Chapter 1026

Beimingzi!

As soon as these three words were spoken, the hall erupted in an uproar.

For this Daoist master of the Great Qin, the crowd of Jianghu heroes had heard his name like thunder.

Although almost no one had seen Beimingzi take action with their own eyes, nor had they heard of any actual combat records of his.

But the seniority alone was enough to make all the disciples of the Daoist sects in the world hold him in the highest esteem.

Counting by age alone, he even surpassed the venerable Zhang Sanfeng, who was known for his great longevity.

It was just that Beimingzi was much more low-key than Zhang Sanfeng, not having appeared in the Jianghu for nearly fifty years, and thus was always overlooked by people.

Yet, no one expected that Beimingzi would not make a sound until he shocked everyone, directly ascending the Nine Provinces Martial Saint Ranking with the powerful Martial Saint realm.

The crowd of Great Qin Jianghu heroes was the most excited.

Currently, the Great Ming already had three known Martial Saints: Ying Zheng, Cheng Jiao, and A Qing; now there was one more, Beimingzi.

In terms of the number of Martial Saints, they could almost compete with the Great Han Jianghu.

For a time, everyone in the hall began to discuss it one after another:

"What a powerful Great Qin Daoist sect; who would have thought that such a Martial Saint expert was still hidden away?"

"Everyone knows the name of Senior Beimingzi, but the old master is truly too low-key; who could have imagined that he had already reached the Martial Saint realm?"

"Haha, first there was Senior Zhang breaking through to the quasi-Saint realm, and now there is Senior Beimingzi as a Martial Saint; this is Heaven prospering our Daoist sect."

"The Great Qin Daoist sect is truly going to rise now; with a Martial Saint expert sitting in command, I fear even the Great Qin imperial court will have to give them some face."

"Did I hear that right? Senior Beimingzi's breakthrough to the Martial Saint realm is actually related to Master Xiaomeng? How is this possible?"

"It means Master Xiaomeng has great destiny; when she went up to Heaven Dao Peak, she added her own great destiny to the Daoist Heaven Sect, so Senior Beimingzi can be considered to have benefited from her blessing."

"Beimingzi calling Xiaomeng the person to carry the future of the Daoist sect is enough to prove that Master Xiaomeng possesses great destiny; I believe Master Xiaomeng will definitely have a place on the Nine Provinces Heaven's Pride Ranking."

"Master Xiaomeng is indeed formidable; entering Heaven Dao Peak at eight years old and defeating six Heaven Sect elders with her sword—just thinking about it makes one feel it is incredible."

"I dare to bet that Master Xiaomeng will definitely enter the top five of the Nine Provinces Heaven's Pride Ranking."

"That may not be certain; there are too many top-tier heaven's prides in the various Jianghu, but Master Xiaomeng's ranking should not be low."

……

The seventh private room in the East District.

A flash of brilliance appeared in Xunzi's eyes as he smiled and said, "I never thought that old fellow Beimingzi would have such good fortune."

Even with his state of mind, he could not help but feel a little envious.

That was the Martial Saint realm, which not only meant powerful combat strength but also meant being one step closer to the ultimate principles of the Heaven Dao.

"Beimingzi, Ying Zheng, Cheng Jiao, A Qing—now the Great Qin is confirmed to have four Martial Saints."

"If they could produce one more Martial Saint, they could catch up to the number of Martial Saints in the Great Han Jianghu."

Zhang Liang counted on his fingers and said, feeling it was very incredible.

Xunzi pondered and said, "The Great Qin should be able to produce at least one more Martial Saint. As for the Great Han Jianghu, it should be far more than five Martial Saints; the Great Qin still cannot compare to them."

Zhang Liang was very surprised upon hearing this and asked, "Uncle Xun, are you so certain that the Great Qin Jianghu can produce another Martial Saint? Who is it?"

Xunzi smiled mysteriously and said, "You will know if you keep listening."

Zhang Liang's curiosity grew even more, and he immediately cast his gaze toward the white jade platform, waiting for Su Chen's subsequent commentary.

……

On the white jade platform.

Su Chen sipped his clear tea, and facing the expectant gazes of the crowd, he smiled slightly:

"Next, let us comment on the next Martial Saint on the list."

"Nineteenth place on the Martial Saint Ranking, Yin Zhong."

"This person comes from the Tong family, a cultivation family in the Great Tang Jianghu; five hundred years ago, he betrayed the Tong family, abandoned the Tong surname, and changed his name to Yin Zhong."

"His martial Dao talent is extremely powerful, and he is the only person after the Dragon God to have cultivated both the Tong family's sorcery and the Dragon God Art to the realm of great completion."

"The fusion of these two divine arts allowed Yin Zhong to break through directly to the Martial Saint realm and obtain an immortal body."

"But he also suffered a backlash because of this, giving birth to demonic thoughts and several times falling into demonic obsession."

"With Yin Zhong's martial Dao talent, five hundred years of time would have been enough for him to cultivate to at least the high-stage Martial Saint realm."

"But he was severely injured by Grand General Long Teng with the 'Dragon God Art' back then; although he did not die due to his immortal body, he was left with permanent trauma."

"For these five hundred years, Yin Zhong has been staying in the underground secret chamber of the Sword Villa to heal his wounds, thus delaying his cultivation and resulting in a low realm."

"Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, he is tentatively ranked nineteenth on the Nine Provinces Martial Saint Ranking."

As Su Chen's voice fell, the hall immediately began to discuss it one after another.

The Great Tang Demon God Yin Zhong!

Su Chen had already commented on this figure before, and everyone had a deep impression of him.

Especially that immortal body of his, which made countless people envious.

And this time, after listening to Su Chen's commentary, it made them feel even more the power of the 'Dragon God Art', this immortal Dao cultivation technique.

The injuries Long Teng caused to Yin Zhong back then had actually not been healed for a full five hundred years, effectively half-crippling Yin Zhong.

From this, one can see how powerful this technique is.

Many people could not help but think of Tong Bo.

Although this person only practiced the 'Dragon God Art', his attainments in the 'Dragon God Art' were even better than Yin Zhong's.

Given time, perhaps he would be the second Long Teng, or even surpass Long Teng.

Many Great Tang Jianghu heroes showed excited expressions.

In the future struggle of the Nine Provinces Heaven's Pride, at least this Tong Bo could occupy a place for the Great Tang Jianghu.

More people were looking toward the white jade platform with burning eyes, filled with eagerness.

Although those who could make the list were all top-tier Martial Saint experts in the world.

But as Martial Saints, there were also differences in levels.

And the higher the realm, the greater the gap between them would be.

So this ranking was also of top priority, making them very concerned.

……

On the white jade platform.

Su Chen lightly shook his folding fan, and after the crowd's discussion gradually subsided, he continued:

"Next, let us comment on the next Martial Saint on the list."

"Eighteenth place on the Martial Saint Ranking, Tai Xuan Zhenren."

"Regarding this Great Ming Martial Saint, you all should be very familiar with him."

"The two Martial Saints mentioned earlier were able to break through to the Martial Saint realm somewhat by relying on external forces."

"Beimingzi relied on the hundreds of years of foundation of the Great Qin Daoist sect and a bit of luck to break through to the Martial Saint realm."

"Yin Zhong relied on bloodline talent and the practice of forbidden methods to break through to the Martial Saint realm."