?"

"The Dao rules of Yun Shu and I both have the ability to break others' Dao rules, but our paths are completely different. If we were to meet and fight for the first time, I would only have a 20% chance of killing him. But if I couldn't kill him in the first fight, then my chances of winning would become lower and lower; the longer it drags on, the more thoroughly I would lose. This is the terror of Yun Shu!"

Top experts can win, but are hard to kill.

Except for Lin Lin Tianyi, who dares to say they can kill a top expert 100%?

This was the reason Ning Ning Qingman placed Yun Shu's ranking so high.

Shen Tuyue hurriedly bowed: "It is the junior who is shallow."

Ning Ning Qingman waved her hand: "Just chatting casually, no need to be so restrained."

"Qingxu first, Yun Shu second, that Buddha third; this is the ranking in my heart. As for the remaining two Daoist True Persons, I am not familiar with them."

She finished the ranking of the "Five True Persons" simply.

"As for the Seven Martial Saints..."

Li Fei and Shen Tuyue stared at her tightly, wanting to hear how this "Sword Immortal" evaluated herself and the other six Martial Saints.

Compared to Art Dao, the other party's evaluation of Martial Dao was obviously more convincing.

"Wen Wen Ren Zheng entered sainthood through the military path; he doesn't walk the path of a commander who directs from afar, but the path of a battle general who cuts down generals and seizes flags. Among the four military schools, he is the master of the military situation; his ability to fight alone is even stronger than his ability to lead troops in battle. If he and I were to fight—

There is a 70% chance I die and he is seriously injured.

There is a 30% chance he and I perish together."

Ning Ning Qingman frankly admitted that she was not as good as Wen Wen Ren Zheng:

"Tai Yu of the Daluo Sect had a fight with Lin Lin Tianyi back then and was said to have been defeated miserably, but he was also inspired and immediately went into seclusion to practice.

Previously, he dared to stand out and compete with Qingxu for the position of Sect Master; even if he underestimated Qingxu, it also showed that his strength had greatly increased after seclusion!"

"The two Martial Saints of the Mount Pudu Temple, the Buddha-Eye Heavenly King has insufficient upper limits, so there is no need to say more. The Zhenhe Heavenly King attained sainthood with the Buddhist foundation as the root, and his upper limit is extremely high. In my opinion, he has the opportunity to catch up with or even surpass Wen Wen Ren Zheng.

However, now that the Buddhist sect is being besieged and killed by the Imperial Court, and temples everywhere are being destroyed, the Zhenhe Heavenly King's cultivation will definitely be affected. And on Tai Yu's side, the eight-hundred-year luck of the Daluo Sect was almost exhausted by Qingxu, which was also affected."

"In my opinion, among the seven Martial Saints, Wen Wen Ren Zheng, Tai Yu, and the Zhenhe Heavenly King can rank in the top three."

Ning Ning Qingman said a lot in one breath.

Li Fei recalled the battle between Qingxu and Tai Yu he had witnessed with his own eyes on the Yunhai Terrace of the Daluo Sect.

He recalled the battle on the Baifeng Plain again.

Corresponding to Ning Ning Qingman's comments, he nodded involuntarily.

"As for the fourth..."

Ning Ning Qingman looked at Shen Tuyue, "Your master has become more and more powerful over the years; this layout to cut off Li Ming's cause and effect will allow her cultivation to go a step further, and perhaps she is not just ranked fourth."

"Ah?"

Shen Tuyue didn't expect Ning Ning Qingman to have such a high evaluation of her master.

After the Pavilion Master of the Red Dust Pavilion, Wen Wen Xuexian, attained sainthood, she almost never stepped into the Jianghu again, and there were no more legends about her in the Jianghu.

Her Jianghu nickname "Slashing Red Dust" was because people thought she had cut off her own red dust and would never ask about the Jianghu or enter the world again.

So compared to the other six Martial Saints, Wen Wen Xuexian was the most low-key one; Shen Tuyue originally thought Ning Ning Qingman would place her master's ranking very low.

She didn't expect the other party to think Wen Wen Xuexian had the opportunity to compete for the top three!

"What about the last three?"

Li Fei couldn't help but ask.

Ning Ning Qingman smiled: "The last three, no need to mention them."

Although she was unwilling to elaborate on the remaining rankings, Li Fei could roughly judge from her tone.

She should consider herself stronger than the Buddha-Eye Heavenly King of the Buddhist sect, but the two hadn't fought, and saying so directly in front of two juniors would seem like bragging about herself.

As for the last one, Qin Qin Mingli, among the Seven Martial Saints, he broke through the latest and attained sainthood for the shortest time, so his strength was most likely the weakest.

"Sword Immortal fifth, Buddha-Eye Heavenly King sixth, Qin Qin Mingli seventh?"

Li Fei had a judgment in his heart.

"Sword Immortal Ning, what about the Three Demons?"

Shen Tuyue also asked curiously.

She also felt that listening to this "gossip" tonight was very satisfying.

"Three Demons, half a catty to eight taels, nothing worth dividing into rankings."

Ning Ning Qingman mentioned these three, her tone clearly showing some disdain:

"The Old Ancestor of the Underworld River cultivates Art Dao, with diverse means, the most insidious and vicious."

"Li Ming has the strongest life-saving means, the most difficult to kill."

"And there is a 'Demonic Spear' Tian Youpeng, who started as a killer and killed his way up from the very bottom, the best at killing people."

Clearly, because the Three Demons walked the demonic path, their foundations were unstable, and their combat power rankings were bound to be at the very end of all top experts.

As for who was strong and who was weak among the three, Ning Ning Qingman felt they were all about the same.

Anyway, none of them could beat her.

Up to this point, True Persons, Martial Saints, and Demons, Ning Ning Qingman had commented on them all.

But Li Fei still felt unsatisfied and continued to ask:

"Sword Immortal Ning, if all top experts are counted, how do you think they should be ranked?"

Although separated by a cloak, Li Fei still felt that after hearing this sentence, Ning Ning Qingman glared at him and said unhappily:

"They fight too little with each other, so they can't be ranked."

Li Fei was unwilling: "What if only the top three in the world are ranked?"

"Yes, Sword Immortal Ning, what if only the top three in the world are ranked?"

Shen Tuyue on the side also asked.

Ning Ning Qingman pondered for a while:

"The first goes without saying; if Qingxu were here, he would be the undisputed second; Yun Shu and that Buddha could both go to compete for the third."

"As for now, Qingxu and Yun Shu are both dead, and that Buddha is seriously injured and probably won't be able to recover in a short time, so Wen Wen Ren Zheng, this world's second, should be very stable.

The third will be produced between Tai Yu and the Zhenhe Heavenly King. If Sister Wen can go a step further, she also has the opportunity to compete for the third."

Li Fei and Shen Tuyue looked at each other, both feeling very satisfied.

The top three in the world today, commented on by the Sword Immortal of the current age under the moon, could be said to be full of gold content!

And after Ning Ning Qingman finished commenting on the top experts, she seemed to be still unsatisfied.

She looked at Li Fei and smiled:

"Tuoba Tuoba Shanhai, the Grandmaster recognized as the strongest in the Grassland Royal Court, I have seen him; he is not your opponent. If that Northern Barbarian King hadn't been seriously injured, he would have had a chance to compete with you.

Now, you are the undisputed strongest Grandmaster and should be comparable to the Princes of the Western Continent!"

Li Fei smiled slightly and acknowledged this evaluation.

"Among the top True Persons, there are still a few who can threaten you: a Great Arhat of the Mount Pudu Temple who has the best chance of breaking through, the current Acting Sect Master of the Yuhua Sect, Wu Hui, and the Great Man of the Manyuan Sect of the Grassland Royal Court."

Ning Ning Qingman continued, "If you add the Princes of the Western Continent, and add all the experts of the two continents together, looking at the whole world, you have a chance to rank in the top thirty; truly a formidable youngster!"

Li Fei calculated silently.

Except for the dead Qiming, two of the sixteen top experts originally in the Eastern Continent had died, and there were currently thirteen Prince-level experts in the Western Continent.

Plus the three top True Persons Ning Ning Qingman just mentioned, it added up to exactly thirty people.

And looking at the whole world, except for these thirty people, Li Fei had no rivals!

So he really had a chance to rank in the top thirty in the world.

Shen Tuyue on the side looked at his profile, her eyes bright.

"Top thirty in the world?"

Li Fei looked up at the night sky.

The bright moon hung high, and the stars shone under the night sky, each competing for brilliance.

In this boundless starry sky of the universe, some stars would always be exceptionally dazzling.

Begging for a monthly ticket.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 534 =====