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"Although Jun Mo is only a half-step Celestial, his combat strength is comparable to that of an ordinary Celestial. The only ones who can defeat him are probably true Celestial swordsmen."
"Only today did I realize how shallow my knowledge was. There are far more top experts in this world than I imagined."
In the first private room on the west side of the fifteenth floor, Shangguan Wan'er looked shocked and said in a trembling voice, "Half-step into the Celestial Realm? That Second Master Jun Mo from the academy actually has such strength?"
With a history spanning a thousand years, Datang Academy boasts a profound cultural heritage and holds a lofty position in the hearts of students across the country.
Many students consider the Tang Dynasty Academy, the Qin Dynasty Little Sage Village, and the Liyang Shangyin Academy to be the three great holy sites of contemporary Confucianism.
However, because the academy rarely ventured into the martial arts world, people in the martial arts world did not know much about it.
But Shangguan Wan'er was different. As Wu Zetian's confidante, she frequently participated in court affairs and was well aware of the power of the Tang Academy.
Half of the candidates who take the provincial examination each year come from academies.
Most of the civil officials in the imperial court also had close ties with academies.
Therefore, the academy wielded immense influence both in the government and among the general public.
Junmo, as the second senior brother of the academy, was known for his integrity, and Shangguan Wan'er had naturally heard of his name.
But she never expected that Jun Mo's cultivation level would be so astonishing.
A half-step terrestrial celestial being, with strength comparable to an ordinary terrestrial celestial being.
Such strength is enough to rival an entire dynasty.
Sitting in the main seat, Wu Zetian remained calm and said in a cold tone, "You know too little about the academy. It is not just a place for teaching."
Shangguan Wan'er was even more surprised after hearing this, and tentatively asked, "Could it be that Jun Mo is not the only true expert in the academy?"
Wu Zetian said, "When Huang Chao rebelled, the rebels marched all the way to Zhuque Avenue. Do you know who finally stopped them?"
Shangguan Wan'er said: "According to historical records, after Huang Chao's rebel army entered Chang'an, Huang Chao suddenly fell seriously ill and died. His generals scattered and fled, and the soldiers were in chaos and unable to fight, and were eventually defeated."
Wu Zetian shook her head and said, "That's just the official version. In reality, after the rebels entered Chang'an, all the generals who led the troops, including Huang Chao himself, were nailed to the city, which led to the situation of being leaderless."
"What?" Shangguan Wan'er was taken aback, then something else occurred to her, "Could it be that the person who killed those rebel generals was a master from the academy?"
"Back then, Huang Chao was not only a rebellious traitor."
"He is also the great demon of the Wasteland Demon Sect, with many powerful subordinates, and he himself has reached the peak of the Land Immortal realm."
"Therefore, Huang Chao's army had many demonic experts, including some other powerful figures who had reached the level of terrestrial immortals."
"That night, the academy made a move, killing not only all the generals and demonic sect experts in Huang Chao's army, but also Huang Chao himself was killed by a mysterious expert from the academy."
"I don't know who that expert is, but I'm sure it's not Jun Mo."
"Because when Huang Chao was killed, it was Junmo who came to Ganye Temple to ask me to come out of seclusion and handle the situation."
Wu Zetian said calmly.
Shangguan Wan'er was completely stunned.
These secrets that Wu Zetian mentioned are not recorded in official history at all, and she knew nothing about them.
But this also cleared up some of her doubts.
That's why Huang Chao's army was able to create such a huge momentum in a short period of time.
It should be noted that the Tang Dynasty at that time was not weak, and its generals were considered famous generals in the world.
Now she finally understood that Huang Chao was not only the leader of the rebellion, but also the great demon of the Demon Sect, a master who had reached the peak of the Land Immortal realm, and many of his subordinates in the Demon Sect were also Land Immortals.
With such a master as an ally, the army would naturally be invincible.
This also made her understand why Wu Zetian suppressed the demonic sects within the Tang Dynasty after ascending the throne, to the point that the demonic sects now have almost no place to stand in the martial arts world of the Tang Dynasty.
"The Wasteland Demon Sect is said to be an extremely powerful demonic sect."
"Their history is as long as that of the academy, dating back at least a thousand years, and they are famous throughout Kyushu."
"But twenty years ago, the Wasteland Demon Sect suddenly disappeared, and everyone was killed. Could it have been the academy that did that too?"
Shangguan Wan'er suddenly thought of this and couldn't help but ask.
In the vast land of Kyushu, where the entire human race has only existed for seven thousand years, a sect that has survived for more than a thousand years can definitely be called ancient.
Not to mention that over the past thousand years, the Wilderness Demon Sect has maintained a powerful presence, producing numerous experts and its influence extends to more than a dozen surrounding countries.
Just by looking at Huang Chao, a major demon of the Demonic Sect, who possessed the cultivation of a peak-level terrestrial immortal, one can tell how terrifying this sect is.
But this enormous force was uprooted and completely destroyed twenty years ago.
To this day, the truth of the matter remains a mystery, and the mastermind behind it is unknown.
Now, upon hearing Wu Zetian mention the academy's power, Shangguan Wan'er's first thought was that it might be the academy's doing.
"During the Huang Chao Rebellion, the academy did indeed eliminate many masters of the Demonic Sect."
"But for the Demonic Sect, which has a history of thousands of years, that is just a minor injury and would never lead to its annihilation."
"As for who exactly destroyed the Wasteland Demon Sect, I don't know either."
"There are too many secrets hidden in this world that ordinary people have no way of knowing, let alone being able to unravel."
"If it weren't for the Huang Chao Rebellion, I might never have discovered that, in addition to the main study hall, the academy also had a terrifying two-story building."
Empress Wu Zetian said with deep emotion.
"Two-story building?"
Shangguan Wan'er looked confused.
"The second floor is just a code name."
"According to Junmo, those forces that have been passed down for thousands of years all have their own 'mysterious places'."
"The second floor is the mysterious place of the academy."
"Many unparalleled masters are hidden there, any one of whom could turn the entire martial arts world upside down."
"And Junmo knows of four mysterious places like the two-story building."
Wu Zetian patiently explained.
These words shocked Shangguan Wan'er once again.
Behind every power that has been passed down for thousands of years, there are secrets that no one knows, and Junmo knows four of them.
The two-story building is just one example!
How many secret places does Junmo not know about?
How many unparalleled masters are still hidden among those ancient forces?
Shangguan Wan'er couldn't even imagine it.
As Wu Zetian said, there are simply too many secrets in this world.
Even the emperors of powerful dynasties only knew the tip of the iceberg.
It's in the sixth private room on the west side of the fifteenth floor.
Xiao Se sighed, "The Tang Dynasty, as a dynasty that has lasted for a thousand years, and the academy, as a school that has lasted for a thousand years, have a profound foundation that is far beyond what those shallow forces can compare with."
Lei Wujie counted on his fingers and said in surprise, "Jun Mo is only ranked seventh on the Sword Immortal Ranking, so doesn't that mean there are six more sword immortals who are more powerful than him?"
"With Jun Mo's cultivation at the Finger Profound Realm, he is almost invincible below the level of a Celestial Being on Earth."
"Therefore, the six people ranked above him should all have reached the terrestrial celestial realm or above in terms of cultivation."
He added casually, without much thought.
Tang Lian said with a wry smile, "I originally thought that the Beili Jianghu was strong enough with experts like Li Changsheng, Mo Yi, and Xie Zhize, but now I realize that I underestimated the world."
After discussing it for a while, the group couldn't help but look at Bai Yutai, waiting for Su Chen's next comments.
A sword immortal in the realm of terrestrial sword immortals!
Even Li Chungang, the sword god of Liyang at his peak, was no better than this.
Standing on the white jade platform.
Su Chen felt the intense gazes coming from all directions, smiled slightly, and said loudly:
"Next, let's talk about the next sword immortal to make the list."
"Sixth on the Sword Immortal Ranking, A Qing."
"You can tell from her name that she is a female sword immortal."
"Moreover, she is the only female sword immortal on the Nine Provinces Sword Immortal Ranking. She is peerless in beauty and talent, a true top-tier female sword immortal, and her cultivation has reached the Land Celestial Realm!"
"Based on the current territories of the dynasty, she should belong to the Jianghu of the Great Qin."
"But in fact, she was born in the ancient Yue Kingdom, which had existed for two hundred years."
Even during the chaotic era of warring states two hundred years ago, the ancient Yue Kingdom could not be considered powerful.
"In terms of national strength, the ancient Yue Kingdom couldn't even make it into the top 30, and now it's an insignificant little country."
"There are countless small countries like this in history, which are quickly forgotten once they are destroyed."
"But the ancient Yue Kingdom left its mark in the long river of history, and it is still talked about with great interest after two hundred years."
“Those who study swordsmanship must know about the ancient Yue Kingdom.”
"This world has numerous sects, countless dynasties, and each faction has a long history."
“Some powerful sects can even control an entire dynasty and turn all the people into their followers.”
"For example, the entire population of Xiling is a believer in Taoism, while the entire population of Yuelun and Dali is a believer in Buddhism."
"But throughout history, the only country where the entire population practices swordsmanship is the ancient Yue Kingdom."
"Back then, the ancient Yue Kingdom had a population of only ten million, yet it was said to have seven million swordsmen, which shows the widespread popularity of swordsmanship among the people."
"Not only that, everyone in the ancient Yue Kingdom practices swordsmanship, and each of them is highly skilled in swordsmanship, making them the best in the entire Kyushu Dynasty."
"It was precisely because of this powerful swordsmanship that the weak ancient Yue Kingdom was not dared to provoke, and was even hailed as 'the Yue Kingdom's swordsmanship is unparalleled in the world'."
Legend has it that in the ancient Yue Kingdom, any old man or woman on the street possessed amazing swordsmanship.
"Legend has it that the butchers of the ancient Yue Kingdom did not use knives but swords. With a single stroke, they could separate flesh from bone without the slightest error."
"Legend has it that children in the ancient Yue Kingdom were born sleeping with swords in their arms, and were born swordsmen."