Chapter 353 Who is the Number One in the World? (Part 1)

Boom!!!

Wan Lifeng slammed into the Heavenly Pillar. The Heavenly Pillar remained unmoved, but emitted a thunderous collision sound.

He was sent tumbling to the ground by the immense rebounding force.

The iron mask covering his face fell off, revealing a stern, unsmiling countenance, his gaze firm and resolute, with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

The entire crowd was shocked that this figure, who had guarded the Nine Nether Well for thousands of years, could not even withstand a single move from the owner of the Number One Estate Under Heaven.

"Good! Good! Good!!!"

"Hahahaha!!!"

Suddenly, Emperor Wulie Emperor Wu Lie, Ji Hengjiang burst into loud laughter, exclaiming "good" three times in a row.

The next second, his icy gaze locked onto Gu Xingzhou. "Gu Xingzhou, in my entire life, I have never admired anyone, but I am truly convinced by you alone!"

Gu Xingzhou bowed and said with a light chuckle, "Many thanks for Your Majesty's praise, this humble subject is unworthy of such honor!"

"I think not only are you worthy of it, but you are also audacious!"

The corners of Emperor Wu Lie, Ji Hengjiang's mouth were still stained with the heart blood he had just swallowed, yet the killing intent and coldness in his tone could not be concealed. The overflowing murderous aura made even the two young people claiming to be from the Upper Realm feel terrified.

Gu Xingzhou smiled, not engaging in a war of words, but instead looked in a certain direction with great grace. "This Fellow Daoist Taiwei, please reveal yourself!"

As his voice fell, everyone present turned in unison to look in the direction he pointed.

Even Ghost King Wushe did the same.

This Ghost King was shrouded in a mass of thick, dark-grey Nine Nether Qi, watching everything happening in the arena with cold indifference.

Among these people, the only ones originally capable of being his opponents were Emperor Wulie Emperor Wu Lie, Ji Hengjiang and the Princess, but now, another person in white with unfathomable strength had appeared.

At this moment, everyone had their own grudges and did not focus their main attention on him; only the Princess, whose entire body was shrouded in rosy clouds, kept staring at him.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Worthy!!"

In a dense forest not far away, as the trees swayed, a flash of light appeared, revealing a group from Dragon Tiger Mountain and Qingyang Palace.

Venerable Zixiao, Daoist Master Mingxin, and the others looked at the experts ahead, whose auras were unfathomable, and could not help but feel a slight shiver in their hearts.

And from their conversation just now, they realized that the identities of these people were simply inconceivable.

They were actually the last Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty and others from four thousand years ago.

Even with their state of mind from many years of cultivating the Dao, they felt a bit unsettled at this moment.

But the Old Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain, Fellow Daoist Taiwei, had a calm expression and bowed from afar to the crowd in front. "This poor Daoist greets all Fellow Daoists!"

"To be able to see the sages from thousands of years ago today, this old Daoist is honored!"

"Hehe." Gu Xingzhou, the owner of the Number One Estate Under Heaven, chuckled twice and introduced him to everyone: "This is the eleventh generation Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain. He attained the Yuantai Realm over a thousand years ago. During these thousand years, he has been cultivating in seclusion in the blessed land of Dragon Tiger Mountain. In my humble opinion, his cultivation can be called the number one in the world today."

"This gentleman praises me too much!" The Old Celestial Master, Fellow Daoist Taiwei, had a ruddy complexion and kind eyes, and was not shaken in the slightest by Gu Xingzhou's words. "The so-called Dao of Immortality values life, and measures people without limit!"

"This old Daoist's cultivation has never been about competing for the title of number one in the world, nor for the longevity that the world pursues; it is merely based on virtue, to save the world and help people!"

"Very good!" Gu Xingzhou clapped his hands and laughed upon hearing this: "Fellow Daoist Taiwei has such Heart-Nature; he truly deserves to be the number one person in the world!"

"amitabha!!" Just then, a grand Buddhist chant came from afar, the sound waves forming rolling sonic ripples that echoed beneath the Heavenly Pillar: "This poor monk greets all benefactors!"

"To see you all today is truly a great fortune!" As the voice fell, several beams of golden light landed on a mountain peak in the distance. The leaders were none other than Ascetic Dingyan and Holy Monk Liaochen.

The others were all high-ranking Buddhist monks like Great Master Fayuan.

Seeing them, Gu Xingzhou continued to introduce them to Emperor Wu Lie, Ji Hengjiang and the others: "These two are Great Master Ascetic Dingyan and Holy Monk Liaochen from over two thousand years ago."

"Among them, Great Master Ascetic Dingyan was the number one expert two thousand years ago. After entering Heavenly Pillar Mountain, he unfortunately lost to Ghost King Wushe and was planted with the Nether Skull Seal, which triggered his Heart Demon."

"Now it seems the Heart Demon has been eliminated. I suppose your cultivation has reached a higher level?"

"It's you?!" Wan Lifeng calmed the surging blood in his chest and remembered Ascetic Dingyan.

Over two thousand years ago, this man had wanted to force his way into the Heavenly Pillar. After a great battle with him, he was slightly outmatched. Unexpectedly, the aftermath of the battle triggered a violent eruption of the Nine Nether Well. Ghost King Wushe used the erupting Nine Nether Qi to ambush the two of them. Wan Lifeng was not injured because the Emperor and the Princess saved him, but Ascetic Dingyan was seriously injured and fled.

The Heavenly Pillar Mountain region was vast, and the other party had been hiding in the blessed land, so he had no chance to search for him.

Gu Xingzhou did not stop and pointed to Holy Monk Liaochen to introduce him: "This is the current number one person of the Buddhist sect. In terms of cultivation, he should be second only to Fellow Daoist Taiwei!"

"Am I correct?" He asked Great Master Lichen this question. The Buddhist monks behind him were somewhat disapproving, but Holy Monk Liaochen admitted it generously: "amitabha! Compared to Fellow Daoist Taiwei, this poor monk is indeed far inferior!"

The next second, he asked Gu Xingzhou in return: "I have yet to ask for your name, benefactor, and what is your background?"

Gu Xingzhou smiled slightly and said frankly: "My name four thousand years ago was Gu Xingzhou; now, I am often called the owner of the Number One Estate Under Heaven!"

"What? You are the owner of the Number One Estate Under Heaven?!" The Buddhist and Daoist crowd present were all very surprised.

The power of the Number One Estate Under Heaven was known to everyone in the Jianghu, yet no one knew it.

It was known to everyone because the heavenly pride ranking, the Earth Ranking, and the Heaven Ranking that the world was keen on were all produced by it; no one knew it because no one knew where the Number One Estate Under Heaven was, or who the owner was.

Even Fellow Daoist Taiwei and Great Master Lichen did not know. Because when they started their journey, the Number One Estate Under Heaven already existed.

Unexpectedly, the extremely mysterious owner of the Number One Estate Under Heaven was now in front of them, and he was a mysterious expert who had lived for more than four thousand years.

"Gu Xingzhou... Gu Xingzhou... This name is somewhat familiar; it seems I have heard it somewhere." Ascetic Dingyan lowered his head, frowning in thought.

Suddenly, he remembered something and said loudly: "I know! The last Imperial Preceptor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was named Gu Xingzhou!" "You are the Imperial Preceptor of the Great Zhou Dynasty?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of Emperor Wulie Emperor Wu Lie, Ji Hengjiang and Wan Lifeng darkened simultaneously, as cold as if water could drip from them.

Seeing this, they immediately knew he was not wrong.

In history, the last Emperor of Zhou and the Great General Wan Lifeng were often mentioned, because these were the number one and number two experts of that time, and people in the Jianghu were very keen to talk about these things.

But the Imperial Preceptor Gu Xingzhou was a transparent person. Even the historians who recorded historical materials thought he was just an ordinary official, but they did not expect that he had another identity.