The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 256 - 68: The New Number One on the Dragon and Phoenix List

Chapter 256: Chapter 68: The New Number One on the Dragon and Phoenix List

"But what does that have to do with me?" Qing Yu still shook his head, "In this world where mighty power belongs to oneself, I only care about my own strength. The rest, political power, wealth, although these can also be considered as forms of power, compared to the directly controlled martial force, how powerless they are."

"I’m not interested in the Prince’s schemes, nor can I be bothered to think about them. I don’t care what the Prince can gain, I only care about what I can gain."

With these words, simple and clear, he neither directly answered Shadow King’s question nor did he provide a suitable answer.

At least, the Shadow King seemed very satisfied with this answer, a fact evident from his smile.

"It seems I have underestimated you," the Shadow King said with a smile. "You truly are a suitable candidate for investment."

With that, the Shadow King also took out a book and pushed it in front of Qing Yu, "As I’ve said before, the ’Xuanji Jade Crystal’ and a Treasure Sword simply cannot compare to the ’Geodetic Secret Manual,’ so I am offering an additional compensation. This is a small token of my understanding regarding the Divine Origin, True Pill, and even breaking through to Divine Communication Realm, a gift for you."

The Shadow King’s insights, no doubt, were the best compensation for Qing Yu. With the ’Xuanji Jade Crystal’ in hand, Qing Yu would have little need for supplies in the short term.

At such a time, the insights of a warrior from the Divinity Realm were extremely valuable.

Qing Yu could extract Character Cards and obtain the characters’ comprehensions. However, the worlds of those characters were generally not as advanced as this one. Some characters might reach Divine Origin or even True Pill, but when it comes to their own Realm, they did not have clear understanding as some of the peers in this world.

In the end, it was due to the disparity in the levels of their worlds. In terms of strength, those characters might not be inferior to the people of this world, but this world had a complete blueprint for the progression of Martial Arts.

From ancient times to the present, this world had produced countless powerhouses at the level of Divinity Realm. In terms of Realm, they were beyond comparison to those from worlds of lower levels.

Thus, these insights were truly valuable treasures.

"Thank you, Shadow King!" Qing Yu expressed his gratitude.

The insights of a Divinity Realm warrior were, indeed, not something that could be compared with a single ’Geodetic Secret Manual.’ The compensation given by the Shadow King was of considerable weight.

"No need to thank me, this is also an advance in my investment in Gong Ziyu, the number one on the Dragon and Phoenix List," the Shadow King said, waving his hand.

Recently, the new Dragon and Phoenix List had been published.

The previously secluded ’Little Buddha’ Shi Jue had left seclusion and announced his advancement to the Divine Origin Realm.

As per custom, he and Qingxu were automatically removed from the Dragon and Phoenix List. If people in the future wanted to see their names on the list, they would have to pin their hopes on the Human List that represented the top ten individuals of the Divine Origin Realm.

After the removal of the two from the rankings, there was no subsequent promotion of ranks.

A few days ago, at the lake where the Heavenly Calculation Inheritance emerged, Gong Ziyu of the Azure Dragon Association, by himself, decisively defeated Qingxu from the Divine Origin Realm and became famous in the worldly society.

This time, there was no one helping Gong Ziyu. His opponent was not aged, weakened or severely injured, but rather Qingxu, who previously held the fourth position on the Dragon and Phoenix List from the Zhenwu Sect.

With this single accomplishment, Gong Ziyu’s claim to the top spot on the Dragon and Phoenix List was uncontestable.

At least Yuan Jianyi in second place and Demon Young Master in third did not have such impressive achievements.

Following third place, the new fourth was not the original fifth, but instead Kong Hai, a disciple of the Esoteric Sect who had re-entered the Central Plains. His involvement in the chaotic battle within the Stone Hall against Yuan Jianyi and the Demon Young Master was an indisputable feat, placing him directly at fourth on the Dragon and Phoenix List upon his appearance to the public.

Following fourth place, fifth place did not go to the original fifth but instead went to Yun Wuyue, who had engaged Yuan Jianyi on the lake surface for a while without sustaining any injuries.

The battle within the Stone Hall was unknown to outsiders, but the fight with Yuan Jianyi on the lake was witnessed by dozens of onlookers who had surfaced at the end of it.

As for the original sixth, Qiao Baixuan, no one was aware of his heroic feat of fighting two at once with the support of a Great Formation within the Stone Hall, like the original fifth, he moved back a place.

Thus, in this edition of the Dragon and Phoenix List, Gong Ziyu rose from eighth to first, becoming the top news that everyone in the worldly society talked about with great interest.

However, even though he had jumped to first place, Qing Yu was not complacent. Yuan Jianyi and Demon Young Master had sufficient preparation, and were likely to seclude themselves for a breakthrough to the Divine Origin upon their return. With their talents, the likelihood of successful breakthroughs was virtually one hundred percent.

Soon, the original top ranks of the Dragon and Phoenix List were likely to all breakthrough to Divine Origin, pulling away from the others once again.

As for Qing Yu, due to his focus on the Body Refinement, ’Dragon Elephant Wisdom,’ he was just a hair’s breadth away from the Ninth Layer of Innate Stage, not to mention the Innate Realm guardian waiting for him. The breakthrough to the Divine Origin Realm, as one could predict, was still a long way off.

Nevertheless, speaking of Kong Hai, Qing Yu had a question to ask the Shadow King.

"Is the Esoteric Sect determined to enter the Central Plains this time, and has the Shadow King managed to catch any trace of their movements?"

After being teleported out by the Array, Qing Yu had not seen anyone from the Esoteric Sect surface, presumably having dived under the water and left directly.

It speaks volumes that the people of the Esoteric Sect, upon realizing that the inheritance was beyond their grasp, had readily departed, clearly placing great emphasis on secrecy about their whereabouts.

Inside the relics, it was still okay; everyone was at the Innate Stage, but once outside, there could be Divine Origin Realm waiting, right?

If someone were to be captured accidentally, it could potentially expose the current whereabouts of the people from the Esoteric Sect. Thus, seeing that the chance of obtaining the inheritance was slim, Kong Hai decisively led his people to dive and leave.

"It’s strange, indeed. The Shadow Pavilion’s forces spread throughout Daqian and now extend into Northern Zhou, one could say they are scattered all over the Central Plains. And yet, such an extensive intelligence network has failed to detect the whereabouts of the Esoteric Sect members. This king is also very curious about this," the Shadow King said.

"What about the Eastern Sea Customs? It shouldn’t have gone unnoticed that a large number of monks have arrived in the Central Plains from overseas."

"No one has noticed significant groups of monks entering the Central Plains."

Well, that was strange. Did this group of monks grow wings and fly in?

Qing Yu was puzzled in his heart, but he did not delve deeper. At the end of the day, the target of the Esoteric Sect was the Zen Sect. It wasn’t the turn for Qing Yu, the leader of an assassin organization, to be concerned.

Or rather, it was precisely what Qing Yu had hoped for. During his time in the relics, Qing Yu had not hesitated to kill, and although he ultimately pinned the biggest blame on the Demon Young Master, Dragon Tiger Mountain, to which Zhang Yangde belonged, and the Zhenwu Sect certainly would not let Qing Yu off the hook.

Especially the Zhenwu Sect, the fact that Qingxu was defeated by Qing Yu twice had become public, and the entire world knew of it. The Zhenwu Sect definitely loathed Qing Yu now.

At this time, with the Esoteric Sect entering the Central Plains, the Central Plains were sure to be thrown into chaos. Once the Central Plains were in chaos, those enemies would shift their focus and not fixate on Qing Yu.

Realizing this, Qing Yu felt a sense of relief and stood up to bid farewell to the Shadow King.

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