Chapter 694

The Saintesses nodded one after another upon hearing this; this explanation sounds very reasonable.

But in this way, they became even more curious about what terrifying seal was hidden in the Twelve Caverns.

It couldn't possibly be more terrifying than that Chiyou Sword and the Soldier Demon God, right?

The Empress's expression became even more solemn.

Even Li Kan was trapped in the Twelve Caverns; could her brother Li Maozhen be facing the same fate?

A country cannot be without a ruler for a day.

The Qi Kingdom now has to rely on Li Maozhen to hold it up.

If it is confirmed that he cannot return, the imperial court will very likely take this opportunity to reduce the fiefs of the Qi Kingdom.

This is something the Empress does not want to see.

The fourth private room in the West District.

Li Xingyun, who had always remained calm, could not stay calm at this time.

Suddenly having a Fourth Great Uncle fall from the sky really caught him off guard.

And this Fourth Great Uncle sounds like he is also very fierce.

He has already reached the position of Second Cavern Lord of the Twelve Caverns and has the cultivation of the Half-Saint Realm.

Li Xingyun touched his chin and pondered; this is a great backer.

If he is forced into a corner by Yuan Tiangang in the future, he can just go and defect to this Fourth Great Uncle.

Thinking that for the sake of being of the same Li Tang Imperial Clan, Li Kan should take him in.

"I didn't expect that there would be such experts existing in the Li Tang Imperial Clan."

"Half-Saint cultivation; those cultivators who have practiced for hundreds of years are nothing more than this."

Zhang Zifan could not help but sigh.

On the white jade platform.

Su Chen sipped some clear tea, and without waiting for everyone's discussion to end, said loudly:

"Next, review the next Wu Huang on the ranking."

"Fifth place on the Wu Huang Ranking, Ghost King Zhu Youwen."

"The world thinks that the Profound Nether Sect is dominated by the Underworld Emperor, but in fact, it is not."

"Ghost King Zhu Youwen's martial arts talent is even higher than that of the Underworld Emperor Zhu Yougui."

"He practices the upper volume of the 'Nine Nether Profound Heaven Divine Art', and his cultivation has already attained the Eighth Layer of the Wu Huang Realm."

"The reason why he has not been famous is because of an incident."

"Although Zhu Youwen is unruly and arrogant, his figure is extremely burly and has a majestic appearance, so he is deeply loved by the Liang King Zhu Wen."

"It is precisely because of this that the Underworld Emperor Zhu Yougui is very jealous of the Ghost King Zhu Youwen and secretly plotted to get rid of Zhu Youwen."

"In the end, the Underworld Emperor Zhu Yougui used heavy profits to bribe Zhu Youwen's subordinates, Black and White Impermanence."

"These two took advantage of Zhu Youwen's closed-door cultivation to suddenly launch a sneak attack, causing Zhu Youwen's cultivation method to backfire and suffer serious injuries."

"The Underworld Emperor Zhu Yougui took the opportunity to imprison Zhu Youwen in the dungeon below the Jiaolan Palace and sealed his whole body's Qi acupoints."

"The Ghost King Zhu Youwen currently in front of the world is just a fake found by Zhu Yougui, so he doesn't look very powerful."

"And the real Ghost King Zhu Youwen, although imprisoned, has almost recovered due to the magical effects of the Nine Nether Profound Heaven Divine Art, and is waiting for an opportunity to break the seal at any time."

"Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, he is temporarily ranked fifth on the Wu Huang Ranking."

As Su Chen's voice fell, everyone in the hall could not help but let out a burst of exclamations.

Ghost King Zhu Youwen actually has the cultivation of the Eighth Layer of the Wu Huang Realm!

This indeed far exceeded everyone's imagination.

Because this strength is already enough to crush all the experts on the surface of the Great Tang Jianghu.

But when they heard what followed, everyone revealed a look of sudden realization.

It turned out that the real Zhu Youwen had long been plotted against and imprisoned by Zhu Yougui, and the current Zhu Youwen is just a fake.

Thinking that a powerhouse like the Ghost King Zhu Youwen actually fell into the hands of two small minions under his command.

Everyone could not help but sigh.

The Profound Nether Sect is really full of traitors.

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

"What a terrifying Ghost King Zhu Youwen; he actually cultivated to the Eighth Layer of the Wu Huang Realm with only half of the 'Nine Nether Profound Heaven Divine Art'."

"This talent is indeed astonishing; if Zhu Youwen were allowed to obtain the complete 'Nine Nether Profound Heaven Divine Art', his strength should be able to go further."

"I previously thought the Underworld Emperor was the strongest in the Profound Nether Sect; I didn't expect Ghost King Zhu Youwen's strength to be far above him."

"The Profound Nether Sect is worthy of being the head of the three major assassin organizations in the Great Tang, but it's a pity there are too many traitors, and it won't go far in the end."

"That's right! The internal strife in the Profound Nether Sect is too fierce; I suspect that the departure of the Four Corpse Ancestors back then was because of the internal strife in the Profound Nether Sect."

"If there were no internal strife in the Profound Nether Sect, with the strength of the Underworld Emperor, Ghost King, and the Four Corpse Ancestors, I'm afraid the Tongwen Hall and the Illusionary Sound Workshop combined would not be opponents."

"Did you hear Mr. Su's last sentence? Ghost King Zhu Youwen seems to be breaking the seal soon."

"Haha, if Ghost King Zhu Youwen breaks the seal, it will be interesting; the first ones he kills should be Black and White Impermanence."

"The Profound Nether Sect is now full of contradictions; if the Underworld Emperor and the Ghost King start a war, this force is likely to fall apart."

On the white jade platform.

Su Chen gently shook his folding fan, waited for the discussion in the hall to gradually subside, and then said again:

"Next, review the next Wu Huang on the ranking."

"Fourth place on the Wu Huang Ranking, Qi King Li Maozhen."

"This person was originally named Song Wentong, and was later given the name Li Maozhen by the Great Tang's late Emperor, officially titled the Prince of Longxi, and then the Qi King."

"Although the Qi Kingdom is the weakest of the three vassal states, Li Maozhen's ambition is extremely great, and he has the heart to dominate the world."

"But he knew deeply that with the power of the Qi Kingdom, he could absolutely not accomplish this, so he set his sights on the Dragon Spring Treasure."

"It just so happened that the Dragon Spring Sword was born; Li Maozhen secretly competed for it, but in the end, it was obtained by the Buliang Commander Yuan Tiangang."

"Li Maozhen was unwilling to give up, so he listened to Yuan Tiangang's suggestion and traveled thousands of miles to the Raojiang Twelve Caverns to learn secret arts."

"This Li Maozhen also had extremely good luck; not only did he successfully enter the Twelve Caverns, but he also successfully mastered many Twelve Caverns secret arts."

"With the help of the power in the Twelve Caverns, Li Maozhen already has the cultivation of the Ninth Layer of the Wu Huang Realm, plus exquisite Gu arts; his strength can be said to be unfathomable."

"At the same time, he also subdued several strange Gu insects, among which the Death-Life Gu is the most magical."

"This Death-Life Gu is an extremely rare Gu insect in the world; it must be nourished by one's own flesh and blood for ten years in accordance with the Twelve Caverns secret art ancient method before it can be transplanted into the body."

"During these ten years, the person refining the Gu will suffer terrifying torture worse than death; after refining, the Gu lives, the person lives; the Gu dies, the person dies."

"Simply put, it is to fuse the life of the Gu refiner with the life of the Death-Life Gu through a secret art, and from then on, the person and the Gu are one."

"As long as the Death-Life Gu does not die, even if the Gu refiner is torn to pieces and crushed until only a drop of blood remains, they can be reborn."

"So from a certain point of view, Li Maozhen has already cultivated an immortal body, becoming the second immortal person in the Great Tang after Yin Zhong."

"It's just that compared to Yin Zhong's immortal body, Li Maozhen's immortal body has a fatal flaw, and that is the Death-Life Gu."

"As long as the Death-Life Gu dies, even if Li Maozhen is unharmed, he will die instantly."

"Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, he is temporarily ranked fourth on the Wu Huang Ranking."

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