Chapter 678

This matter is no small matter.

The Great Sui Wu Huang Ranking produced five cultivators this time.

Among them are two Semi-Saints and two Quasi-Saints!

This number is already comparable to the sum of the Great Song and Great Ming.

Many Great Sui Jianghu heroes were extremely excited because of this, directly claiming that the strength of the Great Sui Jianghu is even above that of the Great Ming and Great Song-.

But true discerning people have already noticed something wrong.

That is the Martial Saint!

The number of Quasi-Saints and Semi-Saints in the Great Sui is indeed large, but if there is no true Martial Saint, then everything is just floating clouds.

Although there seems to be only a thin line between Quasi-Saint and Martial Saint, in reality, it is a world of difference.

Unless it is a peerless heaven-defying talent like Chuan Ying who doesn't appear in a thousand years, who dares to guarantee they can break through?

Figures like Xiaoyaozi, Xie Tiao, and Yan Fei would not dare to guarantee they can break through even with another hundred years.

And the significance of a Martial Saint lies not only in being the highest combat power of a Jianghu, but also in being the guardian of a Jianghu.

Only a Martial Saint can form a deterrent to a Martial Saint.

It is precisely because every major Jianghu has Martial Saint-level guardians that relative peace has been maintained.

As long as this top-tier combat power exists, even if the combat power below is disconnected, there is no need to worry about being bullied.

Conversely, if there is no such top-tier combat power to guard, even if there are more Quasi-Saints and Semi-Saints below, it is not enough to look at.

To put it bluntly, a Martial Saint is the nuclear deterrent of an imperial dynasty.

The Great Ming has Tai Xuan Zhenren, the Great Song has that Supreme Master who cultivated martial Dao to the extreme, and the Great Qin has Sword Immortal A Qing.

These three Jianghu don't have to worry about any foreign enemies daring to harass them.

But the Great Sui now gives people a feeling of a group of dragons without a leader.

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

"Is the first place on the Great Sui Wu Huang Ranking actually Demon Emperor Xie Tiao? I thought he had already broken through to the Martial Saint Realm."

"The 'Heavenly Demon Strategy' created by Xie Tiao is obviously more comprehensive than Di Ni's 'Other Shore Sword Art'; to think he is also stuck at the Quasi-Saint Realm."

"This Martial Saint Realm is too difficult to break through; if one-in-a-million cultivators like Xie Tiao and Yan Fei cannot break through, what hope is there for others?"

"The five cultivators on the Great Sui Wu Huang Ranking are almost all people from the Buddhist and Demon paths; no wonder both the Buddhist and Demon paths want to overthrow the imperial court; this power is too strong."

"The founding ancestors of the three strongest forces in the Great Sui, the Mo Sect, Cihang Jingzhai, and Jingnian Chan Sect, are all on the list; does the Great Sui really not have a Martial Saint?"

"That's right! The Great Sui Jianghu looks very strong, with many Semi-Saints and Quasi-Saints, but if there is no Martial Saint, then it's just a younger brother."

"I don't believe it! Our Great Sui is about to form an immortal cultivation world; how could there be no Martial Saint? It's just unknown to people."

"This is really hard to say. It is definitely not easy to break through to the Martial Saint Realm; maybe the Great Sui really doesn't have a Martial Saint."

……

The second private room in the South District.

Zhu Yuyan, Seeing Wanwan, and Bai Qing'er all revealed a trace of disappointment.

The first Demon Emperor of the Mo Sect, Xie Tiao, is actually not a Martial Saint.

This clearly greatly exceeded their expectations.

As the creator of the 'Heavenly Demon Strategy' and the ancestor of the two sects and six paths of the Mo Sect, Xie Tiao's prestige in the Mo Sect is unmatched.

They thought that this time Xie Tiao would definitely ascend to the supreme realm of Martial Saint, making the Mo Sect side completely overwhelm the righteous path.

As a result, their hope fell through.

Although Xie Tiao's Quasi-Saint cultivation is also amazing, in terms of deterrent power, it is clearly far inferior to a true Martial Saint.

"To think that with the Demon Emperor's strength, he also failed to enter the Martial Saint Realm; does the Great Sui really not have a Martial Saint?"

Seeing Wanwan muttered, frowning slightly.

Clearly, she is very aware of the importance of having a Martial Saint expert sitting in command of a Jianghu.

Zhu Yuyan's eyes sharpened, and she intended to go out and ask Su Chen clearly.

But her footsteps had just taken a step out.

Fan Qinghui in another private room had already taken a step ahead.

I saw Fan Qinghui standing plainly in front of the third-floor railing, her beautiful eyes shining, and she said coldly:

"Poor nun Fan Qinghui, greets Mr. Su."

"Poor nun would like to boldly ask Mr. Su a question: does our Great Sui Jianghu have a Martial Saint Realm expert sitting in command?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

This is also the question they wanted to ask.

This question will even directly affect the future status of the Great Sui Jianghu in the Central Plains, and even the entire Nine Provinces.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but cast their gazes toward the Bai Yu Platform, their eyes filled with inquiry.

……

On the Bai Yu Platform.

Su Chen sipped his fragrant tea leisurely, having long anticipated this question.

I saw him put down the teacup calmly, meeting everyone's curious gazes, and said slowly:

"The Great Sui Jianghu has a profound foundation and also has many cultivators, so it is naturally no worse than other imperial dynasty Jianghu."