"Eighth on the Sword God ranking list? How…how is this possible?"
After hearing Duan Tianya's words, the smile on Shangguan Haitang's face instantly froze.
In her heart, Duan Tianya's sword technique was heaven-shaking and earth-shaking.
He could only be ranked eighth on the Sword God ranking list? How was this possible?
"That's the truth. We can only say that there are many experts in the Great Ming Dynasty. Perhaps there are many hidden experts that we don't know about.”
Although he was very dissatisfied in his heart, Duan Tianya still put on a nonchalant look on the surface.
Shangguan Haitang frowned. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and said,"
"I know, it must be that the Tower Master of Heavenly Secrets didn't include Big Brother Duan's Illusory Sword.”
"After all, after Big Brother Duan cultivated Illusory Sword, he only used it a few times in the Central Plains.”
"If we include the Illusory Sword, Big Brother Duan will definitely be ranked in the top three of the Sword God Ranking List.”
Duan Tianya nodded slightly when he heard this. He also thought that this was the truth.
This wasn't because he was conceited, but because he had absolute confidence in his own strength and the [Illusory Sword] he had mastered.
Even though the sword manual [Illusory Sword] was not considered top-notch in terms of moves.
However, it incorporated many of the characteristics of the Japanese Ninjutsu. Once the sword was unleashed, it could transform into thousands of sword shadows, making it impossible to guard against.
Previously, when Duan Tianya was carrying out his duties, he had encountered many powerful enemies, and he had relied on Illusory Sword to kill them.
"From another perspective, this might be a good thing.”
Shangguan Haitang spoke again.
"What's so good about it?" Duan Tianya asked curiously.”
"Did Big Brother Duan forget about the Heaven's Secrets Challenge?”
"Big Brother Duan's true strength is far from the eighth place on the Sword God ranking list.”
"In this way, you can challenge the Sword God who is ranked above you.”
"As long as we defeat those Sword Gods, not only can we raise Big Brother Duan's ranking, but we can also obtain a generous heavenly reward.”
Shangguan Haitang said excitedly, feeling that she was really a genius.
Duan Tianya's eyes also lit up.
Ever since he learned that the Heaven's Secret Tower had the magical ability to resurrect the dead, he was filled with yearning for the Heaven's Secret Point.
Wasn't this a good opportunity to obtain a large number of Heaven Secrets Points?
Haitang, thank you for your reminder."
"When this matter is over, I'll go challenge the Sword God who is ranked above me.”
"Although this will expose the existence of the [Illusory Sword], it's worth it for the sake of the heavenly secrets points.”
Duan Tianya said solemnly.
"Oh right, didn't Big Brother Duan obtain an Earth Tier Low-Rank Ninjutsu?”
"What kind of ninjutsu is that?"
"Can you let Haitang take a look?"
Shangguan Haitang asked curiously.
Even though the Daming Empire and the Japan Empire were neighbors, the two countries didn't interact much.
Shangguan Haitang had heard of the Japanese Ninjutsu for a long time, but she had never seen the real Ninjutsu.
"This ninjutsu is called [Doppelganger Technique], and it's a genuine Japanese ninjutsu.”
"In Japan, the martial world is divided into two parts.”
"A portion of them are from the Sword Sect. For example, the Yihe Sect and the Jiahe Sect belong to the Sword Sect. They basically open their sects widely to recruit disciples.”
"The other part is the Ninja Sect. They specialize in practicing various ninja techniques and exist in the form of a Ninja Village.”
"Compared to the open-minded Sword Sect, the Ninja Sect of Japan places a lot of importance on the family and bloodline.”
"Every Ninja Village is formed by a few large clans and many small clans.”
"Ninja Village's ninjas are also selected from these family members. They are nurtured from a young age and are extremely loyal.”
"Unless there are extremely special circumstances, these Ninja villages basically won't teach ninjutsu to people outside the village.”
"That's why I've been studying in Japan for many years, but I've never been able to learn a real Japanese ninjutsu.”
"The so-called ninjutsu that I learned are just little tricks used with sword techniques. They are not worth mentioning in front of real ninjutsu.”
Duan Tianya knew that Shangguan Haitang was curious, so he patiently explained it to her.
"In that case, isn't this Doppelganger Technique very precious?" Shangguan Haitang asked.”
"It's not very precious, but very precious!”
"As far as I know,[Doppelganger Technique] is a low-level ninjutsu of the top ninjutsu [Shadow Doppelganger Technique].”
"Although it's not as powerful as the [Shadow Clone Technique], it uses up very little energy.”
"If it can be used at the critical moment of the battle, it will have an unexpected effect.”
Duan Tianya said excitedly.
When he was studying in Japan, he was very interested in all kinds of strange ninjutsu. Unfortunately, he had no way to learn it and could only return regretfully.
He never expected that he would actually obtain it effortlessly from the Heaven's Secret Tower now.
Moreover, it could be seen from the rewards given out by the Heavenly Secrets.
As long as one had enough Tianji points, they could exchange for all kinds of Japanese ninjutsu.
"If those conservative Japanese Ninja sects were to find out that all of their secret ninjutsu can be exchanged at the Heaven's Secret Tower, I wonder what their expressions would be like?”
Duan Tianya thought to himself with a hint of mischief.
At this moment, a Wudang disciple ran down from the mountain and said,""Two secret agents of the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa, Perfected Zhang invites you.”
When Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang heard this, they immediately calmed down and said,""Please lead the way."
Soon, the two of them entered Wudang's Golden Hall under the guidance of the Wudang disciples.
Because of this unprecedented battle, Wudang's Golden Hall had also suffered very serious damage. There were ruins everywhere.
There were only Song Yuanqiao, Yu Daiyan, Zhang Wuji, Yang Xiao, and a few others in the golden hall.
Everyone's expression was very heavy.
"Greetings, Perfected Zhang of Wudang Sect."
Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang bowed respectfully.
After all, Zhang Sanfeng was over a hundred years old and had always been a prominent figure in the orthodox path of the martial arts world. Although the two of them were under the control of the imperial court, they still respected Zhang Sanfeng very much.
"No need for formalities. This time, I have troubled the two secret agents.”
Zhang Sanfeng said very kindly.
The two of them straightened up and looked at Zhang Sanfeng. They felt a boundless aura of the sea pouncing on them. They immediately felt that Zhang Sanfeng's internal energy was deep.
However, behind this immeasurable power, there seemed to be something incomplete, giving people a feeling of weakness.
Duan Tianya looked over in surprise and could vaguely see that Zhang Sanfeng's glabella was black and purple. He could not help but be shocked.
"Perfected Zhang actually suffered serious internal injuries?”
"The Divine Water Palace's Jellyfish Yin Ji is indeed powerful.”
Duan Tianya could not help but sigh.
Shangguan Haitang looked at the people sitting on both sides and her gaze paused on Zhang Wuji.
The battle at Wudang Mountain was earth-shattering, with hundreds of thousands of people dying.
Among them, over a thousand sect leaders and elders had died, causing countless people to sigh.
However, there were also people who became famous because of this battle.
That person was Zhang Wuji!
During the battle at Wudang's Golden Summit, Zhang Wuji defeated more than 30 sect leaders with his supreme martial arts.
It was because of his bravery that the Divine Monk Wu Hua of Shaolin Temple and the leader of Beggar's Sect, Nangong Ling, had no choice but to retreat.
Without Zhang Wuji, the WuTang Sect might have ceased to exist after this battle.
At this moment, Shangguan Haitang suddenly recalled the evaluation of Zhang Wuji by the Tower Master of Heavenly Secrets.
He said that Zhang Wuji was the strongest cult master of the Ming Cult and that he would lead the Ming Cult to new glory.
At that time, she was still a little disapproving.
Now that he thought about it, the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets was really unpredictable and had the ability to foresee the future.
After a brief pause, Shangguan Haitang looked away.
Soon, she saw a figure that surprised her-Lu Xiaofeng.
Feeling Shangguan Haitang's gaze, Lu Xiaofeng said unhappily,""What's wrong? Can't I be here?"
"That's not it. But I heard that Young Master Lu was invited to the Wudang Sect by the Godly Monk Wu Hua.”
Shangguan Haitang said with a faint smile.
"I was indeed invited by Monk Wu Hua, but I'm only here to reminisce about the past. I didn't participate in the siege of the WuTang Sect.”
"After all, I don't have any grudges with the WuTang Sect.”
"I, Lu Xiaofeng, am afraid of trouble the most. I won't do something that is thankless.”
Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and said.
Shangguan Haitang nodded slightly and asked curiously,""Then why did you stay in the WuTang Sect? Divine Monk Wu Hua and the others had already left the mountain.”
"Because I feel that there's something fishy about the battle at Wudang Mountain. I'm afraid that someone is planning behind the scenes and adding fuel to the fire.”
Lu Xiaofeng said solemnly.
"What?"
Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang became serious.
If it was just a normal fight, the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa would not care. At most, they would come to understand the situation.
However, if someone was behind the scenes, it would be a different story.
"Lu Xiaofeng, do you have any evidence?”
Duan Tianya asked in a deep voice.
Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and said," I just feel that it's strange. There's something strange about this matter. However, you asked me to say it in detail. I can't say it either."”
"Is there anything in the world that you, Lu Xiaofeng, can't see through? That's really strange."
Shangguan Haitang teased, obviously not believing Lu Xiaofeng's words.
One had to know,
There were more than a hundred sects participating in the encirclement of Wudang Sect.
The leader was the Shaolin Temple's No Flower Divine Monk, who had both virtue and ability.
Even the Holy Water Palace's Palace Master, Jellyfish Yin Ji, had participated in the battle. She had blocked Zhang Sanfeng, who was the strongest in the Wudang Alliance.
Shangguan Hai Tang did not believe that there was anyone who could control such a huge alliance.
Lu Xiaofeng said," Although I don't have any evidence, I have a way to prove that someone is definitely behind this."”
"How?" Shangguan Haitang asked.
"It's very simple. Just ask the Master of Heavenly Secrets Tower.”
"A person who can control such a big situation must have a name on the behind-the-scenes rankings.”
"Maybe he's number one on the behind-the-scenes leaderboard!”
Lu Xiaofeng said confidently.
Shangguan Haitang's eyes lit up. This was indeed a good idea.
Although she did not believe that someone was behind this war.
If this person really existed, then he would definitely be a strong contender for the top spot on the leaderboard.
"Your idea is not bad."
"Tomorrow happens to be the day when the list of the masterminds is updated.”
"Let's go to the Heaven's Secret Tower together and ask about it.”
Shangguan Haitang made her decision.
She had originally decided to make a trip to the Heaven's Secret Tower tomorrow.
She didn't want to miss the update of the Mastermind Ranking or the battle between Fu Cailin and Sword Saint Ge Nia.
"I have something to tell the two secret agents.”
Zhang Sanfeng, who was sitting at the head of the table, spoke.
"Please speak, Perfected Zhang," Duan Tianya immediately said.”
"You two secret agents should know that this war started because Priest Mu fell into the evil way.”
"Our WuTang Sect is a famous and righteous sect. We naturally won't cover up for him. We wanted to clean up the sect ourselves, but he escaped first.”
"But, although Priest Mu escaped, his only daughter, Ye Xue, is still in Wudang.”
"As the saying goes, no harm can come to your family. No matter how evil Priest Mu is, Xue Ye is innocent.”
"So, in order to protect Ye Xue, my disciples secretly arranged for her to stay in a secret room at the back of Wudang Mountain.”
"I didn't expect that after the battle, Ye Xue would disappear.”
"Looking at the traces at the scene, it seems that someone opened the secret room from the outside and took it away.”
Zhang Sanfeng said slowly.
"There's actually such a thing?" Duan Tianya frowned. Was Priest Mu back?”
" According to what I know about Priest Mu," said Lu Xiaofeng," he would never take such a risk." He knew very well that the WuTang Clan would not betray Ye Xue.”
Shangguan Haitang felt a little dizzy.
This battle of Wudang was just as Lu Xiaofeng had said. There was something strange about it, as if someone had set it up.
However, she could not figure out why the mastermind had spent so much effort to make the various sects in the martial arts world kill each other. What benefits could he get?
Perhaps the answer to all of this could only be given by the Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Hai Tang couldn't help but look forward to tomorrow even more.
……
On the other side, Heaven's Secret Tower.
When Feng Chen announced the rewards of Duan Tianya and Priest Mu, the entire hall exploded.
"Crazy! Crazy! Was the Tianji reward this time serious?”
"A Heavenly Spirit Pill that increases the chances of breaking through to the integration of Heaven and man by one level? Such a divine pill actually existed in this world!”
"This is only a Low Grade Heavenly Spirit Pill. What if it's a Top Grade Heavenly Spirit Pill? Wouldn't that increase the probability by half?"
"I'm sure something big is going to happen this time. No martial grandmaster can refuse the Heavenly Spirit Pill!”
"The Heaven's Secret Tower really wants Priest Mu dead. They gave him such a high reward.”
"Haha, well done, Tower Master Tianji! With this low-grade heaven spirit pill as the prize, I don't believe Priest Mu can survive!”
"Whether it's for the heaven secret points or the heaven spirit pills, countless people will dig three feet deep to find Priest Mu.”
"This reward is too generous. I bet Priest Mu will be found within three days.”
"If a sword artist kills Priest Mu with his sword art, won't he be able to get the rewards of two lists?”
"The challenge reward for two rankings? That was a total of 14000 Heaven Secrets Points!”
Crazy!
They were all crazy!
In the main hall, countless Jianghu guests were discussing excitedly.
They could already foresee the upcoming bloodshed.
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