Old Five is a Goose.
Chapter 273 The True Peak of Humanity
Mo Wuji directly ignored the old man's words. He figured that the old man did everything with a purpose. "Senior, if you have something to say or a deal to make, just say it directly. Don't beat around the bush like a politician."
"That's right, I like you doing things as straightforwardly as I do." The white-bearded old man clapped his hands and said enthusiastically.
Mo Wuji cursed inwardly. If this was called straightforward, then there was nothing crooked in the world.
The white-bearded old man didn't show any embarrassment. "There is a Starry Sky Ranking in the True Morrow Continent, and this Starry Sky Ranking is different from other rankings. The Asking Heaven Ranking shows how many Asking Heaven Steps you climbed, and your name on the Asking Heaven Ranking can be engraved on that many steps. The Starry Sky Ranking shows what rank your name is, and you can climb that many steps. Remember, the steps of the Starry Sky Ranking are the opposite of the Asking Heaven Ranking, the first step is the topmost one."
Mo Wuji's expression became a bit ugly. "You're not asking me to get first place on the Starry Sky Ranking and then climb the Starry Sky Ranking, are you?"
The white-bearded old man didn't seem to realize that Mo Wuji was being sarcastic, and gave him a thumbs up, saying, "See, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you. You first reach the top of the Starry Sky Ranking, then climb to the first step of the Starry Sky Ranking, and take down the Starry Sky Plaque at the very top. That's the first thing."
Mo Wuji said coldly, "I've heard of the Starry Sky Ranking. It's the number one ranking in the True Morrow Continent. The experts on the ranking are even Human Immortals and stronger than Human Immortals. Even those in the True God Realm are ranked at the very bottom. This ranking is based on contributions to the starry sky. You not only need to be powerful, but you also need to be the top contributor. You want me to get first place on the Starry Sky Ranking? Besides, the first place on the Starry Sky Ranking already has someone. Even if I climbed up there, the Starry Sky Plaque wouldn't be mine."
The white-bearded old man quickly waved his hand. "It's okay, it's okay. The first place on the Starry Sky Ranking is those old men over a hundred years old. Even if they get first place on the Starry Sky Ranking, they can't climb the first step of the Starry Sky Ranking. Besides, not many people in the True Morrow Continent would climb the Starry Sky Ranking. Do you think everyone is bored out of their minds? As long as you can get your name on the Starry Sky Ranking, who cares if you can climb it? So, as long as you can reach the top of the Starry Sky Ranking within a hundred years, you have a chance to get the Starry Sky Plaque. If you can't reach the top of this low-level continent after a hundred years, there's no point in you going up there."
Mo Wuji sighed, "So you saved Cen Shuyin and found a way to send her to the True Morrow Continent, right?"
Mo Wuji had already asked about Cen Shuyin's matter and knew that she had been rescued by this old man and left at the Sword Lake entrance without any explanation. The Sword Lake elders had to come up with their own explanation.
"You're saying that, but I didn't force her to go to the True Morrow Continent. I didn't say anything. I was just doing good deeds. As a result, she wanted to go to the True Morrow Continent herself. Now I hear that she's being harassed by that little Xia Mu's envoy, so you should hurry over and get her into bed first." The white-bearded old man said quickly.
Mo Wuji said calmly, "I like to be straightforward. I'm not going to talk about beating around the bush. At worst, I'll fight to the death with the people from the True Morrow Continent."
This old man didn't even bother to stand up when the extraterritorial cultivators were about to destroy the Lost Continent. He didn't believe that he was so kind that he would save Cen Shuyin.
The white-bearded old man chuckled, "Ah, you're talking about Cen Shuyin. I remember now, saving her did have a little bit, a tiny bit, of the idea of getting you to go to the True Morrow Continent."
Mo Wuji remained silent. He knew Cen Shuyin's character. She was willing to stay by his side, this outer disciple, for the sake of exchanging a lightning technique. If she had the opportunity to go to the True Morrow Continent to seek enlightenment, she definitely wouldn't give it up. He knew Cen Shuyin's character, so there was no reason for this old man not to know.
"Let's talk about the second thing. I believe you're not just asking me to do one thing." Mo Wuji calmed down. The white-bearded old man had made it clear that saving him was purposeful, which was much better than those hypocrites.
The white-bearded old man immediately smiled and said, "The second thing is for you to take these two plaques to the Immortal Locking Formation in the Godsfall Tower and rescue someone named Ji Li. As long as you do this, our deal will be completely over."
"Where is the Godsfall Tower? Who is Ji Li? I don't know anything." Mo Wuji said calmly.
The white-bearded old man waved his hand. "When you have the ability, you will naturally know. If you don't have the ability, it doesn't matter whether you know or not."
"In that case, why don't you find someone more capable to do it?" Mo Wuji frowned and asked.
For the first time, the white-bearded old man showed a sad expression. "Do you think I don't want to? When I was guarding here, the Asking Heaven Learning Palace didn't even know where it was. At that time, geniuses emerged in the Lost Continent, and experts were as numerous as clouds, but no one could reach the top of the Asking Heaven Steps. Once, I met a guy who could climb the 107th step of the Asking Heaven Steps, and I was almost ecstatic, but unfortunately, that guy still didn't step on the 108th step."
Seeming to be reminiscing about how long he had been here, the white-bearded old man stared at the deep ravine in front of him for a while before continuing, "You don't have spiritual roots, but you have created your own method of cultivating meridians. Not only that, but you have also found the 108 meridians in your body. Although you haven't opened them all, I believe it's only a matter of time. You also have explosive luck and found the best cultivation technique for you, the Immortal Mortal Art. So you are the only one here who can truly step into the Human Extreme Realm, and possibly even step into the True Earth Extreme Realm. Of course, the most important thing is that you went to the 108th step.
"Do you know that when you took down the Asking Immortal Plaque, I almost wanted to take the Asking Immortal Plaque and leave here to continue searching for geniuses in the True Morrow Continent. Fortunately, I resisted this idea. Instead of looking for someone else, it's better to choose you. Although I don't think much of the meridian cultivation method you created, who told me that I can't find a better guy than you?"
Thinking of the old man's reaction when he asked for the Asking Immortal Plaque, Mo Wuji finally understood. He didn't expect that this old man even knew that he had created the method of cultivating meridians. What was this guy's background? Did this old man know that he didn't have a golden core, only purple qi?
"Senior, I'm not the only one who has reached the Human Extreme Realm. There are some even in the Lost Continent. However, most of them are only at the tenth level, unlike me who has cultivated to the twelfth level." Mo Wuji corrected the white-bearded old man's mistake.
The white-bearded old man chuckled, "Three levels are a small realm. For example, you are now in the Yuan Dan Realm. The first to third levels of the Yuan Dan are the early stage of the Yuan Dan, the fourth to sixth levels are the middle stage of the Yuan Dan, and the seventh to ninth levels are the later stage of the Yuan Dan. Since three levels are a stage, why does the Human Extreme Realm only have one level? I tell you, the true Human Extreme Realm also has three levels, which are the tenth to twelfth levels. Those so-called tenth level Human Extreme Realms are just self-comfort. Heh, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."
So that's how it was. Mo Wuji finally understood why each of his Heavens had twelve levels. It wasn't that he had cultivated incorrectly, but that other people had cultivated incorrectly. The truth was sometimes indeed in the hands of a few people.
"Senior, in that case, I agree. I'll say it first, I'll just do my best. If I never find the Godsfall Tower in my lifetime, then I won't be able to enter and open the Immortal Locking Formation. Of course, maybe I'll help Senior continue to look for successors." Mo Wuji cupped his fists and said.
The white-bearded old man sighed, "I guess with your shrewdness and means, you won't have a problem living for a thousand or eight hundred years. After waiting for a thousand or eight hundred years, it won't matter much whether you go to the Godsfall Tower or not."
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"Two hours have passed." In the Five Elements Domain City, the eyebrowless man suddenly stood up, his body overflowing with killing intent, obviously preparing for a massacre.
This kind of killing intent made the Sect Leaders in the hall retreat one after another. No one would think this was fake. A Human Immortal King said he would kill everyone in the Five Elements Domain City, and he would mean it.
Jiang Xiushan's face was gloomy, and he said coldly, "So you're saying one thing and doing another? What happened to the heroic words spoken in the Five Elements Domain City Square two years ago? All of us in the Hundred Sects Alliance have been working hard for the past two years, where has he been?"
"Do I have to report to you, Jiang Xiushan, where I go? Are you, Jiang Xiushan, the Alliance Master, or am I, Mo Wuji, the Alliance Master?" Mo Wuji's voice came in, and then Mo Wuji walked into the hall.
Jiang Xiushan's voice was choked. He didn't expect Mo Wuji to appear at this time. If he had known, he would have said that sentence a little later.
Mo Wuji's arrival made everyone in the hall breathe a sigh of relief. Everyone knew that if Mo Wuji came, at most only he would die. If he didn't come, then everyone would be doomed.
"Alliance Master Mo." Feng Zhenqiu clasped his fist at Mo Wuji, his face full of bitterness. Logically speaking, when the Hundred Sects Alliance was in trouble, the Alliance Master shouldn't stand up and block it alone, but now they had no choice but to let Mo Wuji stand up and block it.
It wasn't that everyone was afraid of death, but because no matter how many eggs there were, they couldn't break a rock. In that case, why waste the eggs?
"You are Loose Cultivator 2705?" The eyebrowless man coldly glanced at Mo Wuji, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He felt that the spiritual charm around Mo Wuji was thin, so his aptitude should be average.
"I have no grievances or enmity with you. Are you here specifically for me because of that Xia Mu?" Mo Wuji looked at the eyebrowless man and asked calmly.
"There's no need for so much nonsense, let's go." The eyebrowless man raised his hand to grab Mo Wuji. Immediately, his expression changed, and he withdrew his hand that was grabbing Mo Wuji, and at the same time punched towards the hall entrance.
The violent Yuan Power brought about by this punch swept up in an instant, like a giant dragon that was about to devour the entire hall.
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