499: Chapter 176: Discussing Heroes on a Rafting Trip, Xuanyuan Temporarily Assumes the Role of a Teacher【Big Cup!】_4 499: Chapter 176: Discussing Heroes on a Rafting Trip, Xuanyuan Temporarily Assumes the Role of a Teacher【Big Cup!】_4 “Other treasures include the Xuan Huang Pagoda forged from the Qi of Xuan Huang, the Wind-Fire Futon, and so on.
“In the ancient times, it is said that dozens of Great Powers met their demise at the hands of Laozi, who had also slain Innate Gods and Demons who attempted to bring chaos to the Vast Wilderness Heaven and Earth.
All primordial beings who competed with Laozi for treasures ended up dead and extinguished in their paths.
“Taiqing Laozi is absolutely the top expert closest to a Great Daoist Sage, aside from Hongjun!
“Think about it, Taiqing Laozi practiced cultivation and comprehended the Dao with One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones.
How could other Great Powers compare with him?
“Indeed, Laozi is the number one ruthless person in the Desolate Era!”
Isn’t Taiqing Daozu known for being passively peaceful?
By killing all his enemies, he naturally becomes peaceful and indifferent?
Xuanyuan Huangdi continued:
“There has always been controversy over who is the third and fourth strongest.
Generally speaking, Yuanshi Tianzun is stronger than Tongtian Sect Leader.”
The elder transformed by the Human Emperor said as he took a sip of wine, continuing to narrate with great interest:
“But from my observation, Yuanshi Tianzun might not necessarily be Tongtian Sect Leader’s opponent in a real fight.
“Yuanshi Tianzun’s weapon for killing is the Pangu Banner, while Tongtian Sect Leader has the Zhu Xian Sword Formation.
The origin of the Zhu Xian Sword Formation is extraordinary, while the Pangu Banner is ultimately forged from the decomposition of the Pangu Axe.
“Therefore, I rank Tongtian Sect Leader as third and Yuanshi Tianzun as fourth.”
Li Ping’an nodded in realization: “So the fifth should be the Great Sect Leader of the Western Sect?”
“Exactly,” replied Xuanyuan Huangdi, “The two leaders of the Western Sect have no small origin; it is said they are Great Powers from the Chaos Sea, and their Dao Realm is on par with Tongtian Sect Leader.”
Li Ping’an asked, “What about our Human Race’s Holy Mother?”
Xuanyuan Huangdi said, “The Holy Mother of the Human Race is naturally ranked sixth.
The Holy Mother does not possess innate killing treasures, and her Path of Creation is not keen on slaughter.”
“Ah?” Li Ping’an exclaimed with wide eyes, “Didn’t you just say the seventh is East Emperor Taiyi?”
“Aren’t there two leaders in the Western Sect?”
“That Vice Sect Hierarch Zhunti, his Dao Realm may be above East Emperor Taiyi, but East Emperor Taiyi wields the Donghuang Bell.
How could Zhunti’s Qibao Mi Tree compare with the Donghuang Bell?”
With a dismissive wave of his hand, Xuanyuan Huangdi continued:
“Zhunti, that Vice Sect Hierarch, is extremely shameless.
The whole reason he so desperately schemed against East Emperor Taiyi back then was to obtain the Donghuang Bell.
“Unfortunately, the Bell has a spirit.
After East Emperor Taiyi fell in battle, the Donghuang Bell itself flew into the Chaos Sea.
“So, the seventh is East Emperor Taiyi, the eighth Zhunti, and the ninth Emperor Jun.”
Li Ping’an nodded slowly, then asked, “Who is the tenth strongest?”
“Starting from the tenth, these are all masters who have reached the pinnacle of Da Luo.
At this stage, the treasures one holds are of utmost importance.”
Xuanyuan Huangdi looked up and took a big gulp of Immortal Brew, saying slowly:
“The following are just my personal opinions.
“I believe the tenth is Ancestor Minghe, who dwells beneath the ground in the Sea of Blood.
He once tried to emulate the Holy Mother by creating humanity but instead created the Asura race.
Although the Asuras he created were flawed, and his own Dao heart was imperfect, he did possess two killing treasures inherited from Luohou—the Yuan Tu Sword and the Sword of Abi.
However, the nine above him all possess treasures that surpass his.
“Thus, Ancestor Minghe can only be ranked tenth…
The eleventh should be Zhenyuan Daxian.”
“Yes, Zhen Yuanzi of the Wuzhuang Temple,” said Xuanyuan Huangdi, “his cultivation is just a hair’s breadth away from the level of a Sect Leader.
He holds the Book of Earth and leads an entire realm, having bestowed great favors upon the Human Race.”
Li Ping’an nodded slowly.
Xuanyuan Huangdi continued:
“The Twelve Ancestor Witches are too peculiar.
In ancient times, they were probably ranked between thirteen and twenty, but it’s likely they have all perished by now, so I won’t list them here.
“The twelfth would be the Demon Teacher Kunpeng.
Demon Teacher Kunpeng’s true form is incredibly fierce, only lacking an Innate Spiritual Treasure more famous than himself.
Later, Kunpeng was jointly ambushed by Fuxi Shi, Shennong Shi, and myself, along with the Luo Tian Formation outside of Heaven, and was killed.
“The thirteenth is Duobao Taoist, Jie Sect’s chief disciple of the inner door.
This Taoist was the first Treasure-seeking Rat between Heaven and Earth, who joined the Three Pure Ones early on.
His cultivation almost rivals that of a Sect Leader, and in ancient times, he bested his foes by bombarding them with at least hundreds of treasures at a time.”
Li Ping’an’s eyes shone with admiration.
“The fourteenth is Jie Sect’s chief disciple of the outer door, Zhao Gongming.
Although his cultivation is slightly inferior, he possesses a set of top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures nearly as powerful as Innate treasures when combined—the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Pearls.
If there were Thirty-Six Sea-Calming Pearls, he would have been truly formidable.
“The fifteenth, Jie Sect’s second disciple of the outer door, Yun Xiao.
She has deep connections with your master Yun Zhongzi.
Yun Xiao, together with Yun Zhongzi and Yun Zhongjun, are collectively referred to as the ‘Three Clouds.’ But Yun Xiao’s strength is not to be underestimated; she has an Immortal Treasure, the Hunyuan Gold Fighting Cymbal, which can revert a Da Luo back to their origin.
“The sixteenth, Jie Sect’s second disciple of the inner door, Jinling Saint Mother.
Her approach to Magical Combat is ferocious; she once faced four Ancestral Witches alone and did not fall behind.”
“This ranking is still based on the prime of the Heavenly Court.
Nowadays, these four powerhouses of Jie Sect are likely even more formidable.”
Xuanyuan Huangdi sighed:
“The seventeenth is Vice Sect Leader Ran Deng of Chan Teaching.
He is close with the Western Sect and moves in peculiar ways, calling Yuanshi Tianzun ‘Dao Friend.’ His encounters in Magical Combat are very few, but he does not possess many killing treasures, and his strength is surely not as great as the four killers of Jie Sect.
“The eighteenth, Guang Chengzi of Chan Teaching, my own revered teacher.
You must have heard of the Heaven-Overturning Seal.
“From the nineteenth to the fiftieth, most are occupied by disciples of the Chanjie Dual Sects.
I won’t go into each of them with you.
“There are three more rather special experts whom I haven’t ranked.”