Chapter 1107: 15: Discussing the Peak Under the Moon (Part 2)

Capítulo 1107: Chapter 15: Discussing the Peak Under the Moon (Part 2)

One Peak, three Demons, five True Monarchs, seven Martial Saints.

Besides that Peak being unanimously recognized as the first, among the others, who is strong and who is weak? Who ranks second, and who ranks third? Who is the weakest?

There has never been a universally accepted statement, and it’s always been one of the ‘gossip’ that many Jianghu people are most curious about.

Hearing Li Fei’s question, Shen Tuyue’s eyes suddenly brightened.

Obviously, she was very interested in this ‘gossip’ too!

Ning Qingman pondered for a moment and indeed spoke up:

“Lin Tianyi goes without saying, among the four True Monarchs and that Buddha, in my opinion, Qing Xu is undoubtedly the first!”

Li Fei and Shen Tuyue both nodded simultaneously.

They both agreed on this point.

Qing Xu might not be the first in a thousand years to challenge the realm above the summit, but he is definitely the closest!

If his Earthly Taoist Country had been established back then, he might have truly become the greatest person of the ages!

“After Qing Xu, that late State Preceptor, in my opinion, can be ranked second.”

Ning Qingman continued.

This ranking surprised Shen Tuyue a bit, and she hesitated to speak.

In her view, after Qing Xu, the Living Buddha who stormed into the Imperial Palace alone should be the second.

Ning Qingman noticed Shen Tuyue’s change in expression and looked at her:

“Many people underestimated Yun Shu, yet think about it, in the past hundred years, besides him, who else has slain a peak level? And he did it twice in just a few years?”

Shen Tuyue: “But…”

Ning Qingman knew what she wanted to say:

“You think Yun Shu had the aid of National Fortune, borrowing external force, which greatly discounts his achievements?”

“Then consider this, today, even with your mentor and I working together, planning for many years, we still couldn’t completely kill Li Ming. Are peak strong people so easy to kill?”

“Both Yun Shu’s Taoism and mine have the ability to counteract others’ Taoism, but our paths are entirely different. If we were to meet, I have a sixty percent chance of killing him on the first encounter. But if he escaped the first time, my chances of winning would continue to decrease, and the longer it dragged on, the more thoroughly I would lose. This is the terrifying aspect of Yun Shu!”

Shen Tuyue quickly saluted: “I was shallow.”

Ning Qingman waved her hand: “We’re just chatting casually, no need to be so formal.”

“Qing Xu first, Yun Shu second, that Buddha third, that’s the ranking in my heart. As for the remaining two Taoist True Monarchs, I’m not familiar.”

She finished explaining the ranking of the ‘Five True Monarchs’ concisely.

“As for the seven Martial Saints…”

Li Fei and Shen Tuyue both watched her closely, eager to hear how this ‘Sword Immortal’ would evaluate herself and the other six Martial Saints.

Compared to the Magic Dao, their ranking in Martial Arts certainly carries more weight.

“Wenren Zheng entered sainthood through the Military Dao, not by following the commanding path of a commander, but by following the war general path of slaying generals and seizing flags. Among the four schools of the Military School, he is the ultimate master of military form, and his ability to fight alone is even stronger than leading an army. If I were to face him—

There’s a seventy percent chance I would die, and he would be seriously injured.

There’s a thirty percent chance we would perish together.”

Ning Qingman candidly admitted she was no match for Wenren Zheng:

“Tai Yu of the Daluo Sect once fought Lin Tianyi back in the day and reportedly lost terribly, but he was inspired and immediately went into seclusion for cultivation.

Before that, he dared to stand up and compete with Qing Xu for the position of Master, even though he underestimated Qing Xu, it shows that he gained significant strength after seclusion!”

“The two Martial Saints of Pudu Temple, the Buddha Eye Heavenly King has limited potential, not worth mentioning. The River Guardian Heavenly King establishes his Tao on foundations of the Buddhist school, with great potential, in my view, he has the opportunity to catch up with or even surpass Wenren Zheng.

However, now that the Buddhist school is being hunted by the court, and temples everywhere are closed, the River Guardian Heavenly King’s cultivation will certainly be impacted. Meanwhile, on Tai Yu’s side, the Daluo Sect’s eight hundred years of Qi Fortune has been nearly exhausted by Qing Xu, similarly affected.”

“So in my view, among the seven Martial Saints, Wenren Zheng, Tai Yu, and the River Guardian Heavenly King can rank in the top three.”

Ning Qingman spoke a lot at once.

Li Fei recalled witnessing the battle between Qing Xu and Tai Yu at the Cloud Sea Plateau in the Daluo Sect earlier.

Then recalled the battle on the Bai Feng Plain.

Comparing it with Ning Qingman’s comments, he couldn’t help but nod.

“As for the fourth…”

Ning Qingman looked at Shen Tuyue, “Your mentor has become increasingly formidable over the years, in this latest scheme to sever the cause and effect with Li Ming, her cultivation might have progressed further, she may not just rank fourth.”

“Ah?”

Shen Tuyue was surprised that Ning Qingman had such a high opinion of her mentor.

After attaining sainthood, the Pavilion Master of Red Dust Pavilion, Wen Xuexian, has almost not intervened in the Jianghu anymore, and there hasn’t been any legend about her in the Jianghu.

Her Jianghu nickname ‘Red Dust Slayer’ is because people believe she severed her ties with the mundane world, from then on neither questioning the Jianghu nor entering the common world.

So compared to the other six Martial Saints, Wen Xuexian is the most low-key one, Shen Tuyue initially thought Ning Qingman would rank her mentor quite low.

Unexpectedly, the other side believed Wen Xuexian had a chance to enter the top three!

“Then the remaining three?”

Li Fei couldn’t help but ask.

Ning Qingman laughed: “As for the last three, not worth mentioning.”

Although she was unwilling to elaborate on the remaining ranking, Li Fei could roughly judge from her tone.

She presumably considers herself stronger than the Buddha Eye Heavenly King from the Buddhist school, but since they haven’t crossed swords, saying this directly in front of two juniors would seem a bit like bragging.

As for Qin Mingli, the last among the seven Martial Saints, he broke through the realm the latest and became a Martial Saint the shortest, he is most likely the weakest in strength.

“Sword Immortal fifth, Buddha Eye Heavenly King sixth, Qin Mingli seventh?”