Chapter 522: Origin Saint Sect
"The Origin Saint Sect truly deserves to be called the number one power in the Azure Void Region. It is indeed formidable."
After glancing through the information of the top five experts on the Heaven Ranking, Li Yun was slightly startled, and his expression could not help becoming solemn.
The Heavenly Sword Sect was naturally an absolute overlord-level existence in the entire Azure Void Region. Even among the seven great powers, it was considered quite strong, and it even surpassed the Profound Heaven Sect, which was also one of the three great sects. However, when compared to the Origin Saint Sect, there was still a clear gap.
The Origin Saint Sect was the absolute number one power in the entire Azure Void Region.
This could be seen from the fact that among the top five experts on the Heaven Ranking, three of them came from the Origin Saint Sect. The first and second positions on the Heaven Ranking were both occupied by geniuses of the Origin Saint Sect. As for Feng Yuru, who was ranked fifth despite having never made a public move, his strength was clearly not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
Compared to the Origin Saint Sect, both the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Profound Heaven Sect were indeed somewhat inferior.
Shaking his head, Li Yun continued reading and turned his attention to the Earth Ranking.
The person ranked first on the Earth Ranking was also a genius from the Origin Saint Sect. Her name was Feng Xiaoran. At only twenty-eight years old, she had already cultivated to the Half-Step Heavenly Core Realm, and she had once killed a 1st level Heavenly Core Realm expert within three moves.
The person ranked second on the Earth Ranking was an Inner Sect Disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect named Jian Wuyi.
Jian Wuyi was twenty-nine years old and was also at the Half-Step Heavenly Core Realm. Like Feng Xiaoran, he also had the experience of killing a 1st level Heavenly Core Realm expert.
Ranked third on the Earth Ranking was Wang Cangxuan, who came from the Profound Heaven Sect. He had once fought a great battle against Jian Wuyi and only lost by a single move. He was also an extremely formidable genius.
The fourth-ranked expert on the Earth Ranking was Ye Qingmu, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Origin Saint Sect. However, the fifth-ranked expert on the Earth Ranking was the Wine Monk from the Great Zen Temple, one of the seven great powers.
The Great Zen Temple was a rather interesting force. Although it was called a temple, it did not truly follow the many strict rules of Buddhist disciples. It even hung a plaque with the words, "Wine and meat pass through the intestines, while the Buddha remains in the heart." From this alone, it was clear that it did not have the solemn demeanor one would usually associate with Buddhist disciples.
This Wine Monk was also a curious person. He did not eat meat and did not go near women, but he loved fine wine above all else. His greatest pleasure was traveling throughout the world to collect rare and famous wines.
However, although he was ranked fifth on the Earth Ranking, his aptitude could actually be considered first among everyone on the Earth Ranking.
This was because he was only twenty-five years old. To have reached the Half-Step Heavenly Core Realm at such an age meant that his aptitude was not inferior to Yuan Daosheng or Jing Xuanming during the same period of their cultivation.
’What an interesting Wine Monk.’
Li Yun was also slightly surprised.
However, although this Wine Monk was extraordinary, Li Yun was fully confident that he would surpass him.
After browsing through the information of all the experts on the Earth Ranking, Li Yun set it aside and began looking at the Spirit Ranking.
Li Yun did not have much interest in the Spirit Ranking, so he only looked at the information of the person ranked first.
The person ranked first on the Spirit Ranking was named Hua Qingfeng. He was at the Half-Step Earthly Core Realm, and he had once fought a 2nd level Earthly Core Realm expert for half an hour before finally being defeated. His strength was indeed decent, but compared to Li Yun, there was still a considerable gap.
With Li Yun’s current strength, he could easily rank first on the Spirit Ranking. Naturally, this so-called Spirit Ranking was not enough to catch his eye.
After setting the Spirit Ranking aside as well, Li Yun sat down cross-legged and continued deducing the Heaven-Intent Sword Art.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
In an instant, endless Sword Qi filled the entire courtyard.
Three days later, a chubby figure suddenly descended into the courtyard.
It was the City Lord.
His gaze landed on the sword art Li Yun was deducing, and a sharp light flashed through his eyes. Then, he laughed heartily and said, "You did not even forget to cultivate during these few days. Li Yun, you are truly diligent."
"Greetings, City Lord."
Li Yun put away the Profound Origin Sword and bowed with cupped hands.
"Li Yun, there is no need to be so formal between us."
The City Lord smiled slightly, and his eyes were filled with admiration. "Li Yun, if I am not mistaken, the sword art you were performing just now contains traces of the Five Elements. It just so happens that I have also cultivated a Five Elements attribute cultivation technique. Why do we not spar a little?"
"Then I shall trouble you, Senior."
Hearing this, Li Yun smiled lightly.
The City Lord’s judgment was not entirely correct. Li Yun was not truly cultivating a Five Elements attribute cultivation technique. Instead, he was trying to incorporate his different elemental powers into the Heaven-Intent Sword Art. From the perspective of others, however, it did indeed look somewhat similar to practicing a Five Elements cultivation technique.
"No trouble at all."
The City Lord laughed, but his expression soon became serious. He spoke in a deep voice, "Li Yun, watch closely. Five Radiance Spirit Heaven Pillars."
The City Lord gave a loud shout, and brilliant light erupted from his slightly chubby palms. From each of his fingers, dazzling beams of light shot out, appearing in white, green, blue, red, and yellow.
The five-colored lights surged from the City Lord’s palms and quickly expanded. Each beam widened until it reached a diameter of ten meters, then transformed into five towering pillars of light arranged in a mysterious formation. As they rotated slowly, they appeared incredibly harmonious, releasing an aura of perfection and power.