"Nonsense!"
As if she had been greatly insulted, Ling Lanyin blushed and shouted, "Wang Xi … Wang Xi is just a castrated man who has lost all his organs. Also, he has committed unpardonable crimes. Is he qualified to be called 'unparalleled in the world'? My senior uncle is the strongest swordsman of the Ancient Sages Sector! "
'Sword Maniac' Yan Liren was the strongest warrior of the Purple Pole Sword Sect. For Cultivators who were devoted to sword arts such as Ling Lanyin, Yan Liren was naturally their most worshipped idol.
Hearing that Li Yao had placed an unpardonable eunuch above her senior uncle, she shouted without caring about anything else.
It was not until the words left her mouth that she realized who she was talking to. She was so scared that her face paled, and cold sweat was pouring out.
Her life was not as important as her life. If the old monster was infuriated and brought disasters to her family and even her sect, she would truly deserve to die!
Thankfully, the old monster did not burst into fury. His eyes that were as dark as the throat of an animal glanced at her for a long time before he grinned and said, "Han Yuantai said that the Purple Pole Sword Sect is a eunuch's accomplice. Aren't you on Wang Xi's side? Why? Do you have such a low opinion of Wang Xi?"
"Who — who is a eunuch's accomplice?"
Ling Lanyin couldn't have been more infuriated, but she did not dare to be presumptuous anymore. Suppressing her voice, she managed to defend herself. "The Purple Pole Sword Sect is a righteous sect that has been passed on for almost a thousand years. We have strict rules and an excellent ethos. The first lesson that our master teaches us after we join the sect is that we must uphold justice and uphold justice. Why would we conspire with a eunuch like Wang Xi?
"However — However, my senior uncle, 'Sword Maniac' Yan Liren, is a man who is devoted to his sword wholeheartedly. He does not care about anything in the world except for sword arts.
"As for Wang Xi, he is more or less an expert of sword arts. Knowing that my senior uncle's sword arts are the best in the world, he has come to my senior uncle time and time again to discuss sword arts.
"My senior uncle was too lonely to be an expert. It was not easy for him to find a worthy opponent. He was so excited that he did not care who his opponent was.
"Just like that, my senior uncle and Wang Xi made an agreement that they would meet once a year. The two of them would spend ten days each year practicing with each other."
"Yes, for a few years, they even traveled the famous mountains and great rivers together. It is said that they were looking for a suitable battlefield for them to fight, or in the depths of the misty mountains, or on the stormy ocean, or in the depths of the dark underground crevices …"
"As a matter of fact, everybody in our sect, including my master and a few other Yuanying members, does not agree with being too close to such an ambitious person as Wang Xi.
"However, my martial uncle is an idiot and has reached the peak of the Yuanying stage. If he wants to make friends with anyone, who can stop him?"
"All in all, my senior uncle and Wang Xi have been entangled for seven years. However hard we tried to cover it, it was inevitable that the whole world of Cultivators would learn of it.
"However, I can swear to the heavens that my senior uncle and Wang Xi were really just having a sword competition. They had nothing to do with each other except for their swords. Claiming that we are the remnants of the eunuch's gang is a blatant and shameless accusation!"
Li Yao narrowed his eyes and sneered. "Are you sure that they have nothing to do with each other?"
Ling Lanyin blushed. She coughed and said in a low voice, "A few years ago, when Wang Xi was growing in power, he was in charge of which sect the weapons of the court were purchased from.
"At that time, it happened that the Imperial Guards, the Qilin Army, and a few other powerful troops of the court needed to upgrade their equipment on a large scale and purchase new weapons and magical equipment. The Purple Pole Sword Sect made quite a few big deals.
"However, the Purple Pole Sword Sect is the best sword sect in the world in the first place. The weapons and magical equipment that we produce are all top-tier. Even without my senior uncle and Wang Xi's relationship, the deals would still have been ours! Right now, the other sects are grasping the fact and accusing us of being Wang Xi's gang. That is too much! "
Looking at the girl's indignation, Li Yao was amused.
What a naive and naive girl.
The bulk purchases of the government, especially the high-profit arms, were not based on quality and price alone. Relationships mattered most!
If it were not for the relationship between your senior uncle and Wang Xi, why would such a huge order for the government army to be upgraded on a large scale be entrusted to you?
Are you the only one in the entire Ancient Sages Sector who knows how to forge swords?
On the other hand, the Purple Pole Sword Sect must've embezzled a lot of major arms orders that belonged to other sects because of the personal friendship between Sword Maniac Yan Liren and Wang Xi, dominating the market and raising public fury.
Now that Wang Xi had fallen, it would be a miracle if other sects did not attack them and demand that they spit out what they had eaten!
According to Han Yuantai and Ling Lanyin, 'Sword Maniac Yan Liren', Ling Lanyin's senior uncle, was the well-acknowledged 'Sword Saint' of the Great Qian Dynasty and the best expert in sword arts.
Wang Xi, on the other hand, was qualified to compete with him for seven years, and there was still room for the two of them to compete.
It was not hard to infer that his swordsmanship had reached the level of a saint, too!
As for the details about Wang Xi and Yan Liren, he could ask them later. Li Yao did not want to dwell on the issue. He changed the topic and asked, "Who are the Three Saints of the Great Qian Dynasty and the 'Two Saints'?"
Ling Lanyin rolled her eyes and thought of the Second Saint. With an indescribable smile, she said, "The second one who is on par with my senior uncle is Ba Xiaoyu the Beggar, the 'Eccentric Saint'."
"Ba Xiaoyu the Beggar?"
Li Yao was dazed. What kind of name was that?
Also, the guy was an expert in Yuanying after all. Was it not too bold to call him a 'beggar'?
"Not a 'beggar', but a 'beggar'. The word 'beggar' must be pronounced with an accent."
Ling Lanyin explained in amusement, too. "Many people in the world of Cultivators have such Daoist names that are 'Zi'. For example, Tianjing Zi, Yun Ming Zi, Qing Xuanzi, Red Pine Zi, and so on. Senior Ba Xiaoyu has created his own Daoist name, Beggar!"
Li Yao coughed hard and managed to hold back his laughter. Solemnly, he said, "He's quite an interesting guy."
"That's right!"
Ling Lanyin said. "From Senior Ba's self-given Daoist title, it is not hard to tell that the senior is uninhibited and unrestrained.
"He used to be the son of the master of the Fuluo Island in the East Ocean of the Great Qian Dynasty. He boasted mountains of gold and silver that he accumulated through maritime trade and abundant training resources collected from the divine mountains overseas. He was one of the most famous magnates in the world of Cultivators.
"However, when he was young, the Fuluo Island was annihilated by thirty-seven pirate families.
"It is said that, after his family was destroyed, Senior Ba was greatly enlightened. He escaped into the mortal world and trained himself among the ordinary people in the alleys and alleys. For some reason, he truly grasped unparalleled techniques and became the most famous unaffiliated Cultivator in the Ancient Sages Sector!
"Since the senior called himself 'Beggar', naturally, he often showed up as a beggar, a refugee, or any other vulgar person. His Cultivation and seniority were both very high, but he had a weird personality. He despised the nobles and high-level Cultivators and even treated them as targets for pranks. However, he was very kind to the poor people and helped them with everything he had. Whenever there was a natural disaster, Senior Ba was often seen.
"He was highly praised by the people of the Great Qian Dynasty. It was not an exaggeration to call him 'saint'!"
Li Yao nodded slowly.
'Beggar' Ba Xiaoyu?
It seemed that he had finally found a target that he could try to make friends with and recruit.
"The third saint is' Iron Saint 'Master Righteous One, Qi Zhongdao," Ling Lanyin continued.
"He was already a dominating leader of the world of Cultivators before your seclusion. I don't think I need to introduce him to you, do I?"
Li Yao secretly frowned and thought to himself, Why don't you introduce him to me?
But he decided not to. Since the guy was a leader of the world of Cultivators, he must be very famous. He could easily find out who he was by asking around. It was not worth exposing himself here.
"Of course, I've heard of Qi Zhongdao before. You don't need to introduce him to me!"
Pondering for a moment, Li Yao said slowly, "Just now, Han Yuantai mentioned the 'Four Rapscallions' to me. Now, you mentioned the 'Three Saints'. I wonder, are the 'Four Rapscallions and Three Saints' among the top ten today?"
Ling Lanyin hesitated for a moment but still nodded and said, "My senior uncle, 'Sword Maniac' Yan Liren, is the best swordsman in the world. Ba Xiaoyu the Beggar has all kinds of weird and ever-changing techniques. Qi Zhongdao, Master Righteous One, is in control of the 'Heaven Flipping Seal', a primeval treasure. The three of them are sort of the top three experts on the side of righteousness!
"Mother White Lotus Wan Mingzhu is the mother of all ghosts in the world with unparalleled dark energy. 'Heaven Battering King' Qi Changsheng has an indestructible body and practices the 'Thousand Miles of Crimson Land' fiendish arts, which are the most dominating. Wang Xi practices the 'Illusionary Darkness' technique and was able to fight against my senior uncle for seven years without being at a disadvantage. Then, there's Han Baling, the dominator of the north who created the 'Dragon Wolf Arts' on his own. The 'Four Rapscallions' do deserve the title of 'top ten in the world'! "
"Alright!"
Brilliance was beaming out of Li Yao's eyes. The intimidating aura of Yuanying was unleashed incessantly, and all the flowers and trees in the garden were shaking. "The Three Saints and the Four Rapscallions. There are seven of them. Kid, if you are asked to rank the 'top ten in the world', which three of them are qualified to be among you?"
"Everyone has their own version of the story, and there is no definite answer. After all, many first-class experts will not really fight with all their strength unless they have no other choice!"
Ling Lanyin paused for a moment and observed his face carefully. Then, she managed to reply, "Master Bitter Cicada of the Stupa Temple may be capable of competing with the Three Saints and the Four Rapscallions. However, he is a man who believes in mercy and salvation. He is not involved in the conflicts between sects. Therefore, he is not among the 'Three Saints'.
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