Chapter 627

"But Taixuan Zhenren is different."

"He relied entirely on his own comprehension, entering the immortal path through martial arts, and creating his own immortal-cultivating technique."

"As for the 'Taixuan Sutra' created by Taixuan Zhenren, I have already commented on it earlier, so I will not repeat it here."

"From this point alone, Taixuan Zhenren’s realm is a cut above the previous two."

"Furthermore, Taixuan Zhenren does not have the internal injuries that Yin Zhong has; five hundred years of accumulation have made his foundation extremely deep."

"Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, he is tentatively ranked eighteenth on the Martial Saint List."

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As Su Chen’s voice faded, there was another exclamation in the hall.

The martial artists of the Great Ming showed depressed expressions, not expecting Taixuan Zhenren’s ranking to be so low.

Martial artists from other dynasties were also very surprised.

The terrifying level of this overall Martial Saint list truly exceeded their imagination.

A master like Taixuan Zhenren, who had cultivated martial arts to the immortal path and created his own immortal-cultivating technique, was only ranked in the weakest tier.

How powerful must the Martial Saints ranked higher be?

Thinking this, everyone gazed toward the White Jade Platform, waiting for the commentary on the subsequent Martial Saints.

The second private room in the East District.

Taixuan Zhenren raised an eyebrow, revealing a look of dissatisfaction.

He considered himself the guardian deity of the Great Ming, having lived for five hundred years, traveling the world, soaring like an immortal, and yet he was ranked at the bottom among the Martial Saints?

Su Chen had made it very clear earlier.

The Kyushu Martial Saint List had a total of twenty seats, divided into four tiers.

And even in the fourth tier, he could only be ranked in the middle; this gap was truly hard for him to accept.

"Interesting. Let this old Daoist see who exactly is ranked ahead of me."

Taixuan Zhenren folded his arms and narrowed his eyes as he looked toward the White Jade Platform.

On the White Jade Platform.

Su Chen did not drag it out; he scanned the hall and said in a clear voice:

"Next, I shall comment on the next Martial Saint on the list."

"Ranked seventeenth on the Martial Saint List: Sun En."

"This person hails from the Great Sui; I believe many of the older generation in the Great Sui have an impression of him."

"Sixty years ago, there was a very sensational battle between Buddhism and Daoism in the Great Sui, and the representative of the Daoist sect was Sun En."

"At that time, the Buddhist sect produced a top-tier powerhouse named Zhu Zhu Faqing, known as the 'Great Living Maitreya'."

"Although his actions were unconventional and he was called an outsider of the Buddhist sect, the 'Ten Abodes Mahayana Skill' he created was derived from the orthodox Buddhist sect and was incredibly powerful, intimidating all the Buddhist sects in the Great Sui."

"Sun En, as the leader of the Heavenly Daoist sect, was known as the number one powerhouse of the Daoist sect and stood in direct opposition to Zhu Zhu Faqing."

"The final battle between Buddhism and Daoism ended with the defeat and death of Zhu Zhu Faqing, and Celestial Master Sun En became the undisputed number one person in the Great Sui’s martial arts world with his powerful strength."

"But after that decisive battle, Sun En retired from the martial arts world, no longer appearing before people, and gradually became unknown to the world."

"At that time, Sun En had already proven the Martial Saint realm and grasped the mysteries of the immortal path from the 'Tao Te Ching' of the Daoist ancestor Laozi, creating the 'Yellow Heaven Great Law' and stepping into immortal cultivation in one fell swoop."

"But Sun En’s ambition did not stop there; he had a great vow, which was to open up an immortal-cultivating system!"

"Su Mou mentioned earlier that many immortal cultivators in the world today are actually based on martial arts, entering the immortal path through martial arts."

"For example, immortal-cultivating techniques like the 'Everlasting Spring Skill' and the 'Taixuan Sutra' are essentially based on cultivating martial arts first, and then turning to the immortal path after martial arts reach a certain level."

"Although this is a path, it is extremely difficult to truly forge an immortal foundation; it requires a top-tier martial arts genius."

"And the immortal-cultivating system that Sun En wanted to open up starts directly from the immortal path, like the 'Shrouding the Heavens' method; it starts with immortal cultivation, greatly reducing the difficulty."

"After a full sixty years of contemplation, Sun En finally succeeded in summarizing a complete immortal-cultivating system."

"As everyone knows, the martial arts cultivation system of this world is divided into seven realms: Post-Heaven, Pre-Heaven, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, Heaven-Man Unity, Transcendent Saint, and Shattering the Void."

"And the immortal-cultivating system created by Sun En has only five realms: Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Qi into Spirit, Refining Spirit into Emptiness, Refining Emptiness into Dao, and Great Vehicle Tribulation."

"If one can cultivate to the fifth realm, Great Vehicle Tribulation, one can directly ascend to the Immortal Realm like the Martial Emperor who shattered the void."

"However, even Sun En himself has only just cultivated to the fourth realm, 'Refining Emptiness into Dao'; the so-called fifth realm is just a hypothesis."

"But even if he only cultivated to the fourth realm, it gave Sun En various transcendent abilities, allowing him to use his primordial spirit to absorb strange energy from the universe to strengthen himself."

"Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, he is tentatively ranked seventeenth on the Kyushu Martial Saint List."

As Su Chen’s voice faded, there was another exclamation in the hall.

That mysterious Great Sui Martial Saint was finally revealed!

The martial artists had been looking forward to this master who opened up an immortal-cultivating system for a long time.

But they didn't expect such a figure to be ranked only seventeenth.

The martial artists of the Great Sui were even more shocked, their eyeballs almost popping out.

Celestial Master Daoist leader Sun En!

This name was too famous in the Great Sui.

They originally thought that the mysterious Great Sui Martial Saint was a reclusive master like Taixuan Zhenren, but they didn't expect it to be him.

Sixty years ago, Celestial Master Sun En was absolutely the most legendary and invincible figure in the Great Sui’s martial arts world.

In that earth-shattering battle between Buddhism and Daoism, Sun En used absolutely powerful strength to defeat Zhu Zhu Faqing and resolve a catastrophe in the Great Sui.

Compared to that battle between Buddhism and Daoism, the current struggle between Buddhism and demons in the Great Sui was just child’s play.

But after that great battle, Sun En never appeared again, and the Celestial Master Daoist sect declined from then on.

Therefore, the martial arts world guessed that Sun En had used forbidden secret arts in that decisive battle, leading to his life force drying up and his death.

But they didn't expect the truth to be like this.

Sun En didn't die; he retired from the martial arts world.

Because his cultivation had long surpassed everyone in the martial arts world.

And because he had a noble ideal—to open up an immortal-cultivating system!

At the same time, the immortal-cultivating system that everyone had been thinking about also unveiled its mysterious veil.

It was indeed as they had imagined.

Cultivating according to this system of Sun En’s is equivalent to immortal cultivation, and it is divided into only five realms; reaching the fourth realm is comparable to a Martial Saint powerhouse.

How could such a powerful cultivation system not make everyone extremely jealous?

For a time, everyone in the hall began to discuss:

"Celestial Master Sun En? I never imagined that the mysterious Great Sui Martial Saint was him. This person is very famous."

"That’s right! Celestial Master Sun En sixty years ago can be called a martial arts myth; he was absolutely invincible in the martial arts world."

"I thought Sun En was already dead. Sure enough, rumors in the martial arts world cannot be fully trusted."

"What a powerful immortal-cultivating system! I wonder if it’s too late to join the Celestial Master Daoist sect now?"

"This immortal-cultivating system is much easier to cultivate than techniques like the 'Taixuan Sutra'. If it could be promoted, wouldn't everyone be able to cultivate immortality?"

"Just a seventeenth-ranked Martial Saint is already so powerful; it’s hard to imagine what kind of astonishing supernatural powers the Martial Saints behind have."

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