Yu Daochen rolled his eyes. "Not everyone can live as long as you."
But speaking of which, who exactly was the second-ranked expert on the Black List? Since he was from the Heavenly Master's Mansion, this was the first time I'd heard of it.
Yu Daochen also hadn't expected the second-ranked person on the Black List to be from the Heavenly Master's Mansion.
To be honest, hearing the term "second-ranked on the Black List" was shocking enough for Yu Daochen, let alone the fact that this person was from the Heavenly Master's Mansion.
Seeing Yu Daochen asking so many questions at once, Liu Feng was a little speechless and slowly began to explain, "What do you think allows the three great sects to stand tall in the martial world?"
As soon as Liu Feng said this, Yu Daochen instantly realized. Could it be that the Myriad Buddha Temple also had experts on the Black List? But there wasn't a single person from the Myriad Buddha Temple among the eleven experts currently on the Black List.
"Could it be the number one on the Black List?" Yu Daochen couldn't help but ask.
This was the only explanation.
Liu Feng didn't answer. "It's useless for you to know now. You're just a weakling and can't defeat him anyway. I'll tell you about the Heavenly Master's Mansion's expert on the Black List first."
Yu Daochen disdainfully rolled his eyes. "You're the one who ended up like this."
Seeing Yu Daochen's disdainful expression, Liu Feng guessed what he was thinking and grumbled, "If it weren't for the Heavenly Master's Mansion's incredibly powerful sect-protecting formation, do you think I wouldn't be able to defeat him?"
Yu Daochen didn't doubt Liu Feng's words, as he had witnessed his strength firsthand.
Yu Daochen changed the subject. "Who exactly is the Heavenly Master's Mansion's expert on the Black List?"
"Yan Ling Tianzun!" Liu Feng uttered a name.
Upon hearing the name, Yu Daochen immediately became agitated. "Yan Ling Tianzun! Wasn't that the previous sect leader of the Heavenly Master's Mansion?"
Liu Feng nodded. "That's right, he was the former sect leader of the Heavenly Master's Mansion."
Yu Daochen's jaw nearly dropped.
Yan Ling Tianzun!
That name held a cross-era significance.
Perhaps you don't know the Black List experts of the previous generation, but you must know the name Yan Ling Tianzun. Back then, that name overshadowed the fame of the Black List.
There's a saying in Daoism and some special professions that have been passed down to this day: the Five Curses and Three Deficiencies.
The so-called Five Curses and Three Deficiencies refer to the Five Curses: widowhood, childlessness, orphanhood, loneliness, and disability. The Three Deficiencies are: lack of wealth, lack of lifespan, and lack of power.
There are no perfect people in the world. What you gain means you must lose something.
These Five Curses and Three Deficiencies have remained unchanged throughout history. It wasn't until the appearance of Yan Ling Tianzun, the sect leader of the Heavenly Master's Mansion two hundred years ago, who studied for over fifty years, that these Five Curses and Three Deficiencies were broken.
With the breaking of the Five Curses and Three Deficiencies, all industries entered a new era, promoting all development. Some small sects reached unprecedented peaks in just fifty years, with the Flame Arts Sect benefiting the most.
Yan Ling Tianzun was not only the sect leader of the Heavenly Master's Mansion but also the pioneer who ushered the entire martial world into a new era.
One can imagine how high Yan Ling Tianzun's status was in the martial world at that time.
Yan Ling Tianzun's great achievements could even be recorded in the historical annals of the martial world.
Yan Ling Tianzun's great feat also elevated the status of the Heavenly Master's Mansion to an unprecedented height.
Daoism inherently had the Five Curses and Three Deficiencies, so fewer and fewer people studied Daoism, and the Heavenly Master's Mansion's status declined. Three hundred years ago, the Heavenly Master's Mansion was almost dropped from the ranks of the three great sects, and its status and strength were inferior to the Myriad Buddha Temple and the Northeast Spirit Summoners.
However, with the breaking of the Five Curses and Three Deficiencies, the Heavenly Master's Mansion rose rapidly and can now be considered the foremost among the three great sects.
Seeing Yu Daochen's look of admiration, Liu Feng teased, "I see you admire Yan Ling Tianzun quite a bit."
Yu Daochen shook his head. "No, I just feel he was a great man."
"What about you? How did you end up fighting Yan Ling Tianzun?"
Yu Daochen was a little curious. Did Liu Feng have some past grievances with Yan Ling Tianzun?
However, judging by Liu Feng's demeanor, he shouldn't have been involved with Yan Ling Tianzun.
Liu Feng stood up and stretched. Yu Daochen took the opportunity to glance at Liu Feng's injured arm. The wound, which had been bleeding, had already disappeared.
Yu Daochen found it hard to believe. What kind of divine operation was this? The wound healed in just over an hour. This was a bit too much.
Seeing Yu Daochen staring at his arm, Liu Feng grinned. "Do you want to get a deeper understanding of my abilities?"
Yu Daochen, seeing Liu Feng's mischievous smile, quickly shook his head. "Forget it. Curiosity killed the cat. The less you know, the safer you are."
Liu Feng clicked his tongue. "It's rare for you to know that principle."
Yu Daochen was a bit speechless, as if he had been a curious baby before.
Liu Feng steered the conversation back. "I didn't have any connection with Yan Ling Tianzun before, but now I do."
After speaking, Liu Feng took a bronze mirror from his pocket and placed it on the table.
Yu Daochen looked at the bronze mirror on the table and found it somewhat familiar. He picked it up and examined it carefully.
The mirror's frame was made of red sandalwood, and the back was painted with an yin-yang eight trigrams diagram. The strangest thing was that when Yu Daochen looked at himself in the mirror, his body's surface had a faint layer of qi. "What is this? It feels somewhat familiar?"
Liu Feng smiled faintly and said, "Qiankun."
Before Liu Feng could finish speaking, Yu Daochen blurted out, "Qiankun Mirror! This is the Qiankun Mirror!"