In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

"Old Master Zhang, it's only a matter of time before you reach the pinnacle of your cultivation."

With my understanding of the Dao, unless I kill you here today, you will surely find your place when the void is shattered in the future. Why bother with this pretense!

Having spent over a decade in the Ghost Street black market, Princess Taiping was no longer the princess she once was, and had become accustomed to being insincere and deceitful with people.

If Zhang Sanfeng hadn't lost his internal energy, living another hundred years wouldn't have been a problem.

In a century, reaching the pinnacle of power is effortless for humans.

Even three hundred years ago, as long as Zhang Sanfeng's vital energy was not severely damaged, he would have inevitably reached the pinnacle of the Celestial Realm.

At that time, he became another Bad Commander and Queen Mother of the West.

Their strength was even greater than that of Princess Taiping.

As for shattering the void?

By condensing one's primordial spirit and reaching the ultimate realm of heaven and man, one generally acquires the qualification to shatter the void.

For example, the eleventh level of the Nine Yin Divine Skill is the realm of the Primordial Spirit, and the twelfth level is the realm of breaking through the void. It is not a necessary advancement.

Zhang Xiaoshan entered the twelfth level of the realm, gaining control over the 'space' domain, a technique that even the Bad Commander could only access through the Yu Step of Qimen Dunjia.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan didn't want to actually shatter the void and enter that uncharted realm; he preferred the 'Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin'.

"Does anyone else have a challenge?"

With so many top players gathered, I'm sure two matches won't be enough to satisfy everyone?

Hiss...

When Zhang Xiaoshan spoke, the pupils of many experts present shrank.

This is stirring up trouble. Crimson Blood was defeated by Zhang Sanfeng, and the Evil Emperor fought Zhang Sanfeng to a draw. If Zhang Xiaoshan were to intervene...

Zhang Sanfeng is the benchmark for peak combat power in the martial arts world.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan wasn't trying to challenge Zhang Sanfeng; he just felt it was a pity that so many martial arts masters had gathered here and that they were leaving in such a hurry.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan wanted to take this opportunity to establish some clear hierarchical rules.

Some reckless and ignorant people in the province, unaware of the gravity of the situation, easily throw their lives away.

"Zhang had no other intentions. Since ancient times, there has been no first place in literature, but there is no second place in martial arts."

"Today, countless battles have broken out here in the martial world for fame and fortune. Therefore, I, Zhang, wish to take advantage of this grand martial arts gathering to find a different path."

Zhang Xiaoshan's actions gave people a very bad feeling.

Sure enough, after the uproar, Zhang Xiaoshan's voice pierced through the crowd and boomed in their ears:

The original plan to establish a list of the strongest martial artists might have intensified the struggle for fame and fortune in the martial arts world.

But this time, Zhang insisted on doing the opposite, using the rankings to suppress the martial arts world.

what?

If before it was just a bad feeling, now it's like pouring oil into a hot pan, instantly shattering the entire Wudang Mountain.

Everyone looked at Zhang Xiaoshan in disbelief. Even Zhang Sanfeng was unclear about what Zhang Xiaoshan wanted to do.

"There is a sequence to learning the Way, and those who attain it are the first. Some even say, 'If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening.'"

Zhang plans to establish five lists to rank martial arts prowess: the Heavenly List, the Black List, the Dragon and Phoenix List, the Hero List, and the Heroic List!

After speaking, Zhang Xiaoshan raised his hand, and Liu Sheng Piaoxu handed him five jade slips from the side.

Each volume is bound with gold thread and uses Hetian yellow jade, black jade, red jade, white jade, and green jade as scrolls, the five volumes clearly distinguished, catching the eye of many martial arts practitioners.

This was by no means a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather something Zhang Xiaoshan had prepared long ago.

The five-volume list was likely the result of a long-planned scheme.

"What is the meaning of this, young master?"

Zhang Sanfeng also had to be cautious at this point.

After all, Zhang Xiaoshan's actions were too ambitious. If he succeeded, it would inevitably cause a great massacre in the martial arts world.

This is absolutely not the kind of catastrophe Zhang Sanfeng would want to see.

Having lived for two decades, Zhang Sanfeng had a very clear understanding of fame and fortune in the martial arts world.

"It's better to guide than to block. Some of the views on fame, fortune, and right and wrong in the underworld need to be guided correctly."

Master Zhang, rest assured. I am confident that I can suppress the martial world for a hundred years, and also guide its moral compass for a hundred years. Then, a golden age will be born.

Even Zhang Sanfeng was shaken by its domineering presence.

At the same time, Zhang Sanfeng's gaze towards Chi Xue, Xie Di, and the others was extremely indifferent, suggesting that they had already communicated beforehand.

"A century of golden age in the martial arts world?"

If anyone else had made such a bold statement, not only Zhang Sanfeng, but also all the heroes of the martial arts world would have scoffed at it.

But when Zhang Xiaoshan made this boast, everyone could sense his immense ambition and that the Zhang family had the right to make such a claim.

Even Zhao Gao dared not act recklessly.

After all, given the Zhang family's current strength, destroying the Luo Wang organization would be a piece of cake.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this may be a 2.0 form of hegemony unique to the Zhang family."

However, Zhang was not one to act arbitrarily. The Zhang family would use these five jade slips as tokens, entrusting them to five different factions, making them equivalent to elders of the martial arts alliance.

Hey!

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze instantly turned to the jade slip in Zhang Xiaoshan's hand with intense interest.

They knew that these jade slips were not only a medium for recording the five major lists, but also five tokens representing the right to change the lists.

Of course, the changes to this list are not something that those in charge can change at will.

But this right alone is enough to make the leaders of countless sects and major forces eager for it.

Surrounded by wolves, Zhang Xiaoshan couldn't help but smile calmly!

Zhang Xiaoshan intends to use this token to form a martial arts alliance of five major forces, and the force capable of taking over the jade slip must be a top-tier, transcendent force.

Therefore, those who are filled with fervent hope have virtually no chance.

Chapter 746 The Holy Monk of the Great Snow Mountain, Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals

"The Heavenly Ranking is mainly composed of the Grandmasters who have emerged in the Nine Provinces."

Based on the levels of Celestial Master and Grandmaster, the rankings are divided into the Celestial Ranking and the Heavenly Gang Ranking. The Celestial Ranking is, in order: Zhang, the Holy Monk of the Great Snow Mountain, the Evil Emperor, Zhang Zhenren, and the Mysterious Maiden!

boom!

The Heavenly Ranking and the Heavenly Gang Ranking are easy to understand.

After all, the distinction between the Celestial Realm and the Grandmaster Realm is still quite clear.

But unexpectedly, five people at the Celestial Realm were on the list this time. In addition to the three people present, the other person was also a guest of the Zhang family, or a female member of the family—Xuan Nu!

As the mirage gained immense momentum and set sail to "expedite" to the ends of the earth, the name of the Mirage Master had already shaken the entire land.

Unexpectedly, the master of the mirage was also a powerful being at the Celestial Realm.

You must know that this is the pinnacle of human and celestial realms!

"Your Excellency Xuan Nu is also at the Celestial Realm??"

Most of the masters present knew the origins of the Mysterious Woman.

Aside from surprise, there was no doubt about Xuan Nu becoming a powerful being at the Celestial Realm.

After all, it's not impossible for an ancient monster from a thousand years ago to awaken from two thousand years of ice and advance to the Celestial Realm.

However, they were even more wary of the Zhang family!

Of the five powerful beings at the Celestial Realm, the Zhang family actually occupied two spots. Even though Xuan Nu was at the bottom, she was still at the Celestial Realm.

The Evil Emperor clearly knew Zhang Xiaoshan, not to mention Zhang Sanfeng, who could be considered Zhang Xiaoshan's mentor and the actual master-disciple relationship!

Therefore, the Zhang family holds an absolute advantage in terms of peak combat power.

However, what shocked them the most was that there was actually a Celestial Realm expert on the Great Snow Mountain.

Even Chi Xue, Lao Tianshi, Zhu Yuyan, Zhao Gao and others looked at Zhang Xiaoshan in shock, not expecting that there were quite a few experts at the Celestial Realm.

"The Holy Monk of the Great Snow Mountain? I wonder if the young master is referring to a Living Buddha of the Tantric Buddhism?"

"No, do you all know about Lingjiu Temple on the Great Snow Mountain?"

Years ago, on a whim, Zhang went to visit Daxue Mountain and encountered a Buddhist temple halfway up the mountain.

Its interior is bathed in Buddhist light, with layers of golden halos, creating a sacred and magnificent atmosphere, like ten thousand Buddhas paying homage.

However, Zhang was merely sightseeing at the time, and his family had some past conflicts with Tibet, so he didn't go inside. He only glanced at it from afar and then walked past Lingjiu Temple.

"So, you didn't see this Buddhist monk at the time, young master?"

As soon as a question arose, the top experts around them all glanced at it with disdain and contempt.

Once someone reaches Zhang Xiaoshan's level of expertise, seeing the Buddha's light shining everywhere and the golden halo, they can already determine whether there are top-level experts inside.

Moreover, someone of Zhang Xiaoshan's level of expertise would not speak without a purpose.

If anyone were to refute this, it wouldn't be these top experts, but rather several grandmasters.

Didn't you see that Zhang Sanfeng and the others didn't refute it?

"Infinite Heavenly Lord!"

"The Heavenly Venerable of Fortune and Longevity!"

The old master couldn't help but feel a bit of a toothache. One Zhang Sanfeng and one Evil Emperor were one thing, but he never expected that there would be such an extraordinary figure in Buddhism.

"As for the Heavenly Ranking?"

Because the strength of Grandmasters is difficult to categorize, there is no clear comparison within the same realm, and there are quite a few Grandmasters, Zhang selected ten top-tier Grandmasters as the top ten, with the others ranked accordingly.

"A bit too much?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Zhang Xiaoshan in shock and disbelief.

Grandmasters, who are rare to find even once in a century, have become as common as cabbages, with the number of grandmasters so large that even the top ten on the list cannot contain them all, and they are even described as "numerous".

Even Zhang Sanfeng, the Old Celestial Master, and others couldn't help but look at Zhang Xiaoshan.

Is Zhang Xiaoshan planning to reveal all his secrets as a Grandmaster of the Nine Provinces?

"Young Master Zhang, how much exactly do you mean by 'a lot'?"

"Excluding those who live in seclusion or haven't revealed their cultivation level after breaking through, the grandmasters who are worthy of being on the list include—"

The two palace masters, Golden-Faced Buddha and Inviting Moon and Pitying Star; Yan Nantian, the greatest hero in the world; Empress Qianling; Donghuang Taiyi of the Yin-Yang School; Pang Ban, the demonic master from beyond the Great Wall; the newly appointed commander of the Bad Guys; Prince Li Keyong of Jin; the carefree king of the Western Regions...

Among the various forces, there are the Zhang family's Ghost Yama, Master Xingyin, Iron Battle Commander, and Yagyu Samurai; the demonic path's Ming King, Yin Queen, Eastern Cult Leader, Crimson Blood Sect Master, and Ghost King of the Ghost King Sect; the Taoist sect's Zhang Zhenren and Old Celestial Master; and the Buddhist sect's Shaolin Sweeping Monk and the Brahma Master of Cihang Jingzhai...

Even among the Hundred Schools of Thought, there was no shortage of grandmaster-level experts, such as Master Xun, Master Guigu, and the Six Sages of the Agricultural School!

Gulu!

Those who initially thought it was an exaggeration felt their worldviews crumbling when they heard Zhang Xiaoshan call out names one by one.

You should know that among the nine major righteous sects, only the most outstanding masters can become sect leaders.

Peerless masters are the foundation of a top-tier power!

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaoshan named so many grandmasters, not even counting those who were living in seclusion or hiding their identities.

"So many grandmasters?"

"The number mentioned above totals thirty-one people, and none of them are from the Empire. The Zhang family must be hiding something..."

"Yeah, when did there become so many Grandmasters? Compared to these Grandmasters, Gai Nie is nothing!"

···

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to Zhang Xiaoshan.

The Heavenly Spirits Ranking truly lives up to its name; the number of Grandmasters Zhang Xiaoshan described is exactly thirty-six, no more, no less.

If all the secrets of the entire Nine Provinces were revealed, it would be easy to gather thirty-six Grandmasters on the Heavenly Gang Ranking.