My Wife Is A Sword Immortal
Chapter 561 - 361: Discussing Matters in the Xuan Numbered Private Room_2

Chapter 561: Chapter 361: Discussing Matters in the Xuan Numbered Private Room_2

Zhao Rong looked westward, nodding gently.

Gu Yiwu said with a smile, "That Li Mingyi is almost the same, highly regarded in Great Li, hailed as the Martial God by the military. In an ordinary dynasty, they would overshadow the ruler with their achievements, but it wasn’t the case in the former Great Li because there was an emperor even more aggressive than them. The Emperor of Great Li often commanded in person, which is quite interesting. Alas, it’s now rarely seen..."

"In short, the current undercurrents and political instability started after the Emperor of Great Li passed away. Before his demise, he was continuing to reinforce the Western border defense and expand the army, ready to wage war against a great dynasty to the west called Great Kang."

"Thus, the Western army alone has four hundred thousand heavy cavalry, and with additional troops, Zhou Dufu controls over a million stringed arrows, nearly half of Great Li’s elite forces. As a result..."

"The Emperor of Great Li passed away. This indirectly shows that his death was indeed sudden. With the old and new transitions, he didn’t even have time to take back military power. A million Western troops are still in the hands of Zhou Dufu. Now, with Li Mingyi’s fief relocation and the summoning of the Imperial Army, they stand between the Western forces and Great Li’s capital, Hanjing. The reason is obvious."

Zhao Rong abruptly asked, "Are these two martial artists? What are their grades?"

Gu Yiwu’s expression became slightly solemn.

"I was about to say that Great Li is indeed different from other great dynasties; it is prosperous. These two martial artists, who now stand at the pinnacle of power in Great Li, are both of high grade."

The burly student, whose largest-size student robe from Linlu Academy still seemed a bit tight, lifted his right hand, showing three fingers.

Zhao Rong frowned slightly, "Fourth or Fifth Grade martial artists?"

After reaching Fu Yao Realm, Martial Cultivators and other cultivators took separate paths.

Below the Seventh Realm, Daoist Cultivators and Sword Cultivators have four and a half realms.

Vast Realm, Heavenly Will, Golden Core, Half-step Nascent Soul, Nascent Soul.

Among them, Half-step Nascent Soul is considered a transitional half realm on the mountain.

Below the Seventh Realm, Martial Cultivators also have nine grades.

From the lowest to highest, starting from the Ninth Grade, every two grades correspond to one of the realms above; there are four and a half realms in total for the nine grades.

Therefore, Zhao Rong’s somewhat conservative estimate is that, after Fu Yao Realm, the third realm for Daoist and Sword Cultivators, Golden Core, corresponds to the Fourth and Fifth Grades of Martial Artists, which would be the grades of Zhou Dufu and Li Mingyi.

As for higher grades, that would be the esteemed high-grade martial artists recognized on the Wangque Continent’s mountains.

Comparable to Nascent Soul Great Cultivators.

And those Great Immortal families that have a Nascent Soul cultivator are already considered major forces on Wangque Continent’s mountains.

Families with the battle strength of the Nascent Soul Realm could rank among the top influential clans within Du You City.

The ones ranking at the very top might have even deeper foundations.

Moving up, there stand two colossal entities on the northern mountains of Wangque Continent, Weiwei Mountain, and Xinran Sect.

Over the past half a year, Zhao Rong gradually understood the situation on the mountains of Wangque Continent, always suspecting that Weiwei Mountain and Xinran Sect, these two major sects, might harbor existences of the Seventh Realm.

However, these two were born nemeses, carrying a feud as a legacy.

Conflicts between disciples of each generation are popular tales for casual conversation among the cultivators on the mountain.

There were even jokes about whether the two sects would produce a pair of lovers who run off together, forsaking the old grudges. Indeed, that’s how it’s written in books.

Unfortunately, there hasn’t been such a case over the years; they still turn red with anger at the sight of each other.

Weiwei Mountain and Xinran Sect both have reclusive patriarchs in seclusion.

There are occasional rumors about these old ancestors breaking through to the Seventh Realm while in seclusion, but nothing’s for certain.

And in the Wangque Continent, the publicly recognized and familiar Seventh Realm powers,

are almost all in a few transcendental forces on the peaks of the Wangque Continent mountains.

For example, Linlu Academy, Taiching Four Mansions, Tianya Sword Pavilion.

Especially the Tianya Sword Pavilion, transcendent and detached, built atop the North Sea.

Just in the Punishment Mansion of the Sword Pavilion, in charge of inspecting and supervising punishments on the Wangque Continent mountains, there is a Seventh Realm Sword Immortal who silences the whole continent, the Great Minister of Punishment.

Hmm, at Linlu Academy where Zhao Rong resides, that Elder Zhu, is also a Seventh Realm Confucian powerhouse renowned throughout Wangque Continent.

In former years, when Elder Zhu first took up the position of Mountain Master at Linlu Academy, it is said that he "lectured the Immortal families on the Wangque Continent mountains on many principles," leading them to "benefit greatly and have sudden realizations."

However, in recent years, the Mountain Master has become somewhat reclusive and rarely seen even by the teachers and scholars within Linlu Academy, possibly influenced by the Academy’s long-standing fine traditions and atmosphere, imposing more responsibilities on the younger generation of the academy.

Hmm, just like the Great Sacrificial Officer who spends his days fishing and admiring talents of great potential...

At this moment, facing Zhao Rong’s reply, Gu Yiwu nodded his head, then shook it.

"As for the current specifics, it is unknown, but a long time ago on the mountains of the Great Li, it was said that they were Fifth Realm Martial Artists comparable to Golden Core cultivators."

He seemed to be quite knowledgeable about Martial Artists, reciting facts as if they were common knowledge.

"High Grade Martial Artists breaking through their limits require talent, effort, and fortune, extremely difficult by a factor of ten. However, over the years, Zhou Dufu and Li Mingyi have led the formidable armies of Great Li into countless battles, similar to the secular dragon-supporting Cultivators from hundreds of families, aiding the Emperor of Great Li and taking advantage of the nation’s flourishing destiny of dominating Yizhou, they may have indeed taken one or two steps forward, or even three."

Zhao Rong nodded, "It’s timing and fate. Perhaps they are already Third Grade Martial Artists comparable to half-step Nascent Souls. Hmm, higher than the Cultivation levels of many teachers in our Academy."

In fact, in his mind, he thought of Zhu Yourong, who was a half-step Nascent Soul Confucian and Daoist Cultivator.

As Yourong once confided to Zhao Rong over tea, since her ’deviation from the orthodox path,’ she had been stuck at the half-step Nascent Soul Realm, with her Golden Core in a state of being on the verge of breaking but not yet shattered, unable to ’break free’ and birth a Nascent Soul that truly exemplifies the pure essence of the Great Dao from her heart.

Therefore, what form her Nascent Soul would take within the Golden Core, she did not know.

This highly regarded female teacher at the Academy, after sipping her tea, even piqued Zhao Rong with a challenging remark.

Saying that without breaking the Golden Core, one cannot know what the Nascent Soul would be like, and it is precisely because she does not know what the Nascent Soul born of her heart will be like, that her Golden Core has yet to break and the Nascent Soul has yet to emerge.

I remember at the time, Yourong, with a look of worry, complained to him, "It’s so slow, really slow, why haven’t I reached the Nascent Soul Realm yet, it’s been several years... Ziyu, you need to write more to comfort me, your teacher..."

At the time, Zhao Rong, who was sipping tea, felt an immense shadow over his heart.

He almost spat the tea all over her face, but fortunately, he held it back.

Damn it, I haven’t even reached the Fu Yao Realm, how am I supposed to comfort you for being half-step Nascent Soul.

Zhao Rong felt that a certain smug, venomous-tongued Sword Spirit would be very suitable for chatting with Zhu Yourong; surely, they would get along quite well.

At this moment, in response to Zhao Rong’s reflection, Gu Yiwu nodded his head.

"But right now, the rankings of their Martial Artists should be quite similar, which is why this standoff has occurred. Currently, everyone in Great Li who isn’t a fool knows that Zhou Dufu and Li Mingyi are not getting along."

"Zhou Dufu has stubbornly refused to hand over the military command Tiger Talisman, still brandishing the banner of the late Emperor of Great Li, saying it’s to abide by the Emperor’s decree to command the western troops stationed at the frontier. Hmm, that means disobeying the orders of the new Emperor of Great Li and not recognizing the newly established Li Dynasty court, which is why there is a conflict with Li Mingyi, who is the Regent King."

Gu Yiwu glanced at Zhao Rong, and with a tone of puzzlement, said:

"Ziyu, speaking of which, why exactly have we chosen to stay here? Nanxing County is currently between these two forces, acting as a buffer zone. The situation is intricate and complex; why have we come here, what use is it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rong’s lips twitched...