Zhong Shenxiu listened to this secret and couldn’t help but feel emotional.
No wonder the Great Wu Dynasty had confined the Song family to Lingnan, it was actually to seal off and monitor the Five Poison Sect, no wonder both families fought each other to death, becoming sworn enemies.
The Great Grand Ancestor of the Wu Dynasty must have also been very scheming.
"And this move by the court... although it has a righteous justification, isn’t it afraid of causing some unexpected backlash by breaking the balance between the eight great forces?"
Zhong Shenxiu looked at Yan Wushuang, his eyes filled with inquiry.
Or perhaps... was the court itself expecting this kind of change?
"Wushuang is just a small arrest officer in the Divine Capture Sect, how could he know so much?" Yan Wushuang said calmly, "But indeed, from the Great Divine Catcher Tie Xue down, all have received orders to head to Miaojiang."
"It seems that this time, the court is very determined."
Zhong Shenxiu murmured to himself.
"As a guest elder, you also received an invitation... surely you know that, since the last incident with Hua Miao, you and the Five Poison Sect have been like water and fire, irreconcilable." Yan Wushuang understood, after killing the Five Poison Sect Saint Son, Xun Liuyi had no other choice.
"But I am a guest elder, and guest elders must be rewarded, which we discussed last time."
Zhong Shenxiu’s eyes flickered.
"Of course! You mentioned it before..."
Yan Wushuang pulled out a package from his chest: "Fierce Blood Palm, a Grandmaster level Martial Art, quite decent among Grandmasters, easy to learn, and not too tough to break through..."
"Very well, I will take it."
Zhong Shenxiu wanted this secret manual not for himself, but for the Shanyao Gang.
After all, the Ten Thousand Gu Hand wasn’t quite suitable as a legacy for the gang, and the Liangyi Huaji Hand was somewhat tricky.
Requesting a less tricky Grandmaster secret manual from the Divine Capture Sect was also a way to fulfill a little obligation he had toward the Shanyao Gang, a small faction.
Yan Wushuang also guessed Zhong Shenxiu’s intention and understood it very well, while also admiring it.
For a low-born martial artist, advancement was already difficult, and many talents just beginning to thrive were poached by one of the eight great forces or other sects.
Only someone with a noble character like Xun Liuyi would be willing to stay in such a small gang, and now he wanted to give back to the gang.
Having an Earth List Master as support, the future development of Shanyao Gang was bound to be bright.
Of course... provided that the eradication of the Five Poison Sect is successful, and that Xun Liuyi also survives.
Zhong Shenxiu carefully put away the secret manual, his expression suddenly became very solemn: "So... how strong is the Five Poison Sect? The Divine Capture Sect’s operation must certainly be confident, right?"
"Of course... talking about the strongest of the Five Poison Sect, it naturally has to be the Sect Master of the Five Poison Sect—Ten Thousand People King."
On mentioning this, Yan Wushuang’s expression became extremely serious: "This person ranks ninth on the Heavenly List, his poison skills have reached a level shocking to heaven and terrifying to spirits... the majesty of a Great Grandmaster, it’s almost unimaginable for us, such an existence is almost a different being from us."
Zhong Shenxiu of course knew how terrifying a Great Grandmaster was.
From blood swapping, refining marrow, to connecting with the divine, a martial artist’s body and spirit metamorphose step by step until finally, they are completely inhuman!
Moreover, only when one becomes a Great Grandmaster can they truly manifest Martial Arts Divine Power!
This is also the most charming and fascinating part of the Martial Arts World.
Among the three ranks of Heaven, Earth, and Man, the Human List only ranks one hundred and eight, the Earth List only seventy-two, with many blood swapping warriors unable to ascend to the Human List, and Master of Marrow Refining like Yan Wushuang, without several unique skills, it’s also hard to join the rank of the Earth List.
Only the Heavenly List does not set a limit, yet till now only thirteen have been ranked.
It’s safe to say that once one breaks through to Great Grandmaster, as long as a martial artist is willing, they can be recorded on the Heavenly List!
"Heavenly List Grandmasters each can suppress a nation’s fate, the thirteen on the Heavenly List have nearly encompassed more than half, other forces such as the royal court, at most harbor one or two old royal tributors, all combined, the martial artists of the entire world, I’m afraid don’t exceed twenty..."
Zhong Shenxiu secretly calculated this while also understanding the difficulty of a grandmaster breaking through to a Great Grandmaster.
It’s almost truly a heaven moat!
"In fact... most of the eight major forces are supported by one or two Heavenly List martial artists... stable cultivation of a Great Grandmaster can earn them a place among the eight major forces..."
Yan Wushuang spoke softly, "Although I really don’t want to admit it, the key to winning the siege against the Miaojiang Five Poison Sect this time lies in the clash of Great Grandmasters... considering the enemy generously, the Five Poison Sect still secretly has an unknown Great Grandmaster as their trump card, but Lingnan Song Family Master, ranked sixth on the Heavenly List, Fei E Sword Song Zhong will also personally take the field, handling that Ten Thousand People King, Five Poison Sect Master, royal tributor blocking the possibility of a second Great Grandmaster from the Five Poison Sect, and our few families together, with grandmasters and other martial artists far outnumbering the Five Poison Sect, thus this battle is sure to be won!"
"Don’t jinx it... Don’t jinx it..." Zhong Shenxiu inwardly rolled his eyes, also generally grasping the attitude of other forces.
Those claiming neutrality were probably just watching.
As for Stone Buddha Temple and Six Void Sect, probably just sent a few grandmasters for show, and that was considered substantial support.
Had it not been for the outbreak of the Ten Thousand Slaves Divine Skill by the Five Poison Sect, the imperial court’s attempt to annihilate the Five Poison Sect would surely have been hindered by other forces joining hands, not dragging their feet would be good enough.
"Planning for a generous enemy, when the four Great Grandmasters clash, the number of watching Great Grandmasters will be unknown... friends and foes hard to distinguish, of course, they might all just be sideline viewers, it’s fine if the Five Poison Sect doesn’t collapse, but once it does, they must enter the field to scoop benefits..."
"Hmm... one of the Four Strange Books, ’Book of Uncommon People,’ rumored to be circulating in Miaojiang, I wonder if it will appear this time..."
If that ’Book of Uncommon People’ was in Miaojiang, then it’s likely to be within the Five Poison Sect Headquarters, as a treasure of their doctrine.
Zhong Shenxiu couldn’t help but be somewhat lost in thought.
His Ten Thousand Gu Hand, strictly speaking, was only learned from a rubbing of the Heavenly Stele, in terms of grade, probably on the same level as the other three strange books, perhaps even slightly inferior.
If he could see the ’Book of Uncommon People,’ perhaps he could comprehend more Martial Arts Divine Power.
Learning, collecting Martial Arts Divine Power, was also one of Zhong Shenxiu’s main purposes in this world.
"In the main world, my ’Dragon Tiger Pill Book’ at most practices five Divine Skills, to break through the limits of the Seven-locking Technique, that is, in this world, I at least need to find three paths of integrating divine power into the body... each path, is a book of Great Grandmaster level divine skills... Hmm, need to compare more, choose the best, ideally scoop up all the divine skills on the exceptional skills list..."
"How I see it, it all inevitably leads to the path where I unify the Martial Arts, becoming a foe to the entire world..."
"Perhaps, this is my destiny?" Zhong Shenxiu mused inwardly, falling into silence.
Meanwhile, Yan Wushuang gazing at his face, was also somewhat entranced...