Chapter 625

"Indeed, the gap between people is greater than the gap between humans and pigs. It feels like the supernatural powers of these two are far beyond what others can compare to."

"Left Sima Yi mastering the mystic arts to peer into the secrets of heaven is already terrifying enough; I didn't expect Zhuge Liang to be even stronger."

"Left Sima Yi can at most be considered a top-tier scholar of the age, while Zhuge Liang can be ranked among the famous ministers of the ages. The two are not in the same league."

"If this Zhuge Liang is truly as Su Chen described, I can't even think of a second person who could compare to him."

"The point about absolute loyalty is too rare. Throughout the ages, few powerful ministers who held absolute authority could guarantee their loyalty."

"Interesting. Both Left Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang have yet to emerge from seclusion. I wonder which faction will eventually recruit them."

"The Great Han’s martial arts world is indeed full of spiritual energy; talents emerge in succession. It’s really hard to say which lord will successfully unify the world."

The sixth private room in the West District.

Prince Fusu exclaimed, "I never imagined there could truly be such a perfect person as Zhuge Liang in the world. The greatest of national scholars—he is nothing less than that."

Ying Zheng nodded with deep feeling.

He thought of the talents he had managed over these years.

Lu Lu Buwei and Lord Lord Changping, his two successive chancellors, both chose to betray him in the end.

Compared to Zhuge Liang, these two were simply trash.

Even his current chancellor, Li Si, while talented, was someone Ying Zheng dared not fully trust regarding loyalty.

He could ensure Li Si harbored no ulterior motives while he was alive.

But if he were to die, Li Si, as a chancellor with absolute authority, might well act to seize power.

The more Ying Zheng thought about it, the more he felt Zhuge Liang’s rarity and value, and he even began to harbor thoughts of recruiting him.

The Kyushu Martial Saint List is announced; Daoist Senior Beimingzi makes a powerful entry!

The second private room in the North District.

Emperor Zhu Zhu Houzhao was so shocked he stood up directly, eyes wide, and said, "This Zhuge Liang—is there truly such a perfect subject in the world?"

As a young emperor, he knew how unpredictable the human heart was and truly could not believe there was someone as loyal as Zhuge Liang.

Think of the Iron-Clad Divine Marquis Zhu Zhu Wushi, who had also appeared loyal and righteous, deceiving everyone in the world.

But in reality, he was an ambitious man, secretly laying plans to rebel.

Whenever he thought of this, Zhu Zhu Houzhao would toss and turn, unable to sleep, deeply feeling the hardships of being an emperor; among all the officials in the court, there was not one he could trust.

"Your Majesty, this Zhuge Liang has yet to take office. Although he is a man of the Great Han, it is not impossible for him to be used by our Great Ming."

Shangguan Shangguan Haitang said softly.

This remark woke the dreamer; Zhu Zhu Houzhao immediately perked up, excitedly saying:

"Shangguan Haitang is right."

"A talent like Zhuge Liang, a national scholar, would be a waste to serve only one lord."

"Our Great Ming’s territory is vast, with internal order and external peace; it is the perfect place for him to display his talents."

"Eunuch Cao, tomorrow morning, take some men and set off to the Great Han to pay a visit to this Mr. Zhuge."

"As long as he is willing to come to our Great Ming, I am willing to offer him the position of Chancellor, and all affairs of the court can be entrusted to him."

Cao Brother Duan Zhengchun was shocked and hesitated, "Granting the position of Chancellor directly? Is that not somewhat inappropriate?"

Zhu Zhu Houzhao said, "Even if you don't trust Zhuge Liang, can you not trust Mr. Su? Since this man is the top-ranked scholar on the list, he must have great talent; there is no need for doubt."

Cao Brother Duan Zhengchun thought about it and agreed; this Zhuge Liang was hand-picked by Su Chen as a national scholar, and although he had no track record, he assumed it wouldn't be bad.

Thinking this, Cao Brother Duan Zhengchun nodded and said, "This old servant accepts the order. Tomorrow morning, I will take men to the Great Han and will surely persuade this Zhuge Liang to come to the Great Ming."

The tenth private room in the South District.

Guan Yu also showed wild joy, excitedly saying, "Heaven helps my brother! These two Heavenly Book inheritors have no master."

Liu Bei recalled Su Chen’s commentary on Left Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang and also felt they were precious gems bestowed upon him by heaven.

"Tomb Tiger Left Sima Yi, Crouching Dragon Zhuge Liang—both are all-around talents. He who obtains one of them can look forward to great things!"

Liu Bei said, clenching his fists.

Zhang Fei said, "I hear this Left Sima Yi doesn't seem like an honest man. Let’s go find that Zhuge Liang instead."

Liu Bei nodded, stood up, and said, "Zhuge Liang is a genius of the age; we must not be negligent. I shall visit him in person. There is no time to lose; let’s set off now."

The purpose of his trip was the Great Han’s List of Extraordinary Scholars. Now that the list was finished and he had determined his goal, there was naturally no need to keep listening.

The three of them discussed it further and quietly left the Tongfu Inn.

"Ding!"

"The host has continuously exposed several secrets of the martial arts world during the salon, causing shock throughout the hall. You are rewarded with 8 popularity points."

"Storytelling popularity has exceeded 33,266,000 points."

"The host has accumulated three Purple Gold Lottery Cards, three Platinum Lottery Cards, two Gold Lottery Cards, six Silver Lottery Cards, and six Bronze Lottery Cards."

"Please keep up the good work, host."

Su Chen listened to the system prompt and happily drained the clear tea in his cup.

A full 33 million popularity points!

This was already close to the total popularity points from his last storytelling session.

And he still had the most important [Kyushu Martial Saint List] and [Kyushu Heaven’s Pride List] left to comment on.

He wondered what terrifying number his popularity points would reach once these two lists were finished?

Thinking this, Su Chen felt even more spirited. He unfurled his Qiuyue fan and said in a clear voice:

"The commentary on the Great Han’s List of Extraordinary Scholars has now concluded."

"Next, we proceed to the third topic of the salon: announcing the Kyushu Martial Saint List."

"This list ranks the Martial Saint-level powerhouses across the entire Shenzhou land, with a total of twenty seats."

"They can be roughly divided into four tiers."

"If you wish to know the identities and backgrounds of these Martial Saints, listen as Su Chen slowly comments on them."

As Su Chen’s voice faded, the hall immediately erupted in unprecedented exclamations.

The Kyushu Martial Saint List!

This ranking list was finally coming!

Although Su Chen had exposed many, many powerhouses so far, including many reclusive masters.

But everyone knew that Martial Saints were the true existences standing at the pinnacle of the martial arts world.

And what surprised everyone was that there were actually twenty such legendary figures across the entire Shenzhou land.

This caused the entire hall to explode.

Clearly, besides the Martial Saint powerhouses vaguely known at present, there were a large number of completely unknown Martial Saint powerhouses.

After the brief shock, everyone in the hall began to discuss:

"Oh my god! Did I hear that right? The Kyushu Martial Saint List has a full twenty seats? Doesn't that mean at least twenty Martial Saints?"

"So far, we only vaguely knew of about ten Martial Saints. It seems there are many more unknown ones."

"Haha, this old man has finally reached this moment. The true pinnacle powerhouses of this world are all about to be announced!"

"Interesting. I will finally know the true identity of that person in our Great Song who has cultivated martial arts to near-immortal levels."

"Currently, the Great Han’s martial arts world has the highest number of exposed Martial Saints. I wonder if they will truly dominate the list."

"The Palace Master of the Soul-Searching Palace, the Palace Master of the Demon Heart Palace, the Sect Master of Heaven’s Gate—the true faces of these Great Han Martial Saints are finally about to be revealed."

The third private room in the East District.

The Palace Master of the Soul-Searching Palace narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered:

"I never imagined there would be a full twenty existences in this world at my level."

"Divided into four tiers, huh? I wonder which tier I will be ranked in with my strength?"

Thinking this, the Palace Master of the Soul-Searching Palace focused his attention on the White Jade Platform, a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

He had always considered himself a god and valued this ranking very highly.

On the White Jade Platform.