Chapter 389

The voice was not loud, and sounded extraordinarily calm.

Yet the more calm it was.

The few people in the arena grew even more terrified.

Their entire bodies involuntarily trembled with cold.

"Your servant is incompetent; please, Demon Lord, punish me!"

Hei Tong lowered his head and answered tremblingly,

Out of fear, even his tone sounded panicked.

"Go to the underground cavern and face the wall."

Bu Bai Suzhen did not even glance at her.

She said coldly.

She turned and left.

Qinglong Peak, Qinglong Shanzhuang.

"Someone actually dares to sever their foundation and re-cultivate?!"

"Interesting."

"I wonder just how far you can go?"

He glanced at the Heaven's Dao Golden List.

Ximen Wudi raised an eyebrow and murmured.

His previously indifferent expression instantly gained a spark of interest.

A faint smile had appeared on his lips without notice.

In his deep eyes,

A flicker of anticipation passed.

He casually took the tea offered by Baoqin.

He took a light sip.

His eyes showed deep thought.

Meanwhile,

As the glow of the Nine Provinces Combat Ceiling List gradually faded,

The Nine Provinces Hundred Flowers List did not hesitate for a moment.

Accompanied by brilliant Jin Guang,

Lines of small characters slowly appeared.

【Nine Provinces Hundred Flowers List — (tied) 40th place: Sun Xiuqing, cultivation: early-stage Grandmaster.】

【Identity: True Disciple of the Mount Emei Sect of the Great Ming Dynasty.】

【Because of her eloquence and innate wisdom, Sun Xiuqing became the second female disciple of the Emeizhang Sect of Great Ming.】

【As a woman, and moreover a woman of extraordinary beauty, she possessed extraordinary talent and profound insight into the Dao, earning her the title of Mount Emei's Four Beauties.】

【Yet compared to her enviable martial talent, her beauty made countless women feel ashamed and envious.】

【Her large, expressive eyes, paired with thin lips and a slender waist and long legs, gave her an elegant, captivating grace.】

【Place her anywhere, and she would overshadow all others, becoming the center of attention.】

【What was unknown to others was.】

【During a chance encounter, Ximen Chuixue, the Great Ming's peerless sword prodigy, revered as the Sword God, fell in love with her at first sight.】

【Alas, the flower had affection, but the stream had no heart.】

【Moreover, Ximen Chuixue was always cold and inept at words.】

【Thus, this emotion, still unborn, was crushed in its bud.】

【Yet this also reveals just how beautiful Sun Xiuqing truly was!】

【She made Ximen Chuixue, who revered the sword above all else, fall in love at first sight — her beauty, though glimpsed faintly, was enough to reveal the whole leopard.】

【Heaven's Dao Evaluation: The finest among women, overshadowing all peach and plum blossoms!】

【Heaven's Dao Reward: Zhenyan Pill (consumption grants eternal youth), Bichen Pearl (blocks all dust and impurities).】

【Nine Provinces Hundred Flowers List — (tied) 40th place: Ren Yingying, cultivation: mid-stage Innate.】

【Identity: Holy Maiden of the Great Ming Sun-Moon Sect, daughter of the former sect leader, Ren Woxing.】

【As a demoness and enchantress in the eyes of orthodox cultivators, she was undeniably exemplary.】

【Her beauty was peerless, her skin like celestial jade, exquisitely graceful, radiant and charming beyond words.】

【She was exceptionally clever and quick-witted, decisive in action, possessed a delicate mind and clever stratagems; though a woman, she was among the elite, in no way inferior to men!】

【Besides calligraphy and painting, she was also exceptionally skilled in music, capable of playing both qin and xiao alone to perform the "Laughing Proudly Through the Jianghu" melody.】

【When governing, she knew how to balance mercy and authority; when facing enemies, she acted with swift ruthlessness — wise, calm, and clearly displaying the Holy Maiden's methods.】

【Most importantly, even covered by a layer of veil, her alluring figure and cold, aloof aura were enough to stir endless desire and admiration.】

【The only slight flaw was perhaps her cultivation level being a bit low.】

【Otherwise, she might not have become a second Yao Yue, but at the very least, she could have carved out her own name in the Nine Provinces' Jianghu!】

【Heaven's Dao Evaluation: The wild goose does not come; my beloved travels far. My thoughts are not distant — if only for a lifetime!】

【Heaven's Dao Reward: Zhenyan Pill (consumption grants eternal youth), Bichen Pearl (blocks all dust and impurities).】

229 — The God of War Hall appears; all factions gather!

As the contents of Heaven's Dao's Nine Provinces Hundred Flowers List unfolded one by one,

In the void, a woman clad in crimson robes, exquisitely beautiful, with sword-like eyes and star-bright brows, appeared.

Large eyes, thin lips, a slender waist and long legs, her posture graceful and captivating.

Though a trace of sorrow lingered in her brow, it only enhanced her radiant charm, causing countless heroes across the Nine Continents to turn their heads in awe.

She was Sun Xiuqing, pure and innocent, a Mount Emei Sect disciple beloved by many.

Behind her stretched a grove of bamboo.

Clear, melodious strings rang out from within the bamboo grove.

Deep in the bamboo, a beautiful woman, veiled in gauze and clad in purple robes, her figure supple, played her instrument.

A gentle breeze stirred, lifting the thin gauze.

A fleeting glimpse!

Beneath the gauze, skin whiter than snow, seemingly delicate enough to burst at a breath.

On her oval face, faint dimples appeared and vanished.

Her peerless beauty, combined with her elusive form,

In an instant, left countless heroes spellbound.

"Is this really an Mount Emei Sect disciple? That gaze—I admit, I'm in love…"

"Love's useless! She's a top disciple of the Mount Emei Sect, from the Mingmenzheng Sect. Brother, go piss on a mirror—do you think you're worthy?"

"What goddess? The Nine Continents' Hundred Beauties List was published—Sun Xiuqing was discarded by Ximen Chuixue like trash!"

"Exactly! Your goddess, to others…"

"Shut up! Say another word and I'll challenge you to a duel!"

"Sigh, a bunch of fools. Sun Xiuqing is beautiful, but she doesn't compare to Young Lady Ren."

"What do you mean, brother? I see little difference in appearance between Sun Xiuqing and Ren Yingying—otherwise they wouldn't both be ranked 40th on the Nine Continents' Hundred Beauties List, right?"

"You don't understand."

"Oh? Brother, enlighten me."

"Yes, yes, I want to know too."

"Heh! If Sun Xiuqing is beautiful on the outside and wise within, Young Lady Ren is born with seduction in her bones."

"Moreover, her entrance differs from others', and she plays the qin far better."

"If one were to… heh… listen to her play the qin while… wouldn't that…"

"You? She's the Holy Maiden of the Mo Sect, commanding countless Xie Sect figures, and her father was the former leader of the Mo Sect."