Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

He Yan continued speaking.

The Celestial Being List that updates every three years doesn't see major changes. The further up the list you go, the more frequent the familiar faces are. At most, there are slight adjustments based on actions from recent years. After all, martial artists in the Celestial Human Realm have long lifespans. It's said that the Imperial Court is planning to change the update frequency from every three years to every five or even ten years, but discussions are still ongoing.

Ning Qi was watching the powerful figures on the list.

He started to pay attention mainly to those from rank twenty upwards.

"From rank twenty to rank ten, there are three strong figures from Taoism, two from the Buddhist Sect, and the rest are from various major sects. There are no strong figures among loose cultivators. Seeing this, it seems that loose martial artists lack resources and lineage, living quite difficult lives."

Ning Qi felt a sense of lament.

In the early stages of the martial path, loose martial artists might be able to compete with sect martial artists, relying on fortuitous encounters to keep up. But the later it goes, the harder it becomes. Someone like the Carefree Monarch, who can achieve the Celestial Human Realm by himself, is almost the pinnacle among loose martial artists.

He Yan continued:

"Among the top ten, we have indeed met one."

Everyone reacted instantly.

Town North King!

Ning Qi looked over and immediately showed a look of surprise.

Town North King was not ranked ninth but seventh. He had moved up two ranks, knowing that the Celestial Being List doesn't falsify, its credibility is strong, meaning Town North King has grown stronger, or he had hidden his strength before.

Ning Qi looked carefully at the small descriptive text.

"Rank seven on the Celestial Being List, Town North King, originally named Li Xuanyang, started on the martial path at six, gradually making his mark in the royal family, joined the army at eighteen, fought against the Northern Barbarians, reached the White Mist Realm at thirty and was titled marquis, entered the Primordial Core Realm at fifty, reached the Celestial Human Realm at sixty, and was titled Town North King in the same year... fused his martial arts to create the Heaven-Suppressing Fist, suppressing countless Northern Barbarians, his fame is illustrious..."

Ning Qi commented inwardly.

"Reaching the Celestial Human Realm at sixty? Truly an unparalleled genius, indeed one of the fastest cultivators in the world, no wonder that now, at less than one hundred and fifty years old, he possesses such powerful strength. So that fist technique with profound intent is called Heaven-Suppressing Fist?"

He continued to read and indeed found the latest battle updates.

"Ten powerful Celestial Human warriors from the Northern Barbarians led an army to encircle Town North King, aiming to move south, but Town North King defeated them single-handedly, killing three, causing seven to flee, and the army was annihilated..."

"These ten Celestial Human warriors surely aren't ordinary Celestial Human Realm figures. It seems Town North King's strength is not simple," Ning Qi mused inwardly. He had initially thought that after his progress, he could spar with Town North King, but now it appears there is still a gap. As is widely known, the closer to the top of the Celestial Being List you get, the greater the gaps become.

The gap between every rank within the top ten might be greater than the gap between the subsequent five ranks.

His gaze lingered longer on the top ten experts, remembering what He Yan said.

His gaze finally settled on the top three.

In any field, the top three are unavoidable topics, especially the first rank.

"Rank three on the Celestial Being List, Blade Demon, emerged twenty years ago, his blade techniques are eerie like demons, one slash can sever a mountain, and he directly killed the former third on the Celestial Being List..."

"Rank two on the Celestial Being List, Flame Martial Grand General, commands the entire Great Yan army, with countless years on the battlefield, highly respected within the Great Yan army..."

"Rank one on the Celestial Being List, Wind-listening Old Man, rumored to be blind in youth, yet his martial path possesses spiritual wisdom, appears and disappears without a trace, holding his place unchallenged for a full Jiazi..."

Ning Qi scrutinized the top three strong figures.

The third-ranked Blade Demon has always been the faith of most blademen. Previously, the word was that swordsmen overshadowed blademen, but once Blade Demon emerged, he directly eclipsed all swordsmen's momentum, as the strongest swordsman is just rank fifth the Sun Chasing Sword King.

However, swordsmen on the Celestial Being List overall outnumber blademen, and their quantity has surpassed by two ranks—their numbers used to be equal, but True Man Tianjian has entered the Celestial Being List at thirty-six, just squeezing out Thunder Shock Blade Venerate who was originally thirty-six.

The second is the Flame Martial Grand General of the Great Yan's Imperial Court. With the name Flame Martial, one can understand the stature of this general. Ning Qi originally thought, given it is an Imperial Court issued Celestial Being List, they would arrange the first rank for themselves, but unexpectedly, it is placed second.

Perhaps this also illustrates the credibility of the Great Yan Celestial Being List.

"But it seems this Wind-listening Old Man is extremely formidable, having physical impairments yet can hold the top rank for a full Jiazi."

He was somewhat amazed.

Undoubtedly, these figures are truly at the pinnacle of Great Yan, and without the emergence of a Martial Saint from Great Yan, they are the strongest.

"These individuals ought to have achieved Celestial Being Perfection, possibly gathering the Three Flowers of Essence, Qi, and Spirit to have such powerful combat strength." Ning Qi carefully observed their battle descriptions. Severing mountains, shattering earth, burning rivers, boiling seas—these feats are far beyond the capabilities of ordinary Celestial Human Realm figures.

"I wonder if they have started progressing towards the Martial Saint Realm?"

The number of powerful figures in the world is vast, yet Martial Saints are very few.

Ning Qi felt he gained immensely from consulting the Celestial Being List.

He was comparing his battle strength.

He thought that once he stepped into the Primordial Core Realm, he should not fear these people, and even suppress them.

"Nevertheless, the Great Yan Celestial Being List does not encompass all unparalleled figures, such as those from the Demon Sect, the Southern Border Alliance, strong figures among the Northern Barbarians, strong figures among exotic beasts. Some martial path sects may also have hidden strengths not included. It's possible to be one hundred percent certain that the Great Yan Imperial Court itself has some strong figures hidden and not on the list."