Chapter 149 Five Elements
In the Divine Capital, outside the Tiandao League, there is an open space with several lists on it. This is where the Heavenly List and the Grandmaster List are published.

Every time a new list is posted here, and then various forces will come to copy it and pass it on to all parts of the country.

Generally speaking, other state capitals will get the new list a few days later than the capital.

At this time, the Heavenly Ranking and Grandmaster Ranking were extremely lively, with many people coming from all over the country to visit.

There are chivalrous knights, people from the green forest, and merchants and the like.

Over the past few hundred years, this place has become the most famous place in the capital.

"Brother Xue, this is the Heaven Ranking and Grandmaster Ranking."

In the crowd, there were two figures that were particularly eye-catching. They were both dressed in gorgeous clothes and had extraordinary demeanor, standing out from the crowd. These two people were both acquaintances of Gu Mingchuan, one was Wang Yaowu from Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion, and the other was Xue Yuanfeng from the Xue family in Jiangzhou.

Xue Yuanfeng looked a little disappointed and said, "I didn't expect that the world-famous Heaven Ranking and Grandmaster Ranking would be published here."

There are just a few wooden signs here, with the red paint peeling off. They look quite crude and indeed not worthy of their reputation.

Wang Yaowu said, "There's really nothing to see. Let's go."

Xue Yuanfeng did not leave, but asked, "Brother Wang seems to be a little worried, is it related to your sister? I heard that your sister was locked up by the Marquis——"

Wang Yaowu said expressionlessly, "She acted recklessly and made a big mistake on her own initiative. She deserved this fate."

Xue Yuanfeng had naturally heard about the battle outside Zhongzhou City, where Gu Mingchuan fought alone against the five great magic elephants, and his three confidantes stepped in and blocked three of them, which became a famous story at the time.

One of them is Wang Xining from Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.

For the Weiyuan Marquisate, this was not a glorious thing. Even if Wang Xining was beaten to death, it would not be a strange thing.

If they become enemies with the Demon Suppression Division, once the imperial court blames them, the entire Weiyuan Marquis Mansion will be in trouble.

No matter how much Marquis Weiyuan loves his daughter, he will never tolerate her. He will not be able to explain to the outside world unless he punishes her severely.

Xue Yuanfeng was about to say something when he suddenly heard a commotion.

"Look, the poster has come out."

“Is the list going to be updated again?”

"It's only been over a month, right? How come it's so fast?"

“Is there someone else on the list?”

……

Amidst a burst of discussion, two disciples of the Tiandao League walked out, one holding a rolled-up new list in both hands, and the other carrying a bucket of paste and walking towards the list.

Xue Yuanfeng and Wang Yaowu were about to leave, but they stopped at the same time.

For some reason, they both had a hunch that the change in the rankings might be related to Gu Mingchuan.

This is not the first time.

However, Gu Mingchuan is already number one on the Grandmaster List, can he go one step further?
Just as he was thinking about it, the two disciples of Tiandao League had already posted the list skillfully.

The list was suddenly crowded with people.

With Xue Yuanfeng and Wang Yaowu's eyesight, they could still see the contents of the list clearly even from a distance. They saw that the name originally ranked first on the Grandmaster List had become Yin Shengxue.

The two looked down and did not see Gu Mingchuan's name in the top ten.

They couldn't help but look at each other, and saw the shock in each other's eyes. Could it be that -

There are only two possibilities for a name to disappear from the list.

One is that person has broken through to a higher level.

Another possibility is that the person is dead.

There was silence in the crowd at first, and then after a moment, there was an explosion.

"Gu Mingchuan's name is gone?"

"Could it be that he is dead?"

"Maybe he has broken through to the Dharma Image Realm?"

"It's impossible. How long has it been since he broke through to the ninth level of the Divine Treasure? Just a few months. Even if he is a true immortal descending to the mortal world, it is impossible for him to break through in such a short time..."

"Yes, he must be dead. Don't forget, the Demon Suppression Division has been looking for him. There are so many experts in the Demon Suppression Division, how could he escape?"

……

Both Xue Yuanfeng and Wang Yaowu felt as if they were in a dream.

Could it be that this boy is really dead?

Since Gu Mingchuan appeared out of nowhere more than a year ago, he has done one thing after another that shocked the world. It seems to be announcing that another evildoer comparable to Chen Pingan has appeared.

Would such a character be killed just like that?

However, they were all at the ninth level of the Divine Hidden Realm, and they knew better than anyone how difficult it was to take that step. It was unbelievable that the boy could cross the boundary between heaven and man and condense the Dharma Image in such a short time.

There have been many geniuses in history. Take the Grandmaster List for example. Over the past few hundred years, there have been at least dozens of people who have been ranked first on the Grandmaster List.

Most of these people took ten years to take that step.

The fastest one will take at least three years.

After all, no matter how talented one is, one still needs to accumulate experience. The boundary between heaven and man is not so easy to cross. Once you take this step, you will transcend the mundane world.

The two suddenly felt a little bored and had no interest in shopping any further, so they went back directly.

...Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.

Wang Yaowu came to the ancestral hall in the backyard. Through the crack in the door, he looked at his sister kneeling in front of the ancestral tablet with the mountain-suppressing whip in both hands. A trace of heartache flashed in his eyes.

The Mountain-Suppressing Whip is the most precious treasure of the Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion. It can suppress the true essence and magic power of warriors. It weighs more than a thousand pounds in the hand. At this time, Wang Xining has been kneeling here for five days and five nights. His hands are trembling and his face is pale, as if he will faint at any time.

Wang Yaowu saw his sister suffering but could do nothing. He hated Gu Mingchuan in his heart. This bastard had harmed his sister to this point and then disappeared, leaving his sister alone to suffer like this.

At this moment, he sensed someone coming and dodged to the side.

The footsteps were familiar; it was his other sister.

"Second sister, I heard some news about your lover, do you want to hear it?"

"What a pity! You will never see him again in this life. He is already dead."

"Poor sister, you made a huge mistake for him. Such love is so touching, but he is a man with a short life and left you like this."

"Sister, are you sad?"

Wang Yaowu's forehead was throbbing with veins when he heard this weird thing. He knew that the two sisters had always had a grudge against each other, but he didn't expect that this little sister could be so vicious.

At this time, a weak voice came from the ancestral hall, "He won't die!"

His voice was weak, but his tone was unusually firm.

……

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Thousands of miles away from the capital, in the mountains, something strange happened in the sky, with colorful lights shining day and night, which lasted for nearly half a month.

The strange phenomenon here soon reached the ears of those who were paying attention.

The Wang family was the closest large family. After hearing the news, one of the knowledgeable members of the family realized that something was wrong and quickly reported it to his ancestor.

After hearing the report from a junior, Wang Chucheng could no longer sit still. The appearance of this abnormality meant that someone was about to condense a magical image.

He decided to go and see for himself.

Generally speaking, any warrior who attacks the Dharma Image will do so in his own territory, and will be protected by the most trusted person in the clan.

It's impossible to break through anywhere.

You know, this matter is extremely dangerous. If you get caught in it, you will go astray and die.

There was actually someone gathering a magical image in the Wang family's territory. It was not normal no matter how he looked at it. He would be worried if he didn't go and take a look.

Wang Chucheng was incredibly fast. Half a minute later, he arrived at the mountain range and saw a strange sight on one of the peaks from afar.

It was indeed an unusual phenomenon that occurred when the Dharma image was condensed.

However, this vision was somewhat shocking, and its scale was so large that he couldn't help but feel frightened.

Back then, when Lei Dongjun of the Ping An Escort Agency was condensing the Dharma image, he was invited to watch the ceremony. The vision that occurred at that time was not as exaggerated as the one before his eyes.

This means that this person's accumulation is even deeper than that of the first place in the previous Grandmaster List.

"Could it be him?"

A name popped up in Wang Chucheng's mind.

At this time, he flew closer and found two familiar figures. He hurried over to greet them, "Mr. Hou, Brother Lin?"

These two are both powerful Dharma-image masters, and they are quite familiar with each other.

Old Hou and Brother Lin looked solemn, their eyes never leaving the strange vision. They just nodded as a greeting.

Wang Chucheng asked in a low voice, "Mr. Hou is well-informed. Do you know what kind of image this person has condensed? Why is the image so amazing? This colorful light covers an area of ​​100 miles. It is truly the only one I have ever seen in my life."

Elder Hou stroked his graying beard, pondered for a while, and then spoke, "If I am not mistaken, this is most likely the Five Elements Dharma Image of the Five Elements Sect of the Holy Land back then. Once this Dharma Image is condensed, it will be like crushing dry weeds and rotten wood when encountering Dharma Images that are related to the Five Elements. It is naturally restrained."

When Wang Chucheng heard this, his heart sank.

His family-inherited martial arts are of water attribute.

There are too many techniques related to the five elements in this world, and they are the most mainstream techniques. If they are all restrained by the five elements, that would be too...

At this moment, Wang Chucheng had a feeling in his heart. He turned around and saw several figures flying towards him. They were the masters of the Demon Suppression Division.

He was startled, "Why is the Demon Suppression Division here?"

Brother Lin said, "I was the one who informed them. If I guessed correctly, the one who condensed the Dharma image here was Gu Mingchuan who had been missing for many days."

When Wang Chucheng heard this, he felt a little uncomfortable.

People from these aristocratic families would never have any good feelings towards the Demon Suppression Division. Five hundred years ago, which family had not been bullied by the Demon Suppression Division?

In their view, the Demon Suppression Division is the eagle claw of the imperial court. In many cases, it is contrary to the interests of the aristocratic families.

In his opinion, Brother Lin's behavior was suspected of collusion with the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Of course, Wang Chucheng also knew that this person wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

As for the reason, it is enough that Gu Mingchuan condensed the Five Elements Dharma Image, and this Brother Lin practiced the fire-attributed technique.

Wang Chucheng didn't say anything, but just silently distanced himself from the other party and made up his mind to draw a clear line between himself and this person in the future.

At this time, the three Dharma Image Realm masters from the Demon Suppression Division arrived.

(End of this chapter)