General Wei did not believe a single word of Old Duke Xu's words.
Among the upper echelon of the royal family, this elder was the one who targeted the Wei Clan the most.
The Duke of Clear River, Xu Mo, had competed with the empress's father, the previous Zhou Emperor, for the throne. After the empress ascended to the throne, his situation was rather awkward. Thanks to Duke Fengning, Xu Qizhen's mediation, Xu Mo's situation eased considerably.
The royal family was united, but the Wei Clan, the second largest clan, had an increasingly difficult time.
"What is Old Duke saying? Chaoran and my son, along with the entire Wei Clan, swear to do our utmost for our emperor until the day we die." Wei Chaoran bowed to Xu Qizhen. "Old Duke has presided over the Great Zhou Dynasty for seven hundred years. You are truly a cornerstone of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Us juniors have always respected you. I hope you can give us some pointers."
"Duke Dingyuan is too polite." Xu Qizhen's tone was calm. "I have lived for many years and have always been mediocre. Although I have reached my current cultivation level, we all know that at the same cultivation level, there is still a difference in cultivation. After living for six to seven hundred years, I's aurora is dim, and Cheng Jiongting in the south is much stronger than I. I feel very guilty."
Southern Chu's Qiantang Duke Cheng Jiongting was of the same generation as Eastern Zhou's Xu Qizhen. He was slightly younger than Xu Qizhen, but his cultivation and strength were superior.
Now, this Southern Chu Duke was ranked fifth among the ten strongest Martial Saints of the Secular World.
Xu Qizhen looked at Wei Chaoran. "Fortunately, Duke Dingyuan's eldest son has come out of seclusion this time. I believe he can fight Cheng Jiongting."
Wei Chaoran said softly, "Old Duke is too kind. My son is currently at a bottleneck and finding it hard to break through. I don't know how long it will be before he reaches level 18."
Wei Ling's seclusion this time was to break through to level 18.
Furthermore, because of the Sky Stone, Wei Chaoran believed that his eldest son had a high chance of breaking through.
However, in front of the outside world, he naturally denied it.
"Duke Dingyuan is too modest. Your son was ranked among the Ten Heroes of the Mortal World together with Western Paradise's Yan Ming. After Yan Ming broke through to the eighteenth level, he entered the ranks of the Top Ten Martial Saints. Your son is naturally not weaker than him." Xu Qizhen said indifferently.
Wei Chaoran's expression didn't change, "The Western Paradise is one of the five holy lands of the righteous path, the leader of the buddhist sects in the secular world. Their foundations are deep and profound, not something the Wei Clan can compare to. The buddhist martial arts are vast and profound, and the spear arts of the Wei Clan aren't something the Wei Clan can compare to."
Xu Qizhen looked at him deeply.
"There will always be talented people in every generation. There will always be people who will amaze the future and surpass their predecessors. With your son's talent, I believe that he will amaze the world with a single brilliant feat." The old man said slowly, "Speaking of which, it is time for the ranking of the ten strongest Martial Sages of the Red Dust World to change. If your son could come out of closed-door cultivation in time, he would be in time to make this trip."
The previous ranking of the top ten Martial Saints was actually a matter of recent years.
"Rain Master" Cheng Shuzhi, Barbaric Queen Qing Kongsang, and the rapidly rising "Dragon King" Xu Peng sat firmly in the top three, forming a gap between them and the remaining seven.
The ranking of the remaining seven was actually controversial, but most of the time, the Mortal World was used to ranking the legendary Old Monster Blood River as the fourth.
Below them were the Southern Chu Old King Cheng Jiongting, the Ancient God "Setting Sun King" Zheng Chi, the Fusang Island Venerable "Jade Sea Reincarnation" Tian Yuchen, the Bitter Sea Lineage's Shexin Demon Monk, the Xian Tian Palace's Palace Lord Shan Jing, and the Western Paradise's number one "Merciful Voyager" Yan Ming.
Last year, the Xian Tian Palace was in turmoil and Palace Lord Shan Jing died. Gantian Elder You Hao took over the position of Palace Lord.
His cultivation and strength were never below Shan Jing's, which was why he also replaced Shan Jing's ranking in the Mortal World's Top Ten Martial Saints.
But who would have thought that You Hao would soon follow in Shan Jing's footsteps.
Although the Xian Tian Palace wanted to hide it, the Ancient God and the Southern Chu Dynasty wouldn't help. Thus, the news of You Hao, Mu Chao, and the others' deaths had already spread throughout the Mortal World.
In addition, Zheng Chi rebelled and was purged by the Ancient God.
The Old Blood River Demon had disappeared from the mortal world for too long, and there had been no news of him for a long time. The outside world did not know what happened in the Scarlet Sea. Hence, there were people who suggested that the Old Blood River Demon be excluded from the top ten Martial Sages.
Several vacancies suddenly appeared among the top ten Martial Sages. Indeed, it was time to rearrange them.
This was especially so for Cheng Yingtian, who was originally one of the Red Dust Heroes. Shen Tianzhao had broken through to the eighteenth level, surpassing Yan Ming of the Western Paradise.
Although Cheng Yingtian was dead, Shen Tianzhao was still alive.
Even though he had become a scar in the Heavenly River and was being pursued by the Heavenly River Lineage, his strength was still there for all to see. No one could underestimate him.
In reality, following Cheng Yingtian and Shen Tianzhao's successive breakthroughs, along with Xu Peng and Yan Ming, it signified that the most outstanding figures of the younger generation had stepped onto the central stage of the Human Realm.
There were already people who proposed to rearrange the Top Ten Martial Saints of the World of Mortals, as well as the new Top Ten Heroes of the World of Mortals.
This time, the two rankings were completely separated and no longer overlapped.
As long as one broke through to the eighteenth level, they would automatically be removed from the list of the Red Dust Heroes.
"Duke Ding Yuan's eldest son has come out of seclusion and can compete for the position of the new generation's top ten Martial Sages." Slowly, the Old Prince Xu Qizhen said, "Speaking of which, Duke Ding Yuan's third son's cultivation has also risen by leaps and bounds. He should be about to reach the seventeenth level, right? At such a young age, his talent is astonishing, and he can fill the spot of the Red Dust Heroes. "
Wei Chaoran shook his head. "That rash brat is even more unworthy of your praise.
I've long heard that the royal family's younger generation is filled with experts. This is the Great Zhou Dynasty's grand occasion. "
"It's not that I's praise is unwarranted, but Duke Ding Yuan's requirements for the Wei Clan's sons are too strict." The Old Prince walked slowly. "I heard that Duke Ding Yuan's second son has fallen ill? Duke Ding Yuan shouldn't give the younger generation too much pressure. "
Everyone knew that the Wei Clan's three sons were all outstanding.
Wei Chaoran's eldest son, Wei Ling, and third son, Wei Zheng, had the momentum of surpassing their father. Their talent and potential were even above Wei Chaoran's.
However, because of this, while everyone was paying attention to Wei Chaoran, Wei Ling, and Wei Zheng, they couldn't help but pay attention to another problem.
That was Wei Chaoran's only son who didn't seem to be very successful.
The second son, Wei Feng.
Strictly speaking, Wei Feng wasn't completely useless.
Among normal people, he was considered to have outstanding talent.
However, when compared to his two shockingly talented brothers, he instantly became mediocre.
He was surrounded by extraordinary people, but he was the only ordinary one. This made him extraordinary in another sense, so he attracted the attention of some people.
Many people in the outside world were suspicious. Could it be that the second son of the Wei Clan was actually the most outstanding of the three brothers?
Right now, he looked ordinary, but was he deliberately hiding his talent, using it to confuse the outside world?
After all, the Wei Clan was living under the Dong Zhou Dynasty. They were already very high profile and were a taboo to others.
The Dong Zhou Dynasty's royal family naturally paid attention to this problem and tried countless times in the open and in the dark.
However, in the end, Xu Qizhen and the others discovered that it wasn't that Wei Feng was deliberately hiding his talent, but that there was indeed a huge gap between him and his two brothers.
The martial talent of humans was not directly related to bloodline inheritance. There were many cases of a tiger father giving birth to a dog son. The Wei Clan had two exceptions, which could be said to be nature-defying. Fortunately, they didn't defy the heavens completely.
However, Xu Qizhen was suspicious. When he heard the news that Wei Feng was seriously ill, he asked again.
Of course, he was more concerned about the eldest son, Wei Ling, and the third son, Wei Zheng.
"My son is fine. When he went out to train, he encountered danger. He was attacked by the poisonous Yin Qi and couldn't withstand it. However, I have already removed the poison for him, so he's no longer in danger. It's just that the Yin Qi was too strong, so he's weak and has to rest at home. Thank you for your concern, Old Prince," Wei Chaoran answered.
Xu Qizhen nodded, "It's good that he's fine."
Wei Chaoran said goodbye to Xu Qizhen. Xu Qizhen didn't say anything more and watched him leave.
After a while, a middle-aged man in fine clothes appeared beside the old man.
"What do you think, Old Granduncle?" the man asked softly.
"Wei Ling's seclusion this time should be aimed at level-18. The Wei Clan's Dragon Tiger Seven Sacred Spear has improved again." The Old Prince shook his head, "We have to keep a close eye on them."
The middle-aged man was one of the five pillars of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, another peak Martial Saint of the royal family, the Lord of Clear River, Xu Mo.
He looked in the direction that Wei Chaoran left, "Could it be that we are too suspicious and forced the Wei Clan too hard?"
"When Wei Chaoran broke through to level-18, he didn't think too much. However, after Wei Ling's talent was revealed, he thought more. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked His Majesty to grant him a marriage." Xu Qizhen said indifferently, "He doesn't dare to be insolent now. However, the seed has already sprouted. He's just waiting for another opportunity. We can use his talent, but we have to guard against him."
Xu Mo nodded, "Old Granduncle is right."
After a short pause, he turned his gaze to the resting place of the Ancient God. "Then, the Ancient God …"
"Don't act rashly. Wait for His Majesty's orders." Xu Qizhen sighed, "If possible, I don't want the Great Zhou Dynasty to have another external enemy. That Hierarch Chen is very evil."
Xu Mo smiled bitterly at the side.
The speed at which Chen Luoyang rose was too terrifying.
As a result, most people in the Red Dust World gradually came to a consensus that he was like the Eastern Zhou Empress, an outsider.
Emperor Xi's Ancient Formation aside, just looking at how he fought the Wildlands Queen back then, one could see how powerful he was. Moreover, he killed You Hao, Cheng Yingtian, and the others.
However, now that they were reranking the top ten Martial Saints of the Red Dust World, everyone tacitly did not rank Chen Luoyang.
Who knew if he was closer to the Martial Venerable Realm than Xu Peng, Cheng Shuzhi, and the others?
Who knew how far he was from the Sky Moat?
Let him play by himself …
"If it's not necessary, no one wants to fight the Ancient God head-on. Although they took in the Green Bull Temple, they don't seem to have any intention of helping them." Xu Mo sighed, "The ones who are at odds with the Ancient God, or should I say, with that Hierarch Chen, are the Heavenly River."
The relationship between the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Heavenly River could not be said to be harmonious.
However, when Eastern Zhou lost its giants, it was thanks to the Heavenly River Old Sword Immortal's care that the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's upper echelon mostly remembered this old friendship.
However, sometimes, this inevitably caused headaches, such as now.
Xu Qizhen and Xu Mo looked at each other and sighed.
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