Anyone who can enter the Heavenly Ranking, even if he is just at the very end, is an extremely powerful existence among the Grandmasters, far beyond the reach of ordinary Grandmasters.
Not to mention that this Kunlun Taoist master is ranked 72nd.
In the entire southwest region, only a handful of people could compare to him at this level. Although there were many people coming and going here, the vast majority of them were not even Xiantian martial artists.
After all, Xiantian martial artists were well-known figures no matter where they were. As for grandmasters, it was even more so, they were legendary figures that ordinary people looked up to.
With this identity, the master and his two apprentices could walk in this small border town without being provoked by any other fools.
Even the righteous sects who had previously invited guests to the banquet came to invite people politely. When they were rejected, they did not dare to say anything and just left quietly.
At least that's what it seems on the surface.
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About ten miles away from this city is the mountain gate where the Jinxue Gate is located.
Reception loft.
A dozen martial artists dressed in tight-fitting clothes were sitting on chairs on both sides, discussing important matters.
At this time, there were bursts of noise outside the hall. An inner sect disciple walked in, bowed and saluted, and reported to everyone present: "Master, the Kunlun Taoist Master has rejected our invitation."
Then he told the whole story word for word.
A white-haired old man sitting in the seat on the left frowned slightly when he heard this, and then slowly relaxed his brows.
He glanced at the two men sitting in the esteemed seats above and said with a smile, "Brother Wen, Brother Li, that Daoist Master Xu, as a Grandmaster on the Heavenly Human Ranking, seems to look down on small sects like ours. In that case, would it be better if you two could step forward and offer some assistance?"
The leader of the Jinxue Sect was clearly sitting in his own sect's home ground, but he still smiled carefully and was even willing to take a lower position.
In fact, the two people sitting in the main seats were at a similar level to the leader of the Jinxue Sect, both of them were masters of the Heavenly Man Realm.
If we talk about actual combat power, the old master, the leader of Jinxue Sect, may be a little stronger.
The reason why the Jinxue Sect treated them like this was because their identities were extraordinary. They were envoys sent by the Xuanbei Zhenzong.
Xuanbei Zhenzong, located at the junction of the northern part of Shannan Prefecture and the southern part of Xiliang Prefecture, is one of the few martial arts holy places in Qinwu State, where Li Xuanzhi, known as the "Northern Saint", is in charge.
The sense of oppression from the holy land of martial arts to a third-rate sect like Jinxuemen is even greater than that from the royal family of Qinwu Kingdom thousands of miles away.
Therefore, facing these two envoys from the holy land, no one in the Jinxue Sect dared to be negligent.
Wen Long, the inner sect steward of Xuanbei Zhenzong, pondered for a moment before slowly speaking, "Those who make it onto the Heavenly Man Ranking are all top-tier Grandmasters, so it's only natural for them to be somewhat arrogant. Since we can't invite them, let's just leave it at that. After all, we still need to conceal our identities and avoid being detected by those evildoers for the time being."
This time the four great demonic sects gathered together with the intention of stirring up a bloody storm. As the holy land of martial arts in the southwest, Xuanbei Zhenzong naturally had to take action.
Besides the Xuanbei True Sect, there were more than a dozen other righteous sects, both large and small, that had joined forces. However, only a few, such as the Huanyue Sect and the Jinxue Sect, had emerged and attracted attention.
Wen Long's words were polite, though slightly dissatisfied. Li Song, standing beside him, sneered, "This Kunlun Dao is some unorthodox sect that emerged from nowhere. It's never been recorded in any of the classics. It's probably not some hidden sect, and even the leader is only at the Heavenly Man Realm."
"A Grandmaster who has just been promoted to the Heavenly Man Ranking is so arrogant. Is he worthy of being invited by us?"
His tone was extremely domineering, as if he did not take this Grandmaster of the Heavenly Man List seriously at all.
In response, everyone from Jinxuemen just smiled and agreed.
Wen Long smiled bitterly, "Junior Brother Li, don't underestimate the heroes of the world. They dared to single-handedly face the Diyin Demon Sect and the Demon Sect behind them. They must have their own strengths."
His Junior Brother Li was only in his thirties, yet he had already ascended to the Celestial Realm. Furthermore, his status was different from his own; he wasn't an inner sect deacon, but a true disciple of the Dao lineage, learning from the sect's Grand Elder, the 'Northern Saint' Li Xuanzhi.
He is also a descendant of the 'Northern Saint' family and has been the pride of the family since childhood.
Taking all these reasons into account, Junior Brother Li is naturally arrogant and domineering. Even the strong ones on the Heavenly Ranking are not taken seriously by him.
Li Song still looked disdainful towards Master Kunlun in response to Senior Brother Wen's words, but the other party was his senior brother after all, so he had to give him some face and did not directly refute him.
He just snorted coldly and said nothing more.
Wen Long then looked at Lin Yu, the leader of the Jinxue Sect, and said with a smile, "Master Lin, this time, we need you to send a Grandmaster and several Xiantian martial artists to accompany us. What do you think?"
Although the words were a question, Jin Xuemen actually had no chance of refusing.
"Of course, as long as it can eliminate the devil and defend the way, our Jinxue Sect is willing to pay any price."
Lin Yu's eyes flickered, and his tone was filled with hatred for the Demon Sect.
Because it is close to the Diyin Demon Sect, the Jinxue Sect has been bullied by it for the past hundred years and has been unable to breathe.
In fact, there were two masters of the Jinxue Sect who died at the hands of the evil sect.
The previous leader was killed by the leader of the Diyin Demon Sect more than sixty years ago, and seven years ago, Xunliu Swordsman was killed by Shanyin Zhenren.
Xun Liu Jianke was Lin Yu's last disciple, whom he regarded as his own son. He was originally a reserve for the next sect leader, but was ambushed and killed by Shanyin Zhenren and a White Lotus Sect master.
The cause was just a dispute over a few magical herbs.
A hundred years ago, the Jinxue Sect, with several Grandmasters, was considered a second-rate force in the martial arts world, and it enjoyed a period of prosperity. However, it was repeatedly suppressed by the Diyin Demon Sect and the Demon Sect behind it, leading to its current decline.
There are only two masters left in the sect, including Lin Yu, and they are both very old. In addition, with the death of Xun Liu Jianke, there is no successor, which can be said to be a lack of successors.
Jin Xuemen has the opportunity to face this deep hatred, and they have to show up.
As long as Xuanbei Zhenzong can help him avenge this and destroy the entire Diyin Demon Sect, Lin Yu is willing to pay a heavy price.
The bald old man sitting next to him just smiled kindly, "This time, we are duty-bound to eliminate the demons and defend the Way."
This is Chen Yongfang, the supreme elder of Jinxue Sect, who is much older than Lin Yu.
"Everyone, rest assured. Besides our group, there are six other groups stationed in other directions to encircle and suppress the Diyin Demon Sect. We also have support from the imperial court." Wen Long smiled faintly and looked at the people of the Jinxue Sect. "And this time, we need to be on guard not against the Diyin Demon Sect, but the White Lotus Sect, the Miaojiang Demon Sect, and other major demon sects behind it. However, with the young and inexperienced Kunlun Daoist Master leading the charge, he should be able to help us test the depth of the four major demon sects."
"This way, we can hide in Dilongxuan Mountain and wait for an opportunity to strike." cascoo.net
In their eyes, the newly emerged Kunlun Taoist Master was a godsend and the best chess piece.
As for the rumors about the ancient dragon corpse?
Haha, few people take it seriously.
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