Yi Hong kept his posture humble, yet Dongbo Xueying, having been trapped for six years and often conversing with the alchemical immortal creatures—a monkey and a bird—understood clearly that in every era, there would be special organizations like the “Longshan Pavilion” monitoring the entire world.
Longshan Emperor had established the empire, so this organization was named “Longshan Pavilion.”
In ancient times, the Xia Clan had once given rise to the “Fierce Bear Emperor,” who unified the world and founded an empire. Back then, the organization monitoring the world was known as the “Fierce Bear Pavilion.”
Though the names changed, the essence remained the same!
All these organizations were established to monitor the world and serve immortal beings.
Yi Hong, as the chief intelligence head of a province, held a rather special position. Even Dongbo Xueying, a true immortal being, killing a pseudo-immortal would be a minor matter. However, killing the chief intelligence head of a province would be an open slap to the face of the “Longshan Pavilion,” causing many troubles, even leading to being sent to the Xinhuo World for punishment!
“Lord Yi Hong arrived rather quickly,” Dongbo Xueying smiled. “Let’s go inside and chat at leisure.”
“I’m not in a hurry. Master Dongbo, why don’t you spend some time with your parents first?” Yi Hong replied.
“Haha… I’ll be staying home these days, so there’s no rush for this moment,” Dongbo Xueying, having traveled back with his parents from Duoyu County in Dongyu Province, had already conversed at length along the way. Now, it was more appropriate for his parents to spend time with his younger brother.
Thus, Dongbo Xueying and Yi Hong walked into the castle.
Soon, they sat in a corridor pavilion, with no one else nearby.
“I was quite surprised to hear that Master Dongbo survived the Heifeng Abyss,” Yi Hong said. “At the age of twenty-eight, you’ve become an immortal being. In the entire history of the Longshan Empire, such talent is rare. The last one close to you, Master Dongbo, was Sir Chiqiu Bai, the Windrider Knight of Anyang Province.”
“However, Sir Chiqiu Bai became an immortal at thirty-one, three years later than you. Now, he holds the top position on the Immortal Sage List. I believe, Master Dongbo, you will surely ascend to this list in the future.”
“The top of the Sage List?” Dongbo Xueying was astonished.
“Master Dongbo, you might not be very familiar, but since ancient times, the Immortal Sage List and the Demigod List have always existed among immortal warriors,” Yi Hong explained. “The path of cultivation for immortals is divided into three major stages: Flying, Sage, and Demigod. The majority only reach the Flying Stage. If one can ascend to the Sage Stage, they can be considered a backbone of our Xia Clan. And if one becomes a Demigod, they are truly among the most supreme existences.”
“The Sage List consists of thirty warriors, including humans, magical beasts, and even natives of the immortal worlds.”
“The Demigod List consists of ten.”
With a wave of his hand, Yi Hong presented two scrolls. “These are the two lists, compiled by the Xinhuo World.”
Dongbo Xueying took them.
He had long known of the Sage and Demigod Lists, which were established to inspire immortals to pursue further cultivation. Yet he never expected… Chiqiu Bai would actually be the top of the Sage List!
After all, humans, magical beasts, and native beings of immortal worlds were all included. Given their superior physical gifts, magical beasts usually occupied the top of the Sage List.
Dongbo Xueying examined the lists carefully.
“Sage No. 1: Windrider Knight ‘Chiqiu Bai,’ Elder of the Water Daoist Temple. Starting with the mystery of the winds of all things, he has mastered the ‘True Meaning of Spatial Severance.’ His movements are so swift they cannot be tracked, allowing him to appear instantly anywhere. His ‘Spatial Severance’ is unresistable at the Sage level. Major achievements: He once defeated the Demigod ‘Ghost Knight’ Feng Dong in direct combat and killed the native Demigod ‘Wind Roar King.'”
“Sage No. 2: Lord Beru, a magical beast, began with the mystery of water in all things and mastered the ‘True Meaning of Immortality.’ His body is extremely strong, capable of instant recovery even after severe injury, making him terrifying in close combat. Major achievements: He fought Chiqiu Bai for an hour before being defeated, and was rescued by a Demigod from the Witch Temple.”
“Sage No. 3: Blood Demon God, the supreme leader of the small immortal world ‘Blood Demon Realm.’ Within his realm, empowered by the world’s might, no one has yet defeated him.”
“Sage No. 4…”
Dongbo Xueying continued reading, astonished by each entry.
Among the top five on the Sage List, only one was human—Chiqiu Bai. This was mainly due to the weaker physical gifts of humans.
However, from sixth to tenth place, four were humans.
From the eleventh to the thirtieth, fifteen were humans.
“Among the thirty warriors on the Sage List, twenty are humans, five are magical beasts, and five are natives of immortal worlds,” Lord Yi Hong said. “All who make it onto the Sage List are remarkable, with the potential to ascend to Demigod status. Especially Windrider Knight Chiqiu Bai… he is the most brilliant genius of our era. He has mastered the terrifying ‘True Meaning of Spatial Severance,’ and at only over three hundred years old, he is almost certain to become a Demigod. Perhaps in the future, he will even become the mightiest Demigod, ranking first on the Demigod List.”
Dongbo Xueying then turned his attention to the other scroll.
This was the Demigod List.
It was known that deities could remain in the mortal world for a maximum of ten thousand years; after that, they would be expelled by the material world. The Longshan Empire had existed for over nine thousand years. When Longshan Emperor became a deity, he was already over a thousand years old. After founding the empire and enduring its long history, it was evident that Longshan Emperor had already been forced to leave the material world.
At present, there were no deities in the entire world. The strongest beings were Demigods.
“These are the ten most powerful existences in the entire world,” Lord Yi Hong explained beside him.
Dongbo Xueying examined the Demigod scroll.
“Demigod No. 1: ‘He Yuan,’ the Mountain Master of Black and White Mountain, at the peak of Demigod cultivation, has refined the ‘Primordial Divine Heart.'”
“Demigod No. 2: Emperor Huomo, the supreme ruler of the Huomo World, has also refined the ‘Primordial Divine Heart.'”
“Demigod No. 3: Elder Orland of the Witch Temple, who has mastered the ‘True Meaning of Life.'”
“Demigod No. 4…”
He continued reading down the list.
The Demigod List consisted of ten warriors, four of whom had refined the “Primordial Divine Heart.”
Lord Yi Hong explained beside him: “Master He is the greatest expert in the world, the mightiest Demigod, with unfathomable strength, unmatched to this day. As for Emperor Huomo… he usually remains within his own Huomo World, at most sending a projection into the human world, so he is not a major threat. In contrast, Elder Orland of the Witch Temple is our most dangerous enemy among humans.”
“The most dangerous?” Dongbo Xueying was startled.
“Yes. Although he hasn’t refined the ‘Primordial Divine Heart’ and only possesses ‘True Meaning,’ he has mastered the ‘True Meaning of Life.’ He can transform magical beasts into humans with genuine human bodies, indistinguishable from real ones!” Yi Hong sighed. “The Witch Temple has so many infiltrators among us humans, and the source lies with this elder.”
“His threat is immense. We humans have always wanted to kill this Elder of the Witch Temple, but his whereabouts are elusive, and he masters the ‘True Meaning of Life.’ So far, we have not succeeded in killing him,” Yi Hong’s eyes revealed frustration, then he smiled. “Of course, this is too distant for us. After all, he is among the top three in the world. Let the Demigods deal with their worries.”
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