Chapter 503

As the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking was introduced, the figures of the three beauties gradually appeared in the void.

This time, the one to appear first was not Master Hua Xi.

Instead, it was Gusu Murong Qiudi, surrounded by a group of people in skull masks,

and Han Xiaozhao, the Cult Leader of the Ming Cult, worshipped by countless Ming Cult followers like mountains roaring.

Gusu Murong Qiudi's expression was cold and stern, her brows tinged with sorrow, yet her figure and looks left the imagination running wild.

Han Xiaozhao's mature-sister aura differed greatly from Gusu Murong Qiudi's.

Dressed in an exotic style, yet striking a pitifully delicate, feminine pose.

The two combined gave a unique flavor.

Added to that the more than ten thousand cult followers prostrating at her feet, the contrast made people feel Han Xiaozhao was all the more distinctive.

Only after the two figures did Master Hua Xi gradually make her appearance.

The Master Hua Xi revealed by the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking this time was not an image of her at any single moment.

Instead, it was the step-by-step evolution from when she was thirty and created the Jade Heart Art, all the way to the present.

The earliest Master Hua Xi could not be called anything but a beauty, but she truly could not be called stunningly gorgeous.

She could not be directly included in the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking.

But as the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking's images were shown step by step, Master Hua Xi's Jade Heart Art, and the pills she kept obtaining.

The two combined gradually elevated an already-notable beauty in looks, figure, temperament, and so on.

All directly reaching the outstanding level of an absolute top-tier beauty.

And because this image display was different, countless people even felt.

Although the three women shared the same title, the feeling Master Hua Xi gave was the most stunning.

Countless people, especially beauties, became even more curious about the Qinglong Society.

Raising cultivation, pursuing the supreme realm of the martial Dao.

That was more what men most wanted to obtain!

But looks—even looks, figure, and temperament that could continuously evolve and improve.

This was something that could drive every woman in the world mad!

And because of this exposure, countless female experts all wanted to know how they could join the Qinglong Society.

How they could obtain missions from the Qinglong Society, and use those legendary mission points to exchange for pills that could enhance beauty!

All of this was too miraculous!

So much so that Wu Zetian of the Great Tang directly asked Shangguan Wan'er,

"Wan'er, what do you think about us just giving up the resistance!"

"Have the Great Tang directly submit to the Qinglong Society?"

"Your Majesty…"

Though this was the bedchamber and no ministers were around, Shangguan Wan'er, hearing Wu Zetian say this, was instantly at a loss.

Her own sovereign was increasingly lacking in ambition…..

"Mm! I was only joking!"

When Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er were alone together, she rarely referred to herself as 'zhen'.

The entire court of civil and military officials, the nation-protecting enshrined masters, and so on, were all merely Wu Zetian's subjects.

Shangguan Wan'er was not only a subject, but a confidante, and an irreplaceable intimate friend from the boudoir.

So she was not so reserved with Shangguan Wan'er.

"Your Majesty, this joke is best not made."

Shangguan Wan'er, head full of black lines, offered a word of counsel.

Although the Empress Wu Zetian could treat her this way, unbothered by formality, Shangguan Wan'er understood that a subject's duty she must keep.

"Alright, alright!"

Wu Zetian said with a bitter smile,

"It's just truly too infuriating."

"You say this Hua Xi having that eternally-youth-preserving 'Jade Heart Art' would be enough."

"She even improved this 'Jade Heart Art' into one that can enhance beauty."

"This person's talent points were absolutely allocated crookedly."

"Your Majesty speaks truly; with such talent, if applied to the proper path."

"Now Hua Xi's strength should already be at the Heavenly Being…"

Shangguan Wan'er, speaking to here, suddenly froze,

"That's not right! Your Majesty."

"What is it?"

Wu Zetian looked at Shangguan Wan'er in bewilderment.

"This Hua Xi had previously appeared on the previous edition of the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking."

"If this minister remembers correctly, she was precisely twentieth at that time, her strength at early-stage Earthly Celestial Immortal."

"It's only been so short a time—how has her strength already reached half-step Heavenly Being…"

Wu Zetian only stared at Hua Xi's beauty-enhancing methods, yet Shangguan Wan'er had discovered Hua Xi's astonishing rise in strength.

"Oh right!"

Wu Zetian also caught on

Half-step Heavenly Being, for the current Great Tang, was not that extraordinary an expert.

But it had only been such a short time, and she had already broken through from early-stage Celestial Immortal to half-step Celestial Being.

This speed was truly terrifying!

In terms of normal cultivation speed, to break through from early-stage Celestial Immortal to half-step Celestial Being, one would need at least forty or fifty years.

And that was considered decent talent!

With poorer talent, it would take a hundred years at minimum, or even be hopeless for life.

How could Master Hua Xi achieve such a rapid improvement?

This was far too abnormal!

"Could it be the credit of that so-called Qinglong Society's Pill Pavilion?"

Wu Zetian speculated for a moment. This time, the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking had once again exposed some of the Qinglong Society's secrets.

The Scripture Pavilion, as the name Gu Mingsiyi suggests, was a place where countless Wu Gong were stored within it.

Judging by the Qinglong Society's current performance, saying it possessed divine-grade Wu Gong would likely leave no one in disbelief.

The Divine Weapon Hall, naturally, was where all kinds of divine weapons were stored.

Not long ago, the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking rewarded the Qinglong Society's Lord Chuan Ying with two heaven-grade divine weapons.

At that time, Lord Chuan Ying had fought his way to the Great Ming Palace for the "Demonic Heart Dao Planting Art."

He had been carrying those two heaven-grade divine weapons at the time.

Judging from this, heaven-grade divine weapons were not rare in the Qinglong Society.

Therefore, the divine weapons in the Divine Weapon Hall were likely to include quite a few immortal-grade ones as well.

Finally, there was the Pill Pavilion, which the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking had specifically emphasized!

Master Hua Xi relied on this Pill Pavilion, using the power of pills, along with the improved "Bright Jade Art,"

To forcefully elevate herself from an ordinary beauty to the terrifying level of making it onto the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking.

This kind of improvement had the credit of the improved version of the "Bright Jade Art."

But the existence of the Pill Pavilion absolutely could not be ignored!

Since the Pill Pavilion had pills that enhanced beauty, then pills that enhanced martial power and cultivation were clearly not few either!

"Your Majesty! Could it be that you didn't see clearly, that Master Hua Xi all along,"

"Has always been using the Qinglong Society's points to exchange for beauty-enhancing pills in the Pill Pavilion!"

Shangguan Wan'er offered a reminder.

"Ah ya! It really does seem that way…"

Only then did Wu Zetian react,