Either way, it's worth checking out.
However, due to the tight schedule, the representatives of the major sects currently present were all disciples who happened to be nearby, and the highest level of cultivation was only at the Void Refinement Stage.
For a moment, the strongest person here turned out to be Jiang Bo, the owner of the Wuyu Tower, who had reached the third level of fusion.
If Wuyu Tower intends to seize the initiative, now is the best time.
Although Jiang Bo, as an elder, would inevitably be criticized if he took action now, he was known to always protect his shortcomings. If it was for the future of his disciples, he might lose face...
Therefore, Wuyu Tower, which should have been a bystander at this time, has now become the center of attention.
Jiang Bo himself didn't care at all. He introduced to his disciples the disciples from various sects who appeared here.
"The one wearing the black robe and looking very proud is the Yuxu Taoist sect. The one in the front holding the mace is Ling Jie, one of the three Yuxu disciples, and ninth on the Divine Heroes Ranking... Hey, logically he should be the one with the highest status among the Yuxu disciples present, but why is he standing aside? It seems like they are waiting for someone to come."
"This is the Taiqing Pavilion. The Taiqing Pavilion has a variety of sects and the styles of Taoist robes they wear are also different. However, they all wear a jade token on their waists. It seems that they did not send any important disciples this time. It should be that the sect was in chaos a while ago and needs to be rectified. I heard that their Qinglian Swordsman recently went to the North Palace and said that he planned to meet the Rakshasa Witch."
"There's also the Zhiku Temple, where a bunch of bald heads are so bright, I won't talk about it."
"This side is Tianbao Pavilion..."
"This is the Sword Pavilion..."
"That……"
The disciples of Wuyu Tower, who seldom met their own tower master, listened with great interest and were somewhat surprised. It turned out that although the tower master had been indulging in mountains and rivers and traveling everywhere for many years, he actually knew more about the younger disciples of these sects than they did, and in more detail.
Finally, Jiang Bo patted Ji Yushu on the shoulder and said, "Of course, there is also the head of the inner sect of Wuyu Tower and the only disciple of the tower owner, 'Shu Jiansheng' Ji Yushu, who is 32nd on the Earth Ranking. Not bad."
Ji Yushu: “…”
A person from Lonely Eagle Peak, one of the six sects nearby, who had always been at odds with Wuyu Tower, sneered, "You've been thirty-two for so many years, and you still dare to say that? It's embarrassing."
A disciple from Wuyu Tower immediately shouted angrily: "What qualifications do you have to criticize Senior Brother?!"
Ji Yushu didn't really care about being ridiculed, he just felt a little embarrassed. He was awkwardly trying to stop his indignant fellow students when he suddenly heard a commotion coming from the other side, which drowned out the original discussion of the crowd and broke the tacit "silence".
Everyone was startled and looked towards the source of the noise.
A few exclamations and discussions were faintly heard in the river breeze, such as "Yuxu Hanyan", "Master Lingyao", "Why is she here" and so on...
The disciples of Wuyu Tower and other sects subconsciously looked towards Yuxu Taoist Sect, their mouths wide open with a look of surprise.
Led by the ninth Lingjie of the Earth Ranking, who was known as the Three Beauties of Yuxu, the disciples of Yuxu Dao Sect stood on both sides and bowed their heads in greeting: "Welcome, Senior Sister."
"Wow—"
A crane cry was heard descending from the clouds and the white crane landed gracefully. The slender figure standing on the back had her clothes fluttering, her black hair dancing in the wind, and her sleeves fluttering, as if she wanted to ride the wind to go away.
She stepped down from the crane's back, with black hair and fair skin, and her whole body seemed to be surrounded by clouds and smoke. Her eyes were indifferent and clear, without a trace of dust.
There was a moment of silence in the field.
Chapter 220 Entering the Tomb
The woman who flew down from the clouds on a white crane was dressed in black. Her Taoist robe was plain and simple, with a faint silver cloud pattern on her snow-white collar.
Her face was shrouded in mist and blurry, but her pair of cold and indifferent eyes were impressive, chilling to the touch and intimidating to the look.
There was complete silence all around, with only the voices of Yuxu disciples welcoming him in unison still echoing in the river breeze.
Ling Yao first bowed to the many Yuxu disciples in return, and the latter then put down their hands. These younger generation Yuxu Taoist disciples broke away from their seriousness, showed excitement, and the atmosphere also relaxed at the same time.
"How strange! Why would she come here..."
Jiang Bo, the owner of Wuyu Tower, muttered to himself, stroked his beard, and felt confused.
Not only him, but many people from other sects who were watching were wondering. Logically, Ling Yao should be preparing to record his original spells on the preaching monument at this moment to prepare for taking over as the headmaster.
This is a major event that happens once every hundred years in Yuxu, and it is also related to the fight for the position of Yuxu's leader, so we cannot be careless.
Although Ling Yao's strength is undoubtedly overwhelming among her competitors, the Yuxu disciples have almost tacitly accepted that she will be the next headmaster, otherwise there would not be such a big show of force among the Yuxu disciples present.
As the leader, Lingjie was making it clear to others that he supported Lingyao.
But the position of Yuxu's head master is not entirely based on strength, other factors also play a big role.
Back then in the cave, the reason why Ding Huan was reluctant to teach the Yuxu Taoist Canon to Gu Chang, but taught it to Liu Yuan first and asked him to teach on his behalf was because he was afraid that Gu Chang would be alone and get involved in the dispute over the head sect in the future and suffer the consequences.
Regardless of other connections and so on, recording one's own original spells or techniques in the preaching monument for future generations to read and learn is a very important part of it.
This is not only a ceremony of preaching and recording the law, but also a symbol of Yuxu Taoism. If Lingyao is even a few points worse than others in this link, he will inevitably be criticized.
Even if it is a small flaw, the master must convince the crowd. It does not have to be perfect, but there must be no mistakes in such an important area.
At such a critical time, why would she still get involved in the matter of Emperor Wu's tomb?
A hint of doubt was mixed in with the admiring gazes of many people around him. Under the watchful eyes of almost everyone, Ling Yao asked Ling Jie a few questions, then turned around and bowed to Jiang Bo from afar.
The disciples of Wuyu Tower were startled. Some of them stood up and some stood up straight in a hurry. They were so stiff that they didn't know what to do.
Jiang Bo narrowed his eyes. He had been sitting on a rock before, so he patted his butt and climbed up, then returned the salute in a crooked manner. Ji Yushu beside him also straightened his face and saluted with his fists clasped.
A cold and ethereal female voice came from the air: "Senior Jiang, could you please allow us to enter the ancient tomb first?"
Although it was a question and the tone was gentle, it clearly carried a sense of unquestionable momentum.
Jiang Bo said with a smile: "Okay, okay, this ancient tomb is not just for one sect to enter, so the order doesn't matter. I'm still wondering why everyone here doesn't go in. I'm nervous. I'm the first one to arrive but I don't dare to move."
Everyone thought they were so shameless, because they were the first ones to arrive from Wuyu Tower, but they just didn't have the courage to go in.
Everyone was convinced that the Yuxu Taoist sect would be the first to enter the Emperor Wu's tomb, but the order afterwards was something that they would really argue about.
Ling Yao said: "I see, then why don't we invite everyone from Wuyu Tower to come in with my Yuxu Dao Sect so that we can take care of each other."
Everyone around was stunned, and then they all looked at Wuyu Tower in a daze.
The disciples of Wuyu Tower were also dumbfounded and looked at Jiang Bo.
Jiang Bo's expression remained unchanged, and he said with a smile: "That's great, disciples, let's go."
After he finished speaking, he took the lead and strode towards the entrance of the tomb, waving his hand to signal others to follow him.
The OP said to leave... then we have no choice but to leave.
The disciples of Wuyu Tower were known for their Buddhist attitude. After looking at each other, they had no choice but to move forward.
In a blink of an eye, the two teams gathered together and disappeared into the tomb.
The outside world became lively again, and everyone was speculating on why Ling Yao was here, whether he asked Wu Yu Lou to go in together to find cannon fodder, etc...
Although the people from other sects stared with their eyes wide open, no one had the courage to challenge the Yuxu Taoist sect. If only Ling Jie was present before, it might have been possible, but now that Ling Yao had arrived, everyone stopped and could only stand aside obediently.
The next to go in were several monks from Zhiku Temple, and then came Jiange. The leader of Jiange this time was none other than Wang Rong, the four-star swordsmith who had presided over the registration for the Watching the Tide and Listening to the Sword Conference.
He was one of the Jiange disciples who witnessed Liu Yuan's journey to Shu Road. Later, because of dereliction of duty and failure to control the situation, he was transferred to the nearby Jiange branch. When he heard the news this time, he rushed over immediately.
"Damn it, I'm going to make up for my sins this time!"
Wang Rong was secretly furious.
Teams of disciples from the Taiqing Pavilion, Tianbao Pavilion and other sects followed suit and the remaining small and medium-sized sects began to fight over the order of entry, and the silence that had just been there was no longer there.
From beginning to end, only when Ling Yao was present did everyone present dare not say a word or make any movement.
Many people couldn't help but sigh at the senior sister of Yuxu Taoist sect, Lingyao.
Ling Yao is worthy of being Ling Yao.
If we talk about her status in the immortal sect, it is roughly the same as that of Vihara in the demon sect, with a great reputation and unattainable.
Not to mention her peers, with her strength at the sixth level of the Fusion Stage, even if you look at the Upper Central Realm, she is a true leader, and being number one on the Divine Heroes List is no joke.
The Divine Heroes List compiled by Qingxie Fang is a list used to record the strengths and weaknesses of the immortal cultivators who are under a thousand years old in the Upper Central Realm today.
The Earth List records immortal cultivators who are under 100 years old, while the Heaven List records immortal cultivators who are over 100 years old and under 1,000 years old.
No distinction between good and evil, only strength and weakness.
The difference between the Earth Ranking and the Heaven Ranking is not the strength, but the age. Therefore, if you want to look at the new younger generation, you should look at the Earth Ranking. If you want to see a more comprehensive view, you should combine the Heaven Ranking and the Earth Ranking.
However, the Heavenly Ranking is basically in a fixed state with few changes, while the Earthly Ranking is constantly changing. If you want to watch the fun, you should still watch the Earthly Ranking.
Ling Yao is over 300 years old this year. When she was young, she used her sword skills to make the then Sword Pavilion Master give her an eight-star sword [Demon Subduing Sword] voluntarily. Later, she became famous for her Taoism. About 50 years ago, she ranked first on the Heavenly Ranking. Before that, it only took her half a day to go from the first on the Earthly Ranking to the 21st on the Heavenly Ranking.
In other words, when she was ranked first on the Earth List, she already had the strength to be ranked 21st on the Heaven List, the only difference was her age.
A hundred years later, he was refining the void and ranked 21st on the Heavenly Ranking.
No one has gone before.
At that time, the person ranked first on the Heavenly Ranking was Wen Lu of Baishanyuan, who was known as the Little Sword God. After meeting Ling Yao, he felt inferior to him. One hundred and fifty years later, he was indeed surpassed, and Ling Yao's position has never been shaken since then.
I'm afraid that the number one position on the Heavenly Ranking will only change hands when she is over a thousand years old.
Chapter 221 Entry
In a blink of an eye, the Emperor Wu's tomb was invaded by a group of outsiders and was filled to the brim.
It feels like a key protected site being overcrowded with tourists.
But coincidentally, the teams all kept a certain distance from each other, or deliberately avoided each other.
Yuxu Taoist Sect and Wuyu Tower were in the front. Entering the tomb was a flight of stairs leading downwards.
Ling Yao was walking in front holding a sword, and next to him was the little old man Jiang Bo, who followed closely. He seemed serious, but in fact his eyes were distracted and he was obviously slacking off.
Ling Jie frowned and looked at the walls of the tombs around him: "The traces of battle here are so fresh...someone has already come in."
Although this guess had already been made when the tomb made such a big noise, and it was very likely, it still makes people feel a little uneasy.
This means that someone has gotten there first.
And we don’t know who it is yet.
As the only human being who has achieved sanctification through the physical body, Emperor Wu is of great significance to the human race. If his tomb were to be robbed by alien races or the evil cult, it would be a huge shame for all the immortal sects in the Upper Central Realm.
Moreover, his body is of great value. If it is eaten by monsters, it may even cause the monster clan to give birth to a powerful person in the tribulation period, which is very disadvantageous for the human race.
No matter what, Emperor Wu's remains must belong to the human race.
This is the consensus of all sects.
Soon, everyone encountered their first obstacle - the Puppet Meat Mountain.
One of the most common monsters in this tomb is what Liu Yuan remembered as a very scary monster with layers of fat accumulated on its body, eyes all over its body, heavy weapons in its hands, and extremely high defense. Although it is common, one can still die miserably if one is not careful.
But that was in the past when the Nine Cauldrons Formation was still in operation and the spiritual power of cultivators was restricted.
Now that Emperor Wu's tomb is refilled with spiritual energy, for the immortal disciples here, these puppets that have not been infused with spiritual power are just like cutting melons and vegetables.
"Ow!"
With a scream, the unidentified object was cut in half. There was no blood, only an empty shell oozing with grease.
"Click."
Lingjie put away the sword.
Although the first enemy was dealt with so easily, everyone frowned.
There was no other reason. This kind of intensity was simply not the difficulty that should be encountered in the process of opening up the Emperor Wu's tomb... In everyone's imagination, anything that could cause that kind of spiritual tide phenomenon would at least be dangerous to a cultivator at the Void Refinement Stage.
Now, there are only a few puppets without any spiritual power, and most of them are in tatters. The further I walk, the more depressed I feel. The corpses of the puppets are scattered everywhere, which is obviously man-made.
Even... there are more than one group of people.
All of a sudden, everyone felt disappointed.
It's like planning to find a prostitute of your choice in a brothel to have sex with. You feel happy at first because you think she is pure and lovely, but in the end you find out that she is a slut who has had relationships with more than one man and you are just a spare tire. You will be furious at that time.
Soon, everyone found the first human corpse.
"They are from Qingfengfang."
A disciple of the Yuxu Taoist sect volunteered to step forward and said so after some investigation.
"Damn it! How could they know this was Emperor Wu's tomb so quickly? It turns out they had already taken action!"
Ling Jie gritted his teeth and snorted coldly.
"But their bodies had also been turned over... by another wave of people."
The disciple continued.
