Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 823 Taixuan List

As the saying goes, the mountains remain green, and the sunsets are red.

In this world, it seems that the sun rises and the moon sets, everything goes on as usual, but inside, the clear and the turbid are mixed together and difficult to separate.

Tao Xianxu nodded slowly and said, "Junior brother, I originally thought that the saying 'the rise of demons and the disappearance of mysteries' would only appear after the catastrophe began, but it turns out that the trend of change has already begun..."

He paused, then said solemnly, "But if this continues for twenty or thirty years, when the catastrophe strikes, won't our Xuanmen Daoist tradition suffer a great loss?"

The Xuanmen monks absorb and exhale spiritual energy, and their entire cultivation level and even their Taoist magical powers should be based on it. When the spiritual energy of heaven and earth disappears, their strength will inevitably decline.

On the other hand, if the turbid air becomes thicker, the magic cultivators' methods will be able to increase their strength by 30%. When this happens, how should they deal with the disaster?

"Why wait until the calamity strikes? We are already too late now."

Guo Tianrui shook his head and sighed.

Tao Xianxu was shocked again: "Where did you come from?"

He has been in seclusion for thirty-three years, not paying attention to worldly affairs, and he really has no idea what the current situation is like.

Guo Tianrui waved his sleeves and explained, "In fact, it was good at the beginning of your retreat. Both the Xuanmo and Demon families were secretly preparing. Although there were occasional minor conflicts, it was generally peaceful."

"But sixteen years ago, the Demonic Heaven Alliance suddenly took action. Not only did they wipe out the spies planted by the various factions in Central Continent near the Northern Territory in one fell swoop, but they also frequently caused chaos everywhere. Wherever they went, there were corpses strewn across the ground and rivers of blood."

"The most intense battle was undoubtedly the battle against Cuizhu Sect eight years ago..."

"Cuizhumen?"

Tao Xianxu frowned slightly, having never heard of the name of this sect.

"That's right, the Cuizhu Sect is originally a Yuanying Daoist sect in the western part of Zhongzhou. Among them, only the ancestor is at the Yuanying realm, so it is not well-known and few people know about it."

"But no one expected..."

Guo Tianrui took two steps closer and continued in a low voice, "The ancestor of the Cuizhu Sect is actually the son of Qingmu Xianweng!"

Who is Qingmu Immortal? He is the famous God of Transformation in Central China. Although he has not established a Taoist school, he has many disciples. They call themselves the Qingmu lineage, and their strength and foundation should not be underestimated.

"Immortal Qingmu...parents and children?"

Tao Xianxu was still confused. Qingmu Xianweng was not a heartless person. It was normal for him to have heirs. Why had he never revealed it?
Guo Tianrui could probably see his doubts, and his voice became much softer: "It's because the biological mother of that child is... the Taoist partner of his eldest disciple."

Tao Xianxu glared, exchanged glances with the other party quietly, and then began to cough lightly.

"No wonder……"

"So it's something you can't see in the light..."

The two didn't dare to talk about the True Lord for too long. After a pause, Guo Tianrui continued, "Actually, the reason we know the details is because the demonic cultivators were rampant and chose to attack the Cuizhu Sect."

"In just one night, the entire Cuizhu Sect was slaughtered, and the old ancestor also died tragically. Before his death, he activated the life talisman and summoned the Qingmu Immortal Elder."

"The tragic death of a child would infuriate anyone, but Immortal Qingmu was even more so. Not only did he personally crush the offending demon cultivators to ashes, he also ordered all members of the Qingmu lineage to come out of seclusion and lead a group of patriots to attack the Northern Region of Central Continent!"

"And how could the Demonic Heaven Alliance just sit there and wait for death? Almost at the same time that Immortal Qingmu set off, they sent a True Lord to fight him in the upper reaches of the sky."

"That battle was truly earth-shattering, unprecedented in history. Even though I, Guo, have practiced Taoism for hundreds of years, I have never witnessed such a scene..."

Tao Xianxu's eyes flickered as he listened, and he asked, "And then, what was the result?"

Guo Tianrui pursed his lips and shook his head, "I don't know either. Anyway, after the two of them fought, Qingmu Immortal Weng dispersed his formation, and the Demonic Heaven Alliance also withdrew their formation and disappeared for a long time..."

Tao Xianxu nodded slowly, frowned, and said, "Then aren't we evenly matched? Why did Senior Brother say we're inferior?"

Guo Tianrui took a long breath and murmured, "Junior brother, there's something you don't know."

"In the battle with Cuizhu Sect, the competition for the position of True Lord was indeed evenly matched, but under the True Lord, our Xuan Sect was losing ground."

"Just a rough estimate, in just the past ten to twenty years, the Demonic Heaven Alliance has added at least fifty new Nascent Soul warriors, and each of them is proficient in magical methods and is extremely difficult to deal with."

"On the other hand, although our Xuanmen Daoist tradition has also made progress, it is far less impressive than the Demonic Alliance."

"Plus, since disciples from various sects like my junior brother haven't appeared in a long time, the world is bound to be full of discussions and panic..."

He turned around, looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and said in a deep voice: "Junior Brother Tao, it's not that I, Guo, am badmouthing the Xuanmen Daoist tradition. It's really that the world is changing, and everyone can see it."

Tao Xianxu pondered in silence, his mind, which had been a little restless after he came out of seclusion after cultivating the Tao, now calmed down.

Perhaps it is just as Senior Brother Guo said, the world's demons are increasing and the mysterious ones are decreasing. Even if he has made progress now, there is no guarantee that he will be invincible among his peers in the future.

"The road ahead is still long and arduous!"

"If I want to keep up with the tide, I must be clear-minded and not let my guard down..."

He muttered to himself in his heart, but his eyes became more determined, revealing an inexplicable luster.

Seeing this, Guo Tianrui's originally gloomy expression suddenly changed. He nodded repeatedly with great satisfaction, and finally laughed out loud.

Tao Xianxu came back to his senses and was stunned at first, but then he understood something.

I think the reason Guo Tianrui said so much when he came out of retreat was probably to warn him, to tell him not to get carried away by his success in Taoism and suffer a great loss...

After understanding what was going on, Tao Xianxu couldn't help but straighten his expression. He bowed respectfully to Guo Tianrui and said, "Junior brother, thank you, Senior Brother Guo..."

Guo Tianrui smiled and waved his hand: "My mentor told me to do this."

As he spoke, he reached into his sleeve and pulled out a scroll. He said in a clear voice, "Since you have calmed down, I can show you this."

Tao Xianxu asked curiously, "What is this?"

Guo Tianrui did not answer in a hurry. He carefully placed the scroll in the air, and then emitted a ray of light and flew away.

When the spiritual light merged into it, in an instant, a dazzling golden light shone brightly.

Tao Xianxu frowned subconsciously and turned his head slightly, then he vaguely saw the scroll slowly opening, giving off an inexplicable aura, and characters could be vaguely seen arranged in an orderly manner on it.

He turned his head to look at Guo Tianrui, and after seeing his longing expression, he became more curious.

After a few breaths, the scroll was spread out in front of the two people. It was nine feet long and fluttered in the wind.

Tao Xianxu looked carefully and saw the three large gold-plated characters right above.

"Taixuan Ranking..."

Guo Tianrui nodded and introduced in a clear voice: "The Taixuan Ranking is a list created by Qingxu Immortal Mansion three years ago. It includes one hundred Yuanying cultivators, half of whom are Xuanmo cultivators."

"Its original intention was to analyze the potential of both the Xuanmo and Demon factions, and it was only circulated among the True Lords. However, because the analysis was very thorough and extremely fair, it was also spread by those with ulterior motives."

"Over time, people all over the world have paid attention to this list. No matter where the Xuanmo cultivators are, they are all proud to be on the list."

"After all, being on this list means being famous all over the world, and in this time of demonic calamity, fame is also part of strength..."

At this point, he shook his head and sighed, "Guo is ashamed to be ranked only 79th on this list. Every time my mentor mentions me, I get criticized."

Although he said so, Tao Xianxu could see that the other party was very excited and it was obvious that he was not saying what he meant.

"With your level, you can only rank seventy-ninth?" he asked in surprise.

Although Guo Tianrui's talent is not as good as his, he is also a disciple of the True Lord, and his cultivation has reached the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. His strength is not outstanding among his peers, but it is far beyond the ordinary late Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even he was ranked in the lower middle of the list, so who would be above him? Guo Tianrui finally sighed at this moment, and said with a bitter look on his face: "As I said before, this list doesn't just look at strength, it also takes potential into consideration."

"Although I am extremely powerful, I have been practicing Taoism for hundreds of years. Without a miracle, I can only reach the late stage in this lifetime, so my ranking will naturally be lower..."

He chuckled and said casually, "Junior brother is different. He has already reached the late stage. If he can seize the opportunity during the devil's calamity, he may be able to break through the numerous difficulties in one fell swoop and achieve the status of a True Lord of Transformation!"

"Correspondingly, the ranking naturally rose significantly..."

He glanced at the scroll, then pointed and said, "Look, Junior Brother, you are here."

Tao Xianxu suddenly felt a little nervous. Even he couldn't help but feel emotional when facing such a ranking list.

"I've been in seclusion for over thirty years and have just emerged. Logically speaking, the ranking above shouldn't take into account the newly acquired Daoist techniques..."

He murmured something in his heart, and then looked over.

There was only a short line of characters, with eighteen characters written on it: Black and White Dao Palace, Tao Xianxu...

"eighteen!"

Tao Xianxu was delighted. It was already eighteen at this point. Wouldn't it be necessary to raise it again after he displayed his Taoist skills and the list was updated?
Surprised, he began to scan down, searching for a familiar name.

"Nineteenth, Xian Jianchi and Li Jianyi."

"Twenty-four, the Yaoguang fairies of Xianyin Cave Heaven."

"Thirty-six, Yuanqing School level."

……

"Forty-fifth, Wei Mingde from Longxiang Mountain..."

He nodded as he watched, and understood in his heart that while he was in seclusion practicing Taoism, these people were also not idle.

The ranking at this moment is not completely accurate. After all, once they all come out of seclusion, their strength will definitely be improved!

Putting aside other things for now, just talking about Wei Mingde, once he advances to the late Nascent Soul stage, with his potential, he is actually not inferior to the Yuanqing School at all...

After scanning to the end, he moved his gaze to the top of the list.

Whenever there is a list, the top spot is always the most dazzling one.

What’s more, this is a list of immortal talents based on this world!

"The head of Taixuan, the Black and White Dao Palace...Mingchenzi!"

Tao Xianxu said to himself, "As expected," and he was not surprised at all.

After all, as early as about a hundred years ago, Ming Chenzi had already reached the late stage, easily crushing all his peers and winning one of the three champions in the Central Continent Sword Fighting Event.

Now, nearly a hundred years have passed, and his foundation has become even deeper. Not only has he perfected his realm, but he has also cultivated top-grade Taoist techniques.

With all these factors added together, if he is not at the top of the list, who else could be?
Tao Xianxu remained expressionless and looked down again.

"The second of Taixuan, Han Cang of the Demonic Heaven Alliance."

He finally frowned and looked at Guo Tianrui beside him.

"It's normal that Junior Brother doesn't know this person."

Guo Tianrui had anticipated this and smiled faintly, "He appeared over twenty years ago. Initially, he was unremarkable. However, several years later, he was said to have been chosen by a demonic inheritance to inherit the demonic form of the 'Six Extremes Luo Tianmo'."

"Since then, he has been unstoppable, and his strength is unfathomable. So far, he has only fought once, and that was the battle with Cuizhu Sect eight years ago."

"At that time, he withstood a blow from Qingmu Immortal Weng and saved a demon cultivator who should have been doomed..."

Tao Xianxu looked slightly surprised and said nothing, just nodded slowly.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator who had reached the late stage, he naturally knew how huge the gap was between the Nascent Soul and the True Lord of Transformation.

In this world, a Jindan Zhenren might still be able to exchange a few moves with a Yuanying cultivator. Can a Yuanying cultivator fight against a Huashen Zhenjun?
As shown on this list, surviving a single blow is enough to rank second among the Taixuan...

Tao Xianxu looked down at everyone one by one again, his expression gradually calming down.

He was just like a cultivator who was seeing this list for the first time. Every time he saw a name, he would ponder it in his mind.

Guo Tianrui did not disturb him. He walked to the edge of the cliff and looked out at the magnificent sea of ​​clouds.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Until he saw that familiar yet unfamiliar name...

"The Seventh of Taixuan, Chen Mu of Beiyuan..."

Tao Xianxu's eyes widened at first, then he suddenly raised his head, his expression extremely shocked, and he said in disbelief: "Brother Guo, this is..."

"Hahaha."

Guo Tianrui laughed out loud and turned around and said, "I guessed that Junior Brother would react like this!"

He turned around and said with a sigh, "Sixteen years ago, Chen Mu escaped from the Land of Nothingness and returned. He turned a disaster into a blessing and broke through to the late Nascent Soul stage in one fell swoop."

"After that, he even battled Senior Brother Ruan, severely injured Taoist Fang, and overpowered Elder Jinzhong and five others. He established a great reputation in front of the mountain gate, attracting hundreds of sects to come and congratulate him. He was unrivaled at the time!"

"Even Senior Brother Mingchen was far inferior to him at the beginning. It wasn't until the Taixuan Ranking was released that he gradually surpassed his reputation..."

Tao Xianxu was still shocked. After a long silence, he shook his head and smiled, saying "As expected" for the second time.

"He really didn't fall..."

Not only did he not perish, but he made such progress instead.

Take a look at the top ten on the Taixuan list. Is there any cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage?

He is the only one...

Tao Xianxu suddenly laughed at himself and said, "To be honest with Senior Brother Guo, I was once glad that he was lost in Penglai, because without him, I have a chance to compete for the first place in this generation."

"Looking back now, Junior Brother is truly a weakling. He's stuck in the past, not only has he lost the courage to strive for the best, but he's even harboring such shameful thoughts."

"On the other hand, Chen Mu has already reached a new level, comparable to Senior Brother Mingchen, and far surpasses us..."

Seeing him like this, Guo Tianrui had a deep understanding.

Once upon a time, he also looked at his junior fellow apprentice Tao Xianxu in this way...

He sighed deeply and said calmly, "Junior brother, why bother to torture yourself? As the saying goes, people of different levels can live in peace. You and he each have their own strengths and weaknesses, and each has their own advantages."

"Look at this demonic calamity. Even Master and other True Lords cannot escape the world. As long as you can seize the right opportunity, you may be able to come from behind and win."

The voice is clear and bright, like words of comfort and self-encouragement.

Tao Xianxu nodded slightly when he heard this. After a long silence, he walked towards the edge of the cliff, his eyes fixed on the distant sky, as if he could see through the sea of ​​clouds and fall on the front of Shangzhen Palace.

"I was defeated by you in the past, but now that the demonic calamity is about to begin, I look forward to competing with you again..."

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(End of this chapter)