Chapter 769 - 3: Saintess
Chapter 769: Chapter 3: Saintess
Wu Heng’s words instantly stirred up waves.
"It really was Saintess Xia who stopped the Zhenyang Sect Leader!"
"Is there any doubt? Yesterday I saw it with my own eyes—doom looming over the city, like the end of days. If not for Saintess Xia, we’d all be dead!"
"Today, with the Emperor’s testimony, what reason do you still have to doubt?"
"Yesterday, outside Chang’an Palace, I indeed saw many cultivators rescuing the citizens—it turned out to be the Cyan Lotus Sect’s doing!"
"The Eastern Cultivators call the Cyan Lotus Sect the Demon Sect; I think it’s quite biased!"
"Celestial Fall Sect and Red Cloud Mountain have committed many evils, they’re undoubtedly the Demon Sect, but the Cyan Lotus Sect seems to have been wrongfully accused!"
"So, in other words, our lives were all saved by the Saintess!"
"We used to scold the Cyan Lotus Sect as the Demon Sect; now it seems we were truly blind, unable to distinguish right from wrong!"
From the dense crowds on both sides of the street came countless murmurs, at this moment someone suddenly knelt towards Xia Qinglian:
"Thank you, Saintess!"
His voice carried spiritual power, spreading throughout the entire West Imperial City, those around him were influenced, and they also knelt one after another:
"Thank you, Saintess!"
This sound of kneeling spread wider and wider, soon, nearly half of West Imperial City was bowing in the direction of the city gates:
"Thank you, Saintess!"
"Thank you, Saintess!"
In an instant, countless people sincerely knelt towards that tall, cold, and beautiful figure.
Xia Qinglian stood proud and tall, her long hair fluttering, like a witch descending upon the world, yet also like a fairy descending to the mortal realm.
The contrasting qualities of witch and fairy, so contradictory, were perfectly embodied in her.
Countless people watched in a trance, yet with even more reverence.
Even the members of the Cyan Lotus Sect standing next to Xia Qinglian knelt down one after another, shouting loudly:
"Saintess!"
Qin Gengyun smiled slightly: "From today onward, in the Land of the Western Emperor, the Cyan Lotus Sect is no longer the Demon Sect."
Fang Xue turned back, looking at Si Minglan standing on a distant rooftop.
"Sister Si..."
At that moment, two massive scrolls suddenly appeared, spanning the horizon.
People looked up in amazement: "Is this... the Ascension Chart and the Beauty Ranking?"
"Both lists appearing at the same time, could it be there’s been a significant change in the rankings?"
High above, the Ascension Chart slowly unfolded, revealing names that shook the world.
[Ascension Chart Ninety: Cheng Qingyu]
[Ascension Chart Seventy-nine: Liu Su]
[Ascension Chart Thirty-one: Fang Xue]
[Ascension Chart Twenty-six: Qin Gengyun]
[Ascension Chart Twenty: Celestial Phoenix Maiden]
[Ascension Chart Ten: Mo Xiaolan]
"Hey, hey, hey, Xiaoxue, Xiaolan, look, I’ve made the list, haha! I’m a master too now!"
Liu Su saw her own name and proudly said to Fang Xue and Mo Xiaolan.
But then she saw Fang Xue ranked at thirty-one, and Mo Xiaolan even ranked at tenth, which instantly dampened Liu Su’s mood.
"What the hell, do you guys at the Immortal Flying Pavilion not understand rankings?"
Then came the ones ahead.
[Ascension Chart Fifth: Ye Xiyue]
[Ascension Chart Fourth: Jian Yue]
[Ascension Chart Third: Su Hongling]
[Ascension Chart Second: Xia Qinglian, Qiu Zhihe]
When people saw Xia Qinglian and Qiu Zhihe listed together in second place, they all gasped in surprise.
"Why are Xia Qinglian and Qiu Zhihe tied?"
"Don’t you know? Qiu Zhihe is actually Saintess Xia!"
"Saintess Xia was previously always first on the Ascension Chart, why has she fallen to second now?"
"Then who is the first?"
The Ascension Chart continued to slowly unfold until finally revealing the name in first place.
[Ascension Chart First: Luo Xiaohong]
Seeing this name, everyone was puzzled.
"Who is Luo Xiaohong?"
"Never heard of this name before?"
"Could this be a disciple of the Three Great Sects?"
"Impossible, any outstanding disciple of the Three Great Sects would be famous all over the world!"
"Just who is this person, to surpass the Three Great Immortals of today?"
Not only were ordinary cultivators and citizens puzzled, but Qin Gengyun and the others were also equally bewildered.
Liu Su widened her eyes, staring at the Ascension Chart in the sky, as if trying to see a flower from it.
"No, where did this Luo Xiaohong suddenly pop up from? From the Zhenyang Sect?"
Wei Wan shook her head: "I’ve never heard of this person."
Yun Wu said: "If she can rank above Sister Xia, could she be more formidable than Sister Xia?"
Liu Su burst out laughing: "How is that possible? Not even the Sect Leaders of the Three Great Sects are a match for Miss, who could be more formidable than Miss?"
Qin Gengyun pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Immortal Flying Pavilion?"
Everyone looked at him in astonishment, Xia Qinglian said intently: "Lin Yuan is dead, the Immortal Flying Pavilion has lost its control over the West Imperial Dynasty, it makes sense if they sent someone else."
Fang Xue immediately said: "Then Sister Si could be in danger?"
Qin Gengyun nodded: "Xiaoxue, go find Si Minglan, ask her to come with us."
Fang Xue looked at Xia Qinglian, who also nodded: "If this Luo Xiaohong is truly from the Immortal Flying Pavilion, she would surely be a threat to Si Minglan."
Fang Xue immediately turned around, blending into the crowd, heading towards the rooftop where Si Minglan was.
In the sky, the Beauty Ranking slowly unfolded.
Again, it went from low to high, revealing the names of various fairy beauties.
[Thirtieth: Fang Xue]
[Twenty-sixth: Mo Xiaolan]
[Twentieth: Celestial Phoenix Maiden]
[Eleventh: Tantai Mingyue]
...
[Tenth: Luo Xiaohong, a person like the radiant phoenix and a sword like a rainbow]
When the scroll revealed the tenth place, people saw the name Luo Xiaohong again.
"Luo Xiaohong again?"
"She’s actually directly ranked tenth?!"
"I remember the tenth was originally the Empress!"
"Hush, the Empress’s whereabouts are unknown, don’t mention it again!"
People were exclaiming and discussing, Qin Gengyun and Xia Qinglian exchanged a glance, both felt the same feeling.
Lin Yuan’s death led to her removal from the Beauty Ranking, replaced by Luo Xiaohong in her position.
Is this just a coincidence?
The Beauty Ranking continued to unfold:
[Seventh: Si Minglan, enticing appearance with a heart as cold as blood]
[Sixth: Su Hongling, Thunder Fairy with a delicate body]
[Fifth: Wei Wan, graceful and gentle]
[Fourth: Ye Xiyue, peerless beauty of the fairy descending into the world]
[Third: Jian Yue, a blend of demon and fairy casting down the moon]
[Second: Xia Qinglian and Qiu Zhihe, treading on demons and massacring immortals, enchanting as lotuses]
[First: Yun Wu, a dance with the Cloud Robe captivates the world]
"National Guardian Duke Si Minglan ranks seventh!"
"Why is Jian Yue ranked above Fairy Ye again? Who is this person?"
"Saintess Xia and Qiu Zhihe are still tied for second?"
"Don’t you know?"
"Saintess Xia is unparalleled in beauty, and Qiu Zhihe is charmingly graceful, both are exceptional beauties of their era. How can such two unrivaled beauties only be ranked second, what kind of unparalleled beauty ranks first?"
The cultivators and citizens of the West Imperial City were extremely enamored with the Saintess at this moment, seeing Xia Qinglian and Qiu Zhihe only ranked second, they all started doubting the judging standards of the Immortal Flying Pavilion.
"Sister Xia, I’m sorry."
Yun Wu was a bit embarrassed, speaking quietly to Xia Qinglian.
Xia Qinglian pinched her little face lightly: "Why would I care about such a thing?"
"Ah! This is unfair!"
Liu Su beside them, in anguish, cried out, everyone turned to look at her in surprise:
"Susu, what’s wrong?"
Liu Su pointed to the sky with both hands, screaming mournfully:
"I look so good, my chest is bigger than Su Hongling’s, my butt is perkier than Xiaoxue’s, why am I not on the list? You at the Immortal Flying Pavilion, are you blind?!"
"..."
Everyone stepped back two steps, staying away from this character.
Qin Gengyun frowned slightly, suddenly said:
"Why is there no Chen Qingmo on the Ascension Chart?"