Hearing this explanation, Chen Xiao finally understood.
At this moment, he also understood why the special envoy of the God Punishing Hall was so interested in the erotic magazines.
These were clearly a group of people who destroyed human desires…
Then Chen Xiao looked at Tie Xue and asked curiously, "Old Tie, what about you…"
"What are you thinking?"
Tie Xue's eyes immediately widened, and he said indignantly, "I was born to my parents, not a bastard picked up from a place like Misty Rain Sect!"
The way he said it, as if no one else was born to their parents.
"Alright, alright, don't be angry. I was just asking casually. Look how agitated you are!"
Chen Xiao quickly appeased Tie Xue a couple of times, then changed the subject, "By the way, Old Tie, do you know the purpose of the God Punishing Hall holding this martial arts大会? Letting people from the secular world enter the God Punishing Realm, this seems to be the first time they've done this, right?"
"That's right, it's not just you. Many ancient martial sects with low strength are also coming to the God Punishing Realm for the first time. Perhaps that day is really coming!"
Tie Xue's tone suddenly became solemn.
"You mean, the day the Heavenly Dao God arrives, right?"
Chen Xiao asked.
Tie Xue was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Chen Xiao to know about this.
However, he didn't ask further. He just patted Chen Xiao's shoulder and solemnly reminded him, "Brother Chen, you must remember my words, your own life is the most important thing at any time. You must protect yourself!"
Chen Xiao smiled slightly at this, "The same to you."
"Chirp—"
Just then, a sharp eagle cry echoed from the sky.
Looking up, a pair of huge white wings appeared in their sight, covering the sun and the sky.
"This is… a White Feather Golden Eagle. Young Master Huangfu is here!"
Tie Xue said excitedly, a look of excitement on his face.
Chen Xiao looked up and saw a tall figure standing proudly on the Golden Eagle with his arms crossed. His eyes held a kingly aura that looked down upon the world.
Is this Huangfu Yan? He truly lives up to his reputation as a favored child of heaven!
He is quite arrogant!
The White Feather Golden Eagle beneath Huangfu Yan's feet was a demonic beast close to the transformation stage.
Its strength was still above that of the giant snake transformed by Liu Wuji. Three or four Nascent Soul stage cultivators would not be its match.
Huangfu Yan's ability to tame such a ferocious demonic beast as his mount showed some skill.
Of course, it was also possible that the demonic beast was tamed by someone else and was now being used by Huangfu Yan.
The White Feather Golden Eagle, carrying Huangfu Yan, soared overhead, not stopping outside the city at all, and flew directly towards the main hall of the God Punishing Hall.
It was worth noting that even the Azure Phoenix from earlier had only landed outside the city.
This made Chen Xiao ask, "Old Tie, your Iron Fist Sect and the Lingxiao Hall are both first-class ancient martial sects, but your treatment seems very different?"
"That's natural."
Tie Xue awkwardly touched his nose. "It's the same everywhere. Everything depends on strength. The Lingxiao Hall has transcendent strength, and Huangfu Yan is an unparalleled martial arts genius. The God Punishing Hall naturally treats them differently."
With nothing else to do, Chen Xiao inquired, "Old Tie, why don't you tell me the strength ranking of your six great ancient martial sects?"
Tie Xue was an honest person. When Chen Xiao asked, he truthfully replied, "Speaking of this, the strongest are definitely the Lingxiao Hall and the God Punishing Hall."
"Our Iron Fist Sect and the Great Saber Sect are evenly matched. The逍遥谷 (Xiaoyao Valley) is slightly weaker than us, and the weakest is naturally the Misty Rain Sect… If it weren't for the Misty Rain Sect's functional role, it wouldn't even be in the sequence of first-class sects."
"Then who is stronger between the Lingxiao Hall and the God Punishing Hall?"
Chen Xiao was like a child, relentlessly pursuing the truth.
"This… it's hard to say, because the God Punishing Hall and the Lingxiao Hall have always had close interactions. For hundreds of years, the two sects have intermarried, so much so that they are intertwined."
"If I had to pick a winner, I can only say they each have their advantages. The God Punishing Hall has the advantage in numbers, with over thousands of disciples. Although the Lingxiao Hall has fewer disciples, only a few hundred, each of these disciples is an elite."
"Actually, among our sects, the one with the most variables is the 逍遥谷 (Xiaoyao Valley)!"
Upon hearing Tie Xue's words, Chen Xiao's brow furrowed, "Old Tie, what's so different about the 逍遥谷 (Xiaoyao Valley)?"
Among these sects, Chen Xiao had the deepest connection and the greatest enmity with the 逍遥谷 (Xiaoyao Valley), so he naturally wanted to hear what made it different.
"The 逍遥谷 (Xiaoyao Valley)'s strength on paper is not outstanding, but according to legend, there are many demon cultivators hidden within the 逍遥谷 (Xiaoyao Valley)!"
Tie Xue said cryptically, "Of course, I've only heard about these things. I can't be sure if they are true or not, so just take it with a grain of salt."
Although Tie Xue said it casually, Chen Xiao wouldn't just listen casually.
Because he remembered that Ye Santong's granddaughter, Xiao Hongchan, didn't seem like a normal martial artist and was very likely a demon cultivator.
At this moment, a group of people walked over from a distance. It was Gao Tianhe leading the martial artists from the secular world.
Naturally, they didn't have the good fortune of riding an Azure Phoenix like Chen Xiao. They had all walked up from the mountain.
As everyone gathered, Gao Tianhe looked at Chen Xiao and his brow furrowed, "Why are you here? Didn't you leave with the Third Miss?"
"The Third Miss instructed me to have you arrange my subsequent itinerary."
Chen Xiao said indifferently.
Upon hearing this, Gao Tianhe immediately understood.
A cold smile appeared on his lips, "I knew it. How could you possibly be the legendary peerless genius!"
In his opinion, if Chen Xiao were truly the legendary peerless genius, the Third Miss would never have left him here.
The Third Miss leaving him here must mean she realized she had made a mistake.
And without the Third Miss's protection, this kid was just a mere nobody from the secular world, at his mercy.
Thinking of this, Gao Tianhe began to sneer inwardly.
"Since the Third Miss instructed me to arrange it, then you follow me!"
Gao Tianhe commanded imperiously.
The group walked towards the city. As dusk approached, Gao Tianhe first had to arrange accommodation for them.
Although the top fifty on the Heaven Ranking were eligible to enter the so-called 'inner hall'.
However, the actual number of attendees was not that high. Besides those like Xiao Zhan who couldn't make it due to important duties, many other Heaven Ranking experts had already died at Chen Xiao's hands.
So, including Duan San and Gongsun Yi, there were only twenty-three people who had arrived today.
These twenty-three Heaven Ranking martial artists, plus six qualified selected martial artists, and Chen Xiao, made a total of thirty people.
And the accommodation Gao Tianhe arranged for these thirty people turned out to be a pigsty…